Rahul Dravid Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 i was just thinking ... i mean how can we lose a Test match with this kind of a batting lineup.. sorry it is the obvious, but has there EVER been a better batting lineup? Sehwag. (Match-Winner) Gambhir. (Top-Class) Dravid. (The Wall) Sachin. (God) Laxman. (Very Very Special) Rohit/Yuvi/Kohli/Raina (they could ALL make the test lineup for ANY other country) Mahi. (cant say he's a great test batsman, but still he is Dhoni) how can a bowling lineup take 20 wickets, when this kind of a batting lineup is out their?.. so my point is, if we do lose a test this summer, or in australia, the blame should be on the batsman !.. i believe it comes down to bowlers if we are to Win test matches this year in Tests.
Sachin=GOD Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 i was just thinking ... i mean how can we lose a Test match with this kind of a batting lineup.. sorry it is the obvious, but has there EVER been a better batting lineup? Sehwag. (Match-Winner) Gambhir. (Top-Class) Dravid. (The Wall) Sachin. (God) Laxman. (Very Very Special) Rohit/Yuvi/Kohli/Raina (they could ALL make the test lineup for ANY other country) Mahi. (cant say he's a great test batsman, but still he is Dhoni) how can a bowling lineup take 20 wickets, when this kind of a batting lineup is out their?.. so my point is, if we do lose a test this summer, or in australia, the blame should be on the batsman !.. i believe it comes down to bowlers if we are to Win test matches this year in Tests. Like this :((
Jersey #10 Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 :antijinx: You can't take anything for granted when playing away games. The conditions could dominate and anyteam can be taken down.
Cricket Tragic Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Some people are seriously underestimating England's bowling attack.
punjabi_khota Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Remember we were 50/5 on first day of this series, saved by darter-cum-rescuer-in-chief.
saneindian Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Playing WI is different from playing England. Yes the English media, their players and experts have been gloating a lot but they are a seriously wonderful test team now. Underestimating them could be dangerous. We will have to play very well to win this series. The teams look evenly matched and the difference could in the end be just one bad session throughout the series.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 1. Sehwag is injured and not sure when he will be back. Even if he does remember the last SA tour or his performances in Eng? 2. Gambhir is good 3. Dravid has been on the decline recently 4. Tendulkar is as good as ever 5. Laxman has had injury issues (especially related to back) and hope he holds up 6. Eng and Aus would be a stern test for any one of those. I am surprized you didn't include Pujara in that list as he should be the one on the list after Raina 7. Dhoni is Dhoni In nutshell, we have a good batting lineup but we are prone to collapses and if we lose to Eng and Aus later this year it sure wouldn't be termed as "upset".
Serani Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Well if we do the same with your bowling then you shouldnt win a test either Zaheer (good) Ishant (average) Kumar/Mithun (joke) Harbhajan (joke)
Ultimate_Game Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Well if we do the same with your bowling then you shouldnt win a test either Zaheer (good) Ishant (average) Kumar/Mithun (joke) Harbhajan (joke) If Ishant's average and Kumar & Harbhajan a "joke" I wonder how the Eng bowling lineup measures up :hmmm:
Karan114 Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Playing WI is different from playing England. Yes the English media' date=' their players and experts have been gloating a lot but they are a seriously wonderful test team now. Underestimating them could be dangerous.[/quote'] This. The English media/fans etc. are very irritating, but let's not confuse that with the strength of the English team. They are really good in their own conditions.
Serani Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 If Ishant's average and Kumar & Harbhajan a "joke" I wonder how the Eng bowling lineup measures up :hmmm: Anderson (good) Tremlett (good) Swann (good) Broad (average/joke) You cant even defend Habhajan, he has been outbowled by a rookie like Bishoo by absolute miles he couldnt buy a wicket on a huge turner in Jamaica, and no offence to Kumar but anyone that bowls 75 mph is a joke and needs to get down the gym.
cowboysfan Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 I think munna is a much better bowler than girly boy Broad,he just cant stay fit for the longer format.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Anderson (good) Tremlett (good) Swann (good) Broad (average/joke) You cant even defend Habhajan, he has been outbowled by a rookie like Bishoo by absolute miles he couldnt buy a wicket on a huge turner in Jamaica, and no offence to Kumar but anyone that bowls 75 mph is a joke and needs to get down the gym. Ah git your logic... it's the pace that count! I wonder why they bother with wkts and stats when pace is all that matters and I guess PK should be debarred from the team. By the way the team for the Test will have Sreesanth instead of PK and seeing what Sreesanth has done to SA in the last couple of tours to SA I don't think he would be as big a joke as you would think. Now onto your analysis... Anderson - not as good as Zaheer Tremlett - so you think Tremlett is better than Ishant :giggle: Swann - Oh sure. I remember him not being able to defend 387 on a turner in India on a 5th day pitch. Broad - You got this spot on If you think a bowling lineup of Zaheer, Ishant, Sreesanth (with PK & Munaf on standby) will be a "joke" in England, I shudder to think what would happen to the Eng bowlers.
punjabi_khota Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Anderson (good) Tremlett (good) Swann (good) Broad (average/joke) You cant even defend Habhajan, he has been outbowled by a rookie like Bishoo by absolute miles he couldnt buy a wicket on a huge turner in Jamaica, and no offence to Kumar but anyone that bowls 75 mph is a joke and needs to get down the gym. How did Swann do in Australia ? :hmmmm2:
Serani Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Im not going to respond, I just cant wait till the 1st test when England will rack up a massive score you will all realise just how good your bowling attack is.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Im not going to respond' date=' I just cant wait till the 1st test when England will rack up a massive score you will all realise just how good your bowling attack is.[/quote'] And we will wait till the end of the series when I would love to hear Shastri asking Botham how long has it been since Eng beat India in a series followed by silence and Hussain shuffling around in the background.
Dayman Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Im not going to respond' date=' I just cant wait till the 1st test when England will rack up a massive score you will all realise just how good your bowling attack is.[/quote'] And what happens if India beat Eng? Oh, that's right, you've already said that you won't show up.
Serani Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 I will even open a thread to take my licks but we not losing so dont care.
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