Having seen both of them in action(Karthick in England) and Parthiv in Australia 2003, i can safely say that Karthick is a more nimble and fleet footed keeper than Patel...
Karthick has far superior reflexes and also has a very safe pair of hands...
As far as batting ability goes, there are reports in some quarters that put Patel as a better batsman...i don't think so!! Look at the way Karthick played in England in 2007...he was the highest run scorer on seaming tracks...so this theory about Patel being a better batsman has also been promoted by freinds in the press...as simple as that!!
My vote goes to the dynamic Dinesh Karthick who will bring glory to India in this series!!
RE:Karthick is more nimble than Parthiv!!
by vinay on Jul 17, 2008 10:39 PM Permalink
true abt karthik in eng. but equally true is the fact that parthiv is a good batsman even on the bouncy tracks of ausi while facing the deadly pace of brett lee in test matches. parthiv has opened the innings against the likes of shoaib akhtar/mohd sami in their prime on their home grounds. n he has been successful not only on the dead pitches but on lively pitches. imagine at that time, when parthiv faced them, he was just a teenager, now after maturity he can torment any bowler in the world on any pitches.
RE:RE:Karthick is more nimble than Parthiv!!
by Salil on Jul 18, 2008 03:40 AM Permalink
lets prefer someone who is a better keeper first and then a better batsman.
As far as keeping both are same (assuming parthiv has improved) i will pick karthik...since height is a considerable factor in keeping.
Parthiv has goofed up big time when he got chance. Trust me he still in the reckoning only becasue he has lot of backing. My friend if you good up at work and it costs your company, you are not going to get a second chance, someone who is knocking on the door will...And Karthik though not exceptionally good, wasn't as bad as what parthiv was.
Anyways dont be too surpised if you see parthiv instead of karthi, parthiv as i said has a good political jack. Why would a person, who had single handedly runied a test series in austrailia be back else??? We had a chance of a life time,,,beating aussie in aussie...but for this fello parthiv
RE:Karthick is more nimble than Parthiv!!
by vinay on Jul 18, 2008 12:09 PM Permalink
that time, he was merely teenager, n he has removed his technical flaws since long playing domestic ckt. dont think that a player cant improve his skills. n parthiv has polished off his hidden talent.
