![]() | #1786 |
Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai
Posts: 2,483
Thanked: 406 Times
| ![]() Inzi was out for 14, fell 6 runs short of breaking javed record. hope he gets that in his 2nd innings. |
![]() |
|
![]() | #1787 |
BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru
Posts: 1,471
Thanked: 11 Times
| ![]() Instead of piling up the age-records like our little fella, let the big fella win the test for Pakistan and be happy for rest of his life. |
![]() |
![]() | #1788 | ||
Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai
Posts: 2,483
Thanked: 406 Times
| ![]() The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sports Quote:
Quote:
| ||
![]() |
![]() | #1789 |
BANNED ![]() Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !!
Posts: 4,820
Thanked: 39 Times
Infractions: 0/1 (10) | ![]() I think this is being challenged in the courts. Since BCCI is just a general body, I don't think they have monopoly over the cricket team representing our country. They just have a contract with the ICC IIRC. I think ICL can put out their own team to represent the country as well (like in non-ICC events). But all we can do is wait and see. Also I think most of the players joining ICL have already agreed to the fact that they won't play for the Indian team. The tournament is paying them good money, to take care of their livelihood doing what they best are at. Thats playing cricket. So I don't think many will complain. Last edited by mclaren1885 : 10th October 2007 at 11:10. |
![]() |
![]() | #1790 | |
BANNED ![]() Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !!
Posts: 4,820
Thanked: 39 Times
Infractions: 0/1 (10) | ![]() Quote:
Everybody plays for records be it in any game. Footballers try to score the max goals, same goes with hockey players, baseball guys try to score most home runs, tennis stars for most wimbeldon cups. I think the main reason the greatest batsmen till date in cricket is know is for his record of Avg of 99.9 (?). Yes, I am talking about Sir Donald Bradmen. Wonder why Walsh, Muralidharan, Ambrose, Lillee, Hadlee, Mcgrath were known for the world around? Because at one point or the other they all had the record of most wickets in cricket. Heck even Yuvraj admitted that he wanted to equal the world record by hitting the 6th six & join the elite club. Wasn't he playing for a record too? So stop your bias towards the fab 3. Last edited by mclaren1885 : 10th October 2007 at 11:18. | |
![]() |
![]() | #1791 | |
BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru
Posts: 1,471
Thanked: 11 Times
| ![]() Let the big fella contribute his efforts towards winning the test match. Beating Miandad's record is just incidental. He should not score 1 run more than Miandad & think his job is done. Note: The bowlers you have listed are known for their mean deliveries rather than as highest wickets takers. Anyway all those records are broken now. Note: Yuvraj's 6 sixes in an over is a performance record, not an age record. I wish our players play for performance records rather than age records. In your earlier post you have mentioned that Ganguly was selected based on seniority, rather than performance. What I am suggesting is, players try to squeeze into the team to achieve age records. Quote:
| |
![]() |
![]() | #1792 |
BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru
Posts: 1,471
Thanked: 11 Times
| ![]() I think the Australian Cricket board found this out and hence force the players to make their International debut around 30. Players know that they can't achieve age records and so go for performance records. Also the players come into the team without any baggage and know that only performance alone will keep them in the team. This benefits the interests of the team. Of course the exceptions are made for exceptional talents (such as Michael Clark). There have been such instances in India. Robin Singh made his debut late and won many matches for India. |
![]() |
![]() | #1793 | |
BANNED ![]() Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !!
Posts: 4,820
Thanked: 39 Times
Infractions: 0/1 (10) | ![]() Quote:
It ones again depends on what is an effort "worthy" of winning you a match. And this depends from person to person. To me Sachins & Ganguly's opening stand was one of the important factors why India won. To you its not. When two bowlers are bowling well in tandem, though most often than not the guy with the highest number of wickets gets the most praises, the guy who has kept up the pressure at the other end seldom deserves the praise. To me, that is performance too. To you maybe it will just be the guy whose taken the wickets to be the performer. Try telling that to the selectors. Its not like Ganguly enrolled himself back into the team on his own will & power. The selectors are playing dirty here, so why blame the players? They are doing the best they can under the given circumstances (I mean the players). Circumstances that neither you or me have any clue about. So let us stop this nonsense and enjoy a game of cricket irrespective of who plays well or doesn't. I don't think its that hard if all of us decide to put our thinking caps down for a moment & enjoy good cricket whichever side it comes from. | |
![]() |
|
![]() | #1794 |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A
Posts: 7,033
Thanked: 2,700 Times
| ![]() Diabloo Would you mind posting a picture of yourself here? |
![]() |
![]() | #1795 | |||
BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru
Posts: 1,471
Thanked: 11 Times
| ![]() Age record example: 1. Let me get 10,000 runs in ODI in 15 years. 2. Let me score 50 centuries in 500 matches. Quote:
Quote:
Note: We are analyzing the performance of players. Why do you tell that we should not do that? Quote:
| |||
![]() |
![]() | #1796 |
Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() | #1797 |
BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru
Posts: 1,471
Thanked: 11 Times
| ![]() |
![]() |
![]() | #1798 | |
BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Delhi
Posts: 362
Thanked: 5 Times
| ![]() Quote:
![]() But tell me... how do you justify your saying that Tendulkar/Dada should be out when there performance for the calendar year is so damn good? PS: No offence to anyone intended! Last edited by thefreak : 10th October 2007 at 12:16. | |
![]() |
![]() | #1799 |
BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru
Posts: 1,471
Thanked: 11 Times
| ![]() I am not telling they should resign. I am only telling they should back to their best. Else make way for somebody to show off their best. Tendulkar: I was investigating on his very slow scoring in last ODI. BTW, why does he get out defending in ODIs ![]() Ganguly: After his exit from the team, his performance in domestic cricket was ordinary. Still he made it to the team. He is far from his best. Let me put it this way: He has to discover most of his strokes. |
![]() |
![]() | #1800 |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A
Posts: 7,033
Thanked: 2,700 Times
| ![]() |
![]() |