one thing is for sure.......... whether u love ganguly or hate ganguly.......u cant ignore him...... even if he sneezes...it finds a place in news channels...........
Re: love him hate him!!!!!!!!!
by dheeraj bhatt on Jan 01, 2010 01:53 PM
rightly said...........ganguly is d man behind success of indian team.....he started building a team......& now dhoni is been rewarded for his work........ganguly.........he is the best.....
It is interesting choice to have Tendulkar as player of the decade. It is a dicey choice. In fact, Times of India (today's Chennai edition) has named 10 Indian atheletes of the decade. It includes Abhinav Bindra, Vishwanathan Anand, Saina Nehwal etc. In cricket the choice in cricket is Ganguly (because of his captaincy which turned around Indian cricket) and Shewag (2 triple hundreds during the decade and a batsman who makes an impact with his very presence at the crease). There is no Tendulkar in the best 10 of the decade.Of course, he was the best the previous decade in cricket (1990-99). I agree more with Times of India than the choice of Rediff in the names of cricketers this decade.
Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by VASUDEVAN V on Dec 31, 2009 10:21 AM
Mr.Shetty: This shows your lack of knowledge about sports in general and cricket in particular. May be, like all Indians, you also worship Tendulkar!
Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by Jayesh on Dec 31, 2009 10:51 AM
As far as batsman of the decade is concerned the Intl media has named Sehwag as the batsman of the decade. No other player in the history of the game has scored runs like him. 290 runs in less than 5 yrs at more than a 100% Strike Rate. As Kapil Dev rightly said: It is not just difficult to bat like Sehwag but it is impossible to bat like Sehwag'. And the man makes it look easy. After winning the NZ series this year, Dhoni said: Sehwag makes batting look easy whereas in actual fact it is very difficult.The world has not seen a fearless player like Sehwag till date.
Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by vennelanene on Dec 31, 2009 10:40 AM
Vasu,
I too accept other sport persons that TOI has mentioned. But incase if it has to be impact for the decade, No one other than Sachin should stands tall among others as others that you have mentioned are flashes in the Pan
Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by VASUDEVAN V on Dec 31, 2009 10:52 AM
Mr.Vennelanene: I have to accept your comment with a deadpan face. The leading batsmen of the decade in Test cricket is Ponting, Kallis and Dravid in that order. In one dayers it is Ponting, Tendulkar and.... (I do not remember the third name). So, on what basis you are naming Tendulkar I cannot understand. As I told Shetty, may be you are also one of the worshippers of Tendulkar. By the by, Dravid has 23,000 international runs and Pringle, the English cricketer, has already named Shewag as the crickter of the decade who made the maximum impact. So, your `flash in the pan' comment flies in the face of real statistics!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by Jayesh on Dec 31, 2009 11:23 AM
Moreover Sehwag started playing Test matches only from 2.11.01 onwards. He has played fewer tests than the other players. As far as ODI's r concerned has anyone compared ODI records after playing 214 matches: Just c this: Sachin’s ODI record after playing 214 matches Runs=7971, Strike Rate=85.71 Remove mathces ag minnows like, Zim, Bang, Kenya, Netherlands, UAE,etc 1400 runs in 30 matches NEt 6571 runs in 184 matches, Ave=35.71 & SR=85.71 Sehwag after 214 matches Total runs=6924, Ave=34.44, SR=103 Remove record ag minnows Total Runs=5999, Ave=31.42 SR=103 Sachin's ave is only better by 4.3 runs ag Sehwag but SR lower by nearly 17%. If both SR & Ave r taken together against stronger teams, Sehwag is the better batsman
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by Jayesh on Dec 31, 2009 11:31 AM
Sachin became famous in the previous decade because when he arrived on the scene the other batsman were poorer than him, so his efforts seemed to be far superior to the other batsmen in the team. In the present decade, the other batsmen in the team can not only match Sachin in stroke making but better him & can win matches single handedly. Sachin's followers r unable to digest that other players can match or better Sachin. In the previous decade only Sachin would be winning the MOM awards in the present decade other players r doing it more regularly than Sachin
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by Jayesh on Dec 31, 2009 11:23 AM
Moreover Sehwag started playing Test matches only from 2.11.01 onwards. He has played fewer tests than the other players. As far as ODI's r concerned has anyone compared ODI records after playing 214 matches: Just c this: Sachin’s ODI record after playing 214 matches Runs=7971, Strike Rate=85.71 Remove mathces ag minnows like, Zim, Bang, Kenya, Netherlands, UAE,etc 1400 runs in 30 matches NEt 6571 runs in 184 matches, Ave=35.71 & SR=85.71 Sehwag after 214 matches Total runs=6924, Ave=34.44, SR=103 Remove record ag minnows Total Runs=5999, Ave=31.42 SR=103 Sachin's ave is only better by 4.3 runs ag Sehwag but SR lower by nearly 17%. If both SR & Ave r taken together against stronger teams, Sehwag is the better batsman
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by Jayesh on Dec 31, 2009 11:35 AM
Lacchaparatha If u r referring to me, I am not quoting from media reports. What I have written r my own thoughts & the stats I have given were calculated with my own efforts. U can check the calculations urself
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by shyamleo on Dec 31, 2009 03:26 PM
Jayesh, I appreciate your efforts. Wonderful dude...Veeru is definitely the best .. not only for the past decade.. He is the best who ever played cricket..
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Interesting choice of Tendulkar!
by lacchaparatha on Dec 31, 2009 11:26 AM
Ok from what i read,you are posting observations from media reports..... it means you don't have observations of your own..... Quoting reports is not making your own observations
Re: Cricket Match of the decade
by Kannan on Dec 31, 2009 11:15 AM
I like to forgot that match...Very Flat pitches..Shortened Bountry..Nothing for batsmen.
What about 1) 1999 WorldCup SemiFinal between Australia and SouthAfrica? 2) Calcutta Test Match -Great Innnigs by VVS and Raghul
Re: Re: Re: Cricket Match of the decade
by v saravanan on Jan 01, 2010 12:03 PM
i like your comments mr. kannan. especially the english spelling part :-)
Re: Dont know why rediff coming up with such absurd lists
by prashant arte on Dec 31, 2009 10:35 AM
DHONI HAS DONE NOTHING FOR INDIA. WE HATE HIM . ITS THE GREAT SACHIN WHO MADE US FEEL PROUD
Re: Dont know why rediff coming up with such absurd lists
by ashly cherian on Dec 31, 2009 11:09 AM
But without sachin' help, both of could not have done nothing in one day and Test cricket.Please Remember 2003 world cup and Tri series in Australia in 2008. In those 2 tournament, he was the best player for india. Man of the tournament in 2003 and Man of the match in the finals in 2008
Re: Dont know why rediff coming up with such absurd lists
by shayantan basu on Dec 31, 2009 10:05 AM
How can u ignore Sachin??????? fine dada and dhoni did a lot.........still the cricketer of the century has to be sachin.......no 1 else.... they r not talking abt captain of the decade....
Re: Re: Dont know why rediff coming up with such absurd lists
by balu goda on Dec 31, 2009 11:44 AM
cricket is a team game boss - not invididual game - if the captain is able to get from everybody he is great - Hence Ganguly is definitely Great - sachin was captain - u know the record
He is arguably, India's best produced sportperson who has single handedly pulled the chess world out of the dominant Russians and brought back a champion in out country outside cricket.
Re: vishy ??
by Alok Srivastava on Dec 31, 2009 09:48 AM
Mister a to z.. they have not mentioned any of the indoor games over here.. Since chess is not featured here so Vish's name is not listed.. another case of " people who start commenting without even knowing what is written.. V need to be good listeners first in order to ask relevant questions."
Re: Re: Where the hell is Roger Federer in this list!!
by Srikanth Ravipati on Dec 31, 2009 09:39 AM
If you read the article u will find U dont even read it completely and start abusing...they haev differentiated every sport in this article
Re: Re: Re: Where the hell is Roger Federer in this list!!
by Veeren PSetty on Dec 31, 2009 05:26 PM
Just to let you know that the Tennis section did not exist in the first few hours of this article!!
Re: Re: Re: Where the hell is Roger Federer in this list!!
by Alok Srivastava on Dec 31, 2009 09:46 AM
well said Srikanth.. these are the people who start commenting without even knowing what is written.. V need to be good listeners first in order to ask relevant questions.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Where the hell is Roger Federer in this list!!
by Dev Tyagi on Dec 31, 2009 11:25 AM
And my dear friends ...where is a certain Brian Charles Lara in this list . fastest to score 10,000 n 11,000 runs, only n 1st man to score 400* n highest individual first class score,not to mention the unique crafty ability and record to score his maiden test hundred as 277 agianst the then mighty aussies...with due respect to all others in this list
