RE:Kumble
by Govind Raj on Feb 11, 2007 08:17 PM Permalink
Not from test Cricket. Then India will struggle to win even on home soil. But Kumble has to realize himself, he is not good enough for ODIs. But unfortunately our senior Cricketers blinded by old records forget that Ramesh Powar has done much better than Kumble and Bhajji in the chances he has got. In the last 10 ODIs they have played, Powar got 16 wickets at 26.7. Bhajji has 11 wickets at 32.3 and Kumble has bowled well in only one ODI since his comeback. I believe our Selectors should stop listening to Dravid and select Powar as first choice spinner. India will NOT even reach Semi-Final if they stick to the Flop combination of Kumble and Bhajji. The last time they managed a win in ODIs seems like it was in the 18th Century.
RE:Kumble
by Prasanna on Feb 11, 2007 06:04 PM Permalink
Pls for heavensake do not expect Kumble to contribute each & every time, also umpire shastri turned down number of rightful appeals made by him. this pitch does not aid spin bowling period, 8 wickets were taken by SL fast bowlers and only 1 by spinner. team mgt made mistake of chossing 2 spinners for a pitch that does not offer anny assistance to spin bowlers.
RE:RE:Kumble
by Thilakh Chacko on Feb 11, 2007 06:14 PM Permalink
at least, Powar can bat and take match winning wickets for ODI. Powar at the moment is 10 times better than Kumble. Why then put Kumble in the team? I feel that Powar is more reliable and made use of all the chances given to him. He deserves more to be in the World Cup ODI team for India.
RE:RE:RE:Kumble
by Prasanna on Feb 11, 2007 06:23 PM Permalink
Pl do not even dream comparing Powar with Kumble, it's all time, there are number of occassions in the recent past, where Kumble had made more runs than some our leading batsmen then suddenly you go and drop him for almost a year and bring him back, today was not his day period, 1) number of his rightful appeals were not accepted by umpire 2) this pitch you do not require 2 spinners 3) 8 wickets were taken by SL pace bowlers 4) WCI is different ball game, mark my words Kumble will be our main strike bowler in WCI
