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Don't know about it, but have a feeling I would like this theoryOh....you mean the point that Wasim Akram never fails to bring up i.e. body language
Don't know about it, but have a feeling I would like this theoryOh....you mean the point that Wasim Akram never fails to bring up i.e. body language
FTR, Yuvraj never wanted a career in cricket to begin with. He was forced into it as a child by his dad. He's even talked about it in interviews about he hated the pressure from his dad and disliked his practices at one point.Who are those? Yuvraj clearly cares about Test cricket - he just sucks at it. Gambhir does as well. Kohli - he's one of the few people to come out of an overseas tour with any positives....
Dont agree with the smile thing but i see where youre coming from. The body language when the opposing team begins aAll I am saying is that if you are not happy, that means you don't really like playing the game. Remember all the good sides. The players looked happy when they achieved something, or were on the field trying to get the opposition out quickly. There was a sense of purpose and energy. India has had that too of course, just not happening now. Rare to get a smile out of any face there. How are they going to win the goddamn thing?
He always brings this up whenever India are playing (since England 2011). That even when things are not going your way you have to find a way to keep your spirits high and this serves as an example to others. If the body language of the captain and senior players is positive then other players try to take a cue from it and try to do their best in order to make something happen. Otherwise it is very easy to give in. Funny that this comes from Wasim Akram thoughDon't know about it, but have a feeling I would like this theory
You do have a point. In Pakistan the captain motivates the players by threatening to kick them outCaptaining isn't easy. You can't motivate someone who is not motivated. There is no magical switch you can flip to do that.
Very, very few captains are capable of doing that, if any. Any great captain will tell you that that they had a side full of players who already had a desire to be the best; that is was about just getting the best out of them. If you have to motivate the players to make them want to do well in the first place, you are just better of getting new players.
I suspect this might be one of the reasons Dhoni wanted Zaheer out of the team really.
Agree with the field settings. Need more attack, but to be honest, our bowlers are bowling pretty **** right now.Dont agree with the smile thing but i see where youre coming from. The body language when the opposing team begins a
to build a big partnership is just sad to watch ... fielders just drop their shoulders...and i genuinely believe Dhoni has to take a lot of the blame for this... his field settings dont inspire confidence in the bowlers, he fails to keep his players motivated and energetic. Fail Captain.
Yup. This is one my firm beliefs. I think your spirits should remain high as long as you are in the game, and this should be your natural reaction. Of course, if you do it just to inspire the others and keep the energy level up, it is a great thing too, but the ideal way is for it to come naturally.smalishah84 said:He always brings this up whenever India are playing (since England 2011). That even when things are not going your way you have to find a way to keep your spirits high and this serves as an example to others. If the body language of the captain and senior players is positive then other players try to take a cue from it and try to do their best in order to make something happen. Otherwise it is very easy to give in. Funny that this comes from Wasim Akram though
In the last 18 months, he's also won a World Cup in Mumbai and scored 100 centuries in all forms of international cricket. It would be understandable if mentally he wasn't quite all there when you consider he really has bugger all left to achieve in the game.Tendulkar is almost 40. I don't find it that hard to believe he is over the hill.
Dare I say it, but I feel that Tendulkar at this stage of his career would prefer batting on decks with true bounce (even if there is swing and seam) rather than slow and low turners, I think likes the ball coming onto the bat more, it's interesting actually but I feel Kohli is also similar in that regard, not that I think that they can't play on slow and low wickets but they'd prefer to bat on grounds with bounce and pace.If you look at highlights from the first 4 innings in Aus, he looked ridiculously good. He was picking the ball really early and was getting into excellent positions against some quick stuff. Just been downhill since then for some reason - very weird.
yeah I think Gambhir's gotta go very very soon, he scored 100 runs in the match but those 2 run outs basically negated his contribution.
I still fail to see why Rahane can't open, dude started out as an opener, he opens in the limited overs format, just because he was picked for the middle order slot doesn't mean you can't play him as an opener, He's much better than Murli Vijay who has technical issues.
Who is the replacement for Dhoni? Is there a wicket keeper banging on the door?I've been asking myself so why is Dhoni in the team? Is it for batting, w.keeping, captaincy? What is it? Is it mainly because of his experience more than anything else that he's holding the place in the current team atm? Can India afford another new face in the team? A test team particularly still needs some experienced players in the mix. Dhoni gives them this balance (plus captaincy factor) and holding his place despite poor show or is he just this influential that no one got ***** to drop him. But for how long? I think India missed a massive opportunity by not replacing Dhoni as soon as in New Zealand series. A new captain and w.keeper would have got right space to get things straight beginning from NZ series @ home.
say what you like but even tendulkar is probably now aware that if india lose and he fails yet again, he'll have to give-up tests at the very least. (there will be no farewell just like dravid and laxman)Dare I say it, but I feel that Tendulkar at this stage of his career would prefer batting on decks with true bounce (even if there is swing and seam) rather than slow and low turners, I think likes the ball coming onto the bat more, it's interesting actually but I feel Kohli is also similar in that regard, not that I think that they can't play on slow and low wickets but they'd prefer to bat on grounds with bounce and pace.
Don't know if that's true about Kohli, but that's a good point re: Tendulkar.Dare I say it, but I feel that Tendulkar at this stage of his career would prefer batting on decks with true bounce (even if there is swing and seam) rather than slow and low turners, I think likes the ball coming onto the bat more, it's interesting actually but I feel Kohli is also similar in that regard, not that I think that they can't play on slow and low wickets but they'd prefer to bat on grounds with bounce and pace.