MS Dhoni’s strike rate a big concern, says Krishnamachari Srikkanth

[Shunya]

16 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

At least in Sachin's case he was clearly after something. Dhoni's case, I fail to understand what he is after.

 

It's time for Samson/Pant/Kishan in LoIs.. Let's start with T20s.

 

WC

[Vijy]

23 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

I don't mind him playing IPL for 2 more years, but pls spare Indian cricket. He is way past his best and anyone can do a better job than Dhoni is doing in LoIs. Honestly, I don't even mind Dinesh Karthik as the keeper in ODIs, if Dhoni is the only other alternative.

 

I can't believe he doesn't want to even stop playing even T20Is against minnows.

I thought Sachin was selfish chasing the 100th ton.. Dhoni has taken it two notches higher.

At least in Sachin's case he was clearly after something. Dhoni's case, I fail to understand what he is after.

 

It's time for Samson/Pant/Kishan in LoIs.. Let's start with T20s.

 

The destruction of Indian cricket?

[bowl_out]

12 minutes ago, Shunya said:

WC

He already won a WC... and lost two..  What's the motivation to go for another?

 

[kira]

2 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

He already won a WC... and lost two..  What's the motivation to go for another?

 

[bowl_out]

5 minutes ago, kira said:

CSK pays him more than a Grade A India contract.. and he has enough clout to do another couple of years with CSK

 

He won a WC.. got a chance to try and retain it in 2015.. his ODI stint should have ended in 2016 with passing the baton to Virat. He's overstayed for more than two years and wants more..

 

Makes me wonder if Kohli wants Dhoni around because he doesn't believe in his LOI leadership skills due to his IPL failures as a leader. He recently admitted that it is "very difficult" to captain an ODI side

[kira]

1 minute ago, bowl_out said:

CSK pays him more than a Grade A India contract.. and he has enough clout to do another couple of years with CSK

 

He won a WC.. got a chance to try and retain it in 2015.. his ODI stint should have ended in 2016 with passing the baton to Virat. He's overstayed for more than two years and wants more..

 

Makes me wonder if Kohli wants Dhoni around because he doesn't believe in his LOI leadership skills due to his IPL failures as a leader. He recently admitted that it is "very difficult" to captain an ODI side

His brand value will go down if he isn't an active international player

[jalebi_bhai]

22 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

He already won a WC... and lost two..  What's the motivation to go for another?

 

Dhoni the cricketer is on his last legs. Dhoni the brand, not quite. 

 

He still has some utility in ODIs but I don't see the point in him carrying on in T20s from a cricketing POV. I think he'll be done after the 2019 WC.

 

He probably fancies another crack at the WC plus it's too late to blood a new wk-bat at this stage for the WC. 

[velu]

43 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

He already won a WC... and lost two..  What's the motivation to go for another?

 

won 1 and lost 2 .. not bad

 

[velu]

28 minutes ago, kira said:

His brand value will go down if he isn't an active international player

 

your bhagwans brand value went dwon even when he was playing

pepsi kicked him out of their ads

 

[cowboysfan]

MS Dhoni so much more for a team though behind the wicket and i dont see anyone like Pant replacing him.

[Vilander]

2 hours ago, bowl_out said:

I don't mind him playing IPL for 2 more years, but pls spare Indian cricket. He is way past his best and anyone can do a better job than Dhoni is doing in LoIs. Honestly, I don't even mind Dinesh Karthik as the keeper in ODIs, if Dhoni is the only other alternative.

 

I can't believe he doesn't want to even stop playing even T20Is against minnows.

I thought Sachin was selfish chasing the 100th ton.. Dhoni has taken it two notches higher.

At least in Sachin's case he was clearly after something. Dhoni's case, I fail to understand what he is after.

 

It's time for Samson/Pant/Kishan in LoIs.. Let's start with T20s.

 

you can surely think all that. 

[maniac]

1 hour ago, kira said:

His brand value will go down if he isn't an active international player

Bigger question...who is giving him these ads except Kanjeevaram silks and kumaran textiles or senthil lungis

 

[maniac]

1 hour ago, velu said:

 

your bhagwans brand value went dwon even when he was playing

pepsi kicked him out of their ads

 

Out goes Pepsi...in comes unanimous without even election MP ticket to the worlds largest democracy 

[Rasgulla]

5 hours ago, velu said:

 

your bhagwans brand value went dwon even when he was playing

pepsi kicked him out of their ads

 

Dhoni took his ads. That's why his chamchas are jealous.. Tbey missed "Ailiaaa me kaha hu".. that cringe pepsi sachin advert

[vvvslaxman]

When was at his best he would purely qualify as a batsman. Nowadays but for his keeping he would be a total liability. 

[anish2tweet]

Nobody can do wicketkeeping like him.He is so agile behind the sticks even at this age. Tell me who can do it. I have no confidence in wk skills of Pant/Ishan/Samson. They may miss stumpings/catches which may lead to losing matches also. Saha is good but Dhoni is much better than him in batting even at this age. Saha is not getting any younger. Until we find replacements we cannot drop him. Why are you all looking for wicketkeepers who can blast too? Keeping well would itself augur well for the team.

 

What the team management should tell Dhoni though is to go after the bowling from the word go. Anchoring should be the job of other proper batsmen like Rahane and someone else from the middle order.

[mancalledsting]

14 hours ago, Shunya said:

Yes, SR is an issue in last couple of years. Should work on it to improve his batting. But as a keeper+bat he is valuable to the team in addition to all those extra intangibles like mentoring, etc. 

 

 

Yaar tu chamcha giri shordeh

[speedheat]

Actually his strike rate is pretty consistent, he constantly strikes us every time we are on our way of victory with his momentum sucking tuk tuk batting and suffocating us out off runs,I say well maintained strike rate especially after he has been kicked out off the captaincy,  don't know what shrikant is talking here

[Shunya]

1 hour ago, mancalledsting said:

Yaar tu chamcha giri shordeh

Agar log dusre player ki chamchagiri karne ke chakkar mein baaki Indian players ko abuse karte hai toh unke saamne defend karna padta hai. Not everyone has to follow the mob mentality and agenda to hate Dhoni, CSK, Southies, etc and make this place a hate circlejerk.

[mancalledsting]

3 hours ago, Shunya said:

Agar log dusre player ki chamchagiri karne ke chakkar mein baaki Indian players ko abuse karte hai toh unke saamne defend karna padta hai. Not everyone has to follow the mob mentality and agenda to hate Dhoni, CSK, Southies, etc and make this place a hate circlejerk.

You need to apply more logic to your conspiracy theories; many posters who are fed up with MSD (non southie) are also aggrieved that KL Rahul (southie) has been held back because of him. Just because you may be regionalist, don't assume the same in others. I've done loads of posts in fierce support of KL and Ashwin so it's pretty obvious that I don't posses these chewtiya tendencies. Shame I can't say the same for other people who are more concerned about loss of a coach (who doesn't even play in the team) than backing a captain that has taken both his and his country's game to unchartered highs. And what to say of those people who support has beens as they are more concerned about their local franchise's brand value and tarnished legacy than the overall cricketing welfare of the country. 

Edited February 15, 2018 by mancalledsting