Too long a break!

[fineleg]

No cricket ( (No International cricket for India) From Christmas thro Jan/Feb 2009 - NZ series is March 09 right? Too long a break! Boring. BCCI should find something in late Jan for India - some tour or someone to tour us?

[Desi Cartman]

gives you time to follow Pak Vs SL * * please note that the tour can get canceled anytime

[graphic23]

Humans, those cricketers. They've been through a lot of cricket this year and also for the past month or so, have been through a lot emotionally as well. They deserve a break (plus I need to focus stronger on my academics this quarter. :P)

[fineleg]

gives you time to follow Pak Vs SL * * please note that the tour can get canceled anytime

[fineleg]

Humans' date=' those cricketers. They've been through a lot of cricket this year and also for the past month or so, have been through a lot emotionally as well. They deserve a break (plus I need to focus stronger on my academics this quarter. :P)[/quote'] but there will be withdrawal symptoms (for us fans) - when is the last time we never had Intl cricket for more than 2.5 months straight?

[Desi Cartman]

Humans' date=' those cricketers. They've been through a lot of cricket this year and also for the past month or so, have been through a lot emotionally as well. They deserve a break (plus I need to focus stronger on my academics this quarter. :P)[/quote'] agreed plus they need time to be 100% fit for the IPL :weights:

[fineleg]

IPL is just circus - preity zinta and SRK and the NayanTaras

[Shane]

NZ will be one to savour ... esp after what happened the last time we were there !!!

[Desi Cartman]

NZ will be one to savour ... esp after what happened the last time we were there !!!

I guess the entire tour will be rain affected ... bad timing to play in NZ at that time

[fineleg]

I guess the entire tour will be rain affected ... bad timing to play in NZ at that time

that'll be real bad. Wait 2.5 months without any Intl cricket for India, then NZ tour rain affected all through :((

[Desi Cartman]

me bad ... just checked avg rainfall http://weather.uk.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:NZXX0049 As per averages it should be ok .....

[Shane]

I guess the entire tour will be rain affected ... bad timing to play in NZ at that time

Wtf ... and im gonna be in NZ early next year ... jan end to feb mid ... howzz the weather !!!

[Desi Cartman]

Wtf ... and im gonna be in NZ early next year ... jan end to feb mid ... howzz the weather !!!

Im in Aus so I cant say much about NZ ... I just posted a link above for averages .. check it out

[fineleg]

ravi is in NZ - he probably can update on this.

[King Tendulkar]

They are looking to extend NZ tour by 1 test. Agree too long a break. You can over do this resting thing. We should have lined up a replacement team

[fineleg]

They are looking to extend NZ tour by 1 test. Agree too long a break. You can over do this resting thing. We should have lined up a replacement team

4-5 weeks break would have been ideal. Yes, over doing the resting thing may actually affect the form and rhythm of players like Gambhir, ZK etc. Hope thats not the case.

[flamy]

time for chit-chat then.

[DomainK]

Yes. Tough time. :((

[bharat297]

Well the long break gives me time to follow the RSA vs AUS series closely. Its so cool, at work, my office was showing the game on TV ... It did not really help productivity but who cares ... the crickets on!!!

[cochise]

NZ rains all the time. That is why it is so green. The cricketers are not very good because they seldom get to play because of the rain. :D Nah...should be good. Plenty of time for our boys to practice in the interregnum. Hopefully they come back with not too many jalebis under the belt. Watch SA/AUS. And then watch Mendis skittle the Paks.