Official Dhoni is not FTB

[King Tendulkar]

Wondreful 50 on the fast bouncy track of SA. Looks technically fine. He also looked very good in first odi with no probs aginst the pace and bounce, looks right at home. Real boost for indian cricket in years ahead

[Guest BossBhai]

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[yoda]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB don't worry. he will prove you wrong at his earliest convinience.

[talksport]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB Well that is a certain positive for me...The other positive is Crap is proved Crap beyond doubt

[MundaPakistani]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB He grew up in Jamshedpur so i am not surprised that he is good on bouncy pitches i reckon he only struggles on the seaming pitches!

[Dhondy]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB How do you know about Jamshedpur, MP?

[Gaurav]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB

How do you know about Jamshedpur' date=' MP?[/quote'] He prepared the pitch there :-)

[MundaPakistani]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB

How do you know about Jamshedpur' date=' MP?[/quote'] I have seen quite a few matches in Jamshedpur and they generally prepare a pitch with good carry!

[Gambit]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB He is a fighter. I think he is awesome! :wtg:

[Guest dada_rocks]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB He never was a FTB, just unorthodox

[Bumper]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB

He grew up in Jamshedpur so i am not surprised that he is good on bouncy pitches i reckon he only struggles on the seaming pitches!

Spot on MP. Dhoni doesnt struggle against pace & bounce. He showed it in that test ton vs Pak, knocking Akhtar all over the park. That one defining over from Akhtar when he caned him so badly, that the druggie had to resort to a beamer, at the end, stands out vivid in my memory. A pu.ssy against pace & bounce cannot play like that. Even in the first ODI, Dhoni was stroking the ball well, before he made that stupid mistake of not keeping his bat away from the angling delivery. It is in seaming conditions, Dhoni is at sea. But how many Indian batsmen are good in such conditions ? Perhaps, Dravid & SRT of the old. So if Dhoni is an FTB, so is every other batter in our lineup.

[Gaurav]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB Good knock by Dhoni. Just saw it on Rajeev's blog. Dhoni the axe man! Guy atleast does not get fazed and has perfect +ive attitude.

[MundaPakistani]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB

He grew up in Jamshedpur so i am not surprised that he is good on bouncy pitches i reckon he only struggles on the seaming pitches!

Spot on MP. Dhoni doesnt struggle against pace & bounce. He showed it in that test ton vs Pak, knocking Akhtar all over the park. That one defining over from Akhtar when he caned him so badly, that the druggie had to resort to a beamer, at the end, stands out vivid in my memory. A pu.ssy against pace & bounce cannot play like that. Even in the first ODI, Dhoni was stroking the ball well, before he made that stupid mistake of not keeping his bat away from the angling delivery. It is in seaming conditions, Dhoni is at sea. But how many Indian batsmen are good in such conditions ? Perhaps, Dravid & SRT of the old. So if Dhoni is an FTB, so is every other batter in our lineup.

yea he handled Shoaib will relative ease(eventhough the pitch was really flat)!Must say that his overall performance against extreme pace of Akhtar was quite good but on the seaming pitch at Karachi he was even struggling against A Razzaq! So basically he can play on every pitch other than the ones that offer a bit of seam....

[gator]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB there is no proven style or technique tht can guarantee ur safety against extreme seam movement.... most of the time, guys who play late are better off, but even tht wont last too long, before a jaffa gets them....

[King Tendulkar]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB Dhoni once again proves he is the real deal :wtg:

[shailesh]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB wonder how much part Karthik getting in the team played in this. but good to see Dhoni getting back to his best. I'll bet on a 100 in tests on current form.

[Predator_05]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB That was an excellent innings from Dhoni. He makes the most of his ability, and is a very intelligent batsman. On the old board, i always claimed that he would struggle on pitches with a bit of juice against restrictive bowlers like these South Africans - on evidence of his shoddy performances in that 4 match series India played against them. After witnessing the two fifties he scored against WI, and now in SA - i am now convinced that he has what it takes to become a reliable batsman in almost any conditions. He isn't just a brainless cowlasher - he picks the right deliveries to hit and rotates strike reasonably well. Decent off the back foot as well, and can play some horizontal bat shots (what a six that was off Kallis !). I think he will have a decent test series. Dhoni's knocks and Zaheer's wickets have been the (only) highlights of India's crappy performances throughout this tour.

[King Tendulkar]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB He has kept really well on this tour as well. I think his glovework improvement may have something to do with Karthick presence in the field. As if he starts keeping poor they can say swap over

[Raj]

Re: Official Dhoni is not FTB One of the few positives to come out on this tour is that he can play on bouncy pitches... good for him...