This team has to be encouraged and its core retained for getting back to the top of Test ranking again. The openers Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan have to be tried out for another 2 series if both are fit. As expected, both Ashwin and Jadeja perfomed well in this series. Only Irfan Pathan also has to be added to make the team with good lower order all-rounders. Ishant is not impressive enough to spearhead the attack. Umesh Yadav is a better choice, if he is fit.
Dhoni again proved why he is the greatest Indian captain. Ganguly who advocated for rahane failed miserably and so is tendulkar. for some time indian team should have cricketers from small towns and cities who tend to play more for nation not for records.
Re: DHONI THE GREAT CAPTAIN
by Jay on Mar 24, 2013 07:04 PM
If Captain can take the credit for the team's winning why is it that when the team loses, the blame is not on him even if makes mistakes and fails to do anything to inspire when the team was losing. So enjoy the success against a team which has been historically a strong cricketing nation without any such thinking. Small town, big town or religion or caste, will not make anyone great cricketer.
Re: DHONI THE GREAT CAPTAIN
by sunilvaidyaka legalbaap on Mar 24, 2013 08:36 PM
@RUPAK... DHONI CAPTAINED INDIA IN 10 MATCHES VS SA,AUS,ENG OVERSEAS. WON 1 LOST 8. ENG N PAK THRASHED US ON OUR HOMESOIL.
AFTER BEATNG A DGRADE AUS TEAM, U MAT CALL HIM GREATER THN LOYED N WAUGH...
4-0 white wash is sweet , but against a very mediocre Australian Side ..Not that much tasty as it seems . The new Australian team is no where when compared to the old Australian team which had Hayden, gilchrist , Symonds , Pointing , Shane Warne , BretLee ,Gillespie , Mc Grath .
Difference was with the Youngsters who performed well for India .Well played Aswin,Vijay,Pujara,Ravinder Jadeja and Dhawan. Have to see how these young guns are going to perform outside India
Re: Congrats Guys , but but
by Bhasmasur Rakshasa on Mar 24, 2013 06:40 PM
Why should we choose our opponents??We trashed the Aussies 4-0...it is time to celebrate.........
Re: Congrats Guys , but but
by Huhumba Lulumba on Mar 24, 2013 07:05 PM
If Australia missed Hayden, gilchrist , Symonds , Pointing , Shane Warne , BretLee ,Gillespie , Mc Grath
India missed Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, Srinath, Kumble
Re: Re: British board bestows "Sir" to Greats...
by PreethiSaarika on Mar 24, 2013 06:34 PM
If paki umpire aleem dar and lankan umpire dhramsena had NOT played for the british team, India and dhoni would have beatn England 3-1 or 2-1 surely! Shame BCCI brought the usless paki umpire again for the matches against aussies and if the brit umpire was not there, India wouyld have lost the last two matches too! shame BCCI invites uselsss and anti-indian umpires for our matches,Any way Boring &Poverty producing Tests and Ranji cricket must be Banned in interest of preventing wastiage of billions of working hours and to revent india becoing poorer and poorer in future too! shame patriots have not agitated even now to Ban Tests NOW, prevent wastage of billions of working hours! shame BCCI&crooked rulers!
Re: Re: British board bestows
by Popat Shinde on Mar 24, 2013 06:42 PM
India is not a member of Commonwealth nations? You got to be kidding booby. Who inaugurated Indian CWG games--Commonwealth games?
Re: Re: Re: British board bestows
by Bhasmasur Rakshasa on Mar 24, 2013 06:45 PM
India is a member of the commonwealth........it is NOT a member of the realm of the commonwealth.....educate yourself.......
Re: Re: Re: British board bestows
by Jay on Mar 24, 2013 06:49 PM
Member of Commonwealth nations is not enough, Head of the State has to be the Queen of England! Otherwise knighthood is not given.
Re: Re: Re: Re: British board bestows
by Bhasmasur Rakshasa on Mar 24, 2013 06:50 PM
no...knighthood can be given......but the person cannot prefix his name with a Sir.......for eg. Sachin has been knighted but he cannot call himself Sir Sachin.......
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: British board bestows
by Jay on Mar 24, 2013 07:17 PM
That kind of honouring can be extended to foreigners under current british rule. But they can not be called Sir and I doubt if it can be called knighthood in that case. Some of the others not in commonwealth have also been knighted using the changed rule like Bill Gates. Aus have also amended their law and I think the knights from Aus can also no longer use 'Sir'.
Re: British board bestows "Sir" to Greats...
by Vik on Mar 24, 2013 06:50 PM
Are you serious ? I don't know one Englishman of the present generation who cares about such Knighthoods anymore. Yeah they do joke about it in idle times & that's what makes me doubt if you are at all English. That aside, you really think that a knighthood still matters in India ? You got a funny bone though.
Re: British board bestows "Sir" to Greats...
by vinay on Mar 24, 2013 06:53 PM
v hv Sir ravindra jadeja! n he performed brilliantly throughout the series
Re: Match fixing
by Michael Moore on Mar 24, 2013 06:21 PM
I mean British Cricket board and Australian Cricket board wants business; accordingly, encourages failing teams with wins domestically to sustain the Cricket mania and business.
Did any on the Indian sportsmen won "Sir"--this shows the real talent of Indian cricketers in Western minds.
Re: Match fixing
by PreethiSaarika on Mar 24, 2013 06:25 PM
If paki umpire aleem dar and lankan umpire dhramsena had NOT played for the british team, India and dhoni would have beatn England 3-1 or 2-1 surely! Shame BCCI brought the usless paki umpire aleem dar again for the matches against aussies and if the brit umpire was not there, India wouyld have lost the last two matches too! shame BCCI invites uselsss and anti-indian umpires for our matches,Any way Boring &Poverty producing Tests and Ranji cricket must be Banned in interest of preventing wastiage of billions of working hours and to revent india becoing poorer and poorer in future too! shame patriots have not agitated even now to Ban Tests NOW, prevent wastage of billions of working hours! shame BCCI&crooked rulers!
first of all congrats to ind team (n not merely dhoni) for incredible 4-0 victory.
team performed execptionally did well against all the hopes after losing it 2-1 to eng. youngsters deserve the praise. in the first test, dhoni came strong scoring double n took ind ahead. in second, it was pujara doing brilliant double. pujara performed exceptionally well in 4th also, in such a devil pitch, to guide ind to victory by remaining unbeaten. in 3rd, it was dhawan whirlwind 187 easing out the first day washout. murli also had good support scoring 2 150 plus scores.
n the 4th one, a surprise one. ravindra jadeja who nwas called sir by many of his detractors. although being selected as batting allrounder, he performed brilliantly as bowler n scored crucial 43 in first inning. such a good bowling performance by jadeja that although considered as a fifth bowler in ranking, he jumped to 2nd ranked bowler getting 24 wkts in the 4 matches. that also having killer instinct of having rival capt mostly. bhuvi also performed in patches. overall wonderful job. well done.
