Watching the NDTV coverage yesterday, I was amazed that a convicted criminal (sidhu), a convicted fraud (match-fix Jadeja), an anchor who has no notion of balancing a debate was passing judgement on Rahu Dravid and campaigning for Ganguly.
Sidhu and the weird anchor called Dravid a 'quitter'. The most important measurement for a cricketer - the one universally accepted - is his performance away from home. Dravid has the best (bar none) performance on all types of wickets against all types of bowling. He already averages around 60 more than any regular No. 3 batsman in the game's history, barring Don Bradman. For the last decade, he has been India's most consistent bat and every opponent targets Dravid's wickets than any other Indian b atsman.
It is a joke and it is also a reflection of the crude and biased society that we live in wherein a debate does not have two sides and convicted felons sit in judgement of the toughest cricketer that India has ever produced.
One final joke: Saw Surinder Khanna (remember him - played a bit part in a sharjah ODI) grit his teeth, tighten his face and indulge in verbal diarrhea.
When a news channel shows obvious bias, the public will wise up and I really hope that NDTV gets run to the ground by the likes of CNN-IBN.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Kuntal Mondal on Sep 18, 2007 09:10 PM Permalink
After that 1983 sereis, when West Indies beat India 5-0 just after 1983 world cup. same thing is going to happen again in a home sereis.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Ifear paceman on Sep 18, 2007 07:35 PM Permalink
Sidhu is under trial for Homicide. He ran away from England tour. Now talking big. Son of High level Punjab Police officer thinks that people do not know this. And That Jadeja the match fixing accused. Both are on payrolls of NDTV. NDTV belongs to Pranoy Roy whose wife is Radhika Karat. Sister of CPM chief Prakash Karat's wife. Gangult campaigned for Bengal elections for CPM so that is the Fix up there.
RE:RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by paul on Sep 18, 2007 11:14 PM Permalink
Sidhu & 'mathch-fixer' Jadeja have been banned on the other channels, since NDTV with their budget couldn't get hold of better host's, they had to settle for them. "Match-fixer" Jadeja has a stake in Ganguly's ventures in Kolkota & actively campaigns for him & has a one-point agenda of Dravid bashing. S O B doesn't even figure in India's 1000 best all time players & will be remembered for his dubious credentials of match fixing. The less said about the murderer Sidhu, the better, jerk is always farting loud & gets on everybody's nerve. Its NDTV's utter bankruptcy to have hired such goons to host their show, pity them !
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Faceless Spirit on Sep 18, 2007 07:46 PM Permalink
u also! u class vi drop out half brother of Suman Bhat what r u doing here. only thing you know is spreading venom against ganguly. you will die very soon for your jealousy.
RE:RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by paul on Sep 18, 2007 11:22 PM Permalink
Hey, Faceless spirit , bare your name, be a man !(or do have doubt's of being one). If not we have the gay channel open for you to vent your feelings on your dearest Ganguly
RE:RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Ifear paceman on Sep 18, 2007 07:49 PM Permalink
I am studying where you even can not dream of getting admission.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Maha Stud on Sep 18, 2007 07:52 PM Permalink
oh yeh ... ha cant ... coz he doesnt wanna study in dat shit pot
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by TandooriRasamKadhi rosgula on Sep 18, 2007 11:33 PM Permalink
Maha Stud-pid Dude get you brain out of your a-s-s and use it for a change. Put that maha stud in your a-s-s and stop blabbering little p-e-n-i-s headed punk..
RE:RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Ifear paceman on Sep 18, 2007 07:55 PM Permalink
because there is less reservation and for OBC nil... till now
RE:RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Abhishek Banerjee on Sep 18, 2007 07:39 PM Permalink
Sidhu is not facing trial for homicide... it was a road accident... a homicide charge would have to establish a MOTIVE for murder.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Ifear paceman on Sep 18, 2007 07:54 PM Permalink
homicide not amounting to murder(Sec.299 IPC) and murder (Sec 302 IPC).
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Ifear paceman on Sep 18, 2007 07:48 PM Permalink
he hit an old man over parking scuffle near state bank of India by his own hands with his friend turned approver? The man died on way to hospital. Sidhu and his friend left him in pains there and drove away....
Sidhu says if over scuffle if I hit out of anger he died I did not intended that in show with Rajat Sharma. But then why he drov away leaving that old man in pains... His family is asking for justice... This is crime and he is criminal....period.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Kuntal Mondal on Sep 18, 2007 09:09 PM Permalink
After that 1983 sereis, when West Indies beat India 5-0 just after 1983 world cup. same thing is going to happen again in a home sereis.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Shamik Mitra on Sep 18, 2007 08:52 PM Permalink
first score at least 10% of the runs sidhu and jadeja scored in their cricket career then comment... sidhu has a 200 in WI and remember jadeja's innings in wc qtr final against Pakis?
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by rediffblogger on Sep 18, 2007 07:29 PM Permalink
forget all this. the scoreline will read 7-0 in favor of Australia at the end of the series.
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Abhishek Banerjee on Sep 18, 2007 07:38 PM Permalink
that is my worst fear... dhoni is too inexperienced for an acid test with the mighty australians
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by radio mirchi on Sep 18, 2007 08:15 PM Permalink
It is well known NDTV is headed by a Bengali. And all the so called cricketing talk is concentrating on promoting a Bongo-Ganguly. In every cricketing talk on NDTV Ganguly will be the centre character and others like Dravid Sachin Laxman Kumble will be villains. NDTV is a big shame on journalism
RE:RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by Shamik Mitra on Sep 18, 2007 08:55 PM Permalink
r u jealous there is no one from ur state(whichever shit hole u come from) making it big in Media?
RE:NDTV coverage - how much more biased can it get?
by paul on Sep 18, 2007 10:57 PM Permalink
Sidhu & 'mathch-fixer' Jadeja have been banned on the other channels, since NDTV with their budget couldn't get hold of better host's, they had to settle for them. "Match-fixer" Jadeja has a stake in Ganguly's ventures in Kolkota & actively campaigns for him & has a one-point agenda of Dravid bashing. S O B doesn't even figure in India's 1000 best all time players & will be remembered for his dubious credentials of match fixing. The less said about the murderer Sidhu, the better, jerk is always farting loud & gets on everybody's nerve. Its NDTV's utter bankruptcy to have hired such goons to host their show, pity them !
Why cant they appoint Zaheer Khan as captain he is performing well. experienced . is it necessary that only batsmen should be appointed as captain. Wasim Akram led Pakistan, Kapil dev was india's captain.
RE:Captain
by barun chakrabarty on Sep 19, 2007 11:47 AM Permalink
every body has their choice boss. Zaheer Khan???then Dinesh Kartik???.....Good.... R u making Yash Chopra all happy movie.
RE:Captain
by rediffblogger on Sep 18, 2007 07:31 PM Permalink
zaheer has an attitude prob and it was evident after the news broke out after the wc'07 regarding the dressing room spat he had with many fellow players.
Undoubtedly Ganguly would have been the best choice, so that Dhoni could have spent some more time as "captain in waiting". Nevertheless, the icing on my cake is that Dhoni is from my native Ranchi, my own school DAV jawahar vidya mandir and the Shyamali colony of my childhood! I wish I had known him personally!
RE:Welcome to Dhoni!
by Janardhana on Sep 18, 2007 07:25 PM Permalink
It is not a bad choice. Definitely not Saurav as he is the one most unfit among three seniors for one day. His running between wickets, fielding are all so poor that he should retire from one dayer. If you make him captain then we will be playing with only 10 people. And if he becomes captain further his fitness will worsen taking his place in oneday granted. Actually it is time we will slowly phase out seniors one by one(already Laxman and Kumble out) starting from ganguly then sachin and dravid may be a year later. My only point against Dhoni is he is only 3 years in international cricket and for one day captaincy, yuvaraj with 7 years experience could have been better.He would have become more responsible person with captaincy. In tests anyway it is sure that Tendulkar is going to become captain.
RE:Welcome to Dhoni!
by TandooriRasamKadhi rosgula on Sep 18, 2007 07:37 PM Permalink
Absolutely right!!! The main reason gangu is in the ODi is the BCCI Politics to keep Bonga happy..
RE:Welcome to Dhoni!
by Sudipta Ganguly on Sep 19, 2007 11:51 AM Permalink
Whom BCCI is making happy by retaining that pig shit and non sense Dinesh Kartik
RE:Welcome to Dhoni!
by Shantanu DeSarkar on Sep 18, 2007 07:40 PM Permalink
Do not worry. His tenure of three years in international cricket has made him wise enough to handle the situation. It depends on the person. Pataudi took up the reins after only two years and Dada after four years. And for tests it has to be Dhoni again. If he is thought to be fit in the ODI, he will as well be good for the tests. Going back to Sachin will be a few steps backwards. In any case seniors like Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly will be there to help. He is a pleasing character who will acceptable to the seniors and the juniors.
I appreciate the decesion of making Dhoni as Indian Captain. He is young, courragious and seems to be good material as captain. Tendulkar was a flop captain and though Ganguli was the best Indian captain but they will at their flagend of cricketing carrier. It is high time to give captaincy to youngstars. In my openoin,it would have been better to offer captaincy to Yubraj Singh as he is senior to Dhoni and played many good innings. Dhoni is my second choice. We all are Indian first then either Bengali, Panjabi, Bihari, Tamil or Marathi etc later. After 60 years of independence we are fighting with this provincialism or in the name of religion, which made us looser. let we all promise that we love each other as Indian only.
RE:Congratulations! Dhoni our new Captain
by TandooriRasamKadhi rosgula on Sep 18, 2007 07:45 PM Permalink
The senior players like Dravid, Sachine, Laxman and Kumble were playing at the pick of their career. Ganguly just happened to be their at the right time and lucked out..
I hope same works for Dhoni and he will be called best captain too... Goodluck Dhoni!!
RE:Congratulations! Dhoni our new Captain
by TandooriRasamKadhi rosgula on Sep 18, 2007 11:24 PM Permalink
Exactly the luck favored the brave performers and the wimp is getting all the credit for that
The BCCI might have had the following logic 1. Ganguly as ODI captain: First he does not deserve a place in team itself due to his poor running between wickets and fielding. 2. Tendulkar: Who might have refused 3. Yuvi: Is a head weight. It is generally thought Dhoni has a better captaincy acumen than Yuvi. 4. Shewag: Out of form for a long time. So they are left with choice of Dhoni as there was no alternative. Under the circumstances this was the best decision.
RE:Why Dhoni
by Abhishek Banerjee on Sep 18, 2007 07:20 PM Permalink
Hi retard, please remember that India's fielding and running between wickets is awful in general and that some of the most successful captains like Ranatunga and Inzi have had a horrible reputation with running.
RE:Why Dhoni
by TandooriRasamKadhi rosgula on Sep 18, 2007 07:40 PM Permalink
Hi double retard Banerjee, you just answered why Ganguly doesn't deserve the place in ODI for sure. He can't run, can't field, and can't bat when the conditions favor bowler..
RE:RE:Why Dhoni
by TandooriRasamKadhi rosgula on Sep 18, 2007 07:49 PM Permalink
Being a champion athlete that Milkasingh is, he will probably do better then atleast what Ganguly is doing at this time.
RE:Why Dhoni
by karthik on Sep 18, 2007 07:44 PM Permalink
U GUYS R MAKING FUN OF MILKHA SHINGH ATLEAT DONT DO THAT HE ISD MUCH BETTERTHAN THESE CRICKETERS WHO PERFORMED WITHOUT ALL PROPER FACILITIES,SHAME ON U!
Dhoni can learn some leadership qualities from Lalu. Not kidding! I realy appreciate the way he is handling the Railways. Even IIM students are taking tips from him.
RE:RE:Lalu a good leader! not joke anymore, its serious
by nitin on Sep 18, 2007 07:48 PM Permalink
We all know how he handled Bihar for more than 15 years.We all know how he digested chara of crores.............Lalu was fumbled when same IIM student's asked him what he did for Bihar when he was CM
RE:Lalu a good leader! not joke anymore, its serious
by Suresh Ramanathan on Sep 18, 2007 07:19 PM Permalink
Good joke. Dont you agree, he is a fair minister. Dont joke again on the word 'fair'
RE:Lalu a good leader! not joke anymore, its serious
by Abhishek Banerjee on Sep 18, 2007 07:21 PM Permalink
IIM students are learning "How to package a worthless product so that it is a bestseller for 15 years" from Lalu, what other skill could come in more handy in business?
RE:RE:Lalu a good leader! not joke anymore, its serious
by Suresh Ramanathan on Sep 18, 2007 07:28 PM Permalink
Agreed Abishek ! What to do ! That is the global trend. e.g.Take the soft drinks. Its just carbonated sugar water. whereas you have lot of natural drinks in our country. we are blindly copying the west forgetting our good values.
Do you know how many of your mothers and sisters like Asha Bhonsle, Leena Chandravarkar, Tanuja,and a host others were recepients of Bong sperms and bore children?
Who knows the secret of your birth, she will tell you the story which your daddy dont know.
RE:RE:Bongs Wake-up.
by Faceless Spirit on Sep 18, 2007 07:20 PM Permalink
Who knows the secret of your birth, your m-o-m will tell you the story which your daddy dont know.
I appreciate the decesion of making Dhoni as Indian Captain. He is young, courragious and seems to be good material as captain. Tendulkar was a flop captain and though Ganguli was the best Indian captain but they will at their flagend of cricketing carrier. It is high time to give captaincy to youngstars. In my openoin,it would have been better to offer captaincy to Yubraj Singh as he is senior to Dhoni and played many good innings. Dhoni is my second choice. We all are Indian first then either Bengali, Panjabi, Bihari, Tamil or Marathi etc later. After 60 years of independence we are fighting with this provincialism or in the name of religion, which made us looser. let we all promise that we love each other as Indian only.
