2nd test at Sydney; Pre-match and Review thread

[Malcolm Merlyn]

So mr fanboy has given up.well 4-0 on the cards. Sent from my GT-I9103 using Tapatalk

[achilles]

There is a reason India appoints meek coaches.

[BeautifulGame]

Gavaskar is just pissed of that he isnt of the commentary team.

[Sachinism]

If Sunny was commentating for ESS' date=' I'm sure he wouldn't have been this quick to write off team's chances.[/quote'] This. SMG isn't trustworthy. The guy sold his soul to BCCI and now the disowned him he comes out with this

[ravishingravi]

When my idol gives up hope' date=' why blame me for being negative?? l[/url']

When your idol is Sunny Gavaskar, one should give up hope. Great player, but the guy under performed on purpose.

[deathmonger]

When your idol is Sunny Gavaskar' date=' one should give up hope. Great player, but the guy [b']under performed on purpose.

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[achilles]

When your idol is Sunny Gavaskar' date=' one should give up hope. Great player, but the guy under performed on purpose.[/quote'] :omg: We're talking about SMG, not SRT :hehe:

[f.b.m]

Look at the positive side of it: The amount of money that BCCI promised Gavaskar is probably the amount of money that it'll take to make dandaroy pretend to praise the Indian team.

[exams]

Milkha singh told that we will not win a single athletics medal in cwg,,but we won more than 15 medals,,and clean sweep in some.. so,we should not take previous legends too seriously//

[CG]

Gavaskar sir makes such statements when we lose so its no big deal.He is also very unhappy as sachin is not getting his 100th hundred.

[Cricket Tragic]

We've heard rumours of a problem between Sehwag and Dhoni before. :dontknow:

[Lord]

Gavaskar given up on Aus series?so what does he want the players to do?walk out?

[Needforspeed]

Give Sunny a break guys! He is just behaving like a typical Indian Cricket Fan...Like most of us here on ICF.

[phaedrus]

issues are bound to develop when the team isnt winning. the day the team starts winning again, things will get better. he is saying what most of the people here have been saying. as of now, the chances of this team turning it around doesnt look good.

[Lord]

issues are bound to develop when the team isnt winning. the day the team starts winning again, things will get better. he is saying what most of the people here have been saying. as of now, the chances of this team turning it around doesnt look good.

more like rumoured to developed.it happens wen we r winning too,but no one cares to point out

[MCcricket]

Fron the Horses mouth, quite aptly put Dhoni set the tone for India's slide: Ian Chappell Press Trust Of India 0 inShareShare on Tumblr Melbourne: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell, blamed Mahendra Singh Dhoni for "India's slide to oblivion" and has questioned his "conservative" approach on the final day of the first Test against Australia in Melbourne. "MS Dhoni set the tone for India's slide to oblivion on the final day at the MCG. He was extremely conservative when the situation cried out for him to attack in order to claim the final two wickets cheaply," Chappell wrote in his column for the Herald Sun. Ian Chappell felt that Dhoni was extremely conservative on day four of the MCG Test. Chappell was critical of the visitors' inability to polish off the Australian tail and said Dhoni needs to find a solution to the problem before the start of the second Test in Sydney from January 3. "He (Dhoni) lamented India's inability to rid themselves of the Australian tailend batsmen in both innings. He only needs to pay attention when shaving before the SCG Test to find the solution to that problem," Chappell said. He, however, maintained that Australians would need to find a solution to stop Sachin Tendulkar, who looked in ominous touch during his stay at the crease. "The player the Australians haven't yet found an answer for is Sachin Tendulkar. He looked in top form, and with the SCG being his favourite venue in Australia, they'll need to find a solution quickly," Chappell wrote. Chappell, in his column, seemed skeptical of Gautam Gambhir's form, as the Delhi player looked in discomfort against the rising ball. "Gautam Gambhir is in trouble as he's discomforted by the extra bounce. If he continues to poke suspiciously at deliveries outside off-stump like a nervous mouse nibbling at the cheese, the Australians will have no trouble springing the trap," he said. Chappell also feels that Michael Clarke's men need to be cautious about "belligerent" Virender Sehwag and get him out cheaply. "Stopping Virender Sehwag is an important part of restricting India's scoring.'' Chappell was though appreciative of the Aussie pace battery, which maintained a good line and length to Sehwag. "The length the Australians are currently bowling is the most testing the belligerent opener can face. He loves it short outside off stump, but the Australians, operating on a fuller length, are more likely to exploit his lack of foot movement. "Keep Sehwag quiet and you reduce the Indian line-up's effectiveness by around 50 per cent," Chappell said. "If Australia can shut down both Sehwag and Tendulkar, then India could well be propelled on a downhill slide similar to their recent precipitous one in England, which ended in a 4-0 series thrashing," he said. Chappell appreciated the manner in which Australian captain Clarke, handled a "penetrative pace attack" in the Melbourne Test but said the skipper needs to work on his defensive technique. "Clarke has shown himself to be a pro-active skipper. He has a good 'gut feel' for bowling changes and wasn't cowered into conservatism when Sehwag was firing in the first innings. "Clarke just needs to tighten his own batting defences so the opposition doesn't put the skids under his impressive captaincy by making him struggle for runs," he said. (Watch CNN-IBN live on your iPad. IBN7 and IBN Lokmat too. Download the IBNLive for iPad app. It's free. Click here to download now) This was a well fought game for most part even India could've won this game , but for our capt's tactics, our bowling is good, getting better, once the fab 4 get into gear, we will be winning games, I truly feel we will see a turn around.:two_thumbs_up:

[MCcricket]

Don't blame BCCI for not using DRS: MacGill Press Trust Of India 0 inShareShare on Tumblr Melbourne: Former Australian legspinner Stuart MacGill feels that the Decision Review System (DRS) will remain controversial whether it is used or not and says the Indian cricket board (BCCI) can not be blamed for refusing the use of technology in the ongoing series. Macgill suggested that the prerogative to use the technology should remain with the on-field umpires and not the players. BCCI only made a choice given to them by the ICC, says the former Australian legspinner. "The DRS, or its absence, is going to prove controversial and I would encourage you all to take sides, because you'll have more fun if you can argue about it. And there are two sides to my own opinion. First, you can't blame the BCCI for not using the DRS. "The ICC decided to allow its members to make a choice and they did. They know decisions will go for and against them. Second, despite the fact that Aleem Dar, one of the best umpires in the world, has called for the DRS to be uniformly adopted in all international series, I have a major problem with it. "I have always been told that the umpire's decision is final. If we're going to use the DRS it has to be the umpire's decision to refer it upstairs or we shouldn't use it at all," MacGill wrote in his coloumn for The Age. The leg-spinner also said the players must respect the umpires' decision. "It's often said that sportsmen can be incredibly selfish, and maybe a player's response to an unwanted umpiring decision is further evidence of this. "That being the case, it still doesn't give players an excuse for questioning an umpire's decision. Whenever I crossed the line, I knew that after play I would be spending some time in the umpires' room and possibly some time on the sidelines," he further wrote. MacGill the Indians are well within their right to reject DRS for its limitations but the players of his era would not have hesitated to use the technology. "...They have probably been focusing too much on human error. ... But I guarantee you that if any of us had a chance to use technology to eliminate those mistakes, we would jump at it. If you look at the various coaching aids available to modern cricketers, I think it's fair to say that we are already doing just that," he said. Two important issues, I believe from a rational perspective, by two Australians, now India pull your socks up, nothing to loose, only way is to win.:two_thumbs_up:

[chainsmoker1985]

"This is exactly the blue-print of how to loose the test match from a winning position"- Ian Chappell while commentating in 1st test on Dhon'is tactics

[Dravid_TheWall]

Indian Strategy for winning Bit drunk, my indoor game 2moro should be interesting.. But I know what India need to do to win! Viru-See of first half hour, then capitalise. Dravid-Must open, he did in england effectively due to pathetic opening pair Lax-The stage is set at no3, he loves it here! GOD then GG plus Rohit. Then the Jharkhand tiger to play a typical ugly gully cricket innings to capitalise on the start and dhooom dhoom the aussies. I believe this order will help us pile on a big score. I don't f****** care how green the damn pitch is. We have the best batting lineup in the entire world and we should bat first. We have 3 games, so yeah we will win all 3. Hopefully our bowlers will cope with missing PK and Sree. Chak de India, bleed blue always B->B->B-> Fletcher and India haterz :finger:

[chainsmoker1985]

Get 'Tight' before the match and play fearless cricket :cheers: