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[feverpitch]

Ever tried being original. Try stuffing this up the orifice in your alimentary canal:

What original?  Copy cat comrade copying all over.

Speaking of original only a original like *uly could have pulled off being snubbed by 10 teams in the IPL auction owing to being a bad team guy and begging the way back in by promising to be a circus clown.  Wonderful!!!!

I see the Horns taking effect...

[ramshorns]

Ever tried being original. Try stuffing this up the orifice in your alimentary canal:

What original?  Copy cat comrade copying all over.

Speaking of original only a original like *uly could have pulled off being snubbed by 10 teams in the IPL auction owing to being a bad team guy and begging the way back in by promising to be a circus clown.  Wonderful!!!!

I see the Horns taking effect...

Yes by the way *uly got VVS run-out(at VVS's score of 140 by refusing a call for a single that was very much on) during his magnum opus knock of 101 at 35 S/R versus Zim. to cling on to his spot.  For doing such a terrible thing VVS gave a mouthful to the pathetic *uly while walking back all the way to the pavilion.  What a terrible guy.

[ruchir]

Or it could be this:

While I'm not that big a VVS fan to respond, I still found something that quite aptly showed how Ganguly felt when he relieved himself with help of some cheek-music.



Rumor has it that he wanted to call everyone and share the good news that he was cured.


He wanted to show what tool he used (apart from cheek-music) to cure himself.


He also showed what tool did not work with him since it was too thin for him.


He even tried to take The Great Inzy's help!!!!


He wished he had the old helping hand that cured many of his constipated incidents.


Not many people know this but he even tried an alternate career to cure himself of chronic constipation. Sorry, didn't work.


Anyway, I'm happy that he is cured and is happily doing his commentary gig.

[Blwe_torch]

Daant kelane baancharaam - in need for Rogaine

Smile of constipation. Happens after stale biryani.

Is there somebody behind him?

[Cernunnos]

Is anybody talking about the Duleep Trophy here? I think South Zone will win hands down if Dravid and Laxman play for them- hopefully or even otherwise.

LOL.
This is the record of South Zone whenever Laxman played since 2000:

vs. NZ, 3-5, vvs captain
vs. SZ 3-5, rd captain
vs. EZ LOSS, rd captain
vs. CZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ LOSS, rd captain
vs. NZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ WIN, vvs captain
vs. SL-A LOSS, vvs captain
vs. CZ, 5-3, vvs captain

So in 10 matches, 6 outright losses, 2 losses on first innings, 1 first-innings lead, and only ONE outright win. His captaincy record speaks for itself.

Laxman nowhere to be seen in the South Zone team to stake his claim in the test side. Maybe his priority is to try his hand in some casino cricket. Anyway South Zone are better off without him as they were unsuccessful 8 times out of 10 with him playing.

[ramshorns]

Is anybody talking about the Duleep Trophy here? I think South Zone will win hands down if Dravid and Laxman play for them- hopefully or even otherwise.

LOL.
This is the record of South Zone whenever Laxman played since 2000:

vs. NZ, 3-5, vvs captain
vs. SZ 3-5, rd captain
vs. EZ LOSS, rd captain
vs. CZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ LOSS, rd captain
vs. NZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ WIN, vvs captain
vs. SL-A LOSS, vvs captain
vs. CZ, 5-3, vvs captain

So in 10 matches, 6 outright losses, 2 losses on first innings, 1 first-innings lead, and only ONE outright win. His captaincy record speaks for itself.

Laxman nowhere to be seen in the South Zone team to stake his claim in the test side. Maybe his priority is to try his hand in some casino cricket.

This is not some Ganguly Onguly that needed to show up for some domestic game to stake a claim which Ganguly sucked anyway at (low 40's average in FC cricket) and needed the BCCI intervention to get to the team via the back door means in 2006 for example.

Anyway South Zone are better off without him as they were unsuccessful 8 times out of 10 with him playing.

Just as India were without Ganguly in the line up between Nov08' through June'11 when they rose to No.1 in Test rankings and stayed there for 14 months.  Once Ganguly left India had a streak of remaning unbeaten in 11 Test series a feat India never accomplished before.  Coincidene?  I guess not. 

[achutank]

Is anybody talking about the Duleep Trophy here? I think South Zone will win hands down if Dravid and Laxman play for them- hopefully or even otherwise.

LOL.
This is the record of South Zone whenever Laxman played since 2000:

vs. NZ, 3-5, vvs captain
vs. SZ 3-5, rd captain
vs. EZ LOSS, rd captain
vs. CZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ LOSS, rd captain
vs. NZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ LOSS, vvs captain
vs. WZ WIN, vvs captain
vs. SL-A LOSS, vvs captain
vs. CZ, 5-3, vvs captain

So in 10 matches, 6 outright losses, 2 losses on first innings, 1 first-innings lead, and only ONE outright win. His captaincy record speaks for itself.

Laxman nowhere to be seen in the South Zone team to stake his claim in the test side. Maybe his priority is to try his hand in some casino cricket.

This is not some Ganguly Onguly that needed to show up for some domestic game to stake a claim which Ganguly sucked anyway at (low 40's average in FC cricket) and needed the BCCI intervention to get to the team via the back door means in 2006 for example.

Anyway South Zone are better off without him as they were unsuccessful 8 times out of 10 with him playing.

Just as India were without Ganguly in the line up between Nov08' through June'11 when they rose to No.1 in Test rankings and stayed there for 14 months.  Once Ganguly left India had a streak of remaning unbeaten in 11 Test series a feat India never accomplished before.  Coincidene?  I guess not.

yaar you have lost it, take a break because now with all that spittle coming out of your typing fingers you are messing your spellings too

oh you are more and more sounding like an old ullu

[ramshorns]

yaar you have lost it, take a break because now with all that spittle coming out of your typing fingers you are messing your spellings too

It is not my fault your beloved *uly sucks in comparison to VVS, RD etc messed up spellings or not.  35 average in 5 years as captain, no knocks that anyone even remotely cares to remember etc etc.  So advise your comrades to take a break so that you do not have to get irked and act up like this.

oh you are more and more sounding like an old ullu

oh really!!!!! That is exactly how you would feel wouldn't you?  Nice try.

[achutank]

yaar you have lost it, take a break because now with all that spittle coming out of your typing fingers you are messing your spellings too

It is not my fault your beloved *uly sucks in comparison to VVS, RD etc messed up spellings or not.  35 average in 5 years as captain, no knocks that anyone even remotely cares to remember etc etc.  So advise your comrades to take a break so that you do not have to get irked and act up like this.

oh you are more and more sounding like an old ullu

oh really!!!!! That is exactly how you would feel wouldn't you?  Nice try.

man you are a stuck record if ever there was one

ganguly ganguly ganguly you moan away as he screws you in your head :-D

[Cernunnos]

A good ton by Saha right after the Aussie series, showing that he has the right attitude for the long form. Maybe some of the failures of the Aus tour can learn something from this. However the EZ tail let down the team. Foolish captaincy led to the in-form Anustup Majumdar having to bat at #7, and he had to throw his wicket as the last man out on 24. Despite Dinda's strikes, looks like NZ will take the lead tomorrow.

South Zone are meanwhile staring at defeat, despite all the big shots Mukund, Badri, KKD and Utthappa, they got bundled out for only 183.

 

[Cernunnos]

A good ton by Saha right after the Aussie series, showing that he has the right attitude for the long form. Maybe some of the failures of the Aus tour can learn something from this. However the EZ tail let down the team. Foolish captaincy led to the in-form Anustup Majumdar having to bat at #7, and he had to throw his wicket as the last man out on 24. Despite Dinda's strikes, looks like NZ will take the lead tomorrow.

Whoa, what a fiery spell by Dinda!! Career best 8-fer to single-handedly steamroll NZ in a tightly fought battle and gift EZ a slender first innings lead and perhaps a berth in the final. Champion stuff by a pacer, rarely seen in the Indian domestic scene. Obviously Ganguly was right about Dinda being at the peak form and possibly the best pacer right now. And to think some self-styled experts here look at averages of plate bowlers like Nechim and pronounce them as better bowlers, just shows how little they really understand cricket. 

Nice to see Anustup promoted to #3 and making a useful contribution. I hope they don't botch it up tomorrow.


http://www.deccanherald.com/content/225074/east-ride-dindas-heroics.html

East ride on Dinda’s heroics


New Delhi, Feb 6, 2012, DHNS:
Ashok Dinda is living a dream. The East Zone paceman has had a sensational first class season and he took it a step further on Monday with an eight-wicket burst to push North Zone to the brink of defeat at the Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium here on Monday.
Dinda's career-best spell of 8/123 wiped out North for 287 and gave the visitors a narrow but vital first-innings lead of 28. East was looking steady at 120/1 by the close of day's play.

Resuming at 162/3, North slipped from a favourable position to find themselves at the receiving end of an irrepressible Dinda, who added six wickets to his Sunday’s tally of two.

The Bengal bowler, with 52 wickets in the season so far, began in earnest and soon got the breakthrough when overnight batsmen Paras Dogra (43) mistimed a drive to be caught by Natraj Behera at the mid-off. Dogra hit seven boundaries in his 123-ball knock.

Mayank Sidhana (46) and Rajat Bhatia (45) worked their way to string a partnership when Dinda was handed the second new ball. He made optimum use of it, inducing an edge from Sidhana in the third ball of the 81st over. Sidhana's innings came with the help of six fours. Dinda then cut short the stay of Puneet Bisht and skipper Amit Mishra.

Dinda got good support from Basant Mohanty, who bowled a tight line and earned the crucial wicket of Bhatia who was in ominous touch. The experienced Delhi batsman struck five fours and two sixes. Bhatia, however, misread a Mohanty delivery that went through the gate.

Pradeep Sangwan and Parvinder Awana provided a few late fireworks before the former was caught by Dinda in his follow through.

At close, East’s Manish Vardhan was batting on 59 and Anustup Majumdar on 39.

score board

EAST ZONE (I Innings): 315 all out in 104.1 overs

NORTH ZONE (I Innings, O/n: 162/3): Rahul Dewan lbw Mohanty 2, Shikhar Dhawan c Saha b Dinda 40, Mandeep Singh lbw Dinda 55, Mayank Sidhana c Saha b Dinda 46, Paras Dogra c Behera b Dinda 43, Rajat Bhatia b Mohanty 45, Puneet Bisht c Majumdar b Dinda 8, Amit Mishra c Samantray b Dinda 17, Pradeep Sangwan c & b Dinda 19, Harshal Patel c Saha b Dinda 0, Parvinder Awana (not out) 7. Extras (LB-2, W-1, NB-2) 5. Total (all out, 105 overs) 287.

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-91, 3-112, 4-174, 5-211, 6-219, 7-259, 8-263, 9-264.
Bowling: Ashoke Dinda 38-3-123-8, Basant Mohanty 36-18-46-2, Abu Nechim Ahmed 14-2-42-0, Biplab Samantray 6-1-24-0, Shahbaz Nadeem 11-1-50-0.

EAST ZONE (II Innings): Manish Vardhan (batting) 59, Natraj Behera c Bisht b Awana 19, Anustup Majumdar (batting) 39. Extras (B-1, LB-1, NB-1) 3. Total (for 1 wkt, 35 overs) 120.

Fall of wicket: 1-45.

Bowling: Parvinder Awana 13-3-39-1, Harshal Patel 6-2-11-0, Pra deep Sangwan 6-0-50-0, Rajat Bhatia 6-0-11-0, Amit Mishra 4-1-7-0.

[cricinfo]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

[ramshorns]

Whoa, what a fiery spell by Dinda!! Career best 8-fer to single-handedly steamroll NZ in a tightly fought battle and gift EZ a slender first innings lead and perhaps a berth in the final. Champion stuff by a pacer, rarely seen in the Indian domestic scene. Obviously Ganguly was right about Dinda being at the peak form and possibly the best pacer right now. And to think some self-styled experts here look at averages of plate bowlers like Nechim and pronounce them as better bowlers, just shows how little they really understand cricket. 

Assuming it is directed at experts like me Bose DK, Tinda at this juncture rightly should not be anywhere close to be Indian team based on one good season which is still in progress preceded by 2 mediocre seasons. There are a ton of bowlers who had a great season in domestic circuit that never did much in the follow up seasons. Just because an idiot like Ganguly or you said he should be in the Indian team because he plays for Bengal means nothing when there are two bowlers right in the EZ Line up (Mohanty and Nechim) and others like Awana in the NZ who bettered Tinda in FC averages over a period of more than one season. 

If folks based on one good season or one game exploits are to be considered for the Indian team applying the theory "they are the best in the country right now" it sure becomes a case of musical chairs.  Unless some one is a child prodigy which Tinda is obviously not one has to perform consistently for 2-3 season to be given a shot. 

Plus I do not think at 28 Tinda will be a great long term prospect anyway but let us wait and watch on that.  Also before you get dismissive about Nichem Ahmed I have seen him bowl and he surely has a better control over the cricket ball and can swing the ball both ways and is very accurate.  So do not for a second think you know a jack * about cricket outside of your cooked up Bong worship and its players and take pot shots at others.  I can kick you butt anyday.  Got it.

[cricinfo]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

Forgot to mention that Laxman (the player who has be the de facto pillar of Indian cricket and who has scored so many centuries) can also swing balls both ways but unfortunately he doesn't get much chance to do it anymore as lately those balls are in mouth of one of Ram-Lakhan jodi
 

[achutank]

Whoa, what a fiery spell by Dinda!! Career best 8-fer to single-handedly steamroll NZ in a tightly fought battle and gift EZ a slender first innings lead and perhaps a berth in the final. Champion stuff by a pacer, rarely seen in the Indian domestic scene. Obviously Ganguly was right about Dinda being at the peak form and possibly the best pacer right now. And to think some self-styled experts here look at averages of plate bowlers like Nechim and pronounce them as better bowlers, just shows how little they really understand cricket. 

Assuming it is directed at experts like me Bose DK, Tinda at this juncture rightly should not be anywhere close to be Indian team based on one good season which is still in progress preceded by 2 mediocre seasons. There are a ton of bowlers who had a great season in domestic circuit that never did much in the follow up seasons. Just because an idiot like Ganguly or you said he should be in the Indian team because he plays for Bengal means nothing when there are two bowlers right in the EZ Line up (Mohanty and Nechim) and others like Awana in the NZ who bettered Tinda in FC averages over a period of more than one season. 

If folks based on one good season or one game exploits are to be considered for the Indian team applying the theory "they are the best in the country right now" it sure becomes a case of musical chairs.  Unless some one is a child prodigy which Tinda is obviously not one has to perform consistently for 2-3 season to be given a shot. 

Plus I do not think at 28 Tinda will be a great long term prospect anyway but let us wait and watch on that.  Also before you get dismissive about Nichem Ahmed I have seen him bowl and he surely has a better control over the cricket ball and can swing the ball both ways and is very accurate.  So do not for a second think you know a jack * about cricket outside of your cooked up Bong worship and its players and take pot shots at others.  I can kick you butt anyday.  Got it.

 

 

[feverpitch]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

You're good, but not that good. If you want to improve and get close to the master, try not using punctuation for starters. And memorise by heart every run scored by Lachchha Porotta to save India from dishonour, at the least.

[dhruvdeepak]

this is clearly Dinda's and Bist's (another big 100!) season.

[feverpitch]

this is clearly Dinda's and Bist's (another big 100!) season.

KBan*, can we please remove this post by the Global Moderator here, for contradicting the absolute final judgment by the DG's resident exotic dancer.


*DG Supremo, aka The Ghost Who Stalks (Threads), aka The Universal [Universe>>Globe] Moderator, aka ... ... ...

[ramshorns]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

Forgot to mention that Laxman (the player who has be the de facto pillar of Indian cricket and who has scored so many centuries) can also swing balls both ways but unfortunately he doesn't get much chance to do it anymore as lately those balls are in mouth of one of Ram-Lakhan jodi

And you also forgot to mention one other thing, that *s does not even any of those balls to rely upon.  Your beloved Srini-BCCI team took them when *s shamelessly begged him to get back into the IPL last year. 

[ramshorns]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

You're good, but not that good. If you want to improve and get close to the master, try not using punctuation for starters. And memorise by heart every run scored by Lachchha Porotta to save India from dishonour, at the least.

And I also have the stinking fish curry product *s's every run memorised too.  Everything there points to *s was nothing but a mediocre player!!!!!!

[feverpitch]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

You're good, but not that good. If you want to improve and get close to the master, try not using punctuation for starters. And memorise by heart every run scored by Lachchha Porotta to save India from dishonour, at the least.

Sorry. I forgot to add you must add expletives about Sourav Ganguly and any other player from Bengal to every post to douse the pains of emasculation.

[ramshorns]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

You're good, but not that good. If you want to improve and get close to the master, try not using punctuation for starters. And memorise by heart every run scored by Lachchha Porotta to save India from dishonour, at the least.

Sorry. I forgot to add you must add expletives about Sourav Ganguly and any other player from Bengal to every post to douse the pains of emasculation.

What expletives?  You talking about others usage of them is akin to *s talking about the art of facing short pitched bowling.  Your very existence on this very DG is based off of expletives excepting that once you got a taste of your medicine you having been jumping like a cat on a hot tin roof (changing avatars and what not?).   

[feverpitch]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

You're good, but not that good. If you want to improve and get close to the master, try not using punctuation for starters. And memorise by heart every run scored by Lachchha Porotta to save India from dishonour, at the least.

Sorry. I forgot to add you must add expletives about Sourav Ganguly and any other player from Bengal to every post to douse the pains of emasculation.

What expletives?  You talking about others usage of them is akin to *s talking about the art of facing short pitched bowling.  Your very existence on this very DG is based off of expletives excepting that once you got a taste of your medicine you having been jumping like a cat on a hot tin roof (changing avatars and what not?).

for you:



You can get one with Lachchha Porotta's pix on the cover, I'm told.

[ramshorns]

Dinda is a third class bengali bowler. Laxman(One of the best batsmen of the century who scored an epic double hundred to win us a test and deny Waugh the Final Frontier) can bowl better than him.

You're good, but not that good. If you want to improve and get close to the master, try not using punctuation for starters. And memorise by heart every run scored by Lachchha Porotta to save India from dishonour, at the least.

Sorry. I forgot to add you must add expletives about Sourav Ganguly and any other player from Bengal to every post to douse the pains of emasculation.

What expletives?  You talking about others usage of them is akin to *s talking about the art of facing short pitched bowling.  Your very existence on this very DG is based off of expletives excepting that once you got a taste of your medicine you having been jumping like a cat on a hot tin roof (changing avatars and what not?).

for you:



You can get one with Lachchha Porotta's pix on the cover, I'm told.

Hah you should know, perhaps yours came with *s ducking at a short pitched ball with his eyes closed.  Thanks but no thanks.

[Cernunnos]

At last someone is calling a spade a spade. I feel VVS missed a golden chance to bid farewell from all cricket by not playing against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semi. Honestly, it will be a travesty if he is picked for the next series.


http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2012/feb/060212-sports-Ishant-VVS-ought-to-be-playing-domestic-cricket.htm


Ishant, VVS ought to be playing domestic cricket

Ishant Sharma and VVS Laxman, who were part of the Test squad, reached India by January 30 and could have taken part in the Duleep Trophy semi-final matches that began on February 4. But they have not gone back to first-class cricket.

Rahul Dravid though reached India a little later. Otherwise, he too could have played. Only Abhimanyu Mithun and Wriddhiman Saha, the other members of the Australia-bound Test squad, returned home and are currently playing in the Duleep Trophy for South and East Zone respectively.

What will Ishant play now if North Zone qualify for the Duleep Trophy final, and he doesn't play. Otherwise, he might have to hang around till September or October to play a home Test match. Only the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in the vicinity for the fast bowler.

Competitive?
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell argues that domestic cricket has lost its competitive edge. "The question is -- is your domestic circuit still competitive enough. If it's not, what's the point of playing? Obviously they would need to go and play some sort of cricket, but it's got to be competitive," he opined.

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar felt that players such as Laxman and Harbhajan Singh have to grind it out on the first-class circuit. "I feel that there's no better way to judge if someone is getting back to match fitness and form. They must go and play first-class cricket. I am not sure why Ishant is not playing Duleep Trophy. Maybe, he has requested the Board for leave," he said. 

Aus example...
Over here in Australia, Twenty20 captain George Bailey finished the second T20I against India here in Melbourne at 23:30 and was ready to captain Tasmania at 1400 the next afternoon. Ditto James Faulkner.
WA' Mitchell Marsh, who is part of the ODI squad in the ongoing tri-series, wasn't picked for the first one-dayer against India. Thus, he was released to play in a Sheffield Shield game against Queensland which starts today.  He wasn't asked to stay back to warm the benches.  In India, the domestic circuit just doesn't seem to have any relevance. In the current one-day squad, there are six players warming the bench.

[vincent]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

[Cernunnos]

A good ton by Saha right after the Aussie series, showing that he has the right attitude for the long form. Maybe some of the failures of the Aus tour can learn something from this. However the EZ tail let down the team. Foolish captaincy led to the in-form Anustup Majumdar having to bat at #7, and he had to throw his wicket as the last man out on 24. Despite Dinda's strikes, looks like NZ will take the lead tomorrow.

Whoa, what a fiery spell by Dinda!! Career best 8-fer to single-handedly steamroll NZ in a tightly fought battle and gift EZ a slender first innings lead and perhaps a berth in the final. Champion stuff by a pacer, rarely seen in the Indian domestic scene. Obviously Ganguly was right about Dinda being at the peak form and possibly the best pacer right now. And to think some self-styled experts here look at averages of plate bowlers like Nechim and pronounce them as better bowlers, just shows how little they really understand cricket. 

Nice to see Anustup promoted to #3 and making a useful contribution. I hope they don't botch it up tomorrow.

Well done EZ! Been backing AP Majumdar and he's come good again, well done to him.

But what is it about Ganguly? One partnership with him and he's turned around this man's fortunes.
(“This was the third time in my life that I batted with Sourav. He motivated me a lot today (Thursday). He told me to play my natural game,” said Anustup, who shared a 93-run stand with Sourav.)

His comeback scores are 111, 102*, 26*, 24, 144.

[Cernunnos]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

[cricinfo]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

[ramshorns]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

I am sure just like you Dalal does not even know what Duleep trophy really means nor the format of it or the number of participant teams and he has nothing to do with what the board committee that comes up with the tweaks to Ranji, Duleep, Deodhar, Mushtaq Ali, Hazare, Challenger from time to time.  So no Dalal really did not care all that much for Indian cricket as you are making it out to be.

[ramshorns]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

And *s the basket where the cow's dung is collected.

[cricinfo]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

And *s the basket where the cow's dung is collected.

Congratulations on your new name , very appropriate

[ramshorns]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

And *s the basket where the cow's dung is collected.

Congratulations on your new name , very appropriate

Now you are sounding like *s after the 2011 IPL snub, all confused and disoriented.

[ramshorns]

At last someone is calling a spade a spade. I feel VVS missed a golden chance to bid farewell from all cricket by not playing against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semi. Honestly, it will be a travesty if he is picked for the next series.


http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2012/feb/060212-sports-Ishant-VVS-ought-to-be-playing-domestic-cricket.htm


Ishant, VVS ought to be playing domestic cricket

Ishant Sharma and VVS Laxman, who were part of the Test squad, reached India by January 30 and could have taken part in the Duleep Trophy semi-final matches that began on February 4. But they have not gone back to first-class cricket.

Rahul Dravid though reached India a little later. Otherwise, he too could have played. Only Abhimanyu Mithun and Wriddhiman Saha, the other members of the Australia-bound Test squad, returned home and are currently playing in the Duleep Trophy for South and East Zone respectively.

What will Ishant play now if North Zone qualify for the Duleep Trophy final, and he doesn't play. Otherwise, he might have to hang around till September or October to play a home Test match. Only the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in the vicinity for the fast bowler.

Competitive?
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell argues that domestic cricket has lost its competitive edge. "The question is -- is your domestic circuit still competitive enough. If it's not, what's the point of playing? Obviously they would need to go and play some sort of cricket, but it's got to be competitive," he opined.

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar felt that players such as Laxman and Harbhajan Singh have to grind it out on the first-class circuit. "I feel that there's no better way to judge if someone is getting back to match fitness and form. They must go and play first-class cricket. I am not sure why Ishant is not playing Duleep Trophy. Maybe, he has requested the Board for leave," he said. 

Aus example...
Over here in Australia, Twenty20 captain George Bailey finished the second T20I against India here in Melbourne at 23:30 and was ready to captain Tasmania at 1400 the next afternoon. Ditto James Faulkner.
WA' Mitchell Marsh, who is part of the ODI squad in the ongoing tri-series, wasn't picked for the first one-dayer against India. Thus, he was released to play in a Sheffield Shield game against Queensland which starts today.  He wasn't asked to stay back to warm the benches.  In India, the domestic circuit just doesn't seem to have any relevance. In the current one-day squad, there are six players warming the bench.

What an idiotic article.   VVS and RD are about to retire and this joker suggests them to play Duleep in case they arrived 4 days of the match after a gruelling abroad tour and rob a youngsters spot or two for whom these games are more significant and mean a lot more.  The only saving grace is this stupid article is posted by the fanboy of a mediocre player and thank god for small mercies.

[cricinfo]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

And *s the basket where the cow's dung is collected.

Congratulations on your new name , very appropriate

Now you are sounding like *s after the 2011 IPL snub, all confused and disoriented.

Sorry to hear about your condition

[ramshorns]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

And *s the basket where the cow's dung is collected.

Congratulations on your new name , very appropriate

Now you are sounding like *s after the 2011 IPL snub, all confused and disoriented.

Sorry to hear about your condition

[feverpitch]

It is high time BCCI beefs up the importance of domestic cricket both the long and short versions. Otherwise we will become only spectators to a league played by Foreign stars for entertainment - not very different from Wrestling Matches in the US.

Duleep Trophy was, till 1993, only a four match tournament. Then in 1993 under Dalmiya/Bindra, it was expanded into a 10 match tournament. Under Dungarpur in 1996 it was reverted back into 4 match tournament again. Again in 2000 onwards (Muthaiah and then Dalmiya era) it came back as an expanded tournament. Dalmiya had even started the novel idea of inviting a foreign team to compete in the Duleeps. Since 2008 onwards, the Duleep trophy is back to a four match format.

This should give you an idea who all cared for Indian cricket and who all are after milking it.

Obviously Dalmiya is milking it and Laxman is the cow

And *s the basket where the cow's dung is collected.

Congratulations on your new name , very appropriate

Now you are sounding like *s after the 2011 IPL snub, all confused and disoriented.

Sorry to hear about your condition

Add Esotropia to that. And, oh, flatulence.

[Cernunnos]

"If I get a chance, I will have to maintain my performance. It really motivates me to hear that people are talking about me. It helps me perform better."

Sourav Ganguly has been one of Dinda's biggest supporters and the paceman duly acknowledges the role played by the former India captain.

"I have played lot of my firstclass cricket under him and he has been a guiding force. He always tells me which line to bowl and his suggestions have helped me improve as a bowler."

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/duleep-trophy-ashok-dinda-soars-into-national-contention/1/172604.html

[feverpitch]

Seems with Dexy's riot act, the rowdies have automatically excused themselves. Good riddance!

[ramshorns]

Seems with Dexy's riot act, the rowdies have automatically excused themselves. Good riddance!