Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time.

[Inside_edge]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. Leave this shakuni Mama alone. He's just running from site to site to post exact same crap.

[Gaurav]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. edited- never mind

[The_Black_Prince]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. Lurker...........what does the individual Windies countries have to do with being critical of its players poor perfromances ?? Yody........no orgasmic over 400..........(though you have to admit that the man has determination, concentration and stamina on a scale than Sachin can never imagine much less reach), but defintely pleasure at the 153, 277, the Lankan destruction of Murali.........the decimation of the same SA bowlers the other day in the Caribbean............Under Pressure............etc etc etc.........the Lara list goes on and on and on............and at 37/38, the man simply gets better........while at 33/34 Sachin is rapidly going downhill. BTW, Gavaskar is still Numero Ek and Dravid Numero Do.

[The_Black_Prince]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time.

Leave this shakuni Mama alone. He's just running from site to site to post exact same crap.

I am glad you read The Black Prince on both the old and new ICFs'. It's great stuff !! Keep it up !!

[Anakin]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. TBP too much BS in one thread, make a new one

[Guest BossBhai]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. -- Removed on request of the user --

[Anakin]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. I'll save him a post, apparently not, but I'm sure I can't replicate the rubbish :hic:

[The_Black_Prince]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. Sachin has now POOPED his way to the VC position. This is a good move and will protect his miserable 24 average for some time to come. The Tendulkar mystery Jhakas ?I offered him the vice-captaincy,? Chairman of Selectors, Dilip Vengsarkar has been quoted as saying. So was it a unilateral decision taken by the Big Boss to offer the coveted deputy?s position to India?s ageing veteran, who is currently confronting both dwindling form and declining physical health, or were the other noble-men consulted or even informed about the far-reaching, weighty decision? Given the usually bizarre, frequently confounded and rarely transparent way the BCCI works, your guess is as good as mine. Frankly, Sachin Tendulkar?s sudden turnaround decision to accept the vice-captaincy is indeed strange, if not altogether mysterious. At the peak of his career as a batsman (March 2000) and as a player of electric international dimensions when he was being compared to Sir Donald Bradman (since then justifiably seized by the brutal run machine, Ricky Ponting), Sachin gave up the most prized task in the country voluntarily as ?he could not take the pressure.? Captaincy requires a tough mind-set, personal leadership traits, ability to inspire and motivate a team, and outstanding communication skills. When Sachin called it quits, all of us, legions of his drooling fans were astonished, dumb-founded and bitterly disappointed. One associated the Little Master who blazed away all fiery opposition with cool contempt and autocratic authority to be ready for any challenge. Any insurmountable obstacle. To vanquish all evil green monsters. To proudly hurl the Indian victory flag. But Tendulkar, very surprisingly, threw in the towel. He chickened out, looking hardly the infallible hero we thought him to be. Sadly, while he remained a batting marvel, as a leader he proved to be a comical pip-squeak, forever tentative, constantly sullen-faced, and a schizophrenic contrast to his tiger like royalty when bludgeoning helpless bowlers. But therein he had, ironically enough, displayed his incredible maturity; he had the courage to acknowledge his own limitations. How many can really do that? Therefore, Tendulkar?s recent extraordinary acceptance of vice-captaincy in highly peculiar circumstances has me nonplussed. Why has Sachin accepted the irregular offering at the age of 33 (he will be 34 in April ), when critics have begun to question not just his non-match-winning skills but when in several quarters murmurs of dissent are rising like a crescendo on his very selection in the team? Why this sudden, dramatic turnaround out ?of-the-blue? Does Sachin honestly believe that seven years after abdicating the throne, he is now ready for ascension? With his physical fitness being debatable and his own form turning gravely awry, does it make any sense for him to assume responsibilities of this nature? Why? And since India is looking into the crystal ball, shouldn?t the vice captain be someone who can herald a new era post-the Famous Five? My personal assessment is that Tendulkar is now increasingly insecure, and the vice-captaincy is an attempt to justify his otherwise depleting relevance and diminishing influence in Indian cricket? For one, it makes his position safer, will focus away from his erratic on-field lessons in HOW TO BAT SLOWLY AND LOSE TEST MATCHES, scotch frequent panel discussions on his obsolescence, and better still, make the perceptional shift that the Bandra (East) boy maybe actually contemplating eyeing 2011 World Cup final at Wankhede stadium et al. God bless Sunil Gavaskar?s exquisite clairvoyance! Sachin?s loaded statement that ?at the moment? he has not thought of captaincy, hints at an unfinished agenda. Tendulkar has been singularly eclipsed by Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting and until his latest hara-kiri in South Africa, even by Rahul Dravid. Ponting will in all probability overhaul him in two crucial world-records one day; the maximum number of Test runs and highest Test centuries. Ponting has proved to be a master skipper besides being a ruthless batsman, and under him Australia have become even more bullish, bellicose and belligerent (as if that was possible after the golden era of Steven Waugh) having won every conceivable tournament and series with callous impertinence. MOM in the last World Cup final, Ponting leads a Roger Federer-Tiger Woods like dominant team to Barbados, and barring some bad weather, stomach upsets, the dreaded Duckworth Lewis or a rejuvenated South Africa, should be returning to Sydney Harbour with a record hat-trick. Tendulkar is clearly aware that Ponting has already overshadowed him in history books of late, with even Waugh bestowing the Bradman sobriquet from Sachin?s head to Ponting, who is younger, looks desperately hungry, and is aware of the record books. So is the captaincy an attempt to capture some brownie points and falling crumbs before sunset hour beckons? As Multan showed, Tendulkar wants the batting records, and he made no bones about it either. Will captaincy (assuming Dravid is summarily given marching orders after a failed attempt in West Indies) restore for Sachin the mystical aura and halo of invincible power which seems to have completely deserted him as of now? Will assuming the captaincy mantle give him the much-needed succour, and be his swan song? With India and Australia scheduled to play many head to head series soon, is Sachin aware of the rampaging global attention these games are likely to draw and inevitable comparisons? Also, is Sachin somewhere deep down inside still simmering that India?s new resilient sheet anchor, the paragon of great batsmanship, and often cited as the country?s real bulwark is The Wall, Rahul Dravid. The last thing that Sachin perhaps wants is to retire as a pale shadow of Rahul Dravid?s, ? an erstwhile famous colleague ?. Don?t forget that for a long time Rahul played in ODIs as a mere prop to Tendulkar & Co. And now not only has Dravid bearded the lion in his own den in ODIs, he has completely overtaken him in Tests, and to rub salt in hurting wounds, has been a much better captain. The truth is that India did win both ODIs and Test matches when Sachin was convalescing from his shoulder operation, and sports, is a great equalizer, and no one, no matter how brilliant, is indispensable. Albeit Sachin belongs to another league in terms of classical perfection and exceptional records, of late, his batting prowess is witnessing a peculiar ragged impotence. At times he is so placid it is not difficult to fathom as to why his inborn talent hasn?t returned imperceptibly to its original sac? Tendulkar?s human vulnerabilities have actually surfaced at sporadic intervals. His mindless intervention in the Ricky Ponting incident at the ICC Champions Trophy prize distribution ceremony wherein BCCI President Sharad Pawar was rudely shoved around, is a case in point. It was a sensitive issue with political overtones, and even without having first hand observed the improper conduct, Sachin passed a scathing comment on pure hear-say on the Australian faux pas condemning the Aussies, when he was not officially expected to pass personal judgements against his own playing contemporaries. His comments invited ire and public indignation, and threatened to escalate into unwarranted tension. But I am sure the BCCI supremo loved him for that. According to Vengsarkar, Sachin will now be able to ?assist and guide Rahul Dravid? in difficult times; this is an atrocious pretext and cannot withstand logical scrutiny. I was under the impression that Sachin was doing that anyway (?mentor? and all that), and surely Tendulkar did not need an embellishing decoration to communicate his strategy. Of course, please remember that a lot has changed since Sachin?s magnanimous stepping down act. The game has become a commercial box-office rage, player contracts have become a reality, endorsement bazaar has exploded, the media exposure on celebrity stars is overwhelming, and new abbreviated forms such as 20:20 mean more cricket. Means more moolah. The ROI is on a rising curve. The captain on the hot seat commands a hefty premium. Is a seven-year itch possible? One of the Board officials has apparently insinuated that Sachin?s appointment as Vice Captain was to keep Rahul Dravid on a tight leash by having the stocky Mumbaikar breathing down his neck. If it is so, it?s a tragic manifestation of BCCI?s Machiavellian working and totally disrespectful towards not just Dravid, but Indian cricket itself. Is it fair that Dravid should be leading India with a sharp Damocles sword hanging ominously above his India cap? Are we hoping to win the World Cup by indulging in spiteful internecine games and playing sordid politics with our own players? And most importantly, is Sachin Tendulkar allowing himself to become a willing pawn in the chessboard of BCCI politics, to further his own waning career? I may be wrong. But knowing Indian cricket, anything is possible. Anything.

[Bumper]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. ^This article though contraversial, raises the same suspicions i raised a few days ago. Yoda, what say now ?

[audioman]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. I just assumed Mumbaikar Vengsarkar wanted fellow-mumbaikar to have more power.

[King]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. With TBP and Audio around anything about Tendulkar will make a news. Get over with it TBP, even the die hard Indian supporters aren't really worried about Tendulkar. You can see that from the replies since you posted that "Jack Ass" column. :hic:

[The_Black_Prince]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. Ravi................the diehard Indian supporters are VERY........VERY worried about the extent of Sachin pooping. Why do ya think Jha mentions "Dissent about Sachin rising like a crescendo", and "Sachin's insecurity". If yuh wanna look at very worried Sachin diehards who are pulling their remaining hair out...........well...just look at Anakin and Bheemie !!

[Anakin]

Re: Gavaskar will remain the No. 1 Indian batsman of all time. You're too good TBP, but thanks to you now we've discovered the holy grail ie ignoring crap == pulling hairs out