vibs89 said:
Now I started hating him even though I'm his big fan cause I'm from Mumbai as he is also from Mumbai. He use to be my huge fan before but he doesn't perform wonder what happen to him.
I never knew Tendulkar was a fan of yours . You must be a superstar then
Leave the great man alone. It is not for nothing that he is considered on of the best batsmen of alltime.
Also, it is not that he is 36 and cannot get his form back.
He has just failed for a couple of series (that too with a hundred under his belt in the last series) and not for a couple of years !
Would Ricky Ponting be dropped if he fails for a couple of series ? Would Brian Lara be dropped even if he fails for a season ?
The answer is no.
Whatever justification you might give, it is not often that you get good enough replacements for these players .
I would like to bring another thing to your notice , `Ponting has been dreadful in ODIs for the past year` . Has he been dropped.
sohummisra said:
What a load of rubbish from a bunch of immature Indian fans. Do we give up on our team so quickly? Players who we were lauding yesterday, we now hate? "I hate Sachin, I hate Dhoni, I hate Ganguly, I hate Zaheer." It's pretty depressing reading your posts. I hope there are people out there who still have faith in this team. This is one problem I have with PC--there are such a bunch of immature posters who feel it is their need to post, even if it is something like, "Lol" or "I agree". Bah.
Sehwag can play the new ball. Unfortunately, Sehwag needs luck. That is Sehwag. Once he starts hitting it, he can swing the game. If he's not hitting it, he looks quite ugly. That is a gamble that the Indians must decide to take--whether they want a possible magnificent match-winning innings or a sad failure, or a guy who will perform just around average every time.
What else... let's see what 'pace' Shreesanth has to offer. I, for one, find it unbelievable that someone like Razzaq (who balls off quite a short run-up) can get up to 85 mph whereas Pathan who takes a long, fast run-up can only manage the 70s. Our pace bowlers lacked concentration, which led to a drop in confidence, which only continued to drop itself.
Sachin--this series may be a decider (subtly, perhaps) as to whether he lasts till the World Cup or not. And he certainly has the ability to swing the World Cup India's way. Just watch the matches of the 2003 edition again and you'll know what I mean.
INDIA have just lost one test match .
Why are people fuming as if we`ve lost 10 games in a row.
we`ve won 8 out of our 11 ODI matches against good sides on pitches similar to the ones we will get in Pakistan.
Our ODI side has changed a lot since we lost the last ODI series against Pakistan at home.
We are amazingly flexible with our batting lineup.
In Pathan and Dhoni we have big hitters who can bat anywhere in the order.
Sehwag and Tendulkar are always a threat .
Dravid has been playing the role of the finisher very well.
Raina,Kaif and Yuvraj are superb fielders and a great asset to the ODI side.
They should play the same side that played against SA with a change that we must play only one spinner.
Also, remeber that depending on whether we bat first or second, our XI will change
My XI
Batting order subject to change
Sehwag
Tendulkar
Yuvraj
Dravid
Kaif
Raina
Dhoni
Pathan
Agarkar
Harbhajan
R.P.Singh
Supersub: Sresaanth/Zaheer