Azhar was there for 10 years played 2 world cups. I think Ganguli should have got one more chance... He was very close to getting it... I am sure he could have done it this time.
Whatever happened in last 4 years was not good for Inian cricket/
This Does not mean Dravid is bad. He is just not as good!
RE:Best Captain!
by biriyanikhao on Apr 27, 2007 08:34 AM Permalink
BS JV, Dravid is the best ever.Dravid is best , he is at least 2 times , if not 3 times, better than Ponting and Steve Waugh, rolled together. What is Ganguly's record....World Cup Final, 3 champions trophy Finals, 2 Champions semis...now compare that to Brilliant Dravid, exit in the World Cup and Champions Trophy, that too in the First round itself. So you can see clearly,Dravid is the best captain of this era. I dont know JV how you could not see Dravid's GREATNESS as a Captain, ask anybody in a Uddipi Cafe in Bangalore, he will tell you, he is even batter than Best!!As a matter of fact he is the Bestest[new word invented] captain ever.
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by Suman Bhat on Apr 28, 2007 06:30 PM Permalink
team india won tests and odis without ganguly under dravid's captiaincy. Same Sl team was defeated 6-1 without ganguly contribution dravid gave 100% commitment when he played under ganguly but backstabbed by dirty politics of ganguly and his supportes ganguly is innigns after his comeback for self, saving his wkt and scoring slowly to cement his place for next match, spending time in crease for sponser's cause, not bother to increase run rate , no single or rotating strike pressurising batsman on other end, not bother whether team win or loss, the purpos of ganguly is servied.His poor fielding will cost team 25-30 runs if he scoeds 50 for self and 20 runs for team. He had major role in WC debacle During ind and SL match , John Writh was commenting told that Sl batsman had to push the ball towards ganguly and easily get 2 runs. the screen was showing ganguly was holding his hands behind hands yawning,,,that time. he did not bothered to hold a simple catch of Tamim opening batsman of bangladesh during agarkar bowling in match against bangladesh. His return to india not with team or same day next to make it big eveent but was not wearing team uniform. he is selfish oppertunist politician. He not only promoting groupism, but spoiling sports spirit of youngesters by encouraging them to play petty politics. He betrayed sachin, dalmiay and dravid harbajan was his chela lost his place in team. it will be difficult for him get back he has no media/ politican's support Now players will think before they support such politicianc cricketers. Young players feel sponsors influence selection: Pawar http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1093320
RE:Best Captain!
by Indian on Apr 27, 2007 09:34 AM Permalink
captaining Australia is the easiest thing, captaining India is the toughest.The easiest thing is taken by the most shrewd cricketing brain (ponting) and the toughest thing has gone to the most dumb cricketing brain (Dravid). so results are as expected : why r u people crying !!!
RE:Best Captain!
by bajrangi on Apr 27, 2007 09:53 AM Permalink
Well said biryani kha ke.
Dravid knows the valus of time. When it is clear that you can't beat aussies in final then why to waste your precious time in playing for more then 6 weeks. better to come out as soon as possible.
If ICC had given an option of getting out from the warm matches itself, Dravid would had simply lost the two warm-up games and could had save two weeks further.
A good leader is he who know the value of time and dravid has this skill bestester then all others.
RE:Best Captain!
by Suman Bhat on Apr 28, 2007 06:29 PM Permalink
Young players feel sponsors influence selection: Pawar PTI Friday, April 27, 2007 20:23 IST
For the latest Sport News on mobile sms SPO to 4567 NEW DELHI: The BCCI President Sharad Pawar on Friday underscored the sorry state of affairs in Indian cricket by disclosing that young players feel that sponsors were influencing the team selection and that there was a complaint that contract of one player was linked to the time he spent at the crease. "It is an unofficial complaint and if found to be correct, the system needs to be strengthened. So I have asked the players to submit their copies of the old contract," Pawar said in a TV interview. "There is no hard and fast rule on this. We are very flexible regarding this. We will speak to the players http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1093320
RE:Best Captain!
by Suman Bhat on Apr 28, 2007 06:20 PM Permalink
ganguly batted for sponsers by spending more time in crease, gave more confident to bangladsehi bowlers by wast more balls than runs he scored, build pressure for the batsman by not taking single or rotating strike,gave the catch parctice to opposition filders in 42 over, did not bothered take tamim;s simple catch druing agarkar bowling and gave more runs to bangadesh by poor fielding than the runs he scored for team, major architect to gift match to bangladesh. He tried the same against bermuda but it did not clicked. he could not stand aganisn strong bowling SL, ganguly is most succeful politician and betrayed team and millions fans and made sure his record stat in WC did not harmed and tried to prove dravid not good captian. An deliberate attempt to team ind loose match ganguly betrayed dalmiay, sachin and now dravid ganguly is selfish, oppertunitst a cheap politician. He is not only promoting groupism, also spoiling sprots spirit of youngestes by encouraging them to play petty politics. Now players bajji and dhoni who joined his group lost the place in team. But getting back into team will be difficult task b'cuz many youngsters are knocking team ind door. By this time all players realised taht playing on the grond will bring reward but not from backstage politics. so no more support to dadas.. dravid gave 100% commitment and performed for team when he played under ganguly but he trusted ganguly sachin dhoni bajji agarkar zzahir like senior players and backfired by same group.
