Dhondy Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 Funny to see fans jumping up and down based on some occasional performance of couple of players. You have to remember that most of the time, wicket was either broken or was helping the seamers due to the moisture on the wicket after rain. What happen to Agarkar who helped to win the test match on Aussie wicket? The wicket was not broken at Perth, nor was it broken at Sydney when India had Australia on her knees, before B&B put the hoist in and pulled them out of quicksand. Anybody who has not seen the spell Sharma bowled to Ponting at Perth, or RP Singh's bowling in this series, is not qualified to comment on this thread. Two years ago, Brett Lee was derided by many, including the most knowledgable cricket fan on this board, as an also-ran. Today, he is the best pace bowler in the world. Things change, and people will just have to learn to accept that India's pace bowling fortunes are changing too. Either that, or live through the shock of being blown away by her quicks when their side come up against them.
retterimp Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 certainly impressed with sharma... i remember thinking munaf will be the first indian legendary pacer after seeing him in first few matches dont want to get disappointed anymore so will wait for ishant to play 20+ matches, then look at his avg. to see how far he has progressed
MundaPakistani Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Very impressed by Sharma. Never thought that a wiry figure like him could bowl a 9 over spell in the heat of Perth and that too at an excellent pace!
talksport Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Very impressed by Sharma. Never thought that a wiry figure like him could bowl a 9 over spell in the heat of Perth and that too at an excellent pace! Nehra, 2003 World Cup... Bowled at a stretch with a niggle... Mind can tell the body ..I need more from you and Mind could be the difference between a Tait and Sharma
MundaPakistani Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Nehra, 2003 World Cup... Bowled at a stretch with a niggle... Mind can tell the body ..I need more from you and Mind could be the difference between a Tait and Sharma I heard that he regularly bowls 9 over spells for Delhi too. Would be interesting to see how he performs on the flat tracks of Pakistan later this year.
Predator_05 Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 The wicket was not broken at Perth, nor was it broken at Sydney when India had Australia on her knees, before B&B put the hoist in and pulled them out of quicksand. . I am more curious to know how a wicket is "broken"...
fineleg Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 I am more curious to know how a wicket is "broken"... Afridi...spikes...:hysterical: :yay:
Dhondy Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 The OP refers to Test matches, but they may be quite useful in ODIs as well. What a combo!
Chandan Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Hmm.. Where could we have the third S in ODI? All of them are pathetic with bat in their hand. So Pathan will always be the third seamer. Isn't it?
fineleg Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Hmm.. Where could we have the third S in ODI? All of them are pathetic with bat in their hand. So Pathan will always be the third seamer. Isn't it? in ODIs, IKP's batting certainly makes him needed as an allrounder
Dhondy Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 Hmm.. Where could we have the third S in ODI? All of them are pathetic with bat in their hand. So Pathan will always be the third seamer. Isn't it? Yeah, not to be too finicky, Chandan. Not particularly bothered about ODIs. Those deliveries by Ishant would have got any batsman out, even in Test matches. The batsman was defending, and was completely outclassed.
Predator_05 Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 I am a not religious guy...hell, i don't even believe in god and i am probably the most immoral person on this forum; one who will end up going to hell if such a thing even exists. But from today onwards, every morning when i wake up, i will kneel down in front of my bed, face the sky (god lives in the sky, right ??) through my window, put my hands together in prayer - desperately hoping that Ishant, RPS, Sreesanth and Pathan don't injure themselves in any way.
MundaPakistani Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 bhai logoo...auj kay match kee extended highlights mil sakhtee hain?
Dhondy Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 I am a not religious guy...hell' date=' i don't even believe in god and i am probably the most immoral person on this forum; one who will end up going to hell if such a thing even exists. But from today onwards, every morning when i wake up, i will kneel down in front of my bed, face the sky (god lives in the sky, right ??) through my window, put my hands together in prayer - desperately hoping that Ishant, RPS, Sreesanth and Pathan don't injure themselves in any way.[/quote'] Amen.
Bumper Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Good call Dhondy. As many of you have already said, the key is staying fit. I have just seen too many promising pacers wither away after some early success. While am happy at these new prospects, am also skeptical about how long can these guys do it over & over.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now