Gambhir or Karthik
started by muchocricket 3 mnths agoFlat
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Gambhir is on Nth trial....and I still think this dude is not a Test material. In test matches, the bowlers have the time to size up a batsman and force him to commit a blunder. Actually the batsmen are the hunted in tests - and Gambhir will be naked infront of these bowlers.
Expect this guy to fizzle out. I will go with Karthik - the guy who has proved he can play well in tests.
Expect this guy to fizzle out. I will go with Karthik - the guy who has proved he can play well in tests.
One thing i have see gambhir do is learn from his mistakes, agreed at this present time he is not really upto par in a test situation, but hopefully in due course of time he should learn to be good at it.
>>> either one will work but more importantly dump harbhajan pronto and pick ojha. with sehwag available, harbhajan should never be picked. useless waste of a cricketer.
U mean drop bhajji as a player or drop bhajji as a sportsperson ?
I feel strictly as a bowler he still deserves some chance...as a person he needs to be dropped ASAP. His attitude is extreme.
I feel strictly as a bowler he still deserves some chance...as a person he needs to be dropped ASAP. His attitude is extreme.
Bhajji should be dumped into a sewer quickly. He seems to have psycho attitude which is dangerous for the team.
He reminds me of Kambli who screwed up his own career with booze & indiscipline.
He reminds me of Kambli who screwed up his own career with booze & indiscipline.
Bhajji reminds me of Venkatpati Raju who also screwed a brilliant career indulging in booze & parties. The others being Kambli (a batsman)..& Sadanand Bevda Vishwanath (the keeper)... Vishwanath was a regular in Bangalore pubs...
>>> i want to dump bhajji not because i think he is prone to drunkenness but because i think he is fundamentally unimaginative as a frontline attacking bowler. his bad attitude is only a secondary reason for dumping him, but i want to get rid of him because he is an overhyped, underperforming non-talent. surely we have better options.
>>> i had the opportunity to watch the great indian finger spinners -- messers bedi, prasanna, and venkat in the twilight of their careers. these were men who thought deeply about the game, had a game plan to outhink and outwit the leading batsmen of their times and were not afraid to take risks. bedi and prasanna and venkat to a lesser extent were the quintessential fingerspinners who didn't need the doosra or any such mystery deliveries to outsmart the guy at the other end - they relied on the traditional weapons available to any spinner - flight, loop, drift, and the massive torque they would impart to the cherry - things that seem to be completely unknown to poor clueless bhajji. yes he has taken more wickets than them all, but these fellows also played fewer games.
>>> bhajji would benefit from learning for a few months at the feet of the greatest traditional finger spinner playing the game today - monty panesar.
>>> bhajji would benefit from learning for a few months at the feet of the greatest traditional finger spinner playing the game today - monty panesar.
Yes. Sadanand Vishwanath was India's biggest self destructor of recent decades. He had the potential to be another Kirmani or even better.
I have seen him keeping right at the stumps for fasties, when it wasn't a hip thing in late 80's.
Didn't know that Raju screwed up his career too. He looked like a harmless guy on the field.
Kapil was the best even with all that booze. His fitness regime was the best in Indian cricket, probably comparable to Robin Singh.
I have seen him keeping right at the stumps for fasties, when it wasn't a hip thing in late 80's.
Didn't know that Raju screwed up his career too. He looked like a harmless guy on the field.
Kapil was the best even with all that booze. His fitness regime was the best in Indian cricket, probably comparable to Robin Singh.
I was in awe of Sadanand Vishwanath's keeping during that famous Benson & Hedges series which India won in Australia ... he was probably one of those rare ones in those days who stood up close to the stumps for a fast bowler.
But that victory ruined him..he couldnt handle the success & glory & ruined himself in booze. My Bangalore friends used to say..he wa popular in Pub circles for being the most drunk man walking out out Bangalore Pubs.
But that victory ruined him..he couldnt handle the success & glory & ruined himself in booze. My Bangalore friends used to say..he wa popular in Pub circles for being the most drunk man walking out out Bangalore Pubs.
SV: Not just the glory after 85, it was also his parents' death in a short span that caused depression for him.
The last I heard, he was pleading & begging for booze in the pubs in late 90's.
The last I heard, he was pleading & begging for booze in the pubs in late 90's.
yep..i heard that too about his begging for booze. feel sorry to see a talented guy go down the drain.
Fame. Tragedy. A battle with the bottle. Hope. Dream. Faith. Sadanand Viswanath has been to hell and back. After 14 years as an umpire, the 'A' Test between Australia and India in Bangalore is his first major game - and, possibly, his redemption song.
Glad to hear that he resurrected his life with help from the board, and the likes of Brijesh Patel. Thank you Sreeram veera for doing such a nice article on one of the most naturally talented but forgotten cricketers.
Glad to hear that he resurrected his life with help from the board, and the likes of Brijesh Patel. Thank you Sreeram veera for doing such a nice article on one of the most naturally talented but forgotten cricketers.
one series wonder is all he is. i would not select him in andaman's ranji team.
Kambli or Bhajji?
harbhajan useless singh.
If Indian team needs a couple of psychos to intimidate opponents, Bhajji & Sreesanth should be selected as extra players. Put them in silly point when hot guys like Symonds are at the crease.
Bhajji has done good in 2008..he back in form & is getting wickets.... in last 5 matches he has 24 wickets with an eco rate of 2.93..which isnt bad at all....
But his conduct on & off field are sure questionable.
But his conduct on & off field are sure questionable.
>>> if he can do something else besides spear the ball in flat, i'd like to know. i've never known him use the standard tools in a finger spinner's armory -- loop, flight, and drift. he never turns the ball even on subcontinental crumblers. a waste of space. can him, can him now.
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Karthik hasnt really been the in-form batsman..except for one innings in IPL & the last practice match in Srilanka...so it isnt worth experimenting with him again in the opening spot.