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How Kohli, Badri make it to the XI?
Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times
Colombo, August 21, 2008


There is always more than one way to reach any destination. If you need proof of that axiom, look no further than the second ODI against Sri Lanka, which India won by a slender yet reassuring margin.

The struggle to score 143 notwithstanding, India can now look their opponents in the eye and say, "if we play good cricket we can definitely beat you," as M. S. Dhoni rightly pointed out. While Zaheer Khan and Dhoni did what was expected of them as senior pros, India's win was book-ended by two of the newest owners of the India cap — Virat Kohli and S Badrinath.

Kohli, almost representative of the new India, spiked hair and flashy diamond earring, played a brand of aggressive yet efficient cricket that showed him a way to stay at the crease and still score at an acceptable rate. His stroke-play evokes shades of Robin Uthappa, the face of the bat open when driving to the off, sending the ball square rather than straight and contrastingly, the bat face closed when whipping the ball through on around the front pad.

Badrinath is more a throwback to the past. Already 28, with a wealth of domestic and India A cricket under the belt, he began as a batsman who played straight and grafted for runs. Often a century was chanceless, but it took a long time coming. Over the years, though, Badri has reinvented himself, matching the demands of the times. He not only has a wide array of shots, he runs hard between the wickets and is capable of innovation, as success in the IPL shows.

While Kohli set things up with a crucial 37, Badri sealed the deal, with an unbeaten 27. The two could not have chosen more differing paths in their journey to the top of the cricketing ladder. Kohli has played a mere 11 first-class matches, and even leading the Under-19 team to World Cup triumph did not persuade his home state, Delhi, into picking him for the IPL. He had a torrid time with the Bangalore IPL team, scoring just 165 runs from 13 matches. As luck would have it, though, when he was playing in the Emerging Nations tournament, chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar was present to witness his unbeaten 120 against New Zealand Emerging Players' XI.

Sometimes, all it takes is for one influential person, and who more than the Chairman of Selectors, to watch a special innings, and you are pitchforked into the limelight. This is not to say that Kohli has not worked hard at his cricket over the years, but certainly others have worked harder, with better results.

Badri's route has been a more tried-and-tested one, in many ways. Heavy scoring in age-group cricket won him a Tamil Nadu spot. From there, season after season at the top of the charts, or very close, prompted selection in the India A team.

Badri then piled on the runs there as well, only to find, to his mounting frustration, that an India call-up was elusive. The closest Badri came to playing for India was when he was in the squad for the ODIs against Australia in 2007, when Gautam Gambhir was injured, but he never played and soon found others passing him by, even though he was scoring consistently.

It was in this context that the ICL hoped to capitalise on Badri's frustration, offering him Rs 1.5 crore for a three-year contract. To his credit, Badri refused, and told his close friends that he could never throw away that chance to play for India, no matter how much money was involved. "I was part of the dressing-room once, and Sachin Tendulkar was pulling my leg and making me feel at home. I wanted to experience that feeling again," he had said then.

It turned out to be a wise decision as Lady Luck, who had seemingly turned her back on Badri, had a twist in store. With Sachin Tendulkar injuring his elbow in the final Test, Badri made it to the squad. When Virender Sehwag turned his ankle, he won a place in the eleven.

Kohli has age on his side, while Badri has experience under the belt, and the journeys they have travelled are distinctly different. But now that they have fulfilled that burning ambition — to play for India — what they do from here on, will determine if they're just another in the long line of people to play a handful of ODIs for India, or something far more substantial.



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[prfsr]

Fluff article but  for the coverage on Kohli. I wonder if CI guys read my posts 

[pipsqueak]

Fluff article but  for the coverage on Kohli. I wonder if CI guys read my posts 

spiked hair and flashy diamond earring? is that what the "future" holds? 

[ramshorns]

As CP observed earlier Prfsr's rants on Kohli are getting rather tiring and frankly quite silly.  Here is a young man trying to make it much like Ganguly did more than a decade ago and here we are a member of the SG fan club taking out their frustations on players who have no one to pick up a debate for on their behalf.

[pipsqueak]

As CP observed earlier Prfsr's rants on Kohli are getting rather tiring and frankly quite silly.  Here is a young man trying to make it much like Ganguly did more than a decade ago and here we are a member of the SG fan club taking out their frustations on players who have no one to pick up a debate for on their behalf.

...and having someone to pick a debate on his behalf in this DG helps him HOW?   

or for that matter, "taking out frustrations" affects the player HOW?

DG is almost, mostly about getting one-up over the various "fans" and "anti-fans" and deriving a kick out of it - deal with that!

you think all your passionate rants about VVS changes his cricketing career in any way? 

[ramshorns]

As CP observed earlier Prfsr's rants on Kohli are getting rather tiring and frankly quite silly.  Here is a young man trying to make it much like Ganguly did more than a decade ago and here we are a member of the SG fan club taking out their frustations on players who have no one to pick up a debate for on their behalf.

...and having someone to pick a debate on his behalf in this DG helps him HOW?   

or for that matter, "taking out frustrations" affects the player HOW?

Perhaps you should have asked that question to yourself when you were posting perhaps the most hate filled posts(on GC) in the history of this DG, in case no one told you to this point.

DG is almost, mostly about getting one-up over the various "fans" and "anti-fans" and deriving a kick out of it - deal with that!

 

Really!!!!! where was all this wisdom when you were jumping all over the DG to a point where you requested the MODS to have an ignore feature.

you think all your passionate rants about VVS changes his cricketing career in any way? 

Oh do not worry.  I will take up for VVS.  It is worth for a guy who has played the best knock ever by an Indian which none of your hero's knocks hold a candle to.

[kban1]

As CP observed earlier Prfsr's rants on Kohli are getting rather tiring and frankly quite silly.  Here is a young man trying to make it much like Ganguly did more than a decade ago and here we are a member of the SG fan club taking out their frustations on players who have no one to pick up a debate for on their behalf.

I hope you realize prfsr's posts are in jest.

Just curious though that prfsrs posts about Kohli for all of  2 weeks raises your heckles enough to term them as tiring but CP's posts about Ganguly for over 2.5 years never made you think the same. 

Prfsr must lack CP's "wizardry" 

[pipsqueak]

author=ramshorns link=topic=17068.msg227349#msg227349 date=1219359400]

Perhaps you should have asked that question to yourself when you were posting perhaps the most hate filled posts(on GC) in the history of this DG, in case no one told you to this point.

i was fully aware of what my "impact" on GC is going to be! it certainly riled up a lot of people on the DG, which was FUN, FUN and more FUN!

on the other hand, i do think exposing journotrash like PPs could have some positive effect. really, i find all this "hate" and "love" preaching rather silly - people are entitled to hate others just like people are entitled to "blind worship".

Really!!!!! where was all this wisdom when you were jumping all over the DG to a point where you requested the MODS to have an ignore feature.

there is a difference between humorous, sarcastic, critical posts and trashy, personal and abusive posts. maybe you don't see the difference? i don't like to read trash. i have never objected to criticism of any player.

Oh do not worry.  I will take up for VVS.  It is worth for a guy who has played the best knock ever by an Indian which none of your hero's knocks hold a candle to.

i ain't worried at all - regardless, your "taking up" affects him nada!     who is my hero, incidentally? and why should he hold a candle?

you see, your *only* defence seems to be bringing up SG unnecessarily and taking a pot-shot at the "sg fans"  - proves my point that it is all about getting one-up. 

[prfsr]

I hope you realize prfsr's posts are in jest.

Sir,
I am not joking, and I challenge anyone to point out one statement that I have made about Kohli that is false (naturally predictions do not count) or negative.

I would also like to point out that my campaign for Kohli started before he was selected for the Xi and IIRC before the XV was announced. Nobody gave this guy a chance and yet he played ahead of Badri - I do not condone that but it does point to my eye for talent being similar to BCCI experts.

For your other questions please recall that while I have only said (heartfelt) positive things about VVS, I have been critical of the form of Rohit Richards.  

[ramshorns]

As CP observed earlier Prfsr's rants on Kohli are getting rather tiring and frankly quite silly.  Here is a young man trying to make it much like Ganguly did more than a decade ago and here we are a member of the SG fan club taking out their frustations on players who have no one to pick up a debate for on their behalf.

I hope you realize prfsr's posts are in jest.

Just curious though that prfsrs posts about Kohli for all of  2 weeks raises your heckles enough to term them as tiring but CP's posts about Ganguly for over 2.5 years never made you think the same. 

Prfsr must lack CP's "wizardry" 

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something else(reason) to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Despite all that why should I even compare any of what Prfsr posted to what CP did.   

So  to jumping to the defense of SG fans at each step of the way.

[pipsqueak]

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Despite all that why should I even compare any of what Prfsr posted to what CP did.   

So  to jumping to the defense of SG fans at each step of the way.

here i present yet anudder exjample of "that it's all about fans and pot-shots" and never really about the players. i rest my case.

[kban1]

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

LOL!!

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something else (reason) to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)

You obviously have not read the DG in the past 2 weeks when Virat Kohli was brought ino the discussion. He was brought in by prfsr in light of the youngsters vs oldies debate and the whole issue of whether MSD deserved a kHEl Ratna.

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

I think most people on this DG are well aware of Badri's claim and I can bet you 8 out of 10 will argue vehemently in favor of Badri. Not sure why comments about Kohli in half jest should detract from Badri's claim to be in the Indian team.

I reiterate that you are mis reading the whole situation.

while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Buffonrey begets buffonrey -- CP's posts about Ganguly for over 2 years is nothing short of buffonrey, and I am being charitable in my characterization. And lately (I stress lately here) people have learnt to pay him back in his own coin, although to their eternal credit, most (a few rare exceptions excepted) have NOT stooped to the level that CP has marked as his sole and permanent abode on this forum via his DG posts.

So my bewilderment remains just as valid as before -- his "wizardry" must work wonders

[Cover Point]

As CP observed earlier Prfsr's rants on Kohli are getting rather tiring and frankly quite silly.  Here is a young man trying to make it much like Ganguly did more than a decade ago and here we are a member of the SG fan club taking out their frustations on players who have no one to pick up a debate for on their behalf.

...and having someone to pick a debate on his behalf in this DG helps him HOW?   

or for that matter, "taking out frustrations" affects the player HOW?

Perhaps you should have asked that question to yourself when you were posting perhaps the most hate filled posts(on GC) in the history of this DG, in case no one told you to this point.

Oh no one told her. You see some people are protected and some are ...uhh what was the word ... 'exposed'. Thats how things are. Since she was ranting on GC and posting about India losing under Dravid ... she cant be called out. Its only anything said about ganguly that is 'exposed'

[ramshorns]

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Despite all that why should I even compare any of what Prfsr posted to what CP did.   

So  to jumping to the defense of SG fans at each step of the way.

here i present yet anudder exjample of "that it's all about fans and pot-shots" and never really about the players. i rest my case.

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

[pipsqueak]

i think the "VVS fans" should start recruiting! 

since i like VVS i can campaign for membersand i won't be labelled parochial either.

now if one is from Andhra Pradesh AND likes VVs, by the consistent application DG rules, that's a parochial person.

[Cover Point]

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

LOL!!

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something else (reason) to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)

You obviously have not read the DG in the past 2 weeks when Virat Kohli was brought ino the discussion. He was brought in by prfsr in light of the youngsters vs oldies debate and the whole issue of whether MSD deserved a kHEl Ratna.

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

I think most people on this DG are well aware of Badri's claim and I can bet you 8 out of 10 will argue vehemently in favor of Badri. Not sure why comments about Kohli in half jest should detract from Badri's claim to be in the Indian team.

I reiterate that you are mis reading the whole situation.

while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Buffonrey begets buffonrey -- CP's posts about Ganguly for over 2 years is nothing short of buffonrey, and I am being charitable in my characterization. And lately (I stress lately here) people have learnt to pay him back in his own coin, although to their eternal credit, most (a few rare exceptions excepted) have NOT stooped to the level that CP has marked as his sole and permanent abode on this forum via his DG posts.

So my bewilderment remains just as valid as before -- his "wizardry" must work wonders

there is saying "jab khuda meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan'

With the blessings of the powers like Kban all the 'screw nagma' posts are condoned as humor. Ofcourse my responses to them in the same vein are all personal attacks.

Double standards. Duplicity. Heck I must find some liver chopped word to describe that.

Else I should call it buffoonery but that 'charitable' word if utterred by me would ofcourse be deemed offensive.

Wizardry. Indeed. Wish Flute was around to show him some of his mirrors

[kban1]

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Despite all that why should I even compare any of what Prfsr posted to what CP did.   

So  to jumping to the defense of SG fans at each step of the way.

here i present yet anudder exjample of "that it's all about fans and pot-shots" and never really about the players. i rest my case.

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

Its your assumption that its a scripted thread and a pretty poor assumption at that. When did it become a fact ?

Whatever I say about CP, the online persona, I mean it.

Whatever I say to him in person, I mean that too.

The online persona and the real person are two different people. Its the DG's eternal misfortune that we have the poorer version of the two grace this forum rather than the real person.

And yes, this isnt scripted either.

Reading too many conspiracy theories lately ?? 

[pipsqueak]

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

glad to agree with me finally! that's all i was saying and do not waste your breath on poor lil diamond-studded kohli.

....and to quote some one, "your rants againt SG-fans are getting tiring and frankly, quite silly". 

[prfsr]

CP
In all seriousness, some posts about "Nagma" are in really poor taste - why do you encourage such posts?

[kban1]

there is saying "jab khuda meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan'

With the blessings of the powers like Kban all the 'screw nagma' posts are condoned as humor. Ofcourse my responses to them in the same vein are all personal attacks.

BS

Where are the Screw Nagma posts ? Point me to them. and also point out your multiple posts about screwing Gangulians. Lets examine both using the same standards

Your responses are personal attacks. If I bring out the total of your posts from the moderator board, and arrange them timeline wise with moderator requests and communications to you to tone it down , the whole DG will see how flagrantly you violate rules on this forum. A member of your destructive capacity should consider himself lucky to be here.

The list of your offenses are endless. have some shame, stop lying.

Double standards. Duplicity. Heck I must find some liver chopped word to describe that.

I gave you one --now look at the mirror and repeat it. See if an item called shame can be dug out from the recesses of your conscience.

Else I should call it buffoonery but that 'charitable' word if utterred by me would ofcourse be deemed offensive.

You should. For once you would see your online persona for what it symbolizes. A little brutal tete a tete with yourself might help.

Wizardry. Indeed. Wish Flute was around to show him some of his mirrors

Flute is irrelevant as is his rubbish about mirrors.

[Cover Point]

CP
In all seriousness, some posts about "Nagma" are in really poor taste - why do you encourage such posts?

I allow people to have fun at my expense. Honestly it doesnt bother me. And I consider it being a good sport to let people have fun at the expense of me. Like i said it does not bother me.

What does bother me is when i get pulled up for just giving it back.

[Cover Point]

there is saying "jab khuda meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan'

With the blessings of the powers like Kban all the 'screw nagma' posts are condoned as humor. Ofcourse my responses to them in the same vein are all personal attacks.

BS

Where are the Screw Nagma posts ? Point me to them. and also point out your multiple posts about screwing Gangulians. Lets examine both using the same standards

OK just go to the ETC section and check out FP's responses to me.

Here is a sample for your pleasure. Now twist it to suit yourself

http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php/topic,16803.msg222766.html#msg222766

[pipsqueak]

CP
In all seriousness, some posts about "Nagma" are in really poor taste - why do you encourage such posts?

i find ALL posts talking about "screwing", "getting laid" ,and discussing body parts that do not normally do not see day light repulsive, crude and devoid of any class. hope the DG can maintain some standard.

if this is what modern humour is all about, i am happy to belong to the stone-age.

i do not care who posts it - mods, sg-fans, gc-fans or kohli fan(no 's' here). i pointed some out even yesterday and am glad it has been removed now.

rams, now do you see why i want an "IGNORE" thread feature?

[kban1]

there is saying "jab khuda meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan'

With the blessings of the powers like Kban all the 'screw nagma' posts are condoned as humor. Ofcourse my responses to them in the same vein are all personal attacks.

BS

Where are the Screw Nagma posts ? Point me to them. and also point out your multiple posts about screwing Gangulians. Lets examine both using the same standards

OK just go to the ETC section and check out FP's responses to me.

Here is a sample for your pleasure. Now twist it to suit yourself

http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php/topic,16803.msg222766.html#msg222766

These posts should have been moved to the moderator board at the first instance. Had I seen these this would have been done long time ago. If any other moderator saw this and di not remove this, then the onus is on all of us moderators and I personally apologize to the rest of the DG for this.

Having said that I have to say that your propensity or inclination to pick up fights is just as responsible for this as the comments made by the other member.

The whole thing about china and commies started with your comment. And progressively got worse with each of you and FP trying to outdo each other in crassness and low comments right out of the gutter.

[LosingNow]

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

You think so..
prfsr: please clarify How come you got so serious on the post related to his playing cricket on the day his father died?

[kban1]

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

You think so..
prfsr: please clarify How come you got so serious on the post related to his playing cricket on the day his father died?

of course - check out the first time prfsr made the post and see if you dont recognize the deadpanned humor

[pipsqueak]

i find all this "online persona", offline-persona" business too complicated. to me, everything together defines a person.

anyway, i wonder if there will soon be marriages breaking down because the "online persona" of the wife and the "online persona" of the husband could not get along though their real-life personas were fine with each other!   

[ramshorns]

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

glad to agree with me finally! that's all i was saying and do not waste your breath on poor lil diamond-studded kohli.

....and to quote some one, "your rants againt SG-fans are getting tiring and frankly, quite silly". 

Anytime.   Glad to pay back the SG-fans in kind and give them a taste of their own medicine, Kohli, VVS or otherwise.

[pipsqueak]

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

glad to agree with me finally! that's all i was saying and do not waste your breath on poor lil diamond-studded kohli.

....and to quote some one, "your rants againt SG-fans are getting tiring and frankly, quite silly". 

Anytime.   Glad to pay back the SG-fans in kind and give them a taste of their own medicine, Kohli, VVS or otherwise.

    

btw, why do you "hate" SG-fans so much? why are you "driven by hate"? 

[Cover Point]

there is saying "jab khuda meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan'

With the blessings of the powers like Kban all the 'screw nagma' posts are condoned as humor. Ofcourse my responses to them in the same vein are all personal attacks.

BS

Where are the Screw Nagma posts ? Point me to them. and also point out your multiple posts about screwing Gangulians. Lets examine both using the same standards

OK just go to the ETC section and check out FP's responses to me.

Here is a sample for your pleasure. Now twist it to suit yourself

http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php/topic,16803.msg222766.html#msg222766

These posts should have been moved to the moderator board at the first instance. Had I seen these this would have been done long time ago. If any other moderator saw this and di not remove this, then the onus is on all of us moderators and I personally apologize to the rest of the DG for this.

Having said that I have to say that your propensity or inclination to pick up fights is just as responsible for this as the comments made by the other member.

The whole thing about china and commies started with your comment. And progressively got worse with each of you and FP trying to outdo each other in crassness and low comments right out of the gutter.

thank you for proving me right. Always is my fault

[kban1]

there is saying "jab khuda meherbaan to gadha pehelwaan'

With the blessings of the powers like Kban all the 'screw nagma' posts are condoned as humor. Ofcourse my responses to them in the same vein are all personal attacks.

BS

Where are the Screw Nagma posts ? Point me to them. and also point out your multiple posts about screwing Gangulians. Lets examine both using the same standards

OK just go to the ETC section and check out FP's responses to me.

Here is a sample for your pleasure. Now twist it to suit yourself

http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php/topic,16803.msg222766.html#msg222766

These posts should have been moved to the moderator board at the first instance. Had I seen these this would have been done long time ago. If any other moderator saw this and di not remove this, then the onus is on all of us moderators and I personally apologize to the rest of the DG for this.

Having said that I have to say that your propensity or inclination to pick up fights is just as responsible for this as the comments made by the other member.

The whole thing about china and commies started with your comment. And progressively got worse with each of you and FP trying to outdo each other in crassness and low comments right out of the gutter.

thank you for proving me right. Always is my fault

Please learn how to read and understand

there were 2 guys slanging it out in that thread --one of them was you. Do you expect me to say you were innocent and only FP was guilty ?

I blamed both of you and rightly so.

[ramshorns]

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

You think so..
prfsr: please clarify How come you got so serious on the post related to his playing cricket on the day his father died?

of course - check out the first time prfsr made the post and see if you dont recognize the deadpanned humor

Kban:I wish you show so much open armedness when things are posted about Ganguly. 

[ramshorns]

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

glad to agree with me finally! that's all i was saying and do not waste your breath on poor lil diamond-studded kohli.

....and to quote some one, "your rants againt SG-fans are getting tiring and frankly, quite silly". 

Anytime.   Glad to pay back the SG-fans in kind and give them a taste of their own medicine, Kohli, VVS or otherwise.

    

btw, why do you "hate" SG-fans so much? why are you "driven by hate"? 

As the saying goes for a jaundiced the whole world is jaundiced.

[pipsqueak]

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

glad to agree with me finally! that's all i was saying and do not waste your breath on poor lil diamond-studded kohli.

....and to quote some one, "your rants againt SG-fans are getting tiring and frankly, quite silly". 

Anytime.   Glad to pay back the SG-fans in kind and give them a taste of their own medicine, Kohli, VVS or otherwise.

    

btw, why do you "hate" SG-fans so much? why are you "driven by hate"? 

As the saying goes for a jaundiced the whole world is jaundiced.

corollary : To the humourless the whole world is humourless 

[kban1]

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

You think so..
prfsr: please clarify How come you got so serious on the post related to his playing cricket on the day his father died?

of course - check out the first time prfsr made the post and see if you dont recognize the deadpanned humor

Kban:I wish you show so much open armedness when things are posted about Ganguly. 

Rams,

Aernt the situations different here ?

In one case Player X (SG) is being criticized ?
In the second case, Player Y (VK) is being praised ?

I do write stuff refuting the criticism --very true. But I also try (at least nowadays) to bypass outrageous criticism meant to needle, although I may not always be successful at that.

But surely you see the difference between a tongue in cheek comments intended to poke fun at the wild craze for youngsters / MSD's KR award and the difference between tongue in cheek comments meant to denigrate a player ?

[ramshorns]

Way to jump to the defense of a fellow SG fan.

The caveat my dear SG fan this from a VVS fan is Kohli is no star and there has to be something to pick on young cricketers(despite your claim of that being in jest)while for every CP post on SG I can show you 10 ridiculous posts IMO in defense of Ganguly by other SG fans and I am sure despite your obvious bias towards SG fan's you can see a merit in what I am getting at.

Despite all that why should I even compare any of what Prfsr posted to what CP did.   

So  to jumping to the defense of SG fans at each step of the way.

here i present yet anudder exjample of "that it's all about fans and pot-shots" and never really about the players. i rest my case.

Ofcourse it is.  How long have you been here on this DG?  Where were you during all that Kban's WWF scripted thread.  That is as good as it gets.  I know as long as SG's name or fans are not dragged you are fine.

Its your assumption that its a scripted thread and a pretty poor assumption at that. When did it become a fact ?

Whatever I say about CP, the online persona, I mean it.

Whatever I say to him in person, I mean that too.

The online persona and the real person are two different people. Its the DG's eternal misfortune that we have the poorer version of the two grace this forum rather than the real person.

And yes, this isnt scripted either.

Reading too many conspiracy theories lately ?? 

[prfsr]

WN:
Why are we having a conversation about me   or my moods when I post?  Let's discuss cricketers and if you feel my comments about Kohli are factually wrong. My predictions are just those, and there is no point discussing their validity. I stand by everything I said about Kohli - factually. As kban correctly pointed out, this started with the Khel Ratna discussion. I did not know much about Kohli (other than what he did in IPL) before then. i found out a bunch of facts and posted them. I did find that episode about his father's passing away very poignant, touching and noteworthy. Didn't you? I did find his captaincy in that video clip I posted very impressive.

FWIW, in the same period I have posted positively about Kaif, Badri, Shikhar Dhawan, Srivatsa Goswami. So I really do not know what the fracas is about - perhaps people in my ignore list have something to do with this   I wish the ignore button was smarter  

[Cover Point]

WN:
Why are we having a conversation about me   or my moods when I post?  Let's discuss cricketers and if you feel my comments about Kohli are factually wrong. My predictions are just those, and there is no point discussing their validity. I stand by everything I said about Kohli - factually. As kban correctly pointed out, this started with the Khel Ratna discussion. I did not know much about Kohli (other than what he did in IPL) before then. i found out a bunch of facts and posted them. I did find that episode about his father's passing away very poignant, touching and noteworthy. Didn't you? I did find his captaincy in that video clip I posted very impressive.

FWIW, in the same period I have posted positively about Kaif, Badri, Shikhar Dhawan, Srivatsa Goswami. So I really do not know what the fracas is about - perhaps people in my ignore list have something to do with this   I wish the ignore button was smarter  

sir, who is in your ignore list?

[prfsr]

WN:
Why are we having a conversation about me   or my moods when I post?  Let's discuss cricketers and if you feel my comments about Kohli are factually wrong. My predictions are just those, and there is no point discussing their validity. I stand by everything I said about Kohli - factually. As kban correctly pointed out, this started with the Khel Ratna discussion. I did not know much about Kohli (other than what he did in IPL) before then. i found out a bunch of facts and posted them. I did find that episode about his father's passing away very poignant, touching and noteworthy. Didn't you? I did find his captaincy in that video clip I posted very impressive.

FWIW, in the same period I have posted positively about Kaif, Badri, Shikhar Dhawan, Srivatsa Goswami. So I really do not know what the fracas is about - perhaps people in my ignore list have something to do with this   I wish the ignore button was smarter  

sir, who is in your ignore list?

You?

[ramshorns]

Anyone following these train of posts from when they started could make out the deep and delicious sarcasm in prfsr's posts, Hence the claim of humor.

You think so..
prfsr: please clarify How come you got so serious on the post related to his playing cricket on the day his father died?

of course - check out the first time prfsr made the post and see if you dont recognize the deadpanned humor

Kban:I wish you show so much open armedness when things are posted about Ganguly. 

Rams,

Aernt the situations different here ?

In one case Player X (SG) is being criticized ?
In the second case, Player Y (VK) is being praised ?

I do write stuff refuting the criticism --very true. But I also try (at least nowadays) to bypass outrageous criticism meant to needle, although I may not always be successful at that.

Kban:It is all a matter of perspective.

I have seen Ganguly defended and praised to ridiculous proportions on this DG (not you persay) as much as he is criticised. 

VK as much as you see it as jest which I get it to a point as well but after a while makes you wonder.

I like CP, what can I say.  I have met him as you did and find him quite charming online or not.

But surely you see the difference between a tongue in cheek comments intended to poke fun at the wild craze for youngsters and the difference between tongue in cheek comments meant to denigrate a player ?

Again most of CP's fodder stems from the fact of reaction to his posts on this DG from my observation.  So what you see as denigrating may be true to an extent can also be seen as poking fun at others cost by some.