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Plz_kissme
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Username: Plz_kissme
Post Number: 4834
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 164.107.188.252
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:07 am: |    |
however tendulkar has been contributing to the team...
nee m, prathi 5matches lo oka century kodithe veellaki baga aadinattu |
Proofdada
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Username: Proofdada
Post Number: 23216
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 80.121.144.9
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:07 am: | |
potti pans.. |
Simhasanam
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Username: Simhasanam
Post Number: 664
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 128.239.47.112
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:05 am: | |
banguly definitely has to prove his worth .... however tendulkar has been contributing to the team... |
Simhasanam
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Username: Simhasanam
Post Number: 663
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 128.239.47.112
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:02 am: | |
monne kadha 5 wickets teesaadu...and even in tests he didnt make any centuries...but he got something like 3 50's and 1 score in 90's...may be he isnt as good as in the past....kaani 16 yrs ninchi aaduthunaadu continuous ga ... dont forget that...plus he is still way better than most batsmen...look at your precious yuvraj singh and mohammad kaif...after 30 matches they have already entered lean patch...tendulkar played for 16 yrs.... |
Plz_kissme
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Username: Plz_kissme
Post Number: 4832
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 164.107.188.252
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:00 am: | |
For all those who have criticized Tendulkar....
my middle finger |
Plz_kissme
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Username: Plz_kissme
Post Number: 4831
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 164.107.188.252
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 9:00 am: | |
For all those who have criticized Tendulkar....
ala prove cheyyalsindi avsaram ledu mama
jus show them the middle finger |
Kushi_ram
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Username: Kushi_ram
Post Number: 8172
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 192.62.193.123
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 8:58 am: | |
Past is past and lets talk about present...Enni rojulu past gurunchi matladatharu..adde difference manaki australia ki..
Tendulkar is at a point where he has to prove his capability or else make an exit. Iddi matram SUCH HAIN.. |
Proofdada
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Username: Proofdada
Post Number: 23210
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 80.121.144.9
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 8:55 am: | |
singam gaa....
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Simhasanam
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Username: Simhasanam
Post Number: 661
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 128.239.47.112
| | Posted on Friday, April 08, 2005 - 8:52 am: | |
http://www.cricketnext.com/news1/next/rep2005/rep0 44.htm
some important points...
1. Has Wisden forgotten the magnificent 165 at Chennai in 1992-93 that a 19-year-old Tendulkar scripted against England? And yes, India won that Test by a massive margin. Please go and dig into your archives, my dear old Engel!
2. Does Wisden remember a 20-year-old Tendulkar winning India the Colombo Test in 1993 by scoring an unbeaten 104 in the second innings? We repeat, in the SECOND INNINGS. Dear Engel and your dear cronies, please do your homework, pals, instead of sulking like a bunch of moronic schoolboys.
3. Where were the Wisden statisticians when Tendulkar scored 142 and 96 in two consecutive Test matches in Lucknow and Bangalore against Sri Lanka to help India win both the games? Engel, please wake up, dear friend!
4. What does Wisden have to say about the knock of 155 not out against the rampaging Australians in Chennai after India were looking down in 1998? Wasn't that a 'defining' knock according to Wisden? And once again Sir, that knock has come in the second innings. Wisden statisticians, please note. Or are you too pre-occupied with counting the consecutive number of times England has been humiliated by the Australians in the Ashes! Isn't it true that England's miserable track record suggest that they have been reduced to ashes, and perhaps it is time to re-christen the series?
5. In Chennai against Steve Waugh's Australians in 2001, with the series tied one-all, Tendulkar's 126 in the first essay held the Indian innings together, something that even Shane Warne acknowledged after the game. But obviously, Wisden won't agree. And India won that match.
6. The 193 that he scored on a seaming wicket at Leeds, Headingley against England is not mentioned anywhere in Wisden. Perhaps, because it was played against England? And we all know the match result, Engel and Co.
7. Also, what does Wisden have to say about a 19-year-old schoolboy saving India a Test match on a fast, bouncy Perth wicket thanks to a brilliant 148? Even his first Test hundred, an unbeaten 119 at the Oval in 1990 was a match-saving effort. Comments, please?
8. Why did Wisden remain silent when Nelson Mandela stood up to applaud Tendulkar when he smashed a belligerent South African attack comprising of Allan Donald among others for 169 glorious runs? No other Indian batsman except Azharuddin stood up to that attack. Agree?
9. And what about those centuries amidst the desert storms in Sharjah against Australia in 1998 when there was an open talk of some Indian players trying to lose those matches because of bookmakers? And one man fought for his country tooth and nail, and won!
10. How can Wisden forget the 98 against Pakistan in 2003 World Cup? Barry Richards calls it one of the best one-day innings of all time. (Also, Tendulkar was the highest run scorer in 1996 World Cup and was single-handedly instrumental in taking India to the semi-finals), where he was the highest scorer.
11. If Wisden is blaming Tendulkar for India losing the Chennai Test against Pakistan in 1999 by 12 runs in spite of scoring 136 in the SECOND INNINGS with a back that would have made ordinary mortals collapse on the field, then does it deserve to be called the Bible of cricket? In fact, Wisden stinks! And we should now explode that false halo and their super sized egos.
Incidentally, even Sunil Gavaskar scored a magnificent 96 on a vicious turning track in his last Test Innings at Bangalore against Pakistan. We lost that match by a mere 16 runs or so, but does that in anyway diminish a great effort?
12. Another example is the Barbados Test of 1997. India, chasing measly 120 runs, collapsed in a sorry heap to the West Indies fast bowlers. If you want to know the real story of that particular match, ask Gavaskar. He saw the pitch and remarked than any team would be shot out for 80, such was the state of the wicket. Just because the Indians behaved like gentlemen and did not protest, they faced the flak. Had someone like Ricky Ponting been leading the team, he would have straightaway complained to the ICC. And got free brownie points too.
13. For all those criticizing Tendulkar for his 'failures' in the second innings (he averages just under 38 in the second innings), here is an interesting statistic: West Indian wizard Brian Lara, who Tendulkar's critics proclaim as a bigger match winner, averages 39.56 in the second innings compared to his overall average of just under 53. Now, there isn't much difference there, is it?
14. Wisden has slipped here because it is relying on mere figures to put Tendulkar down, and that too, selective statistics. The institution has not bothered to study the Tendulkar impact on Indian cricket. It is thanks to the Tendulkar impact that you have a Sehwag or a Dhoni trying to blast the ball out of the park with a bottom hand grip. Dhoni, incidentally, still has a Tendulkar poster in his room. And for Sehwag, Tendulkar will remain the model inspiration.
15. Whether one likes it or not, the Tendulkar impact was felt on Team India when he was out of a few one-day tournaments including the last ICC Champions Trophy in England due to elbow injury. It is not just Tendulkar the batsman, it is the complete aura which makes him a cricketing powerhouse. His habit of doing the opposition in with the ball has not deserted him and in fact, India won the first ODI against Pakistan at Kochi recently due to his heroics with the ball because a score of fewer than 290 was easily achievable on that flat wicket.
16. As far as cold statistics are concerned, there is something more for Wisden to ruminate on. It indicates Tendulkar's hundreds have not come in a match winning or saving cause. Going strictly by the stats, it is proved that out of 34 Test hundreds, 26 have contributed in India winning the game or drawing it, which works out to a staggering effort of 76 per cent. Engel, did you know this?
17. Now comes the knock out punch for Wisden, and the final nail in its coffin. When it talks about the Tendulkar impact, it should be ashamed after reading this piece of statistics in the ODIs. Tendulkar has played 344 ODIs for India, scoring 37 hundreds. Out of 37 hundreds, as many as 29 have come in a winning cause, giving it almost 79 per cent win ratio. And at least two of the eight hundreds that have come in a losing cause has helped India qualify to the finals. NOW, WHO WILL NOT CALL THIS MAN A MATCH WINNER?
We were always led to believe that a hallmark of a great cricketer is consistency, a criteria that Tendulkar fulfills for the last 15 years, an ability to change the course of the match, a criteria that Tendulkar fulfills with both bat and ball and the ability to motivate, a criteria that Tendulkar more than fulfills as he has inspired a whole new generation.
18. Wisden is a dumb organization -- and let's see why! According to Wisden, it appears that only the second innings matters. You idiots, cricket is a two-innings game, and as long as the players are contributing in totality, it does not matter whether you scored the winning boundary or set it up.
19. Wisden's bias is so easily visible when they indicated that Tendulkar let the team down by scoring nine runs in the Kolkata Test against Pakistan in 1999-2000, conveniently ignoring the fact it was Shoaib Akhtar elbowing Tendulkar, which forced a run out of the master batsman. The resultant crowd trouble created a brouhaha that captured intentional attention, but Wisden, of course, suffers from amnesia.
20. Wisden, of course, cannot remember that the little Master was the Player of the Tournament in World Cup 2003 -- not too long ago, beating the best of the lot. And instrumental in all Indian victories.
Lastly, the reason why Wisden needs to be shown the door, and Asian media should boycott their pontifications is because despite years of covering cricket, they forget that cricket is team game. Individual brilliance invariably gets them dues, but it is a team effort that brings about a victory or defeat. Period!
Go hand your heads in shame, Wisden! Goodbye, Engel!!
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