Switchblade Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Quote https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-england-ravi-shastri-says-team-india-not-making-excuses-about-pitch-and-conditions/story-L43SsNHE3spjKzy5DxAVyI.html “My philosophy is very simple – (in) your country, I don’t ask questions. (In) my country, you don’t ask. I said (to groundsmen) leave it, and don’t take anything off,” Shastri said during a media conference on Wednesday. “One thing, on this trip, you will never see this Indian team giving an excuse as regarding conditions or the pitch. Our challenge is to beat them. We take pride in performing wherever we go and we want to be the best travelling side in the world. The last person to complain will be this Indian team (sic), so I want to clarify this very clearly,” Shastri reiterated what has been a standard answer from the time he took over as head coach. “There was good grass on that (pitch). The groundsmen asked if we wanted the grass to be taken off. I said ‘absolutely not’. (It is) your prerogative. You give (the wicket), we play, so when you come to my country you can never ask (about pitches).” “The game was reduced from four days to three because of the logistics and the weather prevailing. We had an opportunity to practice three days in Birmingham, which is the Test match venue. “If we had played four days here we would have lost that one day there because of travel. As simple as that because the prerogative whether to play a two-day, three-day or four-day game lies entirely with the travelling team,” Shastri explained. “It was decided yesterday (during practice). We had a chat (with Essex authorities) and once they explained how they had sold tickets and everything. We were quite happy to play even a two-day game and use that one extra day for practice here. But they said tickets and all that, so we said okay, ‘we will play a three-day game’.” “And travel on Saturday, to be able to practice on Sunday. The reason is to get to the Test match venue because it wouldn’t have served any purpose with an extra day here. An extra day there will give us more familiarity with the venue and the conditions where you are playing the first Test,” he signed off. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Forever Indian Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 So they wanted two day practise game, not even three day. Wow!!! UrmiSinhaRay, Switchblade, express bowling and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
sensible-indian Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 19 minutes ago, Forever Indian said: So they wanted two day practise game, not even three day. Wow!!! The legend of Shastri is a gift that keeps giving. raki05, Switchblade and UrmiSinhaRay 2 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Shastri is not wrong here. A warmup game here is good but what is the benefit if they are not able to practice at the eventual test venue. sandeep 1 Link to comment
Switchblade Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Forever Indian said: So they wanted two day practise game, not even three day. Wow!!! The preparation is poor for the test series needed at least two warm up games. DHONI_FANN, saik, UrmiSinhaRay and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
putrevus Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Shastri is right, we don't want any excuses to be given by the team. They should play on any surface and be good enough to beat other team. Mr Shastri you can do whatever you want but don't run and hide if things don't work out.You have to be responsible for results. Edited July 25, 2018 by putrevus Link to comment
express bowling Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Forever Indian said: So they wanted two day practise game, not even three day. Wow!!! Basically, they don't want any practice games. Playing one because there would be lots of hue and cry about not taking their preparations seriously. DHONI_FANN, UrmiSinhaRay, Switchblade and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment
putrevus Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Pujara should not be no3 for first test period.Even no 11 is better than him.He is a walking wicket. Edited July 25, 2018 by putrevus UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Switchblade Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, express bowling said: Basically, they don't want any practice games. Playing one because there would be lots of hue and cry about not taking their preparations seriously. That is unprofessional back in 2007 we had a proper tour where we played warm up games to get used to the conditions now they don’t even want to play any practice matches. UrmiSinhaRay and express bowling 1 1 Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, putrevus said: Pujara should not be no3 for first test period, even no 11 is better than him.He is a walking wicket. 'Period' is followed by a comma raki05, UrmiSinhaRay and philcric 1 2 Link to comment
putrevus Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, sourab10forever said: 'Period' is followed by a comma Sorry UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 What does shastri want to say when he says ' I told him to leave the grass on'? It's a practice match and of course you want the grass to be on so that you get used to that stuff..that's what you might get in the actual Bhai Shastri ji koi badi baat thode kardi. UrmiSinhaRay and express bowling 1 1 Link to comment
UrmiSinhaRay Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 That is unprofessional back in 2007 we had a proper tour where we played warm up games to get used to the conditions now they don’t even want to play any practice matches.They only want to party and get laid.The new BCCI guidelines barring gfs and wives are a way to let the "boys" have fun without their better halves noticing. Sent from my CPH1609 using Tapatalk DHONI_FANN, express bowling and Switchblade 3 Link to comment
Pollack Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yes he wants to give lack of practise as excuse rather than pitch and conditions. beetle and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
putrevus Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Switchblade said: That is unprofessional back in 2007 we had a proper tour where we played warm up games to get used to the conditions now they don’t even want to play any practice matches. No tour games are actually becoming farce.Home team instead of giving good practice to visitors are providing useless wickets and third string squad. Link to comment
kosingh Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, UnknownGenius said: So basically he is saying the cowardly Rohit Sharma statement "Come to India and we will show you" I think Shastri himself also said the "come to India and we will show you" line in the past. Don't remember which tour that was UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Suhaan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Why should a bewda look for excuses? UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Austin 3:!6 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 His career depends on this series. I just want to say one thing to him - "You pass...you stay....you fail...you sail"Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Forever Indian and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
Switchblade Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Austin 3:!6 said: His career depends on this series. I just want to say one thing to him - "You pass...you stay....you fail...you sail" Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Arey all of them are here till 2019. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
The Realist Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Pitch and conditions are all meaningless when you are on a holiday to Eng. How much shopping can the players get done and how much alcohol can the cheerleader consume while pregnant are the more relevant questions? Adi BB, GoldenSun, DHONI_FANN and 2 others 5 Link to comment
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