Now let Flintoff remove his jersey & go around the ground waving it above his head. He is a hyped up cricketer in a land lacking genuine cricketing heroes
tendul,Sevang should go out from team ...say some injury resons..who is going to check thier injury..
by jain varghese on Mar 19, 2007 05:44 AM Permalink | Hide replies
Tendul,Sevang should go out from team ASAP ...say some injury reasons..who is going to check thier injury..ie best way to go out for the good players who was not performing for the last couple of yrs/last 20 games:)..this startegy is using by all football clubs..
RE:tendul,Sevang should go out from team ...say some injury resons..who is going to check thier injury..
by JM on Mar 19, 2007 06:01 AM Permalink
You ass Jain Varghese...this page is about Flintoff's drinking and discipline problem with England cricket team.
You idiots write whatever you want whereever you want. Stay away from rediff and cricket!
RE:RE:tendul,Sevang should go out from team ...say some injury resons..who is going to check thier injury..
by Arvind Shah on Mar 19, 2007 10:13 AM Permalink
Very well agree with JM
There is a fine line between 'discipline' on field and 'discipline' off the field as well.
Well discipline off the field should be one's bearing, presentability, interaction with the Press and other dignitaries in a foreign land. Off field disciplne also should be the single minded focus to get the job on hand DONE! This also involves your practise sessions and the attitude towards fitness, food, drink also the lure of adulation/fan following; women are known to lure promising world class talent for an evening of debauchary but in the long run it affects your performance on the field. All of this including minor gaffs like letting your guard down in a public place could constitute towards discipline.
On-field discipline would be your attitude towards the game in general, also maybe specific to a particular game. If Bangladesh or Bermuda are so called 'minnows' and considered weak, it does not mean one should have the attitude of the match being much lower than the domestic 'Kanga' league series played in Mumbai. It is not the question of experimenting with 'my newly developed cut-drive shot' which will bring the team a boundary in whatever kind of field placement. Remember the person opposite you is a bowler first and a human being next. Cricket is just the game of placing he ball on the right spot be it batting or bowling. The bowler, however unheralded he/she is, has to just pitch it on the right spot and watch the batsman commit 'hara-kiri' trying to play his 'newly developed Kanga league inward-out hook' shot!!! This is not the moment to practise; that you do in the nets, playing a slew of local bowlers where losing your wicket doesnt count, thats where your new strokes are practised and perfected.
In a full fleged international match, the bowler has some credentials for him to represent his country. You cannot treat him as a 'no-hoper' and think that your neighbouring 8 class kid was a better bowler. You have to STILL watch the ball and play it on its merit! Because, when 2 or 3 wickets fall in quick succession, even the most innocuous attack suddenly looks like a great white shark in icy blue waters where the hope of being rescued seems virtually impossible.
The mental strength, a la South Africa to bounce back after being dealt two quick blows in the early part of the innings may not be the strength of the Indian team. They need EVERYONE to play well and specially the openers to give them a quick start; Indians once given a dream start can keep up the momentum and then scoring and making the opposition look plain ordinary is a piece of cake! The key is the good start; so not really sure if Viru is the right man for the job in his current form. He seems to be in a hurry to walk back to the dressing room just as soon as the bowler releases the ball, so all the bowler has to do is bowl straight to him and Viru is out!
Sachin still is stuttering with form and suddenly his batting looks pretty ordinary. A 50 from him should be more than one can expect at this stage of his career. Dhoni and Yuvi have to be more predictable. It is really strange that I cant think of saying anything to Dada. He is the only one in prime form, underlining the glorious uncertainties of this beautiful game!
Discipline on field is also about your strokes you choose to play at a particular stage of the match. If it is a gift for the bowler, then your discipline (on-field) has dipped and this deserves a punishment. I propose a system where 2 acts of indiscipline (on-field or off) by any member calls for an automatic suspension for a period the punishing body decides depending on the offense......
This will add to our performance.....Discipline, discipline, this will bring more predictability to performance...
The Indian Team should be just ripped off from doing any adverts in the TV and wherever they put their mounth into. They are earning so much of revenue from these ads. that they are not bothered to play for their country where millions of people are looking upon them. Its a real shame for the Indian Team that they have lost to Bangladesh. I doubt if they can win against Bermuda !!!
RE:Indian Team -- A Mess
by adarsh v on Mar 19, 2007 01:54 AM Permalink
hi dalal, i dont completely agree with you. ups and downs are there in every field, its true that the passion wasnt there in bangladesh match, their are few changes to be done to strengthen the team. go with players in form rather than hoping out of form players will click.World cup is not the best time to try ur lucks. reg: endorsement i dont think what u said was wright. these guys have played well to get those advertisement. they are making a living out of that.its not easy 2 be a successful cricketer,if it was that easy you & me would have been playing the world cup. team india needs support from the country men during crisis time.its unfair to burn their posters.its inhuman especially from the citizens of a peace loving country. If team management doesnt make those necessary changes then we do nedd to raise our voice give them a chance,iam sure they know what went wrong. So Rahul and the selectors please go to the next match with the players in form. byee good luck india adi
RE:Indian Team -- A Mess
by Gunjan Velani on Mar 19, 2007 02:05 AM Permalink
Yeah buddy i agree with you. The indian team should be drop off players like sehwag or others who cant give a decent performance against even bangladesh.
RE:Indian Team -- A Mess
by JM on Mar 19, 2007 06:02 AM Permalink
This page is about discipline problems in cricket. Dont just blabber something anywhere you want.
Besides, BCCI cannot include in the contract that players should not do commercials! India is a free country and people can do what they want in their free time.
Dada should be brought back as captain. Its winning which counts which he did despite his personal form. so what is good dada as captain scoring low and winning matches or dada as batsman scoring high and loosing matches.
RE:RE:Sourav--- DADA
by KOLKATA WAREHOUSING on Mar 19, 2007 09:25 AM Permalink
she is not a doctor now. actually she is a patient who wants to become a doctor.
One can not but feel for the guy who took the caching job so seriously and got involved to such an extent. As a serious cricket lover my eyes are becoming wet.
RE:BOB WOLMER
by Atif Md on Mar 19, 2007 09:13 AM Permalink
MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCE. I STILL URGE CRICKET LOVERS NOT TO BE THIS CRAZY ABOUT THE GAME THAT IT CAN COST ANYONES LIFE.
From where I see it, India's WC 2007 campaign is over!! The next 2 matches are just formalities that they would be completing in the coming week. Indians do have a chance against Bermuda in tomorrow's match, but for the match against Sri Lanka on Friday they would have their tails between their legs!! If Team India can be intimidated by a team like Bangladesh, Sri Lankans will make them CRY!! So as the Pepsi ad goes "Aaja India" ghar vapas aaja!!!!
BCCI shud imdtly reinstate Sourav b4 even the Barmuda match.Crisis situations need drastic measures and this is ONE such step . otherwise we might just happen to see last matches of several great players of contemporary India .
RE:BOB WOLMER DEAD
by JOGINDER ARI on Mar 18, 2007 11:55 PM Permalink
That shows the kind of envolvement he had with the Pakistan's cricket and it was a fatal shock for him to face defeat from Ireland. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE AND GIVE COURAGE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY TO BEAR THE IRREPAIRABLE LOSS. Pakistan Govt. must go out of the way to give him state honour and name a stadium after his name. Simultaneously the name of the loosing team should also be displayed who are responsible for his untimely death. INDIAN'S coach and players "r u learning something from the incident" ?
RE:RE:BOB WOLMER DEAD
by premraja on Mar 19, 2007 12:20 AM Permalink
This is sad news. unfortunately India and Pakistan cricket loving public cal for blood when they get bad defeats and this has actually happened. Our heart goes for Bob Woolmer and his family
RE:RE:RE:BOB WOLMER DEAD
by investigation beaureau on Mar 19, 2007 12:42 AM Permalink
I feel this is the time to send a cardiologist for the current indian team on tour as greg chappell is expected to involve in a similar incident when india crashes out of the world cup
RE:RE:BOB WOLMER DEAD
by Indra Sengupta on Mar 19, 2007 12:02 AM Permalink
Yes Joginder One can not but feel for the guy who took the caching job so seriously and got involved to such an extent. As a serious cricket lover my eyes are becoming wet.
RE:RE:RE:BOB WOLMER DEAD
by JOGINDER ARI on Mar 19, 2007 12:18 AM Permalink
Yes Indro: I am also deeply hurt and feel extremely sorry for the incident. He was a simpleton cricket lover and coach and not hard core proffessional like indian coach and players to whom nothing affects. Is it Right ?
