04-08-2007, 11:02 AM
I have heard people making big deal out of South Africaâs bowling. I know it is a blasphemy to exalt Indian bowlers but I would say this, Indian seamers are much better than South Africaâs. Ntini and Pollock have no pace. Ntini can be a bit effective on a pitch that is taking some bounce due to his high arm action. Agarkar is much faster than Andre Nell. I never understood all the hoopla about South Africa.
One thing I have noticed that even if an Indian seamer is exceeding the speed of 90mph, he is called a medium fast bowler. But the guys from S Africa and Pakistan who are in the range of 85mph are being referred to as fast bowlers. Weird!
On the other hand Australia has emerged as an undisputed tiger in the jungle of cricket. I had high hopes for Sri Lanka and they are doing well. New Zealand is another team, which does not get praised often but they are very solid at the moment. They have some serious middle order power hitters like McCallum.
Greg Chappell has resigned. Some media people are dubbing it as a loss of India. These media people are dork. Once again, one man cannot pull out his magic wand and perform miracles that will win India games.
I was listening to the podcast on cricinfo.com and seems like no major changes are underway as far as players are concerned. I think Sunil Gavaskar will make a great coach but I heard he has hard time remaining objective when it comes to fellow Mumbai players.
I hope they kick out old farts and bring out some new batsmen. India's batting needs some serious overhaul.
One thing I have noticed that even if an Indian seamer is exceeding the speed of 90mph, he is called a medium fast bowler. But the guys from S Africa and Pakistan who are in the range of 85mph are being referred to as fast bowlers. Weird!
On the other hand Australia has emerged as an undisputed tiger in the jungle of cricket. I had high hopes for Sri Lanka and they are doing well. New Zealand is another team, which does not get praised often but they are very solid at the moment. They have some serious middle order power hitters like McCallum.
Greg Chappell has resigned. Some media people are dubbing it as a loss of India. These media people are dork. Once again, one man cannot pull out his magic wand and perform miracles that will win India games.
I was listening to the podcast on cricinfo.com and seems like no major changes are underway as far as players are concerned. I think Sunil Gavaskar will make a great coach but I heard he has hard time remaining objective when it comes to fellow Mumbai players.
I hope they kick out old farts and bring out some new batsmen. India's batting needs some serious overhaul.