Aswhin is not a test player. Just because his color is same as Mutthiah Murali doesn;t mean Ashwin is same as Murali in the bowling Dept.
Ashwin;s bowling records in Australia speaks about his performance. Not sure why he is getting the chances hen they are lot of spinners who deserve the chance ahead of him.
Also the questionable selection is Suresh Raina. Instead of him, selectors should have opted for Rayudu. Raina failed miserably and I believe he got the chance because he is representing chennai in IPL Matches.
Re: Ashwin and Murali are some color. Doesn;t mean Ashwin is Mura
by Tamim Iqbal on Aug 11, 2012 02:26 AM
Hello Kumar, (Racist) can you point one bowler who have done better in Australia. Ashwin took 3 wickets in first match and scored much better than the leading batsman. You are jealous of Ashwin and he is thinking bowler.
Re: Ashwin and Murali are some color. Doesn;t mean Ashwin is Mura
by Happy Friday on Aug 11, 2012 02:57 AM
who are the 'lot of spinners'? Are you talking about other country spinners? No one is here to support Ashwin or any player but you can be specific (hope atleast u did not had bhajji in your mind). Mention some spinner name and then you will get the correct response. About color, if you are from India you will almost have his color unless your parents are from different race and you dont have any rights to talk about indian color in this forum. Murali is a legend and Ashwin can never be him, i guess everyone will agree with you in that.
Re: Ashwin and Murali are some color. Doesn;t mean Ashwin is Mura
by Happy Friday on Aug 11, 2012 02:58 AM
who are the 'lot of spinners'? Are you talking about other country spinners? No one is here to support Ashwin or any player but you can be specific (hope atleast u did not had bhajji in your mind). Mention some spinner name and then you will get the correct response. About color, if you are from India you will almost have his color unless your parents are from different race and you dont have any rights to talk about indian color in this forum. Murali is a legend and Ashwin can never be him, i guess everyone will agree with you in that.
Re: Re: Ashwin and Murali are some color. Doesn;t mean Ashwin is
by Sunil Vaidya on Aug 11, 2012 11:38 AM
ojha's record is simply fantastic in all formats of the game....we have lost only 1 test when he was in the team and we won 9 tests in which he took 45 wickets...what is this if not performance?
Re: Re: Re: Ashwin and Murali are some color. Doesn;t mean Ashwin
by Kutty on Aug 13, 2012 06:45 AM
Inspite of this, Dhoni prefers bignipplesAshwin and DeadbodyChawla
Re: Ashwin and Murali are some color. Doesn;t mean Ashwin is Mura
by desi twist on Aug 11, 2012 04:32 AM
The reason is that those "lot of spinners" that you talk about do not exist. Not sure about the color aspect, it was needless. In trying to be oversmart, you are just proving yourself to be racist.
Re: Re: Raina shouldn't be in the test team
by LAKSHMINARAYANAN narayanan on Aug 10, 2012 11:41 PM
Do you know anything about cricket?. If Tendulkar is not fit for Test team , no present cricketers are fit to play tests.Tendulakar is not at all fit for t20.
Re: Raina shouldn't be in the test team
by Happy Friday on Aug 10, 2012 11:51 PM
Raina is a class player and has a good technique. He should be given more chances and he was one of the reasons for WC win. He should be given chances ahead of VVS. Atlast they dropped rohit and that is good for the team.
Re: Re: Raina shouldn't be in the test team
by ranbir kochar on Aug 11, 2012 12:12 AM
Alas ! When will people realize the difference between test matches and one dayers ..
Aswhin is not a test player. His bowling records in Australia speaks about his performance. He is a Good ODI player. Not sure why he is getting the chances when they are lot of spinners who deserve the chance ahead of him. The only reason is he is from Tamil Nadu.
Also the questionable selection is Suresh Raina. Instead of him, selectors should have opted for Rayudu. Raina failed miserably and I believe he got the chance because he is representing chennai in IPL Matches.
Re: Ashwin got selected again for tests..Tamil Feelings nothing e
by Happy Friday on Aug 10, 2012 11:58 PM
I think you have some problem with some TN guy. If you come out of the feeling and think u will realize Ashwin and Raina are good players but need to improve. Rahul sharma, Ohja seems not in great form and if we find some better spinner then ashwin can be replaced. If ashwin does not introduce new technique he will eventually get replaced.
Re: Re: Ashwin got selected again for tests..Tamil Feelings nothi
by Shyam Sundar on Aug 11, 2012 12:09 AM
if it's because of TN, then why is he the only player from TN in the squad? looks like you have a problem with one particular...
Re: Re: Re: Ashwin got selected again for tests..Tamil Feelings n
by Happy Friday on Aug 11, 2012 03:03 AM
i don't think it is because of any community. Just asking people to come out of communal feeling and think better.
Re: Ashwin got selected again for tests..Tamil Feelings nothing e
by Balaji Krishnamurthy on Aug 11, 2012 05:28 AM
The options are really limited. We haven't had spinners lighting up the domestic circuit. Actually spin is on a steep decline in India, and 20-20 is making it worse.
Well... with Srikanth u cannot expect more than this! The irony is that he has been at the helm of affairs for 4 years - thats Indian cricket! U have a Mohinder Amarnath as a selector, who once lambasetd the selectors and now he is part of that same "elite" group who selects this kind of team!!! U still have a VVS Laxman - who seems to continue till eternity, with no form! And when we tour abroad next year,Laxman would certainly develop a cold feet and would either make himself unavailable for the tour/retire prior to the tour leaving the selectors to send an untested guy - who would be all at sea against quality opposition - thereby inviting pressure on himself. And the net outcome? Indian Cricket would suffer like a 0-8 whitewash, but who cares! ?
Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Srikanth!
by Dhaval Dave on Aug 10, 2012 10:01 PM
well said .. Also .. Why Sachin is included in team ?? Selectors should drop him . There are lots of talented players waiting outside to fill his place . This man is MP now so He should concentrate in Parliament . Also Sachin is not in that form . He is blocking way for younger players . Hi SACHIN if you have 0.1% self respect - you should announce your retirement .
Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Srikant
by saumen ghosh on Aug 10, 2012 10:17 PM
See...to be fair to Sachin, he is not playing 20-20/has been playing One dayers intermittently - so that way he has been giving space to youngsters to cement their place. But the problem is, his apparent replacement - Rohit Sharma has a mindset problem - he is either trying too hard to make a mark and and thats bothering him and therefore affecting his performance; or he may have taken his place for granted with lot of talks of his talent. Also with Rahul retiring , I think its important for Sachin to stay and stem the rot. Because one thing is for sure - at this stage Sachin doesnt play for money/records - rather he genueinely wants to give back something to Indian Cricket and the more close he stays with the team, the more the newcomers get benefitted. As you know, we really DO NOT have any role models barring a Rahul or a Sachin who can take Indian cricket forward - not even MSD as he is only keen on One dayes/T-20s and brand endorsement. The difference btwn Dhoni and Rahul/Sachin is, while the former is for the shorter version of the game but these two legends are class apart and hence they can command respect. Dhoni, actually cannot command respect from his peers(Gambhir/Sehwag), as he doesnt have that class. Am all for Sachin playing till he feels Indian Cricket is in safe hands. Lets give the man the respect buddy.
Re: Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Sri
by Shobhit Acharya on Aug 10, 2012 11:03 PM
Well Said Saumen ! Kids nowadays dont realize the place Sachin has in the team and the weight that he has carried for the last 22 years. If not anything else, judge him on performance alone.When atleast 3 other batsmen score more runs than him in a series, then its time to say Bye to Sachin - till now , that hasnt happened. He's still the best batsman we have - not the most explosive any more, but most reliable.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected
by Shobhit Acharya on Aug 11, 2012 09:24 PM
Hey m_o_ron, do you know what facts are? Google "Reliance ICC Test Championship Batting Rankings" for a change before puking ignorance.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected
by Shobhit Acharya on Aug 12, 2012 11:33 PM
Can you not google my ignoramus friend ? Give me facts , not questions. I gave you some didnt I? Questions dont win arguments, unless thats the level of your intellectual capacity and it that case, my time has been duly wasted - congrats.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with
by Sunil Vaidya on Aug 13, 2012 07:06 PM
you dont even know you have to answer the questions to win the argument...you have no answer to my questions...which are also facts you have no answer to facts and want to remain in ignorance....so i suppose there is nothing i can do...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected
by Sunil Vaidya on Aug 14, 2012 03:50 PM
forget it you will never get it and you will always remain like WHAAAAT? thats why i said forget it....
Re: Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Sri
by Jaguar on Aug 11, 2012 01:03 AM
I do agree with you. that exactly is my point. Throw him out if he doesn't perform. But he should be play cricket as long as he continues to perform
Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Srikant
by saumen ghosh on Aug 10, 2012 10:18 PM
See...to be fair to Sachin, he is not playing 20-20/has been playing One dayers intermittently - so that way he has been giving space to youngsters to cement their place. But the problem is, his apparent replacement - Rohit Sharma has a mindset problem - he is either trying too hard to make a mark and and thats bothering him and therefore affecting his performance; or he may have taken his place for granted with lot of talks of his talent. Also with Rahul retiring , I think its important for Sachin to stay and stem the rot. Because one thing is for sure - at this stage Sachin doesnt play for money/records - rather he genueinely wants to give back something to Indian Cricket and the more close he stays with the team, the more the newcomers get benefitted. As you know, we really DO NOT have any role models barring a Rahul or a Sachin who can take Indian cricket forward - not even MSD as he is only keen on One dayes/T-20s and brand endorsement. The difference btwn Dhoni and Rahul/Sachin is, while the former is for the shorter version of the game but these two legends are class apart and hence they can command respect. Dhoni, actually cannot command respect from his peers(Gambhir/Sehwag), as he doesnt have that class. Am all for Sachin playing till he feels Indian Cricket is in safe hands. Lets give the man the respect.
Re: Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Srikant
by saumen ghosh on Aug 10, 2012 10:19 PM
See...to be fair to Sachin, he is not playing 20-20/has been playing One dayers intermittently - so that way he has been giving space to youngsters to cement their place. But the problem is, his apparent replacement - Rohit Sharma has a mindset problem - he is either trying too hard to make a mark and and thats bothering him and therefore affecting his performance; or he may have taken his place for granted with lot of talks of his talent. Also with Rahul retiring , I think its important for Sachin to stay and stem the rot. Because one thing is for sure - at this stage Sachin doesnt play for money/records - rather he genueinely wants to give back something to Indian Cricket and the more close he stays with the team, the more the newcomers get benefitted. As you know, we really DO NOT have any role models barring a Rahul or a Sachin who can take Indian cricket forward - not even MSD as he is only keen on One dayes/T-20s and brand endorsement. The difference btwn Dhoni and Rahul/Sachin is, while the former is for the shorter version of the game but these two legends are class apart and hence they can command respect. Dhoni, actually cannot command respect from his peers(Gambhir/Sehwag), as he doesnt have that class. Am all for Sachin playing till he feels Indian Cricket is in safe hands. Lets give the man the respect.
Re: Selectors lack prudence - but thats expected with Srikanth!
by Sunil Vaidya on Aug 11, 2012 12:37 PM
saumen, yes srikanth is at the helm for 4 years...and except the whitewashes our record is very good....no reason to lambast srikkanth...his record is much better than many previous selectors...
Why Sachin is included in team ?? Selectors should drop him . There are lots of talented players waiting outside to fill his place . This man is MP now so He should concentrate in Parliament . Also Sachin is not in that form . He is blocking way for younger players . Hi SACHIN if you have 0.1% self respect - you should announce your retirement .
Re: WHY SACHIN ?
by Rivka Mishra on Aug 10, 2012 10:51 PM
If you watch cricket then you'd want Sachin to be in every test team. If you watch T20 (not cricket) you may think otherwise.
Re: WHY SACHIN ?
by Venkat Bhat on Aug 10, 2012 11:08 PM
Hope you have cleared your throat. Now enough of barking. Let us peacefully enjoy the batting genius of Sachin, as long as it lasts.
Re: WHY SACHIN ?
by Karun Sharma on Aug 10, 2012 11:34 PM
Do you know that he is the only one in the 1 billion population to have been proclaimed the best in any kind of sports ????? He is the best & if you have 0.1% of respect of yourself, please stop senseless talk !!! Sachin is the greatest batsman & a true sports legend that all Indian should look up to
Re: Re: WHY SACHIN ?
by Shyam Sundar on Aug 11, 2012 12:14 AM
and what about Vishy Anand? all we know of is cricket! what abt a legend called Gyanchand? Even Hitler wanted to see his game..we ppl make mountains out of a mole or vice versa.
Aswhin is not a test player. His bowling records in Australia speaks about his performance. He is a Good ODI player. Not sure why he is getting the chances when they are lot of spinners who deserve the chance ahead of him. Also the questionable selection is Suresh Raina. Instead of him, selectors should have opted for Rayudu. Raina failed miserably and I believe he got the chance because he is representing chennai in IPL Matches.
Re: Ashwin is not a test player..Why he is getting lot of chances
by balaji gururajan on Aug 10, 2012 09:38 PM
Dude! Australia is a place where even Muttiah Muralitharan's record is dismal! He is the best off spinner of the current lot and he was one of the highest run getters in Aus!
Raina's technique is not suited to playing deliveries chest high at pace - he is ok for test matches in India I guess. If he doesn't prove himself in next two series abroad then he needs to be shown the door!
Re: Ashwin is not a test player..Why he is getting lot of chances
by Rivka Mishra on Aug 10, 2012 10:53 PM
The selectors can't even find a proper replacement for the No 5 slot. They tried Yuvraj, who can't play test cricket. Now they can't see that their experiment with Raina won't work.
