What would we do without him!

[Cricketics]

we missed him in world cup 2007 game against bangaldesh. he would have scored a century and we would have been through to next round. but he was not picked by selectors

[fineleg]

That's mainly because of the fact that GG had to work his ars3 off to get into the playing XI. GG was ignored by selectors on consistent basis and this probably motivated GG to work harder in domestic season. Result of the ignorance was a honest hard working player came out after sweating in domestic circuit. Ignorance is/was a bliss indeed (in GG's case).

Will new players 19-23 year olds "sweat it out" or go IPL-cash rich non-sweat option? See, this is where having to do the hard grind helps 'yengsters' to shape up.

[punjabi_khota]

What I like most about GG is the complete lack of interest in media spot light. He does not give too many interviews/statements' date=' no affairs with bolly chicks, no page 3 parties, no shows with SRK, no scandals, no BS. He simply disappears between tournaments.[/quote'] Hahah..give him some time..Delhi ka launda hai...sabh kuch karega :dance:

[Cricketics]

Will new players 19-23 year olds "sweat it out" or go IPL-cash rich non-sweat option? See, this is where having to do the hard grind helps 'yengsters' to shape up.

when IPl is on, there is nowhere a player can sweat out other then in IPL. no domestic games are on. keep that in mind. there is no problem in playing IPl. get over it..

[punjabi_khota]

when IPl is on, there is nowhere a player can sweat out other then in IPL. no domestic games are on. keep that in mind. there is no problem in playing IPl. get over it..

Heh, they are trying to make it a twice -a-year thing...Its slowly going to take over the youngsters' imagination. Lets see where all you can go from getting good at T-20: 1). IPL..twice year from next year..probably 2). Champions Trophy..once in 2 years.. 3). T-20 world cup..once in 2 years 4). Other one-on-one T-20 games...maybe 5 games per year 5). ICL .......................... Now lets see where you can get by getting good at Test cricket 1). 7 tests per year. Thats it. :yay::yay::yay:

[Cricketics]

twice a year won't happen untill 2011 anyway. and btw i heard sharad pawar wasn't interested in it. so let's forget it for now.

[Guest Hiten.]

Will new players 19-23 year olds "sweat it out" or go IPL-cash rich non-sweat option? See, this is where having to do the hard grind helps 'yengsters' to shape up.

Players' are entitled to their own views. Who says IPL experience will guarantee them easy cash ? The way Mallya freaked out after BRC's performance, he surely is out there to drop some players after their dismal performance. Franchises are out there to make money (no doubt about it!) so they will do anything to ensure that their team is not full of bench warmers. Pressure will surely be there on our youngsters to perform. More importantly their failures/successes will be watched by billions. IPL is India's own 20-20 domestic arena where our players can rub shoulders with great players and learn a few tricks. So what if our players will make an extra buck or two while being under the pressure to perform ? If only you could remove the 'IPL hatred blindfold' that you are putting on, you could have noticed this too.

[Ram]

That is exactly the way he used to play when he first arrived on the scene. He played some real whirlwind innings but never produced anything substantial. It's amazing how much he has changed in the last couple of months; it's like he is a completely different player now. He is now averaging 39.67.

Not just the last couple of months, his transformation began in the T20 world cup. What will happen to the HUGELY successful Gambhir-Sehwag combo, when Sachin returns? Will Sachin be persuaded to play at no.3?

[The Outsider]

What will happen to the HUGELY successful Gambhir-Sehwag combo, when Sachin returns? Will Sachin be persuaded to play at no.3?

It'll be stupid to play the best opener in ODIs ever at any other position. Gambhir did very well at number 3 in Australia and there is no reason why he can't play at number 3.

[Cricketics]

Gambhir should be brought down to no. 3 when Tendulkar returns. Gambhir has shown that he can adjust it easily. i mean even tendulkar can adjust, but why? being the best opener ever, tendulkar deserves to open along side sehwag. and gambhir should be brought on no. 3 anywayz, this would happen in few series only, as i am noticing that tendulkar would be skipping lot of odi series for good

[rahulrulezz]

cricketics I like you attitude bro.. from Gambhir early days before he was dropped, I have always supported him...so did I always supported Sehwag...i have been a lurker but i have always seen u supporting Sehwag and Gambhir all the time... but there are those testwanna be people around who want players who like to play in singles and cry over those oldies ala Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid to be back in ODI or 20-20...tell me what did they achieve for us in last 15 years in ODI arena... they never won us a single big tournament.... we need agressive player and from Oldies only Sachin fits in...

[Cricketics]

cricketics I like you attitude bro.. from Gambhir early days before he was dropped' date=' I have always supported him...so did I always supported Sehwag...i have been a lurker but i have always seen u supporting Sehwag and Gambhir all the time... but there are those testwanna be people around who want players who like to play in singles and cry over those oldies ala Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid to be back in ODI or 20-20...tell me what did they achieve for us in last 15 years in ODI arena... they never won us a single big tournament.... we need agressive player and from Oldies only Sachin fits in...[/quote'] haha. i won't go down and say laxman and gang and legend dravid didn't do anythign for us. they did well till they play. speciall ganguly and dravid did a lot for us in odi's. it's just that the new bunch seems to be better for odi's. but still guys like ganguly, dravid have it in them to play in international cricket. one who can play test cricket can easily adapt any format of cricket. however it doesn't really always happen the other way around. in one days, your mind set is so fast, that sometimes you might not be able to convert it into patiene in test cricket but thes guys - dravid and ganguly have all seen it along with tendulkar. they are stil 3 better players in our country. and yaa regarding you mentioning about my support for gambhir and sehwag.. well that would always be. they are pure class and much needed for India.

[Chandan]

A REQUEST TO BOSS: Can you please provide Gambhir's average in last 18 months by breaking it down against every country?

[Guest Hiten.]

A REQUEST TO BOSS: Can you please provide Gambhir's average in last 18 months by breaking it down against every country?

Poor Bossbhai gets too many requests. Here's one to reduce his burden :P Click here

v Australia	2007-2008	9	9	1	242	113	30.25	309	78.31	1	0	0	21	1
v Bangladesh	2007-2008	4	4	1	319	107*	106.33	315	101.26	2	1	0	38	2
v England	2007-2007	4	4	0	113	51	28.25	157	71.97	0	1	0	8	1
v Hong Kong	2008-2008	1	1	0	51	51	51.00	54	94.44	0	1	0	7	0
v Ireland	2007-2007	1	1	1	80	80*	-	107	74.76	0	1	0	9	0
v Pakistan	2007-2008	9	9	0	287	62	31.88	335	85.67	0	2	0	33	1
v Scotland	2007-2007	1	1	1	85	85*	-	115	73.91	0	1	0	8	1
v South Africa	2007-2007	2	2	0	5	5	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	1	1	0
v Sri Lanka	2008-2008	5	5	2	283	102*	94.33	318	88.99	1	2	0	31	1
v West Indies	2007-2007	3	3	0	71	69	23.66	92	77.17	0	1	1	10	0

in Australia	2008-2008	10	10	2	440	113	55.00	532	82.70	2	1	0	39	2
in Bangladesh	2007-2008	5	5	1	331	107*	82.75	326	101.53	2	1	0	38	2
in England	2007-2007	4	4	0	113	51	28.25	157	71.97	0	1	0	8	1
in India	2007-2007	11	11	1	229	69	22.90	322	71.11	0	2	1	29	0
in Ireland	2007-2007	3	3	1	85	80*	42.50	125	68.00	0	1	1	10	0
in Pakistan	2008-2008	5	5	0	253	90	50.60	243	104.11	0	3	0	34	1
in Scotland	2007-2007	1	1	1	85	85*	-	115	73.91	0	1	0	8	1

[Chandan]

So the highest average against any decent team bar SL is just 31? Is that so much to rejoice about? And what is the average if you remove all the minnow nations but keep SL?

[zubinpepsi]

So the highest average against any decent team bar Australia is just 31? Is that so much to rejoice about? And what is the average if you remove all the minnow nations but keep SL?

well u shud also realize that he was inconsistent before the T20 WC.. only after the T20 worldcup he started being very consistent.. and if u look at the matches he played after T20WC, u could see a change in his average.. and He played only against pak,Aus,Bang during that time.... so obviously his stats might look bad against other countries...

[Ram]

Someone edited the thread title? I think it should be left to the discretion of poster to decide how he wants his title to be, unless it contains BIG grammatica/spelling errors.

[Ram]

That was quick. Thanks, appreciate it.