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Match against Proteas: Pre-match discussion

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therocky Newbie

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I am not sold on Dhoni's comment about Chawla getting more matches because of Ashwin being more confident than Chawla, What if Ashwin is brought in to a big game and fails to deliver because of the pressure?

vamos_rafa Newbie

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^If at all Ashwin does get to play in the forthcoming matches, I am pretty sure that he must have been informed well in advance of the decision. It would not be the case that he would be told on the morning of the match that you would be playing today.

therocky Newbie

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^If at all Ashwin does get to play in the forthcoming matches' date=' I am pretty sure that he must have been informed well in advance of the decision. It would not be the case that he would be told on the morning of the match that you would be playing today.[/quote'] Yea but you never know, just mental preparation is not always enough, they should have played him against Netherlands/Ireland
Switchblade Newbie

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Seriously can't believe how people on this forum take things people say so personally.. I don't see what he has said wrong' date=' why do people get worked up so easily?[/quote'] We get emotional thats why .As i said i saw his interview he was asked what he thought and he just replied to that.
asterix Mentor

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Seriously can't believe how people on this forum take things people say so personally.. I don't see what he has said wrong' date=' why do people get worked up so easily?[/quote'] Look mate, discussion forums are like that only. What do you want? Amla says, "Indian team is under pressure" and you want members here say, "Yes we all agree, Amla is right.. India is under lot's of pressure..well done to let us know. Many thanks, let's all agree what Amla said and close the topic".. And who has taken things personally? All are having some fun...
Ashraful_Rox Newbie

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Both Harbajhan and Chawla should be dropped as they haven't performed to their potential. They haven't taken the full use of the home advantage. Even a part timer Yuvraj is bowling miles better than both of them combined.

The Outsider Newbie

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Seriously can't believe how people on this forum take things people say so personally.. I don't see what he has said wrong' date=' why do people get worked up so easily?[/quote'] They are all patriotic Indians and rush in to defend the honor of India on internet forums. :laugh:
vamos_rafa Newbie

vamos_rafa

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in hindsight' date= if we get a good opening partnership from sehwag n sachin, i would have wanted raina in place of gambhir
But hidsight is always "hind"erd sight :--D
Feed Newbie

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India ponder giving Chawla final chance to prove himself More... India ponder giving Chawla final chance to prove himself 11 March 2011 Nagpur: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on a mission to instil confidence in young leg spinner Piyush Chawla to make him ready for the business end of the World Cup. The Indian captain has kept faith with the baby-faced Chawla as the second specialist spinner behind Harbhajan Singh despite the leg spinner failing to do anything much to justify such a preference. The 22-year-old, who returned to the Indian ODI squad after a gap of 30 months against South Africa in January, has managed just four wickets while leaking runs in the World Cup. Dhoni's dilemma now is whether to cut his losses with Chawla before India's next Group B match with South Africa on Saturday or stick with him to build his confidence and his mental toughness for the expected knockout stages ahead. Critics have, in particular, been calling for lanky off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to replace him against Graeme Smith's men but he has yet to appear in any World Cup match. But Dhoni, who clearly sees him as a trump card, indicated Chawla might get the vote. "What you need to assess is who needs the games more. Piyush Chawla ... needs to get his confidence back," Dhoni said. "He is 22-23 years of age. He will be feeling the pressure ... and he has only just returned to the side." Chawla proved in warm-up matches how dangerous he can be but his figures in the competition proper do not inspire. He went for 71 in 10 overs against England and 56 in eight overs against Ireland before doing better with 2-47 against Netherlands. Dhoni is impressed with Ashwin's attitude at least. "From what I have seen of Ashwin, I have played with him ... he is a mentally tough character, works a lot on his bowling and variations," Dhoni said. "People are very different when it comes to a mental toughness level. He looks quite mature." Dhoni also said that India needed better fielders rather than a fielding coach to improve their performance on the field. "There is a need of good fielders (rather than a coach). Again I have to repeat my car theory. You may put hybrid oil in a car but unless the cylinders are strong, it will not matter," Dhoni said. "As long as we don't drop catches, I will be happy. I don't see vast improvement, seeing the kind of side we are. But we are definitely putting a lot of effort in the fielding department."

Sachin=GOD Newbie

Sachin=GOD

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on a mission to instil confidence in young leg spinner Piyush Chawla to make him ready for the business end of the World Cup.
Keep trying to instill confidence in Chawla and we won't even reach the business end of the tournament :finger:

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