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Impressed with the young side that has dominated West Indies in the ongoing ODI series, India's new coach Duncan Fletcher declared that given the talent, his wards can dominate world cricket for the next 5-10 years.

"It is due to the amount of talent India have. Indian cricket is in a very, very healthy state presently," stated Fletcher. India beat the hosts by three wickets on Saturday to claim an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match ODI series.

"I know five years in international cricket is a long time but unless some international teams suddenly come up, I don't see (India losing its grip)," added the Zimbabwean.

Much of Fletcher's profuse praise, and that of skipper Suresh Raina, was reserved for India's man of the moment Rohit Sharma, who played an unbeaten knock of 86 to haul India out of the woods.

"It was a great innings. It speaks of the tremendous quality India has that a batsman like him is out of the Test side. He has shown that he can finish off an innings. Not many batsmen can do it," remarked Fletcher.

"He can probably play for most international Test sides. He is not getting his opportunity because the present side is so very good. I look forward to working with him. I can't tell the areas on which I would work with him since it's a confidentiality between a player and me.

"I like to have one-to-one interaction with young cricketers. At the moment I am observing and trying to gain their respect," Fletcher added.

Rohit seems to reserve his very best under Raina's captaincy as he had also hit two hundreds in the latter's first stint at the helm in Zimbabwe last year.

"He is more disciplined now. He knows when to defend or attack. It has helped him that he has spent some quality time with Sachin for Mumbai Indians. He is now a very composed batsman," said Raina in appreciation.

Fletcher felt the most pleasing aspect of India's performance has been how they have been able to extricate themselves out of tight situations.

"It's pleasing how they have worked themselves out of tight situations. In the first one-day game, it was a difficult situation with four wickets down. Again today it was not easy.

"I think it was the spinners who brought us back today. At one stage we were looking at a 270-plus target. It was great captaincy (on part of Raina) to keep them on," he said.

The two Indian spinners - Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh - bowled their 20 overs for 52 runs only and picked up four wickets between them.

"Harbhajan, I think bowled very well. As a batsman he has shown great improvement. I watched his two centuries against New Zealand (last winter). He has really come up as a batsman," Fletcher said.

Harbhajan (41) combined with Rohit to raise 88 runs for the seventh wicket and it turned out to be a critical association.

Raina was lavish in his praise for the manner in which Mishra bowled with guile and variations.

"A good leg-spinner is always very useful. Mishra has great loop and his control on spin is very good. He has bowled very positively."

Now that the series is won, Raina revealed that the benched players could be tried in the remaining two one-day matches of the series.

"There is every chance that we would give opportunity to a few players sitting on the bench in remaining two games," he said.
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LethalSami said:
seriously??? with this bowling??

and Sachin, Dravid, Laxman about to go
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Dravid, Laxman yes but I've doubts about Sachin retiring anytime soon. Besides we've many youngsta beauties waiting for their chance in batting dept :p
 
India might be number1 and world champs but they are not a dominating nation. Also with the loss of Zaheer (32) they wont win many games. In tests Dravid has already passed his due date and laxman and Tendulkar have an year or two left at the most
 
Good luck to Team India but like the world cup win, the domination will be somewhat devalued due to the weakening of Pakistan's line up due to the bans on two world class bowlers and 10 years of limited cricket. In fact, even Salman Butt had a terrific record against India so it is a shame Indian strength can't be gauged fully at this time.
 
^^
he is 38. if his reflexes had to catch up, they would have done uptil now.
 
Even now India arent dominant.

In tests, England,India and Southafrica are at the same level.

In Odis, All Top 6 are at same level and anyone can beat anyone
 
CoolSERAZ said:
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he is 38. if his reflexes had to catch up, they would have done uptil now.
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Anyone thinking Tendulkar has wwmore than an year or two left must be living in fool world.

This summer in swinging conditions against anderson and co will be a real test
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Good luck to Team India but like the world cup win, the domination will be somewhat devalued due to the weakening of Pakistan's line up due to the bans on two world class bowlers and 10 years of limited cricket. In fact, even Salman Butt had a terrific record against India so it is a shame Indian strength can't be gauged fully at this time.
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True but nothing India could've done there. And its a pity (more so from Indian POV) that we aren't playing each other. Win-Loss ratio sure would've tilted a bit...
 
10 years is too longer a time to predict. At least, in the next five years the real test for Team India, is to find good quality bowlers, since by that time all these great batsmen would have retired and India will not be able to set/chase huge scores consistently, so bowlers will need to raise their standards.

I'm confident on batting talent we have, though they would find it very hard to match the legendary batsmen we have now, so to offset that we need real quality bowlers, if we want to stay at the top in the coming years. High quality test match bowlers are needed for India for future. BCCI needs to think on nurturing the young talents and giving them extended runs in their international career rather than winding them quickly, else our stay at the top would be a brief one.
 
No, but India should not, err will not, their stars will retire, their bowling is crap, youngsters are crap, umpires are biased, ICC rankings are flawed, BCCI has so much power, waaaa :6::6:
 
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Statsman said:
No, but India should not, err will not, their starts will retire, their bowling is crap, youngsters are crap, umpires are biased, ICC rankings are flawed, BCCI has so much power, waaaa :6::6:
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bhai phir ro rahe ho? :sachin

I personally dont like all this predicting stuff, who wouldve thought aussies would go downhill so fast? who wouldve known the english would reclaim their test glory? 5 years in this day and age is a long time to predict, and flecher is the coach so he has an obligation to team india and the whole country to say things like that, or else his behind will be kicked and he will be out onto the street. Lets wait and see.
 
Take out Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid & Zaheer Khan and you have a Bangladesh X1 which good teams will beat easily. :)
 
Statsman said:
Take Ajmal out of the Pakistan team and you have a team which doesn't deserve Test Status :)
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We won against nz in nz without ajmal, i think nz also doesnt deserve test status. And yes i remember we drew against s.a without ajmal, strip sa of test status as well.
 
Pakhtoon_Rules said:
Anyone thinking Tendulkar has wwmore than an year or two left must be living in fool world.

This summer in swinging conditions against anderson and co will be a real test
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pakistandiehardfan said:
Take out Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid & Zaheer Khan and you have a Bangladesh X1 which good teams will beat easily. :)
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Yaar diehardfan u used to come regularly to the india match threads and rant a lot,where went these days.we are expecting you eagerly,join soon.the number of pages in the match thread will be filled and everyone would think a great match on,as no seeing ind wi matches.

the former poster,ur also welcome to the match threads,there was some similar ranting like this before and during the sa series.so i think ur a ideal replacement for eng series
 
And then you have beaten southafrica comprehensively to not .only shut peoples mouth but also proved your dominance.
 
^ha ha,i am not talking about who wins,who loses etc,because even if we win 5-0 u will continue ur rant anyways,thats y want to see people of ur sort in the india match threads with ur usual rants.it would be like a nice stand up comedy in an otherwise dull function.
 
Krishnan said:
^ha ha,i am not talking about who wins,who loses etc,because even if we win 5-0 u will continue ur rant anyways,thats y want to see people of ur sort in the india match threads with ur usual rants.it would be like a nice stand up comedy in an otherwise dull function.
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Keep on changing your stances. Whenever i argue with a fool, i lose.
 
Fletcher says "Depth of talent here is amazing and probably the strongest among all cricket nations. If we can help the players realise their potential and if we take them forward, beating India will be diffcult for the next 5-10 years hopefully" and the headline becomes "Fletcher says India can dominate for 5-10 years"
 
Unless India find Test match winning bowlers they will not be able to dominate the world like Australia dominated. Just imagine Australia won 16 consecutive matches. Can India win 5 in a row. I bet they cannot. There are bound to be draws.
 
pakistandiehardfan said:
Take out Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid & Zaheer Khan and you have a Bangladesh X1 which good teams will beat easily. :)
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The current Indian team in WI is nothing more than a B team and it has beaten WI 3/0 and also won the T 20.... Pak team with its phasst bowlers lost 20/20, 2 ODI's and also lost a test to this team....

So i think u shud stop ranting and remember, currently without taking out any player, Pak XI is pretty close to a B'desh XI
 
Indian cricketers are smart , skillful and know how to play under pressure. Thats what I have seen over the years. This is what separates them from the other cricketing nations. Southafricans choke under pressure and the english are useless in subcontinent conditions. Australia is past their peak. India's bowling attack is not that strong bu they do their job perfectly and batting needs no mentioning. Fielding has improved a lot over the years with young energetic legs. So yes India can be number 1 for a long time but will never be as dominating as the wesindies or the australians were. I am always 100 percent sure that pakistan will win against india before a match. But australia gave us no chance at all and used to win matches from the impossible situations.
 
KFC_Zinger said:
The current Indian team in WI is nothing more than a B team and it has beaten WI 3/0 and also won the T 20.... Pak team with its phasst bowlers lost 20/20, 2 ODI's and also lost a test to this team....

So i think u shud stop ranting and remember, currently without taking out any player, Pak XI is pretty close to a B'desh XI
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:)) Funny how you had to bring Pak X1 into this, I'm sure you will be scared that day when your oldies retire and you have to rely on Munna Bhai to lead the pace (or lack of it) attack.

don't worry, we've had many of our players removed anyway.
 
Duncan trying to please his new employers. At least wait until India start to dominate cricket before saying their domination will last for x amount of years.

India is an ageing team, their best players are the older ones. Kohli looks good and so does Sharma but they will never be Sachin or Dravid. Zaheer is on his way out and there is no young bowler to fill his boots. India will start going down the rankings when they 'greats' retire just like Aus did.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Duncan trying to please his new employers. At least wait until India start to dominate cricket before saying their domination will last for x amount of years.

India is an ageing team, their best players are the older ones. Kohli looks good and so does Sharma but they will never be Sachin or Dravid. Zaheer is on his way out and there is no young bowler to fill his boots. India will start going down the rankings when they 'greats' retire just like Aus did.
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And if you listen to his interview, he was talking only about the younger players, their potential and IF they all can fulfill that potential, India will be a tough team to beat.

Never ever used the word "dominate"
 
cricketindiafan said:
And if you listen to his interview, he was talking only about the younger players, their potential and IF they all can fulfill that potential, India will be a tough team to beat.

Never ever used the word "dominate"
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Well the article made this assertion, just look at the title.

Which young bowler do India have who can replace Zaheer?
 
KingKhanWC said:
Well the article made this assertion, just look at the title.

Which young bowler do India have who can replace Zaheer?
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The article is an exaggeration as I said in my last post. Terms which Fletcher never used have been used to give it the sensationalist appeal.

As for the young bowlers, well Ishant is there who at 22 has age on his side and has got everything needed to be a good test match bowler, same with Sreesanth. Munaf is coming along well in the last 6-9 months in ODIs and will be interesting to see if he can replicate that success in tests. Then you have the likes of RP Singh and Irfan Pathan, again bowlers who had immense potential, lost their way in the limelight and have now started their journey trying to get bacl their national team spots. Then there are likes of Varun Aaron, again full of potential but not yet ready for international cricket.

Yes, none of them atm is no where close to being world class, but Fletcher as a coach sees the potential there and feels there's enough to work with that bunch to get 1-2 world class performers out of them.
 
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India is not a dominating team just yet, and with some of their seniors players reaching their expiry date, one wonders how long this purple patch will last. Credit to India no doubt for winning the WC, but has to be said, they are not as intimidating as the Aussies were, still a long way to go.
 
cricketindiafan said:
The article is an exaggeration as I said in my last post. Terms which Fletcher never used have been used to give it the sensationalist appeal.

As for the young bowlers, well Ishant is there who at 22 has age on his side and has got everything needed to be a good test match bowler, same with Sreesanth. Munaf is coming along well in the last 6-9 months in ODIs and will be interesting to see if he can replicate that success in tests. Then you have the likes of RP Singh and Irfan Pathan, again bowlers who had immense potential, lost their way in the limelight and have now started their journey trying to get bacl their national team spots. Then there are likes of Varun Aaron, again full of potential but not yet ready for international cricket.

Yes, none of them atm is no where close to being world class, but Fletcher as a coach sees the potential there and feels there's enough to work with that bunch to get 1-2 world class performers out of them.
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There are dozens of articles in which they are using this quote. Even if he didn't say dominate he has said this

"I know five years in international cricket is a long time but unless some international teams suddenly come up, I don't see (India losing its grip)," added the Zimbabwean."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...t-5-10-years-Fletcher/articleshow/8822079.cms

From this it seems Fletcher thinks India are dominating the game now. India are no.1 in tests, world champions so it would be a fair argument to say India are the best cricketing team at present but way ahead of the rest or domination is another story.

I don't know much about Aaron but the others you have mentioned are tried and test failures. Irfan Pathan is like Paul Collingwood with a quicker ball while Ishant Sharma has made a mess of his career. Zaheer Khan has been the main man for India over recent years, his ability to take early wickets has allowed India to bowl out teams and win the test. imo he will be an ever bigger loss than Sachin. If you look at England their back up bowling is long and strong, Ajmal Shahzad would walk into the Indian team but can't get a test spot in the England set up. The other present rival to India is South Africa who have plenty of decent quick prospects too. Who knows maybe India will unearth a special pace bowler but with such a lack of back up in the pace bowling department makes you wonder what Fletcher is going on about.
 
To dominate like WI of 80s,Pak of 90s & Aus of 2000s a team need world class fast bowlers who average below 25 not hack superstar trundlers like Zaheer who average in 30s and considered as world beaters by their fans.....
 
KFC_Zinger said:
The current Indian team in WI is nothing more than a B team and it has beaten WI 3/0 and also won the T 20.... Pak team with its phasst bowlers lost 20/20, 2 ODI's and also lost a test to this team....

So i think u shud stop ranting and remember, currently without taking out any player, Pak XI is pretty close to a B'desh XI
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the pak XI was without razzaq, gul, moyo, amir, asif. so if we take out players in our A team that we pretty much sent over and our B team compares with B'desh's XI I think we're doing alright

don't talk like you're high and mighty. india was far from flawless in the WC. lost against the saffers chasing defending almost 300 and against pak we beat ourselves more than you did anything. thinking india will be number one in all formats for 5-10 years is lolocycles
 
Sir_Afridi said:
To dominate like WI of 80s,Pak of 90s & Aus of 2000s a team need world class fast bowlers who average below 25 not hack superstar trundlers like Zaheer who average in 30s and considered as world beaters by their fans.....
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To be fair to Zaheer he has bowled on flat decks most of his career. If he was an England or South African his average would be in the mid 20's.
 
KingKhanWC said:
There are dozens of articles in which they are using this quote. Even if he didn't say dominate he has said this

"I know five years in international cricket is a long time but unless some international teams suddenly come up, I don't see (India losing its grip)," added the Zimbabwean."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...t-5-10-years-Fletcher/articleshow/8822079.cms

From this it seems Fletcher thinks India are dominating the game now. India are no.1 in tests, world champions so it would be a fair argument to say India are the best cricketing team at present but way ahead of the rest or domination is another story.

I don't know much about Aaron but the others you have mentioned are tried and test failures. Irfan Pathan is like Paul Collingwood with a quicker ball while Ishant Sharma has made a mess of his career. Zaheer Khan has been the main man for India over recent years, his ability to take early wickets has allowed India to bowl out teams and win the test. imo he will be an ever bigger loss than Sachin. If you look at England their back up bowling is long and strong, Ajmal Shahzad would walk into the Indian team but can't get a test spot in the England set up. The other present rival to India is South Africa who have plenty of decent quick prospects too. Who knows maybe India will unearth a special pace bowler but with such a lack of back up in the pace bowling department makes you wonder what Fletcher is going on about.
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Absolutely true. Any team aspiring to be a dominant team needs match winning bowlers. In the present setup, we have bowlers who are more like work horses and working as a unit and helping the main strike bowler Zaheer Khan and to some extent Harbhajan in closing out oppositions.

Of the present bowlers,

1) Munaf Patel is the one who is the most improved of the lot, not an express one by any standard but can bowl decent line and length bowling, he can be a good bowler on bouncy/swinging conditions. England, hopefully would be a good tour as that would suit his bowling style. Like Zaheer (from 2006 onwards), may be he will turn out to be on the improving curve.

2) Sreesanth is way too inconsistent to be anywhere near world class. I'm not sure, this guy has temperament to succeed consistently at the highest level.

3) Ishant Sharma, has the talent to be top class performer and showed glimpses of that in the past but currently seems out of depth. Some suggested there was slight change in his action and delivery stride. So, not sure how he will perform in future.

4) Ashwin, this guy has many variations, has good control and possess good temperament for a spinner. I think given proper chances he will be a very good bet for India in the coming years.

5) Several spinners like Ojha, Mishra needs to perform consistently at the top to be reckoned with.

Some other prospects are, Aaron, saw him in few games has express pace compared to our standards, should be nurtured for the future. Also, there was one guy named Deepak Chahar who created sensation in his debut first class match last year with controlled swing bowling, and based on the reports he seems a fine prospect.

So, currently not exactly a bright picture of bowling talents but if two of the above like Ashwin/Ishant (hopefully he comes out of the rut) deliver, then they can be forces to reckon with in the coming years for India.
 
India will never have to worry about spinners. Ashwin and Mishra would get into most test teams.
 
Indian batting future looks promising. It will be tough to replace legends like Dravid, Laxman and Tendulkar but India have some decent prospects like Kohli, Raina, Pujara, Rohit, Mukund and Rahane. Hopefully some of the above mentioned batsmen will come good. Our spinners are again decent. Ashwin, Mishra, Ohja, Rahul Sharma and Iqbal abdulla have shown some promise. It is in fast bowling that we have a huge problem. How India overcomes loss of Zaheer will determine our international standing. It will be interesting to see how Fletcher works with Ishant and handles Sreesanth.
 
India's bench strength will be properly tested when Sachin, Rahul, VVS & Co. retire. It'll be a pivotal point in Indian cricket, the end of an era.
 
KingKhanWC said:
To be fair to Zaheer he has bowled on flat decks most of his career. If he was an England or South African his average would be in the mid 20's.
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Bowling on flat decks is an old age excuse of fans of teams who dont have world class fast bowlers. How come wasim ,waqar ,Akhtar ,Asif , Imran all average 25 odd despite playing most of their career on flat decks ...Why dont Lee, Anderson, Broad, Morkel average 25 despite playing most matches on seaming pitches???World class fast bowler will average 25 despite the nature of the pitch :asif
 
Sir_Afridi said:
Bowling on flat decks is an old age excuse of fans of teams who dont have world class fast bowlers. How come wasim ,waqar ,Akhtar ,Asif , Imran all average 25 odd despite playing most of their career on flat decks ...Why dont Lee, Anderson, Broad, Morkel average 25 despite playing most matches on seaming pitches???World class fast bowler will average 25 despite the nature of the pitch :asif
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Anderson and Lee both average under 30 in their home conditions mainly because England and Australia have better pitches for pace bowlers although they have got flatter in recent years. Zaheer has a slightly better average in England. His overall average has gone down in recent years because his form has been really good. He swings the ball really well if the right conditions and he played a major role in India's 1-0 win in 07. I'm not saying he is the greatest bowler ever but imo the most important player in India's team over the last few years.

lol@comparing W,W,A,A and I to Broad,Morkel, Anderson etc. These names don't belong in the same paragraph.
 
I have huge belief in Duncan Dada, he is gonna take Indian cricket to another level :sachin
 
Desi said:
the pak XI was without razzaq, gul, moyo, amir, asif. so if we take out players in our A team that we pretty much sent over and our B team compares with B'desh's XI I think we're doing alright

don't talk like you're high and mighty. india was far from flawless in the WC. lost against the saffers chasing defending almost 300 and against pak we beat ourselves more than you did anything. thinking india will be number one in all formats for 5-10 years is lolocycles
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Banned players are not counted
 
Sir_Afridi said:
To dominate like WI of 80s,Pak of 90s & Aus of 2000s a team need world class fast bowlers who average below 25 not hack superstar trundlers like Zaheer who average in 30s and considered as world beaters by their fans.....
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I dont think Pakistan dominated the 90's in Tests. ODI's - Yes

The amount of talent that Pakistan had, they should have won a series in Oz, SA,WI etc very easily but Oz dominated the tests touch above SA and Pakistan ended up losing ZIM at home. India on the other hand was weekest in 90's specailly from 93-00 ( tests)
 
india can only dominate until big 3 in batting are there... tendu, dravid and laxman
 
Afridirocks said:
india can only dominate until big 3 in batting are there... tendu, dravid and laxman
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It will not and will never until it produces some decent test capable fast bowlers. However it can probably retain No.1 ranking by drawing the series or scrapping through like 1-0 away and winning the home series.
 
And who cares.for viewers like me who have been watching cricket for past 15-20 years,all i wanted was desperately to see them lift some titles(because they were really pathetic in the nineties),become world no 1 atleast at some point of time,be it 2 months or 1 year and provide consistent joy atleast to an extent.They have done that,i am more than satisfied with what dhoni has achieved and the joy this team has provided at last after so many failures.wont be too greedy now.
 
India have good replacements, I think now it's safe to safe they are the Australia of 2000.
 
Ashraful_Rox said:
India have good replacements, I think now it's safe to safe they are the Australia of 2000.
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ROFL!

Let me guess, Ishant & Sreesanth are just keeping the seat warm for some 95mph wonderkids India has hidden away?

In other news, the pope has just been spotted taking a dump in the woods.
 
Yeah right.........

But unless ICC stays as BCCI's little *****, and keep on winning fixed World Cup then probably yeah.
 
shahrukh619 said:
Yeah right.........

But unless ICC stays as BCCI's little *****, and keep on winning fixed World Cup then probably yeah.
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Still hurting from the loss..ouch

As for BCCI, it is very easy to bring BCCI down:

All other boards unite and take a united front against BCCI. All other boards have the chance and the power but they dont exercise it - is it BCCI's fault?

BCCI has become the monster it is because other boards have stood silent and done zilch about BCCI's power grabbing?

I wonder why no one has said?

Is it because a tour from an Indian team can literally save the local board from bankruptcy?

Is the money then that the other boards are after, becuase they by themselves cannot organise anything and incompetent tools?#

As for fixing, fixing can only be done if the other side is bunch of **ores, so mate go clean up your team first if you suspect that the WC was fixed.
 
cricfan2008 said:
ROFL!

Let me guess, Ishant & Sreesanth are just keeping the seat warm for some 95mph wonderkids India has hidden away?

In other news, the pope has just been spotted taking a dump in the woods.
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A team does'nt necessarily need 95mph bowlers to be at the top..India is a prime example..they still manage to take 20 wickets in test matches by getting the basics right.

Their batting will always remain strong..bowling future seems ok with likes of Arun Varun.
 
in_cutter said:
A team does'nt necessarily need 95mph bowlers to be at the top..India is a prime example..they still manage to take 20 wickets in test matches by getting the basics right.

Their batting will always remain strong..bowling future seems ok with likes of Arun Varun.
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A decent batting lineup should destroy them.
 
cricfan2008 said:
Yes it's quite likely India will be massacred by the likes of Trott & KP, unless fatty Zaheer can work up some steam. Someone throw him a jelly baby!
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Thats what England fans been saying for the last 10 odd years?

When was the last time England won against India in England?

As for England attack, well Kumble scoring a century against them pretty much sums it up :(
 
nish_mate said:
Thats what England fans been saying for the last 10 odd years?

When was the last time England won against India in England?

As for England attack, well Kumble scoring a century against them pretty much sums it up :(
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That was then, this is now. Australia have a miles better attack than India & look what happened to them, in their own backyard!

KP coming back into form, Cook & Trott & Bell in the form of their lives, Prior smacking hundreds. It's not going to be pretty. Actually if we play the following bowling attack, we will win 4-0.

Anderson
Tremlett
Onions/Bresnan
Swann
 
Krishnan said:
And who cares.for viewers like me who have been watching cricket for past 15-20 years,all i wanted was desperately to see them lift some titles(because they were really pathetic in the nineties),become world no 1 atleast at some point of time,be it 2 months or 1 year and provide consistent joy atleast to an extent.They have done that,i am more than satisfied with what dhoni has achieved and the joy this team has provided at last after so many failures.wont be too greedy now.
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Thisssssssssssss..................
 
Sir_Afridi said:
To dominate like WI of 80s,Pak of 90s & Aus of 2000s a team need world class fast bowlers who average below 25 not hack superstar trundlers like Zaheer who average in 30s and considered as world beaters by their fans.....
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Lol I like how you sneaked in pakistan of the 90s when according to the ICC retro rankings only South africa, australia and the west indies finished year end number ones throughout the 90s. The closest Pakistan came to number one was in 94-95 when they where number two.but TBF South africa west indies and australia where great team compaired to India south africa, england and australia of today.
 
Krishnan said:
And who cares.for viewers like me who have been watching cricket for past 15-20 years,all i wanted was desperately to see them lift some titles(because they were really pathetic in the nineties),become world no 1 atleast at some point of time,be it 2 months or 1 year and provide consistent joy atleast to an extent.They have done that,i am more than satisfied with what dhoni has achieved and the joy this team has provided at last after so many failures.wont be too greedy now.
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sanity prevails among somebody.
 
We gotta understand that cricketers like Saha, Badrinath, Dhawan aren't cut out for int'l cricket.
 
SG said:
We gotta understand that cricketers like Saha, Badrinath, Dhawan aren't cut out for int'l cricket.
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saha has played 1 test where he scored a gutsy 30 odd. he has played 1 odi where he scored 4-5 runs towards the death. his keeping is better than parthiv.
no harm in giving him a chance. dhawan i can understand.
who knows badri could be good in tests?
 
FLetcher has the most difficult job a coach can ask for.

Gary had all the ingredients of a successful team, he just mixed them well and served it to perfection.

Flectcher needs to make sure, that when the core of the team is gone, the transition should be easy and for that he needs to spot talent , groom and expose them at the right time. He must have an idea of how an exodus can affect a team badly, hence i believe he can sail through the tide and come out on top.
 
CoolSERAZ said:
saha has played 1 test where he scored a gutsy 30 odd. he has played 1 odi where he scored 4-5 runs towards the death. his keeping is better than parthiv.
no harm in giving him a chance. dhawan i can understand.
who knows badri could be good in tests?
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CS, hitting 4 runs in the end and getting out after that? 4 runs in 3 matches. Sorry, bringing up Saha's ODI stats won't help his cause ;-)

and the 1 inning where he made those gutsy 30 odd, a certain Zaheer Khan was also able to do the same, apart from Harbhajan, so it ain't really a big deal. And Saha also made a grand duck in the other inning of the same match?

Ironically, he played in the match as a bat while Dhoni did the keeping.

Saha is crap. Should be no where near the team.
 
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Statsman said:
CS, hitting 4 runs in the end and getting out after that? 4 runs in 3 matches. Sorry, bringing up Saha's ODI stats won't help his cause ;-)

and the 1 inning where he made those gutsy 30 odd, a certain Zaheer Khan was also able to do the same, apart from Harbhajan, so it ain't really a big deal. And Saha also made a grand duck in the other inning of the same match?

Ironically, he played in the match as a bat while Dhoni did the keeping.

Saha is crap. Should be no where near the team.
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but as a keeper he is pretty good. and it was his debut test and he was facing steyn, morkel, etc. he made duck in the 1st inning and in 2nd inning made the 30 and prevented a massive defeat(though we were beaten badly).
tbh, he hasnt been seen enough. his domestic averages are impressive for a keeper.
unlike dhawan who has played 5 odis and a t20 and scored nothing more than a scratchy 50.
series is won. no harm in trying saha and vinay.
 
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