tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post9158714901923864261..comments2024-03-13T12:51:50.352+05:30Comments on sharing some simple but STRAIGHT POINTS...: are your batters better than mine...?straight pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-15139025695330285092009-03-12T11:35:00.000+05:302009-03-12T11:35:00.000+05:30scorpythats true...but it will also test their bat...scorpy<BR/><BR/>thats true...but it will also test their batsmen more than ours coz now we have got kind of attack for which opposition will think twice preparing green top... :)straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-78125297154467513942009-03-12T11:33:00.000+05:302009-03-12T11:33:00.000+05:30YMsince his return he has played against ntini, fl...YM<BR/><BR/>since his return he has played against ntini, flintoff, watson, siddle etc who are predominantly inswing bowlers...<BR/><BR/>though he still struggles at times) he seems to work hard on this aspect...and his leg side play has improved significantly which has also helped him playing in swinging deliveries...<BR/><BR/>so the margin of error has even lessor bowling to him which is why he has been scoring at such a strike rate...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-54086775676710347502009-03-12T11:00:00.000+05:302009-03-12T11:00:00.000+05:30yes NC!...if we have to see slog-fest we will see ...yes NC!...if we have to see slog-fest we will see T20...they are certainly hastening the process of ODI death...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-39362738808219081372009-03-12T10:58:00.000+05:302009-03-12T10:58:00.000+05:30you have been generous to them by saying pathetica...you have been generous to them by saying pathetically...namya :)<BR/><BR/>basically they bowled dirt and specially our bowlers...harbhajan and munaf...<BR/><BR/>but my sentiments were not limited to what happened at christchurch...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-67326099785434598162009-03-12T10:46:00.000+05:302009-03-12T10:46:00.000+05:30I assume the pitches will be back to their lively ...I assume the pitches will be back to their lively best in New Zealand for the test series and hopefully that would test whether this team still boasts of only paper tigers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-25225972904230250972009-03-12T09:32:00.000+05:302009-03-12T09:32:00.000+05:30http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/silly_point/archiv...<A>http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/silly_point/archive/2009/03/10/can-franklin-stop-sehwag.aspx</A><BR/><BR/>Need some inswingers<BR/><BR/>Pitches are too flat.YellowMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344094370490912785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-31123078571134322642009-03-12T09:27:00.000+05:302009-03-12T09:27:00.000+05:30http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/silly_point/archiv...<A>http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/silly_point/archive/2009/03/10/can-franklin-stop-sehwag.aspx</A><BR/><BR/>They should get Franklin in there. Try inswing. Nothing to lose!YellowMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344094370490912785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-81584580195629697602009-03-11T12:07:00.000+05:302009-03-11T12:07:00.000+05:30this way i watch fewer ODIs, and remember even few...this way i watch fewer ODIs, and remember even fewer, and it's nuthin to do with my memory.Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-60871000720350249922009-03-10T23:46:00.000+05:302009-03-10T23:46:00.000+05:30Agreed that the grounds are small but by just blam...Agreed that the grounds are small but by just blaming the pitches and the bats we are taking the blame away from the bowlers of both teams..They bowled pathetically..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-91590813271627712652009-03-10T16:33:00.000+05:302009-03-10T16:33:00.000+05:30...hard hitting games are making the cricket in ge...<I>...hard hitting games are making the cricket in general dull.</I><BR/><BR/>that's it AB! it is making it dull...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-19552955156379625972009-03-10T16:32:00.000+05:302009-03-10T16:32:00.000+05:30SB!...where is test cricket...the dickheads like h...SB!...where is test cricket...the dickheads like harper and curators are robbing it daylight...<BR/><BR/>ODIs (specially after emergence of T20) are anyway facing more threats and if we keep on getting them reduced to slog fest than more and more will chose T20 anyday coz thats what T20 is all about...slog fest...<BR/><BR/>i still believe 100 overs are still enough to make a match of skills...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-8729658057858415992009-03-09T23:38:00.000+05:302009-03-09T23:38:00.000+05:30@ SoulberryAnd what about 5-5 format soul. What ki...@ Soulberry<BR/><BR/>And what about 5-5 format soul. What kind of outfit is it.Something which ends even before it begins. :)<BR/><BR/>@ SP<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, whatever be the reason, but hard hitting games are making the cricket in general dull.Anil Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730693158313605630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153707640015765540.post-468210271019165382009-03-09T23:27:00.000+05:302009-03-09T23:27:00.000+05:30Boss, there is test cricket for that man. Let's be...Boss, there is test cricket for that man. Let's beat the dhol...rather let's beat the boredom at limited overs.<BR/><BR/>Even 50-50 and 20-20 have their own tactics. <BR/><BR/>If test cricket is like a traditional 9-yard sari clad nymph whose moves beneath you have to guess...50-50 is like a jeans and tee shirt and 20-20 is like more current...say a skirt and somesort of taktops or noodlestraps.<BR/><BR/>Each one has its moves, nuances, moods to choose from.Soulberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830619858224129215noreply@blogger.com