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Ah! Thanks :D
Why Jayawardane is not a great batsman
Away average of 43.2. ivanlAm kAl amutharadhOda niruthikkaNum. karuthu("India didnt play like #1") solla kUdadhu :evil:
Hi friends tell ur india preferable squad for 2011 wc my squad is 1.viru 2. Sachin 3. Raina 4.virat kohli 5.yuvaraj 6.msd 7.gauti 8.yusuf pathan 9.praveen 10. Zaheer 11.harbajan 12. Nehra 13. Ojha /ashwin 14.irfan pathan 15.rohit sharma tell your views
Sorry folks, missed out the earlier conversations in this thread.
Based on the cricketers I've seen playing on TV, the following would be my team selection. Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Dravid and Kapil Dev pick themselves automatically.
Openers: Gavaskar, Sehwag. (Reserve: Siddhu)
One Down: Dravid (Reserve: Jimmy Amarnath)
Middle Order (4,5,6): Sachin, Vishy, Laxman. If we play 5 bowlers then Kapil can bat at 6 and would have to "reluctantly" drop Vishy.
#7 - Kapil Dev (if we play only 4 bowlers)
WK - Kirmani (Reserve: Kiran More)
Fast Bowlers: Srinath (Reserve: Zaheer Khan)
Spinners: Prasanna, Bedi, Kumble
So, the above gives my 16 member squad: Gavaskar, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar (VC), Laxman, Kapil Dev (C), Kirmani, Srinath, Zaheer Khan, Bedi, Prasanna, Kumble, Vishy, Amarnath, Siddhu, More.
My playing XI will vary depending on the country/pitch conditions we play.
Playing XI* (Sub continent/WI): Gavaskar, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kapil Dev, Kirmani, Kumble, Srinath, Bedi, Prasanna.
* Can play just 5 batsmen (since our batsmen are typically good at home conditions) and play 3 spinners following Wadekar chatterjee.
Playing XI* (Aus/SA): Gavaskar, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Vishy, Laxman, Kapil Dev, Kirmani, Kumble, Srinath, Zaheer.
* Need to beef up the batting with an extra batsman at the expense of a spinner and also replace another spinner with Zaheer
Playing XI* (Eng/Nzl): Gavaskar, Sehwag, Amarnath, Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, Kapil Dev, Kirmani, Zaheer, Bedi, Prasanna.
* Replaced Vishy with Jimmy since Amarnath can provide extra medium pace/swing bowling option in England/Nzl and bring back another spinner at the expense of Srinath.
Can't agree with you more on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Laxman, anyday over Vengsarkar & Ganguly. :)
Seyavaradhan, Samaraveeran etc. ellam Siri Langa-vula thein pattaiyE kelapirikaaingE! Flat track bullies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
Gavaskar times - 1970's, 1980's (arguably the best era of fast bowling ever in Test cricket history)-le vilayaadirundhaainge na evainge dappA dAnce aadirikkum! :)
Smith set to quit T20 captaincy - reports
Cricinfo staff
August 17, 2010
Graeme Smith talks to the press after a rain-interrupted practice session, Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad, June 9, 2010
Graeme Smith has called a press conference for Wednesday morning to outline his future, with Reuters suggesting he will stand down as South Africa's Twenty20 captain.
South Africa were eliminated in the Super Eights stage of this year's World Twenty20 in the Caribbean and the next tournament is not until 2012 in Sri Lanka, which would give South Africa time to rebuild under a new captain.
Smith, who will announce his plans at 11am (0900GMT), has captained his country in all formats since 2003, when he was just 22. He has developed into a strong leader and led the Test side to No. 1 in the world rankings during a run that culminated in a maiden series victory in Australia. He has spoken in the past about the demands of leading the team in all formats and that Test cricket and a World Cup title remain his top ambitions.
There are a few options to replace Smith as Twenty20 captain but the queue is probably headed by Johan Botha, who has captained the side in Smith's absence, or AB de Villiers.
South African cricket underwent major changes earlier this year when Mickey Arthur resigned as coach following the 1-1 series draw with England, and Mike Procter was fired as convenor of selectors along with the entire committee.
Ricky has 45+ avg against all countries. If he does well later this year, that can go up to 50+ :roll:
Dhoni. Strauss and co., FULL AlERT!!!
Ponting? Against India in India? I don't think Dhoni would lose sleep over that prospect.
Strauss, yes. Ponting can be difficult to dislodge in his home turf.
puLi, Ponting has overall 48+ against India(in India it is 20.something)
if he does reasonably well, that can go up to 50+. varalAru miga mukkiyam. Dhoni indha thyAgathai senjE AgaNum
Indha thadavai IndhiyAvulayum paandiyar thadam padhippArnu patchi solludhu.
hmm.. en patchiyum adhAn solludhu. namma bowling vEra Jolly Rovers Second XI levelku irukku :(Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
Plum, India didn't have much of a bowling attack in 2008 either. Ponting only scored a 100+ and 80+ during that series (the rest were all very low scores). No doubt that he wants to do well in India and rectify his record. And looking at his figures he needs to score 300+ in 2 matches to get his average up to 50. But his lunging-and-reaching-with-the-wrists technique against spinners might fail him once more (added to the fact he is thinking about THE Ashes already).Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
en patchi konjam different-a solludhu. He would finish with a poor record in India. And like Warne, it would be a blot in his career and talked about proudly by us :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plum
BTW, Plum's favorite(???) Pakistani youngster(???) Yasir Hameed is playing in today's Test match. Best of the luck to him.
nAn support paNNa player succeed AnadhA saritharamE illai. Yasir Hameed careerku sangu dhaan!
adhAn Ponting-ku support paNrIngaLA. Good idea Plum :D
England are 56/4. Pakistan bowling :thumbsup:
england-70/5. lunch
74/6. Morgan gone. Onto the bowlers now.
One more fast bowler from Pakistan ranks, Wahab Riaz. 4 wickets on debut so far.
:shock: England 99 fore 7 ... Debutant riaz :clap:
Eng 170~7 gud patnersip by broad n prior
Sachin, Dhoni, Sehwag among 8 players nominated for ICC Awards
Seven players feature in the long lists of each of the three major categories for the seventh annual ICC Awards. Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger are all nominated for the Cricketer of the Year and the Test and ODI awards in the list of nominees released by the ICC today. The awards ceremony will be held in Bangalore on October 6.
The nominations, which recognise cricketing achievement for the period between 24 August 2009 and 10 August 2010, were made by a five-man selection panel chaired by Clive Lloyd, chairman of the ICC cricket committee. The panel also includes former international players Angus Fraser, Matthew Hayden, Ravi Shastri and Duncan Fletcher.
This year's awards comprise nine individual prizes and three team awards and includes, for the first time, a "people's choice award" that will be decided by online fan votes.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the awards were an opportunity for the ICC and the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable performances of the world's top players.
The nominations
Cricketer of the year: Hashim Amla, Doug Bollinger, Michael Clarke, MS Dhoni, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, Virender Sehwag, Dale Steyn, Sachin Tendulkar, Daniel Vettori, AB de Villiers and Shane Watson
Test player of the year: Hashim Amla, James Anderson, Mohammad Asif, Doug Bollinger, MS Dhoni, Tamim Iqbal, Mahela Jayawardena, Jacques Kallis, Simon Katich, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Virender Sehwag, Dale Steyn, Graeme Swann, Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Watson
ODI player of the year: Hashim Amla, Doug Bollinger, MS Dhoni, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Ryan Harris, Michael Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Shane Watson and Cameron White
Emerging player of the year: Mohammad Amir, Umar Akmal, Tim Bresnan, Steven Finn, Shafiul Islam, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Angelo Mathews, Eoin Morgan, Pragyan Ojha, Tim Paine, Wayne Parnell, Kemar Roac, Steven Smith, Paul Stirling and David Warner
Associate and Affiliate player of the year: Ashish Bagai, Richie Berrington, Muddassar Bukhari, Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Trent Johnston, Kevin O'Brien, Mohammad Shahzad, Samiullah Shenwari and Paul Stirling
Twenty20 international performance of the year: Suleiman Benn 4 for 6 v Zimbabwe, Deandra Dottin 112*v South Africa Women, Chris Gayle 98 v India, Michael Hussey 60*v Pakistan, Mahela Jayawardena 100 v Zimbabwe, Mahela Jayawardena 98* v West Indies, Nuwan Kulasekera 3 for 4 v New Zealand, Ryan McLaren 5 for 19 v West Indies, Brendon McMcllum 116* v Australia, Eoin Morgan 85* v South Africa, Nehemiah Odhiambo 5 for 20 v Scotland, Ellyse Perry 3 for 18 v New Zealand Women, Suresh Raina 101 v South Africa and Darren Sammy 5 for 26 v Zimbabwe
Women's Cricketer of the Year: Suzie Bates, Nicola Browne, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Devine, Jhulan Goswami, Lydia Greenway, Sarah McGlashan, Shelley Nitschke, Ellyse Perry, Laura Poulton, Mithali Raj, Gouher Sultana and Stafanie Taylor
Umpire of the Year: Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Asoke de Silva, Billy Doctrove, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Tony Hill, Daryl Harper, Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel and Rod Tucker
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/conte...ry/473065.html
:victory:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sourav
:smokesmirk: !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sourav
vaanga thalai. pona match-laye ungaalu sema perpormance-nu ungalai thedittu irundhaanga. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
Yethum award kuduka poraangala. Yetha irunthalum enga Rasigar mandra Thalaivar Sourav ku vazhangumaaru ketu kolgiraen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani
Again sorry Vinod, couldn't resist :DQuote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
GM: Sooper appu
GM wife: edhukku ippo ivarukku poi neenga kai thattareenga
GM: avarudhaan kadhaiyilaye oru periya turning pointu, avaru vandhadhukkappuramdhaan kadhaiyila oru kasamusa ellaam erpattu...:lol:
'ilampuyal' vinod kumar-nale kasamusa thane... :lol2:
avaru vera aaluppa. namma Vinod 'ilaya sooravali' :lol2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sourav
// :evil: IVargalai baathala siraiyil adaithu kuthiraiku alikum kollai unavaga kodungal :turning and facing camera: oru velai mattum //Quote:
Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani
Eng-233, Pak-48/1. Day1-stumps.
Pakistan are building a small lead (about 25 now) and have 3 wickets in hand.
Seems to be a good test match in the making (if Pakistan don't collapse in 2nd inns).
Stumps - Day2
Eng-233 & 6/1 trail by 69 runs
Pak-308
Eng-46/2 trail by 29 runs.
Pakistan ki zindabad
Pakistan ki zindabad
HonestRaj style-la kekkurenQuote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN
Paramu, Srilanka - NewZealand match bore adikkudhaa? :lol2:
Paramu, Paksitan WILL collapse in the second innings. thEvai illAma expectations vechukAdhInga. oru 100 runs lead irundhA pOdhum England will win this match.Quote:
Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN