Kerala Express Watch Thread

[Sachin=GOD]

thats sad.

[SLICKR392]

thats sad.

:cantstop:

[maniac]

The guy should be given one last chance.....he wasn't our worst bowler in England by any stretch of imagination and we need to remember that in the test series just before that he was our best bowler.... Deserves one last go as a make or break provided he is fit...mental weakness,etc is just made up **** if he is fit enough will do well but if not dump his ** for good.

[psrb4u]

A welcome comeback for him in the national side.

[ShebbySB]

Every good test sides have a 85mph right arm outswing bowler like SA has Steyn,Eng has Anderson,Australia has Hilfenhaus.We've Shami in the India-A team & if he does well then he's our man but if only he's not up to the mark then we should consider Sree not before that.For now we should work with Umesh,Ishant,Aaron,Shami & Awana & try to develope them.This is the most talented bunch we've ever had.There is also Nechim,Suyal,Shukla,Anwar Ahmed & Veer Pratap Singh to back that them up.So why do we need to go back to Munaf,Praveen,Sreesanth,Nehra etc.They got their chances but didn't use it.

[cricketnns]

3 Reasons why Sreesanth deserves a second chance Hey guys, Check out my new post: 3 Reasons why Sreesanth deserves a second chance Here's a short excerpt from it:

What makes Sreesanth so displeasing to many fans, including Indians? Is it the bad-mouthing and the tantrums he throws in? Then what about Virat Kohli? Or maybe "it's alright to use profanity all you want, as long as you do well". Sreesanth has not been in the greatest of form ever since the World Cup final in 2011, where he eked out 52 runs in 8 overs, letting his captain Dhoni down after he had left Ashwin out, just to pick Sreesanth. However, he did not do that badly in his first 4 overs, giving away just 18 runs. After that match, India went to tour England, which Sreesanth did not do too well in. Injuries and other preferences meant that he would be left out of the side. Sreesanth is currently in the process of warming up by going to the NCA in Bangalore, after his surgery on his toes, and is gearing up for a comeback. @sreesanth36 By end of this year..looking forward to be fully match fit international standrd by this year end.. A fresh new start from 2013 jan.1st 14 Sep 12 In case you didn't know, the old Sreesanth has disappeared and the new Sreesanth is starting to behave more like a cricketer. You can see the improvement with this quote (on July 30, 2011): "Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. I am spiritual now". - S. Sreesanth Here are three reasons why Sreesanth deserves to come back into the Indian team, in all three formats: 1. One of India's best seam bowlers Hands down, Sreesanth is one of India's best seamers. For those who do not know the exact definition of seam bowling, Wikipedia describes it thus: "Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation". Basically, it is the technique where the bowler holds the cricket ball at the circular stitching of the cricket ball, the index and middle fingers holding the seam, the wrist being dead straight, and the seam landing on the pitch, thereby creating a deviation. This has been witnessed several times in Sreesanth's career. However, his talent and ability has been undermined simply because of the runs that he leaks at times.

[vvvslaxman]

are you promoting your blog here :hmmm:

[Tiger-Don]

I always loved sree! Not for his bowling but the entertainment he gives us!

[bangladeshifan]

are you promoting your blog here :hmmm:

nop! nah! not at all

[Crookbond]

are you promoting your blog here :hmmm:

Funny how he got away with the other thread.

[msb1991]

He has a First Class bowling average now of 36.07 - name one competent Test bowler with an average even near that! Not only does he leak runs but he does not take wickets regularly.

[Crookbond]

In simple terms, he's a lottery. Good on his day, Worse on not.

[cricketnns]

Funny how he got away with the other thread.

Are we not allowed to post links to somewhere else? It's about cricket of course, not other topics.

[Magneto]

Whoever is not there in the team is obviously the best :giggle:

[CG]

He has a First Class bowling average now of 36.07 - name one competent Test bowler with an average even near that! Not only does he leak runs but he does not take wickets regularly.

he averages 37 in tests used to be under 30 ,so what does it say about our domestic structure.

[NareshK]

He has a First Class bowling average now of 36.07 - name one competent Test bowler with an average even near that! Not only does he leak runs but he does not take wickets regularly.

You cant have averages of 25 or below like in Australia or South Africa in India. Pace bowlers are there usually to take the shine off the new ball and then its spinners all day. For instance in the recent series against Kiwis, pacers only took 4 or 5 wickets out of 40 if I remember correctly. Its because selectors in India treat pace bowlers like spinners that we dont have enough pacers coming up.

[Crookbond]

Are we not allowed to post links to somewhere else? It's about cricket of course' date=' not other topics.[/quote'] I guess this is your personal blog. If I understand the rules correctly, you need to get prior permission to advertise your blog and/or post the complete/partial text of your blog. Mods would be in a better position to clarify.

[msb1991]

You cant have averages of 25 or below like in Australia or South Africa in India. Pace bowlers are there usually to take the shine off the new ball and then its spinners all day. For instance in the recent series against Kiwis' date=' pacers only took 4 or 5 wickets out of 40 if I remember correctly.[/quote'] Even so. In the Plate League, you want to be averaging much less. Here are the averages of the pace bowlers who played in Sreesanth's last FC match... Prasanth Parameswaran - 27.82 Sony Cheruvathur - 23.09 Shrikant Wagh - 35.00 Amol Jungade - 28.45 If pace bowlers are required to take the shine off the new ball, that is a fair enough excuse for a lack of wickets per match, or perhaps a mild excuse for poor average but not an excuse for terrible average AND economy rate.

[maniac]

Sreeshanth deserves a 2nd chance at test level...Agreed but he along with Zak should never play ODI's and T20 again. Umesh/Ishanth if they fulllfil their promise should be the only 2 fast bowlers to play 3 formats with a limited work schedule

[msb1991]

he averages 37 in tests used to be under 30 ' date='so what does it say about our domestic structure.[/quote'] All it says that someone with a poor First Class record will eventually have a similar Test record. The poor FC record occurs due to inconsistent fitness or performance and that will usually become apparent over a Test career but sometimes not over the first few matches. 35 off his 87 Test wickets were taken in his first 7 Tests. With the adrenaline flowing, someone can perform out of their shoes (or perhaps be in a short-term period of good form). Its an unscientific statement, but I don't think an unreasonable one. However, the best way to see how someone will perform over a long Test career is their career First Class record and record over approximately the last 3 seasons. The FC average is most telling of how a bowler will perform in Tests in home conditions, such as Philander. Sreesanth's home record illustrates this, with 31 wickets at 39.54.