Bhaji appreciation thread-We are missing him today

[King Tendulkar]

Any chance of a well bowled Bhaji?:winky: Again out bowls his rivals

[Sachinism]

Being the best out of a crap bunch doesn't deserve praise :P

[King Tendulkar]

Brillinat bowling from Bhaji today. His bowling won us the match. Thats why he is a must for odi side and is always in. He is also the nearest thing we have to an all rounder. Well played again sir:hatsoff:

[King Tendulkar]

50 for bhaji. Well batted:bhangra:

[Shane]

I would also like to go on and predict, 10 wickets in this game :P

[Ranjha]

Bhajji is one helluva fighter.....simply amazing!

[Sid]

:clap:

[jaggadaku]

Sing is King :two_thumbs_up:

[King Tendulkar]

7 wickets. Come on guys show him some love

[yoda]

KT has a thread for every player so he will have some thread or the other to bump. :hysterical:

[panesarv]

:two_thumbs_up:

[Sachinism]

Good job Its a shame others (Ishant) were useless

[urbestfriend]

Bhajji bowled really well when the ball was new.:clap:

[pensionplan]

Am I the only one or the others feel the same too that HS lost the plot there in the 2nd session once Kallis started to reverse sweep him basically at the start of his innings reading him at the point of delivery and committing to the shot and HS had no plan 'B' as usual in Tests when someone poses a threat. He conceded 120 runs total after being 4 for 10 at one stage and the last 2 wickets were mere gifts when the two tailenders threw their bats at everything in the last over of the day to make it look better in the end tally. At 63 for 4, being the automatic choice spinner of the side for some strange reason in Tests HS just let the opposition off the hook on a pitch that had turn and bounce. To add to the woes ZK's injury and 120'k trundlers did not help the cause either. All and all a poor bowling effort by the team considering they let the opponent score 340 from 63 for 4 on a decent pitch for the bowlers. I do not think any of our bowlers deserve any love here especially HS for conceding 120 runs when runs are a premium on this pitch.

[ViruRulez]

Bhajji is gradually becoming an allrounder and that is great to see. Hope that under Sachin's guidance he turns into a quality allrounder and if he can do so then maybe we might accommodate the fifth bowler in the future.

[Manny_Pacquiao]

Am I the only one or the others feel the same too that HS lost the plot there in the 2nd session once Kallis started to reverse sweep him basically at the start of his innings reading him at the point of delivery and committing to the shot and HS had no plan 'B' as usual in Tests when someone poses a threat. He conceded 120 runs total after being 4 for 10 at one stage and the last 2 wickets were mere gifts when the two tailenders threw their bats at everything in the last over of the day to make it look better in the end tally. At 63 for 4, being the automatic choice spinner of the side for some strange reason in Tests HS just let the opposition off the hook on a pitch that had turn and bounce. To add to the woes ZK's injury and 120'k trundlers did not help the cause either. All and all a poor bowling effort by the team considering they let the opponent score 340 from 63 for 4 on a decent pitch for the bowlers. I do not think any of our bowlers deserve any love here especially HS for conceding 120 runs when runs are a premium on this pitch.

nice post i'm surprised more ppl havent mentioned harbhajan's bowling this is a guy who had a great wicket to bowl on, big rough patches to get spin out of, and he couldnt get the job done. he had no clue what to do once kallis started reverse sweeping him, and boucher was working him off to square leg for singles so easily. whats strange is how dhoni never blocked that single to square leg. instant pressure release for SA, thanks to both spinner and captain. sigh. i would like to have seen him bowl around the wicket a bit more, but i guess a little unorthodox thinking is too much to ask from this team...:nervous::nervous:

[The Realist]

Singh has no plan B, everybody knows that. You would have thought he would have learnt some tricks from Kumble but his bowling still lacks the nous and intelligence to outwit batsmen when the going gets tough.

[Cricketics]

I am very surprised not to see any praise for bhajji. I mean you don't take seven wickets everyday. no one does. Hats off to bhajji. This targetr perhaps would have been a lot more. had he not bagged those wickets. Plus he scored crucial runs with Tendulkar. Very handy cricketer.

[ViruRulez]

Singh has no plan B' date=' everybody knows that. You would have thought he would have learnt some tricks from Kumble but his bowling still lacks the nous and intelligence to outwit batsmen when the going gets tough.[/quote'] You cannot compare Bhajji to Kumble. Kumble is a light year ahead and to be frank we do not have talented spinners of that quality anymore. But Bhajji is still our best bet especially with his batting also coming in handy.

[fineleg]

You cannot compare Bhajji to Kumble. Kumble is a light year ahead and to be frank we do not have talented spinners of that quality anymore.

Kumble is indeed in a different planet. He was a top grade bowler for India, something like what Zaheer Khan has been in the recent past. Bhajji bowled well, but ran out of ideas, and after the first 4 wickets, he got clueless when Kallis and then Prince and Boucher and rest of SA carried on. Good that he got the wickets eventually, but he could not dictate the game once his Plan-A started to go awry.