nballa Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 i cringed when he hit the WC winning runs. couldn't have happened to a worse player.
Ultimate_Game Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 i cringed when he hit the WC winning runs. couldn't have happened to a worse player. If that moment and that shot made you cringe, you are not really an Indian fan.
Spiderguy252 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 i cringed when he hit the WC winning runs. couldn't have happened to a worse player. Ditto. And why didn't Gambhir get man of the match?
Ultimate_Game Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 i'm not. ok... I'm sure that moment would really have hurt you a lot in that case :--D
Cricket Tragic Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Ditto. And why didn't Gambhir get man of the match? Who cares? We won the bloody WC.
King Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 I'd definitely won't pay a penny to watch MSD but he is certainly effective. The problem with some of these guys that just whack the balls without having a workable basic technique is that often under testing conditions their batting will fall flat on its face. It's like building an empire state building without foundation. The likes of Dhoni, Raina, Kohli and the rest have very dodgy foundation. Their exploits will be mostly on wickets that have no lateral movement and no swing in the air.
Sidhoni Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 HE was the third best Indian batsmen on this tour, and he was averaging 40 b4 this tests, and was ahead of SRT in the runs tally.:dontknow:
Sidhoni Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Wow' date=' fans can be so fickle sometimes. He still had a decent series with the bat despite all his limitations as a batsman, and is a gutsy character. I'm not claiming he's tactical genius or anything, but the guy does just fine as skipper. He's the best choice we have. Stick with him.[/quote'] :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:
Guest Gunner Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 I'd definitely won't pay a penny to watch MSD but he is certainly effective. The problem with some of these guys that just whack the balls without having a workable basic technique is that often under testing conditions their batting will fall flat on its face. It's like building an empire state building without foundation. The likes of Dhoni' date=' Raina, Kohli and the rest have very dodgy foundation. Their exploits will be mostly on wickets that have no lateral movement and no swing in the air.[/quote'] Bingo! However where the ball doesn't move around like England or some pitches in NZ and SA, he is going to murder the opposition. I am fairly sure that he will do well on the true bouncy pitches of Oz.
Cricket Tragic Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Bingo! However where the ball doesn't move around like England or some pitches in NZ and SA' date=' he is going to murder the opposition. [b']I am fairly sure that he will do well on the true bouncy pitches of Oz. He averaged 17 on the last tour. :dontknow:
Guest Gunner Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 He averaged 17 on the last tour. :dontknow: He is more experienced now. :dontknow:
cameron_black Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 experience counts to nothing if you don't have a proper technique to counter difficult conditions...
CG Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 experience counts to nothing if you don't have a proper technique to counter difficult conditions... technique is overrated,its more mental he has to leave the balls which are way outside offstump,
saneindian Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 experience counts to nothing if you don't have a proper technique to counter difficult conditions... Are you talking about Mahela? BTW MSD has a better batting average than Sanga in England and New Zealand, and a better average than Mahela in Eng, SA and NZ!
cameron_black Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 technique is overrated' date='its more mental he has to leave the balls which are way outside offstump,[/quote'] why do you think he skips down the wicket every now and then, simultaneously going towards the off side?? to negate any movement on offer, and play the ball to the leg side, that's why. he does that because he is aware of the fact that his technique is not good enough to counter swing and seam. the drawback is, he has to play at deliveries which are way outside off stump because of the final position he ends up in. it's all got something to do with technique, more or less...
cameron_black Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Are you talking about Mahela? BTW MSD has a better batting average than Sanga in England and New Zealand, and a better average than Mahela in Eng, SA and NZ! ehh why do you have to bring that FTB into this discussion?? sanga, well, you know from inside who is the better batsman. don't make a joker out of yourself.
Cricket Tragic Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 ehh why do you have to bring that FTB into this discussion?? sanga, well, you know from inside who is the better batsman. don't make a joker out of yourself. Better than?
CG Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 why do you think he skips down the wicket every now and then' date=' simultaneously going towards the off side?? to negate any movement on offer, and play the ball to the leg side, that's why. he does that because he is aware of the fact that his technique is not good enough to counter swing and seam. the drawback is, he [i']has to play at deliveries which are way outside off stump because of the final position he ends up in. it's all got something to do with technique, more or less... Strauss and cook,kp have technical problems against left armers and when ball is pitches up but they have mental strength to do so.many batsman have had technical problems but have overcome that with mental strength.
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