03-20-2007, 04:46 AM
Bless u, Srini. Hope ur math and knowledge of the ICC hootchie-kootchie is as good as ur heart. <!--emo&:beer--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cheers.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Of course there is the small matter of "India beat SL", but then it's hard to win the World Cup if u can't beat other teams, isn't it?
Allowing Bermuda to score 156 does not bode well at all. I think they should drop Agarkar and take in Pathan, and drop Munaf and take Sreesanth. Kumble seems to be a better bet than Harbhajan.
Also drop Oothappam and take Karthik, and bring him in the middle order after Dhoni. The opening is best left to Sehwag and Dada, with Dravid coming at 1 down. Or, of course, go back to the Proven Combo of Sehwag and Tendulkar, with Dada at 1-down, or Sehwag and Dada with Tendulkar at 1-down. Sorry, Agarkar is just not a match-winner, though he does take tail-end wickets - the fellow STILL starts off with a couple of wides and no balls, giving 5 byes with a wide to start the proceedings. I can't see how this can be tolerated in international cricket. And in any clutch situation, Agarkar's batting average is "economical" - the Bombay Duck.
Zaheer is bowling very well right now. Sreesanth and Pathan have the "Fire in the Belly" and the "Gleam in the Eye" so vital to win against tough teams.
Can you imagine today's attack bowling to, say, Australia? Hopeless. <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But hey, that six-hitting by Sachin and Yuvraj and Sehwag and Dhoni and even Dravid, bodes well. Sehwag's blows were getting harder and harder as he returned to form.
Of course there is the small matter of "India beat SL", but then it's hard to win the World Cup if u can't beat other teams, isn't it?
Allowing Bermuda to score 156 does not bode well at all. I think they should drop Agarkar and take in Pathan, and drop Munaf and take Sreesanth. Kumble seems to be a better bet than Harbhajan.
Also drop Oothappam and take Karthik, and bring him in the middle order after Dhoni. The opening is best left to Sehwag and Dada, with Dravid coming at 1 down. Or, of course, go back to the Proven Combo of Sehwag and Tendulkar, with Dada at 1-down, or Sehwag and Dada with Tendulkar at 1-down. Sorry, Agarkar is just not a match-winner, though he does take tail-end wickets - the fellow STILL starts off with a couple of wides and no balls, giving 5 byes with a wide to start the proceedings. I can't see how this can be tolerated in international cricket. And in any clutch situation, Agarkar's batting average is "economical" - the Bombay Duck.
Zaheer is bowling very well right now. Sreesanth and Pathan have the "Fire in the Belly" and the "Gleam in the Eye" so vital to win against tough teams.
Can you imagine today's attack bowling to, say, Australia? Hopeless. <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But hey, that six-hitting by Sachin and Yuvraj and Sehwag and Dhoni and even Dravid, bodes well. Sehwag's blows were getting harder and harder as he returned to form.