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Indian Cricket Dhaba
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harsh.ag
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As long as they are speaking Hindi
cnerd123
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They should always be speaking Hindi IMO. Their weird languages that sound like gibberish and look like a child's scribbling can GAGF.
cnerd123
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Can we really be infracted for using Hindi in the Indian Cricket
I'm sure Teja's got our back
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Definitely better than Kohli. Haven't seen enough to know how he'll go but his bowling did look pretty rubbish when I last saw him. You know how it is in LO though, sometimes the most useless looking ****s are handy bowlers so I may be wrong.
G.I.Joe
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Probably whoever's been pulling the strings thus far. I recall reading that Dalmiya was simply a sock puppet installed this term as a widely acceptable alternative to Srinivasan. Apparently he'd suffered a stroke sometime earlier and had significant dementia. His son did all the talking for him, presumably taking orders from either Pawar or Jaitley. Jaitley hasn't chased titles in the BCCI, so I reckon it'll be Anurag Thakur/another sock puppet or Pawar himself.
weldone
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Yes Bharata is Sanskrit and got its name from King Bharata, as per The Mahabharata
..which makes me think that it maybe used in Telugu too (they use quite a few Sanskrit words)
weldone
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Maybe someone like Anurag Thakur
indiaholic
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Malayalam is basically Tamil + Sanskrit. So yeah Bharatam there.
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Ishant Sharma left out of Delhi Ranji squad | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
erm, what? could've been a hundred different reasons why he hasn't responded..
erm, what? could've been a hundred different reasons why he hasn't responded..
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Yeah, just read that. Can't believe Bhatia was dropped though. Poor season yeah, but wtf? 35 isn't that old.
Arjun
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Has India got its T20I plans completely wrong? Is T20I even a priority? Seems unlikely. A string of defeats, and an even longer drought of T20I series/trophy wins, seems to suggest that, as also the lack of Indian presence in top T20I performers. One critical aspect to note is that Indians play very few T20Is, which may change, with the new calendar.
But we don't see players picked specifically for T20Is, even when there are a few folks who perform exceptionally well in T20. Other teams give such players plenty of chances- notably David Wiese, Alex Hales, Andre Russell, Imran Tahir- limited-overs specialists who excel in T20Is. On the other hand, we're seeing the Indians give multiple chances to Shikhar Dhawan, possibly to rescue his struggling Test career, by playing him in a format in which he's clearly out of place. Shikhar's low strike rate and lack of big scores leaves a soft spot at the top of the order, and that came exposed against the South Africans. Virat Kohli is the only one who's been supremely successful among the current bunch, but being a batting mainstay in Tests and ODIs as well is taking its toll on his performance, as he's now struggling in Tests. We're seeing too many Test and ODI frontline players in the T20I side, and the focus must shift to playing more blokes who are good in T20.
Let's look at the top performers in the recent T20 seasons in India. Ever heard of Rohit Dahiya and CV Milind? You'll have to be a hardcore reader of domestic cricket news to know they're leading bowlers in the SMA Trophy this year, with nearly two wickets a game. We don't see them, but instead, see Mohit Sharma, who's been poor throughout the season. If the IPL is relevant because of the higher quality, Yuzi Chahal is a leading wicket-taker across both tournaments. Yet, he's ignored, while Axar Patel, who had a poor season, is in the frontline. Much-ignored Ashish Nehra, more famous for internet jokes, is also getting plenty of T20 wickets, primarily in IPL. While Sandeep Sharma struggled a bit this year, his figures are still decent, and he's bowled well for multiple seasons in T20s. Yet he misses out.
In what must be the most questionable move by India's T20I management, Rahane was benched despite a fantastic 2015 T20 record- while Rayudu, struggling to hit sixes and build partnerships, is still relevant in T20Is. Andhra opener Suman, who had a very great T20 season, albeit stuck to SMA Trophy, is not a prospect. On the other hand, worn-out Suresh Raina still plays, despite a mediocre season. Kedar Jadhav, made for limited-overs, is missing from either limited-overs squad.
With the presence of many Test and ODI players in the T20I side, we wonder, is India using this format merely as a warm-up for other formats? If so, they need to stop, sooner than later- from the last of the three T20Is. They're behind the rest of the top teams, and it's time they start with a new team that's good enough for T20Is- even if it's not something the skipper wants.
But we don't see players picked specifically for T20Is, even when there are a few folks who perform exceptionally well in T20. Other teams give such players plenty of chances- notably David Wiese, Alex Hales, Andre Russell, Imran Tahir- limited-overs specialists who excel in T20Is. On the other hand, we're seeing the Indians give multiple chances to Shikhar Dhawan, possibly to rescue his struggling Test career, by playing him in a format in which he's clearly out of place. Shikhar's low strike rate and lack of big scores leaves a soft spot at the top of the order, and that came exposed against the South Africans. Virat Kohli is the only one who's been supremely successful among the current bunch, but being a batting mainstay in Tests and ODIs as well is taking its toll on his performance, as he's now struggling in Tests. We're seeing too many Test and ODI frontline players in the T20I side, and the focus must shift to playing more blokes who are good in T20.
Let's look at the top performers in the recent T20 seasons in India. Ever heard of Rohit Dahiya and CV Milind? You'll have to be a hardcore reader of domestic cricket news to know they're leading bowlers in the SMA Trophy this year, with nearly two wickets a game. We don't see them, but instead, see Mohit Sharma, who's been poor throughout the season. If the IPL is relevant because of the higher quality, Yuzi Chahal is a leading wicket-taker across both tournaments. Yet, he's ignored, while Axar Patel, who had a poor season, is in the frontline. Much-ignored Ashish Nehra, more famous for internet jokes, is also getting plenty of T20 wickets, primarily in IPL. While Sandeep Sharma struggled a bit this year, his figures are still decent, and he's bowled well for multiple seasons in T20s. Yet he misses out.
In what must be the most questionable move by India's T20I management, Rahane was benched despite a fantastic 2015 T20 record- while Rayudu, struggling to hit sixes and build partnerships, is still relevant in T20Is. Andhra opener Suman, who had a very great T20 season, albeit stuck to SMA Trophy, is not a prospect. On the other hand, worn-out Suresh Raina still plays, despite a mediocre season. Kedar Jadhav, made for limited-overs, is missing from either limited-overs squad.
With the presence of many Test and ODI players in the T20I side, we wonder, is India using this format merely as a warm-up for other formats? If so, they need to stop, sooner than later- from the last of the three T20Is. They're behind the rest of the top teams, and it's time they start with a new team that's good enough for T20Is- even if it's not something the skipper wants.
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