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Posted
1 minute ago, kira said:

No, you haven't seen the light but you will if you go read dhoni's interview a few years ago when he was struggling on overseas tours, he himself said that he doesn't have the technique to play swing so he was trying a new strategy to counter that

I've seen the light and I totally understand how "limited" a wkt keeper batsman averaging 51 while scoring 10K runs is :giggle: I've come out of my alternate reality and understood the meaning of "limited" today :agree: 

Posted
2 minutes ago, CG said:

 

Dhoni is predominantly front foot batsman who prefers on side.He hardly had a great cover drive or cut shot.His backfoot offside game is non existent.His strength are he is good hitter down the ground.

Exactly, I knew dhoni fans overrate rate dhoni a lot but I thought everyone at least acknowledged the fact that dhoni was a very limited batsman but dhoni fans continue to break the boundaries of delusion :doh:

Posted
Just now, CG said:

It's pretty common term in batsmanship.Steve waugh scored a ton of runs but it more attributed to his mental strength.

No, not really. Understanding your game, playing to your strengths and being mentally strong is not the definition of "limited". I've never once seen someone like Steve Waugh being called a "limited" cricketer but I guess that's the term in vogue at ICF and maybe my definition of the term was off :giggle: 

Posted
1 minute ago, Ultimate_Game said:

No I don't. I don't think I can ever call someone averaging 51 with 10K runs "limited". Maybe for you even Bevan was limited as well but for me "limited" has a different meaning and no I don't think a "limited" player can get to 10K runs averaging 51 in intl cricket.

Yes Bevan was pathetic in tests...couldn't play short bowling to save his life...he had a gun temperament in ODis which made him a success.

 

Ask any Aussie Expert to name the top 40 Aussie players of all time and doubt Bevan will make it.

Posted
3 minutes ago, maniac said:

Yes Bevan was pathetic in tests...couldn't play short bowling to save his life...he had a gun temperament in ODis which made him a success.

 

Ask any Aussie Expert to name the top 40 Aussie players of all time and doubt Bevan will make it.

So let me ask you this... would you term Bevan or Steve Waugh (as CG mentioned above) "limited" players?

Posted
5 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

So let me ask you this... would you term Bevan or Steve Waugh (as CG mentioned above) "limited" players?

Steve Waugh is not a 1 format player...Steve Waugh took heads on some of the greatest bowling attacks of all time...Steve Waugh inspired his team single handedly to a wc win...not one innings...Steve Waugh knew how to quit on top .

 

so no Waugh is not limited....yes Bevan is

Posted
Just now, maniac said:

Steve Waugh is not a 1 format player...Steve Waugh took heads on some of the greatest bowling attacks of all time...Steve Waugh inspired his team single handedly to a wc win...not one innings...Steve Waugh knew how to quit on top .

 

so no Waugh is not limited....yes Bevan is

So for a wkt keeper batsman the following record is of a "limited" player?

Odis: 10K runs at 51

Tests: 5K runs at 38

 

Posted
8 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

So for a wkt keeper batsman the following record is of a "limited" player?

Odis: 10K runs at 51

Tests: 5K runs at 38

 

First of all take a deep breath. I said him limited not in terms of runs scored but in terms of his abilities. He has no access to a range of shots like many players who average similar have.Neither the technique. Have you seen him dancing down the pitch in swing conditions and defending. These street smart techniques along with great game sense is his USP. What has worked for him is his ability to read the game and use his own abilities in the best possible way at the right time. He has great hand eye coordination and power game.

The term Limited is not usually used in the sense you are taking it to be and getting offended.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Pollack said:

First of all take a deep breath. I said him limited not in terms of runs scored but in terms of his abilities. He has no access to a range of shots like many players who average similar have.Neither the technique. Have you seen him dancing down the pitch in swing conditions and defending. These street smart techniques along with great game sense is his USP. What has worked for him is his ability to read the game and use his own abilities in the best possible way at the right time. He has great hand eye coordination and power game.

The term Limited is not usually used in the sense you are taking it to be and getting offended.

No I'm not offended at all. If i start getting offended by something said on an internet forum I wouldn't be around :giggle: I was trying to figure out the definition of the term "limited" from the wonderfully knowledgeable folks at ICF and I think I got my answer :agree:  Now I know the players who play to their strength and are mentally strong are "limited". Also learned that along with Dhoni, Bevan and Waugh were also "limited" :two_thumbs_up: 

Posted
53 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

So a guy scoring nearly 10K runs in odis while averaging 51, and scoring nearly 5K runs in Tests averaging 38 in 90 Tests, and too as a wkt keeper is "limited player" :hysterical:  Oh man you learn something new everytime you are on ICF :cantstop: 

 

I wish we get more of such "limited players" in the future :pray: 

At least we may agree on this. It doesn't matter if a player is limited if he has performance to show as good as dhoni. :agree:

 

Posted
2 hours ago, velu said:

next Haterz will create a thread and give reasons why gianlungi buffon is a better wicket keeper than Dhoni :phehe:

 

these haterz :rotfl:

 

would be a great thread though. I already think Buffon > Dhoni.

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