I am very surprised Agarkar has been left out of the team? I think after kapil dev its agarkar who has been the saviour of Indian bowling. I would rate him higher than Anil kumble. He has been amazing, won maybe a 100 games for India single handedly. He has sheer class and see what they do..leave them out. Even in the T20 worldcup he is the only indian who is performing. Wake up BCCI. Bring back the Glenn McGrath of Indian cricket to the team
RE:Why no agarkar?
by suresh kumar on Sep 18, 2007 09:22 PM Permalink
i think this guy hasnt seen cricket for some years, cricket in not played on past recrods but on current form, and agarkar is currently in very poor form, after all these years of experience in indian cricket, and so many chances given to him, he should have improved.
RE:Why no agarkar?
by BHAGWAT SINGH on Sep 18, 2007 09:24 PM Permalink
Its not time for comedy Agarkar is a joker. He was an accidental entry to the team India
RE:Why no agarkar?
by santosh agrawal on Sep 18, 2007 09:19 PM Permalink
just forget him. I believe, he is never a international level cricketer. nothing he has. neither a size to fear the batsman, nor the pace to destroy the opponent. he never adds to the team but if he is in the team, it subtracts one player from the playing eleven
RE:Why no agarkar?
by raju on Sep 18, 2007 09:39 PM Permalink
huh? forgot about his 6-fer against australia at adelaide in 2003 when he became the first bowler after kapil dev to win a match for india against aus in aus? do u know he has the best ODI record for an Indian bowler against champion team Australia? i think people like u should first start following cricket properly before giving out your comments. Don't miususe rediff forum to voice your biases.
RE:Why no agarkar?
by CricFan01 on Sep 18, 2007 11:29 PM Permalink
Mr Raju, That was 4 years ago and flash in the pan. Sehwag also scored 309 against Pak in 2004-05 he is out of the team because his recent performances have not been upto the mark. What has Agarkar done in the recent past? Being a passenger in the team. In fact India lost a few games due to poor bowling from Agarkar, giving away 6-7 runs per over in one dayers and over 14 runs per over in T20. The less said about his batting (or lack of) the better. He is the most over rated bowler in Indian cricket without delivering when it is needed most. In the slog overs when he is supposed to restrict the scoring rate he is belted by the batsmen all over. It is better to get rid of this guy, hope he is never selected again.
RE:Why no agarkar?
by rajesh doshi on Sep 18, 2007 09:30 PM Permalink
Guess you are a relative of Agarkar or his in-laws? Other than a good show in one test match in the last series to australia under Saurav's captaincy, do not recollect Agarkar having displayed any skills. The Bombay club is responsible for his inclusion - a dead meat best left in Mumbai byelanes
RE:Why no agarkar?
by raju on Sep 18, 2007 09:43 PM Permalink
u r an a**hole and a detriment to indian society. u just made this message up so that people would insult agarkar more. first try to play gully cricket and if at all u get a chance(which i am sure u won't) play district level cricket to see how difficult it is to bowl at 135-140 kph in pressure cooker international matches???? get lost from this forum as u r just interested in dividing people.
RE:Why no agarkar?
by Krish on Sep 18, 2007 09:44 PM Permalink
Friends I think we misread Prakash's mail. His real intent is shown in the comment " McGrath of Indian team", rating him higher than Kumble, next only to Kapil,etc. Everyone knows that the Bombay club is behind Agarkar's successful stay (not successful performance) in the team. So enjoy the humour!
RE:Why no agarkar?
by Manesh Sasidharan on Sep 18, 2007 09:32 PM Permalink
Where the hell r u?...I think the first player to be thrown out from Indian Team should be Agarkar. He doesnt have any bowling abilities, fielding nor batting skills. Total waste for the whole team
RE:Why no agarkar?
by harish subramanian on Sep 18, 2007 09:27 PM Permalink
TO BE FRANK WITH YOU GUYS, HE IS A GENUINE FAST BOWLER. HE IS THE ONLY BOWLER IN THE WORLD, WHO RUNS FASTER THAN HIS BALL
RE:RE:Why no agarkar?
by raju on Sep 18, 2007 09:41 PM Permalink
atleast better than any joker from tamil nadu. do u remember one bharat arun world's fastest bowler from madras who slipped on his run-up to bowl his first ball in international cricket???? this is the standard of madras bowlers.
