***Official*** Sri Lanka in India

[Jono]

Thats because Razzaq is a kind of player who can be either extremly defensive or very aggressive according to the match situation.The can score 15 of 100 balls & also 100 of 70 balls where as IKP is only a good lower order pinch hitter who cannot bat defensivly.

Can't bat defensively? Maybe in ODIs, but in tests he can. Hell he was used as a night watchman against Australia in the 2nd test when Yuvraj went out late on the 1st day, and he batted on fairly late into the first session of day 2. He has a pretty solid defense in test cricket I reckon.

 

[Jono]

If this super sub thing continues then India wouldn't be needing an AR all that badly.

I really hate this super sub concept though, i think if it continues then we will see AR's like Afridi, Razzak etc (who aren't great but still very attractive ) losing their way from the game.

Yeah that's my fear too. The beauty of the all-rounder in ODI cricket is great. I'm not talking bits and pieces players (though they have their role too), but ODI specific all-rounders like Afridi, Razzaq, Styris etc. are an attraction of the form of the game. I'd hate to see them wiped out with the super-sub rule.

 

[JASON]

Ganguly's innings in that game was absolutely amazing. Dravid too was brilliant. I remember that game fondly

And I try hard to wipe it off my memory !!

No, honestly it was brilliant batting that day by Dravid and Ganguly . And I remember Ranatunga giving a shelling to a SL medium pacer called (Unlucky) Eric (Upashantha) after he not only got smashed around by those two, but also dropped a catch near the ropes somewhere.
*must not remind myself*

Brilliant all round Team effort by India. The spinners Bhajji and Karthik bowled well too. But obviously the Batting deserves the greatest accolade, Sachin , Pathan and Dravid .

I always expected the Indian team to put in a brilliant performance with the change of Captaincy but if this is the sign of things to come - SL are in for a pretty tough tour .

 

[aussie]

well even though India won well the other morning i still reckon once SRI get their act together they could still win this ODI series since they have a better all-round team than the indian's.

 

[shankar]

well even though India won well the other morning i still reckon once SRI get their act together they could still win this ODI series since they have a better all-round team than the indian's.

Yep. Still expect SL to win the series probably 4-3.

 

[SJS]

Regarding the free batting - remember World Cup 2003 where he just let lose.

...which was more than two years ago, which is what i said in the first place

Things that stick in the mind from this game.

1. Sachin batting with freedom and a sense of pleasure that one hasnt seen for close to two years. The time away from the game has been goos for him.

 

[Pratters]

...which was more than two years ago, which is what i said in the first place

Yeah SJS but I was trying to show that Tendulkar does things with a plan. He may change it when he goes on to the pitch. But he will pace his innings on a plan, play according to a way he feels would be apt.

Which can mean he can just explode in a match vs Pakistan or go for an approach not widely popular.

 

[Legglancer]

Anyone knows the odds for Nagpoor (win/loss ratio) or sides batting 1st in day games ?

 

[Prince EWS]

If this super sub thing continues then India wouldn't be needing an AR all that badly.

I really hate this super sub concept though, i think if it continues then we will see AR's like Afridi, Razzak etc (who aren't great but still very attractive ) losing their way from the game.

Would that be such a crime though?

It makes for better cricket to watch, really. We are seeing better bowlers bowl to better batsmen as a result of this rule. I'd much rather watch Umar Gul bowl to VVS Laxman than Abdul Razzaq bowl to JP Jadhav, and this is the sort of the thing the supersub is trying to achieve.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Anyone knows the odds for Nagpoor (win/loss ratio) or sides batting 1st in day games ?

7/12 won batting first
5/12 won batting second

8/12 winners of the toss have chosen to field - 3 wins
4/12 winners of the toss have chosen to bat - 2 wins

Average run rate: 5.58
First innings r/r: 5.56
Second innings r/r: 5.60

Average first innings score: 261

 

[Sanz]

Anyone knows the odds for Nagpoor (win/loss ratio) or sides batting 1st in day games ?

Leggy, Nagpur has hosted 12 ODIs so far, all day games, 5 times a team has won while chasing the target. Rest 7 times a team that has batted first won it. Another thing I must say that in 2003-2004 when IND-AUS-NZ were in India to play in TVS cup, NZ & Aus cribbed a lot for getting DAY games. Reason being, NZ thought batting first @ 9 am was extremely difficult.

 

[Legglancer]

7/12 won batting first
5/12 won batting second

8/12 winners of the toss have chosen to field - 3 wins
4/12 winners of the toss have chosen to bat - 2 wins

Average run rate: 5.58
First innings r/r: 5.56
Second innings r/r: 5.60

Average first innings score: 261

Thanks Neil .... nothing in it IMO

 

[DaBombayDuck]

India are just spoiling Reetinder Sodhi who is a good all-rounder & its useless to hope that Pathan will become an all-rounder.Vijay Bharadvaj can also do a fine job as an all-rounder

Bharadwaj was rubbish. Massively overrated player.
Sodhi's batting is ok but his bowling is very mediocre.

 

[adharcric]

Bharadwaj was rubbish. Massively overrated player.
Sodhi's batting is ok but his bowling is very mediocre.

The top all-round prospects for India are JP Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Rajesh Pawar and S Vidyut. Where did Sodhi's name come from? I know he has talent but there are better options now.

 

[SJS]

India doesnt have an all rounder on the horizon. Not a world class one by any stretch of imagination. JP Yadav is the poor man's choice and Irfan the beggar's wish but horses may fly yet

 

[DaBombayDuck]

India doesnt have an all rounder on the horizon. Not a world class one by any stretch of imagination. JP Yadav is the poor man's choice and Irfan the beggar's wish but horses may fly yet

SJS....were you part of the 8th Sikh battalion that retook Tiger Hill during the 1999 Kargil war.? Ae you Havildar Swaranjeet Singh Dhillon of that battalion ?

Why don't you like Reetinder Singh Sodhi, btw ?

 

[Pratters]

SJS....were you part of the 8th Sikh battalion that retook Tiger Hill during the 1999 Kargil war.? Ae you Havildar Swaranjeet Singh Dhillon of that battalion ?

No he isnt.

 

[Pratters]

India doesnt have an all rounder on the horizon. Not a world class one by any stretch of imagination. JP Yadav is the poor man's choice and Irfan the beggar's wish but horses may fly yet

I valued your cricket knowledge.

It disappoints me that you have forgotten the one and only - the great AA.

 

[DaBombayDuck]

I think the Indian cricket team should train in the foothills of Kargil.
Particularly a good climb up Tiger Hill or the heights around Khalubar and Kukerthang will be good fitness training for our boys.

 

[honestbharani]

Another thing I noticed was that as Sachin was returning and he crossed Dravid, Dravid stopped him and they talked a bit. It wasnt Dravid asking Sachin about the wicket or bowling. If one has to make a pure guess it looked more like Dravid saying to Sachin what to do in his (Dravid's) absence in the dressing room like changing the batting order in case a couple of wickets fell around Dravid quickly.

Whatever it was, it gave a sense of well-being to me personally to see that the new skipper has someone as big (in every concievable sense of the word) as Sachin to share responsibilities with.

Apparently, Sachin and Dravid discussed what would be a good score on that wicket. That is what I got from Dravid's interviews. But it is still good to see the little master being engaged actively and it looks as though Sachin is enjoying this role too.