Best ODI Captain

[tooextracool]

That cannot mask the fact that he is a bad captain. Besides,. Laxman, Dravid and Kumble are better captains. At least Dravid tries different things to get results, rather than persist with something that just does not work and has no hope.

i never said that he was a good captain did i? im sure u could try laxman dravid or kumble and u would see that the results wouldnt be any better , if not worse because if theres anything i like abt ganguly is his arrogance and that is something that intimidates the opposition....i dont see this in laxman dravid or kumble and i doubt that any of them are capable of motivating their team when the chips are down.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

im quite sure vaughan's strike rate will be higher than all of ur nz players bar cairns

and Astle.

cos Astles averageing 61 against England.

although there may be a problem if Astle ain't fit in time...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

and Astle.

cos Astles averageing 61 against England.

although there may be a problem if Astle ain't fit in time...

Avgeing in SR? Because Astle avges 42 with the bat against England.

Also, batting avge has nothing to do with SR.

 

[Richard]

Parthiv may not be the greatest WK around, but he's FAR better than Dravid, who is unfortunately considered again for a job where he cannot be of any use.

Personally I think Dravid cops a hell of a lot of unfair flack for his wicketkeeping.
He's far, far better than most batsmen who are asked to take the gloves and more than good enough to do the job in ODIs for the sake of avoiding wasting a place with Patel or any other rubbish batsman.

 

[Richard]

Ganguly is definitely the worst captain around. Look at the number of bowling failures he has had, that can cost a match, and have. Three times, his team has been guilty of conceding 340+ totals

IMO that says very little about the captain and a lot about most of the bowlers.

 

[Richard]

I respect that opinion Richard, but I beg to differ. I was actually very very impressed with Chopra during the Test Series. He made at least 30-40 each game, except the poor guy just didn't know how to go on with it.

He had a good technique and, unlike his opening partner, his shot selection was excellent. He also defended his wicket extremely well. Good to see an old style player.

Without doubt in my mind Chopra played a huge part in the success of that series.
Still, an average in the late 20s is not going to keep you in the side. The time he batted and the shine he removed from the new-ball was crucial.
But the amount of luck he received on the first day at The SCG was quite unnerving. How anyone could get 4 let-offs in 3 overs (2 caught-behinds not given, one catch off a no-ball, one drop at third-slip), I had myself blinking and wondering if I'd actually gone to bed or not. I've never seen anything like it.
There's nothing wrong with Chopra's technique, but sadly he's just a bit too limited thus far to go on and get the big 70s, 80s and 100+ scores. Unless he starts to do that, probably in the Pak series, his place will come under severe scrutiny.

 

[tooextracool]

Without doubt in my mind Chopra played a huge part in the success of that series.
Still, an average in the late 20s is not going to keep you in the side. The time he batted and the shine he removed from the new-ball was crucial.
But the amount of luck he received on the first day at The SCG was quite unnerving. How anyone could get 4 let-offs in 3 overs (2 caught-behinds not given, one catch off a no-ball, one drop at third-slip), I had myself blinking and wondering if I'd actually gone to bed or not. I've never seen anything like it.
There's nothing wrong with Chopra's technique, but sadly he's just a bit too limited thus far to go on and get the big 70s, 80s and 100+ scores. Unless he starts to do that, probably in the Pak series, his place will come under severe scrutiny.

id like to see chopra bat in seaming conditions and more against a good quality seem attack. if he can blunt out the new ball as successfully as he did in australia then india have finally found that missing link that they so desperately needed.but he reminds me of a certain indian opener named ss das....and we all know what happened to him dont we?

 

[marc71178]

IMO that says very little about the captain and a lot about most of the bowlers.

I was thinking the same thing - if the bowlers aren't up to the job, how is that Ganguly's fault?

 

[Richard]

id like to see chopra bat in seaming conditions and more against a good quality seem attack. if he can blunt out the new ball as successfully as he did in australia then india have finally found that missing link that they so desperately needed.but he reminds me of a certain indian opener named ss das....and we all know what happened to him dont we?

You see, I've always thought Das had some talent, and could make a good Test opener. His FC average isn't as high as Chopra's, but it isn't bad either.
Shame almost all his Test runs have come against Zimbabwe.