'Hardik Pandya as a package is very good to have in the side'

Re: WHAT A SHAME by Guru RamRahimDsuza on Feb 02, 2016 02:37 PM DesperateBudiyaBarkingAgain    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: WHAT A SHAME by tejas on Feb 04, 2016 12:03 PM Shilpa...Do you feel really happy with our ODI performance ? 4-1 thrashing which we suffered even when their ace bowlers like Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Stark, Jose Hazelwood were all absent. We should have won at least 2 ODI matches easily which we have lost from the winning position & Dhoni & co. should be kicking themselves for that, the real test of captaincy shows in those sort of critical & under pressure situations, when team required Dhoni to deliver in the middle order, after top 3 batsmen had given a great foundation in almost every game, it's Dhoni's inability to strike the bowl, that let us down, captain cool as people were praising him did not deliver when it mattered the most. Steve Smith, on the other side, though captaining a very young & inexperienced side, invariably delivered a knock-out punch by providing some match-winning performances under pressure, that is what is called as a captain's knock. A captain should always lead from the front & take the responsibility on his own shoulders. But Dhoni almost always run away from responsibilities & blames someone or the other for the failures. In T-20 games we defeated them alright but again what was Dhoni's contribution as a captain or as a batsman? In the last T-20 game, half of Australia's main side was absent they played all the newcomers, so it would have been a real shame for us had we not beaten them 3-0. So there's nothing to get carried away be overjoyed, we have not achieved so    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: WHAT A SHAME by tejas on Feb 04, 2016 12:03 PM Shilpa...Do you feel really happy with our ODI performance ? 4-1 thrashing which we suffered even when their ace bowlers like Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Stark, Jose Hazelwood were all absent. We should have won at least 2 ODI matches easily which we have lost from the winning position & Dhoni & co. should be kicking themselves for that, the real test of captaincy shows in those sort of critical & under pressure situations, when team required Dhoni to deliver in the middle order, after top 3 batsmen had given a great foundation in almost every game, it's Dhoni's inability to strike the bowl, that let us down, captain cool as people were praising him did not deliver when it mattered the most. Steve Smith, on the other side, though captaining a very young & inexperienced side, invariably delivered a knock-out punch by providing some match-winning performances under pressure, that is what is called as a captain's knock. A captain should always lead from the front & take the responsibility on his own shoulders. But Dhoni almost always run away from responsibilities & blames someone or the other for the failures. In T-20 games we defeated them alright but again what was Dhoni's contribution as a captain or as a batsman? In the last T-20 game, half of Australia's main side was absent they played all the newcomers, so it would have been a real shame for us had we not beaten them 3-0. So there's nothing to get carried away be overjoyed, we have not achieved so    Forward   |   Report abuse
Re: Re: WHAT A SHAME by tejas on Feb 04, 2016 12:26 PM we have not achieved something unrealistic. In fact we should introspect as to why we had lost 3 games from the winning position, what was the reason of complacent & irresponsible performance in ODI's? I agree that performance in T-20 was superb & we gave them whitewash but in the hindsight we must introspect what were our weak points in ODI's. And as for your calling Australians just a fluke & winning matches by sledging, nobody will buy that thought because nobody would win 4 world cups, all the major ICC tournaments all over the world, ashes series, test, ODI series consistently for so much longer duration. Unless you have it in you, you can not deliver such performances consistently throughout. We must learn from Australian players, their fighting spirit, their hunger to win to perform, their relentless attitude, thorough professionalism, their unmatched fitness & playing to win, take pride & not for records. All these characteristics are there to take the inspiration from & our players must follow them rather than just looking at their occasional sledging. The players which you have mentioned PONTING/MACGRATH/BRETTLEE are all LEGENDS & born once in centuries.If our Indian players apart from 2-3 exceptions should feel happy to achieve even the 1/4'th of what they have achieved in their career then that would be considered as great achievement.    Forward   |   Report abuse

Re: selection for T20 worldcup by Hindustani on Feb 02, 2016 09:06 AM I am not convinced about Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, he had lost his bowling completely & proving very costly, instead of Kumar I would rather go for a good spinner & power hitter Pawan Negi who is in terrific form in recent Domestic tournaments OR you can go with Amit Mishra if you want experience especially on Indian turning pitches Mishra will not be easy to get away with & he can bowl with Ashwin as leg spin- off spin combination. But I would rather go with Pawan Negi because he is a big hitter & give further depth in our batting at the tail & more importantly he is a very good fielder & thrower which is most important quality to have in T-20 cricket. So, he is basically a good all-round cricketer & deserves a place in the side.    Forward   |   Report abuse

Re: PANDYA IS GOOD BUT MANISH PANDEY MUST PLAY by Hindustani on Feb 02, 2016 12:16 AM If I had to make a choice between HARDIK PANDYA & MANISH PANDEY I would ALWAYS go for MANISH PANDEY.    Forward   |   Report abuse