Saha to be monitored for finger injury, now out of Afghanistan test

[SecondSlip]

Dinesh Karthik should replace him. 

 

Pappu has had enough chances and wasted them. Time to move on 

Edited May 30, 2018 by SecondSlip

[Garuda]

17 hours ago, Gollum said:

Man you are being very harsh on Saha, he averages around equal/more than the other 2, besides he has more 100s than both PP and DK combined. In fact he even has a 100 outside Asia which a certain so called 'better cricketer than SRT' could never manage in 91 tests !!!! I would argue that at his best with the bat he will at the bare minimum match any other keeper in India's cricket history. 

 

I smell a very sinister agenda being put forth by CSK supporters whenever the issue of Saha comes up. I think they can't stomach the fact that a timid looking, shy, introvert from North Bengal has better test credentials than their thalaiva. I have observed this trend over the past 2 years, whenever Saha performs well they pretend he doesn't exist and the moment he has a bad match they jump on his head. In fact so shameless are these guys that they even hype up a serial failure like Pappu to put down Saha. For them India winning has no meaning, they only desire that Dhoni remain in public memory as a test hero which is a logical fallacy. These people may love their franchise and T20 cricket, but they know in the bottom of their hearts that to be called a great player, test performance is the numero uno criteria. It eats them from the inside that someone so simple looking with no PR machinery is slowly getting his due recognition as India's greatest keeper batsman, at least in the minds of knowledgeable cricket fans. 

 

Saha has been a vital pillar in our quest to number 1 spot in test cricket. He may lack the style but no doubting the substance.....as a matter of fact guys like Steve Smith/Shiv/Graeme Smith/Steve Waugh.... all are rightfully regarded as legends no matter how their runs came. Saha too has played a few clutch knocks in the last 3 years and add to that his ATG keeping (4 missed chances in the last 17 completed test matches !!!), he is the last player whose place should be questioned. 

You are smoking one of those funny cigarettes buddy. There are two type of CSK fans

1. Resides in Chennai or from TN (Usually a Dhoni fan but also fans of popular players like Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Matthew Hayden, etc)

2. Dhoni fans from other states not having a home franchise (once he finishes playing they may not support CSK)

 

I think you are confusing them. There are no fans of either type I have encountered in real life that put down Saha. At the end of the day, we are all Indian fans. Dhoni is not playing in tests anymore and most likely not play in T20I. I was happy that he retired from tests as I felt Saha is a better keeper which is more important in tests. I think MI fans may like Rohit but wouldn't want him in the test side (if they are sensible and intelligent ).

[The Dark Horse]

19 hours ago, Gollum said:

Man you are being very harsh on Saha, he averages around equal/more than the other 2, besides he has more 100s than both PP and DK combined. In fact he even has a 100 outside Asia which a certain so called 'better cricketer than SRT' could never manage in 91 tests !!!! I would argue that at his best with the bat he will at the bare minimum match any other keeper in India's cricket history. 

 

I smell a very sinister agenda being put forth by CSK supporters whenever the issue of Saha comes up. I think they can't stomach the fact that a timid looking, shy, introvert from North Bengal has better test credentials than their thalaiva. I have observed this trend over the past 2 years, whenever Saha performs well they pretend he doesn't exist and the moment he has a bad match they jump on his head. In fact so shameless are these guys that they even hype up a serial failure like Pappu to put down Saha. For them India winning has no meaning, they only desire that Dhoni remain in public memory as a test hero which is a logical fallacy. These people may love their franchise and T20 cricket, but they know in the bottom of their hearts that to be called a great player, test performance is the numero uno criteria. It eats them from the inside that someone so simple looking with no PR machinery is slowly getting his due recognition as India's greatest keeper batsman, at least in the minds of knowledgeable cricket fans. 

 

Saha has been a vital pillar in our quest to number 1 spot in test cricket. He may lack the style but no doubting the substance.....as a matter of fact guys like Steve Smith/Shiv/Graeme Smith/Steve Waugh.... all are rightfully regarded as legends no matter how their runs came. Saha too has played a few clutch knocks in the last 3 years and add to that his ATG keeping (4 missed chances in the last 17 completed test matches !!!), he is the last player whose place should be questioned. 

Any sane cricket follower knows that Saha is miles ahead of Parthiv. Most of us were in favour of Saha over anyone else. But the last SA series proved that Saha didn't do much wrt batting (he's still way better than Pappu mind you, a few posters like KT wanted Pappu in the team ahead of Saha for his batting - Let's call that a brainfade  )

As of now Saha is better now, closely followed by DK. Both DK and Pant are capable of playing as pure batsmen in LOIs, but with Rahul also in the bench I don't see all of that happening. Unfortunately, all said and done, Kohli will select Pappu lol.

Edited May 30, 2018 by The Dark Horse

[bowl_out]

21 hours ago, maniac said:

Saha at his best can score a ugly but resilient 20....DK a beautiful 30 and Parthiv an attractive 40.

 

Now for those additional 20 odd runs and some aesthetically pleasing viewing,the downside is these 2 will single-handedly revive careers and by that I mean careers of opposition batsmen.

 

Cook will be praying right now to have one of these 2 as the keeper for the England series lol

How does that make Saha the best WK batsman? 

He should still be first choice keeper alright, but in no universe is he the best WK bat.. and neither is Dhoni

[Ankit_sharma03]

IF DK is going as 2nd keeper in england, select him for this test. Lets see how is his keeping in a 5 day game 

[Garuda]

5 hours ago, Gollum said:

In overseas tests Bhuvi/Ashwin are also better than Dhoni. Imagine the nerve of a Dhoni chamcha talking about DRS when it was your thalaiva who blocked DRS usage in India matches hence costing us many test wins.

Whats your issue with Dhoni. And why do you consider Saha as an ATG.

[Shunya]

Bring DK in while he is in form.

Saha is anyhow injured or goes missing every other series. Getting old I guess.

[The Dark Horse]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SriniMaama16/status/1001494072031260672

 

[LORD_analyst]

On 5/29/2018 at 11:53 PM, Garuda said:

@vvvslaxman@Forever Indian Guys ignore the butthurt trolls. They are still burning from their dumping out of the IPL last week and CSK winning this week . I can't imagine how they show the hate in the cricket forum. truly pathetic

i think this thread about saha injury.....stop spreading ur chuski sambar everywhere...stick to ipl., that's where u  belong....

[Rasgulla]

On 5/30/2018 at 12:32 PM, speedheat said:

Hi Bot, 

 

Bot, sachin=God

Jai sachin

Sachin zindabad

   

In your bangladeshi slums  I guess... 

[Magneto]

On 5/29/2018 at 11:43 PM, Forever Indian said:

Not everyone has an astrologer millipede for help.

No, in this case, he is just plain blind and clueless about the game.

[Magneto]

On 5/29/2018 at 11:13 PM, vvvslaxman said:

No some idiot said he was dropped first time because of injury. He batted for like 11 overs and kept for 20 overs.

The argument was about this specific game. Either you are short on memory, or a pretender. And playing despite an injury mid-game - a lot of cricketers do that. Some idiots cannot figure for sure.

Edited June 1, 2018 by Magneto

[tweaker]

Saha has been ruled out of Afghanistan test. 

Dinesh Karthik has been named his replacement 

[tweaker]

The selectors does not have guts even to field a youngster against a team playing its first test. 

[Rasgulla]

1 hour ago, tweaker said:

Saha has been ruled out of Afghanistan test. 

Dinesh Karthik has been named his replacement 

Dk over that clown anyday...

[Gollum]

Hopefully Saha recovers well and fast, good luck DK...use this opportunity to slam the door on Pappu for once and for all. 

[Shunya]

DK should be great with the bat with the form he is in nowadays. If he can keep well, Pappu and Saha both will be done. Kohli would always go with a keeper who can bat well.

[Laaloo]

13 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Hopefully Saha recovers well and fast, good luck DK...use this opportunity to slam the door on Pappu for once and for all. 

After seeing dk keep in the IPL, I have no high hopes. This guy hasn't changed in 10 years just like pappu. 

[Gollum]

5 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

After seeing dk keep in the IPL, I have no high hopes. This guy hasn't changed in 10 years just like pappu. 

I didn't follow most of his IPL matches, so will take your word. Saha is so vital now, it is a sad state of affairs where most Indian fans don't understand the luxury a pure keeper like him provides to us, especially considering the ability of our slip cordon. He has to get fit for England and play all 5 tests else we are so screwed. 

[Laaloo]

2 minutes ago, Gollum said:

I didn't follow most of his IPL matches, so will take your word. Saha is so vital now, it is a sad state of affairs where most Indian fans don't understand the luxury a pure keeper like him provides to us, especially considering the ability of our slip cordon. He has to get fit for England and play all 5 tests else we are so screwed. 

Those indian fans don't like Saha because of other reasons. Those losers should simply be ignored.