Some videos which i thought were really good.
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RICKY PONTING- The BIGGEST RACIST LOSER to ever play cricket and HE CLAIMS TO HAVE TAKEN THIS SHOCKING CATCH!!
"There's no way I grounded that ball. If you're actually questioning my integrity in the game, then you shouldn't be standing there," Ponting told an Indian journalist. It's for you people to see and decide , and he talks about credibility.. Shame on the Aussies, especially PONTING, we are tired. Strip ponting of captaincy, the most disgusting aussie player ever to play cricket and just strip them of the INFAMOUS 16th win !
AUSSIES ARE THE BIGGEST RACISTS, HYPOCRITES AND CRY-BABIES THAT EVER REPRESENTED CRICKET !!- Agony of GAVASKAR and TONY GRIEG
This video shows why Australian cricketers - the likes of Ponting, Symonds, Clark, Gilchrist, Hayden and before them the likes of slater, McGrath, warne, Lille, and Innumerable many are the Biggest racists , BIGGEST CRY-babies and who have double standards. The next video shows WHY AUSSIES don't play cricket in the right spirit, this one shows why they cant take it , if someone gives it to them, they dun have the guts they always keep talking about, because if they do, they will let the things on field, remain on field and not take it to the referees as cry babies. Double Standard B***** !! well that's not a bad word, don't you hear the Aussies joke around saying , 'LUCKY BASTARDS !! " oh wait i should be hanged for saying that, because I am not Australian , remember the double standards ! I am racist eh ? now ? .. these AUSSIE cricketers will ROT IN HELL !! if not for anything
Umpiring HORRORS- all in a single game, Unblvable- 3 racist A(u)ssies- Ponting, Symonds and Clark and 2 Umpires-Benson and Bucknor, KILL SPIRIT OF CRICKET
This video summarizes only 60% of the umpiring goofs . Plus what is not included is, Michael clark , firstly not sure whether he took a clean catch of ganguly or not, but he surely bumped the ball into the ground, after his somersault, so that's not out and when his chance came to bat, he was caught in the slips , yet stood his ground that's the next video after this, and ricky ponting stood his ground when he edged to dhoni and andrew symonds edged to dhoni and still stood his ground and we take the verdict of such people who don't play cricket in right spirit and claim to play in the right spirit. Arrogant B******* -these 3 useless AUSTARALIAN RACIST CRICKETERS -symonds, ponting, clark along with umpires- bucknor and benson, help Australia win a very famous test !! GOD BLESS THESE B****** !!!!! Remember that's not a bad word !!!! Austrlain way, mate !! Bucknor needs to retire, he is too old to understand or listen to anything of what is happening on the cricket field and Benson is a puppet in the hands of Ponting.
CLARKS DISMISSAL in 2nd innings- HE STANDS HIS GROUND FOR THIS DISMISSAL :-o
He stands his ground after this dismissal, please tell me whats happening ??? Oh wait ! I know, he's waiting for the umpire to rule him out, don't u know the match is fixed ?? hello , why else do u think he is standing his ground, the umpires are sold, so even if India plays game in the right spirit, it won't help !! and we are taking this guy's decision of whether the catch is clean or not, it is not surprising that the catch he took of ganguly wasn't clean , as you saw in the above videos !! IRONY !!
HArbhajan and Symonds ISSUE - part 1
HArbajan and symonds Issue- part 2
What world thinks of the RACISIM
STEVE BUCKNOR - the real HERO !!!
ANIL KUMBLE's Interview -CONTROLLED AGRESSION - poor guy !!
PONTING's Intreview. JUSTIFYING HIMSELF -SHameless Buggaa !!
SYmond's Interview - so happy Of course
CLARK's INTERVIEW- acting like an innocent 'pup'
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Showing posts with label Harbhajan. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
teri Maaaaa(nn) Ki... -Harbhjan/India/BCCI vs Symonds and co/Aussies/ICC/Peter Roebuck
[ Here I re-post another article I wrote, when I was terribly disturbed by the series of unfortunate incidents that happened in the Jan of 2007 in Australia, during the most awaited India-Aus test series. At the end of the day, it will remain that Aussies cheated their way to win the series 2-1, nevertheless, the writing on the wall, which everyone knows is that " India is the superior team and the only team of the two, which plays the game in the 'right spirit' ". These incidents hurt me the most and here I am expressing it. ]
I couldn't express my disgust anywhere else, so I am back here rambling about cricket. If I had the chance I would have machine-gunned the entire A(u)ssie team. I suggest you read till the very end, to get the gist of all the things that's been happening in Australia over the new year.
Well I am talking about the aftermaths of the IN-famous Sydney test between India and Australia , which resulted in Australia winning their worst match ever. That this match turned out to be their record equaling 16th consecutive test match win, is another totally sad fact. That India eventually broke their record in the very next match , yet again, shows that , the game is a great equalizer and that's the only totally true and marvelous fact. Well, it's difficult to say justice prevailed finally, because what remains on paper and records finally is that A(u)ssies retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for 2007-08 by beating India 2-1 at home. For centuries to come, that is going to remain on paper, when it should have been 1-1 and they shouldn't have won their 16th consecutive test. But one thing, they deserved to lose it for the second time, for the second time, they could not make it 17 in a row and the 2 times, it was India who stopped them in their tracks. I am proud of that. I am sure the agony of the Aussies is unexplainable and inexpressible as, SO FITTINGLY , so painfully, they couldn't make it No. 17 , yet again !!! Go feeedd losers...
As if that wasn't demoralizing enough, India's hothead Harbhajan singh was slapped with a 3 test match ban and a high level of racial abuse offense.
What followed is all history now. Justice always prevails and India has a say in cricket. We are the rulers of present day cricket, BCCI is.
Click here. That should give an exact account of the turn of each and every event regarding the sydney test and the ban on harbhajan.
During that time one writer Peter Roebuck -very acclaimed English turned Australian citizen said how Australians are killing the spirit of the game, how Ricky ponting should be sacked and how crazy is India for still not packing their bags and going back home. Well I was surprised back then, reading those articles, but now I am not. He was very predictable this time around and did what was expected of him. He goes out blazing all cylinders on Indian board-BCCI and Harbhajan Singh. Read it for yourself, what I think is one of the cheapest, biased and most useless piece of crap that he has written in his illustrated career as a cricket columnist.
Now coming to the facts. The way I look at it and it surely makes sense to me. Think about it
1. Symonds agreeing to the fact that he started the feud.
2. Symonds saying 'Playing cricket on the field is no place to make friends' , clearly shows the Australian attitude and ready to be sparked attitude.
3. Symonds already being involved in a similar situation back in India and he agreeing yet again that he started the feud in that case too. But strangely he hasn't been charged with anything, where as the Indian HOTHEAD harbhajan was banned for 3 tests and when India decided to walk out of the CB series, it has been reduced to 50% of his match fee. Even then Symonds wasn't charged anything. That's shocking and unacceptable.
4. The whole "sparking the Harbhajan Feud" looks very pre-planned. The whole pre match agreement done by ponting was done having this in mind. The Aussies if one can remember, made it clear to the 2 Indian Hot heads- Sreesanth and harbhajan during the one day series in India, ' mate ! come down to Australia, we will show you what you have just done'. Unfortunately sreesanth missed the tour due to a shoulder injury ( though he is coming back for the one day series now- I Can't wait to see what happens next ) , but harbhajan made it and so they decided to give it to him.
Harbhajan tucking his bat at Lee, sparked the feud that the Aussies- Symonds, Ponting , Hayden , have been planning for a while now.
5. The craziest decisions was yet to come- Mike Procter the ICC referee had taken the most horrible decision that ever was , slapping Harbhajan with the ban. Firstly, there was no proper evidence back then. Nothing on the tapes back then proved anything. He next dismissed the only other Indian in picture- Sachin Tendulkar ,saying he wouldn't have heard anything. How then that Hayden /Clark could have heard something? The umpires were also taken out of the picture ,as they said they didn't hear anything. How the BLODDY HELL, I ask, did Mike Procter take a decision like that, a big decision abusing someone for racism ,is no mere joke. He based his decision on the evidence of Hayden, Symonds, Ponting, Clark, all of them who have been either at the end of Harbhajan's feuds or whose integrity in that match, was anything but contentious. Doesn't all this look pre-planned and the Aussie domination. Someone needed to break that.
6. So the BCCI then reacted to the horrible decision , the correct thing it did. Sunil Gavasker ICC's working member, couldn't keep his mouth shut any longer and so he erupted and all the people out there go on talking about how big a racist Gavasker is. Well, that's the way to be mate ! 'If you act smart, we will act smarter' ! Sunil is a true embodiment of that. Way to go mate !! If you guys can't take it, then dare not give it the next time to someone else!!... right mate ?
7. So now that the BCCI has seen the way things are going-Aussies achieving what they wanted to, people like Procter and ICC supporting the wrong Aussies, BCCI decides to show who the real power in cricket was. Well It is undoubtedly that and will remain that way. So better not act smart. If things go out of way, BCCI has to step in and restore justice, at whatever price, if it means calling their team back home and that they showed by hiring a chartered plan, Hell yes , they will and they should do it. !! You guys break the rules, we need to restore them. and of course since the path you have chosen is dirty, we also need to take the dirty path , Mate !!!!
And now Peter Roebuck goes crazy over this point. Well, Mate !! I know you got almost kicked out of your new nation- Australia for those absolutely correct comments u made a few days back - about sacking ponting and how aussies can't take it when someone gives it to them. So what does he do ??? Write this crazy article which makes no sense at allll...
At the end of the day justice prevails and BCCI wins and you know how all this started ???
Harbhajan responding to the Ill abuses of Symonds saying " teri MAAA(nn) Kiiiii ( heard /decoded by symonds as MAAANKIIIII - MONKEYY ). If you have no evidence, you don't accuse anyoone. I think that's what even kids know, you don't need to have a degree in law to know that. Strangely people who took decision were no kids, yet they take decisions the way they did !!!!
It is clear the grudges people have against the all conquering Indian team and the world cricket being run by THE BCCI !!!!... it will remain that way !!!!
I couldn't express my disgust anywhere else, so I am back here rambling about cricket. If I had the chance I would have machine-gunned the entire A(u)ssie team. I suggest you read till the very end, to get the gist of all the things that's been happening in Australia over the new year.
Well I am talking about the aftermaths of the IN-famous Sydney test between India and Australia , which resulted in Australia winning their worst match ever. That this match turned out to be their record equaling 16th consecutive test match win, is another totally sad fact. That India eventually broke their record in the very next match , yet again, shows that , the game is a great equalizer and that's the only totally true and marvelous fact. Well, it's difficult to say justice prevailed finally, because what remains on paper and records finally is that A(u)ssies retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for 2007-08 by beating India 2-1 at home. For centuries to come, that is going to remain on paper, when it should have been 1-1 and they shouldn't have won their 16th consecutive test. But one thing, they deserved to lose it for the second time, for the second time, they could not make it 17 in a row and the 2 times, it was India who stopped them in their tracks. I am proud of that. I am sure the agony of the Aussies is unexplainable and inexpressible as, SO FITTINGLY , so painfully, they couldn't make it No. 17 , yet again !!! Go feeedd losers...
As if that wasn't demoralizing enough, India's hothead Harbhajan singh was slapped with a 3 test match ban and a high level of racial abuse offense.
What followed is all history now. Justice always prevails and India has a say in cricket. We are the rulers of present day cricket, BCCI is.
Click here. That should give an exact account of the turn of each and every event regarding the sydney test and the ban on harbhajan.
During that time one writer Peter Roebuck -very acclaimed English turned Australian citizen said how Australians are killing the spirit of the game, how Ricky ponting should be sacked and how crazy is India for still not packing their bags and going back home. Well I was surprised back then, reading those articles, but now I am not. He was very predictable this time around and did what was expected of him. He goes out blazing all cylinders on Indian board-BCCI and Harbhajan Singh. Read it for yourself, what I think is one of the cheapest, biased and most useless piece of crap that he has written in his illustrated career as a cricket columnist.
Now coming to the facts. The way I look at it and it surely makes sense to me. Think about it
1. Symonds agreeing to the fact that he started the feud.
2. Symonds saying 'Playing cricket on the field is no place to make friends' , clearly shows the Australian attitude and ready to be sparked attitude.
3. Symonds already being involved in a similar situation back in India and he agreeing yet again that he started the feud in that case too. But strangely he hasn't been charged with anything, where as the Indian HOTHEAD harbhajan was banned for 3 tests and when India decided to walk out of the CB series, it has been reduced to 50% of his match fee. Even then Symonds wasn't charged anything. That's shocking and unacceptable.
4. The whole "sparking the Harbhajan Feud" looks very pre-planned. The whole pre match agreement done by ponting was done having this in mind. The Aussies if one can remember, made it clear to the 2 Indian Hot heads- Sreesanth and harbhajan during the one day series in India, ' mate ! come down to Australia, we will show you what you have just done'. Unfortunately sreesanth missed the tour due to a shoulder injury ( though he is coming back for the one day series now- I Can't wait to see what happens next ) , but harbhajan made it and so they decided to give it to him.
Harbhajan tucking his bat at Lee, sparked the feud that the Aussies- Symonds, Ponting , Hayden , have been planning for a while now.
5. The craziest decisions was yet to come- Mike Procter the ICC referee had taken the most horrible decision that ever was , slapping Harbhajan with the ban. Firstly, there was no proper evidence back then. Nothing on the tapes back then proved anything. He next dismissed the only other Indian in picture- Sachin Tendulkar ,saying he wouldn't have heard anything. How then that Hayden /Clark could have heard something? The umpires were also taken out of the picture ,as they said they didn't hear anything. How the BLODDY HELL, I ask, did Mike Procter take a decision like that, a big decision abusing someone for racism ,is no mere joke. He based his decision on the evidence of Hayden, Symonds, Ponting, Clark, all of them who have been either at the end of Harbhajan's feuds or whose integrity in that match, was anything but contentious. Doesn't all this look pre-planned and the Aussie domination. Someone needed to break that.
6. So the BCCI then reacted to the horrible decision , the correct thing it did. Sunil Gavasker ICC's working member, couldn't keep his mouth shut any longer and so he erupted and all the people out there go on talking about how big a racist Gavasker is. Well, that's the way to be mate ! 'If you act smart, we will act smarter' ! Sunil is a true embodiment of that. Way to go mate !! If you guys can't take it, then dare not give it the next time to someone else!!... right mate ?
7. So now that the BCCI has seen the way things are going-Aussies achieving what they wanted to, people like Procter and ICC supporting the wrong Aussies, BCCI decides to show who the real power in cricket was. Well It is undoubtedly that and will remain that way. So better not act smart. If things go out of way, BCCI has to step in and restore justice, at whatever price, if it means calling their team back home and that they showed by hiring a chartered plan, Hell yes , they will and they should do it. !! You guys break the rules, we need to restore them. and of course since the path you have chosen is dirty, we also need to take the dirty path , Mate !!!!
And now Peter Roebuck goes crazy over this point. Well, Mate !! I know you got almost kicked out of your new nation- Australia for those absolutely correct comments u made a few days back - about sacking ponting and how aussies can't take it when someone gives it to them. So what does he do ??? Write this crazy article which makes no sense at allll...
At the end of the day justice prevails and BCCI wins and you know how all this started ???
Harbhajan responding to the Ill abuses of Symonds saying " teri MAAA(nn) Kiiiii ( heard /decoded by symonds as MAAANKIIIII - MONKEYY ). If you have no evidence, you don't accuse anyoone. I think that's what even kids know, you don't need to have a degree in law to know that. Strangely people who took decision were no kids, yet they take decisions the way they did !!!!
It is clear the grudges people have against the all conquering Indian team and the world cricket being run by THE BCCI !!!!... it will remain that way !!!!
India’s World Cup 2007 Fiasco- It came to an end, even before it started!
[I am re-posting an article I wrote when I was disappointed with India's lackluster performance in the WC 2007, when they were eliminated by Bangladesh ( Pakistan got eliminated by Ireland..lol ).. I am happy to see the transition in the team India right now, on Nov 13, 2008, when they are the unofficial No.1 team in the world, as they trash A(u)ssies 2-0 in the test championship !!!!] ...
I AM WORST AT WHAT I DO BEST – Kurt Cobain
WE ARE WORST AT WHAT WE DO BEST-Indian Cricketers
Yup, so India has been knocked out of the world cup 2007. Put in a better way, India hasn’t qualified for the world cup. Would it be a saving grace that Pakistan has been kicked out before us ? That too they lost it to Ireland, no one even knows that countyr plays cricket, right ? Not really. Its time for introspection. And then of course India has to sack the famed Indian super cricketers, ala PAKISTAN.
Here’s something, what we think, Dilip Vengsarkar & co. should do immediately,
· Sack Dravid as Captain, keep him as a player.
· Captain DADA- Sourav or Sachin. Mostly, Sourav because he has the true leader ship qualities of Aggressiveness, Innovativeness and Zeal.
· Introspection needed by Sachin. He is a class act, will surely come back hard.
· Sack Harbhajan Singh , Anil Kumble and Ajit Agarkar from ODI’s.
· Bring back proven customers like Kaif and Powar and give them more opportunities.
· Time to look around for new players, who have potential to perform under pressure.
· Look for pacers who are willing to bend their backs and are innovative.
· Make people like Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel play more First class matches and improve their fitness levels and get back their pace.
· Time for Ajit and Harbhajan to don their state caps.
The famed Indian Batting line up, supposedly the best Line-up in present day world cricket, the batsmen who have more than 50000 runs among themselves, will remain strong only on paper. Twice in 2 matches they weren’t able to score 200 with this line-up. All this at a time, when people keep underlining the fact that our strength is our batting. That should talk amounts of how weak our bowling is, in that case.
So here’s the big question? Does India have the KILLER INSTINCT? I am a big optimist when it comes to Indian cricket, I can call BULL-SHYT as a fertilizer for India’s sake. But I Guess each and every one of us, however patriotic we might be, should wake up to the fact that INDIANS (cricketers) LACK THE KILLER INSTINCT. Well, India will beat everyone for the title, “ THE CHOKERS “. Tell me when was the last time, India came out of a pressure cooker situation? Whenever pressure has been applied over Indians, they crumble like delicate glass. They are not able to break out of such situations, time and again. They lack the self-belief.
One would ask why? That’s a very difficult question to answer. But let’s start with the leader. If someone were to ask me, who my favorite cricketers of all-time were? Dravid and Sachin, would be me apt reply. But of late I have had grave doubts about both of them. I will tell you why.
I am not questioning Dravid’s batting even now. I have a problem though with his Leadership skills, creativity, innovativeness and zeal. Dravid’s body language is always down. When the chips are down, it looks as if he never makes an effort to lift them up. His bowling changes, field placements and everything on the field lack the freshness and innovativeness required of a true leader. He just has 2 plans I guess- Plan A and Plan B. If both of them fail, he is left stranded. Agreed that he is not backed by his players with their performances, but that’s what a captain is for, to lift the morale of the team. Long back, when Sourav was faltering as a captain, just like everyone else, I immediately jumped to have Dravid as a captain. Because we always knew he was a good student of the game and had a cool head. But now, as he has doned the role of he captain, it has become very clear that he is not the right person to captain India.
Sourav has been a great leader in this aspect. Always leading from the front. Very aggressive. Lifts the morale of the team when chips are down. Much more innovative and creative than Dravid.
Next the little master, the batting genius Sachin Tendulkar. I have fought many battles with many people, both verbally and physically, to state that, SACHIN IS THE BEST BATSMAN OF THIS GENERATION. I have been an ardent fan of his since life existed on Earth. But after seeing his performances of late, I am having doubts about Sachin too. There was a time when I had more confidence in Sachin, than I had in myself. But tell me, how many times has Sachin performed for India OF LATE, when it mattered most?
Over the last 2 years, Sachin has started losing his sheen. People like Ponting, Yousuf and others, who are nowhere, close to Sachin’s class are taking over him. One thing that has to be considered in this situation is the PRESSURE ON SACHIN TO PERFORM. I can undoubtedly say, the burden that he carries on himself is, BY FAR THE MOST ANY SPORTSMAN EVER CARRIES/CARRIED. Trillions of people, expect him to score a century every time he takes to the field. That’s too much of an ask. But well, he has handled the pressure brilliantly for ages and so he has been called the best in the business. But of late he has been failing when it matters the most. How can we forget the 2003 WC final, The test series against Australia, The Recent ICC knockout, the match against Bangla and of course the horrendous dismissal against SL in WC’07. I guess, he is just trying too much. His contribution to the team and his 100% on the field were never in doubt, but performing when it matters, definitely is in doubt now. His peers like Lara, Ponting are smiling for that very reason. They are performing under pressure. Knowing Sachin, I am sure he will rise through all this, but all said and done, we are out of the WC yet again and Sachin’s promise to bring back the WC, sill remains a dream.
Sachin, please start playing well, I can see you play this way. Dominate the bowlers again and show the other batsmen, who the real batsman is !!!
Well, I don’t want to question the integrity of other batters in the team. That will be too hard on them. Robin Uthappa has been given a license to go haywire and that has cost his wicket. He is very young and will learn. Dhoni faltered badly, but I guess, it’s just bad luck. Let’s move onto the bowlers now. The spinners to start with. Harbhajan Singh. He should be sacked right away. His ODI stats for the last 3 years are bad, worser than a part-time bowler.
He hasn’t been taking any wickets. And almost all batsmen in world cricket, right from Australia to Bermuda are picking his doosra and spanking him all over the ground. I see no reason in persisting with him. Next, Anil Kumble. He has been one of the biggest serving cricketers in the true sense to play for India. He is a true workaholic. But I fell he is past his prime at least in the ODIs. But still he was persisted with. They said the experience would come handy. Then why wasn’t he picked? When it was already clear that he would have to sit out in big games, why was he in the squad? Ramesh Powar would have been hitting himself hard to find out the reason, why wasn’t he picked? But its time he is back into the squad and we say good-bye to 2 QUALITY SPINNERS- Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble.
Then my other favorite. Ajit Agarkar. I have been a staunch supporter of him for ages now. Almost 300 wickets at the age of 28, I always believed if persisted with, he would become the highest wicket taker in ODIs ever. Such amazing are his strike rate and wicket taking abilities. But the one thing he has been fighting all his life is INCONSISTENCY. He was the spearhead of the Indian attack many times in the past and he has faltered very badly. This world cup was no different. He was given the new ball and he sprayed it all over the place. Where did all his experience go? Munaf was denied the new ball too, thanks to Ajit. Sadly, I have to say this, but its time he is bid farewell and should be made to tread the path taken by Zaheer Khan.
Munaf came into the scene a year back, as a Tear-away pacer. Now His average pace is hardly 130Kmph. Where has all the speed gone? I agree he is concentrating hard on his line and length, so the deficiency in his pace, but this is unacceptable. Chaminda Vaas came down to bat towards the end of SL innings and smacked Munaf cleanly over his head for a SIX. Tear-Away pacer indeed!! Why isn’t he given the new ball?
Does any Indian Pacer ever BEND HIS BACK? Does any Indian pacer ever BOWL A YORKER, forget the TOE-CRUSHING YORKER? Where is the pace guys? How come the pace dies away? Irfan Pathan bowls around 115Kmph now a days. Sourav bowls around 115, so what is the difference between Irfan and Sourav now? Does one have to compromise so much on pace, to have a good line and length and swing the ball? I don’t think so, because except for Indian pacers, every pacer from every country bowls with more variety, speed and control. Indian Pace attack was so monotonous and so dead. And people said, we are strong contenders for the world cup. Heck, even I said and thought that.
I agree it is very easy for me to say all this, sitting back in my house, But as a fan, as an observer, as a great follower of Indian cricket, these are my observations. I hope India will work over them. Well, I have a feeling India never believed that they could ever win the world cup. They lack the self-belief. Here is where Greg Chappel comes into the picture? Hasn’t he been instilling these points into the players? I am sure he did. It would be pointless, accusing the coach (in some cases, killing the coach too ..lol..) for the poor performance of the team. Blame the Captain and the players.
I agree that Indian players play with huge amount of pressures than any other cricket playing or for that matter, any sport-playing nation. That is the connection between the Huge Indian population and cricket having a religion status here. I sympathize with Indian cricketers in a way in this aspect, but then the main reason for disappointment has been the manner in which India has lost matches and been kicked out of the World cup. They never had the killer instinct in them to rise out of the ashes. They surrender meekly. They don’t put up a fight. Sadly, they love being crowned, ‘the Undoubted chokers’ title.
Well, Next time I write a blog about Indian cricket, I am sure it won't be this disspointing, bcs I know Indian will bounce back. Please make the correct changes and give deserving players more chances.
India WIll shine
Cheers
I AM WORST AT WHAT I DO BEST – Kurt Cobain
WE ARE WORST AT WHAT WE DO BEST-Indian Cricketers
Yup, so India has been knocked out of the world cup 2007. Put in a better way, India hasn’t qualified for the world cup. Would it be a saving grace that Pakistan has been kicked out before us ? That too they lost it to Ireland, no one even knows that countyr plays cricket, right ? Not really. Its time for introspection. And then of course India has to sack the famed Indian super cricketers, ala PAKISTAN.
Here’s something, what we think, Dilip Vengsarkar & co. should do immediately,
· Sack Dravid as Captain, keep him as a player.
· Captain DADA- Sourav or Sachin. Mostly, Sourav because he has the true leader ship qualities of Aggressiveness, Innovativeness and Zeal.
· Introspection needed by Sachin. He is a class act, will surely come back hard.
· Sack Harbhajan Singh , Anil Kumble and Ajit Agarkar from ODI’s.
· Bring back proven customers like Kaif and Powar and give them more opportunities.
· Time to look around for new players, who have potential to perform under pressure.
· Look for pacers who are willing to bend their backs and are innovative.
· Make people like Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel play more First class matches and improve their fitness levels and get back their pace.
· Time for Ajit and Harbhajan to don their state caps.
The famed Indian Batting line up, supposedly the best Line-up in present day world cricket, the batsmen who have more than 50000 runs among themselves, will remain strong only on paper. Twice in 2 matches they weren’t able to score 200 with this line-up. All this at a time, when people keep underlining the fact that our strength is our batting. That should talk amounts of how weak our bowling is, in that case.
So here’s the big question? Does India have the KILLER INSTINCT? I am a big optimist when it comes to Indian cricket, I can call BULL-SHYT as a fertilizer for India’s sake. But I Guess each and every one of us, however patriotic we might be, should wake up to the fact that INDIANS (cricketers) LACK THE KILLER INSTINCT. Well, India will beat everyone for the title, “ THE CHOKERS “. Tell me when was the last time, India came out of a pressure cooker situation? Whenever pressure has been applied over Indians, they crumble like delicate glass. They are not able to break out of such situations, time and again. They lack the self-belief.
One would ask why? That’s a very difficult question to answer. But let’s start with the leader. If someone were to ask me, who my favorite cricketers of all-time were? Dravid and Sachin, would be me apt reply. But of late I have had grave doubts about both of them. I will tell you why.
I am not questioning Dravid’s batting even now. I have a problem though with his Leadership skills, creativity, innovativeness and zeal. Dravid’s body language is always down. When the chips are down, it looks as if he never makes an effort to lift them up. His bowling changes, field placements and everything on the field lack the freshness and innovativeness required of a true leader. He just has 2 plans I guess- Plan A and Plan B. If both of them fail, he is left stranded. Agreed that he is not backed by his players with their performances, but that’s what a captain is for, to lift the morale of the team. Long back, when Sourav was faltering as a captain, just like everyone else, I immediately jumped to have Dravid as a captain. Because we always knew he was a good student of the game and had a cool head. But now, as he has doned the role of he captain, it has become very clear that he is not the right person to captain India.
Sourav has been a great leader in this aspect. Always leading from the front. Very aggressive. Lifts the morale of the team when chips are down. Much more innovative and creative than Dravid.
Next the little master, the batting genius Sachin Tendulkar. I have fought many battles with many people, both verbally and physically, to state that, SACHIN IS THE BEST BATSMAN OF THIS GENERATION. I have been an ardent fan of his since life existed on Earth. But after seeing his performances of late, I am having doubts about Sachin too. There was a time when I had more confidence in Sachin, than I had in myself. But tell me, how many times has Sachin performed for India OF LATE, when it mattered most?
Over the last 2 years, Sachin has started losing his sheen. People like Ponting, Yousuf and others, who are nowhere, close to Sachin’s class are taking over him. One thing that has to be considered in this situation is the PRESSURE ON SACHIN TO PERFORM. I can undoubtedly say, the burden that he carries on himself is, BY FAR THE MOST ANY SPORTSMAN EVER CARRIES/CARRIED. Trillions of people, expect him to score a century every time he takes to the field. That’s too much of an ask. But well, he has handled the pressure brilliantly for ages and so he has been called the best in the business. But of late he has been failing when it matters the most. How can we forget the 2003 WC final, The test series against Australia, The Recent ICC knockout, the match against Bangla and of course the horrendous dismissal against SL in WC’07. I guess, he is just trying too much. His contribution to the team and his 100% on the field were never in doubt, but performing when it matters, definitely is in doubt now. His peers like Lara, Ponting are smiling for that very reason. They are performing under pressure. Knowing Sachin, I am sure he will rise through all this, but all said and done, we are out of the WC yet again and Sachin’s promise to bring back the WC, sill remains a dream.
Sachin, please start playing well, I can see you play this way. Dominate the bowlers again and show the other batsmen, who the real batsman is !!!
Well, I don’t want to question the integrity of other batters in the team. That will be too hard on them. Robin Uthappa has been given a license to go haywire and that has cost his wicket. He is very young and will learn. Dhoni faltered badly, but I guess, it’s just bad luck. Let’s move onto the bowlers now. The spinners to start with. Harbhajan Singh. He should be sacked right away. His ODI stats for the last 3 years are bad, worser than a part-time bowler.
He hasn’t been taking any wickets. And almost all batsmen in world cricket, right from Australia to Bermuda are picking his doosra and spanking him all over the ground. I see no reason in persisting with him. Next, Anil Kumble. He has been one of the biggest serving cricketers in the true sense to play for India. He is a true workaholic. But I fell he is past his prime at least in the ODIs. But still he was persisted with. They said the experience would come handy. Then why wasn’t he picked? When it was already clear that he would have to sit out in big games, why was he in the squad? Ramesh Powar would have been hitting himself hard to find out the reason, why wasn’t he picked? But its time he is back into the squad and we say good-bye to 2 QUALITY SPINNERS- Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble.
Then my other favorite. Ajit Agarkar. I have been a staunch supporter of him for ages now. Almost 300 wickets at the age of 28, I always believed if persisted with, he would become the highest wicket taker in ODIs ever. Such amazing are his strike rate and wicket taking abilities. But the one thing he has been fighting all his life is INCONSISTENCY. He was the spearhead of the Indian attack many times in the past and he has faltered very badly. This world cup was no different. He was given the new ball and he sprayed it all over the place. Where did all his experience go? Munaf was denied the new ball too, thanks to Ajit. Sadly, I have to say this, but its time he is bid farewell and should be made to tread the path taken by Zaheer Khan.
Munaf came into the scene a year back, as a Tear-away pacer. Now His average pace is hardly 130Kmph. Where has all the speed gone? I agree he is concentrating hard on his line and length, so the deficiency in his pace, but this is unacceptable. Chaminda Vaas came down to bat towards the end of SL innings and smacked Munaf cleanly over his head for a SIX. Tear-Away pacer indeed!! Why isn’t he given the new ball?
Does any Indian Pacer ever BEND HIS BACK? Does any Indian pacer ever BOWL A YORKER, forget the TOE-CRUSHING YORKER? Where is the pace guys? How come the pace dies away? Irfan Pathan bowls around 115Kmph now a days. Sourav bowls around 115, so what is the difference between Irfan and Sourav now? Does one have to compromise so much on pace, to have a good line and length and swing the ball? I don’t think so, because except for Indian pacers, every pacer from every country bowls with more variety, speed and control. Indian Pace attack was so monotonous and so dead. And people said, we are strong contenders for the world cup. Heck, even I said and thought that.
I agree it is very easy for me to say all this, sitting back in my house, But as a fan, as an observer, as a great follower of Indian cricket, these are my observations. I hope India will work over them. Well, I have a feeling India never believed that they could ever win the world cup. They lack the self-belief. Here is where Greg Chappel comes into the picture? Hasn’t he been instilling these points into the players? I am sure he did. It would be pointless, accusing the coach (in some cases, killing the coach too ..lol..) for the poor performance of the team. Blame the Captain and the players.
I agree that Indian players play with huge amount of pressures than any other cricket playing or for that matter, any sport-playing nation. That is the connection between the Huge Indian population and cricket having a religion status here. I sympathize with Indian cricketers in a way in this aspect, but then the main reason for disappointment has been the manner in which India has lost matches and been kicked out of the World cup. They never had the killer instinct in them to rise out of the ashes. They surrender meekly. They don’t put up a fight. Sadly, they love being crowned, ‘the Undoubted chokers’ title.
Well, Next time I write a blog about Indian cricket, I am sure it won't be this disspointing, bcs I know Indian will bounce back. Please make the correct changes and give deserving players more chances.
India WIll shine
Cheers
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