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Edhir paarthaen - looks like Dhoni is afraid that Sehwag might outshine him as a batsman and then given the fickle Indian selectorial mind, it is a threat to him - even though Dhoni is a better captain than Sehwag, the way things work in India, if Sehwag continues to fire and Dhoni fails continuously as batsman, calls will be out for ousting Dhoni as captain. I think Dhoni is showing signs of self-preservation here - idhukku dhaan Ganguly-ai pottu kolai veriya thakki irukkanga India-la. Ivaru escape aagaraarunnu paarkalam...
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sourav, read the title..
maramvetti is trying to sideline viru by pushing for rohit sharma as an opener..
He is dropping viru at the slightest hint of lack of form whereas Praveen Kumars, RP Singhs, Rainas etc get a long rope. Even Yuvraj. Yuvraj mela avlo nambikkai Dhonikku - thannai outshine paNNa maattannu :-)
http://dl002.zshare.net/stream/00ab0...over16.wmv.flv
see this video at about 1:15 or so - sehwag speaking so happily and also abt they (the team) deciding to send rohit up the order and how he is playing well etc etc. this was during the match v pak.
http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report...dian-media.htm
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Rubbishing all talk of a rift between himself and Virender Sehwag, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday came out with his entire squad, including support staff, for the pre-match press conference in Nottingham ahead of the team's World T20 opener against Bangladesh, and lashed out at a "false and irresponsible" Indian media.
Dhoni said: "This message is for the people of India and Indian cricket fans from worldwide who care for the whole team. That's why we are all here.
"As we prepare for the T20 World Cup, we are a unified team. The team spirit is as good as it has ever been, with each individual supporting each other both on and off the field.
"Recent reports in the Indian media of a rift between myself and Sehwag amounts to nothing but false and irresponsible media.
"Our fans and supporters can take confidence from the wonderful unity that continues to exist in the team.
"We thank our fans for this continued support and look forward to entertaining you during this tournament which we go into well-prepared, unified as Team India and confident.
"Thank-you."
Finished, Dhoni and the entire squad stormed out of the conference, leaving the Indian media miffed.
The media immediately lodged a complaint with the ICC's Communications Officer Sami-ul-Hasan, saying that since it is an ICC event it is mandatory for the captain or a team member to address the media ahead of a match.
Hassan agreed, saying ICC rules are certainly in place, but it has no control over how teams conduct their briefing.
Dhoni takes strike
"This message is for the people of India and Indian cricket fans from worldwide who care for the whole team. That's why we are all here.
"As we prepare for the T20 World Cup, we are a unified team. The team spirit is as good as it has ever been, with each individual supporting each other both on and off the field.
"Recent reports in the Indian media of a rift between myself and Sehwag amounts to nothing but false and irresponsible media.
"Our fans and supporters can take confidence from the wonderful unity that continues to exist in the team.
"We thank our fans for this continued support and look forward to entertaining you during this tournament which we go into well-prepared, unified as Team India and confident.
"Thank-you."
Here's the report.
The line I found most interesting?
Finished, Dhoni and the entire squad stormed out of the conference, leaving the Indian media miffed.
Question for the 'Indian media': just why were you miffed?
Could it be that for once, you are finding a captain who won't play your games? A captain who, what is more, will confront issues head on when they arise or, more accurately, when you fabricate them out of whole cloth [As I had indicated earlier in the day, here]?
One of the reasons problems proliferated earlier is that when sections of the media fabricated stories of rifts within the team, the captain of the time either did not address them head on, or if he did, did so in the sort of wishy washy fashion that carried no conviction.
This facet of Dhoni is, even more than his captaincy, the reason I like him -- he has the cojones to stop nonsense before it can spread, and doesn't care how blunt he has to be to get the message across.
PostScript: On phone just now from England, my Rediff colleague Harish Kotian informed us that as Dhoni led his team out of the press conference, he tossed a stack of printed copies of his statement at the reporters and said, here, otherwise you will misquote me on this as well [Nahin toh tum log isko bhi ulta likhega]. :lol:
What to say except, Go, MS! :smokesmirk:
http://www.prempanicker.com/index.ph..._takes_strike/
Actions speak louder than words. Dhoni is afraid of Viru and drops him at the slightest chance - he did it in Australia Tri Series in Australia. he is doing it now.
Thirappadam: Anjali
Scene: Tarun and another boy uruNdu puRandu fighting...Charlie, the constable comes there. Immediately, the boys put hands on each other shoulder
Charlie: Enna inge saNdai?
Tarun to the boy he was purandu purandu fighting just a minute ago: saNdaiyam, illaiye. naan parkaliye. nee parthe? yaarachum paarthengalappa
Charlie goes back satisfied that there was no saNdai. But saNdai was there, wasnt it? we all know, dont we?
Dhoni's sakkupokkus dont wash with me
plum - try surf excel or rin powder, might wash :P
these jokers at star news and toilet paper deserves such treatment and am so happy someone is giving it the rite way back at them :smokesmirk:
DH, adhu ennamo uNmai dhaan. But Dhoni is not as innocent and honest as he portrays himself. Oru report solludhu - he wanted to go into this tournament as pure batsman-am. Apdi ellam vandhirundha ivarai dhaan modhalla drop pannanum teamlerundhu. Nichayama paNNi irukka matttar. Apram edhukku uthaman maadhiri over-scene?