I think, still politics is there in Indian team selection. I don't know, why they dropped Sachin and Ganguly from the team for the next series. Dilip Vengsarkar told, they were rested. But, we can not admit that because Ganguly was 'rested' for the last one year and he is playing well now (even if consuming many balls, he is giving a solid start to the team). My question is why they are not resting Dravid as he is "playing" lot of Cricket now a days? Also, in the case of Virender Sehwag. Now, he is a good test opener who can win the match single handedly for his team. No other test openers (except Hayden) are playing like him... He won many matches in the recent past. He failed only in the last SA trip. I don't know why the selectors retained him in the one day side (where he was a failure) and dropped from the test team? What do you say friends?
RE:Team selection for the Bangla tour...
by Rahul nanda on Apr 27, 2007 11:05 AM Permalink
Selector should kick Dravid out without delay, otherwise INDIAN cricket can not be saved.
By the "Sachin bomb" Greig is burst out of INDIA. Fortunately or unfortunately Sachin blasted the bomb very lately. If he would have done this 2 years before when for drawing attention of media and publicity Greg Chappell started talking lot negative about Sachin. That time Sachin was not even in the team and healing from his surgery. If "Sachin bomb" would have been blasted two years before, then INDIAN cricket could have been saved from the biggest mess under Chappell-Dravid combined EVIL force.
Chappell purely came to INDIA to fulfill his mission of cleaning the path of Australia for WC 07 which is to damage INDIAN cricket. All the time Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh scared of INDIAN team which only could challenge them in its best day.
After long time gap (after Kapil) probably INDIA got a good bowler, Irfan Pathan. He had been damaged by Chappell-Dravid Evil combination.
This time team was almost same as 2003 WC. Even Ganguly said this time team is much better than what he had on 2003. That's due to good wicket keeper-batsman Dhoni.
Ganguly had a bad wicket keeper.
Still INDIA (runner of 2003 WC) lost in the first round under the greatest Captain of INDIA and World...
INDIA won 1983 WC without foreign coach. Why INDIA needs foreign coach, particularly EVIL Chappell ?
Moreover Mr. Gum put his gun on other's shoulder. Did he have guts to play an innings like Kapil Dev in any world cup?
He is Mr. Gum, he never thinks of his strike rate, rather his run average....
In the recent past all gentlemen fellow cricketers resigned from the captaincy without blaming others, or putting gun on others' shoulders, rather took the blame on himself.
Cheap, shameless Dravid is the only exception and so characterless that he even did not resign and playing groupism and regionalism!
RE:Team selection for the Bangla tour...
by RAJESH SREEDHARAN on Apr 27, 2007 11:36 AM Permalink
How to make the Australian team beatable in the next world Cup???? ......... ......... ......... Appoint Dravid as the aussie captain...
RE:Team selection for the Bangla tour...
by Suman Bhat on Apr 28, 2007 06:20 PM Permalink
team india won tests and odis without ganguly under dravid's captiaincy. 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 the players http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1093320
RE:Team selection for the Bangla tour...
by mohan on Apr 27, 2007 03:22 PM Permalink
Suman Bhat got nothing to do, so he cut and paste same things every where and every day. Suman sucks, sucks and sucks
RE:Team selection for the Bangla tour...
by Ravi chandran on Apr 27, 2007 04:50 PM Permalink
Dravid sits on the dining table for food. SB sits under that. What does SB eat?
