jfk, cricinfo ... i think all of us have the same sentiments ... only different words to express them ... basically the sentiment is ... just get done with this stupid boring long-drawn worthless thing ...
What R U all talking?
What are you talking about? My response later will clarify
I am sure that the overall withdrawl signs on the DG here are ENTIRELY due to the absence of the favourate MAHARATHIES !! U mean RDs and SGs and VVSs have played ENTERTAINING, CHALLENGING, TOUGH cricket in the recent past ?? NO WAY
This is your opinion which seems to change with the seasons but I will not argue with you in this regard. Each one to his own.
........ As compared to this, the current CB series has lot of challenges for team india.
you are naive if you expected anything else?
They are a young side thrown in waters w/o much of experience, with a new leadership,
Which ones are different? i am talking of batsmen here;
MSD 102,GG 43,IP 91,SR 36,VS 182,RS 10,SRT 413,MT 1,RU 31, YS 200.
other than RS nobody is a newbie.
MSD was captain against the aussies and pak at home, 13 ODIs, with the same team as far as batsmen are concerned except SG. What has failed india in this series is batting and the personnel have been the same.
A bit more detail in this regard with respect to batsmen.
VS veteran
SRT veteran
GG already in the side, when the so called maharathi was playing. 40+ ODIs
YS veteran
RU already in the side
MSD
RS is the only different person in the side and playing well, the only inexperienced chap in the side.
your inexperienced side argument is solely based on RS.
otherwise it doesn’t hold much water. The most inexperienced one is the best performer. and we have sucked at batting in this series.
Don’t get me wrong I am not for one moment trying to be an advocate for SG. I have backed this policy of getting new people in but I do not buy the attempt to justify poor batting (and it has been poor so far in ODIs) by drawing the veil of youngsters/inexperience etc. The player replacing SG has been RS albeit not in his batting position and he has performed the poor batting performances are from the experienced guys.
IMO MSD is a good captain which i hope you agree despite your dillydallying with his eventual worth as an Indian player/captain but your analysis here is poor to say the least
and a leader who is fighting it out for a win match-by-match, trying his best to develop each member of his team for future, throwing them to challenges and supporting them as required what more u want for generating interest?
Coming from you this is strange since you were critical of him days ago. I may hold this high ground since despite attacks i have held the view that MSD has the potential to be a great Indian captain, even when he dropped SG/RD.
MSD is not the first and last person to do this. SGs leadership qualities are well known even to the sceptical.
It is said that never was a team seen in so much relaxed and enthuziastic and yet fighting mood in the past during the times of mahatarhies. ( u all may not agree as expected).
Who said this? Quotes/articles/personal interactions anything to substantiate the claim will be welcome.
RDs-SGs have played SELFISH CKT, RECORD BASED CKT, EGO DRIVEN CKT.
This MSDs team is quiet free on ego scale. is it?! Thats why MSD can openly blame RS for a run out and yet all the people in and around the squad had not made any hue and cry of it ( while the DGians here had written pages on MSD's arogance as they (?!) see it )
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Even if it shows that the Indian team is unity exemplified MSD was wrong to publicly denounce his most inexperienced player. That it did not backfire on him does not exonerate his from poor leadership in his regard.
If SG ( or even RD) was in the shoes of MSD everything else in the series being absolutely same; I am 10000000% sure there would have been DIWALI festival on this DG for sure !!
Not sure what you mean here. You mean losing every other match from winning situations brought about by our bowlers and screwed up by our batsmen (except one) would have resulted in celebrations !!! not by me – don’t know about others and cannot comment except that the number of zeroes you put in your statement does not make it more true or incorrect than it is.
My humble advice to everyone is to reset your batteries for the new born team, wear new goggles if reqd, salute and rest your beloved ones in your broad minds and be ready to enjoy a type of cricket which no body has brougt for we indian fans in the past, a fighting, passionate, tough cricket all for just one and the only one cause A WIN AND WIN AND ONLY WIN. Rest all secondary........that it seems is a new mantra of a new captain. What else u need? Want any more clearification..ask..........I will tell u the worthiness of taking interest.
Very eloquent but this team is still led by the unimaginative/lost to the world batman/nincompoop (all your judgements if not verbatim a day or two ago). What changed?
i will not ask for clarifications since you shouldnt have any. anything you say now without apologies stinks
I was surprised when you started attacking MSD – i felt that it was asinine but kept quiet and now this volte face leaves me flabbergasted.
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