11 fools are making 1.1 billion people in India fools. Cricket is the biggest corruption. But since people involved are higher castes no one is bothered about it. What is the cost of cricket betting corruption vs stamp paper racket vs bofors. Cricket will stand first. But why no one is taking any action against it. Instead, people want to stand for the cricketers during their tough times. Do a sample study of the caste of cricketers. How many belong to that "higher" caste? Almost 100% (Except some minorities, of course). Why should 90% India watch the 10% minorities games?
RE:Cricket is a corruption
by Ganesh B on Apr 08, 2007 12:18 AM Permalink
YOu moron, I am arguing for dissolving BCCI (and probably the cricket game itself) and you ask me to stand for its election ? Look at the intelligence of average cricket fans....
RE:Cricket is a corruption
by Gaurav Deol on Apr 07, 2007 11:43 PM Permalink
abhe gadhe, khel me religion mat laa.. u must be a fool to call kambli, powar and sachin as high castes
RE:Cricket is a corruption
by Ganesh B on Apr 07, 2007 11:44 PM Permalink
As an Indian citizen and a person with some critical thinking ability I will question anything and everything.
RE:HOW ABT RAMESH POWAR?
by g s on Apr 07, 2007 11:38 PM Permalink
I complteley agree wid Mr Mhatre.......powar is only out of indian team coz of bhajji's politics........bhajji should be shown da door and powar b given a chance
RE:HOW ABT RAMESH POWAR?
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:41 PM Permalink
cant have any doubts.Bhajji should be demoted to a HAWALDAR in punjab police.
RE:HOW ABT RAMESH POWAR?
by Teri Jaat Ka Paida Maroon on Apr 07, 2007 11:50 PM Permalink
because he is a punjabi gora like u??? chup kar bloody 3rd rate chamar jat from punjab
ok u want to know why ganguly was a good captain..Tell me in the recent times has he batted well..Take one example.The world cup do u think it was becoz of ganguly that v went to the finals of last world cup..Let me give u statistics.Don't support Ganguly only becoz u r a fan and come up with crazy ideas that he led india to glory only becoz of himself.Let me give u the real statistics..Take World Cup 2003 for example..Against Zim ganguly went for 23 runs whereas Sachin and Rahul batted till the end scoring 88 and 43 not out respectively.India won..India against England.Ganguly out for 19 runs.Sachin 59 Dravid 62 and Nehra 6 wickets ensured India a place in the Super Six..Against pak. Ganguly 0 Dravid 44 not out Yuraj 50 runs.India won.These were the pool matches..Now super six.Against sri lanka sachin 98 sehwag 65. India won.Against nz ganguly 3 Kaif 68 n.o Dravid 53n.o.India won and went into semifinals and in the final 24..He played well against Kenya and Nambia..and in all this rahul dravid was a wicketkeeper..I don't think Ganguly contributed one percent.Check the records..Don't blindly support one player.
And i would like to add one more thing..Ganguly pulled himself down..Let's go down history shall we? It was becoz of Ganguly that Chappell was appointed as coach.He insisted that chappell be made coach.Then when chappell suggested that ganguly give up his captaincy so that he can concentrate on his batting who asked him to come to the media and reveal it.Was he trying to gain sympathy? Y did he come out with it? This was the starting of this whole fiasco.He could have just said something to chappell or the board and left the matter as it was..But instead he chose to publicise it..If u think dravid is a puppet to sharad pawar what do u think ganguly was to dalmiya?
Ganguly is a great batsman but not a good team player.He is supposed to be the most aggresive player..Where is all the aggresssion now? being a senior u have to help the others in the team..He is always with the ipod..Where has his aggression gone? Do u mean to say that he is only aggressive when he is captain? What does that say abt him?
Yuvraj is just like ganguly..His attitude is getting in the way..I too don't want dravid to lead but at the moment he is the only choice..As batsmen v have got the best ppl in the world..Even australia cannot stand against us.V have ppl like Sachin,Sourav,Dravid,Yuvraj,Dhoni but y r v not able to compete with them?
RE:Ganguly
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:39 PM Permalink
its not always that a captain always have a great record but the point is team as collective unit should do well & i think everybody knows who is the best captain of all times when it comes to the indian team but I think only the time will tell about dravid or yuvraj as decision has already been made.
RE:Ganguly
by raman garg on Apr 07, 2007 11:49 PM Permalink
carol devon i agree with u 100 percent.you have done excellent analysis. actually the people in our country r blind they support individuals out of emotions.too much has been said about dravids captaincy and sourav ganguly is regarded as a good captain by our countrymen but the fact is ganguly was a nervous captain who did not had any trust on his regular bowlers.dravid on the other hand has won india 17 consecutive matches with his good batting. on the whole dravid is a much more composed and mentally strong captain then ganguly.actually the memory of the people of our country is very weak, they have forgotten the fact that indian team was all out for 54 runs against sri lanka under the captaincy of the so called great captain sourav ganguly.anybody who still believes that sourav was a great captain and he took india to wc 2003 finals then please read carol devons comment given above. although india is out of wc 2007 but dravid should not be blamed for it as it he fighted hard in the last match against sri lanka made a brave 60 after having cramps in his legs for two times. so, guyz dravid is the right choice at the moment. well done carol devon.
Among all talent available to play today, present Indian team is the best. I am not being sarcastic. All they need to change is their attitude and bring out the natural talents. In fact, our bowlers are not as talented but have shown right attitude and have done better than their better talented batsmen- teammates
Sachin is almost 34..Ponting is 32.. Sachin started his international career when he was 16..Ponting started it when he was 24..Sachin has played many many more matches ( both tests and one dayers).Ponting has managed the amazing and in the last 3 years, he has totally dominated the batting charts while sachin has struggled..At this rate, Ponting will overtake Sachin by next three series and he will reach 50 centuries in no time in test cricket..The only way Sachin can reach 50 centuries by the end of his career( if he has any) is maybe, probably by BCCI making India to play atleast 2 Test series each with Zimbabwe, Kenya, Bangladesh and maybe ireland .But for that , the corrupt BCCI must first fight and bribe and convince ICC to give test status to a few of the above mentioned countries..If Bermuda is by chance given a test playing status, maybe, just maybe Sachin can do it.. Take it from me guys, there IS NO WAY ON EARTH WE CAN EXPECT SACHIN, THIS SACHIN OF PRESENT DAY TO SCORE CENTURIES AGAINST THE LIKES OF AUSSIES, SOUTH AFRICANS,SRI LANKANS, KIWIS AND EVEN ENGLAND..I MEAN HE WILL STRUGGLE AGAINST THEM EVEN AT HOME CONDITIONS AS WE HAVE ALL SEEN RECENTLY
RE:Sachin vs Ponting..
by raman garg on Apr 08, 2007 12:05 AM Permalink
gaurav u cannot compare the two. although ur right that ponting is a big match player and sachin has not done it in recent times but you should not forget the fact that ponting belongs to a much more stronger team and he gets more support from the batsman on the other hand like hayden, gilchrist,clarke and symonds.but sachin has not recieved that kind of support from other end of the crease.but still sachin is the greatest batsman of all times. your memory is weak perhaps dont u remember that semi final and final in sharjah where sachin won india single handedly and independence cup final in sri lanka plus all the matches in wc 2003.apart from it also sachin has won india so many matches but your memory is weak. every match of a wc is a big match and dont u remember that sachin scored 673 runs in wc 2003 and more than 500 runs in 1996 wc.41 centuries in odis and 35 centuries in tests and more than than 14000 runs in odi and 10000 runs in tests is not a joke. well on the basis of three matches of wc u can say that sachin is ordinary and ponting is better but the fact is sachin tendulkar is far more superior than ricky ponting in technique. ponting's technique is not better than sachins. i am sure that sachin will rise to the occasion now and he will shut the mouth of all his critics as he has always done. beware world, sachin is coming back!!!!!!!!
RE:Sachin vs Ponting..
by Sanjay on Apr 07, 2007 11:42 PM Permalink
I take exception to your comments. Bangladesh and Ireland are too much of a challenge for today's Sachin. Maybe you meant to say Bangladesh A and Ireland A... :-)
RE:RE:Sachin vs Ponting..
by kanth hl on Apr 07, 2007 11:57 PM Permalink
Lets ask ponting to play against australia and see weather he can do the same? remember sachin scored centuries against best bowlers in the past and every bowler accepts that he is the best batsmen. tell me which bowler said ponting is the best batsmen?
Tell me the good prospecting spinners in your knowledge & their specialities. I think at present piyush chawla is the best available replacement for kumble.
ALL LOVING INDIANS - I AM SORRY TO SAY ( AGE 33,myself an opening bat in college ' engineer by profession ) AFTR GOING THRU THE REDIFF DISCUSSION ON INDIAN DEBACLE - FRIENDS LOT OF REGIONALISM COMING TO FORAY. I AM FROM SOUTH - CHENNAI - PLEASE NOTE - MOTHER INDIA IS BIGGER THAN ALL OF US - WE ALL R BROTHERS AND SISTERS - THE INDIAN PRIDE IS WOUNDED IN WC. BUT DONT GET EMOTIONAL - KEEP YOUR FEELINGS CHECK - WE ARE ONE - SACHIN, DRAVID, GANGULY, A SISTER FM ORISSA - A PRAJI FROM PUNJAB - A SOFTWARE GUY FM CHENNAI - WE ALL R MOTHER INDIAS' SONS - NO REGIONALISM BROTHERS AND SISTERS - PL KEEP OUR PBMS UNDER CHK SO THAT NO FELLOW FM OUTSIDE COMMENT ON OUR MOTHER LAND
RE:serious msg
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:17 PM Permalink
Friend its not racial abuse by the fans its just dissappointment coming out.INDIAN team always have players of all castes & fans have never complained & ahve always admired but when they give up so easily they dont have any rights to represent the whole country.
Along with the likes of Hussey, Oram, Symonds and Bouchers..
The only problem with the lad is that he is very arrogant. If he curbs that and learns to be humble and diplomatic, maybe we have a great captain for the future in long terms..Definately , most certainly Dravid will not be there in 2011 as he will be 38 nearly and i dont see him feilding and running between the wickets with the same agility..I must admit that Dravid is the best batter we have today but then Yuvraj is not far behind..he needs to mature himself, stop hiding behing Kim´s saree and start desciplining himself
RE:Yuvraj ,one of the best finishers in tha game today
by Globe Trotter on Apr 07, 2007 11:19 PM Permalink
100% right. Attitude is everything. Skill is
RE:Yuvraj ,one of the best finishers in tha game today
by Libran on Apr 07, 2007 11:24 PM Permalink
I ageree. Finally it may not be lack of talent but his arrogance that would make his exit from cricket. It may not be his fault - it may be in his blood - look at what his dad, Yograj, a cricketer who got embroiled in criminal cases.
RE:Yuvraj ,one of the best finishers in tha game today
by aashish mhatre on Apr 07, 2007 11:40 PM Permalink
PEHLE JAB TERI BEHNON KO MUSLIMS LETE THE TO MARATHE HI HELP KE LIYE AATE THE.JAT SAALE DADHI BADHAKE SWARNMANDIR ME CHHIP JAATE THE.
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:12 PM Permalink
But u have to have some sort of aggressiveness in your nature as well.Does anybody remmember the incidence between dravid & slater in the 2001 series??I can bet that had been ganguly in place of dravid he would have given him some taste of his own.
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by carol devon on Apr 07, 2007 11:13 PM Permalink
and what would that have gotten him..A ban from 4 or 5 test matches..Is that going to help india?
RE:RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:15 PM Permalink
No the point is the issue was started by slater but dravid could have atleast given some reactions.instead he stood like a coward.
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by carol devon on Apr 07, 2007 11:19 PM Permalink
When someone abuses u even in this forum for example u responding to them makes u actually..U do not want to stoop to their level..That is not being a coward..It makes u a better person..What difference is there between u and him? And i really think this is an irrelevant discussion.Since becoz ganguly would have responded does not make dravid a bad person or a coward as u call him nor does it make ganguly one either.
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:22 PM Permalink
I completely agree that that violence is not the answer to all the questions but there has to be a limit.
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by Globe Trotter on Apr 07, 2007 11:25 PM Permalink
It is because the Australians think Dravid is a bigger threat than Ganguly, that Slater chose to abuse him. Because is rock solid.He would not have cared if it were Ganguly!
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by sachin bajaj on Apr 07, 2007 11:30 PM Permalink
These days its a game of words & they do have some sort of effect on the players although it proved to be good for india on that occassion but it was the attitude of ganguly that took the indian cricket from bottom to sky & its that extra humbleness of dravid that has brought it down.
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by Ayaskant Bastia on Apr 07, 2007 11:16 PM Permalink
Stupid discussion...better discuss who are the good players from your region who can replace the present team
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by Sukhoi on Apr 07, 2007 11:20 PM Permalink
>> Atleast he is humble enough to accept his >> shortcomings and learn from his mistakes and >> improve!!
Being humble is enough or being going hard at it is enough? (other way is aggressive!) Hope you have seen enough Champions in other sports too (die hard attitude to got for a kill, pushing to the limits!!)
RE:Dravid is much better choice than Yuvraj singh
by madhushree dasgupta on Apr 07, 2007 11:38 PM Permalink
hey what are all of you are upto? talking of aggressiveness and humbleness.... kisi tea party mein aayo kya? jo jo thik khele team mein rakhne ka baaki ko chutti dene ka..kya
Do u know what is wrong with many of the fans? They worship the cricketers like gods but when they fail these ppl don't accept their failure..You see many ppl here want sachin to be captain..Sachin is not in form at the moment and giving him the captaincy would be a bad idea..Giving Sourav the captaincy is also bad..He is called an aggressive player where is all the aggression now? He is with his ipod all the time..Being a senior player does he not have to talk to the youngsters..You get aggression only when u r captain is it? Shows u what kind of an individual he is? Yuvraj bad idea as welll..believe me i too don't want rahul to be a captain but at the moment he is the only one who can be given the job..Don't worship one player and but down the other..After all they are all playing under one team.
RE:Hero Worship
by Ayaskant Bastia on Apr 07, 2007 11:09 PM Permalink
I do n't know why u people are putting the names of world cup squard. Don't have any player in your state who can do the duty of a captain. Please do n't put the names otherwise the whole night will get spoil
RE:Hero Worship
by Faceless Spirit on Apr 07, 2007 11:34 PM Permalink
Do you know with what pain Saurav is taying away from advising to and mixing with other players, particularly youngsters.
Dravid is trying his best to keep Saurav Sachin out of focus first and then from the game.
So before telling anything against any know the context.
RE:Hero Worship
by carol devon on Apr 07, 2007 11:46 PM Permalink
Everybody has rejection in life..Dravid was dropped and then he came back..Sachin withdrew from captaincy and then came back.Zaheer and Yuvraj made a comeback..None of them are sitting silent..Everyone faces rejection one way or the other.One has to know how to deal with it.
