Andre Nel routs India for 91

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I think performance of Indian Cricket Team can be termed a pathetic at best. It is on the downhill ever since it won the first ODI at West Indies. Since than barring a win against listless England in Champions Trophy, it is all the same story again and again. There have been some individual performances in between, but that is all.

I think inclusion of Zaheer Khan was a good thing. I was wondering as to why Irfan Pathan was left out in preference to Agarkar or for that matter Harbhajan Singh. Knowing fully well that it was essentially a seeming track, leaving out a seam bowler against a spinner is not understandable.

I have my doubts about David’s captaincy. I think, he needs to tell the passengers, that he means business. Regular failure of Suresh Raina is a cause of concern. He is an extremely talented player and some thing needs to be done to boost his morale. I think on a fast track, sending Kaif at No. 3 itself was questionable specially when the first wicket was lost early. Dinesh Mongia may have been better suited in that situation. I would have still preferred Irfan Pathan to Wasim Zaffer if we had to play Harbhajan Singh. This would have given the fifth bowler. Dinesh Mongia who had earlier opened the innings or Dravid himself should have opened.

Tendulkar, Dravid/Mongia, Mongia/Dravid, Md. Kaif, Suresh Raina, M.S. Dhoni, Pathan, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Agarkar and Patel would have made the batting order.

I have my own doubts about Zaffer’s one-day capabilities against Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir is extremely unlucky to have missed this tour inspite of excellent performance leading to the selection of the team.

Considering today’s performance, we really don’t see any hope. In the next match if the pitch is expected to help the fast bowlers, and Sehwag is fit, I would prefer this batting line up:

Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia (L), Dravid, Raina (L), Kaif, Dhoni, Pathan (L), Zaheer (L) , Sreesanth, Patel.

The right left combination may trouble the SA bowlers in adjusting to the right line of the ball, if the strike is rotated regularly. Four fast bowlers and fifth to be shared between, Sachin, Sehwag, Mongia and Raina.

I don’t know why Raina is not being bowled in any situations. Some times part-timers do help to break a partnership. And if we are considering to develop a young team, Raina is likely to be essential part of it and needs to be developed as an all rounder.
 
I'd appreciate your analysis of Indian team but it's high time that we understand that talent is not the only one thing which matters in game of cricket. We are losing mind games. And we must not feel shy in admitting it. It's more or less the same team which was winning but suddenly what happened. You can't forget how to play overnight. Too much of experiments has killed the team. Chappel's target to prepare a team of 18 players for world cup has drastically failed. Dravid has failed a captain to keep the morale of the team high. Tendulkar has failed to assume the responsibility of most senior player in the team. Sehwag's technique is badly exposed in ODIs. Injuctice has been done to Pathan by leaving him out in crucial games..and the mistakes continue...

I see only one solution to the problem. We have talent..we have selectors..we have plans..but we are not mentally tough. As long as we are on backfoot, there are no chances of winning. Go in the middle not just to face 30-40 balls to warm up but meddle the attack with force.

One of the biggest problem with current Indian batting is that they always look for boundaries. Taking singles and rotate the strike in middle overs is one of the keys. Anyway, criticising them again & again won't make them any better...so I'll support their stand and hope they come out with better results in coming matches!


raj2rif said:
I think performance of Indian Cricket Team can be termed a pathetic at best. It is on the downhill ever since it won the first ODI at West Indies. Since than barring a win against listless England in Champions Trophy, it is all the same story again and again. There have been some individual performances in between, but that is all.

I think inclusion of Zaheer Khan was a good thing. I was wondering as to why Irfan Pathan was left out in preference to Agarkar or for that matter Harbhajan Singh. Knowing fully well that it was essentially a seeming track, leaving out a seam bowler against a spinner is not understandable.

I have my doubts about David’s captaincy. I think, he needs to tell the passengers, that he means business. Regular failure of Suresh Raina is a cause of concern. He is an extremely talented player and some thing needs to be done to boost his morale. I think on a fast track, sending Kaif at No. 3 itself was questionable specially when the first wicket was lost early. Dinesh Mongia may have been better suited in that situation. I would have still preferred Irfan Pathan to Wasim Zaffer if we had to play Harbhajan Singh. This would have given the fifth bowler. Dinesh Mongia who had earlier opened the innings or Dravid himself should have opened.

Tendulkar, Dravid/Mongia, Mongia/Dravid, Md. Kaif, Suresh Raina, M.S. Dhoni, Pathan, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Agarkar and Patel would have made the batting order.

I have my own doubts about Zaffer’s one-day capabilities against Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir is extremely unlucky to have missed this tour inspite of excellent performance leading to the selection of the team.

Considering today’s performance, we really don’t see any hope. In the next match if the pitch is expected to help the fast bowlers, and Sehwag is fit, I would prefer this batting line up:

Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia (L), Dravid, Raina (L), Kaif, Dhoni, Pathan (L), Zaheer (L) , Sreesanth, Patel.

The right left combination may trouble the SA bowlers in adjusting to the right line of the ball, if the strike is rotated regularly. Four fast bowlers and fifth to be shared between, Sachin, Sehwag, Mongia and Raina.

I don’t know why Raina is not being bowled in any situations. Some times part-timers do help to break a partnership. And if we are considering to develop a young team, Raina is likely to be essential part of it and needs to be developed as an all rounder.
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Theek kattya rog!!!!

I hope it might help cricket in losing its popularity in our country.What we have achieved other than wasting time in watching this game?
 
Well said vivek

I fully agree with Vivek here :)
Now a days cricket has become status symbol (specially for boys :D if u dnt know recent updates u wud be considered as out of group. Plz GOD do something stop this "bhed chaal" in India.
I dnt say ppl who have posted their views here are just doing it for "Bhed chaal" m talking about the majority of India
 
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raj2rif said:
I think performance of Indian Cricket Team can be termed a pathetic at best. It is on the downhill ever since it won the first ODI at West Indies. Since than barring a win against listless England in Champions Trophy, it is all the same story again and again. There have been some individual performances in between, but that is all.

I think inclusion of Zaheer Khan was a good thing. I was wondering as to why Irfan Pathan was left out in preference to Agarkar or for that matter Harbhajan Singh. Knowing fully well that it was essentially a seeming track, leaving out a seam bowler against a spinner is not understandable.

I have my doubts about David’s captaincy. I think, he needs to tell the passengers, that he means business. Regular failure of Suresh Raina is a cause of concern. He is an extremely talented player and some thing needs to be done to boost his morale. I think on a fast track, sending Kaif at No. 3 itself was questionable specially when the first wicket was lost early. Dinesh Mongia may have been better suited in that situation. I would have still preferred Irfan Pathan to Wasim Zaffer if we had to play Harbhajan Singh. This would have given the fifth bowler. Dinesh Mongia who had earlier opened the innings or Dravid himself should have opened.

Tendulkar, Dravid/Mongia, Mongia/Dravid, Md. Kaif, Suresh Raina, M.S. Dhoni, Pathan, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Agarkar and Patel would have made the batting order.

I have my own doubts about Zaffer’s one-day capabilities against Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir is extremely unlucky to have missed this tour inspite of excellent performance leading to the selection of the team.

Considering today’s performance, we really don’t see any hope. In the next match if the pitch is expected to help the fast bowlers, and Sehwag is fit, I would prefer this batting line up:

Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia (L), Dravid, Raina (L), Kaif, Dhoni, Pathan (L), Zaheer (L) , Sreesanth, Patel.

The right left combination may trouble the SA bowlers in adjusting to the right line of the ball, if the strike is rotated regularly. Four fast bowlers and fifth to be shared between, Sachin, Sehwag, Mongia and Raina.

I don’t know why Raina is not being bowled in any situations. Some times part-timers do help to break a partnership. And if we are considering to develop a young team, Raina is likely to be essential part of it and needs to be developed as an all rounder.
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sir,

bilkul sahee kaha hai aapne dravid ke captainship theek nahi hai yahi baat
hai jiske karan team kee ye halat hai. Dravid kabhi acha captain tha hee
nahi jabardusti chapal ne ganguly ko hatakar dravid ko captain banwaya
or captainship chappel kar raha hai virender shewag pahale match jo
barsat ke karan cancel ho gaya tha usme fit bataya gaya the fir kya karan
tha kee use khilaya nahi gaya dravid, sachin or ganguly ka pahale bhee
south africa me performance achaa nahee raha hai sirf veeru hee aisa
batsman hai jisne south africa me 2 century baniyee hai or ye mai guarantee
ke saath kah sakta hoo kee agar veeru chala chahe 10 over tak hee to
india kee performance nischit roop se achee hogi. veeru ek acha bats man
hai oneday he hisab se. Lekin sab usko aaj fail main rahe hai jabkee mai
aisa nahi samjhta hai wo 30-50 run tak kaa hee khiladhi hai yahi one dat
cricket ka game hai. agar koi bhee ballebaj 120 ball me 100 banata to
usse acha hai wo 20 ball me 40 ya 15 ball me 30 run banaye. or shehwag
ka yahee game tha parantu pakistan me banayi gayee 300 raun kee paree
use kharab kar rahee hai usse ko ummeed logo ko ne laga rakha rahee
usme wo khara nahi utar raha hai jisse wo khud dippression me agaya.

aap ke pass ek or acha bollar hai ashish nehra hai jise abhi tak andekha
kar rakha hai. jahirkhan ashish nehra hee wo bollar the jo india ko last
world cup me final tak legaye the.


netra..........
 
india lose 4th one day

india 4th one day bhee 80 runo se har gaya ab kya kuch kahane ko hai
dada yaani saurabh ganguli ko wapas test team ke liye selecte kiya
gaya hai. kya india team ki batting star itna gir gaya hai? sahwag
ka atmwishwas to bilkul khogaya captain banne ke bat jistrahe kee
captainship usne filding ke samay kee wo batting me nahi dikha paya
jab wo form me nahi tha to use 3rd ya 4th down ana chahiye tha
mastar blaster ke to kahane hee kya hai...................................

or ab to circket kee baat karte bhee dar lagta hai.


netra.........
 
bright side...

well the positive thing in the latest one day defeat is tht the margin of defeat has come down to 2 figures (80 runs...)....as compared to the earlier 3 figure defeats...(100+ runs..).....
we r improving!!....:)
nd now tht Dada Saurav Ganguly has joined the test sqaud...we can hope to be defeated bit more respectfully!!
 
I think Chappell started on the right foot but has gone too far in experimenting. I think its about high time we identify the players and their spots and start working towards it rather than mixing and matching in every game.
 
Bhedbhav

Virendra Shehwag Se Vice Captainship Cheen Lena Kya Shai Hai?
Agar Performance Kee Bat Karte Hai To Kya Dravid Captain Ke
Layak Hai? Aaj Dilip Vengesarkar Selecting Committee Ke Chairman
Bangaye Hai Jis Tarah Se Unhone Jo Team Pahale Chuni Or Jis
Tarah Se Ab Chunee Hai Gautam Gambhir One Day Ka Player Hai
Sare Oneday Khatam Hone Ke Baad Aap Oose Team Me La Rahe Hai
Waseem Jafar Jo Test Ka Khiladi Hai Oose One Dey Me Khila Rahe
Hai Kya Took Hai Bina Dravid Kee Teem Ka Captain Aap Ne Sehwag
Ko Bana Diya Or Ek Haar Par Aapne Use Hataa Diya........kal
Ko Agar Ooskee Performance For Kharaab Huyee To Kay Aap Ke
Paas Ooska Wikalp Hai?

Chappel Se Lekar Gavaskar Or Ravi Shastri Tak Ne Team Ke
Har Chiladi Ke Bare Me Kaha Kya Kabhi Kisi Ne Ajit Agar Kee
Performance Ke Bare Mai Kaha?

Ham Dos Khiladiyo Ko Dete Hai Par Khot Hamaree Niteeyo Ka
Hai. Mai Shehwag Kee Ka Is Liye Paksh Nahee Le Raha Hoo Kee
Wo Ek Jat Hai Balkee Wo Ek Aisaa Khiladi Hai Jo Akela Apne
Balboote Par India Ko Jita Sakta Hai Sirf Ooske Confidence
Badhane Kee Jarurat Hai Aaj Sachin Ko Koi Bhee Doshi Karar
Nahee De Raha Hai Har Aadmee Shehwag Ko Iseeliye Doshi
Man Raha Hai Kee Usme Yogyata Hai Or Wo Kar Nahi Paraha Hai.

Netra..........
 
Why should chappel think good of Indian cricket...? He has sucssesfully broken the bone of Indian team.He is a master blaster and full points to him to do a fine job of ruining this team.Cricket is a big business where a handfulls are mintting money at the cost of poor,crazy and idle spectators.High time we think of bringing some other games to cente stage and bring back the lost Indian pride.
 
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