Which Cricketers do you dislike?

[Gnske]

I don't get the Haddin hate, like he bullied NZ? So what? Who hasn't?

 

[the big bambino]

Loved him when told Broad to mind his ****ing elbows.

 

[anil1405]

yeah Haddin tops the list. Feel disgusted to even think that he would be part of my local IPL franchisee SRH.

 

[Burgey]

Hopefully when you think of how much they would have paid him, it will make you feel even worse.

 

[Burgey]

Also, Brad McNamara an absolute given in this thread too.

 

[anil1405]

Hopefully when you think of how much they would have paid him, it will make you feel even worse.

Nah I am used to seeing people like Manjrekar earn hefty sum for talking nonsense every game.

 

[Gnske]

Daily reminder that Haddin is a family man and you should watch what you say about a human being.

Poor efforts in this thread, really. Makes you wonder about some posters.

 

[wpdavid]

Daily reminder that Haddin is a family man and you should watch what you say about a human being.

Poor efforts in this thread, really. Makes you wonder about some posters.

I'm not sure about the relevance of Haddin's family situation to this thread. I remember keeping my opinions about him to myself when one of his children was ill last time he toured here, which was silly really, as he wasn't going to be reading this. Ditto the child, I suppose. But he has enough track record to justify everything that's been written here. Off the pitch he may be a decent enough sort, but people who play at his level are going to be judged by how they behave in their chosen role. I doubt that he'd be remotely bothered even if he did read this.

 

[shifty_eyes]

Chahal

 

[Kirkut]

There is no one I dislike, but I feared Ponting the most as a fan. There was an imperious vibe to his batting.

Maybe I would have felt the same for Viv Richards if I was watching the game in 70s.

 

[Burgey]

I'm not sure about the relevance of Haddin's family situation to this thread. I remember keeping my opinions about him to myself when one of his children was ill last time he toured here, which was silly really, as he wasn't going to be reading this. Ditto the child, I suppose. But he has enough track record to justify everything that's been written here. Off the pitch he may be a decent enough sort, but people who play at his level are going to be judged by how they behave in their chosen role. I doubt that he'd be remotely bothered even if he did read this.

Yet Pietersen gets a pass?

 

[Flem274*]

mushfiqur rahim

screeching little ****. *batsman middles ball on low slow bangladesh mud heap* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOWLING SUCKY SUCKYYYY!

 

[Burgey]

There is no one I dislike, but I feared Ponting the most as a fan. There was an imperious vibe to his batting.

Maybe I would have felt the same for Viv Richards if I was watching the game in 70s.

Did you start watching him quite late in his career? It was only his last two tours to India that he produced any decent output really.

 

[srbhkshk]

Did you start watching him quite late in his career? It was only his last two tours to India that he produced any decent output really.

Every Indian who watched the 2003 WC fears Ponting, nothing else matters.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also absolutely hammered India every time we toured down under. Averaged 80+ against us in australia iirc.

 

[Kirkut]

Did you start watching him quite late in his career? It was only his last two tours to India that he produced any decent output really.

Not just India vs Australia games but in general I found him fearsome. Steven Smith is a better batsman but I never feared Smith as much as Ponting.

 

[Kirkut]

Every Indian who watched the 2003 WC fears Ponting, nothing else matters.

Srinath bowls an 85 mph yorker in 49th over, nothing wrong with the ball but Ponting sends it to the third tier with a clean hit.

 

[thierry henry]

How could I forget Dhoni ffs

I get to see the greatest keeper-batsmen ever in both tests and ODIs and they are both absolute eye-cancer to watch bat, what are the odds.

 

[Burgey]

Not just India vs Australia games but in general I found him fearsome. Steven Smith is a better batsman but I never feared Smith as much as Ponting.

Yeah I can understand that. Smith doesn't have the same sort of demeanor about him

 

[honestbharani]

Smith always looks like he may get out with that fidgety technique of his. He doesn't and he makes you pay a lot longer and a lot more but Ponting, at his best, just looked like he chooses where to hit the ball irrespective of what line, length, seam, swing or spin is on it. Only Sachin and Lara were his equals in that in my time of watching cricket. As great as Smith and Kohli and the rest of the fab 4 and even other great batters around currently are, no one has that same authority around their batting for whatever reason, in terms of how it looks at least. Closest probably is the real AB.