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Looking ahead (and in line with the title of this thread), I wonder if 'Crap'arkar should be in the team ahead of 'Enuf' Patel.  I can't believe I am writing this, but from what I saw of 'Enuf' Patel (including his fielding and batting), 'Crap'arkar is a better choice.  Sadly, Sreesanth may not be ...

And now BCCI is saying that Kirsten never said he needs to consult the senior players before making a decision; rather, he had concerns about his family. I thought this concern was attributed to Kirsten directly.  I don't know where else would these brazen lies, financial mismanagment, and high-hand...

As expected MacGill is out for the first two tests.  If I were chosing Aus, then I would play all four pace bowlers if they are fit.  What happened in the fitness tests to Sreesanth and RP?  What about the team for T3? I will bet on Hogg playing against India in the first match, especially if the p...

Looking ahead (and in line with the title of this thread), I wonder if 'Crap'arkar should be in the team ahead of 'Enuf' Patel.  I can't believe I am writing this, but from what I saw of 'Enuf' Patel (including his fielding and batting), 'Crap'arkar is a better choice.  Sadly, Sreesanth may not be a...

PKB, you come up with some mind-boggling assertions occasionally but this one is preposterous.  I agree (as posted above several times) that Kumble's reliance on Bhajji and himself was not useful but to suggest a fear of Ganguly and Tendulkar's success is trying to create a mountain out of the pitch...

OK.  So what should Murali do?  Stop playing OR admit that he is a chucker and doesn't mind having an asterisk next to his name?  There are so many debatable issues in world sports that the record book would have more asterisks than records (doping, hand of God, my mom gave me the pills, betting, et...

Pakistan was never chasing a victory.  Tendulkar is showing the futility of over-bowling Harbhajan and Kumble.  This match is a waste of time now except waiting for Younis Khan to pad up his average and score yet another gazillionth run (and yet another hundred) against India.  Pretty ordinary effor...

Bhajji is being over bowled.  We need to try something else.  He is not posing any threat (but so wasn't Munaf until he bowled Misbah with that beauty).

Using today's TV replays, it is perfectly easy to catch chuckers. If replays are used for runouts, I don't see why they shouldn't be employed to judge the legitimacy of a bowling action. For instance, the inswinging yorker with which Brett Lee bowled Mahela Jayawardene (first ball) in the second in...

The commentator said that the 12th man carried a message just before the last over of the Indian inning that Ganguly had one over to get to this 50.  Gangs tried to throw his bat around at everything in Akhtar's over and got bowled drawing curtains on the inning. There seem to be no demons on the pi...

No strategy matters -- The batsman have to be idiots to get out.  Unless they go crazy and get out to stupid shots, I see no strategy being useful.  In fact, the only reason this match is still alive is the dumb batting by initial Pakistan batsmen in their first inning. Anyway, to answer your questi...

I disagree vehemently with Kirsten's choice as a person (even though he may turn out to be a great coach); yet, I think this is ridiculous.  BCCI should have been smarter than they have been (in spite of their proven ineptness) to anticipate this and not let the process run so far down the due cours...

Great to see ICL is putting more emphasis on consultation with the 3rd umpire on any decision and is not obstinate like the ICC.  They will see that the umpire's hold on the match and respect he gets is not diminished one iota by consulting the 3rd umpire and using technology.  It is the people who...

I have a basic question -- Is there any limitation (weather, soil, expertise, etc. to name a few) that prevents us from preparing practice pitches to simulate foreign like pitches at home?  I can understand and maybe even support the idea of making home game pitches to support us and only us, but wh...

prasen9 wrote: p.p.s Atithee: India batted for 666 minutes

Hmm!! maybe someone will take 7/77 and 8/88 for India while bowling.