adharcric said:
Can they do that to Ntini, Nel and Pollock please? I think we can handle Peterson at his best.Langeveldt said:
Interesting observation, I didn't remember Tendulkar making a big score or anything.Anil said:
shortpitched713 said:Why don't we take out all of his innings in which he doesn't score a century, and then we could call him better than Bradman.
The fact of the matter is that on current form he is not the batsman that he used to be, and if that was all we had to go by, he would be a very borderline selection for the Indian Test side. I don't want to see him dropped, but he should take responsibility soon and right his recent record.
Seriously, get over it. Did India have no chemistry all those years that Ganguly was captain? There was an issue when Chappell came in because he had the guts to speak up against Ganguly, who was lazy and had taken his captaincy for granted amidst a major form slump. Ganguly is a different man now - he's fighting for another chance and he's not stupid enough to start talking crap to disrupt the chemistry when his primary concern is to find a place in the team. He's a charismatic leader on the field and that's what we need right now (leader!=captain in this case). I'm sure Chappell and Ganguly are both professionals who can get over their little tussle (in fact, they probably already have). Finally, chemistry is overrated - you win and the chemistry shoots up, you lose and it dies.Dravid said:
Let's be serious now. That's not possible. For such a talented team, they've hit rock-bottom at the moment.Dravid said:
He's not getting in simply because of that. He's finally made some runs (a century against North Zone) and while he still needs to make more to really earn a call-up on merit, he's not just getting a free ride because of his past. If he fails in the first match, we have other options in Kaif and Badrinath. Again, I'm not saying Ganguly is the best option. He's simply an option worth considering, along with Badrinath.Dravid said:
I'll repeat exactly what you said, India did have chemistry, but when chappell came in problems started between captain and coach. Problems will remain between Ganguly and Chappell if he comes in and they both can keep their mouth shut about it, but then Chappell wouldn't be able to work with Ganguly like he would with other players. Chappell does have a say in who gets into the final XI and not and if the two don't like each other chances of Ganguly getting into the XI are slim.adharcric said:
He just made a century though. For a player of his caliber, I would think that only a semblance of form is required, not an entire season of prolific run-scoring.honestbharani said:
300+