Dhoni you BRUTE!!!!

[fineleg]

Great knock by MSD. Did not expect it. Hats off :hatsoff: But there are still questions around his Test batting (notwithstanding this exceptional 200) - those can only be answered over time.

[carnish]

I wont say Dhoni is a good test batsman unless he has atleast 1 century for every 8 test matches he plays considering that he bats at number 6-7, its a difficult job for a batsman coming that way down but unless you can score one century in 8 games you are not good enough .. currently he has 6 100s from 74 games ... Its about a century in 12.2 games. Not good enough.

[Jersey #10]

Didn't sehwag hit like 300 in a day? Although Dhoni did it in tough conditions. pretty cool

[akshayxyz]

Didn't sehwag hit like 300 in a day? Although Dhoni did it in tough conditions. pretty cool

No. close to 300, but not 300+.

[The Outsider]

Finally, Dhoni has an innings which can be ranked in the top 5 played by an Indian keeper. Brilliant innings.

[SLICKR392]

No. close to 300' date=' but not 300+.[/quote'] How about Bradman? Hasn't he scored 300 in a day?

[rkt.india]

I wont say Dhoni is a good test batsman unless he has atleast 1 century for every 8 test matches he plays considering that he bats at number 6-7' date=' its a difficult job for a batsman coming that way down but unless you can score one century in 8 games you are not good enough .. currently he has 6 100s from 74 games ... Its about a century in 12.2 games. Not good enough.[/quote'] he has six 90 plus scores too which are as good as a 100.

[Sidhoni]

Interesting :

[saneindian]

His ability to bat in Indian conditions was never in doubt and this innings only confirms the fact he should be batting 6 in India/Asia. His record outside the SC is still ordinary. Needs to play some good innings on our away tours, especially when the team needs it.

[Asim]

^ at least put orig ones instead of copy/paste

[carnish]

he has six 90 plus scores too which are as good as a 100.

Tendulkar nearly had 20 90+ scores yet we wanted that 100th 100. 90+ scores are good in context of matches but to be a great batsman ... you need to convert them into 100s.

[Sidhoni]

^ at least put orig ones instead of copy/paste

Here you go:

[The Outsider]

In other news Indore is reporting an unexpected shortage of tissues.

[Sidhoni]

In other news Indore is reporting an unexpected shortage of tissues.

If it was meant for me, I am not from Indore.

[rkt.india]

Tendulkar nearly had 20 90+ scores yet we wanted that 100th 100. 90+ scores are good in context of matches but to be a great batsman ... you need to convert them into 100s.

People wanted that? I didn't.

[rkt.india]

His ability to bat in Indian conditions was never in doubt and this innings only confirms the fact he should be batting 6 in India/Asia. His record outside the SC is still ordinary. Needs to play some good innings on our away tours, especially when the team needs it.

He does not have the technique to do that and I think even mentally he gives up some times in difficult conditions.

[The Outsider]

If it was meant for me' date=' I am not from Indore.[/quote'] Oh, my mistake. Somehow I remembered you hoping for a match in Indore so you could watch it. Probably mixed it up with someone else.

[Sidhoni]

Oh' date=' my mistake. Somehow I remembered you hoping for a match in Indore so you could watch it. Probably mixed it up with someone else.[/quote'] You are right. I was hoping for a match in Indore so I could watch it. That is because I live in Bhopal.

[carnish]

People wanted that? I didn't.

Maybe you didn't but people did. Everywhere I went i only heard about his 100th 100. Even he admitted the pressure got to him and it was not because only he wanted to get it ... No, the pressure was of expectations.

[kubrickian]

Its funny how some people say he has to prove in foreign conditions. Does anyone say when Clarke makes 300 in Australia or Amla scores runs in SA that he has to prove himself in India ? According to this logic, Ponting is one of the worst batsmen as he was miserable in India. These people follow logic that records in SA, Eng and Aus only matter and anything scored in India is not important. Nice brainwashed mentality.