vvvslaxman Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 Conway reveals Dhoni's helping hand in success against spinners (espncricinfo.com) "He said to me, 'I think the guys are going to try to bowl fuller to you tonight, so come out and hit them straight,'" I think it is in the CSK contract Clause A You should give credit to Mahendra singh Dhoni every now and then. Adamant, Sandz, speedheat and 3 others 6
Suhaan Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: Conway reveals Dhoni's helping hand in success against spinners (espncricinfo.com) "He said to me, 'I think the guys are going to try to bowl fuller to you tonight, so come out and hit them straight,'" I think it is in the CSK contract Clause A You should give credit to Mahendra singh Dhoni every now and then. Means Thala is "definitely not"leaving raki05 1
bowl_out Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 The mandatory "Thala helped me" announcement vvvslaxman and raki05 1 1
Mariyam Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 Don't get the general cynicism in this thread. A junior player is showing gratitude to help and advice from a great of the game. What is so off putting? Dhoni has won the WC on home soil and also 3/4 IPLs. He knows a thing or two about spin bowling in Indian conditions and how to successfully counter it. Must we be sceptical about everything? Sandz, velu and Vivek92 1 2
cricketfan28 Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 Dhoni must be doing something right, people shine under him, we have seen how he helped sarma and kohli to shine. velu 1
flamy Posted May 12, 2022 Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 9:22 AM, Mariyam said: Don't get the general cynicism in this thread. A junior player is showing gratitude to help and advice from a great of the game. What is so off putting? Dhoni has won the WC on home soil and also 3/4 IPLs. He knows a thing or two about spin bowling in Indian conditions and how to successfully counter it. Must we be sceptical about everything? Girl, you high. But, I agree. Mariyam 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 12, 2022 Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 12:22 PM, Mariyam said: Don't get the general cynicism in this thread. A junior player is showing gratitude to help and advice from a great of the game. What is so off putting? Dhoni has won the WC on home soil and also 3/4 IPLs. He knows a thing or two about spin bowling in Indian conditions and how to successfully counter it. Must we be sceptical about everything? The same thread is the other forum (Cricket Talk) and I jumped in with cynical comments. After reading this, I need to temper my view. Taken alone, Conway's remarks are understandable. But the excuse for my cynicism is that, over the years, we have seen rampant sycophancy in Indian cricket. It is difficult to isolate Conway from that context. velu, Vk1 and Texan 3
TheWall Posted May 12, 2022 Posted May 12, 2022 Dhoni didn't give any tips on playing pace today... Lord 1
Texan Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 11 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said: The same thread is the other forum (Cricket Talk) and I jumped in with cynical comments. After reading this, I need to temper my view. Taken alone, Conway's remarks are understandable. But the excuse for my cynicism is that, over the years, we have seen rampant sycophancy in Indian cricket. It is difficult to isolate Conway from that context. One such specimen: https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/if-ms-dhoni-asks-i-will-jump-off-24-storey-building-ishant-sharma-271467/amp/
Suhaan Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Texan said: One such specimen: https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/if-ms-dhoni-asks-i-will-jump-off-24-storey-building-ishant-sharma-271467/amp/ He has jumped long ago but still hasn't landed Vk1 1
nevada Posted May 13, 2022 Posted May 13, 2022 "Jadeja doesn't reveal that Dhoni's advice was no good for him" should be the bigger headline. And the entire Indian team can vouch for how useless Thala's mentorship was as they crashed out of the T20 WC. Vk1 and Lord 1 1
Mariyam Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 6:26 PM, BacktoCricaddict said: The same thread is the other forum (Cricket Talk) and I jumped in with cynical comments. After reading this, I need to temper my view. Taken alone, Conway's remarks are understandable. But the excuse for my cynicism is that, over the years, we have seen rampant sycophancy in Indian cricket. It is difficult to isolate Conway from that context. Begs the question: why would Conway want to curry favours? No spot in the Indian team on the line for him. In general, there is a tendency to seek help at the work place. Ask a senior. Take the opinion of a senior counsel before you decide. Its not that rare. In Indian workplaces at least. Its a way to mitigate risks and outsource the real work ie Decision Making. That said, I see your general point. BacktoCricaddict 1
Lord Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Mariyam said: Begs the question: why would Conway want to curry favours? No spot in the Indian team on the line for him. In general, there is a tendency to seek help at the work place. Ask a senior. Take the opinion of a senior counsel before you decide. Its not that rare. In Indian workplaces at least. Its a way to mitigate risks and outsource the real work ie Decision Making. That said, I see your general point. What does that have to do with Dhoni? IPL moolah always helps and CSK is a high profile franchise nevada 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 14, 2022 Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Mariyam said: Begs the question: why would Conway want to curry favours? No spot in the Indian team on the line for him. In general, there is a tendency to seek help at the work place. Ask a senior. Take the opinion of a senior counsel before you decide. Its not that rare. In Indian workplaces at least. Its a way to mitigate risks and outsource the real work ie Decision Making. That said, I see your general point. True, but it's always the same influential seniors - Sachin Paaji or Thala :-). There are, of course, 3 possibilities: (1) Sachin and Dhoni are extremely wise and perceptive, and have much more good advice to give than anyone else. (2) Juniors get advice from multiple seniors, but tend to value/listen more to Sachin and Dhoni's advice because those two guys have achieved so much and their words just carry more weight. (3) My original cynical view - fawning over the greats. Edited May 14, 2022 by BacktoCricaddict Mariyam 1
Vijy Posted May 16, 2022 Posted May 16, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 6:45 PM, BacktoCricaddict said: True, but it's always the same influential seniors - Sachin Paaji or Thala :-). There are, of course, 3 possibilities: (1) Sachin and Dhoni are extremely wise and perceptive, and have much more good advice to give than anyone else. (2) Juniors get advice from multiple seniors, but tend to value/listen more to Sachin and Dhoni's advice because those two guys have achieved so much and their words just carry more weight. (3) My original cynical view - fawning over the greats. I would say it is mostly no. 3 and then no. 2; not really much of no. 1
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2023 Author Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/9/2022 at 1:35 AM, Suhaan said: Means Thala is "definitely not"leaving Good call from last year :) Suhaan 1
Suhaan Posted May 30, 2023 Posted May 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: Good call from last year :) Thala eyeing sixer of IPL titles Thala has realised barring GT and to some extent MI none of the sides stand a chance "Definitely"season or two to make it happen vvvslaxman 1
LordPrabhzy Posted May 30, 2023 Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/14/2022 at 6:32 AM, Mariyam said: Begs the question: why would Conway want to curry favours? No spot in the Indian team on the line for him. In general, there is a tendency to seek help at the work place. Ask a senior. Take the opinion of a senior counsel before you decide. Its not that rare. In Indian workplaces at least. Its a way to mitigate risks and outsource the real work ie Decision Making. That said, I see your general point. Conway would prefer to have continued employment with CSK... and IPL generally to make his moolah. If it means to butt lick the one senior player who IPL brand value revolves around then why not. If Dhoni can ask people to be selected in the India test team then he sure can hell decide who plays for CSK
BacktoCricaddict Posted May 30, 2023 Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Lord said: Dhoni has a cure for corona too In honor of the Tamizh diaspora, he is naming it Iyermectin. Now, the Iyengars and other Tamizhs are pi$$ed. vvvslaxman and Lord 2
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