Sachin=GOD Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 I get the impression that Sehwag always takes the minnows too lightly and under performs against them. I have seen him lose his concentration often and play a loose shot. I hope that's not the case against Netherlands. IIRC he made 175 against Bangladesh in the 1st match. and I'd rather he under performs against the minnow rather than agaisnt the bigger teams.
Switchblade Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 But he always makes the pakistani team pay though regarding this match i hope he does well alongwith other team members
Ultimate_Game Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 Zak, Munaf, Nehra/Sree, Bhajji + part-timers or Zak, Munaf, Nehra/Sree, Bhajji, Ashwin+part-timer should be a decent attack and probably do better than the so-called bowling powerhouse :giggle: Zak, Munaf, Nehra, Bhajji on a regular/flat surface Zak, Munaf/Nehra, Bhajji, Ashwin on a turning track
kabira Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 Hey Dravid, When will you sell Semifinal and Finals ticket?
nballa Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 yet he will somehow find a way to squeeze ravindra jateja in. wait and watch.
dnmaru Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Friends ... What matters most to fans of Team India is Winning the World Cup ... Who is in playing eleven is I believe secondary ..... La De World Cup Cricket [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWaU_29Fdfc]YouTube - La De World Cup Cricket.wmv[/ame]
dnmaru Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Friends ... What matters most to fans of Team India is Winning the World Cup ... Who is in playing eleven is I believe secondary ..... La De World Cup Cricket [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWaU_29Fdfc]YouTube - La De World Cup Cricket.wmv[/ame]
coffee_rules Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Dravid and Kumble have exchanged notes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anil Kumble: Nehra must play; it's his home ground! India [ Images ], says ANIL KUMBLE [ Images ], urgently need to inject life into their World Cup campaign; their approach so far, has been far too desultory. While it was good to see India maintain a no-loss record, watching them huff and puff their way to a win over the Irish did not make happy viewing. I have said this before but I cannot say it enough: India urgently need to inject life into their World Cup campaign, their approach so far, has been far too desultory. It's not that they haven't been challenged, but there is a big difference between scraping through or getting through "comfortably in the end" and putting your stamp of authority on a game. India so far, haven't done that, except for an hour here and there, through some individual batting efforts. If they do not use the game against the Netherlands at the Kotla today to score important psychological points, then India would have let go of a vital opportunity to proclaim to other top teams that if they want to win the World Cup, they need to beat India to get a hand on it. Cricket has always been about using street smarts and putting the opposition under pressure, on the field and off it. You need the other team to be feeling the heat when they walk on to face you and that only comes from their being wary straight off of your dominance on the field of play. In India's case, there is also the solid advantage of a raucous home crowd wherever they play --- they need to use it well, not like against the Irish, when the crowd was frequently silenced with the equally frequent ebb and flow of India's chase. Today's game has got to see Ashish Nehra [ Images ] in play. This is his home ground, he knows it better than any other India bowler and, in any case, how long can he be benched? Niggles are a part and parcel of the modern game. But, as England [ Images ] have shown with Pietersen (and perhaps Broad), in a competition as fierce and important as the World Cup, however big the player, and however important you think he might be to your strategy, you need him to be able to be fit to take the field. Otherwise, he needs to step aside. This is the World Cup. Nehra is fit and India need to find the correct balance, this is the perfect game to do so. They also need to bench Piyush Chawla [ Images ]. Chawla had another poor game against Ireland, he bowled far too short and the Irish batsmen took full advantage. If India play a second fulltime spinner (which they might not need to seeing the form Yuvraj is in with the ball) then it has to be Ashwin. The Kotla will be packed to he rafters today and the Delhi [ Images ] crowd will expect their Delhi boys --- Sehwag, Gambhir, Kohli, and Nehra, if he plays --- to make this a game that will rekindle the fire in India's campaign. I'm waiting for that too. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pinkfreud Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Dravid is right. There's no point relegating your bench strength to doing nothing; they need to warm up in some match or the other so that they can be prepared to fill in for someone who may get injured during the tournament. Ashwin and Raina should also be allowed to play. Sachin should be given a bit of rest before our big match against SA.
pinkfreud Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 And with this' date=' my 8+3 theory goes down the drain :(([/quote'] :--D
pinkfreud Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 I get the impression that Sehwag always takes the minnows too lightly and under performs against them. I have seen him lose his concentration often and play a loose shot. I hope that's not the case against Netherlands. ++ Fully agree. He seems too restless and throws his wicket away. I want the Sehwag of the India-Bangla match to come back and play sensibly throughout the tournament.
vamos_rafa Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Guys, why is it that whenever MSD gives a statement, we have a rage going against him here? What wrong has he stated here? Rainsa does not fit in the scheme of things and its a fact, add to that UV's performance with the ball. The only 2 contenders for that spot were Kohli and Pathan and they can't be dropped as well. Yes, Ashwin has to be included in the playing XI which is something that I can't fathom.
Praveen M Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 :omg:B->ashwin should play instead of chawla:icflove:
vaibhav_delhi Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 My starting XI sehwag, tendu, gambhir, kohli, raina, pathan, dhoni, zak, bhajji, ashwin, nehra. Munaf, chawla, yuvi rested for raina, ashwin, nehra. wouldn't rest zaheer coz he gets better as he bowls more n more....
Praveen M Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 :hysterical:zak should be rested and sreesanth should b given chance and little master should b rested and raina should b picked:punter:
Praveen M Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 my 11 sehwag,gambhir,raina,kohli,yuraj,dhoni,yusuf,bhaji,ashwin,munaf,nehra.....B->
pinkfreud Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 my 11 sehwag' date='gambhir,raina,kohli,yuraj,dhoni,yusuf,bhaji,ashwin,munaf,nehra.....B->[/quote'] Same here, except I don't think Zak should be rested in favour of Munaf because he gets better with each game. Sachin would do well to sit back today and overcome his little niggles because we need him to fire a 100% against SA.
Praveen M Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 zak and little master should b rested because they are one of the key players in the squad if they got injury things would became more diffluct for india in up cumin important matches.....
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