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| ![]() .............Nothing, business as usual ![]() Last edited by diabloo : 3rd October 2007 at 16:43. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Maybe everyone's having a break.. Tik Tak, or was that Kit Kat ? LOL !! |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() ***Yawn*** Bring back the T20! |
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| ![]() Who can be the greatest player when our dear master blaster is still blasting? ![]() Note: Other teams played their regular ODI team. India rested their ![]() Quote:
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() LOL! It must be the tea break or end of the innings, hang on guys, the teams will be back refreshed and the match will continue. No rain stoppage here, but we may well have a tie on the cards. This is much better than watching the actual match. Pls continue guys. |
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| ![]() maybe its time to start a thread with Drag vs track and how drag racing is not about skill , just the way T20 isn't about real talent and skill !!! Also someone said Sa , Aus and NZ didn't take the T20 WC seriously -- but remember that only happened after they lost and got knocked out . All of them came thinking they would win but unfortunately for them they didn't and thats when they started making press statements about how they only took part coz they had to . This debate is so useless .... India WON , PERIOD |
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Similarly this discussion will remain split based on what 'skill' means to a person. IMO, Robin Uthappa has the skills to play a key role in both shorter formats of the game. Whereas VVS Laxman can be more effective in roles required for Tests. Technically/theoretically, VVS may be a better player - but then Robin too has special skills. I don't think we can disregard either skills. | |
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Infractions: 0/1 (10) | ![]() First & foremost, I think a player (be it any sport) should be the best judge on when he has to hang up his boots. Because he is the only person who can be a judge of this. None other. When Alonso won the WDC everyone said MS should retire. But he stayed on to get defeated yet again. I respect his choice to carry on for another season & then subsequently for retiring when he felt it was good. So I wouldn't see much into all these gyan that people give about other players retiring. Quote:
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Shuvc, I know Robin has skills. But skills is nothing without consistency or temperment. You cannot consistently afford to be getting starts and throw it off. Which is the case with Robin. He has to be nurtured & groomed well during this period to understand what his role in the game is. He has to learn to put a price on his wicket, which IMO Yuvraj has made a mockery of even till now. Yuvi is exceptionally talented, but he doesn't price his wicket too much. The day he does, he will be more dangerous. And during this evolution of new players into the team, one has to realize that they cannot become heroes overnight. Infact, looking at it the other way round, the presence of the senior players will help them hone their skill further in the nets/practice sessions et all. So finally when they come on the field they are much more mature & better equipped. This is where the OZ's do so well. Even their bench strength has a lot of experience. They don't push a youngster into the team until a point where he has proved himself otherwise. While we Indian's go ho-hung on even the tiniest of performances from a youngster, the rest of the world expects them to go back to the drawing board and work on bettering their game and come out stronger. All the Robin's, Yuvraj's, Rohit's, Dhoni's, Karthik's ought to grab this chance to learn more from the people who are experienced. Besides such good competition will only be good for the team. Last edited by mclaren1885 : 3rd October 2007 at 18:07. | ||||
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| ![]() The point is not age with the Fab 3 - its the performance. Hayden is 36 and 2007 is his best year ![]() ![]() Quote:
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Most of us here PERCEIVE that fab 3 have done really bad in 2007. But the truth is far from this. You may check out the top 10 batsmen in 07. And surprise, surprise. Ganguly is at No 3 & Tendlya at No 8 (just two spots below Ponting). Cricinfo - Records - 2007 - One-Day Internationals - Most runs Now why would you want to drop 2 players that figure in the top 10 I fail to understand. Last edited by mclaren1885 : 3rd October 2007 at 18:25. | |
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At the same time I wonder why Hayden couldn't bat like this at 18 ... ??? |
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