Dear Mates! I guess my dear bro Greg couldn't understand the culture and work ethics of this country. I belive not every great player becomes a good coach but he can be a good thinker of the game. I think what India did wrong is 'not using their inform players properly specially Dhoni'.I think he is a very good thinker of the game but Rahul and Greg used this inform player in the very end of the inning which cost them badly. I am a supporter of this theory that when you have a player who is in tremendous form use him upfront don't use him as a 'precaution'...In srilanka match I was hoping that Rahul would send Dhoni at no. 3 but he didnt and when he came nothing much was there to be done, game was actually over that time. I think Dravid was also lacking in imagination and captaincy and he looked quite stubborn too by sticking with out of form players as if he wants to prove a point that he is right..! Dravid should leave the captaincy now but should remain in the team as a senior pro who can guide young blood, same thing you can say for Sachin too. I think Yuvi is the best choice for India with Dhoni as his deputy. While committed players like Sachin and Rahul around I guess both the young guys are quite capable of leading the team.I have never seen any commited players like Rahul and Sachin in this whole cricket world. Cricket will allways learn from both these jenious..Both these guys will always remain as a living book for younger generation. I salute them!
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by VSS on Mar 28, 2007 11:34 AM Permalink
Dear Ian, What happened when dravid and chappel sent pathan at no:3. The press, public and former players panned them. U forgot Ganguly. throw out sachin and ganguly and continue with dravid and chappel for 1 more year with a young team..and believe me..india will scale new heights..may even chase 70 matches continuously. Remember sachin and sourav were not there when india-rahul were in supreme form
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by Avinash Hode on Mar 28, 2007 11:19 AM Permalink
yaar Iyan tu to pakka mamu hai yaar!!! why you are caring us too much. This is India man... no need any comment from outsiders we are enough to take desicions. Just take care of aussies...
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by Girish Kodaganti on Mar 28, 2007 10:40 AM Permalink
Hello Sir, So far you are correct about 80%. But i dont know why are you giving that much respect to Master Blaster(Sachin). I think he is also one of the main person why india lost the match against SriLanka. As a seniour player he should perform well in important mattches. What is the use of having many centuries and more number of runs in world cricket. I havn't find any responsible innings from sachin for past 3 years. My sugession for sachin is-- play the next comming series against Bangaladesh. We will definetly win the same and retire. We should send him from cricket world with respect. Because he made India proude making many centuries and runs.
