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Originally Posted by _raVan_ Is anyone watching the match? Our team is getting hammered left and right by Warner. He is playing like its a 20-20 match and our bowlers are bowling like its a test match  |
And who gave him confidence to play like that ? No, not Mickey Arthur, but our own Sehwag. Now Sehwag needs some advice from the diminutive warner about how to play aggressive cricket.
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Originally Posted by harry10 Ganguly was incorrect when he said indians have taken a step backward, IMO we have taken ten steps backward. Pathetic is the word which can summarize the effort of our players. 4-0 is inevitable now! |
Ganguly was never right when he was playing beyond his time, no one took potshots at him or called for his head, but when it did happen, he did not look 5% of what he used to be, so let's leave out his banter so much as the grand daddy of selfish cricket Mr.Lord, Sir. Gavaskar who was not paid his due by the BCCI. If only BCCI had paid him his 5 Crores, he would have batted for India and made sure Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Gambhir are better than all the nincompoofs in the OZ side who actually score runs and blamed the umpires, the crowds, the australian PM, President, the public, the beer etc., why the hell BCCI scrounged on a measly 5 Crores ?
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Originally Posted by neofromcapone This is not a skill issue, this is a will issue.
Dhoni is able to turn things around with the ODI team, which does not have the senior player.
This is how the pakistani teams used to implode, when they did not like their captain, and had in-camp fighting amongst themselves.
And this has gone all downhill from the day dhoni bowled a few overs in England.
And the sad part here is, it is we the fans who have to be disappointed every single time. Not Cool. play for the country not yourselves guys. |
I agree with you Capone, but I also feel there is more to it than meets the eye.
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Originally Posted by hemanth.anand The first time during this tour, tomorrow I get a chance to watch live on TV...and I don't think I'll watch it seeing the situation.
to say "I'm Sad" is just an understatement :( |
Don't worry about that, just watch the game, there will be quite a few moments where you will feel proud, I still hope that Kohli and Dravid would do something (cannot save the match) to bring back some pride.
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Originally Posted by carwatcher If you want to gauge the importance of a set player in Test cricket just see the time gap between Gavaskar and next permanent opener Gambhir/Sehwag and also check the number of openers tried in between. Where is the Bench strength? |
I agree to most of what you have said, but will never ever compare gavaskar with sehwag, it is like comparing chalk with cheese, gavaskar was very very good technically as well as being equally selfish and will never ever give up his own record for the team whereas we all know (the whole world knows) that sehwag will blast every ball he sees without bothering about his score being 99, 199 or even 299.
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Originally Posted by Fordmanchau Seriously, my friend is onsite in Australia and he tells me that he is being teased for the Indian team performance there in the test matches.
Being a Indian team supporter is seriously getting embarrassing:( |
Maybe we should do the same when the aussies get walloped here in our conditions, only difference is that there aren't many aussies working here. LOL