RE:Indian can make it to the top by next WC - Dream of an optimist
by Saurabh Agarwal on May 02, 2007 07:04 AM Permalink
Good message. Its time for non-performing seniors to retire.
About captain, I think Dravid is ok bcoz he is only player who can hold his place in both forms of the game. I dont think captaincy matters much anyway, unless if the captain has a negative influence on team, which I dont think Darvid has. If captaincy mattered so much, NZ would win the world cup (or atleast perform much better than it did). Basically you cannot hold Dravid accountable for WC loss if the seniors dont perform, and there is no better choice anyway.
RE:Indian can make it to the top by next WC - Dream of an optimist
by J V on May 02, 2007 08:04 AM Permalink
Agree with Rahul Nanda but I think it has more to do with Chappal not Dravid.
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by Suman Bhat on May 02, 2007 10:51 AM Permalink
why r u creating false story. recorded vidio coverage of game is proof ganguly did not play for team cause but for self and save his wkt and cement his place. many news paper carried out dravid took responsiblility for defeat and he did not blame any individual players. After WC debacle he thanked players and asked them not blame any individual player it was collective effort. ganguly was not doing briefs when he was captian and team lost matches. It is not indians but U R DUMB and BLIND. How many names u use the post msgs. and why block other's msgs as report abuse.??? check the team ind win last 6-7 yrs and dravid's contributions. it was dravid who anchored success for ganguly as captain NOT B'CUZ OF HIS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES LIKE taking shirts, arguing with umpires, making opposition captain wait for toss, treat team as his own propert etc... Even knowing that sachin and ganguly are in captian.breathing his neck with their back support an bothwere major culprits for WC debacle dravid accepted captaincy. one more defeat will end up his odi career. while 2 ex captain superstars who consider better odi players were fighting battle with back stage politics. INSTEAD SUPERSTARS WOULD HV FOUGHT BATTLE ON GROUND IN WI rather calling shots from dressing room.
RE:RE:Indian can make it to the top by next WC - Dream of an optimist
by Indian on May 02, 2007 09:34 AM Permalink
Yawn .....zzzz same, boring crap from Suman Bhat.
RE:Indian can make it to the top by next WC - Dream of an optimist
by Suman Bhat on May 02, 2007 10:50 AM Permalink
All media speculations. Discussion are eyewashing experience sachin and ganguly are main culprits for wc debacle. and there were huge public opinion against sachin. But strong mumbai lobby will never let down theirlocal hero. and vengasrakar wanted him to captain. resting ganguly and sachin is eyewashing exercise. And many ex cricketers, media cricket experts had not guts to spaeak against these 2 super starts. the lack of commiment , passion , poor body languge or groupism or petty politics played against captain and coach.. both ex captain are fighting for captaincy behind scens. so they have to prove dravid is not good captain . but dravid started well wining 18 odis in chasing and won test series in WI , histoirci test match win SA, and odi sereis in WI.Chappell report was right in pointingout these dressing room politics and some players undermine dravd's captaincy and not to led by skipper . But this did not bring any laurales to ex captains.they are looser b'cuz there is no guarantee that sachin ganguly will play next WC many younger players will now perform on field and if they go for dressing room politcs they will loose the place in team like agarkar, harbajan and gatting back into team.
Dravid played under captaincy of sachin and ganguly gave 100% commitment as per team requirement and under presuure been instrumental in India winning matches. dravid I admit is a good player and consistent with his perfomances that itself can commmand respect from the team mates Pathan and kiaf both deserving playes for odi and good players are victims of this dirty politics
As per some news report tendulkar and ganguly had last laugh that they got rid of chappell and next terget is dravid Indian express poll 75% favoured dropping sachin and ganguly for odi series against BL 80% ppl approved bcci move to drop senior players TOI poll 65% voted in favouring the bcci decision to rest superstars while dravid's supports to retain him as captain increased even after ongoing dravid bashing articles.. 80% of cricket associanton (survey in ndtv) supporte dravid. ,. IBN CNN survey 86% ppl voted for dravid.. Sachin may be living legend but he is no more bigger than team or game 48% voters is voted dravid to be captain by big margin. www.cricketvotes.com
