Ultimate_Game Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Next thing? It's already happened. :hysterical: All Time XIs are based on people's perceptions and opinions and everyone will differ. You may have Engineer in the team with say Ganguly or Gavaskar as the captain. I will have Dhoni as the captain and probably won't have room for Ganguly in the team.
The Outsider Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 All Time XIs are based on people's perceptions and opinions and everyone will differ. You may have Engineer in the team with say Ganguly or Gavaskar as the captain. I will have Dhoni as the captain and probably won't have room for Ganguly in the team. Just so you know an all time cricket XI should at the minimum have a wicketkeeper in the side - once you pick Dhoni, you can chart in Baichung Bhutia as the next name and pick an all time football XI.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Just so you know an all time cricket XI should at the minimum have a wicketkeeper in the side - once you pick Dhoni' date= you can chart in Baichung Bhutia as the next name and pick an all time football XI. Just coz he had a bad game doesn't mean he has been poor all along. Dhoni has been a pretty reliable wk on the whole and I am sure he will get over the rough patch. It's not as if Dhoni's keeping is at the same level as Akmal and he has been costing us series for years. At the end of the day what Dhoni brings to the table as a batsman, wk, captain & leader is much more valuable than what others do. Again, that's how I see things and that's why I will have Dhoni in the team.
surajmal Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Indian fans have anterograde amnesia. Its what have you done for me lately. Gimme Gimme Gimme sum mo. Effin clowns.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Indian fans have anterograde amnesia. Its what have you done for me lately. Gimme Gimme Gimme sum mo. Effin clowns. Which team do you support by the way?
yoda Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Yea, Dhoni is just a poor pressure player that the retirement of the greats will make him start to tremble when he comes to bat. :hahaha:
surajmal Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Which team do you support by the way? born and bred Indian fan.
The Outsider Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 Yea' date=' Dhoni is just a poor pressure player that the retirement of the greats will make him start to tremble when he comes to bat. :hahaha:[/quote'] No, he won't get the cozy 350/5 platforms from which to pile on the runs against tired attacks anymore. Nothing to do with pressure, just plain old ability. :hahaha:
Cricketics Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Dhoni will bat at no. 3 or 4 when there is no sachin and dravid.
The Outsider Posted July 24, 2011 Author Posted July 24, 2011 Just curious as to what you think is the no.of times he gets to bat under those circumstances ... just give me your "gut feel" kinda number Can't say about the ratio but can definitely recall the FTB hundreds against Sri Lanka and South Africa last year as well as the free runs he collected at Mohali against Australia or at the Oval against England.
Dayman Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Yes he will. Averaging 35+ isn't hard in today's game. Broad's average is 27.
Serani Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Yes he will. Averaging 35+ isn't hard in today's game. Broad's average is 27. Broad has a far superior technique to Dhoni.
yoda Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 No' date=' he won't get the cozy 350/5 platforms from which to pile on the runs against tired attacks anymore. Nothing to do with pressure, just plain old ability. :hahaha:[/quote'] So, what did the keepers who batted before him do with the same top batting lineup? :nervous: I agree, this is a likely scenario.
Desi Cartman Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Just coz he had a bad game doesn't mean he has been poor all along. Dhoni has been a pretty reliable wk on the whole and I am sure he will get over the rough patch. It's not as if Dhoni's keeping is at the same level as Akmal and he has been costing us series for years. At the end of the day what Dhoni brings to the table as a batsman' date=' wk, captain & leader is much more valuable than what others do. Again, that's how I see things and that's why I will have Dhoni in the team.[/quote'] Agree 100%. One bad series with the gloves and people are writing him off :giggle:. Edit: Make that ONE TEST .. the series has just started :facepalm:
Ultimate_Game Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Broad has a far superior technique to Dhoni. And Manjrekar had a far superior technique to Sehwag, or Ramprakash had a far better technique than Chanderpaul. Your point is?
Desi Cartman Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Broad has a far superior technique to Dhoni. Pushing it a little too much ?
Serani Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Pushing it a little too much ? Embrace the truth brah.
Ultimate_Game Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Embrace the truth brah. If matches could be won based on technique then I'm sure a team consisting of Ramprakash and Manjrekar would trounce the one with Sehwag and Chanderpaul, but alas technique doesn't get you runs, you still need to score them on the pitch.
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