it is really waste to expect from indian team and its players. You can get miracles or strong blow at you. it has been a habit of loosing at least 3-5 series after one series win, and they have always proved right. Now they are just proving saying that if you stop us form acting in advertisements then nothing is going to change.
We should blame ourselves because despite of a dissater in the worldcup, and the following series we waste our time and energy on the team. it is better we bet on Zimbabwe or Bangladesh, why not scotland for the instance.
team india have improved their bottoms and hence bottom line on BCCI will thin down shortly team players an dpoliticuans on TV present a lethargic and turgid figure . At other places i see players shows cheetah like reflexes, here fielders keep on watching hoping some jubnior player s will do the fielding
If you cannot score runs you are not fit to be in INDIAN TEAM. You are not in the team to earn money. You have been sent there to win matches for India. If at all you are playing to earn money then PLEASE JOIN ICL.
RE:Join ICL
by shraj sharma on Sep 03, 2007 12:00 AM Permalink
ICL should start cricket acedemy for selectors --how to select fit and agile players and not aged players like themselves.
It is high time that India reverts to the sane and normal combination of 5 batsmen, wicket keeper and 5 bowlers. If 5 batsmen cannot make 150, even 11 batsmen would not. We cannot burn out our scarce resource of bowlers by using only 4 of them in the huge number of one-dayers that we will be playing. It's been said again and again, but no one seems to pay any heed to it - India needs players who perform consistently, young or old. Until this is done, we will remain one of the weakest and most inconsistent team in this sport.
RE:India in One-Dayers
by shraj sharma on Sep 03, 2007 12:01 AM Permalink
indians have no day light in one dayers . The players play crickets like they are handling government files
RE:India in One-Dayers
by Jagannadh Raju on Aug 23, 2007 11:16 PM Permalink
Dravid needs to retire from one day cricket to accomodate a fifth bowler or an all rounder.
RE:India in One-Dayers
by Naagrajan on Sep 07, 2007 03:01 PM Permalink
How about SUNIL replacing Raju, I guess we have two more talented cricketer's coming in Indian Team to replace Dravid.
RE:India in One-Dayers
by piyush saxena on Sep 19, 2007 03:27 PM Permalink
Mr. Naagrajan, not two we have three talents (?) who are ready to take place of dravid on papers only. the third one is you.
Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar for sake of INDIAN CRICKET should take retirement from International cricket immedietely. Ganguly should come back as a captain and for a fixed period of 1 year. The test sereies was good but the most important thing that Kartik was better then 4 oldies. It means that we have to give chances to yougesters and they should come IN step by step. For test cricket Laxman should leave immediately, Dravid also can think & tendulkar for One more year. Please note that if it is not done this time we can see that sudden retirement of these 4-5 cricketers will leave team India in a zingle and on the other hand once ICL clicks (it is sure), young players will move to it. IS BCCI LISTNING ???
RE:next steps
by on Aug 23, 2007 06:59 PM Permalink
Is removing shirt in safety of dressing room agressiveness?
or facing attacking bowling an agressiveness?
or declaring one self unfit after seeing green top wicket agressiveness?
Saurav Ganguly matches captained 147 Matches won 76 Win percentage 51 % Wins against quality oppositions Aus 4 Eng 7 NZ6 Pak 7 SA 7 SL 6 WI 8 total 46 Win percentage quality oppositions drops to 31 %
Rahul Dravid matches captained 73 Matches won 39 Win percentage 53 % Wins against quality oppositions Aus 1 Eng 6 Pak 5 SA 4 SL 8 WI 8 Total 32 Win percentage quality oppositions drops to 43 % Difference in wins against quality opposition is whopping 12 percentage !!!
Now tell us why and how Saurav Ganguly is better captain than Rahul Dravid? Why this halla Hoo..? Just because some want Saurav as captain? In fact percentage of win against minnows is more in case of Saurav Ganguly and percentage of win against stronger teams is more in case of Dravid.
RE:next steps
by Faceless Spirit on Aug 23, 2007 09:51 PM Permalink
Dear by on Saurav bashing illegitimate child of Rahul Dravid
My dear illegitimate son of Rahul Dravid !!!Who wanted to know the comparison from you? Are you fathered by Dravid which you Mom knows and Dad does not? You chain snatcher purselifter, who built up the team? Who lifted the spirit of the Indian team, who inducted the whole brand of new generation talents irrespective of their provinces or regions-you father Dravid? Who after his reinduction some what resisted the downfall, your father Dravid? Dont sing in praise of a hesitant and brainless person like Dravid. He wasted the chance of winning the last test. He deprived Tendulkar of an well deserved double century. Go get lost for ever. We need another brave Biranchi Maharana to slap your father Dravid.
RE:next steps
by sharath on Aug 23, 2007 09:37 PM Permalink
the clear visible problem is THE ATTITUDE...they r playing as if they d`nt know any strokes. it is frustrating rather enjoying sachin`s strokeless, fearfull, faulty cricket. youngsters watching him in recent times may learn more how to get out cheaply
