sanjeev wrote:> With all respect to the abilities and talent of the pakistani team i> am shocked> and dazed at india's loss to a slightly weaker team.. one of the> major reason i could find to this loss is as simple as blunders made> by the captain.. i am still dazed how could india lose at ahemdabad> and draw a match at mohali.. well this chase at ahemdabad could have> happen only "once in 50 times" and i am still dazed the blunder made> by captain to choose the defensive approach of leg stump line[which> was never used again in this series again] and not going for a normal> wicket taking line.. i just can't digest it.. just can't..similarly> the mohali test "once in a 100" thing that someone can draw a match at> that juncture.. i think the captain had to be lil creative and it was> his resposibilty..a team coming from 2 - 0 down and wins it 4 - 2> again "once in 50 times thing"..> The choice of preperation of wicket lies with the home team.. with> one nil lead india should have opted for a result producing wicket> spinning track at mohali like we always do with other playing> nations.. i am dazed why did saurav opted for a flat track and wanted> a draw.. further more again the defensive approach in the batting> while playing last .. at lunch only one wicket down and then lose 9> wickets in 2 sessions with 8 overs still left..I'l say" one in 50> times" again..> i can just say it was a really bad and defensive approach by our> think tank.. least said i am DAZED.. what a waste of oppurtunity> against a weaker team to win another test and odi win..DAZED AND> SHOCKED..pls note i am not taking anything away from the effort and> hard work but by pakistani team but putting down mistakes made by> indian think tank..
"Shishir Pathak" <NOSPAMsilly.point@gmail.com> wrote in message news:42642f0e@x-privat.org...> <shariq_tariq@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1113850871.232248.26710@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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Less than a year ago, you wrote endless posts on professionalism of the > Indian side, their phoren coach, their captain courageous, and its > talented and enthusiatic young cricketers.
Lol....never ceases to amaze me, how short certain individuals' memories are... After the second test, all over Pak and RSC, people were baying for Inzi's and Woolmer's blood. All's forgotten, forgiven and elevated to highest levels of professionalism after T3. Repeat blood baying after the first and second odos...along the lines that if SRT can take a 5 fer, the batsmen should "doob marofy" in "chullu bhar paani". After odo no 6, it boils down to the lack of bowling talent if India have to depend on SRT for the wickets. Welcome to the Spin Zone !!!
All it proves is that our dear friend is nothing but a "fair-weather-jockey"... Use your earlier disapprovals to approve the next success and reverse it again when the next failure emerges. At least they are consistent that way. All this at the pretense that they read and understand the game very well. Bah !!!!!
On 18 Apr 2005 23:11:47 -0700, "Aditya Basrur" <sandaas_rocks@yahoo.com> wrote:
shariq_tariq@yahoo.com wrote:>
India well and truly needs a Ray Jennings kind of coach, who wields>a>> massive danda, and give him full authority/power to drop and pick>> players as he pleases.>
Big dandas only matter in WI Cricket. Even Somerset dropped Joel>Garner.
that was teh time when dunford went for the circumcision
