As he is the most gifted and best bastman that India has, why doesn't he open with Gambhir and allow Sehwag to come down the order.. In ODI's he wants to open the batting whereas in Tests he wishes to protect his position...
I feel the reason is, in ODI's its pretty easy to score runs at the start as the field restrictions r in place.. In Tests u do not have that advantage. He prefers to come lower down the order when the bowlers r a bit tired and the ball is old and not moving much..... Seems like a smart move which has paid him rich dividends while concealing his abilities to tackle swing bowling.
Does anybody of you has courage to speak about Sachin, who is cosistently performing badly. But it is easy for you to call for laxman or Dravid head.Howmany innigs Dravid failed & howmany innings sachin failed in last 15 test. Yes everybody want India to win. But please speak the truth.
rather than blaming other why not v r having courage to ask schin to play for nation and not for century.his pesnal century does not mean anything when country is pain.he shd come forward and retire. KUCH TO SHARAM KR LE
there are several factors to be looked in before one can be called as the most successful captain.its just not the victories alone or the success% a cricket captain.One shd also see the era at which hes captaining.Dhoni has performed well as captain and one cannot take away the credit from him but on the overseas fron he falls under the same category as any other indian captain to win overseas frequently.One shd take into account the era where dhoni has captained.hes has captain an indian during post invicible period of aussies and a SA team which has nt been the same as it used to during aussies invincible period.but its doesnt mean one can take away the credit of dhonis captaincy.the winning % of other teams also have increased post aussies invincible period.yes dhonis to his creidt has t20 and wc triumph under his credit.the nod of drawn test macthes also have reduced in recent times where most of the test matches produce results which aslo makes his winning % more.May be one has to wait and see after dratsic changes are made into the indian team and how dhoni takes it fwd from there.just like wat clarke has bee doing for aus by leading from the front during new aus team.Dhoni can stil lconitnue as a captain with young lads in the team and groom them which hes capable of.Lets wait and watch wat the selectors have to say.
Did you know, in his entire career of more than 20 years - 51 centuries - 15000 runs, Sachin has been the man of the match for a test win outside subcontinent only once that was against New Zealand in Hamilton. March 2009. Now, does sachin play for records or victories..its your guess. stats courtesy - cricinfo
Re: sachin trivia
by shivvakumar on Jan 14, 2012 09:07 PM
Sachin's Average in India's winning matches is 66.59...(Courtesy -cricinfo). In Most wins Sachin has a major part. Don't count the centuries alone
Re: Re: sachin trivia
by krishna v on Jan 14, 2012 09:12 PM
its not about centuries only my friend. A match where india won outside subcontinent where sachin was man of the match - there has only been one instance in 20 years of his career.no doubt he has played supporting roles, but as a top contibutor for victory he has done only once outside subcontinent - where dravid has been man of match of 5 wins outside subcontinent
Re: Re: sachin trivia
by bhasmasur mahishasur on Jan 14, 2012 09:15 PM
yes but how many runs out of them were scored under pressure ? very little . the fact is he is a good player but a by no means a match winner
Re: sachin trivia
by bhasmasur mahishasur on Jan 14, 2012 09:07 PM
and in that series too , bowling of NZ was poor , and most indian batsmen scored . No real challenge or pressure was there
Re: sachin trivia
by gaurav gandhi on Jan 14, 2012 09:11 PM
hey do u know how many centuries sachin has scored outside india do u have any guess. 29 centuries. be a knowleedgeable cricket dont write anything foolish
Re: Re: sachin trivia
by krishna v on Jan 14, 2012 09:13 PM
arre its not about 100s man..he has all the records in the world. but matches where he has won outside subcontinent that is being discussed here.it is only 1 in 20 years.and its not my quotes its as per recordsin cricinfo
Re: sachin trivia
by naiyer on Jan 14, 2012 09:17 PM
Sachin hasalwys played for his own record at the cost of nation.just remembr his inings when he used to get slow around 50 n 100 and to hide this more bowl less run average he used to play fast after 50 n 100. just analysis any of his centuries.
Re: Re: sachin trivia
by bhasmasur mahishasur on Jan 14, 2012 09:19 PM
thats what im trying to say my friend . sachin is very lucky to have nnocent fans
Re: Re: Re: sachin trivia
by krishna v on Jan 14, 2012 09:22 PM
no doubt sachin is great talent what is sad to see..bowlers like anderson calling sachin his bunny, saeed ajmal,bishoo toubling him. and now these young aussie quicks calling him just another batsmen..had it been 10 yrs back, even ferocious bowlers donald,akram couldnt stop him.
history is replete with examples in india, that heroes are forgotten immediately when the retire. lal bahadur shastri, lala lajpat rai,etc.. Dravid is a real hero who has played for the country... we should respect and give due respect and honour their contributions to the cricket. we tend to get hyper with a WIN and express ANGER when we LOSE.. lets evaluate the entire series objectively and then make a proper judgement... lets not be in a hurry to close the careers of our great players.. abhay ekbote
Re: ex players call for Dhoni's head
by krishna v on Jan 14, 2012 09:03 PM
but they will not retire on their own..dont you get it they are 38-39..they still havent retired
Re: ex players call for Dhoni's head
by amey pandit on Jan 14, 2012 09:19 PM
lala lajpatrai? lal bahadur shastri? these great people never RETIRED, dude but kept of doing job to the best of their abilities. and how is that relevant to cricket players? what is shameful in present Australia series is the lack of application showed by most of the players and the meek surrender. however, this is not an issue of national importance, where one should drag shastriji and lala lajpat rai for the comparison
