wait s ova...knockouts r gona start....3 mmre matches...2 mre hundreds...one last world cup and a legend will retire on that day winnin the title...and he desevrv to lift d trophy than dhoni...
here at the World Cup. your scope is coming in a few days, starting from April 8th. Preserve all ur powerplays for that, dont waste ur energy. But, for the time being, TAKE REST, for god's sake. we r waiting to see ur powerplays after this nonsense is over. Let it be like Football World Cup where everybody apart from the strugglers put all their energy on hold. Once that nonsense is over, everybody gets awake and put their best for the Club matches. If they can do, why not u? And u dont get that amt of money either. So, dont be a FOOL. Wait for a few days, please. World Cup success wont give u the career like IPL. TAKE REST. - a well wisher.
Re: Re: Why r u wasting time
by RAJU subramani on Mar 22, 2011 05:49 AM
That is how our conutry had been performing in previous tournaments so badly..Now DHONI as captain we are in much better position...Even tendulakr has to coperate .. there is no option for him
Re: Changes for QF
by akv red on Mar 21, 2011 01:52 PM
pls drop m patel..... weak fielding......every match he is doing poor fielding...cause 6 to 8 runs loss....he doesn't know how to bat... very slow and poor bowling....
Re: Changes for QF
by Happy Friday on Mar 21, 2011 10:31 PM
That would be perfect. I felt exactly the same. Raina, Ashwin, sreeshant should play in place of pathan,chawla,munaf!
The best team for the game against Australia is 1. Sewhag. 2. Tendulkar. 3. Virat Kolhi. 4. Raina. 5. Yuvraj Singh. 6. Yusuf Pathan. 7. Dhoni. 8. Ashwin. 9. Zaheer. 10. Harbhajan. 11. Sreesanth.
1. Raina should be retained in the place of Gautham Gambhir, who is out of form since September-2009. Also, Raina is a better fielder & useful bowler than Gambhir. 2. Raina should be sent ahead of Yuvraj Singh because Yuvraj has played only against the weaker teams & he cannot force the pace in the middle overs that too against Australian bowlers. 3. Yusuf Pathan should be sent when spinners (Kreja) or Shane Watson operate because he can handle them easily & not in the power plays when Lee or Tait is operating. 4. Munaf patel should in now way be selected because he does not know to Bat, Field or Bowl. In comparison, Sreesanth is a better fielder than Munaf, can score at least 2 runs/hang around & is a much more aggressive/strike bowler than Munaf/Nehra. 5. Also, Ashwin who is a better batsman than Harbhajhan Singh & Zaheer should be sent after Dhoni. 6. Power plays should be taken in-between the 35th & 45th overs when players like Yuvraj or Dhoni are batting, who will not get out irrespective of the run rates required. Dhoni in particular who will score 12 out of 30 balls whether in the power plays or not in the power plays.
Re: SELECT FOR THE TEAMS CAUSE:
by Nostradamus Great on Mar 21, 2011 09:31 PM
Terrific comments... but still wondering whether Raina shld be in for Gambhir or Pathan! We all know Pathan can hit, but havent seen it at all in WC. he got a brilliant chance against Ireland, but screwed it...! He got it again y'day when there were 6 more overs to go, and ruined it again!
Gambhir is solid especially when the wickets fall.. he just need to play responsibly and curb his attacking skills when it is not necessary!
Re: Re: SELECT FOR THE TEAMS CAUSE:
by Srinivasan Renganathan on Mar 21, 2011 11:24 PM
Agreed that Gambhir is a solid player when plays his natural game. But, if he tries to step up the rate, he gets out easily, due to his poor form now. Hence, Raina & Pathan who are equal in Batting, Fielding & bowling can be given a chance. They will prove a ideal foil for Ashwin, harbhajan, Sreesanth & Zaheer Khan in bowling out the Aussies.
Re: SELECT FOR THE TEAMS CAUSE:
by salim haider on Mar 21, 2011 04:38 PM
How can u select Raina in place of Gambir, who was a consistent player. Under his captaincy and good form (with 2 hundreds) India beat NZ 5-0 in end of 2010. Then how can u say that he was out of form since sep 2009. U know nothing about cricket. Better u stop writing big reviews n keep ur mouth shut.
Re: Re: SELECT FOR THE TEAMS CAUSE:
by Srinivasan Renganathan on Mar 21, 2011 07:32 PM
How can u select Raina in place of Gambir, who ::WAS:: a consistent player.
Re: SELECT FOR THE TEAMS CAUSE:
by akv red on Mar 21, 2011 01:17 PM
pls drop m patel..... weak fielding......every match he is doing poor fielding...cause 6 to 8 runs loss....he doesn't know how to bat... very slow and poor bowling....
Re: These Things should also play on Dhoni's Mind
by akv red on Mar 21, 2011 01:17 PM
pls drop m patel..... weak fielding......every match he is doing poor fielding...cause 6 to 8 runs loss....he doesn't know how to bat... very slow and poor bowling....
Friends..most of the people who believe that India can win are actually speaking from their hearts, though their minds clearly know that Aussies are on any day a strong and formidable opposition..you can’t win matches against strong oppositions using part-time bowlers, when most of your strike bowlers are repeatedly failing…admit it that most of them are out of form..you can’t win matches always when there is a batting collapse (happening quite frequently) against strong teams..even though beinga hardcore Indian and wish that India wins..I cannot even think that India will win with a team that is not performing as a unit, rather in patches..it is known that usually the teams that perform like a unit wins ( like we peformed as a unit in 20-20 WC in SA…of course 20-20 is a different ball game) Sorry folks..India is not performing as a unit or as a team, will be mostly out in QF and if they by chance to sneak in they will be out in SF.
Re: WC
by Chandrasekaran Sankaranarayanan on Mar 21, 2011 12:55 PM
No way with this kind of performance any team can think of reaching the top. Let the better team win and cricket win for the sake of the sport!
Re: WC
by VENKATESWARAN VISWANATHAN on Mar 21, 2011 01:03 PM
I fully agree with you. During the last 15 years we never played as a team in any format of the game. We have been assured of wins due to individual brilliance of our batsment. In bowling after the exit of Kumble except Zaheer we have no one to rest back and deliver. Harbhajan for reasons not know has faded and I don't feel he can emerge again as a force to rekon with.
Re: WC
by Abhijit Sarkar on Mar 21, 2011 01:21 PM
I seriously dont see that enthu, agileness and spirit in Indian team except very few players that they are world champ. They seriously lack the fire power and the attitude of being a CHAMP and also are not hard working as they were in 2007 20-20 wc or 2003 ODI WC. Hope they show all these characters in the QF and take it from there on.
Re: Re: WC
by Bada Bhai on Mar 21, 2011 01:00 PM
I would have tried to refrain from writing so much..but then sometimes you need to get your point across to some people
Losing wickets in quick sucession in Middle Order, Dhoni need to worry, but losing early opening wicket, particularly of Mr. Sachin Tendulkar has prooved to be Lucky and a Boon for India, becoz when he fails with bat India wins. Ha ! ha ! ha!.
Re: Quick Wickets
by vaddi kausik on Mar 21, 2011 12:43 PM
hai guys dont forget he is the one who made our country to lift up in the cricket even now people think that we want sachin hundred rather than india winning or loosing thats the impact he made and he is the guy who really depends on hardwork and really fight hard in the nets and he is the inspiration for other younger players all over the world he is an indian we should be proud of it
Re: Re: Quick Wickets
by Radheshyam Mandora on Mar 21, 2011 07:20 PM
you know scoring a hundred by one of the batsman is considered as security for vitory. about 30% of time SRT scored a scorred a century the team has lost isn't it strange.
Re: Re: Quick Wickets
by Adarsh Deshmukh on Mar 21, 2011 12:55 PM
Mr. KOTiMAAR, you are proficient in writing bad & Obsecene language gives ample insight into your background and upbringing. Your foul reply makes it clear that either You have fake statistics on Tendulkar or chose to reel out a fictious one from your garbage head in the belief others are fool to buy it. Writing foul words dont make your data any true.
Re: Quick Wickets
by KOTIMAAR on Mar 21, 2011 01:30 PM
where are u hidding Mr Adarsh. I guess u are now updating ur knowledge and in future u will refrain from writing n_o_n_s_e_n_S_e.
Dhoni plays a crucial role in the middle order!! It's high time that he comes back in the form and support Yuvi or Kohli. We can not depend upon Yusuf for that matter because of his inconsistency and irresponsibility. Between, I do feel that out of Gambhir and Kohli, only one should play to get the right combination of the batting. Kohli is preferred over Gambhir because the former is a better fielder and Gambhir should be replaced by Raina.
Re: The batting collapse down the order!!!
by vaddi kausik on Mar 21, 2011 11:51 AM
i do agree ur words regarding dhoni he should be more responsible regarding in batting in next match against aus yousuf will not play instead of him raina will come .gambhir is equavelently is good player with regards to kohli i think his performance is good against strong teams according to me aswin should come before haribhagan he is a good player and he can bat wel than bajji
Re: Re: The batting collapse down the order!!!
by Abhijit Sarkar on Mar 21, 2011 12:15 PM
There z no doubt in the fact that Gambhir is a good batsman and he has been playing lot of vital innings for India against good team. But if we consider his role in the team it’s more of an anchor, which Kohli also does and so does Dhoni. And you can not disturb Yuvi's role of number 4 batsman if we include both of these batsman (Kohli and Gambhir). So I was wondering whether we need that many anchors. Rather if we have Raina down the order who has a potential of hitting big sixes and Gambhir/Kohli plays an anchoring role at no 3.
Re: Re: Re: The batting collapse down the order!!!
by vaddi kausik on Mar 21, 2011 12:35 PM
so far gambhir has played well remove previous match against SA he really good job by making 50 the plan(against SA)went wronge when kholi came down the order if he had came in his position it might have went right for india .even there was a chance for india to win against SA if dhoni has given ball to bajji in the last over ok past is past who know that in next match gambhir may click anyhow still i say its the openers who make the impact and dont forget gambhir is a good player of spin and slow balls if both openers stay 10-15 overs without any wicket then it will be good for other batsemen now we should not do experiment in crucial match the captain has to trust on his team lineup
Re: Re: Re: Re: The batting collapse down the order!!!
by Sunil Vaidya on Mar 23, 2011 02:42 AM
abhijit, vaddi and all others, i understand that many or perhaps all of you would like that sachin be in the odi team. but he simply unbalances the indian team and we dont get the best batsman at the best position. sehwag and gambhir need to open. gambhir can do anything that sachin can and then some. kohli is very good at no. 3 and has established himself at that place with so many fantastic innings in the absence of sachin most of the times. he certainly does not falter in chase of high scores like sachin. most of sachin hundreds while chasing has come while chasing moderate scores like 180-240, where we would have won anyway without his hundreds. while chasing scores of close to 300 or above 300 he fails miserably most of the times while kohli has come good in such tough chases. some time back rediff had published a list of 10 odis where we had made 300 or more while chasing successfully. out of those 10 dhoni played in 4 and in 4 innings he scored more than 300 runs with 1 100 and 1 50 with highest score of 183 not out which he made after being promoted to 3rd position when sachin was out as usual very early while chasing a big target. sachin out of those 10 matches played in 6 and in those 6 innings made 185 runs with an average of just over 30 runs with 0 100 and 1 50, highest score of 94 runs. this shows that our team is strong enough to chase such high scores EVEN IF sachin FAILS.
