India in Sri Lanka, 2010 : tests and triseries

[achilles]

He is now eligible to become the captain :giggle:

Ya you know ya? :nervous:

[cowboysfan]

who is the the clown aka the "journalist" who is asking the rookie this question?.

[Clarke]

Raina saab, this aint an extended version of T20 and the initial field wasnt set for powerplays.

[bihutoli]

Did Dhoni send him to answer media queries after the disastrous day? Smart cookie!

[Desi Cartman]

[Lord]

kya besharmi hai:hehe:

[DomainK]

He has to go back to a hotel full of frustrated bowlers.

[Sachinism]

well what you want him to say our bowlers bowled badly?? He is junior most player LOL.

Exactly. There is not much else he could have said.

[Lord]

jokes aside,Raina couldnt hv asked for a better track to debut on,he must score n show that he belongs to test cricket n put real pressure on Yuvi

[Sir john]

Raina a poor man.

[Andy]

We have sorted out Mendis: Tendulkar Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said India have sorted Ajanatha Mendis and they are no easy prey for the Sri Lankan spinner now. Mendis, who tormented India in their last tour and also in the only practice game ahead of current series, today took two of the four wickets but gave away 83 runs in 25 overs. "He is a difficult bower. But our batsmen have sorted him out. We have figured out his strengths and so we try not to bat to his strengths. He has done well against us but now it is an even contest," Tendulkar, who scored his 48th Test century today, said. Mendis trapped both Murali Vijay and VVS Laxman while off-spinner Suraj Randiv dismissed Sehwag and Rahul Dravid Tendukar praised both Mendis and Randiv for their efforts but said it will be difficult for them to fill in the vacuum created by retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan. "Both the bowlers, did very well. Of course, it is always difficult to emulate Murali and it is not going to be easy for Mendis and Randiv. It would be a big responsibility for them to fill up his place," Tendulkar said. Even at the age of 36, Tendulkar spent around 15 hours on the field today while fielding and batting and the senior batsman said he works a lot to keep his fitness intact. "Recovery is always a very important issue, specially in conditions like this which are very tough. One needs plenty of rest and so it would be an early night for me tonight so that I get up and start fresh tomorrow. "Tomorrow in the morning, I would probably face some throw downs so that the eyes gets going and body keeps moving before the start of play," he said. Read more

[Guest Hiten.]

I guess Laxman has been missing these strategic meetings. Mendis has laxman's number and has picked him 6 times in 7 innings. It's really staggering, considering Laxman is a class player and was one of the few men who took on Warne and succeeded more often than not.

[graphic23]

I guess Laxman has been missing these strategic meetings. Mendis has laxman's number and has picked him 6 times in 7 innings. It's really staggering' date=' considering Laxman is a class player and was one of the few men who took on Warne and succeeded more often than not.[/quote'] Yup, and was one of the very few batsmen to hit against the spin vs. Warne. It is surprising to see him not pick Mendis as well as he should be. I hope he can use the remaining three innings to get back to his form - he's not been terrible, just not at his best.