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Pfft. He's not even the best player against spin in the Indian batting lineup.
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G.I.Joe
International Coach
Over the past year, he's comfortably been the best against spin in the world. Unlike the rest, he wasn't crapping his pants at the sight of Mendis and Murali.
Precambrian
Banned
Wrong. He's as good as Tendulkar or anyone in the present lineup against spin. For an opener, that's rare and that's why he's a bonus to the team.
Precambrian
Banned
AWTA. Flat track is always conveniently equated with spinning tracks, until they get one, in which case the pitch is demonised.
irfan
State Captain
Don't understand the apprehension among many on here in labelling Gambhir a class act on all tracks. He's definitely up there as one of the most improved bats in the world over the last year. Can play all the shots and doesn't struggle agains high quality pace and swing as much as he used to. Will be a MASSIVE loss if banned for the Nagpur test.
ret
International Debutant
Gambhir rocks and compliments Sehwag well. He has two 100s already in the series!!!! .... it's not surprising that one of these two have been the top run getters for India in the past 2-3 series .... they have changed the way the Indian opening used to work when openers were merely there to see off the new ball and set it up for the middle order. now most of the runs are coming from the top of the order and credit for that goes to how Sehwag and Gambhir play
and it won't surprise me if ppl who write off one of these two guys will blow the bugle of players like Jaffar *yawn* .... it's amusing that some ppl don't appreciate new players coming up. its like, for them, runs should always come from Dravid and Laxmans of the world and if they don't then the pitch must be easy, the bowling crap
.... and it doesn't stop here, when these two guys get runs they will break it down into Ist inning and 2nd innings runs 
and it won't surprise me if ppl who write off one of these two guys will blow the bugle of players like Jaffar *yawn* .... it's amusing that some ppl don't appreciate new players coming up. its like, for them, runs should always come from Dravid and Laxmans of the world and if they don't then the pitch must be easy, the bowling crap
.... and it doesn't stop here, when these two guys get runs they will break it down into Ist inning and 2nd innings runs
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No no. He got out to M&M five times. Sehwag got out to them only once. And scored a bat-carrying 201*.
ret
International Debutant
whats getting out got to do with crapping out? isn't it obvious that with spinners bowling a lot on a helpful track, one is more likely to get out to them!!!!
ret
International Debutant
G.I.Joe
International Coach
How many did he score before getting out to them?
Precambrian
Banned
Naa, he was destined to get out to one or the other, since they were the only ones bowling close to 80% of the overs once the ball got old.
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Less than Sehwag. Gambhir also scored more heavily off the pacemen (because Sehwag got out to them more often) and less heavily off the spinners. Go ball-by-ball if you like. Sehwag>Gambhir against Murali and Mendis in that tour.
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The longest Gambhir lasted in the whole series was 42 overs. A lot of fifties, no hundreds. Why? He kept getting in against the seamers and then out to the spinners.
ret
International Debutant
you could have put that in a better way like "the spinners, who got most batsmen out on that tour"
ret
International Debutant
thats why I suggested 'most batsmen'
