SachDan Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Sachin is not an individual' date=' he is God. And he decides not only where he will bat but also whether India will use the DRS. [b']He also never takes first strike when he opens in ODIs. I remember him doing once, against Pakis at Centurion 2003 WC :winky:
Pagalpanti Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Firstly this is not the first time he's had a poor series, remember the 2003 Aus tour? Apart from the sydney test he failed, so don't be too harsh on him. He is not 'really' a god, he is a player, a legend but doesn't mean he'll turn up for us every series. Collective failure has lead to India's defeat not just Sachin's failure.
urbestfriend Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 It is not an individual's decision. May be he could have volunteered' date=' but surely he is not the only one to blame.[/quote'] Cmon mate! Do you think management willingly want to push Laxman at #3, when it is proved time and again that he is not a good player of swing bowling whereas Sachin is a better player of swing? Obviously Sachin must have refused to go at #3, so there is no way other than pushing Lax to #3.
FreakazoiD Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Mathematician helped Eng tackle Sachin http://cricketnext.in.com/news/mathematician-helped-eng-tackle-sachin/59632-13.html London: A mathematician's plan and modern technology have helped England keep Sachin Tendulkar's bat quiet in the ongoing Test series against the Indian cricket team, a reports here claimed. England has relied on drawing Tendulkar outside his off-stump in the early part of his innings rather than let him get his runs on the onside and this ploy is the result of a computer simulator plan, created by team analyst Nathan Leamon. "We feed into the simulator information about pitches and the 22 players who might play, and it plays the game a number of times and tells us likely outcomes." Leamon was quoted as saying in a British newspaper. England believe Tendulkar largely gets his runs on the onside until he has made 50 and they have denied him the advantage completely. Of the 261 balls bowled to Tendulkar by England's fast bowlers till the Edgbaston Test, 254 have pitched outside his off-stump, six have been in the line of the stump and just one beyond leg-stump. Tendulkar, world's greatest run-maker ever and on the cusp of his 100th international hundred, has so far got 34,12, 16, 56, 1, 40 and 23 from seven innings for a combined total of 182 from the series at an average of 26.00. Leamon, nicknamed "Numbers" by England players, breaks down the target area of the pitch into 20 blocks, each 100cm x15cm, in his software and bowlers begin to get a better idea of where to aim against a particular opponent. According to an insider in the Indian team, Tendulkar did work out what England were doing to him by the time the third Test match was played at Edgbaston. Tendulkar realised that he was being made to reach out to deliveries, that the strokes he was attempting were going on the left of the cover fielder an indication that he was playing beyond his body. He was getting out to catches in the slip cordon as well as leg before because his head was falling outside the line of off-stump. In order to counter this tactics, England took a middle and leg stump guard in the second innings of the Edgbaston Test and stood outside his crease. He thus became surer of his off-stump and his off-side strokes were now going to the right of the cover fielder. England then tried to desist Tendulkar from following his change in batting tactics and Matt Prior immediately came up to the stumps to James Anderson to force the little master back into his crease. Leamon, 39, was recruited by Flower shortly after he became England's coach in 2009. He is also a qualified cricket coach.
Maundy Gregory Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 LOL! It just means you haven't watched enough cricket in your life. This guys is the greatest batsman to have ever set foot on a cricket field. We should all have been so ****ing privileged to have seen his genius at work. Go ask what Nas' date=' Boycott and Beefy think of the little chap.[/quote'] Great batsman as he is, Don Bradman leaves him for dead, as do several other batsman. He's never aggregated 500 in a series and never will.
Sarkar Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Great batsman as he is, Don Bradman leaves him for dead, as do several other batsman. He's never aggregated 500 in a series and never will. I havent seen Bradman play but i have seen Sachin the god of cricket
Guest Gunner Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Great batsman as he is, Don Bradman leaves him for dead, as do several other batsman. He's never aggregated 500 in a series and never will. Mehh.. I haven't watched the don bat therefore I can't comment on this one way or the other but purely for that magical average I can accept Don's superiority over SRT. However all this talk about others being better than SRT is pure poppycock which no intelligent person would even consider briefly. Of course you need to be filled with lot of bile and anger then you cna go ahead and say things like Mohammed Yousuf was a better batsman than SRT. Come on, why don't you? :winky:
Maundy Gregory Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Mehh.. I haven't watched the don bat therefore I can't comment on this one way or the other but purely for that magical average I can accept Don's superiority over SRT. However all this talk about others being better than SRT is pure poppycock which no intelligent person would even consider briefly. Of course you need to be filled with lot of bile and anger then you cna go ahead and say things like Mohammed Yousuf was a better batsman than SRT. Come on' date=' why don't you? :winky:[/quote'] Sorry to burst your bubble, but, no, I don't think Yousef is anywhere near the batsman SRT is. I do think that Pollock, Headley,Sutcliffe and Viv were better. I'd say Lara is equal
FreakazoiD Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Sorry to burst your bubble, but, no, I don't think Yousef is anywhere near the batsman SRT is. I do think that Pollock, Headley,Sutcliffe and Viv were better. I'd say Lara is equal How old are you mate? You sound like a dinosaur! Pollock and Headley...Jeez!
Maundy Gregory Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 How old are you mate? You sound like a dinosaur! Pollock and Headley...Jeez! Just replying to the comment. Anyway, I've seen Richards and Pollock bat..........:finger:
Guest Gunner Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Sorry to burst your bubble, but, no, I don't think Yousef is anywhere near the batsman SRT is. I do think that Pollock, Headley,Sutcliffe and Viv were better. I'd say Lara is equal I have only seen Viv bat out of the lot and that too towards the f ag end of his career. I think even Viv would acknowledge that SRT has accomplished more than him. It is sort of silly to bring in Pollock since he had an incomplete test career.
Maundy Gregory Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 I have only seen Viv bat out of the lot and that too towards the f ag end of his career. I think even Viv would acknowledge that SRT has accomplished more than him. It is sort of silly to bring in Pollock since he had an incomplete test career. Statistically, yes, he's accomplished more than Richards. But I'm disputing your claim that SRT is the greatest batsman ever to set foot on a cricket field
vvvslaxman Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 He has nothing else to prove. England has been his whipping team for far too long. Just one major failure against England. He could have very well failed against other teams as well. He is just no in his zone in this series,.
saneindian Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 How many of us remember that Richards averaged in 20s in 3 out of his last 4 series? The only people talking about Sachin's failure in this series in terms of his overall legacy would be our padosis.
Maundy Gregory Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 He has nothing else to prove. England has been his whipping team for far too long. Just one major failure against England. He could have very well failed against other teams as well. He is just no in his zone in this series' date='.[/quote'] Actually, I think he has won 4 series against England, lost 3 and drawn 2. His average against them is lower than his career average
Guest Gunner Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Statistically, yes, he's accomplished more than Richards. But I'm disputing your claim that SRT is the greatest batsman ever to set foot on a cricket field Well even if we put the Don (rightfully so) ahead of SRT, I still don't think that my statement was far off the mark. The rest of the guys you are putting up are mere straw men to strengthen your argument. Even those players have acknowledged that SRT is ahead of them.
Guest Gunner Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Actually, I think he has won 4 series against England, lost 3 and drawn 2. His average against them is lower than his career average His average has declined because of this series so I don't think there is any case to be made that England have had the wood on SRT. They haven't. You got a 38 year old batsman in the absolute twilight of his career out a few times, if you want to feel great about it considering your apology of a cricket history, I won't begrudge you that. Have fun. :winky:
Lord Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Mathematician helped Eng tackle Sachin http://cricketnext.in.com/news/mathematician-helped-eng-tackle-sachin/59632-13.html WTF:hysterical::hysterical: it worked:((
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