Ganguly turned India from a side that could barely win a Test overseas to a side that went toe to toe with the best side in the world and captained India to a World Cup final in South Africa.Sourav Ganguly would like to have achieved 5% of what Dhoni has.
haha, I remember exactly the same arguments happening when Mark Taylor's side won in the WI in '95. "Wouldn't be anywhere without AB!" Whether true or not, it's funny to see it pop up again.Ganguly turned India from a side that could barely win a Test overseas to a side that went toe to toe with the best side in the world and captained India to a World Cup final in South Africa.
On paper Dhoni has a massive edge on Ganguly in terms of achievements but I don't think Dhoni would have been able to achieve what he has as captain without Ganguly putting in the ground work in the early 2000s.
It's probably just me wanting to make sure that players with incredible achievements get the acknowledgement they deserve, it's one of the reasons I'll always vote Dravid over Tendulkar (that particular quirk is part me looking for a reaction, part wanting to acknowledge how ****ing awesome Dravid is and part because for a significant part of their careers I'd actually put Dravid ahead of Tendulkar anyway). I'm also a big believer in acknowledging people who have put in the ground work for others to reap the rewards. For the same reasons I'd certainly have Hussein level with, if not in front of, Vaughan as England captain.
Piffle. They've one bowler (Zaheer) and a strong batting line up. You can't maintain the number one ranking being so reliant on any one bowler.All this 'India are a crap number 1 side' crap needs to stop. They've not lost a Test at home for ages (on their current unbeaten run they've lost 1 to South Africa), have won 2 out of 3 series outside the subcontinent and had only lost 1 of their last 11 Tests outside the subcontinent before this series. India were clear and deserved number 1 going into this series. They've just had the misfortune of running into an England side massively on the ascendancy in their own conditions.
Loving that an Englishman quotes Benny Elias...Anyone see Zaheer running through his paces on the ground after close of play? Either that red top he was wearing was very unflattering or he's still carrying excess baggage round the midrift.
I bow to no-one in my admiration for him, but was shocking to see.
No co-incidence that the new slim-line Bresnan seems to have gained a yard either. Credited the hard yards in the gym with his ability to bowl quicker for longer in his interview with Ward after the game.
S'not rocket surgery, is it?
tendulkar's anderson's bunny no doubt about it.Just read that was the seventh time Jimmy has taken Tendy's wicket.
Pretty immense for a well-established bowler hah.
What do you mean by this?I'm not disagreeing with any of that. I'm just saying that you have to actually mention it before it becomes a valid point.
haha....gun avatar man.......every time I look at your avatar I can't help but laugh....Watching Raina, Waterboy and Dhoni was actually hilarious. So was Tendulkars brain fart when I think of it too
I actually though Yuvraj was beginning to handle the short ball a little better after he got struck on the hand, but his dismissal was all to inevitable. Raina and Dhoni were awful though.Just watching the higlights, oh man there was some awful batting yesterday. Mukund, Raina, Yuvraj and Dhoni - yikes.
Raina's dismissal was so reminiscent of Andrew Hilditch holing out in 1985. His first innings reminiscent of Michael Bevan's various problems in 1997.I actually though Yuvraj was beginning to handle the short ball a little better after he got struck on the hand, but his dismissal was all to inevitable. Raina and Dhoni were awful though.