India getting taste of their own medicine: Sreesanth

[nsareen]

LONDON: India seamer S Sreesanth conceded that they are getting a taste of their own medicine after the team once again found itself at the receiving end against England. "We used to do it to other teams -- now we are going through that phase," stated Sreesanth after England piled up a mammoth 457/3 on the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval, following the 710, 544 and 479 they made in the three preceding Tests respectively. Sreesanth said it wasn't due to lack of effort but due to the fact that England are playing like the number one Test team in the world. "We began well but then after lunch they took charge -- all credit to them. It wasn't bad bowling, they kept charging at us. "They attacked, they stayed, they kept leaving good balls, not fetching outside the off-stump." Despite the harrowing experience, Sreesanth said he enjoyed the competition against the England batsmen. "It was a great challenge to bowl to them. I enjoyed it and kept running in hard. It's not frustrating, it's not hard (on the body). I enjoy it. There would be niggle here and there but if you can't take it, you can't do the job. "It's a test of strength and character and most of us do feel challenged." The Kerala medium-pacer, who got England captain Andrew Strauss out in the morning, said Sachin Tendulkar's enthusiasm despite enduring a hard day on the field, inspires him. "I get motivated looking at Sachin paaji. Even in the 90th over, the way he tries to stop a boundary, you get motivated by that... all I did was to listen to him. He was charged up and you get motivated." The maverick bowler refused to concede that it was the most difficult series he was involved in. He also wasn't frustrated at the turn of fortunes, though he did believe that there was enough to learn from this series. "The biggest thing (we've learnt) is it's not easy to just walk in and win matches. That's the main learning experience for me. "I don't think though it's one of the toughest series (I've been involved in). The one against South Africa at home in 2008 was tougher." The series in question was the three-Test encounter against the Proteas when the visitors made successive scores of 500 and 400-plus totals. "It's not frustrating. If you can keep them guessing, you feel you are bowling well and you get a good sleep. You learn from it and go forward.

[King]

Not bad, Sreesanth's making plenty of sense. If you just throw in the towel you can't get anywhere. In the end England did bat very well, they are in great form. As a bowler you can stick to a plan and keep bowling. India has done this to other teams in the past as he said, now it's England's turn. England have good batting lineup and everyone plays different style of cricket. On top of that they have a wicket keeper that can also bat which is a bonus. You knock over the top order the bottom half can still bat so no relaxing as far as bowlers are concerned. When England visit India it is their bowlers that will be put to test more than their batters. Bowling is such a different skill and the body needs to be maintained day after day. Test matches really do wear out bowlers particularly if you are bowling 2 to 4 days every test match like India have done in this test series.

[Stuge]

Conclusion of the article "How losers' motivate themselves for the sake of playing

[Moncy]

LONDON: India seamer S Sreesanth conceded that they are getting a taste of their own medicine after the team once again found itself at the receiving end against England. "We used to do it to other teams -- now we are going through that phase," stated Sreesanth after England piled up a mammoth 457/3 on the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval, following the 710, 544 and 479 they made in the three preceding Tests respectively. Sreesanth said it wasn't due to lack of effort but due to the fact that England are playing like the number one Test team in the world. "We began well but then after lunch they took charge -- all credit to them. It wasn't bad bowling, they kept charging at us. "They attacked, they stayed, they kept leaving good balls, not fetching outside the off-stump." Despite the harrowing experience, Sreesanth said he enjoyed the competition against the England batsmen. "It was a great challenge to bowl to them. I enjoyed it and kept running in hard. It's not frustrating, it's not hard (on the body). I enjoy it. There would be niggle here and there but if you can't take it, you can't do the job. "It's a test of strength and character and most of us do feel challenged." The Kerala medium-pacer, who got England captain Andrew Strauss out in the morning, said Sachin Tendulkar's enthusiasm despite enduring a hard day on the field, inspires him. "I get motivated looking at Sachin paaji. Even in the 90th over, the way he tries to stop a boundary, you get motivated by that... all I did was to listen to him. He was charged up and you get motivated." The maverick bowler refused to concede that it was the most difficult series he was involved in. He also wasn't frustrated at the turn of fortunes, though he did believe that there was enough to learn from this series. "The biggest thing (we've learnt) is it's not easy to just walk in and win matches. That's the main learning experience for me. "I don't think though it's one of the toughest series (I've been involved in). The one against South Africa at home in 2008 was tougher." The series in question was the three-Test encounter against the Proteas when the visitors made successive scores of 500 and 400-plus totals. "It's not frustrating. If you can keep them guessing, you feel you are bowling well and you get a good sleep. You learn from it and go forward.

Really? :hmmm:

[Trichromatic]

We used to do it to other teams -- now we are going through that phase

When was the last time when India defeated a team like this? When did we win 3 back to back test matches.

Sreesanth said it wasn't due to lack of effort

Everyone can see how much effort Indian bowlers and fielders have put into this series.

It wasn't bad bowling, they kept charging at us.

Interesting. Probably we were watching some other match.

I enjoyed it and kept running in hard

Running hard and bowling bad deliveries at 125 Kmph?

The maverick bowler refused to concede that it was the most difficult series he was involved in.

I guess he doesn't find it tough because he hasn't done anything.

[Fontaine]

"The biggest thing (we've learnt) is it's not easy to just walk in and win matches. That's the main learning experience for me.

You loser, you've played international cricket for 6 years all over the world and you're learning that NOW?? This guy is so full of crap. Every bowling coach he's had from Donald, Prasad, Simmons has told him to prepare well and change his work ethic/habits and he's only now saying this? This clown was part of the IPL, WC squard, SA tour just in the past 8 months but he only has about the same fitness as some guy who hasn't played domestic cricket since January in RP Singh. Both are bowling at the same low pace with absolutely no skill. **** you Sreesanth. Go to hell.

[Trichromatic]

You loser, you've played international cricket for 6 years all over the world and you're learning that NOW??

The biggest thing (we've learnt) is it's not easy to just walk in and win matches. That's the main learning experience for me.

See that's what he learned from England tour. :omg: Before this series, he was expecting gully cricket in England. Tells a lot about attitude of player. Test cricket is not for lazy people who think that they can win any match by just walking in. If that's what he learns after playing for 6 years, then should stop playing cricket.

[Desi Cartman]

The biggest thing (we've learnt) is it's not easy to just walk in and win matches. That's the main learning experience for me.

At the max any team would get 3 warm up games and they all wont be 5 day games, lets assume that the first 2 tests were warm up + India got 2 other games so we had 4 games before the 3rd test and we lost the 3rd test by an Innings and look like doing the same in the 4th so this **** doesnt make any ****ing sense.

[Fontaine]

Good to see James Anderson wacking Sreesanth around for runs. It's exactly what this unfit, chubby, self obsessed loser deserves.

[Fontaine]

Sreesanth gets a fluke wicktet off a rubbish wide half volley.

[achilles]

This guy is the only player in the team who has visibly not given up. Rest of the team, you just have to look at their body language and their effort. Sree dives around in the field, is never short of enthusiam, and keeps trying. Yes, he keeps getting hit for fours, but does he go into a shell and run away from bowling? No. He keeps trying. Thats a good thing. This is how results are eventually obtained.

[Ultimate_Game]

LONDON: India seamer S Sreesanth conceded that they are getting a taste of their own medicine after the team once again found itself at the receiving end against England. "We used to do it to other teams -- now we are going through that phase," stated Sreesanth after England piled up a mammoth 457/3 on the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval, following the 710, 544 and 479 they made in the three preceding Tests respectively. Sreesanth said it wasn't due to lack of effort but due to the fact that England are playing like the number one Test team in the world. "We began well but then after lunch they took charge -- all credit to them. It wasn't bad bowling, they kept charging at us. "They attacked, they stayed, they kept leaving good balls, not fetching outside the off-stump." Despite the harrowing experience, Sreesanth said he enjoyed the competition against the England batsmen. "It was a great challenge to bowl to them. I enjoyed it and kept running in hard. It's not frustrating, it's not hard (on the body). I enjoy it. There would be niggle here and there but if you can't take it, you can't do the job. "It's a test of strength and character and most of us do feel challenged." The Kerala medium-pacer, who got England captain Andrew Strauss out in the morning, said Sachin Tendulkar's enthusiasm despite enduring a hard day on the field, inspires him. "I get motivated looking at Sachin paaji. Even in the 90th over, the way he tries to stop a boundary, you get motivated by that... all I did was to listen to him. He was charged up and you get motivated." The maverick bowler refused to concede that it was the most difficult series he was involved in. He also wasn't frustrated at the turn of fortunes, though he did believe that there was enough to learn from this series. "The biggest thing (we've learnt) is it's not easy to just walk in and win matches. That's the main learning experience for me. "I don't think though it's one of the toughest series (I've been involved in). The one against South Africa at home in 2008 was tougher." The series in question was the three-Test encounter against the Proteas when the visitors made successive scores of 500 and 400-plus totals. "It's not frustrating. If you can keep them guessing, you feel you are bowling well and you get a good sleep. You learn from it and go forward.

I sure hope he's not speaking for others :omg: Either way it's a very worrying sign that the team, or at least some of the players, actually EXPECT to win intl matches by just walk in and win matches. Actually why blame the players alone coz probably BCCI thinks so too as well based on poor planning or preparation for the marquee series, not enough warm-up games and selecting players who were clearly unfit straight into the Tests :yikes:

[Hell Raiser]

Getting a taste of their own medicine?? I have never ever seen an Indian team thrashing another team like the beating they are receiving right now.

[Jayaram_IND]

Getting a taste of their own medicine?? I have never ever seen an Indian team thrashing another team like the beating they are receiving right now.

He means making the opposition swet on the field by scoring big scores.

[Trichromatic]

This guy is the only player in the team who has visibly not given up. Rest of the team, you just have to look at their body language and their effort. Sree dives around in the field, is never short of enthusiam, and keeps trying. Yes, he keeps getting hit for fours, but does he go into a shell and run away from bowling? No. He keeps trying. Thats a good thing. This is how results are eventually obtained.

It seems that you haven't seen his efforts in all sessions. He tried in 1-2 spells, but rest of the spells he was rubbish. Bowling at 120 Kmph, short dollies. :(( I agree that he runs hard in the field. But he lacked aggression in his bowling most of the time and was giving competition to RP Singh at times.

[akshayxyz]

I am fed up with this guy.. He should not be allowed anywhere near the Indian team.

[Jayaram_IND]

I prefer the old Sreeshanth now who would get intimidated and bowl fast.He is never a bowler capable of being consistent so might as well try to intimidate and maybe the batsman may make a mistake.

[achilles]

It seems that you haven't seen his efforts in all sessions. He tried in 1-2 spells, but rest of the spells he was rubbish. Bowling at 120 Kmph, short dollies. :(( I agree that he runs hard in the field. But he lacked aggression in his bowling most of the time and was giving competition to RP Singh at times.

The problem is the team management is itself confused- 1. Should they let him tone down himself while bowling (contrary to what the bowling coach said)? 2. Should they let him play by his natural aggressive self, charging-in, glaring, staring et al? Once the team decides what it wants and gives him a 100% go ahead for either, it will be good for him and the team. Otherwise, the same script will pan out.

[Ravi.]

India never defeated any team like this not even Bangladesh. Sree is an idiot who is talking rubbish.

[Ultimate_Game]

India never defeated any team like this not even Bangladesh. Sree is an idiot who is talking rubbish.

Last time India defeated a team like this was in 1993 when Gooch's England team was whitewashed 3-0 by India.