Fine logic!
Ok…so we lost another match. Honestly, what were we expecting to happen?! It was quite a depressing loss though. We were doing so well! A final score of 292 is not bad at all! Especially at Eden garden! After the toss, Krishnamachari Srikkanth said that having won this toss, India had already 50% won the match, and that unless we played really badly, there wasn’t much possibility of us losing this game. Now, no offense to the former Indian captain…but dude! We lost! And not because we played badly…the Pakistanis just played incredibly well!
Our problem is, that when our batsmen perform well, our bowlers mess up…or vice-versa. Hey, I’m no cricket analyst or anything…but with 3 overs left, and with a situation where saving runs was REALLY important, why on EARTH did Ganguly send in Yuvraj to bowl?! That sixer during his over practically won the game for Pakistan (not to mention the 2 extras Nehra gave away!).
As far as I can see, nothing is going to improve till the whole problem between Ganguly and the BCCI chairman is resolved. They really have it in for him don’t they?! I mean…fining the guy for slow over rate?! Cricket is becoming too much politics and too little play! In that match between India and Australia where the refs just arbitrarily cut like 15 overs, and Brett Lee (Brett LEE!!!) hit a sixer and won the match with a ball to spare…did the ICC make a fuss? They had ONE wicket in hand, and they needed like 50 something runs to win! We would have ‘all-outed’ them!!!! Argh… But at that time…did the BCCI make a fuss?! NOOOOOO! But now…they suspend a perfectly good captain for slow over rate!
Seriously, leave the poor guy alone! He is doing his job and he’s doing it well! And he is probably right about that guy not knowing about cricket…so get off his back! We can crib all we want! They became sports idols knowing they will be under the critical eye of the public 24/7…but let’s not overdo things here!
Suspending a guy for slow over rate…
Sheesh
Our problem is, that when our batsmen perform well, our bowlers mess up…or vice-versa. Hey, I’m no cricket analyst or anything…but with 3 overs left, and with a situation where saving runs was REALLY important, why on EARTH did Ganguly send in Yuvraj to bowl?! That sixer during his over practically won the game for Pakistan (not to mention the 2 extras Nehra gave away!).
As far as I can see, nothing is going to improve till the whole problem between Ganguly and the BCCI chairman is resolved. They really have it in for him don’t they?! I mean…fining the guy for slow over rate?! Cricket is becoming too much politics and too little play! In that match between India and Australia where the refs just arbitrarily cut like 15 overs, and Brett Lee (Brett LEE!!!) hit a sixer and won the match with a ball to spare…did the ICC make a fuss? They had ONE wicket in hand, and they needed like 50 something runs to win! We would have ‘all-outed’ them!!!! Argh… But at that time…did the BCCI make a fuss?! NOOOOOO! But now…they suspend a perfectly good captain for slow over rate!
Seriously, leave the poor guy alone! He is doing his job and he’s doing it well! And he is probably right about that guy not knowing about cricket…so get off his back! We can crib all we want! They became sports idols knowing they will be under the critical eye of the public 24/7…but let’s not overdo things here!
Suspending a guy for slow over rate…
Sheesh
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@ 10:31 pm
3 Comments:
At 9:05 am, November 17, 2004,
Aveek said…
hey, I think Saurav Ganguly is an absolute moron. Admitted the BCCI is really going over-board, but jeez, the guy is just usch a Schmuck!
I think the entire team needs to be overhauled. Extensively. Get a fresh set of legs, hands, (Brains??), and skills, and we can restart this team from scratch.
There are some very talented players who just don't get the chance to play the 'Big Boys Game' 'cause some old, depleted farts don't perform. None-the-less, f you own a Ferrari, not many would wanna be on your black list, so fart-on you little miser.
Dravid needs to rest. The poor guy got married, and then besides that he's got so uch pressure at work. Cut him some slack, OK? Sack VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, and Virender Sehwag. Get in Dinesh Mongia, Akash Chopra, and some other guys. We'll do wonders. I'm telling you.
At 1:43 am, November 21, 2004,
D. said…
Being an ignoramus of sorts, I can't really say anything about Monsieur Ganguly and his merry BCCI, but if you think it's serious, I'll agree. ;) I spend too much time waiting for Dravid to come on the screen during a match to actually know what's going on outside that particular sphere of the game.
At 8:48 am, November 21, 2004,
Meghna said…
Yea, I'll admit that Ganguly isn't doing the best of jobs right now. But no one could have said that about him as of a month or two ago! I say, solve the BCCI problem! That will bring things back to normal! And until that problem is solved, lay OFF the poor guy!
As for firing Yuvraj Singh...
WHAT the...?! FORGET IT!
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