Didn't see it before. Considering Chappell will be coming from over the wicket, it would be easy for Ganguly to play those as they are leaving his body. You need to bowl at his body tb h to see how bad he can play.Nnanden said:
don't you realize that is a serious weakness in an already weak bowler? it's not as if he is absolutely devastating with the new ball that he can demand it each time, if there are bowlers who can handle it better and produce better results, the team management will obviously go to them...you said it in your post, those other bowlers are better and one of the reasons why is because they can handle both the new and the old ball...once again, irfan pathan needs to adjust....Dravid said:
Then he shouldn't be in the team. And I wasn't aware that Gregg Chappell comes out in the middle and decides not to give Pathan the ball.Dravid said:
Again, remember Karachi? He performed with the bat and the new ball, yet you guys still lost by 341 runs. I'm not blaming IKP for the loss, but don't you think he should have done better than 6/167 in the match after being 3/0 after just the first over?Turbinator said:
It's not his fault that others did not perform or play their roles, you cannot expect one guy to win a Test match for you single handedly.nightprowler10 said:
Once again, I'm not saying that Pathan was the reason you guys lost. I was merely using his figures from that match to prove that just because he can bat a bit and can do damage with the new ball only, doesn't mean he should get the new ball ahead of others. If you do, you're short changing specialist bowlers just because they can't bat.Turbinator said:
In other words, you're doing a Duncan Fletcher .....Giles for Montynightprowler10 said:
Ditto. Or Razzaq for any new bowlers that deserve a chance.Venter said:In other words, you're doing a Duncan Fletcher .....Giles for Monty
That doesn't mean he should become a test opener. If he wants to open, he needs to go back to Baroda Ranji side and prove himself as an opener there. A test match, let alone one in SA with Pollock and Ntini, is not a place where you learn your trade.Dasa said:
amazing logic mate. Pathan, in this form, won't even be Bangladesh's best new ball bowler. He was given the newball on a no. of occasions during this bad run of his and every time he has flopped. There is a reason why he is not being given the new ball and AFAIC, it is perfectly valid.Dravid said:
