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  1. SJS

    India Top Two ODI batsmen

    The game is tilted very heavily in favor of the openers so it is not fair comparing all batsmen together.
  2. SJS

    Gavaskar v Boycott

    It is such fun not just to go back, as I did as I was looking for that post on Gavaskar, its delightful to see the debates that went on for years, thereafter. This is the delight of discussing cricket. Unfortunately, not everyone comes equally well informed/prepared ;) Super stuff - brought...
  3. SJS

    The Fast Bowler's fast Bowlers

    I guess it is the age difference between us ;)
  4. SJS

    40th Match - Bangladesh v India

    Bangladesh is on track with the chase. They have just lost a wicket or so more. India at the end of the 40th over were 104 runs behind with 6 wkts in hand. BD were 90 behind with 4 wkts left. Every international side knows how to chase - whether they manage or not is a function of many...
  5. SJS

    The Fast Bowler's fast Bowlers

    Thanks mate. That's the one. I needed to send it to my old team mate and former Delhi, North Zone and Rest of India skipper Venkat Sunderam. He was not too fond of Gavaskar so he will love that ;) BY THE WAY, how did you find it so quickly? I keep looking for stuff on and off and can never...
  6. SJS

    The Fast Bowler's fast Bowlers

    Hi Folks particularly the older members. I am looking for a thread in which I posted a series of long posts about why I thought that the performances of Gavaskar, a great batsman without any doubt, were a bit exaggerated . . . and then I gave series wise analysis of his entire career. I have...
  7. SJS

    No that's not it Mr Sambit Bal

    Oh I use the West Indian innings only because it is such a similar score chase wise and just the day after. No two games can be compared really but what the players would like to do in a big run chase is clear. Start carefully but do not take too long over it, build up the scoring rate keeping...
  8. SJS

    No that's not it Mr Sambit Bal

    I almost started a new thread on CC titled "Cut the crap . . . shall we?" That starting post was bitterly sarcastic towards the reaction to the very justified criticism of Dhoni's batting in yesterday's game against England. But I didn't. I am in my 70th year and I need to chill :) The reason...
  9. SJS

    Can Ashwin beat Murali's 800?

    :laugh::laugh::laugh:
  10. SJS

    38th Match - India v England

    Spot on. Dhoni would have played his last ODI game if the management has the good of Indian cricket in mind.
  11. SJS

    38th Match - India v England

    A 35 ball fifty in an innings where you have never done anything to reduce the required run rate from the time you came in to bat is not something to feel proud of. To have 5 wickets in hand in a run chase and to make no serious attempt to get the runs is laughable and tragic.
  12. SJS

    38th Match - India v England

    Dhoni would rather remain not out at the end than get out in a blazing attempt.
  13. SJS

    38th Match - India v England

    Spot on !
  14. SJS

    38th Match - India v England

    One does not need to see Hardik batting in this match to realize he should be India's number five if he is in the team (in this WC squad) yet, as is usual in Indian cricket, once you have a sentimental favorite (read God) (be it Gavaskar, Kapil, Sachin, or Dhoni) never talk about their being...
  15. SJS

    The Fast Bowler's fast Bowlers

    Hi Hi LT I am very active but sadly not on CW anymore . . . and I really miss it. What keeps me busy and happy are my travels, photography, reading and visiting my grandchildren . . . in that order. Of course there is the mundane side of life but I do not include them for that is not...
  16. SJS

    CW decides the greatest test spinner ever. 43 names: Countdown/Rankings thread

    Who are we to DETERMINE/DECIDE/DECLARE the greatest ever? One wishes a word like selects (or similar) had been used instead of ‘decides’ for the title. . . . not so as to display humility (real or fake) but an understanding of the issue, it’s complexity and near impossibility of the task.
  17. SJS

    ***Official*** Sri Lanka and Pakistan in UAE 2017

    PS : I realise that the blame does not lie with those reporting on the game but mere reporting will not inform the public completely and plays little role in keeping the authorities from turning the game from a super exciting format that evolved over the first three decades of the game to its...
  18. SJS

    ***Official*** Sri Lanka and Pakistan in UAE 2017

    In an article in cricinfo.com a reporter asks : "How did we get here? How did we hurtle, from the dullest 11 sessions of Test cricket possible, to this stirring, heart-palpitating, dramedy of a conclusion? " Here is what I commented there and repeat here. Please excuse the typos . . . "How...
  19. SJS

    18th June - FINAL - India vs Pakistan

    Cricinfo after Amir's 3rd ball . . . 0.3 Mohammad Amir to Sharma, OUT, you absolute beauty! This is why Pakistan wanted Amir, even a version that only just recovered from a back spasm. The inswing. This scary, sensational, freakish ability to move the ball even on the flattest conditions at...
  20. SJS

    What are the most important statistical measures for test bowlers?

    As I said, I have decided long back not to get into arguments on CW (which is what keeps me away from here ;) ) but I will just answer to clarify a bit. No criteria is perfect - nor is this. No single criteria can be good enough to make a perfect selection. There will be anomalies in all. I...

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