tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post3575828279395328348..comments2023-10-26T08:20:39.573-05:00Comments on Opinions On Cricket: 1 v 100Golandaazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593900110552569215noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-72027862388000657752012-03-29T14:34:38.173-05:002012-03-29T14:34:38.173-05:00Anon,
My disillusionment with SRT has been gradua...Anon,<br /><br />My disillusionment with SRT has been gradual and well documented in this blog :-)<br /><br />I don't think it falls in any of the categories you mention and I don't think it SHOULD fall in any preset category<br /><br />I just don't like what has become of him. He picks and chooses games and tours, does not take a stand on any of the key issues of his time (IPL, DRS, etc), flirts with Federrer when his country is playing a Test and is essentially a star programmer on a team full of good enough programmers. <br /><br />Not for a minute I think we will miss his batting skills. Averaging 35 odd in Tests away from home can be easily replaced with a batter who averages 25 odd and no one will even miss thing off<br /><br /><br />When people extend their careers beyond reasonable limits I expect them to add lasting value. Border, Imram Khan, Bob Simpson, etc. Sachin value is purely transactional. If we are going to lose his mentorship after he retires he can be a fulltime cheerleader in the dressing roomGolandaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593900110552569215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-12113403061921899862012-03-19T01:47:48.199-05:002012-03-19T01:47:48.199-05:00I love the way you have compared the first and the...I love the way you have compared the first and the 100th hundred. I was listening to the commentary when sachin got his first 100 too, and like you, i was just filled with pride. 22 years on, it was the other end of the spectrum for me. I was hoping that sachin would get out for 99 or that india would lose the game just to drive home the pointlessness of the innings. talk about schadenfreude.swamikarthiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-43233815908121333282012-03-17T21:02:01.127-05:002012-03-17T21:02:01.127-05:00Unfortunately, blokes with good writing as well as...Unfortunately, blokes with good writing as well as analytical skills seem to be getting carried away with their daitribe against SRT. <br /><br />We can drop players who are either - 'unfit' or 'under-performing' or 'detrimental to team building for the future' <br /><br />Does SRT fall into any of these categories? (possibly no. 3 if i hear blogger correctly, but that can be debated)<br /><br />If that be so, let our selectors grow some tits, and take him out. Why not start writing continuous blogs on selectors? i forget - we want Sachin to do the 'right' and 'honorable' thing!<br /><br />What is more conerning is that a 4th category called 'has played way too much cricket already and is not all that exciting any more - to my liking' has now been created. It is not too difficult for such like-minded disgruntled bunch to fall into the trap of micro-analyzing and 'miss'commenting on every ball/run/match/average/stat/quote.<br /><br />Some time back, a writer in a ToI blog spoke about the 'juniors versus seniors' debate, and i am reproducing it here -<br /><br />".....<br /><br />The policy of rotating the team and ensuring that 'youngsters' get to keep playing in the interests of building a team for the future seems, on the face of it, much to commend it. The accepted wisdom is that the Indian team finds it difficult to make room for younger blood, and senior players can take their own time in deciding to fade away into the sunset. Without giving enough opportunity to build new talent, it is clear that Indian cricket will face even greater challenges in the years to come.<br /><br />So far, so good. The problem is that the framing of the issue in terms of seniors and juniors is spurious, particularly when it comes to batsmen in ODIs. The so-called youngsters are anything but; when measured in terms of matches played and the number of opportunities received to play in the last few seasons.<br /><br />For instance, Raina has 137 caps, Kohli has 76, and Rohit Sharma has 74. In the same ball park are 'youngsters' like Kevin Pietersen (123), Hashim Amla (54), Dale Steyn (60) and Jonathan Trott (40). Now it is difficult to imagine these names being referred to as 'juniors' by any stretch of imagination. Nor is it true that in recent times, the older players have denied the juniors enough opportunity to play. Over the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Raina has played 53 games, Kohli 59 and Sharma 31 - contrast this with the seniors - Sachin with 13 games, Sehwag 24 and Gambhir 33. In terms of performance, most have done well; Sachin with an average of close to 55 tops the charts, and most of the others hover around the 45 mark, with Raina the only straggler at about 34.<br /><br />None of the arguments proffered that there are young players who are being made to wait without enough opportunities, or that the jaded seniors are a drag on the team or even that the players in questioned can at all be labelled 'juniors', hold up to scrutiny. When it comes to Test matches, the story is admittedly a little different, but certainly not when we discuss the shorter forms of the game. If the batsmen under discussion included people like Manoj Tewari or Rahane, the question of giving the younger players more opportunity might have come into play, but not when we talk of Messrs. Raina, Sharma & Kohli. Quite simply, there is little to choose between the players going by recent form, and it would make sense to pick whatever seems like the best team on the day without an overarching objective. The tendency to locate any issue in a larger emotive frame is clearly at work here. By seeing this as a question involving a choice between older, established and more powerful names and younger, fitter, determined but more put upon younger players emotionalizes the issue, giving it darker tones and making a conspiracy seem nigh. The seniors versus juniors trope is a familiar one; going through frequent ups and downs, without missing a beat in terms of emotional intensity.<br />......."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-27332052827091687942012-03-17T09:02:51.417-05:002012-03-17T09:02:51.417-05:00I just can't agree any more than this. Exactly...I just can't agree any more than this. Exactly my feelings, articulated magnificently. I felt disillusioned. I did watch the 100th run and it was not jubilation but rather sigh of "Oh shit, the damn thing is over now. We can carry on with normal Cricket now".Govind Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04086203944345086402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-55482889966392508632012-03-17T06:59:01.256-05:002012-03-17T06:59:01.256-05:00Vaibhav,
Its fair to say its a combination of bot...Vaibhav,<br /><br />Its fair to say its a combination of bothGolandaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593900110552569215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-62378444503687590352012-03-17T06:57:05.985-05:002012-03-17T06:57:05.985-05:00Mayank, Mahek's tweet is apt :-)
I guess ever...Mayank, Mahek's tweet is apt :-)<br /><br />I guess every game in every sport there is some room for leverage for personal milestones. On occasions SRT is known to use this leverage in over draft.Golandaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593900110552569215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-35070660357359309882012-03-17T06:55:13.364-05:002012-03-17T06:55:13.364-05:00Okay, Anon,
Let's see how open of an heart yo...Okay, Anon,<br /><br />Let's see how open of an heart you have. <br /><br />http://bit.ly/zMV5CuGolandaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593900110552569215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-62813957332374730222012-03-17T05:37:12.501-05:002012-03-17T05:37:12.501-05:00yes Vaibhav, but apparently our bowlers would have...yes Vaibhav, but apparently our bowlers would have bowled better (& team would be better prepared for the future) if Sachin had scored more runs in as many balls, or took lesser balls to score 114, or not played this game (as in 'retired')<br /><br />Duh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-57422204718368637842012-03-17T04:50:48.191-05:002012-03-17T04:50:48.191-05:00"India should have won the match" yes bu..."India should have won the match" yes but India lost because of some very poor bowling in the death. 290 was enough and even bangladesh started slowly. But they scored all their runs in the last 10 runs due to gifts provided by the indian bowlers in the form of full tosses, no balls, length balls etc.<br />Bowlers should be blamed for the defeat.Vaibhav Sharmahttp://thecricketwindow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-3957617733054871862012-03-16T23:34:58.734-05:002012-03-16T23:34:58.734-05:00Although the batsmen as well as the bowlers are to...Although the batsmen as well as the bowlers are to blame for defeat! I was particularly pissed at the way SRT batted. <br /><br />I think Mahek's tweet sums it up perfectly: "Blame the bowlers for their incompetence by all means,but incompetence is not as big a sin in a team game than playing for a milestone."Mayank Jhaverihttp://www.freehitcricket.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686425684324303857.post-65100261904693646832012-03-16T21:59:00.745-05:002012-03-16T21:59:00.745-05:00geez grod, you must have reached 40 last year..may...geez grod, you must have reached 40 last year..maybe time to be open-hearted and open-minded once again! like old times! get that generous genuine smile back on your face once again! be nice to sachin and other old friends!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com