rahuliverpool Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 How I wish RD makes a comeback in style and shut all your mouths.
riya Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 dont forget Gambhir n Raina n Yusuf They will be tested by bouncers:giggle:
yoda Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 How I wish RD makes a comeback in style and shut all your mouths. If his whole career hasn't shut them up, you think another series or tourney will?
beetle Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 What is this obsession with the WC?Like that is the only cricket tournament and rest all are just practice matches.
beetle Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 How I wish RD makes a comeback in style and shut all your mouths. Ditto......I hope he plays the best cricket of his life and then retires.No need to let the likes of MSD decide his fate.
Ram Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 Ditto......I hope he plays the best cricket of his life and then retires.No need to let the likes of MSD decide his fate. Doubt if that will happen. He may well acquit himself reasonably well, but there is very little chance of making a big-bang comeback, scoring match one match winning ton after another. What is this obsession with the WC?Like that is the only cricket tournament and rest all are just practice matches. Good point.
Cricketics Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 Keeping dravid's argument aside, and talking about selection, I am shocked to see Kohli not being selected yet again. This is bull shyt.
Shehezaada Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 What is this obsession with the WC?Like that is the only cricket tournament and rest all are just practice matches. because it's the big prize. It's what everyone plays for and the grandest tournament on the world stage. Other games are important too, but a WC game is so much more. It's like a regular season game vs the playoffs. Regular seasons extremely important, but the playoffs are where it counts the most.
rahuliverpool Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 If his whole career hasn't shut them up' date=' you think another series or tourney will?[/quote'] True. Good point. Although, I feel sorry for him, seems like all he's done in his entire career is shut people's mouths everytime.
DomainK Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Shut up all Dravid haters. He is the sixth highest run scorer in the history of the game.:orderorder:
cowboysfan Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Keeping dravid's argument aside, and talking about selection, I am shocked to see Kohli not being selected yet again. This is bull shyt. i agree.we gave Rohit such a long run too.its time Kohli gets his due.
chetan0304 Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Great ! BCCI is runnning out of players? Dravid should make a excuse and sit back in the name of injury, this would be a slap for the BCCI to end the cheap politics they run. Btw Dravid is the class ODI player, one of the bets players i should say! Irphan Pathan is leaft out, how bad is this ? Nehra in the squad this can't get worst! we gonna lose all :p !!!
Texy Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 irfan being left out is a good sign....he has gotten way too many chances....simply sux now... Ishant sharma should be shown the door soon..unless he bucks up and concentrate on his bowling Dravid will fail miserably
Lord Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 irfan being left out is a good sign....he has gotten way too many chances....simply sux now... Ishant sharma should be shown the door soon..unless he bucks up and concentrate on his bowling Dravid will fail miserably no irfan is still our best allrounder,we r poor in that department.just look at allrounders we have Nayar,Jadeja,Bhatia,J.sharma.tell me who is better than irfan?irfan clearly has problems with the captain.remember how MS wanted a pathetically performing RP over him.even threatening to resign?n how irfan didnt play an ODI in NZ n bowled only 2 overs in crucial WI game in t20 wc even though he had 1 for 9. n he was out in next game n hasnt played since. irfan is having a dip in form,which anyone can have n he needs support.he still did very well in IPL Ishant should be okay but needs to bowl a little fuller n why do u think RD will fail?
Texy Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 no irfan is still our best allrounder,we r poor in that department.just look at allrounders we have Nayar,Jadeja,Bhatia,J.sharma.tell me who is better than irfan?irfan clearly has problems with the captain.remember how MS wanted a pathetically performing RP over him.even threatening to resign?n how irfan didnt play an ODI in NZ n bowled only 2 overs in crucial WI game in t20 wc even though he had 1 for 9. n he was out in next game n hasnt played since. irfan is having a dip in form,which anyone can have n he needs support.he still did very well in IPL Ishant should be okay but needs to bowl a little fuller n why do u think RD will fail? Irfan bowls horribly now.... even some new kid can hit him out of the park because of his pace and lack of swing.....scores 20-30 odd runs with bat & compensates that with his bowling..... I never liked RP..... he's never consistent, keeps bowling half volleys and bowls with width along with his pace...easy for any batsman to hit over the cover and point region every time. Ishant can be deadly when bowls a lot fuller....still remember him tormenting Ponting..... RD is not like the old RD anymore.... he blocks every thing, his shot selection has been horrible in test matches...wasted sooo many deliveries.... he did make an effort in IPL....but batting for 10 odd overs and hitting anything you can is NOT same in ODIs... where the quality of bowlers are much different than IPL maintaining that fluidity and batting for 20-30 overs and maintaining the RR is not possible for RD anymore...he needs to retire from ODIs and give his place to someone deserving youngster.
Texy Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 I'm wondering if VVS LAXMAN did as well as RD in IPL II ....would the selectors consider bringing him back too?
Lord Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Irfan bowls horribly now.... even some new kid can hit him out of the park because of his pace and lack of swing.....scores 20-30 odd runs with bat & compensates that with his bowling..... so who would u rather have u gotta manage with wat u have?which allrounder is better than irfan?is nayar better than irfan?from wat i have seen of him,even Ganguly bowls better than him,n irfan is certainly a more reliable batsman than him.irfan did well in IPL in SA too I never liked RP..... he's never consistent, keeps bowling half volleys and bowls with width along with his pace...easy for any batsman to hit over the cover and point region every time. so who do u want in the team,dude?RP also did well in IPL in SA n deserves his place Ishant can be deadly when bowls a lot fuller....still remember him tormenting Ponting..... yes he is,but he has been bowling too short RD is not like the old RD anymore.... he blocks every thing, his shot selection has been horrible in test matches...wasted sooo many deliveries.... he did make an effort in IPL....but batting for 10 odd overs and hitting anything you can is NOT same in ODIs... where the quality of bowlers are much different than IPL RD did well in IPL,n we need a consolidator,Yuvraj,Yusuf,Raina,Dhoni all can do the slogging maintaining that fluidity and batting for 20-30 overs and maintaining the RR is not possible for RD anymore...he needs to retire from ODIs and give his place to someone deserving youngster. how do u know?how many ODIs has he played recently?he did well in IPL which proves he can still do it. n he will retire from ODIs after CT.
Lord Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 I'm wondering if VVS LAXMAN did as well as RD in IPL II ....would the selectors consider bringing him back too? dont think so,RD has had a much better ODI career,however if RD failed n VVS shone,then he could have been in
TaNk Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 'Don't think Dravid is a long-term option' New Delhi: Former cricketers Wasim Akram and Sanjay Manjrekar were in agreement with ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat that there was life in the 50-over format yet in a discussion at the Capital in the lead up to the Champions Trophy in South Africa. "The 50-over format really tests you physically. You have to have a certain skill level to win consistently in ODIs," said Akram. Manjrekar, who played in two World Cups for India, enjoyed much more success in the longest form of the game, but he too felt it was not the number of overs in the contest that was the problem. "If anything, ODIs are most physically demanding for a player," said Manjrekar. "There has been a lot of debate but the problem has never been with world events like the World Cup or the Champions Trophy. You might get a low-key four-match bilateral series between the West Indies and New Zealand that doesn't attract much attention, and then the format comes in for scrutiny." Only recently Sachin Tendulkar had suggested splitting ODIs into four innings of 25 overs each. Akram, who had played in an English domestic game of the same format, did not remember it being dramatically different. Turning to the Champions Trophy, Akram said: "After seeing Australia in England, the team from Down Under will be firm favourites." "It might be convenient to drop Raina down to no. 6 but it won't do his confidence any good," said Manjrekar. "Bringing Dravid back was probably a reaction to the way we were knocked out of the T20 World Cup and the manner in which some of the young batsmen were exposed. But I don't think there's a long-term plan for Dravid." Source :- http://cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/cricket.yahoonews.com/dont-think-dravid-longterm-option-20090918/
vvvslaxman Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 If India is going to build a pool of cricketers for world cup 2011 Dravid will have to make way. I presume he will do after championship trophy. Let us wait and see.
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