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What is Dravids Utility?
by Sam beledona on Feb 14, 2007 11:57 AM   Permalink | Hide replies

Dravid is a poor fielder, He cant bowl, He is out of form. Why is he in the Team World Cup. Will he not be jeopordising chances for the Team?

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by dileep v on Feb 14, 2007 12:05 PM   Permalink
Mr. sam
Have you ever seen dravid playing cricket. I think you dont know even what cricket is!!

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by Abhijith NV on Feb 14, 2007 12:03 PM   Permalink
Sam,
Get ur facts right before writing something. Dravid has an avg of 74.5 in the last 10 ODI's... and is one of the most consistent batsman that india has ever produced

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by Sam beledona on Feb 14, 2007 12:06 PM   Permalink
Well he is a demotivator and He is a selfish player. Now he cant even play like he used to . Make Sachin the Captain (better statistics in batting) or may be Dada. Dravid needs to be rested.

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by rupanwita roy on Feb 14, 2007 12:05 PM   Permalink
But still, Dravid is the most consistent player of the team. He is a player for big matches and WC, needless to be said is such a big thing..... . and Fielding..........??????? we should not forget his unmoemorable catches as a slip fielder. Everybody has bad times....... bad patch is a part of a player\'s life, even Sachin was out of form for long times......., so, we should now encourage Rahul insteed of discouraging him!

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by Sam beledona on Feb 14, 2007 12:25 PM   Permalink
Dravid has been taking Team India from one defeat to another he came into Team India captaincy with a coup staged by Him Chapell and More with the likes of Durgandhpur and support of the lungis. The Team was at No2 position in one dayers Just after Australia and more than 16 months India is below Pakistan in the last 3. He talks big about experiments and what not. He has a miserable sad face always looks constipated and for him smiling does not happen to be a part of Human emotions. He is a poor motivator and mumbles in press interviews. Why should he be retained in Team India. He is out of form so why not rest him. Let him prove is next domestic season till such time get laxman, Kaif or Powar in the Team.

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by navin kumar on Feb 14, 2007 12:52 PM   Permalink
hmm sachin is a good batsman but a proven bad captian n a choker in big matches!
all ur comments prove that u have biased view abt cricket n drvaid!

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by Sam beledona on Feb 14, 2007 12:08 PM   Permalink
Why encourage him? Why not Laxman, Kaif Raina in place of Dravid?

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by raj nair on Feb 14, 2007 12:00 PM   Permalink
Just a simple question.If u were the chief selector would u keep him out of the squad....Just imagine if u do that...People in India will ruin ur life....!!!

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by Sam beledona on Feb 14, 2007 12:04 PM   Permalink
I will at least warn him in public by dropping him for a few matches.

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by sumit choudhary on Feb 14, 2007 12:10 PM   Permalink
thats indian thinking, when u can drop saurav why cant u drop dravid my friend, moreso because these days the frustration shows on his face during press meetings, he is not able to justify his decisions of including sehwag and gets angry when direct questions are shot to him, hes lost the mind of a captain and needs to relax a bit just like saurav so that hes knows what a captain is to a team.

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by dileep v on Feb 14, 2007 12:35 PM   Permalink
Bangal people always think of ganguly. everybody know when ganguly was expelled from team.

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by dileep v on Feb 14, 2007 12:07 PM   Permalink
Mr raj nair,
can you tell me the name of one selector who has got his life ruined by not taking a vital player. Dont boast! Ofcourse Dravid is a vital player in indian cricket for the time being and what Sam told is utmost foolishness!

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