Switchblade Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag might be one of the most destructive batsman in modern day cricket, but former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding says he played against better batsmen than the India opener during his playing days. "I think I came up against better batsmen than Sehwag ever can be. I think people like Majid Khan, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas ? I have gone up against better batsman than Sehwag. Sehwag hammers the ball all around, though his technique is a bit ordinary," Holding said. Holding said if he was bowling to Sehwag, he would never give him room outside the off-stump. "He loves the ball outside his off stump. If I was to bowl at Sehwag, he would not see a ball outside his off stump unless he was sleeping and dreaming. "You would see every ball in line with his body and that is how you''ve got to bowl to Sehwag. Don''t give him room outside his off-stump for him to extend those arms and we''ll see how he scores. I am not saying that he will not score runs at all but he certainly won''t score as fluently as he is scoring now," the legendary pacer, who has 249 wickets from 60 Tests and 142 from 102 ODIs, said. Talking about the ongoing World Cup, Holding admitted that pitches for the tournament are heavily in favour of the batsmen, but added that if one has the pace, he can be successful on any surface. "If you have pace, you can be successful as we have seen," he was quoted as saying by **********.com. "I don''t think I would have been too worried about bowling on them. I went to India in 1983. I got thirty wickets in five Test matches. If you have pace, you can be successful," Holding corroborated his claim. About India''s chances in the World Cup, he reckoned that the only way they can win the title is by chasing. "India have fantastic batting, and I think their best chance of winning is to chase targets, not to set targets. That''s because their bowling is not the type of bowling that''s going to prevent teams from getting big targets as we saw when they made 338 (against England)." According to him, Australia and South Africa are the other teams to watch for in the tournament. Asked about the ICC''s decision to limit the number of teams from the next World Cup to 10, Holding said the game''s apex body would do well to keep at least two associate members in mega event. "I do not agree with four associate teams playing in the World Cup. I said that in 2007 but people ridiculed me. What you need to do is reward the two that go into the finals of their tournament. No more than that. But you can''t take them all out as the ICC have now done for the next World Cup. I think that''s ridiculous." http://expressbuzz.com/cricket/cricket-news/i-faced-better-batsmen-than-sehwag-holding/255441.html
vvvslaxman Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 What is with fantasy of "i would have troubled sehwag". What if someone like Harbhajan says Collingwood is better bowler than Holding. Here is a guy who average 50 plus at a strike rate of 80 plus something never done in any era.especially by an opener. This is what Holding gotta say.
asterix Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Another topic to pull down Indian fans posting in Internet forums and brand them bloody "Patriots".. Please everyone agree with what MH says..That's how discussions should be..:giggle:
HowardRoark Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 He is interviewed by PissPoor.Net and he says that he thinks Majid Khan, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas are better players than Sehwag. Pure coincidence? MH is trying real hard to please somebody for sure. Did they promise you a 5$ increment for your next 'exclusive' interview Mr.Holding?
Desi Cartman Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 In the same interview he mentioned that he doesn't believe in comparing players from different eras. So WTF did he mean by majid > sehwag
vvvslaxman Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 He is interviewed by PissPoor.Net and he says that he thinks Majid Khan, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas are better players than Sehwag. Pure coincidence? MH is trying real hard to please somebody for sure. Did they promise you a 5$ increment for your next 'exclusive' interview Mr.Holding? PP? :hysterical: Diidn't notice that lol.. Hey padosis.. holding also said Akhtar chucks :hysterical:
asterix Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Hey Hey, why you guys are criticising MH? As an Indian fans, you shouldn't be..especially on Internet forums like this. If you wish to say something, arrange an appointment with him and say it on his face. Otherwise just shut up..
Cricket_Guru Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 He is interviewed by PissPoor.Net and he says that he thinks Majid Khan, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas are better players than Sehwag. Pure coincidence? MH is trying real hard to please somebody for sure. Did they promise you a 5$ increment for your next 'exclusive' interview Mr.Holding? majid khan i dont know but javed miandad and zaheer abbas surely dont belongto your this post
vamos_rafa Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Yes its **********.net. Infact the other article about Steyn, which was posted by me, was also gievn to the same. MH is seriously losing it now.
Asim Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Guys he is talking about batsmen technique not effectiveness, players of that times like MH somehow still prefer technique and theories and he feels Majid, Zaheer, Miandad was have a better batting technique and I think he is not wrong in his perspective... BUT today at the end of day what matters is runs scored, effectiveness for team, batting stats, avgs etc etc and Sehwag is doing exceptional in all these areas so I think Sehwag fans should not take anything seriously whatever chacha Holding is saying...
moumotta Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Zaheer Abbas with an average of 18 against WI would have provided enough oportunities for Holding to assess his class.
vvvslaxman Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Zaheer Abbas with an average of 18 against WI would have provided enough oportunities for Holding to assess his class. :cantstop:
Bradman99 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Hey Hey' date=' why you guys are criticising MH? As an Indian fans, you shouldn't be..especially on Internet forums like this. If you wish to say something, arrange an appointment with him and say it on his face. Otherwise just shut up..[/quote'] Wooow so funny! Look, here it is a bit more understandble as to why you would disagree with Holding's comments. I'm not saying you have to agree with them, in fact I never said that.. But why the need to get so defensive and go against the person saying it?
Sid Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Zaheer Abbas with an average of 18 against WI would have provided enough oportunities for Holding to assess his class. Pwned :hysterical::hysterical::cantstop:
Sachinism Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Holding usually makes good points, but this is pretty much trash And what a coincident the 3 better batsmen were Pakistani
Chandan Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Guys he is talking about batsmen technique not effectiveness, players of that times like MH somehow still prefer technique and theories and he feels Majid, Zaheer, Miandad was have a better batting technique and I think he is not wrong in his perspective... BUT today at the end of day what matters is runs scored, effectiveness for team, batting stats, avgs etc etc and Sehwag is doing exceptional in all these areas so I think Sehwag fans should not take anything seriously whatever chacha Holding is saying... I think today or in any age or era, it is the runs that that mattered. Or else, don't you think batsmen like Chopra or Manjrekar would have been world champions? Sehwag has to prove himself in England. Let us hope he is injury free this time. and he proves his effectiveness there. I hope everyone will shut up then. Those who won't will always find something or the other to speak about!
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