RE:Both greg and gavaskar are
by Hinoo Bakra on Apr 22, 2007 05:38 PM Permalink
It's a donkey braying when it sees another donkey. Bakwaskar cannot help because his tail is tied to Chappal's tail !
RE:RE:Both greg and gavaskar are
by hash good on Apr 22, 2007 05:40 PM Permalink
Hello prince, be decent on net. You not only seed hatred in people's minds but bring down the standard of a highly regarded discussion forum. Please.
RE:RE:Both greg and gavaskar are
by Gaurav Deol on Apr 22, 2007 05:35 PM Permalink
yea in a world cup match in 1978, i think..he played out 60 overs and made 34 not out..In those days, the matches were not 50 over a side, it was 60 overs a side
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by Gaurav Deol on Apr 22, 2007 05:36 PM Permalink
here is the link for that..in fact he scored 36.. http://sify.com/khel/wc_fullstory.php?id=14384314 Indian administrators were tardy in their approach towards encouraging the limited-overs game. The initial thinking was that it was a fad that would not last long. Also there were doubts as to whether the Indian cricket fan, weaned on Test cricket for years, would take to the shorter version of the game. While the Gillette Cup was launched in England in 1963, it was not until 1973 that the BCCI constituted the first one-day domestic tournament, the Deodhar Trophy.
The unimaginative approach was reflected in how the Indian cricketers tackled the intricacies of the one-day game. India had played just two ODIs in England in 1974 before taking part in the inaugural World Cup in England the following year. Today%u2019s hype surrounding the Indian team was nowhere in evidence; interest in their campaign was lukewarm. Test matches were still uppermost in the minds of the Indian cricket fan, though, it was hoped that placed in an easier group, India with some luck might make it to the semi-finals.
Easier group was right, for while West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were bunched together in group B, India were alongside England, New Zealand and East Africa in group A. East Africa would be a piece of cake, while England it was conceded would be too strong for India. So the crucial game for India would be the one against New Zealand. Read more
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Conventional wisdom had it that the ideal bowling line-up in one-day cricket was four seamers and one spinner. But India should have been the exception to this rule given their traditional spin strength. The team management, however, stuck to convention while picking the team for the opening game against England with disastrous results.
The four-man seam attack of Karsan Ghavri, Mohinder Amarnath, Madan Lal and Abid Ali was treated rather harshly and the result was that England rattled up 334 for four in 60 overs. The lone spinner in skipper S Venkatraghavan was the most economical among the bowlers. England made merry with opening batsman Dennis Amiss getting 137 off 147 balls with 18 hits to the fence. He put on 176 runs for the second wicket with Keith Fletcher. In the final stages, Chris Old piled on the agony by clouting an unbeaten 51 off 30 balls with four fours and two sixes.
The Indian reply was limp made unforgettable in a hideous sort of way by Sunil Gavaskar%u2019s infamous 36 not out in 60 overs. He played 174 balls hitting but a solitary boundary and India finished at a highly unsatisfactory 132 for two off 60 overs. The Indian reply left a bad taste in the mouth and as Tony Lewis wrote at the time ``It was a perverse moment of self-inflicted shame%u2019%u2019
RE:Both greg and gavaskar are
by hash good on Apr 22, 2007 05:35 PM Permalink
Go first learn basics of cricket and its history before making hollow, abusive and irrelevant comments, Mr Prince Prince.
