velu Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 India's emphatic victory in the World Cup has proved beyond doubt they are currently the best all-round cricket team. In the process, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's polished performance as skipper, where he pushed, prodded and cajoled his side into peaking at the right time, has shown he's not only the best leader in the game but also one of the finest of the last 30 years. His performance ranks him with the other top-class leaders of the period: Imran Khan, Mark Taylor and Arjuna Ranatunga. Unlike their predecessors as the No. 1-ranked team, West Indies and Australia, India do not have a dominant bowling attack. Considering bowlers win matches, this makes Dhoni's captaincy performance even more meritorious. In that regard he's emulated Ranatunga in conjuring up a World Cup victory with a moderate attack. As there's no indication India are on the verge of unearthing a couple of world-class bowlers, and three of their best Test batsmen are closer to retirement than to the pinnacle of their careers, Dhoni has a serious challenge on his hands to keep India at the top of the rankings in the longer game. However, he can take comfort from the fact that none of the stronger teams look likely to surge past India in the race to be No. 1. tl;dr tl;dr tl;dr http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510271.html :giggle:
vvvslaxman Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 :cantstop: Yup.. Ian chappell is a joke of analyst. He swings from one extreme to another always. But like a broken clock getting right twice a day he is bound to state some obvious things from time to time
CSK Fan Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Don't see anything wrong. Dhoni WAS, just like Sachin WAS one of the greatest batsman. Now Dhoni is past it
maniac Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Velu seems to have a collection of chappel articles and seems to agree with most of those.....velu please post chapels thoughts about some bright indian talents
undisputed chap Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Shows what a phone call from srini mama can do.
velu Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 Velu seems to have a collection of chappel articles and seems to agree with most of those.....velu please post chapels thoughts about some bright indian talents abe babu garu .. google maadi :poink:
velu Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 Shows what a phone call from srini mama can do. long count = 1 ; :yay:
Lord Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 This is the reason Dhoni's downfall started.I remember he wrote off Sachin in 2007 and then he made an epic comeback.Sab ulta hota hai :cantstop:
AmreekanDesi Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Chappell is losing it. Old age maybe? He was claiming sth totally else last week. Changes his opinion like the English weather Also he has been commentating for like 3 decades now almost. Add to that his career. Doesnt he ever get bored???
Lord Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Chappell is losing it. Old age maybe? He was claiming sth totally else last week. Changes his opinion like the English weather Also he has been commentating for like 3 decades now almost. Add to that his career. Doesnt he ever get bored??? its a 3 yr old article :giggle:
vvvslaxman Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 It has become common among ex cricketers. If one team does well in a session they will ask the other team to learn it from this team.. Then next day if the other team does well.. they will ask the other team to learn from this team. lol. They don't have fixed opinions. Just like in cricket some captains follow the ball, these commies, experts follow the success.
velu Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 This is the reason Dhoni's downfall started.I remember he wrote off Sachin in 2007 and then he made an epic comeback.Sab ulta hota hai :cantstop: dhonis rise aka rising from ashes started last week
Lord Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 dhonis rise aka rising from ashes started last week and stopped next day :haha:
CSK Fan Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Chappell is losing it. Old age maybe? He was claiming sth totally else last week. Changes his opinion like the English weather Also he has been commentating for like 3 decades now almost. Add to that his career. Doesnt he ever get bored??? Velu has posted an old article
adi B Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 I don't blame Chappell here(even though he's senile and idiot sometimes) because nobody and literally nobody could have forecasted how badly dhoni and the team would fall in the next few years :cantstop:
Laaloo Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Desperate times call for desperate measures Dhoni fans are relegated to posting articles from 3 years ago and wishing him happy birthdays. :hysterical:
JourneyMan Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Different formats. India still remain a strong limited overs side. Test cricket on the other hand......
CSK Fan Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Topic title amended appropriately... :giggle: You are welcome :giggle:
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