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At last, we have some neutral comments about Sachin, so Dhoni is the new bad boy in Indian Cricket. | |
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Exactly. It seems every cricket commentator on the net thinks that any top order batsman can play every kind of bowler on all days. Infact, the three fours that Dhoni hit in the last over were all to bad balls - either short or too full, or not on the off-stump line. |
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He sure deserve's one but you never quite know with Dhoni, he might go in for make-shift opener in the form of Pujara & make Raina bat at no.5 now that he is selected. We'll have to wait & see! With Clarke being doubtful for next test, Watson could be the captain - someone who was sent home for not doing homework a week ago! ![]() What was even more funnier was, Brad Haddin - someone not considered good enough to be part of the initial squad just flew into the country as back-up for the regular keeper who was injured was the on-field captain when Clarke was off the field! ![]() |
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| ![]() If Raina plays ahead of Rahane, I will stop watching cricket till the time MSD is captain ! |
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Raina is sure to play - 100%. CSK-Srinivasan-Dhoni.....there are too many things going for him. Rahane plays for Rajasthan Royals where Lalit Modi has a stake and Srinivasan and Modi are not the best of the friends no ? And on what basis was Gambhir selected before being dropped since he has jaundice? Then Raina got in.. So this proves players are selected without checking anything, random picks. Really sad. Why not Rayadu ? He has had a fab season ! Why not Jaffer ? He has had a fantabulous season this year ! | |
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They will never let him in because of his association with ICL. The treatment given to Ambati Rayadu is truly appalling. He was our U-19 captain and one of the most gifted batsman. | |
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Still, you never know. Lets hope for the best. ![]() | |
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I doubt if it has anything to do with ICL. Rayadu looks very stylish, but this is probably the first domestic season where he has done something of note. Check his previous domestic record - it's very average as compared to people like Pujara, Rahane, Rohit Sharma etc. |
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Pujara is a classic example of the kind of confidence good and consistent performance in domestic season can give. Can I mention Sir Jadeja here. That ways the new members value their place more in the side. Jaffer : Simply put, Too Old for a place in the side now. I agree he has been unlucky to have not been in the side earlier. BTW.. One of my colleagues has found the reason for the loss against England: Sir Jadeja was Missing ![]() | |||
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Why was Ashwin dropped then for the world cup final? And why was Raina not selected for the first three tests? | |
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Raina is in the team to be the 12th man, Sandeep Patil & co are not a bunch of jokers to dance to any ghost tunes. I admired the way they handled the Sehwag issue and the way they brought Dhawan in. So relax, we will beat the Ozs 4-0. | ||
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