Indian Cricket v2.01

SG wrote:I think our boxers and wrestlers who did so well in last year's Olympics, definitely deserved this award. Would've given them huge boost for their future assignments.

Which Boxer? Which Wrestlers? The Govt doesn't know anyone.
Recently when P. Gopichand [All England Champion], and now coach of one of the young brigade went to see the sports minister regarding his apprentice's selection with his ward, the qunt minister didn't even know who he was.

One of the silver medalists of 1998 Asian games applied for a pension under Govt laws for her servcies in badminton and she was asked for proof of her winning a medal, despite the parent association having the records. Disgusted she withdrew her application.

Looks like Rahul Dravid has been included in the probables list or the Champions Trophy in SA. That's a huge surprise almost 2 years after he was dropped from the ODI side. Isn't it a step back? India haven't lost that many JAMODIs since he was dropped. His good form in IPL2 where he scored faster than he ever has, is one of the probable reasons and probably experience at one drop slot too. Still, if he is in probables it would be insulting the legend if he is dropped from the final squad and the selectors shouldn' be playing games with a player like him, unless he is dead cert to be picked and played in the squad.

On a side note I just checked the scorecards of the just ended WI one day series out of statistic curiousity and noticed that Dinesh Karthick came good as an opener in the short form of the game. Reminded me of when he succeeded as a test opener against the last away Saffie series in 2006 and how he was unfortunate to be dropped despite doing well enough there after just a couple of bad tests. It just adds to my long belief that he can be tried solely as a batsman than a keeper bat in tests as well. It's unfair that both get treated as fillers for Dhoni in an off game and are expected to perform straight away without getting a good enough rope. He or Parthiv will be a better choice as specialist batsmen than that showpony Yuvraj anyday anytime.

Looks like Dravid could be in for more reasons than thought of initially. It could cover up for the inconsistant and fragile middle order in the hands of inconsiatant Sharma and the flashy Yuvrajs, Rainas and Pathans. Someone who could build innings or prevent a collapse. It would also take some load off Tendulkar's shoulders of being the most experienced senior bat with pressure of holding fort. And lastly, it would free Dhoni to play his natural game as he has since being captain changed his game to play anchor like Dravid and is clearly struggling with it, getting too bogged down in holding the middle order together.

'Emerging' Players from India

India Emerging Players squad: S Badrinath (capt), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Ishank Jaggi, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Pankaj Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pradeep Sangwan, Sudeep Tyagi

Saying Badrinath and Mishra are emergin is pushing things a bit. Nice batting and two excellent keepers, but except Mishra the bowling's rubbish.

So this is 'subi corner' for the next couple of months while the second-longest-running international sporting contest in the world fires up again?

Which is longer?

The derby?

The America's Cup.

First Boat race was 1829 Zatty

Grand National 1836

FA Cup 1872

Yeah, I see you said international

doremi wrote:'Emerging' Players from India

India Emerging Players squad: S Badrinath (capt), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Ishank Jaggi, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Pankaj Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pradeep Sangwan, Sudeep Tyagi

Saying Badrinath and Mishra are emergin is pushing things a bit. Nice batting and two excellent keepers, but except Mishra the bowling's rubbish.

badri obviously has his sugar-daddy in kris. wonder why mishra is in emerging though

The One wrote:

doremi wrote:'Emerging' Players from India

India Emerging Players squad: S Badrinath (capt), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Ishank Jaggi, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Pankaj Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pradeep Sangwan, Sudeep Tyagi

Saying Badrinath and Mishra are emergin is pushing things a bit. Nice batting and two excellent keepers, but except Mishra the bowling's rubbish.

badri obviously has his sugar-daddy in kris. wonder why mishra is in emerging though

Where are

Dhawan
Pujara
Umesh Yadav
Piyush Chawla
Dinda

And if Sreesanth was not fully fit, why was he not given a chance here to prove his fitness for Champion's trophy?

Chandan wrote:
Where are

Dhawan
Pujara
Umesh Yadav
Piyush Chawla
Dinda

They haven't forummed for a while.

taipan wrote:Yeah, I see you said international

To be fair, 'international' was a late edit and on the previous page.

This is a non-Ashes thread: I think Dello should lock it immediately.

Dravid's inclusion is excellent news for Indian middle order, especially considering that ICCCT would be played in SA. None of our 'new' found FTBs exude confidence in their ability to feel comfortable on those pitches.

Now perhaps the FTBs would feel a bit of threat for their place in the team.

SG wrote:Now perhaps the FTBs would feel a bit of threat for their place in the team.

I think that is the reason to include Dravid in the probables-- to warn the new batsmen to get their acts together soon or be prepared to be axed!

The Virender Sehwag vs Delhi Cricket Association war is hotting up. For people out of the loop, Sehwag leads Delhi in IPL and domestic circuit. His team also involves other India players like Gambhir, Ishant and Nehra. The man has recently threatened to move to Haryana team and has accused DCA of corruption and politics. Sehwag is fed up of officials of DDCA interfering in team selections and pushing in their wards or kids or pushing in players favoured by politicans. The DDCA has of course denied these allegations, even though the controversy of the son of one of those officials controversially finding a place in the Ranji team above other meritorious candidates 2 seasons back still looms large.

Noteworthy is the fact that it is the same DDCA that had cleared liquor bills worth 47 lakhs for meetings and entertainment.

The BCCI has of course asked Sehwag to 'put up' and his prove his allegations of corruption by naming specific instances. But many senior players playing for Delhi [Nehra, Ishant, Gambhir] and chief selector & Vice-President Chetan Chauhan are backing Sehwag against DDCA.

Split Wide Open time. DDCA won't be able to brush this mess under the carpet anytime soon!

Sehwag denies influencing Delhi selection!


Virender Sehwag has denied allegations by Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) officials that he tried to get his cousin picked in the Ranji team.

"This [charge] is totally false," Sehwag told the Times of India. "I have never asked anyone to pick any of my brothers or cousins in any team. Just ask Chetan Chauhan - because he was the chairman of the selection committee - if Viru has ever asked for any of his cousins to be selected."

Sehwag is reported to be seeking a move from Delhi, the state he has represented since 1998, to Haryana from the 2009-10 season onwards, citing interference in selection matters.

Other senior Delhi players backed Sehwag's claims about the DDCA's selection procedures. Gautam Gambhir, Sehwag's opening partner for Delhi and India, said there was a need to bring transparency into selection and he threatened to leave Delhi this year unless the situation improved. "The solution is to dissolve the sports committee, which doesn't have a single cricketer in it," Gambhir told the Indian Express. "Sehwag and I have been at the receiving end of pressure tactics by the DDCA to push in their candidates. If we can be pushed into a corner, imagine the plight of a stand-in skipper."

Ashish Nehra, the Delhi left-arm fast bowler, this was the DDCA's last chance to clean up their act. "The manner in which the DDCA functions, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to leave Delhi," Nehra said. "For two years, when I was injured, I didn't hear one word from anyone, and the moment I made my comeback, they are all looking to cash in on me." Ishant Sharma also said things could be better.

Chauhan backed Sehwag's claim and said it was a "wake-up call for Delhi cricket". "I am glad Sehwag has made a bold move by speaking out against corruption." However Chauhan was confident a solution could be reached without losing Sehwag. "We'll try to make the selection process transparent. I get calls all the time where politicians and bureaucrats try to push their players up for selection. I'm sure we can work out a solution. We can't let go of him [Sehwag]."

Sehwag said often four selectors got together to vote for their player, leaving him and the chairman of selectors powerless in the matter.

If Sehwag does leave, it won't be the first time a player from Delhi has done so. Indian legspinner Amit Mishra moved to Haryana after he was left out of Delhi's Under-17 squad in 2000. More recently, India Under-19 player Manan Sharma made a similar move, saying he hadn't got the chances he deserved. "There were many who didn't do enough or lacked merit but got their chances, so I thought it was better to leave," Sharma told the Indian Express. "I didn't like the atmosphere, there was just too much going on around."

I'm fully with Sehwag on this.

DDCA is so full of politicians and influential people who try to get their wards in Delhi team.

This sports committee is such a eyewash.

Talking about Ganguly and Dravid with Sachin isn't as unfair as talking about them with Kaif. I am not saying Ganguly shouldn't have been dropped from ODIs. His fitness was not upto it. I have questioned his early retirement from tests on the contrary where he was still at his best.

Wrong thread!

SG wrote:I'm fully with Sehwag on this.

So you are also planning to move to Haryana with him?

SG wrote:DelhiDDCA is so full of politicians and influential people who try to get their wards in Delhi Politics team.

Fixed! But than again, that's equally true of every political party these days. India, the cradlke of dynastic 'democracy'. I wonder where the lines blur - where democracy ends and monarchy begins in all honesty.....