Good balling or bad, India is winning the WC (World Cup not Water closet which it's been in so far) this time for sure!
If you want India to win it the next time, be sure to buy at least two pieces of every product advertised during the final.
If you and all the other countless m o r o n i c Indian fans do that, it will send a clear message to the corporates who have "bought" the WC for India this time that they need to do it again next time!!
yeah,any international sporting event brings activities and robustness into the economy as it creates employment opportunities..be it world cup,be it olympics..
I am least bothered about what the corporates gain or lose,their bosses have their business strategies..yes,I am happy,it creates job..which is helpful for the unemployed people...
This whole tournament has been fixed in India's favour by the Indian and foreign companies who wish to mint money from the buying spree that is generated from the mass euphoria millions of Indian fans will experience when they see alternating images of Captain D h o b i brandishing the trophy and of the products of those companies being advertised on the TV screen.
Hopefully it will dawn on Captain D h o b i how the IT c o o l i e revolution that began 10 - 11 years ago has finally produced this windfall for not only India but also Indian Cricket!!
This whole tournament has been fixed in India's favour by the Indian and foreign companies who wish to mint money from the buying spree that is generated from the mass euphoria millions of Indian fans will experience when they see alternating images of Captain D h o b i brandishing the trophy and of the products of those companies being advertised on the TV screen.
Hopefully it will dawn on Captain D h o b i how the IT c o o l i e revolution that began 10 - 11 years ago has finally produced this windfall for not only India but also Indian Cricket!!
Re: top 10 ODI Indian medium pacers (present)
by Nikhil Shah on Mar 26, 2011 02:33 AM
Munaf and Zaheer have the best mix of pace and accuracy.
Sreesanth and Ishant are quick but not quick enough to put a serious dent on the ODI format. Neither did Lee and Tait against a formidable batting lineup.
Praveen a little bit slow and the ball does not swing in India, Agarkar, Irfan, had ECO rates above 5.0.
Pankaj was tall, but not quick enough and his eco rate was above 5.0 in List A as well. Vinay may be someone like Praveen and Tyagi was also erratic.
Which left only Munaf and Zaheer who seems to have some accuracy mixed with pace.
Zaheer is an exceptionally crafty compared to Munaf and the rest.
Re: top 10 ODI Indian medium pacers (present)
by Nikhil Shah on Mar 26, 2011 03:22 AM
Off the current lot, Munaf is the best choice with his medium and accuracy. with some help he was the best seamer in the recent tour of SA.
Ishant and Sreesanth typically go for over run a ball and as you can see from the 28 run an over from Shoiab Akhtar can ruin a match for the team.
Tait was also spraying it too much and after one bad over, Sachin and Sehwag were able to relax for a few overs since the run-rate for quite good.
Praveen is too slow for Indian pitches and the swing is not the same as compared to the English conditions. As far as Irfan and Agarkar and Pankaj Singh they all have eco rates above 5.0
Both Zaheer and Munaf have eco rates below 5.0, have good pace and are accurate. In SA Munaf did well to keep SA quiet.
Munaf needs a lot of variations in pace, a good bouncer and ability to get wickets when the opposition targets him.
Munaf lacks the agression and the temperament that Zaheer has but his numbers are respectable.
If Pakistan targets Munaf, he then needs to fight bac
Re: Re: top 10 ODI Indian medium pacers (present)
by buddy on Mar 26, 2011 08:32 AM
nikhil this gookhavkar is playing a dirtyreligious games u wont understand him & demoraliging players confidence.
The biggest concern is Munaf Patel. With an excellent eco rate, Munaf lacks is the variations required in 1-day bowling, when the Aussies targeted him.
1-day bowling requires variations in line and length, and conditions are not good enough in India, unless you are Zaheer Khan who tooks wickets with the slower ones.
In addition, pace variations, Munaf also can bowl can cutters. Whenever teams target him, he has to show some control over temperament and aggression, which is lacking.
Accuracy alone cannot be considered a major weapon but the ability to disrupt the batsmen rythm. With some help from the pitch in Mohali he can take wickets to keep things quiet.
munaf is only a club level bowler.His presence will give give confidents only for opponents.In the recent games munaf & nehra didnt bowl their full quota.both are unfit,bad fielding &batting.Why didnt dhoni try for sreesanth ????
Re: club level munaf
by aaaa bbbb on Mar 26, 2011 07:56 AM
munaf patel club bowler is allright if same class of bowlers like mohinder,sandhu,madanlal,binny can take wickets...
Re: club level munaf
by udaya s on Mar 26, 2011 05:20 AM
we cannot afford more runs in ODI so Sreesanth isnot an option.Let him sit outside the ground and grab some drinks for the players in the ground.
we all know that no one was more pampered in Indian cricket than the greedy master gavaskar. Perhaps his gymkhana locker is running low on dollars, or he is miffed that Dhoni is making more than he ever dreamed. Ther is nothing wrong with our bowling. Our two main bowlers have bowled the maximum number of overs in the tournament with an economy around 4.5 runs each. They are only matched by Afridi and Gul in number of overs bowled with an even better economy under 4 runs. If you add Ashwin to the mix, based on his last two performances, we have 3 main bowlers consistently delivering an economy under 4.5 runs. The captain does not need to be a nuclear scientist to manage the remaining bowlers to chuck 20 overs under 5 runs. It is also not a herculean task for the Indian batsmen to chase 250 runs. We have blasters like Sehwag and Pathan, we have blaster/grafter like Tendulkar, Gambhir, Kohli, and Yuvraj. And we have Bhajji and Zaheer capable of belting a couple of sixes between them. This is stats for the par, with a smart captain. Whither Dhoni ??
Re: re great gamblers at play
by Ghati Pawar on Mar 25, 2011 09:17 PM
And I forgot to mention Yuvraj's bowling which has been Afridi like, this tournament. So Dhoni really had to manage only the fifth bowling option for a decent economy rate. Talk of captaincy being handed on a platter !!!!!
Bcoz, 1) Pak team is innovative to have introduced spin in the opening spell and succeeded , and india merely copied the same 2)Pak has nothing to lose since not rated at all before the big event 3) India has not played against the bowling of Rehman ,Hafeez,Afridi(Of late),Gul who is more like wasim nowadays , Razak who is a partnership breaker 4) Indias batting is unreliable and fall apart as shown in the recent matches losing 8 wkts for 78 runs 5)Except Zaheer , Indiabowling lacks bite and not penetrative un like pak 6) Indias spin maestro Bhajji is lack lustre and is out of contention as a strike bowler 7) Pak will have to bat very badly if they have to lose agaginst such an insipid bowilg of India 8) home fround pressure will be great for India .
Re: India will lose semis
by aaaa bbbb on Mar 26, 2011 08:00 AM
you have no idea about criket..it is bishen bedit and deepak of NZ who satrted bowling in the open spells...dont give any credit to the born cheats of pakistan..it is not love of cricket or their nation it is their religous junk doctorine that is making perform to some extent.. that will be over in MOHALI...
Re: India will lose semis
by sonu on Mar 26, 2011 12:01 AM
nrmgrmdrmbrm or whtever, plz stick to ur words till wednesday night n if India wins dnt hide in pakis holes.
n for ur kind information spin ws introduced in opening spell by NZ in 92 world cup.
Re: Re: India will lose semis
by jackson on Mar 26, 2011 04:20 AM
Yes you are right. Vettori opened in 92 world cup and many years before to that Deepak Patel - NZ spinner use to open bowling in test matches too. NZ should be given credit for this idea.
Re: India will lose semis
by Gurjot Singh on Mar 25, 2011 09:25 PM
There is no way this Indian team can lose to Pakistan. If Sehwag and Sachin are gone in first 5 overs then and only then Pakistan will have a slim chance. Indian batting line up is too strong for any team. More over Moahli has a dead pitch that will undoubtedly help Indian batting line up to pile up a score of 300 plus. this Pakistani team cannot expect to score more than 270. With SA losing to NZ, Dhoni lifting the cup at Wankhede is ineviatable.
v all must agree that some of our players are pampered and r in the team because of the influence that they have or paying the board members to include the. the corruption is an open secret. dhoni has the backing of the corporates who have put their money on his head with a crown. surely the corporates are handling this world cup with due help from insiders like gavaskar( the biggest gamblers).if v admit that our bowling is pathetic then r the Australians are having poorer batsmen that they cannot face our mediocre bowlers. relax n enjoy the great tamsha. u n i r not going to get anything only high bp n anxious moments.
