He must be the only cricketer in history ever when firang commentators were laughing at his batting pace and cricket brain in Chennai - the same match when he scored 10,000. He can play against B'desh for personal milestones, but he is just too stupid to play against good teams.
RE:Kick out Dravid
by Mac on Apr 05, 2008 08:53 PM Permalink
Mr.Ganguly Fan I Can UnderStand Ur Frusatration, Did Rahul Claim or Tell This World That He will Start Batting Like Sehwag, He Has Played Like This In His Entire Career, His Job is that of Sheet Anchor i,e. to hold the Innings Together, He Played The Role of Sheet Anchor in Chennai to Perfection, if He Would Have Got Out Cheaply in Chennai, India Would Have Lost That Test Match As Well in Chennai.?????????????????????/
RE:Kick out Dravid
by Dire Straits on Apr 05, 2008 08:57 PM Permalink
Don't kid yourself. Sheet anchor's role is to score runs at a descent strike rate, not fast. The way Dravid was struggling at Chennai was apparent. He was lucky that it was a flat wicket, or else we all know what would have happened. His below par performance started from the DLF Cup in September 2006, and it continues till now. His average have dropped below 55. It's currently 54.92
RE:RE:Kick out Dravid
by Dire Straits on Apr 05, 2008 08:58 PM Permalink
Since the DLF Cup 2006, Dravid have hardly won any games for India. You can check it out on Cricinfo. He have been a deadwood in the team since September 2006.
RE:Kick out Dravid
by rajarshi banerjee on Apr 05, 2008 08:59 PM Permalink
Agree with U Mac, Dravid has always held the innings together but he is clearly lacking self confidence after being chucked out from captaincy and has become unusually slow. Previously he used to play slow but remain unbeaten till the end, nowadays he just consumes balls without scoring and then gets out too at crucial junctures. However all credit for 10000 runs and no doubt he was once a great batsmen
