Is Sachin still the backbone of the indian side.

[maaki]

Sachin has had phenomenal Aus tour.. Wonder if he still the backbone of our side..

[Anakin]

Yes, only the people who haven't watched the games and/or try to make an opinion based on context less numbers or bias would think otherwise.

[Sachinism]

definitely

[Dravid]

he is still the whole freaking backbone of cricket everywhere, not only india

[siddhu]

Absolutely... no doubt about it... has been for years and will be for years to come... If us, mere mortals, would have to lift even half the weight that Sachin has been carrying for so long. Our back would have broken...

[f.b.m]

I'll stick my neck out and say its Dhoni thats the backbone of the odi team. *builds concrete wall* Sachin is still awesome though.

[goose]

is the pope catholic? i think it's safe to say without him we'd have lost the CB finals 0-2.

[fineleg]

You ask this poll in ICF - the land of tendulkar :hysterical: Put it in some neutral cricket site (there isn't such one probably) :D

[Anakin]

I'll stick my neck out and say its Dhoni thats the backbone of the odi team. *builds concrete wall* Sachin is still awesome though.

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Thanks for the laugh

[Anakin]

You ask this poll in ICF - the land of tendulkar :hysterical: Put it in some neutral cricket site (there isn't such one probably) :D

Yeah, we're weird, somehow we, at least most of us, don't feel like wishing injuries to another human being, let alone sachin.

[Holysmoke]

You ask this poll in ICF - the land of tendulkar :hysterical: Put it in some neutral cricket site (there isn't such one probably) :D

yea. Thats right. Ask such questions in pakpoisson. how dare you ask such questions in ICF :wall:

[Anakin]

yea. Thats right. Ask such questions in pakpoisson. how dare you ask such questions in ICF :wall:

Actually even they might disagree with FL too :hysterical::hysterical:

[maaki]

Dhonis batting has imporved in this odi series.. he still has a long way to go..I would say until he can score bulk of the runs in most of the innings..

I'll stick my neck out and say its Dhoni thats the backbone of the odi team. *builds concrete wall* Sachin is still awesome though.

[fineleg]

The OP can come up with this poll 10 years from now, and the ICF answer will remain unchanged. 20 years from now, take a guess? unchanged. Easy. The fans will remain frozen in time :D

[prince40]

oh so weve gone back from our super successful "team india" under ganguly to the underachieving "team sachin" of the 90's..

[f.b.m]

Dhonis batting has imporved in this odi series.. he still has a long way to go..I would say until he can score bulk of the runs in most of the innings..

Agreed, but his consistent wicketkeeping and his captaincy make him, imo the single most useful ODI player in the world (yes, I said that) the past few months. Look at how reliably he's batted too. Never got out without making a decent contribution and scoring crucial runs, etc, etc.

[Guest whineleg]

You ask this poll in ICF - the land of tendulkar :hysterical: Put it in some neutral cricket site (there isn't such one probably) :D

finey, I agree. Sachin is not the backbone of the Indian side. In fact, could we say this Indian side has no backbone?

[Holysmoke]

finey, I agree. Sachin is not the backbone of the Indian side. In fact, could we say this Indian side has no backbone?

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Zakhmi]

finey, I agree. Sachin is not the backbone of the Indian side. In fact, could we say this Indian side has no backbone?

I think instead of backbone discussion, we must strive to have a winning team combination. SRT is beyond debates and opinions. Other than this legendary player, we must develop other 10 striving and winning player for our national squad.

[CC1981]

In ODIs, Tendy is not the backbone anylonger, though he is still a very vital cog. IMO, the backbone/MVP of our ODI team is none other than the captain, MSD. Dhoni is turning out to be an inspirational captain, is a phenomenal ODI bat down the order ( not many have 45+ average and 90+ strike rate ANYWHERE, much less down the order) and a very competent keeper. As far as tests go, the MVP of the test team is(and has been for a while) the one and only Anil Kumble.