Patience is a virtue

[King Tendulkar]

India team getting lots of criticism. However, patience is a virtue especially in test cricket. This article by the superb Barnes sums up the brilliant tactics of India compared to the aggressive gung ho england. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/simon_barnes/article2246487.ece

[beetle]

nice.........

[King Tendulkar]

I am sick of hearing about run rates in tests. This is the silly oz influence, they do it there way we do it ours. We have had loads of success against aussies in tests and we never score as quickly as them. Its not how quick you score them but how many you make!

[zubinpepsi]

dsr, its not only the run rate its the way the target has been set... tell me y wud one wait until we seta target of 500.. isnt tht too much? and look wat happnd now? we have only 90 overs to get this 10 wkts.. and england cud easily play out a draw here... dravid gvae england a life line by saving them from a humiliating defeat...

[King Tendulkar]

I would not have declared and batted on today. And I am not joking. Priority is to win series. Its the only priority. Remeber 2001 Kolkata. Last day we still batted all the way nearly to lunch and still won. Commentators were all moaning that should have declared ages ago. If england were 1-0 up in ashes series in oz, what would they have done? They would have carried on batting today as well and all their idiotic/hypocritical commenators would have backed this as well. As winning the urn would be far more important then winng last test. Same here winning the series is most important thing so thats what we are making sure we do. Well done Dravid!

[zubinpepsi]

well im sure aussies wont have done tht.. for them winning every match is important.. they take every match as a series.. well u cant compare indian pitches with these ones.. 5th day indian pitch is more suited for kumble to rip the opponents than this pitch