Prior? When did he lead the English side? I think Maddy was referring to the 'Leading from the front' thing.
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Prior? When did he lead the English side? I think Maddy was referring to the 'Leading from the front' thing.
Steven Waugh was once stranded on 99 when his partner (Mcgrath?) was run out.
Our own Ganguly too got out at 99 against the same side. Dhoni is the captain/keeper with most 90s IIRC.
Trott has finally made a century
Bell has finally come good
What more can I ask for. Thoroughly thoroughly satisfying :lol2:
Match out of India's hands.
IMO Dhoni should be sacked for tests as Captain. Let him continue for one dayers and T20s. Once he becomes another player in the team, his batting performance will be assessed seriously and he will have the challenge through others like Dinesh, Saha etc. Even Utthappa is trying to be a keeper/batsman . He can be given chance. Poor guy , not getting his chances unlike Raina, Rohit ( the eternal IPL specialist ).
Ok , we lost in England and Australia but losing at home is something which MSD is answerable / accountable for which he should voluntarily step down . These things can happen only in Srilanka where the captains take moral responsibility. Srilankan cricketers like Sanga, Mahela etc show remarkable maturity while accepting losses and resign ! India should learn from them. I think except India, no other country is dealing with the captains like this unique way !
The question to Dhoni should be : Is he really inspiring his team mates as a Captain( for tests ) ? Just this 99 doesnt absolve him from the losses.
Ashwin may face some pressure for not being consistent at home .
The Galle century and this one. What a difference in situations!
Ian Jonathan Leonard - :clap:
Trott is one of the top players today having performed exceedingly well in Australia and other teams. England's success down under was mainly attributable to Trott and Cook. India should thank its stars that he didnt perform the way it was expected. IMO, Trott will be top 5 player for atleast next 3-5 years.
Trott didn't do well against SA and WI at home.
That fighting hundred in Galle was memorable. That apart, this year wasn't that good for him compared to the last.
He indeed is a very good player. niRaiya edhirpArkkuREn.
Cook - Stop boring us to death. Declare the innings I say!
Our batsmen are ready to give it a go!!!! :happydance:
pOdhumdA...ennAla mudiyalai dAQuote:
Originally Posted by P_R
Anderson and Cook :clap:
Pietersa, appadi pOyi Bell, Trott ellAr koodayum sErndhu ninnukkappA
Coming back from a loss in the first test
Spinners defeating India
Every single player performing - KP far from being dominant
Cook leading from the front
Anderson winning MoM
A noble debutante performance
Even if I had prayed before the series I couldn't have listed so much.
they came, conquered
Déjà vuQuote:
Originally Posted by sankara1970
Sachin Tendulkar finished with 112 runs in six innings in the series. The average of 18.66 is his worst in a series of four or more Tests. In 18 innings since the start of the Perth Test, Tendulkar has scored 236 runs at 18.15 with one half-century.
And Dhoni has said things are not as bad as the 2007 World Cup loss.
:lol:
Gavaskar periyappaa:
"Yes, England batted well. But you do not position a forward-short leg or silly point to get a catch there; you do that to force a batsman to give a catch some place else. Trott or Bell might have done something stupid then. India could have attacked more. But that's not the only reason India lost. Our bowlers were by and large ineffective."
Periyappaa also hinted at some of the senior India players not valuing Test cricket enough. "Looking at the Jadeja's, the Kohli's … you can easily see there is recognition, an appreciation there for Test cricket. It is some of the guys who have been around, who have done well in the past that are being a bit casual about it over the last couple of years."
Ganguly to Dhoni : Welcome to the club :) Good that you didn't have a Greg Chappell.
Hope this will be the worst and won't repeat from nowQuote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
He can't repeat it anymore. I think he will be forced to retire.Quote:
Originally Posted by selvakumar
We have to take a risk with Virat Kohli and give him the captaincy. When Graeme Smith took over the reins from Pollock in 2003 as a brash and an aggressive character with no performance credibility behind him and with renowned performers such as Kallis and Boucher, it looked an outrageous decision at that point. But the decision looking back was one of the best decisions that CSA had ever taken. India are better off now, with Kohli already establishing himself in the team and is the only consistent player in the last year or so. Virat is 24 and given some time can become a strong leader IMO.
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Originally Posted by lscain605
Yes Abinav looked confident and convincing as an opener in the couple of innings he played against England. But the problem right now is that Abinav is not having a great season this year and his troubles began with the India A tour of the West Indies. Needs to get his touch back.
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Originally Posted by lscain605
Rahane has played all his cricket for Mumbai as No 3 or as an opener. He looks like a proper top order player to me and with him waiting in the wings for so long now, Rahane can open IMO esp with Pujara looks good at No 3.
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Originally Posted by lscain605
Unfortunately all pacers who are doing well in Ranji cricket this season including Sandeep Sharma, his Punjab team mate Kaul, Pankaj Singh, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, etc., all are good 'line d length' bowlers. Well, they seem to be picking wickets in flat Indian conditions and hence should be good, but Sreesanth, for all his antics is still a good talent. Sreesanth is one rare swing bowler who also can generate a fair bit of pace.
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Originally Posted by lscain605
Ashwin has been surprisingly below par this series and I am sure he will learn and fare better in the future. Ashwin is an aggressive bowler and a decent batsman and hence should most certainly be persisted with. Aside, we don't seem to have any talents coming from domestic cricket. There is one chap from the U19 World Cup winning team in 2012 Harmeet Singh who is rated highly. But its mighty early for him.
I guess, he is the best candidate right now with Dhoni looking jaded and uninspiring.Quote:
Originally Posted by lscain605
Although Sreesanth is as irritating as Kohli with his on field behaviour, the way he uses the seam is second to none. He will me more than useful in pitches with life.
'Dhoni can be the man to take India forward' - Dravid
http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-...ry/597550.html
Am surprised at Dravid's POV on Dhoni.
On Sachin,
Sachin Tendulkar has been having a lean patch for a while. He got a good 76 in the first innings in Kolkata but it is not an absolute certainty that he'll be around when India play South Africa in 2013. Is it time that India started looking beyond him?
He's been a huge servant of the game and been fantastic for Indian cricket. He is a great player and this period has been difficult for him. He is a proud man and this would have hurt him. The thing is, people need to have a conversation with him and see what's his state of mind, what he's thinking and what his plans are. After that conversation, he himself will have to think about a few things because I'm not sure there are many people who can take the decisions regarding Tendulkar. At some stage, Sachin will have to make decisions on his own, if he truly believes that, "Yes, I can be around when India makes these foreign trips, if I can be around in South Africa, New Zealand, England, playing at my best," then I think it makes sense for him to back himself and fight it out. If he, at any stage, doubts himself and believes that he can't then he's got to start thinking about his career, and what's the future of Indian cricket as well. So it's really going to be up to him.
Look, it's a pretty emotional time, should take the emotion out of it, sit back, there's time before the next Australia series, sit back calmly and reflect. And irrespective of whatever decision he takes, in the end we have to respect it.
:banghead: :nonsense:Quote:
Originally Posted by P_R
what has happened to this guy lately...
If this is the attitude of the captain , then god save Indian cricket
neengellam innum pakkuva padanum ... he indirectly referring to 2011 WC win :poke: adha nenachu sandhosha pattukunga, adhukku captain yaaru?Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftSword
Poms lose both warm-up games :redjump: :clap: to India A and Delhi team for winning against a fully loaded international team!
Cookie, Belly and Murugan seem to be in fine touch. Given that the national team isn't even half as good as our domestic teams, Poms can walk away with a 5-0 :thumbsup:
Pujara is in the form of his life, 261* of 275 balls against Karnataka today. But he'll be dropped for a certain KKR captain on Friday :@
idhu mattum nadandhadhu, full support to Ingerlandhu to whitewash India 5-0 :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by satissh_r
Dhoni's fetish for left-right combo is over rated. Rahane-Pujji should be made the permament ODI opening pair for India.
Definitea nadukkam, don't foresee him playing tomorrow at all, btw Pujara has got his triple hundred today.. Going strong at 318* :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by scorpio
Pujara dropped from today's ODI game despite his triple ton :-|
Engilaandhu - Super steady start :thumbsup: Demolish this stupid BCCI team I say!
I only care for Rahane in today's match! Innum kambhi-ya kattindu azhara indha team maNNOdu maNNaa pOgattum :mad:
Both Cokkie and Belly get half centuries :clap:
100 runs opening partnership :redjump:
Can't even remmeber when India had a century opening partnership in any format and that speaks a lot about crappy team selection :banghead:
another win for England. b cci should remove those players who do not take cricket seriously . those players who do other business during contract should not be in team
Thank you England :pink: 4 more to go :bluejump:
No Pujara today also? :shock:
Come on England :thumbsup:
Raina 53 :-D
CSK saving Team India :rotfl:
Maami
Romba kushiya irukEl pOla :lol2: