The top 5 batsman should be given the ultimatum that they shud save this test or win it .if india loses this test all the seniors must be suspended for 1 year from all form of cricket (sum shud be terminated) . These players r feeling that their place is permanent in the team . They shud be shown that they r not that imp before the pride of the country.
Re: Give them ultimatum
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 05:08 PM
this kind of attitude are there with our politicians, especially congress..what to do? in india, politics, cinema and sports are highly toxicated..
Re: Re: Give them ultimatum
by gautam roy on Jan 26, 2012 05:49 PM
Receive returnees at Airport with tomato & egg and sponsors to immidiately discontinue sponsorship on loosers if not sponsors looking for decline in their product sales.
No doubt virat played well for his deserving century... but he should have completed the second run before celebrating... signs of immaturity... any way hats off to him...
vishy anand - multiple world champion paes - first individual bronze winner in olympics and several grand slam record holder bhupathi - same as above saina nehwal - at her young age, won several premier titles abhinav bindra - first individual olympic gold medal winner mary kom - multiple world champion in boxing, that too being a lady, hats off..
before them, sachin is nothing..
i request media to highlight these greats regularly instead of going behind sachin..
Re: the real but forgotten heroes
by Against Pseudos on Jan 26, 2012 04:35 PM
:-)... They are being highlighted. If you read right news. Not cricket news. :-)
Re: Re: the real but forgotten heroes
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 04:39 PM
today paes has reached the final..its like reaching the final of a world cup..to me, paes is a 12 times world cup winner, because hes won 12 slams...
Re: Re: Re: Re: the real but forgotten heroes
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 04:46 PM
am talking about slams..may be u r including all tour titles :)..even then, ur number is mind boggling..
Re: the real but forgotten heroes
by Gorango Thakurta on Jan 26, 2012 04:49 PM
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore - ONLY Olympic Silver medalist - the highest individual medal by an Indian, in a nation of 1,200,000,000! At the 2004 Athens Double Trapshooting. Thats a real hero.
Sachin must bat at no.1 his original position which has brought so many runs and century to his credit. Also he may think of retiring therafter and do so gracefully.
Re: test match and Sachin
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 04:24 PM
hes a coward to accept that offer..when we were struggling with regular openers, he should have come forward to open..he didnt for fear of getting out cheaply..where as rahul had even kept for india apart from opening..saurav dropped himself one down for teh sake of accomodating sehwag with sachin..laxman was pushed to open several times..well, its indian politics at worst..
The only way Indian cricket can now get rid of this worn out trio is announcement immediately after 4 the test by Sachin his decision to quit all form of cricket.It is otherwise becoming a national shame
Re: Sachin must retire to force it on Dravid & Laxman
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 04:11 PM
its good that ppl like u are askign for his head for a filure in just two series..that shows the level of expectations these greats have set for themselves over a period of time..ricky was not in form for 2 years, without scoring a century..now look what he has done..these greats know when to hang up their boots..cricket is a team game..keep that in mind..
Re: Re: Sachin must retire to force it on Dravid & Laxman
by fun tan on Jan 26, 2012 04:27 PM
Yes, wait till next decade when Sachin's son joins Team Indian and then see how he would perform.
Re: Re: Sachin must retire to force it on Dravid & Laxman
by Gorango Thakurta on Jan 26, 2012 04:33 PM
Mr Dharan: your comparison of Sachin et al., vs. Ponting and Hussey is partly correct. True the aged Indian trio are at least as talented as the Aussi duo. BUT, there is a huge difference in fitness and athleticism. Watch Ponting and Hussey in the field; and then compare that with Laxman. I think Indian cricketer, in general, do not spend much time on gym and track after they make a name. Only net practice does not make an athlete.
Re: Re: Re: Sachin must retire to force it on Dravid & Laxman
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 04:42 PM
thats what am saying..if laxman was found lacking in fitness, why we didnt ask him to retire even when in peak form?? if sehwag was scoring runs without moving his feet, which is a mandatory trait for a batsman, why we didnt ask him to retire then and there itself??thats what am saying, we are not pro active, we are reactive..
Re: new Test ix with youth and experience 5 bowlers
by Ideal on Jan 26, 2012 03:32 PM
Wow - Harbhajan for captain. Good that you are not selector.
Is that a one day team or test? That team will not get 20 wickets which is the problem we have right now. It is important to get wickets so that the pressure is not too much on batsman playaing against big score - hence greater pressure.
If our bowlers had restricted them to lesser score - may be their bowlers may not have same success as they have now.
Re: new Test ix with youth and experience 5 bowlers
by Jiju on Jan 26, 2012 03:56 PM
Bhavik, Why Harbhajan now? He hasnt done well even in Ranji!! And we need Ojha in place of Iqbal Abdulla. Varun Aaron in the place of Harbhajan, isnt it better?
Re: new Test ix with youth and experience 5 bowlers
by veerapuram dharan on Jan 26, 2012 04:06 PM
need of the hour is change at the BCCI policies rather than change of team..
plese give me a chance . I can score more than laxman . And i would have enjoyed a foreign tour for free . Actually i think bcci should announce a new pakage for tourist five players should be real and all other should be tourists. It will be a good option of earning and if any tourist plays well by mistake he should be included in the team
Re: please take me in the team
by Ajay Prasad on Jan 26, 2012 07:00 PM
I also want to join. What are other benifits? I understand workload is to be present in field for average 6.3 minuts. Pl confirm
