Re: he looks like uncle already...!!
by Sunil Vaidya on Mar 06, 2013 05:46 AM
because in his career of just 7-8 years so far, dhoni has soaked even more pressure than sachin did for 23 years...
Comic heroics, below par athletic abilities, very poor fielding and catching skills, himself dropping so many catches in the slips while shouting at others for missing out on faint chances as if others are subservient, record of poor calling and getting the partner run out, carrying the shame of weakness against rising ball all through the career.. the list is too long and should not be repeated too often. Anyway he had contributed to best of his abilities and I respect him for that. Comparing him with someone who has taken the bull by its horns, tamed rowdies, showed rightful place to the fading stars with bloated egos is outright foolish. As someone rightly pointed out , india is just too lucky to have him at the helm of affairs.
Re: poor comparison
by indiafriend on Mar 06, 2013 02:55 AM
bad observation by observer! Seems to be born yesterday with no prior knowledger about history of Indian cricket.
Although Ganguly is to be credited for the turnaround in the team's attitude, he also had a better team of batsmen (Tendu, Dravid,VVS and himself) and bowlers (Srinath, Kumble, Zaheer, Bhajji). Dhoni has 22 wins out of which 3 came outside subcontinent (2 SA, 1 WI) while 8 defeats were in SA(1), Aus(3) and Eng (4). While Ganguly out of 21 wins had 3 outside 1 each in Eng, WI, Aus and 4 loses outside subcontinent (1 SA, 2 WI, 1 Eng). The last two Eng, Aus series have been bad for Dhoni but win wise they are the same. With a more assertive Dhoni now and the team settling after the exit of big guns, it will only get better.
Re: Re: Dhoni's record superior
by shome ghosh on Mar 05, 2013 11:24 PM
well documented. ..fantastic...but at the same time lets forget about comparisions and enjoy our country's success...dada is dada.....dhoni is dhoni...why quarrel amongst our own people?
Re: Re: Dhoni's record superior
by naveen kumar on Mar 05, 2013 11:41 PM
Mr. sunil you seems having indigestion.... so just take medicine & welcome the rising star...
Re: Re: Dhoni's record superior
by Rakesh Semwal on Mar 06, 2013 06:52 AM
defeat in england and australia was the result of 'J' facator prevail against Dhoni after the worldcup win. just chk how our opners performed over their. now the negetive gambhir is out and next turn is of sehwag, i hope the team will perform nowonwards.
Re: Mr. Dhoni
by amardeep kakkad on Mar 05, 2013 06:53 PM
YES HE CAN HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO DEFECTED SOUTH AFRICA IN AUSTRALIA WHERE NO OTHER CAPTAIN ABLE TO DO IT A PART FROM GANGULY RECORD ALOMOST 45 % WINS COME FROM ZIMBABWE , BANGALADESH AND WEST INDIES
Re: Mr. Dhoni
by naveen kumar on Mar 05, 2013 11:45 PM
Has Dada ever taken team India to no 1 Test Team Has Dada Ever won a World up T20 or 50 over... so its easier to criticize & harder to praise....
Re: Mr. Dhoni
by Face Dude on Mar 06, 2013 09:59 AM
You dont understand. Indians have graduated from a just strong side at home to a side that crushes the opposition mercilessly. I think both bowling and batting have not let up the pressure on the opposition one bit. That is a key difference between the current side and the earlier ones. And it augurs well. If they lose abroad so be it, but they may put up a fight or two atleast.
Re: Re: Re: ..
by taklu on Mar 05, 2013 05:21 PM
mention home because, we lost only 5 games at home in 90s. however, on the flipside we won only 1 game abroad during that period
Re: Re: Re: Re: ..
by taklu on Mar 05, 2013 04:59 PM
yes that 175 not out is quite a feat even so considering the scenario. too bad that knock wasn't recorded for us to see
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by Abhinav on Mar 05, 2013 05:01 PM
Legends exist because of not so easy availability, else in a media frenzied world of want for attention, all gets washed away easily
