jonas10 Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Yah but he is an amazing captain and his record speaks for itself. #1 Test team and WC Champions. He's easily better than any English or Indian cricket captain in our lifetime.
Andrew Peter Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Shame for the fact that a very less popular wk/batsman like Prior has played more crucial knocks than a certain over-rated Richest Cricketer in the World.
darkknight Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Shame for the fact that a very less popular wk/batsman like Prior has played more crucial knocks than a certain over-rated Richest Cricketer in the World. Every dog has its days.
Serani Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Well at least Prior's days are when england actually need him.
darkknight Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Well at least Prior's days are when england actually need him. Ind don't need Dhoni at the moment. Imagine the situation if he cranks up the heat.
panesarv Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Very disappointed with him. He needed to support Dravid and let Dravid score the runs.
Lurker Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Shameless bastood! How many times in the past you were proven wrong yet you comes up with silly comments like "midget should be dropped", "long rope being given to midget" etc..:giggle: Now come up with your target for him in this series and let's see he lives up to "baap of all cricket experts" expectation :yay: Jeez dude thats all? I thought you SRT fanboys would probably take a cue off him and have better comebacks than that. Then again maybe like him you too have run out of em...:winky: As for the series India continue to bank on old saviors, read RD and VVS, while the midget glorious paddles away at 20 odds in possibly the most important series in last few years. Amen to your bhagwan on that one :giggle:
Lurker Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Correct. He handed the advantage to England more than anyone else. Yessir. That wicket essentially opened up the game. Look, Dhoni doesn't have great technique but c'mon let's get real here. There hasn't been a SINGLE opener including Cook/Strauss/Mukund/Gambhir that has done well against the new ball in swinging conditions. Why do we expect Dhoni to go any better in these conditions than dedicated openers? He's a limited test batsmen in these conditions but his other abilities behind the stumps and his leadership makes up for it. Dhoni has always been a batsman who lacks in technique in Test conditions I would say. His USP is that he is a very gritty customer and a fighter at heart. That combined with his cool demeanor ensures that the fans perhaps do not see the hard work that he puts in his cricket. However the danger there is sooner than later that whole thing does unravel. Wonder if thats the case with Dhoni. Of course I would eb glad to be proven wrong. Dhoni, Sehwag, Gambhir and Zahir are what makes this team no 1 me thinks. xxx
darkknight Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 If the so called great batsmen do their job properly, Dhoni will have easy task of having to bat, bowl keep and run the team
Deleted_User_1 Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I am disappointed with Sachin. I think that lay-off did not do him any good. He should have gone to WI. Phaacking IPL..... Actually if he picks and chooses test series, he is going to struggle. Momentum is key and that is what is missing.
veer Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 common SRT.. we need him in 2nd innings.. most likely, unfortunately, RD won't contribute much in 2nd innings..
darkknight Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 common SRT.. we need him in 2nd innings.. most likely' date=' unfortunately, RD won't contribute much in 2nd innings..[/quote'] What do you mean 'won't contribute' as if this was his trait.
Lurker Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 common SRT.. we need him in 2nd innings.. most likely' date=' unfortunately, [b']RD won't contribute much in 2nd innings.. Shubh shubh bolo bhai mere, he is going to be criticial to play during swinging conditions. Also is highest scorer by far, why jinx him :((
punjabiplaya Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 The reason im so angry is that yesterday i went into coral bookies and put £350.00 on india to win,whilst we were on 260-4 i was rubbing my hands with glee and thinking yes nice..... then when the batsmen started throwing there wickets away my hands started making the middle finger salute to my tv and teri bhan ki you mother feckers were coming quite regularly from my mouth,my customers were coming in the shop and were saying hey whats you maa chaud?? heheeeee..... seriously the moneys not the issue,its the way the batsmen threw there wickets away and didnt just try and hang around with dravid,and make malfoy look so good(who for some reason when i see him,i just wanna punch his face in)damm it we are the number 1 team show some passion,thats all we want,people have a go at sreesanth n pk but at least they play with passion,bhaji needs to get that attitude back too!!!!!
King Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Dhoni has been disappointing all right. He's a mad bloke, he may just stand down from captaincy and call it quits to cricket overall. India's biggest disappointment so far has been lack of good opening partnerships. Unless Sehwag and Gambhir are back in the fold India will continue to struggle.
Serani Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 The reason im so angry is that yesterday i went into coral bookies and put £350.00 on india to win,whilst we were on 260-4 i was rubbing my hands with glee and thinking yes nice..... then when the batsmen started throwing there wickets away my hands started making the middle finger salute to my tv and teri bhan ki you mother feckers were coming quite regularly from my mouth,my customers were coming in the shop and were saying hey whats you maa chaud?? heheeeee..... seriously the moneys not the issue,its the way the batsmen threw there wickets away and didnt just try and hang around with dravid,and make malfoy look so good(who for some reason when i see him,i just wanna punch his face in)damm it we are the number 1 team show some passion,thats all we want,people have a go at sreesanth n pk but at least they play with passion,bhaji needs to get that attitude back too!!!!! Need help brah http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ j/k
IKnowU Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 He can afford to play like that with the kind of batting line up we have. Same goes for Sehwag. Not that its a good thing.....it just happens. He still gets the job done most of the time, which is fine by me. People need to stop catching feelings and focus on Dartbhajan's spectacular performances :giggle:
maniac Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Wow when did this thread become about SRT... Dhoni has been pathetic with the bat for a long time now....SA,WI now Eng and even in the WC. His one innings in the final overshadowed the fact that he was pathetic in WC as well To shut the SRT haters here are his record in the last few series 3rd highest Scorer in IPL if that really matters to anyone http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5969;type=tournament 2nd Highest Scorer in the WC http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857;type=tournament 2nd Highest run-getter in the SA tests http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5925;type=series So even if he fails the next 5 innings don't you think he deserves a leeway? Please compare Dhoni's performance in the above mentioned stats and you will get the answer as to why fans doubt his performance This is not a SRT vs Dhoni analysis but just a reason as to why fans are frustrated with him.Adding to the fact that his keeping has been on a decline lately
vaibhav_delhi Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Yessir. That wicket essentially opened up the game. Dhoni has always been a batsman who lacks in technique in Test conditions I would say. His USP is that he is a very gritty customer and a fighter at heart. That combined with his cool demeanor ensures that the fans perhaps do not see the hard work that he puts in his cricket. However the danger there is sooner than later that whole thing does unravel. Wonder if thats the case with Dhoni. Of course I would eb glad to be proven wrong. Dhoni, Sehwag, Gambhir and Zahir are what makes this team no 1 me thinks. xxx very good. For me, the most important players in test matches for india are first Dhoni , then Laxman , then dravid.
jonas10 Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Well at least Prior's days are when england actually need him. Ever heard of the 2011 World Cup Finals? :cantstop:
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