cricket_lover
International Cricketer
he played in the 2001 test series i believe...I remember Kumble, who was injured terribly (fracture) but he bravely bowled 10 odd overs..to get rid of Lara.
MAJID-A said:Gayle is very dangerous, when Pak toured in 2005 he was awesome. The only problem was that he scored well yet he didn't win his team any games, he just couldn't play the role of the finisher. India are definitely favourites because I don't see any WI bowlers tying the Indian team down.
rocklara said:um, let me correct u ice man, Lara has played against India both home and away. He played em in 1994 in India and then at home in the 1997 series where he won his first test as captain by 39 runs in B'dos. Has only had a topscore of 104 in the Antigua test, but if he has found his touch which has evaded him for a while, the runs may again flow for him in the upcoming 2006 series....
iceman_waugh said:I should apologize as that is not what i meant to say.
I wanted to say that Lara has not had a big score against India.You have pointed that out in your post as well with a high score of 104.
What i wanted to put down was that Lara has not played against India when he was in his element.That is the Indians have never had to face Lara's wrath before.
Sri Lanka has been at the recieving end of Lara's bat,same with England,Australia and Pakistan.Except India he has really scored against other oppostions. :cool:
And yes, who can forget that Barbados test where we could'nt chase 121 for a win.
Sehwag should play well in WI, the ball comes on to the bat quite well, and though you may find uneven bounce and green top, Sehwag has played quite well abroad....remember his knocks in England, Australia, SA, and NZ to some extent.aziz_4_ever2003 said:India is very strong Side and they are playing in godd form too.so i think india will win both test and ODI's.it'll be interesting to see how Sehwag plays in WI.coz the pitches there aint good batting and slow outfield.
anyways i think BD bowling is better then WI.and u can win test matches if ur bowling is strong.
viral1991 said:I agree, and their one major problem is consistency. Yes, their players are capable of destroying India, but nothing more than capable!
cricket_lover said:Zaheer Khan seems to be in very good form at the English county. I still believe he is a very good bowler, and has atleast 5 years for India. He did quite well against Pakistan in the test series but he was kicked out b/c of his ODI performance...something that defies logic. I hope the selectors get it right this time, yes its good to try new bowlers...but when Khan is in good form, you have to pick him.
Well, who told you that he did not bowl well? He was the leading wicket taker, even on placid pitches in pakistan...for the test series. Not even Pathan or Kumble came close.saisrini80 said:The thing with Zaheer is, he does well in domestic or county cricket but then gets back to his old bad ways when in intl. cricket. The last time he came into the Indian team, he didnt do well. Before that, he was doing so well in domestic cricket (best remembered for those twin ducks of Saurav ganguly when tension was at its peak regarding Saurav's place in the team).
Zaheer needs to regain his fitness (lose weight) and regain his pace (he is bowling a lot slower than he normally used to!). At his prime, he is my favorite fast bowler (and the favorite of the person in my avtar too!)