India's bowling in the 80s was weaker than today's team and was incapable of bowling out a decent side 2wice in a match. Yet we did'nt lose that many matches. The reason was that we had batsmen who could play out 2 days or longer...Gavaskar, Chauhan, Vengsarkar, Amarnath etc...Today, we do not have batsmen who can blunt out the bowlings. We need batsmen who can play like Amarnath, Gavaskar, Vengsarkar etc!
Re: India in 1980s....
by Venugopalan on Feb 18, 2013 03:53 PM
but we have batsmen of the caliber like aninkya, PUJARA, kohli, dhoni, SACHIN, sehwag WHO in form can out perform any time.
THIS GUY IS SICK..... that was the reason why ACB have removed him from any role in australian cricket, not even commentator. No one listens to him or take him seriously.
Re: THIS GUY IS SICK
by Zeng on Feb 18, 2013 01:25 PM
What he said makes perfect sense to anyone with some common sense. If India failed miserably against England in dust bowls, in what was supposed to be a revenge series after the humiliation, definitely there is somethign wrong. People like you need to get your brains checked. Abusing somebody else will not help.
Re: Re: THIS GUY IS SICK
by aravind shastry on Feb 18, 2013 02:01 PM
agree. there is nothing unreal in his statement. But the fact remains that every senior has to retire. Australia too experimented 44 players in 1 year. after FAB 4 retired. it's part of process. only thing should not happen is politics. like MSD and srini trying to bring all CSK players in indian team.
Aussies are always playing mind games! Long before they actually come on the field, they unsettle their opposition through comments as these. And they will play it both ways ... one will speak for India and the other against India, so no one can claim that the opposition is being 'psyched oout'.
