Thursday, January 20, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011

Indian Squad for WC 2011...

World cup squad 2011


Finally, Indian squad is picked for the world cup 2011.Sachin,Sehwag,ganbhir,Dhoni,Kohli,Zaheer khan are purely on merit and they deserved to be in the final eleven.Nehra had edge over sreesanth,may be the selectors inclined towards the experience on showing the door to sreesanth.Yuvraj is the undebatable match finisher and can change the course of the game,but ryt now he is the process of gaining in his lost form.Hopefull he ll be on toes with top teams.He and sehwag are the real aggressive players in the indian bunch.Yusuf pathan though is a batting talent and huge hitter,he needs to be reliable and consistent and needs to be horne his bowling skills whenver he needs to chip in with the bowling in the middle overs.Nehra, though is better option to sreesanth,but his bowling action is prone to injuries.No second keeper is required as Dhoni himself is the captain and the option of taking an extra keeper will further narrow the things down.The bowling department needs to horn the skills and should compliment and support each others bowling on a bad day.The selectors are left with minimal options and the team is well balanced as per the given pool.Yusuf, Raina and yuvraj needs to get their farm ASAP as they are the winning horses in the tight games.Praveen kumar who can move the ball both the ways and he is skiddy to lay the pull shots and lofted ones and he needs to add the leathal yorkers to bowl at dearth overs,which are crucial in the One-dayers.Sachin is the one who can play the anchor innings and can play the innovative shots thru out the innings and the way he dominates the game in the first 20 overs will put india in a strong position.Sehwag needs to play his natural game and the most successful opening pair consistency will play a vital role in indian winnings chances.Finally if India plays to the potential,India deserves to be in the final day.The Win will may favour any team who have the luck,ability to beat the pressure and perform to the max on the given day.So lets cross our fingers for the world cup hoping India will lift the world cup and if it happens that wud be the ryt send off to the master blaster to hang his boots with all the records in his kitty.....

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Unthinkable to think of the game without HIM

What do you say about a man who has just had his best year in Test cricket after a 21-year career full of greatness? Sachin Tendulkar's place in the pantheons of cricket's greats had never been in doubt, but 2010 has perhaps made it a little easier to answer the perennial question: who after Bradman? Beyond everything else, it's a number that enshrined Bradman's undisputed status as the pinnacle of batting. Tendulkar has now created his own Everest: his tally of international hundreds - certain to cross 100 - and runs are unlikely to be surpassed ever.

Longevity is a crucial element of greatness and Tendulkar passed that test years ago. But the incredible aspect of his performance in 2010 was not merely his mountain of runs but that he is playing some of the best cricket of his career. In the 1990s, Tendulkar was a more entertaining batsman to watch: a combination of batting genius and the rush of youth produced some electrifying contests against some of the world's great bowlers. The Tendulkar of the 2010s is a mellower, cannier and tighter batsman, who knows how to temper his game to the rhythm of the match. He has adjusted his game to suit his body, his defence is tighter, and he still has all those shots. In fact, he has been playing more of them.

It's no secret what keeps Tendulkar going. Life outside the game has never held much interest for him. He enjoys being a family man and spending time with his close friends, but it's cricket that still consumes him. And because he has never taken the game for granted, his pursuit towards perfecting his craft continues. And he has become so much a part of the game that for his fans it is unthinkable to think of the game without him.