out of the first 8 tests the 2 whitewashes we had players likes sachin dravid laxman zaheer bhajji sehwag gambhir all with good experience of playing abroad and averaging around or more than 50 runs...yet we lost totally one sided games...
on the other in the last 2 defeats in SA and NZ most of the players were playing tests abroad for the first time or second time...and yet they came close to winning a test in SA no. 1 side and in NZ despite falling behind 300 runs in first innings...
see the difference in 8 tests with experienced players and in 2 tests with new players who have not played many tests on foreign soil...
out of the first 8 tests the 2 whitewashes we had players likes sachin dravid laxman zaheer bhajji sehwag gambhir all with good experience of playing abroad and averaging around or more than 50 runs...yet we lost totally one sided games...
on the other in the last 2 defeats in SA and NZ most of the players were playing tests abroad for the first time or second time...and yet they came close to winning a test in SA no. 1 side and in NZ despite falling behind 300 runs in first innings...
see the difference in 8 tests with experienced players and in 2 tests with new players who have not played many tests on foreign soil...
Posted by Presynaras on (February 10, 2014, 9:58 GMT) @strokemaker11- That is a false understanding. Only 5 CSK players play for India currently. Dhoni has been India captain well before CSK even came into existence. Jadeja made it to Indian team, when he was playing for RR & tho he was avg initially, he is playing really well these days. Vijay was the second highest scorer for India last year ahead of Kohli, Rohit, Rahane & Dhawan & only second to Pujara. Ashwin was the fastest to 100 wkts in the world in the past 80 years. He is struggling abroad alright, but yet his contribution to team is more than 90% of the people in the team. He has played only 4 tests abroad, even Kumble & Bhajji struggled abroad initially. Raina was getting a lot of 30s & 40s & you asked him to be replaced. His replacements Rayudu & Rahane have been just as miserable as him with just 20s & 30s. At least Raina used to get quick runs, but Rayudu is scoring slowly in ODIs. I am not hating those guys from other teams. I will support them all. No preference for CSK
Posted by Presynaras on (February 10, 2014, 9:58 GMT) @strokemaker11- That is a false understanding. Only 5 CSK players play for India currently. Dhoni has been India captain well before CSK even came into existence. Jadeja made it to Indian team, when he was playing for RR & tho he was avg initially, he is playing really well these days. Vijay was the second highest scorer for India last year ahead of Kohli, Rohit, Rahane & Dhawan & only second to Pujara. Ashwin was the fastest to 100 wkts in the world in the past 80 years. He is struggling abroad alright, but yet his contribution to team is more than 90% of the people in the team. He has played only 4 tests abroad, even Kumble & Bhajji struggled abroad initially. Raina was getting a lot of 30s & 40s & you asked him to be replaced. His replacements Rayudu & Rahane have been just as miserable as him with just 20s & 30s. At least Raina used to get quick runs, but Rayudu is scoring slowly in ODIs. I am not hating those guys from other teams. I will support them all. No preference for CSK
Re: i am sharing a good post
by sunil vaidya on Feb 10, 2014 04:49 PM
some more good posts...
1. Here's a couple of valid points: The team that Dhoni is leading is not the one that lost 4-0 in Aus and Eng. This is a brand new and young team that came together at the start of 2013. Since then they have brought home the Champions Trophy, Tri-series trophy and series wins against WI, Aus, Eng and Zim. They have won all of their home tests, the highlight of which was the 4-0 thrashing we gave to Aus. We have lost 2 away tests out of 3. In two of those matches, we pushed the hosts to the edge. It is to their credit (Wagner, Du Plessis) that they didn't fall over. Did anyone expect us to withstand the SA bowling attack in Jo'burg and come out with a draw? No. Did anyone give India a chance after Day 2 in Auckland? No. They came out guns blazing and nearly got home. With experience, we'll get better. There is room for improvement, definitely. Look at what we have: fantastic FAST bowling prospects in Shami and Aaron. A brilliant fielder and spinner in Jadeja. Continued...
Re: Re: i am sharing a good post
by raja sekar on Feb 10, 2014 06:32 PM
we lost to better teams like aus/sa/eng not to nz/wi/bangla. dhobi rided on his luck till now. he is the no 1 useless in team followed by rahane,jadeja & his chamchaas. can you tell why dhoni/ bcci is not fielding different team for each format like aus/sa/eng ? why this dhobi is clinging to captain post in all formats ? he has side lined all his potential threats karthik,patel,gambhir,shewag,bhajji one by one & bcci agrees to him since he is the front for fixxing matches with the selection of his chamchaas for dee gang.
