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Nishantrathi82
February 27th, 2009, 05:55 PM
Its been more than 5 years India was last in NewZealand but nothing has changed first two 20-20 Cricket Matches has been lost by India.
And Today Dhoni was practising for the test match in the 20-20 match.
The way India played i m sure we are going to loose both the One day series and Test series. I can remember last time we were in amazing form before going to NewZealand but when we landed there its fussssssssss.
It was only Sehwag who hit 2 tons that time and i hope this time some also plays with him in such a class.
This is going to be toughest test for the Dhoni in his carrier and today he wsa not even able to see the ball the future is not looking good here in NewZealand for Indian Crickters.

SANDEEP5
February 27th, 2009, 06:12 PM
Its been more than 5 years India was last in NewZealand but nothing has changed first two 20-20 Cricket Matches has been lost by India.
And Today Dhoni was practising for the test match in the 20-20 match.
The way India played i m sure we are going to loose both the One day series and Test series. I can remember last time we were in amazing form before going to NewZealand but when we landed there its fussssssssss.
It was only Sehwag who hit 2 tons that time and i hope this time some also plays with him in such a class.
This is going to be toughest test for the Dhoni in his carrier and today he wsa not even able to see the ball the future is not looking good here in NewZealand for Indian Crickters.



Good thread Nishu,

Let me start with something like this:--

Every time when our Cricket team go to abroad, everyone says " abhi to hamari team vahan pahoonchi hai. Vahan ka mausam aisa hai, vahan ka mausam vaisa hai. khiladiyon ko vahan ke enviorment me dhalne me thoda sa time lagega" Aur jab tak vo time pura hota hain tab tak wo cricket doura khatam ho chuka hota hai. Aur hamare haath lagata hai videsh me ek aur nirashajanak pradarshan ke saath haar.

yahee team thi jo England aur Srilanka ke khilaf SHER ki tarah unke sir pe chadh kar bol rahi thi aur vo hi team abhi bhi hai jo memne ki tarah mimiya rahi hai.

Aur ye to tab hai jab hamari team is samay ke uplabdh SARVSHRESHTH (सर्वश्रेष्ठ) khiladiyon ke saath khel rahi hai. Maan kar chalo ki yadi hamare fast bowlers me se koi chotil ho jaata hai tab uski jagah par kaun khelega except Dhawal Kulkarni. Munaf patel jo ki shuru se hi langda ke bowling karta hai ya fir L. Balaji (jiska selection Srikant ki vajah se hooa hai) jiski kamar me IRON ROD dalwaayi hooye hai jiski vajah se uski bowling me ab wo dhaar nahi rahee.


Abhi to movie start bhi nahi hooye hai, ye to sirf trailor hai jo hamne T-20 matches me dekha hai. Aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya.

Hum to yahee asha aur dua karte hain ki Aage aane wale ODIs aur Test matches me hamare talented players apni laya ko paa le aur NZ ko unki hi jameen par haraane ka bahoopratikshit (बहुप्रतीक्षित ) sapna poora kar dikhaaye.


SO ALL THE BEST OUR INDIAN CRICKET TEAM FOR UPCOMING CHALLANGES ON NZ ATMOSPHERE. :)

anilsinghd
February 27th, 2009, 06:34 PM
Its been more than 5 years India was last in NewZealand but nothing has changed first two 20-20 Cricket Matches has been lost by India.
And Today Dhoni was practising for the test match in the 20-20 match.
The way India played i m sure we are going to loose both the One day series and Test series. I can remember last time we were in amazing form before going to NewZealand but when we landed there its fussssssssss.
It was only Sehwag who hit 2 tons that time and i hope this time some also plays with him in such a class.
This is going to be toughest test for the Dhoni in his carrier and today he wsa not even able to see the ball the future is not looking good here in NewZealand for Indian Crickters.

Have faith man ! today was close and we came very close ... anyways , NZ is always tricky , remember how australia got defeated even after makine 340s because of small grounds , arbit conditions etc.

Mccllum with due respect to him is not as strong anywhere else as he is in NZ. NZ has those bits and peices cricketers and small grounds , a wkward winds etc make them very good at home.

But i am pretty sure this India team has the class to go past them in 50 ovrs and Test matches.

I am pretty sure we are gonna win , Dhoni is a fast learner and i am sure he will learn. The not so great thing with India T-20 team at the moment is that we have to play either Sharma or Jadeja which to me are not playing good cricket at the moment , Sachin will return for ODIs and Tests and we should be good.

Bobby3711
February 27th, 2009, 09:04 PM
Guys i have to say something. Mere hisab se newzealand apne ghar mein duniya ki sabse khatarnak team hai. Aur sabse badi bat wo behad chhete grounds pe khelne ki aadi bi hai. Shayad isiliye wo ghar mein kamyab hai bahar nahi. Aur india fir se wahi galtiyan dohra raha hai jo last time ki thi.
newzealand jane se pehle dhoni ne statement di thi ki hum kam se kam 2 series jarur jitenge. 3 mein se 1 to har gaye :D baki 2 mein kya karenge wo time batayega. Test mein to shayad kuchh ho bi jaye lekin onedayers mein daal galna mushkil hai.
Yar parveen ko kyun ni khilaya gya kuchh samajh ni aya. Srilanka mein to achha khasa kiya tha. Mere hisab se wo cold condition ko jyada achhe tarike se use kar sakta hai.
Anyway jeetna hoga jeet jyange na to apna ke levenge :D

rsdalal
February 27th, 2009, 09:34 PM
Why are we so passionate about Cricket...

sunitahooda
February 27th, 2009, 09:47 PM
Because people want to waste time on a game that they can watch with closed eyes and even sleeping and it takes long hours to do nothing just pretending that we are enjoying:p
Why are we so passionate about Cricket...

SANDEEP5
February 28th, 2009, 12:07 PM
Because people want to waste time on a game that they can watch with closed eyes and even sleeping and it takes long hours to do nothing just pretending that we are enjoying:p



Cricket Fans ki ya definition kasooti kaadhi sunita ji,

lekin kuchh bhi CRICKET sabte jyada popular game hai india me. Aur T-20 ki vajah se aur bhi jyada popular hota ja raha hai........

SANDEEP5
February 28th, 2009, 12:17 PM
Yar parveen ko kyun ni khilaya gya kuchh samajh ni aya. Srilanka mein to achha khasa kiya tha. Mere hisab se wo cold condition ko jyada achhe tarike se use kar sakta hai.
Anyway jeetna hoga jeet jyange na to apna ke levenge :D


Bobby bhai, CRICKET bhi politics aur bhai-bhatijavaad (kshetravaad) se achhuta nahi hai. Ye sab chief Selector Srikant ki vajah se hooa hai.....

Aise aise players liye hain -----

Dinesh Karthick - gharelu matches me to usse kuchh hota nahi hai baahar ja ke kye karega.

Munaf Patel - Theek se daud bhi nahi sakta. Langda ke bowling karta hai.

T. Balaji - Ab usme kuchh nahi bacha hai. usse jyada talented player hai india me jo ja sakte the NZ.

M. Vijay - hamare paas Sachin, Gambhir aur Sehwag jaise opener hain fir bhi apne kshetra ke player ko kota system se team me ghusa diya.


Ab aise team me 4 memebrs bina kisi baat ke kshetravaad ki vajah se liye gaye hain. unke dam pe kaise jeet kar aayegi hamari TEAM INDIA. Haalanki abhi tak chaaro me se kisi ne bhi T-20 ka to koi match nahi khela hai, baaki aage dekhte hain kya hota hai.

Hope India will win rest of the series i.e. ODI and Test. :)

andyjat
February 28th, 2009, 12:52 PM
Its been more than 5 years India was last in NewZealand but nothing has changed first two 20-20 Cricket Matches has been lost by India.
And Today Dhoni was practising for the test match in the 20-20 match.
The way India played i m sure we are going to loose both the One day series and Test series. I can remember last time we were in amazing form before going to NewZealand but when we landed there its fussssssssss.
It was only Sehwag who hit 2 tons that time and i hope this time some also plays with him in such a class.
This is going to be toughest test for the Dhoni in his carrier and today he wsa not even able to see the ball the future is not looking good here in NewZealand for Indian Crickters.


My hope is also on Sehwag only and a bit on Yuvraj. I think Dhoni will fail in NewZealand.

Bobby3711
February 28th, 2009, 02:29 PM
Bobby bhai, CRICKET bhi politics aur bhai-bhatijavaad (kshetravaad) se achhuta nahi hai. Ye sab chief Selector Srikant ki vajah se hooa hai.....

Aise aise players liye hain -----

Dinesh Karthick - gharelu matches me to usse kuchh hota nahi hai baahar ja ke kye karega.

Munaf Patel - Theek se daud bhi nahi sakta. Langda ke bowling karta hai.

T. Balaji - Ab usme kuchh nahi bacha hai. usse jyada talented player hai india me jo ja sakte the NZ.

M. Vijay - hamare paas Sachin, Gambhir aur Sehwag jaise opener hain fir bhi apne kshetra ke player ko kota system se team me ghusa diya.


Ab aise team me 4 memebrs bina kisi baat ke kshetravaad ki vajah se liye gaye hain. unke dam pe kaise jeet kar aayegi hamari TEAM INDIA. Haalanki abhi tak chaaro me se kisi ne bhi T-20 ka to koi match nahi khela hai, baaki aage dekhte hain kya hota hai.

Hope India will win rest of the series i.e. ODI and Test. :)

kuchh na jeet ke aate. Khali hath lotenge rote huye 1-dusre mein kami nikalte huye. Rahi bat srikant ke chelo ki to unhe koi match khelne ko nahi milega tu darr mat. Bas meri samajh se 1 bat bahar hai ki parveen kumar ko 11 mein kyun nahi liya gya pehle 2 matches mein. Mere hisab se parveen kumar newzealand jaisi conditions mein best bowler hai. Uske pas speed zyada nahi hai lekin uski line aur ball ki movement best hai. Aur jahan 25 k.m per hour ki speed se barfili hawa chale waha pe aur bi zyada move kara sakta hai. I hope 50 over game mein hum unhe khelta huye dekh sakein.

rocky0036
February 28th, 2009, 03:27 PM
dhoni karta kya hai team main

koi bata sakta hai uska style kya ha khlene ka

jis ke pass timing or shot cellection na ho wo baki kamyab nhi ho sakta
wo sirf bat ko bol se lagta baki usse ye pata nhi hota ki kha ball jani hai

rocky0036
February 28th, 2009, 03:31 PM
Have faith man ! today was close and we came very close ... anyways , NZ is always tricky , remember how australia got defeated even after makine 340s because of small grounds , arbit conditions etc.

Mccllum with due respect to him is not as strong anywhere else as he is in NZ. NZ has those bits and peices cricketers and small grounds , a wkward winds etc make them very good at home.

But i am pretty sure this India team has the class to go past them in 50 ovrs and Test matches.

I am pretty sure we are gonna win , Dhoni is a fast learner and i am sure he will learn. The not so great thing with India T-20 team at the moment is that we have to play either Sharma or Jadeja which to me are not playing good cricket at the moment , Sachin will return for ODIs and Tests and we should be good.


nyu bata bhai kya dhoni ganguly or rahul se accha player hai


na caption hai coz ganguly wo tha jis time india ki team main koi bhatar pardarsan nhi karta hai fir b ussne is mukaam tak le gye team india ko

ab sab accha khle rhe hai
sara creadit dhoni ko why

aaj kal bowler acche khel rha hai

virnder shewag rang main

ek din se koi mahaan nhi bannta

SANDEEP5
February 28th, 2009, 03:51 PM
dhoni karta kya hai team main

koi bata sakta hai uska style kya ha khlene ka

jis ke pass timing or shot cellection na ho wo baki kamyab nhi ho sakta
wo sirf bat ko bol se lagta baki usse ye pata nhi hota ki kha ball jani hai



Arre bhai rocky kyun Dhoni ke peechhe pad gya :D. Dhoni Indian Cricket Team me Wicketkeeper hai. Jo ab Caption bhi hai. Uske Style ke baare me mat puchho. Kyonki uska kaam wicketkeeping hai aur usme wo chukta nahi hai. Bhai uski Batting to bonus hai.
Aur ek baat aaj tak Ganguly ke baad ka sabse safal caption Dhoni hi hai. utna aggressive nahi hai jitna ganguly tha lekin cool usse bahoot jyada hai. so have patience and see what can he do in NZ. :)

vikrantsiwag
February 28th, 2009, 04:15 PM
Why people are trying to decide the fate just after two games. Real game starts now, i agree its tough to beat NZ but not impossible. And these defeats shall work as a wakeup call.

Aur Dhoni ka style kaisa bhi ho lekin uska execution ekdum perfect ai. Look at his average and u'll know. And i must say he is the coolest and most gutsy captain India have ever produced.

vikrantsiwag
February 28th, 2009, 04:21 PM
Two wicketkeepers were needed and Karthik is the best bet after Dhoni as he is good W/k and is backed by fine domestic batting record as well.

SANDEEP5
February 28th, 2009, 04:30 PM
Why people are trying to decide the fate just after two games. Real game starts now, i agree its tough to beat NZ but not impossible. And these defeats shall work as a wakeup call.

Aur Dhoni ka style kaisa bhi ho lekin uska execution ekdum perfect ai. Look at his average and u'll know. And i must say he is the coolest and most gutsy captain India have ever produced.



Hope it will be a wakeup call for indian cricket team for rest of the matches of this tour......... :)

rocky0036
February 28th, 2009, 08:48 PM
Two wicketkeepers were needed and Karthik is the best bet after Dhoni as he is good W/k and is backed by fine domestic batting record as well.

any way we all know that karthik has good batting than mr bihari lal dhoni

rhi caption ki baat
1 virender shewag kis chiz main kaam hai kis player se
dunia ke saare bowler main khof sa iska
2 uvraaj singh
every telented palyer

koi ek reasion do jismain dhoni advance hai in dono se


rhi wkt k ki baat rahul nhi karta tha kya wkt jisse passion bhi na hai dhoni to

dhoni jab aya theek sa eb to ad jayda kar sa game ke kaam dhayn de sa

2-3 match ko chod kar dhoni ne jitne bhi india na match lost kia hai sab main 50 lagyi hai


only 4 match asie hai jo dhoni ne jitywe hai otherwise usne sare run un match main banye jin main india hara

SANDEEP5
February 28th, 2009, 09:30 PM
any way we all know that karthik has good batting than mr bihari lal dhoni

rhi caption ki baat
1 virender shewag kis chiz main kaam hai kis player se
dunia ke saare bowler main khof sa iska
2 uvraaj singh
every telented palyer

koi ek reasion do jismain dhoni advance hai in dono se


rhi wkt k ki baat rahul nhi karta tha kya wkt jisse passion bhi na hai dhoni to

dhoni jab aya theek sa eb to ad jayda kar sa game ke kaam dhayn de sa

2-3 match ko chod kar dhoni ne jitne bhi india na match lost kia hai sab main 50 lagyi hai


only 4 match asie hai jo dhoni ne jitywe hai otherwise usne sare run un match main banye jin main india hara







I would like to say only one thing:------- Good player doesn't mean that he will be a good caption also............... :)

rocky0036
March 1st, 2009, 01:46 PM
I would like to say only one thing:------- Good player doesn't mean that he will be a good caption also............... :)


bhai cricket ki history main dhek le

jitne bhi mahan captian hue hai na sab ke sab aache payar they

kis ek name bta de bhai jo na tha

vikrantsiwag
March 1st, 2009, 09:49 PM
any way we all know that karthik has good batting than mr bihari lal dhoni

rhi caption ki baat
1 virender shewag kis chiz main kaam hai kis player se
dunia ke saare bowler main khof sa iska
2 uvraaj singh
every telented palyer

koi ek reasion do jismain dhoni advance hai in dono se


rhi wkt k ki baat rahul nhi karta tha kya wkt jisse passion bhi na hai dhoni to

dhoni jab aya theek sa eb to ad jayda kar sa game ke kaam dhayn de sa

2-3 match ko chod kar dhoni ne jitne bhi india na match lost kia hai sab main 50 lagyi hai


only 4 match asie hai jo dhoni ne jitywe hai otherwise usne sare run un match main banye jin main india hara



Sehwag:He has proved himself as a bad captain in IPL.

Yuvraj: Very unstable in every aspect also gets angry very easily.

That leaves Dhoni as the best bet.

mkm_jat
March 1st, 2009, 10:11 PM
Indian Team has one test series in New Zealand :)....
Cheers...



PS: Dont get confused you cricket lovers .... I am just poking by talking about our national game "HOCKEY" here...

sunillathwal
March 1st, 2009, 11:19 PM
Indian Team has one test series in New Zealand :)....


Yes Manoj, finally something to cheer about as far as NZ is concerned.

there is typo bhaai Manoj, Indian Team Won 4 match test series by 2-0 margin. Though New-Zealand team was inexperienced.. many players were from their junior-team. Still Cheers!!

deepakchoudhry
March 2nd, 2009, 04:58 AM
I have a feeling India will get a royal drubbing in NZ......please pray I'm wrong.

Nishantrathi82
March 2nd, 2009, 09:35 AM
Have faith man ! today was close and we came very close ... anyways , NZ is always tricky , remember how australia got defeated even after makine 340s because of small grounds , arbit conditions etc.

Mccllum with due respect to him is not as strong anywhere else as he is in NZ. NZ has those bits and peices cricketers and small grounds , a wkward winds etc make them very good at home.

But i am pretty sure this India team has the class to go past them in 50 ovrs and Test matches.

I am pretty sure we are gonna win , Dhoni is a fast learner and i am sure he will learn. The not so great thing with India T-20 team at the moment is that we have to play either Sharma or Jadeja which to me are not playing good cricket at the moment , Sachin will return for ODIs and Tests and we should be good.


Anil bhai i wish k it goes in favour of us but its really diffucult to beat New Zealand in New Zealand.
Ana abt Onedayers i Don't expext much i will happy i we lost the series by 3-2 rather than 4-1 or 5-0 :D
Dhoni he is a great palyer and captain no doubd but i think this will be hard for him and Yuvaraj to play at the New Zealand pitches, I have some hope from Segwag, sachin and then from Gambhir and Raina. Bowling will going to be the decider and i wish we could play 50 full which doesn't look feasible from the team prospective:p
Last i have the best hope from Test Matches i wish Dravid will came and strike back and Laxman no doubd a key palyer.
Let's what's going to happen from tomorrow.:)

mkm_jat
March 2nd, 2009, 10:33 AM
Thanks sunile for correction... it was a big typo... I think I was too sleepy while typing this...

Anyways... Its poor national game of poor country where people doesnt have time to read about it even... leave apart watching for one and half hour... :P...

But still its a reason to cheer for Indian on the topic of India in NewZealand

Thanks and Regards,
Manoj

vikrantsiwag
March 2nd, 2009, 11:51 AM
Anil bhai i wish k it goes in favour of us but its really diffucult to beat New Zealand in New Zealand.
Ana abt Onedayers i Don't expext much i will happy i we lost the series by 3-2 rather than 4-1 or 5-0 :D
Dhoni he is a great palyer and captain no doubd but i think this will be hard for him and Yuvaraj to play at the New Zealand pitches, I have some hope from Segwag, sachin and then from Gambhir and Raina. Bowling will going to be the decider and i wish we could play 50 full which doesn't look feasible from the team prospective:p
Last i have the best hope from Test Matches i wish Dravid will came and strike back and Laxman no doubd a key palyer.
Let's what's going to happen from tomorrow.:)


Nishant bhai u r right Dhoni may struggle on NZ pitches but i don't feel the same for Yuvvi. I think he enjoys playing more on the tracks where ball comes quickly onto bat rather than slow ones. And look he already has a fifty on his name.

Nishantrathi82
March 2nd, 2009, 12:19 PM
Nishant bhai u r right Dhoni may struggle on NZ pitches but i don't feel the same for Yuvvi. I think he enjoys playing more on the tracks where ball comes quickly onto bat rather than slow ones. And look he already has a fifty on his name.


Bhai i m agree that Yuvi loves playing on fast tracks but i doubd about the kind of bounce that new zealand pitches offer and mind it Vettori is going to be deadly turn and bounce with the skitting balls will give all kind of trouble to yuvi and other's.
So i m not sure about Yuvi too.

kuldeeppunia25
March 2nd, 2009, 04:16 PM
Its been more than 5 years India was last in NewZealand but nothing has changed first two 20-20 Cricket Matches has been lost by India.
And Today Dhoni was practising for the test match in the 20-20 match.
The way India played i m sure we are going to loose both the One day series and Test series. I can remember last time we were in amazing form before going to NewZealand but when we landed there its fussssssssss.
It was only Sehwag who hit 2 tons that time and i hope this time some also plays with him in such a class.
This is going to be toughest test for the Dhoni in his carrier and today he wsa not even able to see the ball the future is not looking good here in NewZealand for Indian Crickters.

bhai yo khel mane sabte fuddu lage s,

me bhi khub khelun su ,

par bera na kyu yo bahot fuddu lagya .

ek marial sa 6 mar jya

ar jiske gaat me jaan ho vo fusssssssssssss....ye kaisa khel........

kuldeeppunia25
March 2nd, 2009, 04:20 PM
any way we all know that karthik has good batting than mr bihari lal dhoni

rhi caption ki baat
1 virender shewag kis chiz main kaam hai kis player se
dunia ke saare bowler main khof sa iska
2 uvraaj singh
every telented palyer

koi ek reasion do jismain dhoni advance hai in dono se


rhi wkt k ki baat rahul nhi karta tha kya wkt jisse passion bhi na hai dhoni to

dhoni jab aya theek sa eb to ad jayda kar sa game ke kaam dhayn de sa

2-3 match ko chod kar dhoni ne jitne bhi india na match lost kia hai sab main 50 lagyi hai


only 4 match asie hai jo dhoni ne jitywe hai otherwise usne sare run un match main banye jin main india hara

ya bhi achi e baat se,,
hare hoye match me bhi to run banan khater koe chahiye,,
ak jo match hare s usme koe e run na banave....

kuldeeppunia25
March 2nd, 2009, 04:28 PM
nyu bata bhai kya dhoni ganguly or rahul se accha player hai


na caption hai coz ganguly wo tha jis time india ki team main koi bhatar pardarsan nhi karta hai fir b ussne is mukaam tak le gye team india ko

ab sab accha khle rhe hai
sara creadit dhoni ko why

aaj kal bowler acche khel rha hai

virnder shewag rang main

ek din se koi mahaan nhi bannta

dhoni gel teri ladai hoyi s ke kade,,,
jama dhoni ki ijjat taran ne horya s
bhai itna jalewa kisi ke prati thik nahi hai

Bobby3711
March 2nd, 2009, 09:33 PM
Two wicketkeepers were needed and Karthik is the best bet after Dhoni as he is good W/k and is backed by fine domestic batting record as well.

i don't agree with you vikrant. Karthik is not a best best bet after dhoni in my view. He has many weak points in hi technic. He can't hit the ball as other players. On the other hand he is weak in wicketkeeping. Parthiv patel could be better choice than karthik. He is in the team because of srikkanth. No other way wass available of his selection.
Guys just wait and watch what will be happen. We have to keep patience. I am sure all the betsman and bowlers will do better than last 2 matches.

Bobby3711
March 2nd, 2009, 09:59 PM
Bhai i m agree that Yuvi loves playing on fast tracks but i doubt about the kind of bounce that new zealand pitches offer and mind it Vettori is going to be deadly turn and bounce with the skitting balls will give all kind of trouble to yuvi and other's.
So i m not sure about Yuvi too.

nishu i am agree with you. Yuvi can bat at fast pitches but that pitches are not one of the quickest pitches even they have uneven bounce. Ball always skitts there so vettory could be dangerous. When a bowler hits the ball on dick the ball not come to the batsman at same pace. Boll moves in the air so batting is very difficult. Even like a player sachin tendulkar never hit a ton there. So the tour is going to be more tough than last two matches. It was just starting. It is time watch the climax now. How india will handle the condition it would be intersting.
as i am an indian i hope india will strike back in one dayers.

Nishantrathi82
March 3rd, 2009, 11:44 AM
Good news for the people who were not sure abt the team performance in one dayers, India has done a very job in batting perspective let's hope best for the bowlers too. They proved me and many of us wrong by their batting performance. I wish we will won the series by 4-1 or 5-0 hehehehe ok ok atleast 3-2:rock
Shewag was awesome again and Raina's Pathakhe :rock:rock

Bobby3711
March 3rd, 2009, 11:55 AM
Good news for the people who were not sure abt the team performance in one dayers, India has done a very job in batting perspective let's hope best for the bowlers too. They proved me and many of us wrong by their batting performance. I wish we will won the series by 4-1 or 5-0 hehehehe ok ok atleast 3-2:rock
Shewag was awesome again and Raina's Pathakhe :rock:rock

they(batsman) did their job. Now its time to bowling attack. In my view Zahir and parveen will do perfect work as we are expecting.

SANDEEP5
March 3rd, 2009, 12:01 PM
Good news for the people who were not sure abt the team performance in one dayers, India has done a very job in batting perspective let's hope best for the bowlers too. They proved me and many of us wrong by their batting performance. I wish we will won the series by 4-1 or 5-0 hehehehe ok ok atleast 3-2:rock
Shewag was awesome again and Raina's Pathakhe :rock:rock
Koi baat nahi nishu, Agar sab kuchh aise hi raha to hum 5-0 se hi jeetenge

anilsinghd
March 3rd, 2009, 05:58 PM
Anil bhai i wish k it goes in favour of us but its really diffucult to beat New Zealand in New Zealand.
Ana abt Onedayers i Don't expext much i will happy i we lost the series by 3-2 rather than 4-1 or 5-0 :D
Dhoni he is a great palyer and captain no doubd but i think this will be hard for him and Yuvaraj to play at the New Zealand pitches, I have some hope from Segwag, sachin and then from Gambhir and Raina. Bowling will going to be the decider and i wish we could play 50 full which doesn't look feasible from the team prospective:p
Last i have the best hope from Test Matches i wish Dravid will came and strike back and Laxman no doubd a key palyer.
Let's what's going to happen from tomorrow.:)



1-0 and i have high hopes , not for nothing but just because the way we shape up , there was always a bit of arroagnce missing from Indian cricket team and i always felt elated when Zaheer would shout back at the batsmen , or when Irfan cleaned up Hayden in Australia in an one dayer and jump very high or when Yuvi or Bhajji would do something that shows the fire they have.

That fire is very important for the team because it makes everyone give their 100%. One can't do any better! :)

Dhoni has g iven the team a silent and controlled arrogance and confidence , no point Dhoni seems rattled and always seems like he can win from any situation. Thats a great quality to posess.

Dhoni might not be gifted but he is street smart and thats very important , and r egarding the posts on the t hread on the selection of few players , i have no issues with that , i think the selection is going good , opportunities are provided to youngsters and thats good!

Balaji was a force last time when he was fully fit , deserves a chance , Munaf might not be as pacy as he was , but i have seen him bowl line , length and accurate , remember McGrath never touched the high 130s.
Karthik is not a hitter but then so is not Parthiv , Karthik is a better batsmen than Parthiv i guess.

I have seen Dhoni betting on his players and backing them up , that is also very important , Yuvi was in dreaded form before England came up and he literally dstroyed England single handedly! Tendulkar is off color these days but then he is a great! Bhajji is coming off from injury but is doing good!
Emergence of Dhoni has led some seniors to back out themselves , Dhoni has an invisible hand in that and i guess thats good for indian cricket , unless you groom the Raina's , the Pathan's , you dont expect them to perform straight in World cup matches , do you !

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Regarding Test matches , my hope still lies on the Gambhir's , Sehwag's and the Tendulkar's , Dravid is an excellent player , but at times pitches in NZ finish test matches in 3 days and you need to score thick and fast rather than accumulate! :) I wish the pitches are better and the better they are , the more is the difference we will see between the class of the Tendulkar's , Dravid's and the bits and pieces cricketers of NZ. :)

Regar ding Laxman in particular , i am a big fan of him , but he has always been strange in his own ways , he can play in the toughest of the conditions with the most exquisite of timings and class one can show or he can get bowled by a full toss and then react **with his eyes wide open** as if something totally unplayable came his way! :D


Keep your fingers crossed , this is going to be exciting as per me! :)

vikrantsiwag
March 3rd, 2009, 11:01 PM
i don't agree with you vikrant. Karthik is not a best best bet after dhoni in my view. He has many weak points in hi technic. He can't hit the ball as other players. On the other hand he is weak in wicketkeeping. Parthiv patel could be better choice than karthik. He is in the team because of srikkanth. No other way wass available of his selection.
Guys just wait and watch what will be happen. We have to keep patience. I am sure all the betsman and bowlers will do better than last 2 matches.

You can compare both of their records in domestic matches and will find Karthik better.

vikrantsiwag
March 3rd, 2009, 11:12 PM
1-0 and i have high hopes , not for nothing but just because the way we shape up , there was always a bit of arroagnce missing from Indian cricket team and i always felt elated when Zaheer would shout back at the batsmen , or when Irfan cleaned up Hayden in Australia in an one dayer and jump very high or when Yuvi or Bhajji would do something that shows the fire they have.

That fire is very important for the team because it makes everyone give their 100%. One can't do any better! :)

Dhoni has g iven the team a silent and controlled arrogance and confidence , no point Dhoni seems rattled and always seems like he can win from any situation. Thats a great quality to posess.

Dhoni might not be gifted but he is street smart and thats very important , and r egarding the posts on the t hread on the selection of few players , i have no issues with that , i think the selection is going good , opportunities are provided to youngsters and thats good!

Balaji was a force last time when he was fully fit , deserves a chance , Munaf might not be as pacy as he was , but i have seen him bowl line , length and accurate , remember McGrath never touched the high 130s.
Karthik is not a hitter but then so is not Parthiv , Karthik is a better batsmen than Parthiv i guess.

I have seen Dhoni betting on his players and backing them up , that is also very important , Yuvi was in dreaded form before England came up and he literally dstroyed England single handedly! Tendulkar is off color these days but then he is a great! Bhajji is coming off from injury but is doing good!
Emergence of Dhoni has led some seniors to back out themselves , Dhoni has an invisible hand in that and i guess thats good for indian cricket , unless you groom the Raina's , the Pathan's , you dont expect them to perform straight in World cup matches , do you !

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Regarding Test matches , my hope still lies on the Gambhir's , Sehwag's and the Tendulkar's , Dravid is an excellent player , but at times pitches in NZ finish test matches in 3 days and you need to score thick and fast rather than accumulate! :) I wish the pitches are better and the better they are , the more is the difference we will see between the class of the Tendulkar's , Dravid's and the bits and pieces cricketers of NZ. :)

Regar ding Laxman in particular , i am a big fan of him , but he has always been strange in his own ways , he can play in the toughest of the conditions with the most exquisite of timings and class one can show or he can get bowled by a full toss and then react **with his eyes wide open** as if something totally unplayable came his way! :D


Keep your fingers crossed , this is going to be exciting as per me! :)


I completely agree with u Anil Bhai as that's what i too was trying to convey.

Dhoni may not be greatest of craftsmen with bat but everyone should see the way he applies himself and scores good almost every time. If he is not finding the boundaries he negates it with his outstanding running which is arguably best in the world now. Above all he has amazing intellect when it comes to understanding and learning the game.

Nishantrathi82
March 4th, 2009, 09:49 AM
1-0 and i have high hopes , not for nothing but just because the way we shape up , there was always a bit of arroagnce missing from Indian cricket team and i always felt elated when Zaheer would shout back at the batsmen , or when Irfan cleaned up Hayden in Australia in an one dayer and jump very high or when Yuvi or Bhajji would do something that shows the fire they have.

That fire is very important for the team because it makes everyone give their 100%. One can't do any better! :)

Dhoni has g iven the team a silent and controlled arrogance and confidence , no point Dhoni seems rattled and always seems like he can win from any situation. Thats a great quality to posess.

Dhoni might not be gifted but he is street smart and thats very important , and r egarding the posts on the t hread on the selection of few players , i have no issues with that , i think the selection is going good , opportunities are provided to youngsters and thats good!

Balaji was a force last time when he was fully fit , deserves a chance , Munaf might not be as pacy as he was , but i have seen him bowl line , length and accurate , remember McGrath never touched the high 130s.
Karthik is not a hitter but then so is not Parthiv , Karthik is a better batsmen than Parthiv i guess.

I have seen Dhoni betting on his players and backing them up , that is also very important , Yuvi was in dreaded form before England came up and he literally dstroyed England single handedly! Tendulkar is off color these days but then he is a great! Bhajji is coming off from injury but is doing good!
Emergence of Dhoni has led some seniors to back out themselves , Dhoni has an invisible hand in that and i guess thats good for indian cricket , unless you groom the Raina's , the Pathan's , you dont expect them to perform straight in World cup matches , do you !

====

Regarding Test matches , my hope still lies on the Gambhir's , Sehwag's and the Tendulkar's , Dravid is an excellent player , but at times pitches in NZ finish test matches in 3 days and you need to score thick and fast rather than accumulate! :) I wish the pitches are better and the better they are , the more is the difference we will see between the class of the Tendulkar's , Dravid's and the bits and pieces cricketers of NZ. :)

Regar ding Laxman in particular , i am a big fan of him , but he has always been strange in his own ways , he can play in the toughest of the conditions with the most exquisite of timings and class one can show or he can get bowled by a full toss and then react **with his eyes wide open** as if something totally unplayable came his way! :D


Keep your fingers crossed , this is going to be exciting as per me! :)

Surely its a big Excitment for me too and i have planned by leaves in such a way so that i can watch all the one dayers hehehehe.
I m agree on almost every thing except on Pathan's it has to be Yusuf only no Irfan for One dayers and Test.
And about selection only a one player i m missing in this team its RP Singh he will be handy in the New Zealand conditions he is a cross armed bowler he could have been dangerous in New Zealand but its fine otherwise team is well balanced.
Hope we will come with 2-0 this friday cheers:rock

satyeshwar
March 4th, 2009, 10:09 AM
I am very happy to see Pravin Kumar's performance. He has done an excellent job in the bowling department and is fast becoming the most dependable bowler for this young Indian side.

Nishantrathi82
March 4th, 2009, 10:12 AM
I am very happy to see Pravin Kumar's performance. He has done an excellent job in the bowling department and is fast becoming the most dependable bowler for this young Indian side.

Yupp Bagh he is doing good and getting matured match by match he was the hero of our famous win in Autralia Final's and he is doing great here in New Zealand too.

anilsinghd
March 6th, 2009, 01:41 AM
Surely its a big Excitment for me too and i have planned by leaves in such a way so that i can watch all the one dayers hehehehe.


Lucky You !! :)


I m agree on almost every thing except on Pathan's it has to be Yusuf only no Irfan for One dayers and Test.
And about selection only a one player i m missing in this team its RP Singh he will be handy in the New Zealand conditions he is a cross armed bowler he could have been dangerous in New Zealand but its fine otherwise team is well balanced.
Hope we will come with 2-0 this friday cheers:rock

RP is a good prospect , but he is off colr at times due to excitement or so , and remember Dhoni defended his selection some time back , whatever i understand of Dhoni , he is a clever person , may be he just left out RP for this tour and RP is back next time ;) tell ya , this guy Dhoni is r eally clever!

Irfan , well i kind of disagree , he is a great pros pect , he was awesome when he came and he used to swing t he ball genuinely , remember Yousuf Yohana and Younis Khan were his bunnies on that Pak tour , right hander , that booming inswinger starting outside off , hitting in line of middle stick on the pad , and that's another LBW for Pathan. He was doing great with Chappel and played some great knocks at the top of order. But then he was bolted down by expectations of a Next Kapil or a Pollock or Kallis. We must give him some time , confidence and if he can get his bowling to be swinging in the air and around 130s he will be great in as an all-rounder , his batting abilities are beyond doubts! :)




I am very happy to see Pravin Kumar's performance. He has done an excellent job in the bowling department and is fast becoming the most dependable bowler for this young Indian side.

He like his captain is street smart , never watched him in action but still reading off cricinfo , he seems to have a cool head and thats what is veryimportant for a bowler ! :)



Anyways , I was joking with a friend of mine on Raina and Gambhir , I could not have imagined this guys tearing apart bowling attacks , but they are really doing that and that is so very good to watch! :)
Perhaps they are taking drugs !:eek::D Kidding! :)

Nishantrathi82
March 6th, 2009, 09:35 AM
Nishant bhai u r right Dhoni may struggle on NZ pitches but i don't feel the same for Yuvvi. I think he enjoys playing more on the tracks where ball comes quickly onto bat rather than slow ones. And look he already has a fifty on his name. see brother Yuvi's flop show continues bhai We all know he is a good player at fast pitches but here in new zealand bounce is bit more than other countries which struggles him. I wish he will come back as a king but till now he is not comfortable.

Nishantrathi82
March 6th, 2009, 10:33 PM
Hey guys good news for us Dravid started very well in the tour in the local match of new zealand he had made today 102 good news for test matches cheers he is i classic player if he shines in test series surely we are going to dominate the series cheers. I m one of the biggest fan of him:)

kuldeeppunia25
March 7th, 2009, 12:26 PM
Hey guys good news for us Dravid started very well in the tour in the local match of new zealand he had made today 102 good news for test matches cheers he is i classic player if he shines in test series surely we are going to dominate the series cheers. I m one of the biggest fan of him:)

bhai dravid ne kaandh jayte kahve s.... ak

''yo jade bhi adgya hate nahi'',,,,,,

''ar je ak be lag gya run banan fer date nahi''

vkaschaudhary
March 7th, 2009, 12:39 PM
yu baat badiya na hai........
team k chhithde uda dete hai ek match haarne pe...
team is playing with lots of joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh now a days....and ratio of wins is comperatively high

satyenderdeswal
March 7th, 2009, 01:16 PM
Thats the spirit VKS.

I am totally agreee with you...
yu baat badiya na hai........
team k chhithde uda dete hai ek match haarne pe...
team is playing with lots of joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh now a days....and ratio of wins is comperatively high

Nishantrathi82
March 8th, 2009, 02:19 PM
Aha now its 2-0 what an innings by a god of cricket Sachin was superb his first century in onedayers at new zealand. But indian fielding was not up to the mark. Hope we will keep momento going cheers. :)

anilsinghd
March 11th, 2009, 04:50 PM
Aha now its 2-0 what an innings by a god of cricket Sachin was superb his first century in onedayers at new zealand. But indian fielding was not up to the mark. Hope we will keep momento going cheers. :)



3-0 mate !!!!


Its like t he Geoff Boycott and Tony Greig commentary ! Going , going , gone! ;) !!!


Sehwag was on fire , there is so much happiness to see these guys firing , always knew they have the potential! :)

vijay
March 11th, 2009, 05:10 PM
Whenever Sehwag plays like this, even the best bowlers of the world seems like local club bowlers .... what a player :)

A series win after 40 years in New Zealand...... that's a real achievement.

Well Done, India :)

sunitahooda
March 11th, 2009, 05:43 PM
Watched in news that INDIA WON THE SERIES....though i'mm not a cricket fan but felt so good:)

kapdal
March 11th, 2009, 06:04 PM
When the thread started, there were some awesome comments on Indian team, right in the style of Star News' "Match ke Dushman". Want to see what these guys have to say now :)

Indian team needs supporters and not knee-jerk fans! This is probably one of the best Indian teams ever. But doesn't mean they would win everything! Why criticise unnecessarily and illogically?

Nishantrathi82
March 12th, 2009, 09:29 AM
3-0 mate !!!!


Its like t he Geoff Boycott and Tony Greig commentary ! Going , going , gone! ;) !!!


Sehwag was on fire , there is so much happiness to see these guys firing , always knew they have the potential! :)


Bhai kaal Sehwag ne Holi kheelen na jaan diya kaati maaja aa gaaya lathse maaar ra tha New Zealand me:rock

Nishantrathi82
March 12th, 2009, 09:33 AM
When the thread started, there were some awesome comments on Indian team, right in the style of Star News' "Match ke Dushman". Want to see what these guys have to say now :)

Indian team needs supporters and not knee-jerk fans! This is probably one of the best Indian teams ever. But doesn't mean they would win everything! Why criticise unnecessarily and illogically?

Buddy now they are playing great that's why everyone is praising them, but if they don't that obvious they will face the negative comments too. Its like the exams if u r doing good u will get Wah wah from every where but if u got fail u have to face consequences too.:)

VPannu
March 12th, 2009, 09:44 AM
I saw a desi at the Hamilton ground, waving a banner which said "Seh-WHACK!!!" . Kiwi bowlers >> :boxing << Seh-WHACK. He hit a six to bring up his 11th ton so you can imagine how furious he was then.

sachinb
March 12th, 2009, 09:55 AM
Chhora Jat ka ekla e bhatera:rock

andyjat
March 12th, 2009, 10:29 AM
Chhora Jat ka ekla e bhatera:rock

sahi kahi bhai Shewagh ne mazza la diya arr naya record bhi banya diya 60 ball me 100 best by an indian and also best on NZ soil.
:rock:rock:rock

kapdal
March 12th, 2009, 03:58 PM
Buddy now they are playing great that's why everyone is praising them, but if they don't that obvious they will face the negative comments too. Its like the exams if u r doing good u will get Wah wah from every where but if u got fail u have to face consequences too.:)

My point is that criticism should be based on some facts and logic. And so should be praise. A knee-jerk fan is the one who heaps praises when the team wins and gutters the team when it loses. There has to be some balance! Criticising because they lost a couple of matches is unfair. When 2 teams play, one has to lose. The losses were not because of some inherent problems within the team. They lost because the other team played better on the day and probably because the greedy BCCI couldn't accomodate a couple of practise matches on the itinerary. I am happy with criticism even when the team has WON as long as it is rational. For example, I think Dhoni is an excellent captain, but I can still criticise him for the fact that he has not given the ball to Sehwag in any of the 3 matches we won. As I think Sehwag is the best part time bowler amongst him, Yuvraj and Pathan. And there should be a consicous effort to develop him as an all rounder like Jayasurya.

Nishantrathi82
March 12th, 2009, 04:59 PM
My point is that criticism should be based on some facts and logic. And so should be praise. A knee-jerk fan is the one who heaps praises when the team wins and gutters the team when it loses. There has to be some balance! Criticising because they lost a couple of matches is unfair. When 2 teams play, one has to lose. The losses were not because of some inherent problems within the team. They lost because the other team played better on the day and probably because the greedy BCCI couldn't accomodate a couple of practise matches on the itinerary. I am happy with criticism even when the team has WON as long as it is rational. For example, I think Dhoni is an excellent captain, but I can still criticise him for the fact that he has not given the ball to Sehwag in any of the 3 matches we won. As I think Sehwag is the best part time bowler amongst him, Yuvraj and Pathan. And there should be a consicous effort to develop him as an all rounder like Jayasurya.

Agree bro with all the facts :)
Most with Sehwag as a part time bowler :)

vijay
March 12th, 2009, 06:13 PM
I think Dhoni is an excellent captain, but I can still criticise him for the fact that he has not given the ball to Sehwag in any of the 3 matches we won. As I think Sehwag is the best part time bowler amongst him, Yuvraj and Pathan. And there should be a consicous effort to develop him as an all rounder like Jayasurya.

Dhoni is excellent Caption, No Doubt. His problems with Sehwag seems quite old. During the Australian tour, Sehwag was asked to sit on the benches in best of three finals when Sehwag was in such a good form and provided a comeback fight in 3rd test match and avoided the defeat in 4th Test by his 152 runs single handledly. Even Australian media quoted "There was only Sehwag standing firm between India and the defeat".

Before that Sehwag missed few matched in T-20 world cup too curtesy Dhoni with escuse of resting a few players.

During Asia Cup, last year, Sehwag was again rested without any reason and in a match Seresh raina was awarded "man of the Match for his 88 instead of brillinat 124 by Sehwag. Here i believe that Caption always have a say in the declaration of the Man of the Match award.

Dhoni's attitude towards Sehwag somewhat softened after the 87 run blast against England in the first test match.

These days Sehwag is in such a destructive and dominating form that even idea of resting him can invite strong criticizm otherwise i believe Dhoni would still like to rest him for few matches.

I don't know what and where is the problem, but it is there.

kapdal
March 12th, 2009, 07:12 PM
Dhoni is excellent Caption, No Doubt. His problems with Sehwag seems quite old. During the Australian tour, Sehwag was asked to sit on the benches in best of three finals when Sehwag was in such a good form and provided a comeback fight in 3rd test match and avoided the defeat in 4th Test by his 152 runs single handledly. Even Australian media quoted "There was only Sehwag standing firm between India and the defeat".

Before that Sehwag missed few matched in T-20 world cup too curtesy Dhoni with escuse of resting a few players.

During Asia Cup, last year, Sehwag was again rested without any reason and in a match Seresh raina was awarded "man of the Match for his 88 instead of brillinat 124 by Sehwag. Here i believe that Caption always have a say in the declaration of the Man of the Match award.

Dhoni's attitude towards Sehwag somewhat softened after the 87 run blast against England in the first test match.

These days Sehwag is in such a destructive and dominating form that even idea of resting him can invite strong criticizm otherwise i believe Dhoni would still like to rest him for few matches.

I don't know what and where is the problem, but it is there.

Let me clarify- I DON'T think and I never meant that Dhoni has anything against Sehwag. He may or may not have, but none of these things indicate that.

Dhoni was not the captain during the test series in Australia. He was the captain during the ODIs. Sehwag played 5 matches before the final and scored 81 runs with a highest score of 32. So we can't say that Dhoni was unfair and biased in not playing him. As a captain he took the call, and well we did win the Cup. If I was the one taking the call, I'd have played Sehwag over Uthappa as Sehwag on his day is the most destructive batsman. But we should appreciate that it was Dhoni's call as the captain. The other thing is that captains have no say in Man of the Match awards. It is decided by the match refree. From T-20 world cup, I just remember that Sehwag missed the final as he was injured. If India had already qualified for a round, there is no harm in giving other players on the bench a chance.

Even when I mentioned that he is not bowling Sehwag, I didn't want to say that Dhoni is biased. I am just saying that in my opinion Dhoni should bowl him much more than he does.

anilsinghd
March 12th, 2009, 07:16 PM
The other thing is that captains have no say in Man of the Match awards. It is decided by the match refree.

At max coachies of both team have a say and i guess they too only in man of the series. Else commentators also have a say i believe! :)

vijay
March 12th, 2009, 07:21 PM
At max coachies of both team have a say and i guess they too only in man of the series. Else commentators also have a say i believe! :)

Captions have a say in the man of the Match Award and official commentators also plays a good role in that.

kapdal
March 12th, 2009, 07:29 PM
Captions have a say in the man of the Match Award and official commentators also plays a good role in that.

Naah, do you have any proof? It is not something which is considered so important to make the whole gamut of commentators, captains, umpires, etc. involved. Just imagine the discussion. The match refree is there as a neutral adjudicator and he is the one who decides it.

vijay
March 12th, 2009, 07:31 PM
Dhoni was not the captain during the test series in Australia. He was the captain during the ODIs. Sehwag played 5 matches before the final and scored 81 runs with a highest score of 32. So we can't say that Dhoni was unfair and biased in not playing him. As a captain he took the call, and well we did win the Cup. If I was the one taking the call, I'd have played Sehwag over Uthappa as Sehwag on his day is the most destructive batsman. But we should appreciate that it was Dhoni's call as the captain.


I am talking about ODI Series. Even Sehwag was little outspoken about his exclusion. As a senior member of the team ( even senior from Dhoni ) he must have taken in confidence before resting him out.



The other thing is that captains have no say in Man of the Match awards. It is decided by the match refree.

Caption and official commentators surely have a say in the man of the match and Man of the Series Award. Afetr that particular match ( when raina was given preference over Sehwag ) Arun Lal ( commentoator ) said that some guys were not in favor of Sehwag including Caption.



Even when I mentioned that he is not bowling Sehwag, I didn't want to say that Dhoni is biased. I am just saying that in my opinion Dhoni should bowl him much more than he does.

Totally agree. this is quite fair and obvious.

vijay
March 12th, 2009, 07:35 PM
Naah, do you have any proof? It is not something which is considered so important to make the whole gamut of commentators, captains, umpires, etc. involved. Just imagine the discussion. The match refree is there as a neutral adjudicator and he is the one who decides it.

Yup, refree enjoys the liberty of having a final decision but the things are discussed or at least names are asked from the captions. While official commentators plays a good role.

Nishantrathi82
March 13th, 2009, 09:54 AM
Naah, do you have any proof? It is not something which is considered so important to make the whole gamut of commentators, captains, umpires, etc. involved. Just imagine the discussion. The match refree is there as a neutral adjudicator and he is the one who decides it.

Yupp Refree enjoys the freedom of deciding MOM's

kapdal
March 13th, 2009, 03:15 PM
Caption and official commentators surely have a say in the man of the match and Man of the Series Award. Afetr that particular match ( when raina was given preference over Sehwag ) Arun Lal ( commentoator ) said that some guys were not in favor of Sehwag including Caption.



If Dhoni did that, he is the biggest idiot in the world. He has a team to captain and he needs to have the confidence of the players. If he goes out of his way to make sure that an obvious man of the match award is given to an non-obvious person in the world, there is a huge risk of this leaking and becoming controversy AND spoiling the atmosphere in the dressing room. Why would he do that? What is a big deal in a man of the match anyways? I am quite sure Dhoni is not an idiot, so in my opinion he has nothing to do with it. I don't remember the match that clearly to understand why Raina got it over Sehwag (maybe he ensured the chase was finished?). And honestly, I never had any respect for Arun Lal's commentary.

vijay
March 13th, 2009, 04:23 PM
If Dhoni did that, he is the biggest idiot in the world. He has a team to captain and he needs to have the confidence of the players. If he goes out of his way to make sure that an obvious man of the match award is given to an non-obvious person in the world, there is a huge risk of this leaking and becoming controversy AND spoiling the atmosphere in the dressing room. Why would he do that? What is a big deal in a man of the match anyways? I am quite sure Dhoni is not an idiot, so in my opinion he has nothing to do with it.


Yes, Dhoni is not an idiot and neither i am against him. His captaincy skills are excellent. I am just reminding some incidents where he seems somewhat biased to Sehwag and i might be wrong in interpertations. What i want to say is that in past i observed that Dhoni was lilttle bit uncomfortable with Sehwag and later he might have realized that it's not going to serve the team for good as well as for him. So, his attitude towards Sehwag changed later. Now, everything seems working fine between the two. So, all is well and good for Indian Cricket.



And honestly, I never had any respect for Arun Lal's commentary.

That's personal choice. Even i disliked Sidhu's commentry as he was so dramatic and over sarcastic. Sometimes he used to intimidate fellow commentators by his strong gestures. I remember once he was putting up his finger towards Jeff Boycott in a threatening manner while discussing. That was rubbish and hence he was kicked out by Star Sports commentory panel.

My point is that after that match in an formal interview Arun Lal commented about the Sehwag-Raina matter regarding Man of the Match Award. And that was official.




I don't remember the match that clearly to understand why Raina got it over Sehwag (maybe he ensured the chase was finished?).


In that particular match check the statistics :

V. Sehwag
119 run off 95 balls (5x6, 12x4) ( strike rate 125.26)

S. Raina
84 runs off 69 balls (3x6, 10x4) ( strike rate 121.73) + 2 catches

Now, i don't think that two catches is such a big advantage over a triple digit scrore as Sehwag was also brilliant in the field.

Chase was finished by the famous Yuvraj and Dhoni combo with 48 and 26 (respectively) in the end.

Here is the scoreboard of that particular match if you like to have a look :

http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/335351.html

ygulia
March 13th, 2009, 06:07 PM
Yes, Dhoni is not an idiot and neither i am against him. His captaincy skills are excellent.

I do not remember but I read somewhere:
For every 25 runs there is one point and one point extra if you reach 50 or 100, there is one point each for run out, catch and wicket(extra point if three or more wickets are taken).
According to it both have 5 points each and Rain's score is more impressive because it has more boundries compare to their respective total score.
This is my personal analysis and I may be wrong.

avinashprince
March 14th, 2009, 07:35 PM
:rockSunita ji well comment
Because people want to waste time on a game that they can watch with closed eyes and even sleeping and it takes long hours to do nothing just pretending that we are enjoying:p

Nishantrathi82
March 16th, 2009, 09:57 AM
I do not remember but I read somewhere:
For every 25 runs there is one point and one point extra if you reach 50 or 100, there is one point each for run out, catch and wicket(extra point if three or more wickets are taken).
According to it both have 5 points each and Rain's score is more impressive because it has more boundries compare to their respective total score.
This is my personal analysis and I may be wrong.

Bhai g i think this tally is used for Cricket Rating not for MOM's but i m not 100% sure.

Nishantrathi82
March 16th, 2009, 10:05 AM
So we end up with a historic win in One dayers in New Zealand.
Now its time for real test:) Test series is going to start in 2 days time with new team combination. Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman will going to make the place in the team. But i think we r missing one good pacer in the team i m not very sure about Praveen for Tests but let see if he got the chance he got the ball swing in both the direction.
Most probably the team combo is going to be
Sehwag
Gambhir
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Yuvi
Dhoni
Harbhajan
Ishant
Zaheer
Praveen/Amit Mishra

But i m still bit doubtfull about the Yuvi's performance in tests but lets see what he has in his mind otherwise he can be replaced by Vijay.
Good Luck team india go and grab the series by 3-0:rock

satyeshwar
March 16th, 2009, 10:40 AM
Will they announce "man of the series" only after the tests are over? I was hoping that there would be one "man of the series" for ODIs and one for the tests. In any case, Sehwag seems to be a strong contender for that award.

Nishantrathi82
March 16th, 2009, 10:47 AM
Will they announce "man of the series" only after the tests are over? I was hoping that there would be one "man of the series" for ODIs and one for the tests. In any case, Sehwag seems to be a strong contender for that award.

Even i was expecting two Man of the series but they said that NZealand have won three 2 20-20 match and one 1 day And India also 3 one day, So will going to announce after the test series. And Don't worry i m wating for another Triple hundred from Sehwag as the grounds are not big :rock
Surely he is leading the race for Man of the Series after tests hopefull New Zealanders will feel the same heat as like Shane Warne felt about the Sachin in dreams hehehehehe :rock

andyjat
March 16th, 2009, 11:44 AM
i was also thinking man of the series ka kay hua Sehwag is the front runner for that

kapdal
March 16th, 2009, 03:09 PM
So we end up with a historic win in One dayers in New Zealand.
Now its time for real test:) Test series is going to start in 2 days time with new team combination. Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman will going to make the place in the team. But i think we r missing one good pacer in the team i m not very sure about Praveen for Tests but let see if he got the chance he got the ball swing in both the direction.
Most probably the team combo is going to be
Sehwag
Gambhir
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Yuvi
Dhoni
Harbhajan
Ishant
Zaheer
Praveen/Amit Mishra

But i m still bit doubtfull about the Yuvi's performance in tests but lets see what he has in his mind otherwise he can be replaced by Vijay.
Good Luck team india go and grab the series by 3-0:rock

Praveen Kumar is not in the test team. It'd be a toss between Balaji and Munaf for third seamer. Though Dhawal Kulkarni is also an option. I think Balaji would be a good bet.

Nishantrathi82
March 16th, 2009, 04:38 PM
Praveen Kumar is not in the test team. It'd be a toss between Balaji and Munaf for third seamer. Though Dhawal Kulkarni is also an option. I think Balaji would be a good bet.

Ohh then we will surely miss RP Singh he should have been better option but not i think yes Balaji will make it.

anilsinghd
March 16th, 2009, 11:30 PM
In that particular match check the statistics :

V. Sehwag
119 run off 95 balls (5x6, 12x4) ( strike rate 125.26)

S. Raina
84 runs off 69 balls (3x6, 10x4) ( strike rate 121.73) + 2 catches

Now, i don't think that two catches is such a big advantage over a triple digit scrore as Sehwag was also brilliant in the field.

Chase was finished by the famous Yuvraj and Dhoni combo with 48 and 26 (respectively) in the end.

Here is the scoreboard of that particular match if you like to have a look :

http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/335351.html


Still believe that MOM is not that big a deal really that captains are involved. and in any case the captains are on the field playing so their opinion should not really count!

Anywyas , thanks for the link. Tried the lil analyst in me to find out any reasons for Raina's preference. Pretty tricky and know that its kind of inconclus ive but lets look at the following facts and arguements:
1) Raina is at least as good as Sehwag on the field ( I and my friends call him "pankha" the way he just floats around in the field :D )
2) 2 catches in the match , not bad , right ?
3) Gambhir got out early , so Raina came in early at 1-down , and the out of the first 6 fours hit ( 2 were hit by Gambhir and 4 by Raina ) , yes those were followed by next 4 from Sehwag's bat but in a sense Raina started the assault.
3) Raina literally beat Sehwag in strike rate and runs scored all through till he was out.

Lets look at it over by over.

End of over 3 (4 runs) - India 15/1 (285 runs required from 47 overs, RR: 5.00, RRR: 6.06)
V Sehwag 0* (5b) Iftikhar Anjum 0.4-0-3-1SK Raina 3* (1b) Sohail Tanvir 1-0-5-0

End of over 4 (4 runs) - India 19/1 (281 runs required from 46 overs, RR: 4.75, RRR: 6.10)
SK Raina 7* (7b 1x4) Sohail Tanvir 2-0-9-0V Sehwag 0* (5b) Iftikhar Anjum 0.4-0-3-1

End of over 5 (7 runs) - India 26/1 (274 runs required from 45 overs, RR: 5.20, RRR: 6.08)
SK Raina 13* (11b 2x4) Iftikhar Anjum 1.4-0-10-1V Sehwag 1* (7b) Sohail Tanvir 2-0-9-0

End of over 6 (9 runs) - India 35/1 (265 runs required from 44 overs, RR: 5.83, RRR: 6.02)
SK Raina 21* (14b 4x4) Sohail Tanvir 3-0-18-0V Sehwag 2* (10b) Iftikhar Anjum 1.4-0-10-1



Raina is doing all the scoring , ofcourse he is getting more strike but he is really launching into Pak bowlers.

End of over 7 (11 runs) - India 46/1 (254 runs required from 43 overs, RR: 6.57, RRR: 5.90)
V Sehwag 13* (16b 2x4) Iftikhar Anjum 2.4-0-21-1SK Raina 21* (14b 4x4) Sohail Tanvir 3-0-18-0

End of over 8 (8 runs) - India 54/1 (246 runs required from 42 overs, RR: 6.75, RRR: 5.85)
V Sehwag 21* (22b 4x4) Sohail Tanvir 4-0-26-0SK Raina 21* (14b 4x4) Iftikhar Anjum 2.4-0-21-1

End of over 9 (7 runs) - India 61/1 (239 runs required from 41 overs, RR: 6.77, RRR: 5.82)
V Sehwag 21* (23b 4x4) Iftikhar Anjum 3.4-0-28-1SK Raina 28* (19b 5x4) Sohail Tanvir 4-0-26-0

End of over 10 (7 runs) - India 68/1 (232 runs required from 40 overs, RR: 6.80, RRR: 5.80)
V Sehwag 23* (26b 4x4) Sohail Tanvir 5-0-33-0SK Raina 33* (22b 6x4) Iftikhar Anjum 3.4-0-28-1

End of over 11 (6 runs) - India 74/1 (226 runs required from 39 overs, RR: 6.72, RRR: 5.79)
SK Raina 38* (27b 7x4) Shahid Afridi 1-0-6-0V Sehwag 24* (27b 4x4) Sohail Tanvir 5-0-33-0

End of over 12 (2 runs) - India 76/1 (224 runs required from 38 overs, RR: 6.33, RRR: 5.89)
V Sehwag 25* (31b 4x4) Iftikhar Anjum 4.4-0-30-1SK Raina 39* (29b 7x4) Shahid Afridi 1-0-6-0

Sehwag is less than run a ball thus far .... Raina is 140 SR. (remember we are chasing 300 runs).


It's now that Sehwag hits two monster sixes of Afridi and gets SR >100.


Yeah i know its kind of difficult but I would also be biased to give it to Raina for a coule of reasons:
young players need be motivated. No body of us knows whether Sehwag himself might have walked up to the captain and said that he want Raina to take the MoM. :)
Sachin has done that a couple of times to a few youngsters. Right ?

Its tricky i know but i would not be adamant on categoirising this as an bias against Sehwag ....

====================
Thanks,
Anil

anilsinghd
March 19th, 2009, 05:33 PM
Again am not watching it , but from friends heard that Munaf did bowl at good speed so his inclusion was not bad , as he bowls good line and length stuff !

India could have wrapped NZ for 150 or so , but allowed them for a 280 score.

Stupid running costed Sehwag his wicket , but pleased to see all batsmen have a good knock in the middle , good sign for the series as Indians are always a lazy starter.

If we win this match , I would be biased towards including Mishra as the second spinner ahead of Yuvi for the next match( also provided wickets are the same that is are not very bowler friendly ) . Wrist spinner should have a say on flat tracks and NZ dismay a gainst spin should help Mishra!


India are in a good position and if Yuvi and Sachin get going tomorrow with Dhoni to follow , we might not have to bat again in this match! :)

Nishantrathi82
March 19th, 2009, 06:02 PM
Again am not watching it , but from friends heard that Munaf did bowl at good speed so his inclusion was not bad , as he bowls good line and length stuff !

India could have wrapped NZ for 150 or so , but allowed them for a 280 score.

Stupid running costed Sehwag his wicket , but pleased to see all batsmen have a good knock in the middle , good sign for the series as Indians are always a lazy starter.

If we win this match , I would be biased towards including Mishra as the second spinner ahead of Yuvi for the next match( also provided wickets are the same that is are not very bowler friendly ) . Wrist spinner should have a say on flat tracks and NZ dismay a gainst spin should help Mishra!


India are in a good position and if Yuvi and Sachin get going tomorrow with Dhoni to follow , we might not have to bat again in this match! :)

Anil bro Munaf ended up with the good figures but still i m not impressed by him, on any day he can't get the wickets from his pace. He can took the wickets by batsmen going to hit him. So for me he is not the correct choice for the Tests.
Today i don't know our players played so slow but its fine as we have 3 more days to go i think we can get 300+ lead and that will be enough for New Zealanders.

Nishantrathi82
March 21st, 2009, 12:59 PM
Ahaa atlast we have won after a long gap of 33 years. Team india has out played new zealand in every sense of cricket. But still i am not impressed with dhoni's approach otherwise we would have win by an innings he should have not use yuvi while one side tailender was batting even if he want to use some sehwag would have been better option on any day. But happy to end us with comfortable win. I wish we will win by 3-0.

anilsinghd
March 24th, 2009, 01:02 AM
Ahaa atlast we have won after a long gap of 33 years. Team india has out played new zealand in every sense of cricket. But still i am not impressed with dhoni's approach otherwise we would have win by an innings he should have not use yuvi while one side tailender was batting even if he want to use some sehwag would have been better option on any day. But happy to end us with comfortable win. I wish we will win by 3-0.

Dhoni seems to be particularly impressed by Yuvi ( I guess we discussed it somewhere ) !

Its a case of trust for the captain , remember how Azhar used to always throw the Ball to tendulkar ?
Anyways , Yuvi has not done a bad job , Peitersen was clueless against Yuvi in India England series , Yuvi also bowled well in one day series in NZ !
I would go with the confidence call!

Yes i have repeated previously that Sehwag is a good enuf bowler to be givena stint with the ball almost everytime! :)

Nishantrathi82
March 24th, 2009, 11:09 AM
If we got success to win the next match its going to be our 100th Test win:rock
And dhoni will become world's successful Captain Ever with more that 85% wining record.:rock

vikrantsiwag
March 24th, 2009, 01:31 PM
dhoni follows his gut feeling more often than not and gets pleasing results on most occasions, so we should not blame him as sometimes things can go awry. Dhoni may be the successful captain but he has to deliver constantly to be considered among the greats. I support Anil bhai what he says about sehwag's bowling.

Nishantrathi82
March 26th, 2009, 09:19 AM
Pathetic captincy by Sehwag. I m happy that he is not our regular captain.
He is dealing like a non sense on the ground. Intially New Zealand lost his 3 wickets on 23. But after a partnership of 50 Sehwag just took of the slips and then onwards he just deployed a single slip. I don't know why he is acting so defensive?
If we lost the give he will be major factor in that.
Even when Harbajan is operating he is having only one closing fielder:mad:
Hope we will do good in Batting.

vikrantsiwag
March 26th, 2009, 11:40 AM
Pathetic captincy by Sehwag. I m happy that he is not our regular captain.
He is dealing like a non sense on the ground. Intially New Zealand lost his 3 wickets on 23. But after a partnership of 50 Sehwag just took of the slips and then onwards he just deployed a single slip. I don't know why he is acting so defensive?
If we lost the give he will be major factor in that.
Even when Harbajan is operating he is having only one closing fielder:mad:
Hope we will do good in Batting.

bilkul sahi kaha Nishant bhai. I had earlier mentioned in a post that Sehwag is a proven bad captain with Delhi daredevils and he further cemented his place at that today. NZ are 351-4 scoring at 3.9 RPO on first day. They are in commanding position now. Unless India pull some rabbit out of hat tomorrow the possible outcomes of this match seems a draw or Indian defeat.

Nishantrathi82
March 27th, 2009, 11:48 AM
Now its trouble time for India in the 2nd test we have lost 3 early wickets and still around 550 runs behind:(. Things r not looking in favour but let see what sachin, dravid and Laxman can do. Third day is going to the most critical one for India. Sehwag didn't do the correct thing we all know that he plays like this only but today he is our captain and he should have shown some maturity he was palying in a mood that he want to get 600 in 1 sesion only. He got failed at every level in this test:mad:

anilsinghd
March 27th, 2009, 07:06 PM
Now its trouble time for India in the 2nd test we have lost 3 early wickets and still around 550 runs behind:(. Things r not looking in favour but let see what sachin, dravid and Laxman can do. Third day is going to the most critical one for India. Sehwag didn't do the correct thing we all know that he plays like this only but today he is our captain and he should have shown some maturity he was palying in a mood that he want to get 600 in 1 sesion only. He got failed at every level in this test:mad:


Haha ha ha ha

Typical indian team and typical indian fans ! :D

Sorry nishant ! Just having some fun! :)


Well i have not lost hope , We will be able to draw this one i am pretty sure ! At least i am hoping so !! :)

Dravid and Lacchuu hain na ! :D


Baaki it was not poor captaincy but poor fielding and wicket keeping that got us in such pain!

kapdal
March 27th, 2009, 07:20 PM
Now its trouble time for India in the 2nd test we have lost 3 early wickets and still around 550 runs behind:(. Things r not looking in favour but let see what sachin, dravid and Laxman can do. Third day is going to the most critical one for India. Sehwag didn't do the correct thing we all know that he plays like this only but today he is our captain and he should have shown some maturity he was palying in a mood that he want to get 600 in 1 sesion only. He got failed at every level in this test:mad:

Bhai, sehwag plays like that only. And that's the way he is successful. Just because he is the captain, he shouldn't change his game. Let him play the way he plays and let him fail at times. When he is successful, we all know the result.

vikrantsiwag
March 28th, 2009, 12:13 AM
Bhai, sehwag plays like that only. And that's the way he is successful. Just because he is the captain, he shouldn't change his game. Let him play the way he plays and let him fail at times. When he is successful, we all know the result.

Very correct Kapil bhai. Its only due to his astounding attacking ability that makes him successful and popular world over. So there is no reason changing that. It is only due to this ability of his that in last test when India was to bat first I went to our hostel TV room and was surprised to see it having quite an attendance at 3:30 AM. All other TV rooms too had the similar view. And when Sehwag got run out no one was there and all TV's were switched off.

It was only Sehwag who could've turned this match in favor of India. And now he's gone I think India can save the match quite easily unless some really horrendous cricket is played.

Nishantrathi82
March 30th, 2009, 09:26 AM
Bhai, sehwag plays like that only. And that's the way he is successful. Just because he is the captain, he shouldn't change his game. Let him play the way he plays and let him fail at times. When he is successful, we all know the result.

Bro i m agree and we all know he is a wonderfull player he scored 2 triple century which itself can tell how good he is but have u seen the game of Gambhir in this match it was totally against his natural game but it was the demand of the time. I play like this is it excuse of the mistake that's the difference between better and best. You have to change your game if its really needed.
Chalo leave it We end up on a comfortable node:)

Nishantrathi82
March 30th, 2009, 09:33 AM
Haha ha ha ha

Typical indian team and typical indian fans ! :D

Sorry nishant ! Just having some fun! :)


Well i have not lost hope , We will be able to draw this one i am pretty sure ! At least i am hoping so !! :)

Dravid and Lacchuu hain na ! :D


Baaki it was not poor captaincy but poor fielding and wicket keeping that got us in such pain!

Hahaha Anil bhai no need to say sorry there r few guys who really makes me feeling happy to read their posts and u r d one :)
And u were correct bhai we did in style a DRAW its because of 2 u mentioned and Gambhir he was just awesome his innings was just a marathon what a player he is! Dravid was in a great mood but bad decision got his rid and Gambir's decision was also not convincing.
But bhai g don't u think taking off most of ur closing player after 30 overs in test match is it a good Captanicy?

anilsinghd
March 30th, 2009, 11:36 PM
Hahaha Anil bhai no need to say sorry there r few guys who really makes me feeling happy to read their posts and u r d one :)
And u were correct bhai we did in style a DRAW its because of 2 u mentioned and Gambhir he was just awesome his innings was just a marathon what a player he is! Dravid was in a great mood but bad decision got his rid and Gambir's decision was also not convincing.
But bhai g don't u think taking off most of ur closing player after 30 overs in test match is it a good Captanicy?


Thanks Nishant!

Well i should invest my money somewhere , I am making good bets :D these days! he he he he


Dravid and Lachhu ( I always call him that ways ) and yeah Gambhir was awesome!
Dravid basically did the job in both innings but still not in limelight ( he is always a way from it :) )!

Happy for the team , these are real good performances because we could have easily lost the match!

Well regarding the captaincy of Sehwag I am really not sure , I did not see it live ! But yeah slips out after 30 overs is not a good deal in 5 day cricket!
Thats y i like Dhoni , he is street smart , he would go for defensive field to squeeze runs and build pressure and then attack again!

anyways , Sehwag should be kicked on t he abckside for his poor batting as well! I mean that's his style but still , at least the second innings did ask for some restraint , we were not going to win the match after 305 all out in first innings!
:)


All's well that ends well! We are winning or at least drawing ( with dominant position) in the third match ! The series is ours , all in with my money on that ;)

mittu
April 7th, 2009, 09:43 AM
The first testicular guard was used in cricket in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. It took 100 years for men to realize that the brain is also important!" The species has to continue even if produces mad people. I think the priority is perfectly fine!

Courtesy: Cricinfo.

VPannu
April 7th, 2009, 10:08 AM
The first testicular guard was used in cricket in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. It took 100 years for men to realize that the brain is also important!" The species has to continue even if produces mad people. I think the priority is perfectly fine!

Courtesy: Cricinfo.hahaha sehrawat, good piece of information :D. 1974 was still too late to realize the importance of brain. Today the god of rain drenched India's hope to win the last test. It seldom rains when India is about to lose :o

Nishantrathi82
April 7th, 2009, 10:34 AM
hahaha sehrawat, good piece of information :D. 1974 was still too late to realize the importance of brain. Today the god of rain drenched India's hope to win the last test. It seldom rains when India is about to lose :o


Lucky New Zealand get away because of Rain. But no worries we have won the series after 41 years.
Cheersssssssssssssssssss:rock

brahmtewatia
April 7th, 2009, 12:10 PM
hahaha sehrawat, good piece of information :D. 1974 was still too late to realize the importance of brain. Today the god of rain drenched India's hope to win the last test. It seldom rains when India is about to lose :o


Lucky New Zealand get away because of Rain.
its not rain god... i reckon it as defensive cricket... what the heck was the need for us to play on 4th day, knowing the fact tht its going to rain today.

andyjat
April 7th, 2009, 12:19 PM
its not rain god... i reckon it as defensive cricket... what the heck was the need for us to play on 4th day, knowing the fact tht its going to rain today.

you r right but after all we have won their after 41 years so we should be happy.:rock:rock

brahmtewatia
April 7th, 2009, 12:31 PM
you r right but after all we have won their after 41 years so we should be happy.:rock:rock
correct, but i want to see india at no. 1 ranking... a draw does not take india closer to no. 1 spot... ye dil maange more ! ;)

Nishantrathi82
April 7th, 2009, 12:40 PM
correct, but i want to see india at no. 1 ranking... a draw does not take india closer to no. 1 spot... ye dil maange more ! ;)

Correct bhai g but not to worry we will surely see India at No. 1 spot this year. So cheers :)

vikrantsiwag
April 7th, 2009, 12:48 PM
correct, but i want to see india at no. 1 ranking... a draw does not take india closer to no. 1 spot... ye dil maange more ! ;)

You are right Brahm ji....win in last test would have been a step towards no 1 spot. But one more thing can be attributed towards the draw i.e. the one hour delayed start in 3'rd test match(thanx to Sony and BCCI pushing its way). Had the match not started one hour late the fourth day's play(stopped due to bad light) would have been completed and 5'th day too would've seen some early light giving ample time to topple Kiwis.

Nevertheless, a series win is always refreshing but drawn last test left it like Champagne without the fizz.

anilsinghd
April 8th, 2009, 07:28 PM
I loved it irresepctive!

Yes , 2-0 would have been perfect!! but its ok!

More good was that it was not a Sehwag show ( not that i have anything against S ehwag ! :) ) , but becasue he was kind of done after ODIs , Dravid back in form is huge plus for India , Tendulkar played well.
Lachuu was good , lower order contributed ! Only Yuvi was off color so to say !!

:)

kapdal
April 8th, 2009, 07:43 PM
its not rain god... i reckon it as defensive cricket... what the heck was the need for us to play on 4th day, knowing the fact tht its going to rain today.

It is a fact post the event. Before the event, it is just a high probability. And high probability events don't happen quite a few times. They could have declared on day 3 and still seen NZ surive because of rain/bad light. You can never plan for weather over 2 days. What they didn't want to see was some black swan event on final day wiping out their 50 day hard work on tour. A series won is much greater than difference between 2-0 and 1-0. So I think it was justified.

Even I wanted India to win 2-0. In fact, I think India has a better chance of winning these days when its batsmen play well but not exceedingly well. That is they score 400-500 odd but no more. As the bowlers get more time. So paradoxically, India would have had a better chance of winning, had it got all out in 2nd innings. But no regrets. Excellent tour.

vikrantsiwag
April 9th, 2009, 03:13 PM
Everyone who doubted about Indian team's performance and written them off completely after 2-0 loss in T20 ties must've got an ample dose of tonic to stay mum for a while now.:rock:rock