Search found 19752 matches

by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

I also would want Easwaran to be given the run because it is not easy to adjust and play the Aussie champion bowlers at Perth.
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: Tennis Player Forums
Topic: Sumit Nagal thread
Replies: 3323
Views: 398696

Re: Sumit Nagal thread

Guy is sort of a clay courter although decent on hard courts too. So, go Sumit!
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: ATP Challenger 50 in Brazzaville, Rep.of.Congo (Clay)
Replies: 45
Views: 1123

Re: ATP Challenger 50 in Brazzaville, Rep.of.Congo (Clay)

If he can't play at the net, he should not go to the net. If the opponent plays a great drop shot though, you need to be able to retrieve and send a deep reply and have the fitness to run back I suppose if you can't volley. But, a drop shot is a risky shot. If someone wants to go that way, perhaps l...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

Ruturaj is certainly an IPL-hyped product being foisted in red ball cricket. It does not need to be this way. We can choose different sets of players for different formats. If we had a brain.
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

Absolutely. Ashwin, Rohit, Kohli are among our all-time favorites. However, nature has a way of culling even the best at a certain age. Our players will not retire - I am absolutely with them. I would have wanted to play as long as I can too. The selectors are the ones that needed to plan ahead. Giv...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 6:38 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

Yes, there are great innings. Boje had also three other 50s. Anyway, the question is not about whether any nightwatchman scored a lot of runs - they have. Nightwatchmen, except when sent by a braindead management like Gambhir's, are bowlers who can bat a bit. These people have scored at the tailend ...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

However much we like to hate him for his tuktuk batting, I suppose, our best Indian coach quietly was perhaps Shastri in the modern times. Not counting our Kiwi world-cup winning coach or South African coach a long time ago. Shastri - and I must confess that as a fellow Don Bosco alum from a differe...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

My contention is that not that this strategy never works. So, the Gillespie innings does not disprove my claim. My claim is more often than not teams lose runs by using a nightwatchman. I know you do not fully disagree with my contention and was trying to point at least one datapoint that clearly sh...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: India A Series ....
Replies: 356
Views: 33166

Re: India A Series ....

Have you even followed Shaw in the last few months? He was dropped even against Tripura by Mumbai in their last Ranji match a few days ago. Today, he will be the last person selected in a local team, let alone the national team. Thanks. No, I have not. I was desperate to find some opener who actual...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: India A Series ....
Replies: 356
Views: 33166

Re: India A Series ....

Prithvi Shaw has been in pretty awful form. He plays an occasional brilliant innings, but is more frequently out for a very low score (like KL Rahul, only worse, and at lower levels). He was dropped by Mumbai for lack of form -- and indiscipline. Thanks PKB. In that case, whoever. The whole country...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

This is the type of "human expert" decision-making that is asinine and should be avoided. Has using the nightwatchman resulted in significantly better results with respect to the overall innings score? I have kept some data and it shows that there is no effect and sometimes there is a decr...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: ATP Challenger 50 in Brazzaville, Rep.of.Congo (Clay)
Replies: 45
Views: 1123

Re: ATP Challenger 50 in Brazzaville, Rep.of.Congo (Clay)

2 stops possible - Cairo/Mumbai for example.

Some people like to play the game, improve their volleying, and earn a bit of extra cash.
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: ITF M25 Series, India Nov 2024
Replies: 40
Views: 936

Re: ITF M25 Series, India Nov 2024

jayakris wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 2:43 pm I want one more foreigner to drop out. For only one reason. For Yuvan to make the main draw. I am pretty sure he won't get a wildcard. The unlucky dude needs to get a break.
This is solid reasoning. I would hope the weakest ranked foreigner drops out.
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: ITF M25 Series, India Nov 2024
Replies: 40
Views: 936

Re: ITF M25 Series, India Nov 2024

Very difficult to make it this kind of working. All I am saying is that Indian players are not only playing in these tournaments thru the year. All of these players have played a lot abroad through the year. So, at some point in the year, they deserve a competition which has somewhat lower level of...
by prasen9
Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: New Zealand in India, 2024
Replies: 91
Views: 2190

Re: New Zealand in India, 2024

Jaiswal at least looked good, had good control - reasonably and has performed the last year. He made a mistake. He was not batting any faster than required. Rohit and Gill were more at sea and they hit out. And, for Gill, who looked like he would be out any point, that was the right thing to do. At ...