Idhu ivan panna ethanavadhu amendment oo?. :fatigue: I dont know if people remember here but some clauses were amended in BCCI to allow him both to be the president and owning a franchise.
Vaazgha bharatham.
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Idhu ivan panna ethanavadhu amendment oo?. :fatigue: I dont know if people remember here but some clauses were amended in BCCI to allow him both to be the president and owning a franchise.
Vaazgha bharatham.
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each one has their own problems.. sozhiyan kudumi..
2nd test in bangheadlore. Most pro'lly I will be going there. Tendulkar you better make a 100 or spin some wicked ones.But there has been consistent rain in B'lore for the last couple of days. So don't count on too much action folks.
"With Gautham, the bowlers are worried about gettine me out rather than him" - saywah
- asingappattaan autokkaaran..
India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bangalore
Dhoni wants home pitches to turn more
Siddarth Ravindran in Bangalore
August 30, 2012
Over the past year, India may have had two of their most humiliating series defeats in England and Australia, but their recent home record remains respectable. A major factor in that has been the spin pair of R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha, who between them have taken 60 wickets in the previous four home Tests. Watching New Zealand's batsmen grope and prod at the spinning ball last week during the Hyderabad Test, you'd think the BCCI has decided to play to India's strength by preparing turning tracks. MS Dhoni, though, wasn't convinced the home surfaces are helpful enough to India's spinners.
"Frankly, we were expecting turning tracks, the last two wickets I don't see them as turning tracks," he said a day ahead of the Bangalore Test. "This wicket also doesn't look like a turning track. We have put our request through and after that whatever wickets are provided we'll have to play on them."
Despite Ashwin and Ojha dominating the Hyderabad Test, Dhoni urged curators to prepare tracks with more bite for the spinners. "You know the subcontinental speciality should be spin and I think we should stick to it. In the last match the spinners got lots of wickets but still I thought it was a hard-working wicket for them. Ashwin bowled brilliantly and Ojha had to keep it tight so I felt like if we can get a bit more spin and bit more bounce for the spinners it will be really good."
Much of India's home success in the 1990s had come using a three-spinner strategy, the most prominent trio being Anil Kumble, Venkatapathy Raju and Rajesh Chauhan. When asked whether India were pondering using that tactic in Bangalore, Dhoni scoffed, "Have you seen the wicket?" suggesting that he expected it to assist the quick bowlers.
While India rely heavily on spin, New Zealand are dependent on their fast bowlers, frequently deploying a four-quicks strategy in recent times. "I think they have a good bowling side especially on this kind of wicket and in overcast conditions they will come up with a good bowling plan and execute their plans well," Dhoni said. "Hyderabad was a bit different as there was not much for the pacers, still their fast bowlers got wickets."
That's one reason India were not complacent despite the all-too-easy victory in Hyderabad. "You don't need to be overconfident, that has never been the case with us," Dhoni said. "We are a side that respects the opponents whoever we are playing, wherever we are playing. Whatever we did right in the first Test, we will have to repeat everything."
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-...ry/580065.html
do we have to play on dust bowls to get over these hapless kiwis :roll:
Try to get A/B stand tickets :thumbsup:Quote:
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Fed - here's wishing you a Virat Kohli Century :)
Indian ricky pontng 100 eh??. :)
nadakkaRa vishayamA wish paNNinA "That time only I told" apdinnu pinnAdi perumai pattukalAmla?
Bajji's return and 5 fer will be the great gift for Stan :noteeth:.
LM In A upper/lower or exec??. A stand looks bigger than B.
What abt in B?? U/L??
http://www.kyazoonga.com/Cricket/Air...and_2012/421/2
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This layout looks different :? Naan paarthappo ippadi irundhudhu.Quote:
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http://www.clbuzz.com/wp-content/upl...ium_layout.jpg
Go for B upper as per Kyazoonga's layout. :thumbsup:
Zaheer gets Mccullum for a blob...
99/3
Ojha 2/24
nalam virumbi comment :-P
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Jeeves: "Shocking captaincy from Dhoni, amazed how often he gets away with this. A batsman who got out to the same bowler just last week for scores of 2 & 7 hits one six and all catchers in front of the wicket are banished to the fence. Horrible stuff." Not for the first time indeed
Ross Taylor on fire here. Has been lucky but very effective till now.
Ippadiku Ross is counter attacking
Taylor's gone. A very good knock from him...:clap: :clap:
this match is an exhibition for Dhoni's ineptitude wrt test captaincy..always behind the game/reactive for the most part.
^ Absolutely. A horrendous decision going in with just one spinner for cleaning up the tail.
continues with Yadav from the other end..whtya knucklehead :lol:
Giving an opportunity for the youngster to pick up a wicket at the cost of the game, I guess. Just mindless captaincy
Van Wyk :clap:. ..could well end his test career with this solitary 50..Strauss should be kicking himself for retiring before the India's series :lol2:
Sachin tango long due
Sachin Tendulkar’s power of instant recollection has never been a secret. He remembers every Test dismissal of his – the bowler, the way he was outdone and the match. Long after he retires, try quizzing Tendulkar on who dismissed him in the last Test in Hyderabad. “Bowled by a certain Trent Boult,” he would say and maybe still admonish himself for the way he’d negotiated the ball.
Rarely is Tendulkar caught at the crease in this fashion. As the ball crashed his defence, Tendulkar crouched. When Tendulkar crouches like that, his fans cringe. It was a familiar sight in 2006.
We know how hard Tendulkar is on himself. An error provokes long hours at nets.
We are at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on the eve of the second Test. India are almost done with their warm-up session; the master is nowhere in sight. As they are about to head to the National Cricket Academy for the real nets, he makes an appearance. That dignified walk, the crust of brown hair, and a sticker-less bat in hand – it all scans well.
The football drills be damned; now there’s serious work to be done. After facing Umesh Yadav and the local bowlers, Tendulkar shifts to the bowling machine. Instructions are spelt out. The balls must land just a touch in front of good length. The aim, from the look of it, is to get his front foot movement right – his undoing against Boult in Hyderabad. Doesn’t end here, the deliveries are now being mixed up in order to keep him guessing.
At the adjoining nets, even as Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag are elevating batting to some kind of a performance art, Tendulkar is working away zealously at one stroke.
Here, there’s talk about the wicket’s green tinge – New Zealand pace battery’s best chance to be counted. Why, MS Dhoni responded with a wry grin when asked if playing three spinners was an option, “Did you see the pitch? You think three seamers will work here?”While Tendulkar may have been mindful of the conditions, the intense net stint seems to be necessitated by a rather muzzled knock in Hyderabad.
It’s noticeable in recent times that the long breaks aren’t quite working for Tendulkar. He’d skipped the last tour of West Indies to be mentally fresh for Andrew Strauss and Co. The mind and feet just didn’t commune well in England.
Also, the Kiwis in India don’t seem to challenge his will as much. It was against New Zealand in the 1999 Ahmedabad Test that Tendulkar notched up his first double ton in Tests, but the last two occasions the Kiwis set foot in India, 2003 and 2010, he had a quiet series (by his standards).
But the man is above numbers; and as Dhoni said Tendulkar remains a victim of his own yardsticks. “He’s always been under pressure. If he scores a 45-50, people think he’s not getting runs. He’s enjoying himself which is very important. Be it at a practice session or on the field, he wants to improve,” said Dhoni about India’s one constant in an ever-changing batting generation.
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report...ng-due_1734830
Well good start with India picking up three quick wickets. Hope they wrap things up quickly...
Gautham Gambhir showing his class....:banghead:..Really worried about our opening combo for SA next year..Ingaye paruppu vega maatenguthu
Kohi & Raina... :clap:
apdiye Partnership 200 mela kondu vaangappa...
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Vashista :clap:
Taylor is back on crease...:cry:
Intha thadavai nammala yaaraiyume adikkama povaan'nu ninaikkiren..:devil:
Another 5 wickets for Ashwin :clap:
Could have started with Ashwin and if he has got the last wicket he would have been the fastest Indian to get 50 wickets in Tests :|
Gambhir playing like a dream.
Sehwag's thrown it away. Another 30s score.
indha opening pair-ai vechukittu Weld best england bowling attack koodayA? besh besh! Dhoni captaincy record saramAriyA adi vAnga pOvadhu uRudhi against Samayalkaaran and team :thumbsup:
Ashwin should seriously consider opening in tests..trust me he would do a competent job than these clowns masquerading as test openers...some one should compile all of ATGs dismissals
over last 10 tests send it to NCA to coach peeps on how hacks get found out in tests...his test avg has dropped 12 points to <45..VVS/Dravid had far better record in the last 2 yrs but were still pushed to retirement while these clowns carry on merrily :banghead:
Put that as a video request to robelinda2 on his channel, wizz.
Agree with you completely...Pora pokka paatha SRTyayum anipiduvaanga polarukku...his dismissal in the last innings was highly talked aboutQuote:
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Nissan Sunny Gavvi ArambichuttAn gap between bat and pad, gap between leg...sari vENdAm...ppl should not be under pressure to give expert comments.
England seriesOda thalaivara retire paNNiduvAnga pOlirukkE? :sad:
Bleddy rain :twisted:. Just when everything was going smooth. Some beautiful drives/cuts and punches.