Dhoni fills his boots with cheap runs as usual and shows off

[Ultimate_Game]

Dhoni's first >0 score in a successful 4th innings run chase.

Yup, a choker to boot who never shows up when the going gets tough. Maybe he should start enjoying his cricket a bit more.

[Lord]

as bad as Dhoni as test batsman is,u can bank on him to chase a score on these Indian tracks,then his ODI instinct takes over n we all know hes a beast there

[Ultimate_Game]

Come on dude, you are giving dhoni way too less credit :headshake:. Remember how many IPL and Champions league trophies he has. No doubt one of the best test keeper batsmen of all time. Dujon , Engineer, Knott , Flower are useless hacks in front of Dhoni's legendary keeping and batting ability, especially in overseas conditions :cheerleader: Plus he owns a motorbike racing team too :two_thumbs_up:

I completely agree. Dhoni's only good for tamasha cricket like IPL, Champions league, World T20s and World Cups. Forget the legends like Dujon, Engineer etc., he's not even fit to tie the shoe laces of Mores, Mongias, Ratras, Dahiyas and Saba Karims. I hope the new selection panel kicks him from the team for good

[Ultimate_Game]

as bad as Dhoni as test batsman is' date='u can bank on him to chase a score on these Indian tracks,then his ODI instinct takes over n we all know hes a beast there[/quote'] Yup, selfish and a show-off as usual scoring cheap runs and hogging the limelight.

[JaFanatic]

its not that easy to satisfy U_G he must be a perfectionist in what he does

[Ultimate_Game]

its not that easy to satisfy U_G he must be a perfectionist in what he does

I want Saha in the team ASAP :hitler: Actually anyone other than Dhoni would do just fine.

[Number]

We had this game in bag, it was a walk in the park for us. Dhoni making runs when it doesn't matter once again. As we are seeing from 2005.. Lords 07, Faisalabad 06, Wellington etc. Wish More was was there for us in Away matches he would've scored double hundreds and made up for poor form of our top 6.

[deathmonger]

Good knock by MSD, and vital partnership. But before MSD-bhakts get carried away, how about in non-subcontinental tours?

new zealand - 77.50 england - 39 oz - 18.69 sa - 31.44 show me an indian wk with better stats. thing is wks avg in early 30s. dhoni should not be considered as pure batsman. check out records of wks like boucher, mongia, rashid latif, moin khan, ian healy etc. you will be pleasantly surprised.

[JaFanatic]

I want Saha in the team ASAP :hitler: Actually anyone other than Dhoni would do just fine.

but man you're too harsh on expressing your views

[prasadiyer]

Yup' date=' selfish and a show-off as usual scoring cheap runs and hogging the limelight.[/quote'] I am not a fan of Dhoni but this seems to be over the top. Would have been more dignified of Dhoni to have gotten out in single digits, perhaps?

[The Outsider]

Perhaps he would not have needed to play the innings today if he had selected an unbiased team and kept his CSK buddy out. Anyways, when Dravid was the wicket keeper in ODIs he was expected to perform like a specialist batsman because his keeping was mediocre. Dhoni should be performing to the levels of a specialist batsman, which he did in this series, to justify his position in the team as well.

[deathmonger]

Perhaps he would not have needed to play the innings today if he had selected an unbiased team and kept his CSK buddy out. Anyways, when Dravid was the wicket keeper in ODIs he was expected to perform like a specialist batsman because his keeping was mediocre. Dhoni should be performing to the levels of a specialist batsman, which he did in this series, to justify his position in the team as well.

dhoni's keeping is hardly khatmal and against spinners he's very good.

[deathmonger]

short term gain' date=' long term loss.[/quote'] lol pak - the team where the tail starts from wk.

[Yoda-esque]

Who was that fool that compared Dhoni with More? :hysterical:

[vvvslaxman]

Last 4 years keepers from various countries in conditions like NZ, SA, Eng, OZ

[Trichromatic]

Last 4 years keepers from various countries in conditions like NZ, SA, Eng, OZ

Excluding home matches for each wk No code has to be inserted here.

[Yoda-esque]

Excluding home matches for each wk No code has to be inserted here.

This is a more telling stat.. Thanks

[Swing_n_Speed]

LMAO @ OP. This was sarcasm overdrive!

[Pagalpanti]

Excluding home matches for each wk No code has to be inserted here.

Nailed it. Dhoni haters will still find a way around it though. Few popular reasons have been, out on a no-ball... dropped early, lucky edges.. :giggle:

[The Outsider]

LOL! Now NZ is supposed to be a top ranked team and clubbed together with Australia, South Africa, and England. Here is the reality: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;host=1;host=2;host=3;keeper=1;orderby=batting_average;spanmax1=03+Sep+2012;spanmin1=03+Sep+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting And if you are including NZ, why leave out WI. Another reality check for fan boys: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;home_or_away=3;host=1;host=2;host=3;host=4;host=5;keeper=1;orderby=batting_average;spanmax1=03+Sep+2012;spanmin1=03+Sep+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting