dada back to form...now hwo is the wall of the indian team???he has been batting consistently for the past many mathces..cheers to dada...no india without you champion.
Shewag gives us a very good start of 15 to 20 runs on his day. Shameful as he is not a tailemder batsman. Adding insult to injury he has been included in world cup. He has right connections.
RE:Shewag
by Satish Sasikumar on Feb 14, 2007 07:41 PM Permalink
Ya you are right I think Sehwag should bat at no.9 or 10...at least he would know where he is..for in some cases tailenders perform better than him Bye Satish
If we want to reach atleast the semifinal for the forth coming world cup we should bring Kaif in the place of Shewag as he score like Shewag in single digit and some time double digit score but the important contribution of Kaif will be that he will save tons of runs which none can do from the current Indian team.
RE:Give a Place to Kaif instead of Shewag
by shubhendu singh on Feb 14, 2007 06:09 PM Permalink
Ye dekho sucha muslman apne bhai ke liye fight kar raha hai. Good job done.
RE:RE:Give a Place to Kaif instead of Shewag
by idris Mohammed on Feb 14, 2007 10:09 PM Permalink
Be a Sucha Indian to Support Oooh Aaah India Aaaya India
RE:RE:RE:Give a Place to Kaif instead of Shewag
by Sameer on Feb 14, 2007 07:17 PM Permalink
Yes dont bring religion in games we have to win the cup as Indians
This is a short reflection on what I felt, when I was watching the above mentioned. It was as if, there was some predetermined mental drive Dravid had. It could be something related to Chetan Mehta's contradictory report on Rahul, and the selection issues (for the WC) as well. Chetan Mehta is from the Goa Cricket Association, and this very fact might have stimulated Dravid, to prove a point. The point, of course, is nothing other than, his own dictatory abilities. This, I felt, reflected out in Dravid's innings just like a grudge. There weren't any soft defences against most deliveries. The ball was smashed around at and against will, something uncharacteristic of the Captain. And the Six, Dravid hit, was really awesome, had such an elevation, it really can hit sufficient doubt on his detractors.
Coming to Dhoni's, more importantly, there was a kind of message from the substitutes, who walked to him witha spare bat. No bat change was apparently made, but some sort of thing was conveyed, and that could be just to soften Dhoni so as to prevent the mis-hap of the last ODI. But, seemingly, this had no impact on the daring batsman. Just, anybody gets glued on to their television sets on seeing Dhoni pull of those doubles with sufficient ease, on those overthrows. There was a time, when, he ran almost the length of a pitch and a half, while in the second run. This simply exemplifies commitment.
If we are really serious about the world cup, I strongly feel that the captainship to be given to ganguly.Fotget the politics, forget parochial thinking! For heavens sake don%u2019t politicize the matter when it comes to the paramount interest for the country.Dravid is undoubtedly a very talented player but his captainship is always questionable. When it comes to killer instinct, I feel dravid is lacking. These days cricket is not only a physical game, its a mental game too. And also jettison the present indian coach as early as possible. His whimsical attitude jeopardizes the rhythm of the whole team which was woven with the threads of confidence under the aegis of Sourav Ganguly!
RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Kaushik Pal on Feb 14, 2007 05:38 PM Permalink
Leave Ganguly alone. He was crucified for being a nationalist. God has saved him from disgrace. Let him blaze the last few matches of his career before he retires with the dignity of a fighter that played the game in its true spirit for the country at a time when match fixing shadows were looming without looking for records..next let him breed a dozen Ganguly's from Bengal who can get selected on outstanding merit and take Indian cricket to the Aussies by 2011WC
RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Jayobroto Burmanroy on Feb 14, 2007 05:43 PM Permalink
Yes, dont you think the paceman Ranadeb Bose deserves a berth the squad!The man who took 57 wickets in this season of Ranji Trophy and who never bowled a no ball (!) in his first class career in 9 years!!!
RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by navin kumar on Feb 14, 2007 05:49 PM Permalink
good joke jayobroto ok! done.. we all request/protest to send the present Bengal team to world cup.dada will be the captain..some bose will be the strike bowler!!he he he
RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Rediff Bol on Feb 14, 2007 07:03 PM Permalink
Navin ... here is some further info on Ranadeb Bose :
At the end of the 2006-07 season, Bose had bowled 10,658 first-class deliveries, and not bowled a single no-ball. Add to that the 2,113 List A deliveries, and countless ones at other official games, where he hasn't over-stepped even once. It speaks a lot about his new approach to bowling: cutting down on pace, focussed on accuracy and movement, and the numbers are the tangible evidence.
IMHO, these figures, currently, speak of a better form than Agarkar's, or even Pathan's or Sreesanth's.
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by navin kumar on Feb 14, 2007 07:14 PM Permalink
hmm that looks interesting but he hasnt been tested at international level n its not at all the time do any kind of experiments. so only experinced bowlers have been picked despite their poor form oflate n unimpressive statisti
RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Jayobroto Burmanroy on Feb 14, 2007 06:05 PM Permalink
Dont laugh!Also dont forget that Mr.Ganguly is the only man who took the team to the final of the WC final other than Kapil Dev.And for your very kind information bengal is the runners up in this Ranji Trophy,went down to star studded mumbai in a nail bitting final.
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Govind Raj on Feb 14, 2007 06:14 PM Permalink
Who was biting the nail Mr. Burmanroy? Mumbai was start studded, yes. But the match was over on day-2 when Zaheer demolished the Bengal first innings. Even to reach the Finals, Bengal team had to sweat against a severely depleted Karnataka. Bengal played at home and and Karnataka fought back from being 89 all-out on day-1. That for me was a nail biting finish. Without Dravid, Kumble and even the prolific Robin Uthappa. So Bengal becoming runners up was by default. All teams missed main players and Bengal played the entire season full strength.
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by navin kumar on Feb 14, 2007 06:11 PM Permalink
hmm in that case mumabi ranaji team deserves to go to worldcup instead of bengal team! better luck next time for u!ya dada took us to final n zaheer screwed up our chances of winning the world cup by bowling such a memorable first over!
RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Rediff Bol on Feb 14, 2007 06:57 PM Permalink
Dear Navin
It's really NO JOKE that the Bengal pacer has NEVER EVER bowled a "no ball" by overstepping the crease in any form of game in the last 9 years. Normally, the Indian team provides a minimum of 6 no-balls every match, that's exactly an over more, apart from runs scored off them. That really is a HUGE plus.
Also, there's no denying the fact that on similar pitches to what WI may provide for the WC'07, it's Ranadeb Bose and Joginder Sharma who have taken the most wickets this year among pacers in India.
Bose has got 57 Ranji wickets in 8 matches, 5-fors in 5 straight matches, and 6 5-wicket hauls in all; 2 10-wicket hauls, and 3 4-wicket hauls to go with that this year. Only his batting and fielding are no better than Munaf's, whereas Joginder's is superior.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by ajay kumar singh on Feb 14, 2007 06:16 PM Permalink
well said.....send the west bengal team t wrld cup or send them in disguise as bangaldesh team..it will be interesting
RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Kaushik Pal on Feb 14, 2007 05:40 PM Permalink
through sheer politics they kept out the likes of Manoj Tiwary (under 19 cap) and Ranadeb Bose, while selecting mediocre players like Kartik and Agarkar
RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Govind Raj on Feb 14, 2007 06:09 PM Permalink
Stupid. Mediocre Agarkar has 270 ODI wickets at 27.4 runs from 179 ODIs. He also has a strike rate of 32 balls per wicket. He has won 7 MOM Awards and scored over 1200 runs in ODIs. If this is mediocre, India don't have a medium pacer who is of any class. Because other than Irfan Pathan, no other pacer has a record to match this. Regarding Ranadeb Bose, he is just showing some signs of consistency over the past 2 years. He is already 27 and how can you consider him a long term investment. Agarkar has a proven record and was the highest wicket taker in the last ODI series India played. As for Manoj, one season does not make a career and we have another 20 such youngsters in India. So just shut up and let the selected team play.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by SAMRAT ROYCHOWDHURY on Feb 14, 2007 07:22 PM Permalink
Dear Mr. Govind Raj, We accept your concerns at Agarkar being called a 'mediocre' player............& I agree with Kaushik that he IS at best a 'mediocre' player. There is no use giving statistics & comparing Agarkar with Ranadeb Bose because he is yet to start. Now, that means there is no PLAUSIBLE REASON to think that Ranadeb would not be able to achieve this feat. He might as well do it...........or let me put it this way.....at least he has shown some promise. What surprises me is that an ardent cricketing fan like you chose to write that there are '20 such youngsters like Manoj' in India! Are you sure??? Can you name them...............please???!!! Best wishes
RE:RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Jayobroto Burmanroy on Feb 14, 2007 07:37 PM Permalink
Mr.Govind Raj I think we are deviating from the core issue of the performance of the Indian national team.To reinforce my statement I had given an example of whimsical attitude of the selection committee, by not choosing Bose in probable 30 for the WC team.Tell me one thing what is the criteria for selection of a player? I hope you will agree that its the domestic performance.If thats the only condition (probably not) then that man deserves a seat in probable 30.I am not saying that he should be included in last 11, please understand.I dont know whether your statistics are updated or not but to remind you/or inform that bengal reached the final for the consecutive second time!Probably that can not be by default.
RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Rediff Bol on Feb 14, 2007 06:27 PM Permalink
Lot of people, even senior cricketers, seems to have gone ga-ga over selection this tem for the WC'07. On paper, yes ... definitely the names are imposing. But in reality? The West Indies have new relaid pitches, which will tend to be slower and unpredictable. Spinners will definitely have a place especially as the pitches are played on, and summer becomes warmer. I simply fail to understand why a "name" is preferred to an "in form" player, though not necessarily a rookie. Bowlers like Kumble and Agarkar would definitely not have any impact on the WI ODI pitches. In fact, Kumble does not have a good record in WI at all. Sehwag is completely out of form presently. In any case, he used to fire on an average in 1 out of 6~8 matches even when he played well. Lately, that has become nearly 0 out of a dozen plus. Do we have so many matches to play in the WC that we need to "persist" with him? Tendulkar, touch wood, seems to be recovering his form a little. He is certainly nowhere near his peak. Yuvraj is most inconsistent. His records say that he peaks once in 2 years. Facts say that that was Yuvraj's last year. He also does not provide much confidence for the WC. Hopefully, he will prove me wrong. Only Zaheer, Munaf, Ganguly, Utthappa, Dhoni, Sreesanth, and Dravid provide confidence as they seem to be in form. Harbhajan is a necessity. There are better batsmen than Karthick (Manoj Tewari, or even Parthiv Patel being one). Kaif should have been there too. I would also plump for Ranadeb Bose and Joginder Singh in lieu of Kumble and Agarkar. That leaves 3 more places for 'hopeful' favourites of Tendulkar, Sehwag, and either Murali Kartik or Powar. Or both in lieu of Sehwag. Even Pathan can be incorporated. So my team would be : Openers : Ganguly / Utthappa (Sehwag) Numbers 3~5 : Tendulkar / Tewari / Dravid (Kaif/Yuvraj) Numbers 6~7 : Dhoni / Joginder Singh (OR Irfan Pathan) Spinner 8 : Harbhajan / (Powar OR Kartik) Pacers 9 : Zaheer Pacers 10-11 : Munaf / Bose (OR Sreesanth) Reserves : Four out of the 7 in brackets. If Harbhajan is really not in form, then both Powar and Kartik.
RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by navin kumar on Feb 14, 2007 06:40 PM Permalink
boss ever cricket playing states in india has players like bose n tewari! how many will u include? only 11 r supposed to play the game! players like dinesh mongia,badarinath look more promosing than ur picks!
RE:RE:RE:Ganguly as captain.
by Rediff Bol on Feb 14, 2007 07:07 PM Permalink
When ANY player is in domestic form, he should be PICKED and PLAYED so that we know whether he is a "talent" like Tendulkar, or a "fizzler out" like so many others.
Mongia, S Ramesh, WV Raman all had their chances. In fact, but for fielding, even VVS is a classy bat, especially when he gets going. I don't recollect Badri getting a chance, but last year (and 2002~03) he was definitely good.
How do you think we can win matches if the team's consistency is more on losing and not winning?It's like asking Bangladesh who had posted a win against Australia to win the world cup.Yes,we are no better than any of the minnows.Let me tell you why! Sehwag is an appendage to the Indian team.God only knows why he is in the team! Sachin Tendulkar who is believed to bolster the middle order,will also play well on his day and when most of the time India doesnt need anything big from him. Yuvraj is out of touch for the past six months. Irfan Pathan:Also lacks match practice,not sure why he is being rested. Agarkar will bowl one great ball in an on over and the remaining balls any body can hit him out of the stadium. Harbhajan in the most recent past has not shown promise. Now can 4 people out of eleven who want to keep the pride of India (at least try)namely Ganguly,Dravid(although not a great captain),Dhoni and may be sometimes Anil Kumble..win matches for India? As all other Indians,I can only pray that every day that India plays is India's day,cuz we need more luck than any other team to win. And yes ofcourse,if luck is on our side on our day,why do we need Sachins and Gangulys...? So you see...Indians can still win (and you know how, already) So lets get ready for applying Tilaks to our TV sets and light agarbathis when India is playing.
RE:RE:Indian Team
by suman das on Feb 14, 2007 05:43 PM Permalink
tujhe kya English samajhme nehi aata hai? Srinivas wrote ",IF LUCK IS ON OUR SIDE on our day,why do we need Sachins and Gangulys...? "
RE:RE:Indian Team
by srinivas alwala on Feb 14, 2007 05:42 PM Permalink
Mayukh Mazumdar, This message is not intended for people like you.I never thought people like you will read between the lines.I know only people with a lil bit of intellect will understand what I wrote.So thank you very much...I know this..My mouth is always shut for people like you.
RE:RE:RE:Indian Team
by Eshwar James on Feb 14, 2007 05:57 PM Permalink
Mr.Maykh Mazumdar, If you dont know english, keep away from blog. why r u bcming laughing matter :)
RE:Indian Team
by Jayobroto Burmanroy on Feb 14, 2007 05:51 PM Permalink
I am sorry to say that but I have a serious doubt about your understanding in Cricket.
