Why was Sachins position changed? Why was he batting at 4 , when his best has been at no 1? Are you saying Pnting can bat at 5 or Hayden can suddenly do well at no 4. Cricket is a game played by a team of individuals. If you stop allowing the individual the room to do his stuff, then you are no longer the correct coach. I thought some initiatives by greg were good, but this kind of experimentation was uncalled for. Its very well known dravid is at his best at 3, and Ganguly as opener. If you dont want to play sachin as opener you shouldnt have taken him in the team. What hurts most is against SL both Ganguly and Tendulkar bowled their hearts out. why would they try to bowl well when they have no interest in the game or dont love the game. I just dont get why Greg is so angry with the Indian cricket players. Is it for not trying, or is it for not performing well enough so he could have a good record sheet. Btw I hope people remember Mr Ponting was caught eve teasing at a Kolkatta bar and is no model citizen. And yeahh Ian I lost all respect for ya when you pointed out Lara's greatness despite his super selfish 401 against England where he could have rather declared and won the game for Windies. Smooth talking does not mean you always make sense. Tony Grieg remains the only foreign columnist who is unbiased against the subcontinent.
RE:Well this article is flawed
by John Pandian on Apr 04, 2007 06:02 PM Permalink
Best batsman means you should be able to play in any position.....or atleast be able to defend your wicket..... here sachin is unable to even defend his wicket for even 5 overs.... also team is not playing full 50 overs... Now playing International cricket for 18 years... should not be so much affected by a coach ... huh
RE:Well this article is flawed
by Upadrasta PardhaSaradhi on Apr 05, 2007 02:36 PM Permalink
why he is playing in team then. If he is not happy with position 4, Either ask to take whatever you want or shut up and go home and play with your kids. Remember Sachin played in 2003 WC at number 4 in some places. He is playing at that position for quite time. If he is a great player, he need to be flexible and play acocoridng tothe Team's needs. If he wants Opener position, where Vuthappa and Sehwag need to play? Say did sachin has the same kind of flexibility and same power when he was at 17? We need to be flexible enough to play according to the situation. He is unable to play even 5 consecutive overs and time again getting out in the same fashion (inside edge on to the wickets).
