1. Greg Chappell mentions that some Senior Players of India had formed a clique/ mafia that controlled cricket and kept deserving talent outSeems much like any other sports or corporate. Has a tinge of truth in it. He possibly hinted at Sachin who has not played any great innings for a long time, and should have hanged his boots by now. Thumbs Up. That Greg didn't have this courage when he was the coach. Thumbs Down.
2. Sachin Tendulkar hits back emotionally mentioning that he's distressed at the remarks. And has reiterated that his committment to the country not be questioned.Sachin is true about his commitment to the country not being questioned. However, I as a cricket fan would also say that my committment is unquestionable - that doesn't qualify me to play. I have to perform on the stage and that's all what counts. Opps! Seems Sachin has missed this ball too. Thumbs Down.
3. Greg Chappell ResignsA combination of a few reasons or possibilities are:
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4. Sachin says that Juniors are encouraged in the Indian TeamAnil Kumble came out in support of Sachin. However, Javagal Srinath's sharing of some earlier memories with Anil Kumble when both of them debuted make good reading. Srinath said, they were looking forward to getting a lot from the Seniors, but were disappointed, talks a lot about the Player's camarederie that Sachin talks about. Seems sad but true that there is a dog eat dog world out there. Thumbs Down.
5. The Exit of Sachin, Sehwag and all non-performing assets would spell disasterWell we thought the same when Gavaskar went. I believe there are even more talented yougsters waiting in the wings. People who have already broken Sachin and Kambli's partnership records. Boys who have scored higher than anyone earlier. And they won't take time to sink their teeth in fast. They'd have the fire burning bright inside them (fire which has been doused by achievements in Sachin, and Sehwag). Good Bye Sachin Thumbs Up.
6. Sachin has done a lot for Indian Cricket.Nowhere I am disputing Sachin's tall achievements, however we are looking at today and tommorrow. Sachin's place now is in the Hall of Fame and that's where he should go right now! Cricket tommorrow is going to be much different. Much like hockey or football, where you remember games but can't remember the complete team which played. There would be more players and less stars in the teams which have to succeed. You need heavy rotation in players to win.
ODI Bowler Rankings 2007 (all teams)
The ODI Bowler's Ranking 2007 is out! in the second edition of Vineet’s Cricket Rankings (Check out the ODI Bowler Rankings 2006 here)! And there are lots of surprises here, but then there are some faces we discovered last year and they still maintain their ranking, proving that they were no flukes, and that includes Varaiya of Kenya! The biggest setback was that the bangladesh bowlers who did exceedingly well in 2006 are now languishing with only Syed Rasel remaining near his last year ranking. Instead Sri Lanka has 5 bowlers in Top 30 this time.Indian cricket players to earn more under the new (proposed) contract
Did they tell you that Indian cricket players to earn more under the new (proposed) contract? Check out some important $tati$tic$ everyone has been hiding...Sri Lanka is slated to Win the World Cup 2007!
Sri Lanka has been playing cricket like chess. They have been playing upto potential on the field like some other field, but you'd notice a scheming strategist behind their World Cup campaign. We've discussed their strategy earlier too and had always backed them to be the finalists.