Is this a game where skills dominate or luck??? If other than skills control the game than LOTTO is better to follow???? Cricket is now not a game for aderlin to flow ??? Cricket is entertainment like bollywood with lot of flop shows ??? Unless there is regenaration of faith in the skills, It will go hockey way rather worst than that
Even though Shastri might be right.However he is not qualified enough to comment on players greater than him like Sachin/Dravid/Laxman. Shastri never played as per match situation and was one paced and on most occasions in his own world.We can remember his shameful performance in 1992 world cup in Australia.He scored a double hundred in Sydney Test 1992 after 4 catches were dropped.Due to this innings his average is 55 in Autralia.Statistics are like mini skirts.They reveal less than what they hide.
One can think of Gavaskar qualified enough to comment on these great cricketers who are at the twilight of their careers and every cricketer goes through such phases.
Indian Cricket Team's die-hard fans are upset over the team's performance for some good reasons. However, are we getting carried away a bit too far by the results in the last six months? I feel, we are missing a vital point; and that has to do with the fact that cricket like all sports depends a lot on the surface on which it is played (in this case the pitch). What explains that tennis players who do well on artificial turfs, do not necessarily do that well on grass courts or those who do well on grass, do not necessarily do equally well on clay or vice versa? I feel that all the talk about making our pitches bouncier and faster overlook nature's gifts to different countries, differing soil conditions (some may even say the physical endowments of players,but I would not go that far). These may not matter much in the shorter versions, but do matter a lot in Test Cricket, The fascinating thing about Test Cricket is that it tests players on coping with weather conditions and conditions of the pitch, just as well as it tests players on both sides. Why not just acknowledge that just as Ivan Lendl could not win the Wimbledon or Pete Sampras the French Open; there are teams that are good on spinning tracks and there are those which are good on bouncier tracks. This not to say that India should not try to win on all surfaces, but then just as grand slam winner are rare (Laver, Agassi, Federer and Nadal are not born every year); India also cannot hope to be No.1 every time. So Chill!
The best way to play fast rising ball is to keep eye on ball and shift from the line, not duck nd frustrate short pitch bowler.This was system followed by Gavaskar and he has been best batsman against bodyline bowling ever.He was never hit on the body and played without helmet till late.But todays player defend their head taking bat in front of eyes and scoop a catch.Just move the head and let the ball go.Those who dare win
Re: why shastri does not criticize Sachin?
by SANJAY KAR on Jan 29, 2012 06:52 PM
Perfectly said sir, In fact sachin should actually retire immediately fo rthe betterment of indian cricket
Re: why shastri does not criticize Sachin?
by Sarangarajan TS on Jan 29, 2012 07:11 PM
Sachin has been the second highest scorer in the series for India.Though he has fallen below by his standards,the way he batted in the series was very assuring till he got out in the matches.That is why he been spared by the critics.
He is damn right with this article. Test cricket is all about temperament. None of these fellas in this current indian unit has that. if they play four dot balls, they will definitely go behind the fifth ball. australians kept bowling outside off stumps, our batsment kept on poking at it. Virat left the ball well and made them bowl to his strengths and got runs. Application wasn't there for the indian batsmen thats for sure.
With all due respect to Ravi Shastri, I find it quite ridiculous that this gentleman was not able to pass on the tip and suggestions for improvement right after the debacle in the first test, or at least the second. As the saying goes - Success has many FATHERS but failure is an OPRHAN. It's right that every player has got a shelf life and cannot take his place in the team for granted. But, do we have emerging talent good enought to replace the fabulous ones in TEST cricket. Many were tried and tested, but how many have lasted. TEST cricket is not just about Talent, but also about technique and Temperment. While we have plenty of the first T, the other two remains a question. We need to respect the icons of Indian cricket and they need to be talked to about their exit, rather than scathing criticism.
Re: Why so much criticism...
by Sarangarajan TS on Jan 29, 2012 07:16 PM
It is easy to criticise from the commentary box. Have any one seen Sastri allowed in the team nets or other common places with the team ,sharing his "wisdom".No one would have cared to listen to his "wise words"
