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Icc may introduce day - night cricket in the near future.You often find team bowling second struggling to grip the bowl in day night matches.How important factor dew would play if this idea see daylight.Whats you take on this
is sachin ramesh tendulkar has surpassed from sir donald bradman in greatest batsman ever?
He only has those records because he has played hundreds of matches, I still get a laugh every time some batsman gets congratulated for scoring more runs than Bradman when they have played 3 times as many matches, there are 2 ways to break records...
1) Score a significantly higher number of runs per match than everyone else
2) Play more matches
Even if Tendulkar's records are beaten by Ponting or Kallis or whoever they are all just doing it by playing lots of matches their achievements are nowhere near as great as Lara or Sobers or Jack Hobbs (Sobers didnt miss a match in 20 years yet he played only half as many matches as Tendulkar), Tendulkar took 21 Tests more than Lara to beat his record, by your logic anybody who plays for long enough will be the greatest ever, you're entitled to your opinion but dont expect everybody to agree with you.
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With batsmen coming up with their own innovative shots in ODIs and T-20, I think the bowlers have be...
Hi Srinath, I don't think it is fair to say that the bowlers are lagging behind when it comes to innovation. Infact it is the other way round, they lead from the front as far as innovation is concerned. The batsman are forced to find new ways and means to tackle the new weapons constantly added to the bowlers' armoury. The Doosras, wronguns, slower deliveries, reverse swings, cutters, flippers etc. are just a few examples for the innovativeness of the bowlers. They also change the line and length of the deliveries so as to tackle a particular batsman effectively. And finally there comes the innovative field placements again inline with the individual batsman's strengths and weaknesses. Innovation is needed to tackle a situation which is away from normal. The batsmen coming up with innovative shots of their own in itself is an ample proof that the bowlers are offering something new!
The great Indian All-rounder of all time, Kapil Dev has been inducted in to the ICC Hall of Fame recently. However, today if you looked at his career figures both in Test and ODI cricket you wouldn't find it breathtaking if you are a teenager. The reason is in modern cricket the numbers have no real meaning, the Tendulkars, Pontings, Laras, Dravids, Muralis, Warnes, Kumbles and many others have made the records of last century's greats look like peanuts! Yet, these greats are remembered and recognised for the quality of service they rendered to the game during their playing days. That is the reason why I believe the Gavaskar Legacy still continues even after Sachin has literally smashed everything that Sunny so laboriously created! What are your thoughts on this?
Apart from the great Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri who were genuine all-rounders in the real sense Indi...
everyone will have his views on this.according to me though talent is richly available in our country,but we dont have genuine all rounders as before because being an all rounder demands extra physical stamina and commitment,concentrating equally on bowling and batting is not easy,and balace has to be maintained otherwise we will see more of agarkars,pathans because these were not able to commitment equally in both areas.i think last genuine all rounder india had was robin singh,his physical fitness and commitment was there to see.so we dont just need talent,we need commitment and physical fitness and mental toughness to perform the role of an all rounder which takes toll on ur body and mind too.
So which questions are the most thought provoking and which answers help us all to better understand the game. Find out right here, as Harsha Bhogle picks the best question and answer of the day.
So which are the topics in cricket that you are interested in knowing more in detail about. More often than not, you will find it listed as an article posted by Harsha. Read all about it.
Harsha Bhogle reflects on Sachin Tendulkar’s marvellous double hundred in the second ODI against South Africa – a first for the 50-over version of the game.
What sets the criteria for a player’s selection to the national squad? Can instinct overpower hard numbers? Harsha Bhogle throws some light at some recent selections in the Indian team.
Gautam Gambhir’s splendid form is helping the young cricketer scale new heights, while Bangladesh have certainly proved they are not to be taken lightly.
The Champions League has been a wonderful platform for a lot of cricketers but with no Indian teams in contention for the title, the tournament has not gone down well with the Indian masses.
The rain-abandoned game against Australia has only compounded matters for India who now find themselves in a not-so-happy situation at the Champions Trophy.
this is not the time to burn effigies since showing disappointment doesn’t mean demeaning yourself. india got it wrong tactically and that happens even to the most hardened, analytical business heads. dhoni made mistakes and i am sure he knows he made them and who knows he might emerge a better captain after this.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first man to score a double-century in one-day international cricket. But strictly speaking Sachin is the second person in th...
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to some extent there is a class system which is unfortunate, poor. but...
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting....Who is best batsman amongst them ?? !!?
Both are good cricketer in all the forms of cricket....
what do you thi...
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keshav poddar´S ANSWER:
They are both good in different ways. Sachin is far better than ricky in ODI's. Sachin has lot of experience in one days, he is master in making centu...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think i know what answer you want me to give!!
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ashan vijay´S QUESTION:
Icc may introduce day - night cricket in the near future.You often find team bowling second struggling to grip the bowl in day night matches.How impor...
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Srinath H. R.´S ANSWER:
Day-night test cricket is not at all a wise move by the ICC. they might be planning it to draw in more crowds, but the sheer thrill of a test match wo...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
very important. especially since cricket in india is a winter sport an...
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
Virender Sehwag is more dangerous batsman than Sachin Tendulkar in Test Cricket....Whats your opinion?
He has made 2 Triple Centuries and one 293 kno...
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keshav poddar´S ANSWER:
Sachin can say hit 95 balls in 100 with accurate timing and placement ..
Sehwag can do it about 45-70 depending on his luck and performance on the...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
sehwag is currently at the peak of his powers; or certainly seems to b...
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
Why SouthAfrica's ODI form has been a bit up and down from the last year or so?
SouthAfrica has beaten Australia 3-2 in SouthAfrica.They have beaten ...
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Srinath H. R.´S ANSWER:
Maintaining consistency in ODIs is not an easy thing to do. Apart from West Indies in the 1970s and early 1980s and Australia in the 1990s and most pa...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i agree they should be playing better in odis. i think they are strugg...
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ashan vijay´S QUESTION:
The most successful Odi teams in the world now namely australia ,india and southafrica are the ones with best opening batters.Australia top the list ...
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R P ravi Prasad´S ANSWER:
Well,not always it seems-the game demands "Finishers" a Mike Bevan in the past to a Mike Hussey now for the Aussies to De Villiers /Boucher for SA or ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
yes the power plays have heightened the difference between batsmen and...
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S QUESTION:
Brett Lee joins Freddie, Bond retiring from test cricket to prolong his ODI & T20 career. Another casualty to numerous injuries that haunted his stint...
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ashan vijay´S ANSWER:
Hello Mate dharun with Brett Lee's Test retirement the game has lost another of its endangered species.Lee who could touch 160kph, rates Test cricke...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
fast bowling is an abnormal activity and so there will always be stres...
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ashan vijay´S QUESTION:
With a test average of 53.52 with 2 triple hundreds and more than 7000 runs in odis with a strike rate above hundred.These are numbers associated with...
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P. ARULMANI´S ANSWER:
Hi Ashan, I think it is really too early pass a verdict such as 'Sehwag struggles with T20 Format'. He has just played 14 T20 matches and has batted i...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think for a major part of his career he struggled with the odi forma...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
The second test between India and South Africa went right down 'to the wire' in a sense. Hashim Amla almost pulled-off a miracle with able support fro...
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ashan vijay´S ANSWER:
Hello srinath
Kolkata better known as "mecca of indian cricket " has always had good contests over the years and good crowd.Test cricket had always t...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
not sure about being the king but still very interesting!
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Limited overs cricket say ODI & T20 are having Duckworth lewis rule which helps to decide the match winner when rain-interrupted. But, why test cricke...
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S ANSWER:
The option of drawing the test match cant be brought in place in the Duck worth Lewis rule. This is one of the main reason where it's not applicable i...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
to compensate for lost time you do add on an extra half hour. you cann...
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ashan vijay´S QUESTION:
why do you think a batsmen of sachins class and stature often in 90 s looks completely at sea and those one or two runs seems difficult to come.What d...
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P. ARULMANI´S ANSWER:
Hi mate, for any batsman the first run and the last ten runs once he enters the nervous nineties are the most crucial runs in an innings. A 99 though ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i don't think he is at sea, just a little more careful. sometimes that...
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P. ARULMANI´S QUESTION:
There was so much talk about India going in for a turner at the Eden Gardens for the second test match. With Harbhajan not delivering (I mean prior to...
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D. SRINIVAS´S ANSWER:
Hi Arulmani, we just can't predict things based on the outcome from one wicket to another or one match to the other. Did anyone expect that being a fa...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
don't know why there was so much fuss. but since i do not always belie...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
17 of Sehwag's 18 hundreds have come in India's first innings only. He averages 67.09 in the first innings and only 31.22 in the second-a mammoth diff...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
The way Sehwag plays, there would always be an element of doubt on his success. But he is successful in top class cricket on a consistent basis. I thi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
valid point. but those numbers also tell you that he hardly ever fails...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
First Test between SA and India was very fascinating.But it only a 2 test match series.Is it good to organise only 2 tests between top 2 teams? What c...
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S ANSWER:
This is one area where the organizers are working hard to set it right. With so much cricket being played today and also new tournaments like IPL , CL...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think this series has been very poorly promoted. it was an afterthou...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
So much of debate has been going on around the world about the condition of pitches (batsmen friendly) in the Indian subcontinent. Dale Steyn returned...
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Madhusudan Rao´S ANSWER:
Pace in the air (more than 145 kmph) is always helpful on any tracks. When you add reverse-swing, it becomes a deadly combination. No wonder, the Indi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think steyn got it right when he said that an in-swinging yorker at ...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
After watching South Africa team’s performance against Indian bowling attack and their domination on the first two days it seems, proteas are going ...
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P. ARULMANI´S ANSWER:
The worrying factor is Harbhajan's form. He doesn't look the same aggressive bowler he used to be few years before. As many of us have mentioned time ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think we are far too defensive as a nation and that is going to come...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
Jcques kallis scored his 34th century on first day of a Test match.He is now level with sunil,lara and other great players but ponting and sachin are ...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Amazing performer, isnt it? Allrounders always have a special place in cricket, and a performer like Kallis will be considered all time greats. But if...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
as an all-round cricketer, yes. he is laying claim to being the finest...
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Girish Chandra Kar´S QUESTION:
The IPL teams are only playing T20s.How will it be if they play a Test championship and ODI championship?Won’t it be interesting if the players of ...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S ANSWER:
It is a good idea but practically it is not possible.There is already so much confusion for IPL T20 window so you can imagine that how can they organi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i am not as sure. i think this approach lends itself best to a t20 kin...
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P. ARULMANI´S QUESTION:
Though Australia has neatly completed a white wash of Pakistan, it is no more an invincible force in World Cricket, same can be said about India even ...
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S ANSWER:
One team ruling the cricketing world is a thing of the past. This is a refreshing change in cricket. It’s good to see the top four teams competing e...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think ian chappell got it right when he said that the present situat...
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sarin´S QUESTION:
What kind of combination would you think india should go in for the first test at nagpur?2 spinners or 3 quicks or an extra batsmen.An Unknown commodi...
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P. ARULMANI´S ANSWER:
Incidently 5 of those 12 wickets were clean bowled by Kretzja and for India too Harbhajan (7) and Amit Mishra (5) claimed 12 wickets and there were 3 ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
the truth is that india don't have quality bowling at the moment to ta...
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P. ARULMANI´S QUESTION:
We have adequate opportunities for a youngster to prove his worth in First Class cricket mainly through playing for his State in Ranji Trophy matches....
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Thats a serious thought. Yes plenty of times players have been wasted because of internal politics. But I suspect the scenario is slowly changing in I...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
are you from chennai!! no seriously speaking, the non cricketing aspec...
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
In ICC T20 ranking Bangladesh is in 8 and Australia is in 9 position. what you think about that ?
its really funny but its the fact .poor Australia.....
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keshav poddar´S ANSWER:
Probably because Australia doesn't take hit and giggle/childs cricket as seriously as they do the proper forms of cricket which actually mean more tha...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
quite simply their players bring the right basket of skills, including...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Apart from scoring 300+ runs by the teams batting first in ODI (which is very common nowadays), teams batting second have successfully chased the scor...
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P. ARULMANI´S ANSWER:
It is the psychological factor which helps the teams batting second become successful. The moment you get a bench mark performance you start to believ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
flat pitches and the rather ordinary level of bowling in most sides ha...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
Why standard of Australian Domestic cricket is so much high as compared to other countries?What could be the reason for that ?Is it money,extra facili...
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
Hi Jatin,
We must remembet that Australia's national game is cricket, naturally the level of competition would be high. Every australian cricketer gi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
one reason is the fewer number of teams. it means that you have to be ...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
When we talk about scoring centuries, which one do you think more difficult for any batsmen; Scoring an ODI Century or a test century & why?
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
Hi Srinivas,
A century in a test match is difficult from my point of view.Yes a century is always something special to any players in any format bu...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
it would seem on the surface that a one-day century is more difficult ...
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Sushant Singh´S QUESTION:
It is generally observed that most batsman in their late twenties and earlry thirties score heavily and are in best form of their life?Why is it so?
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S ANSWER:
A batsman in the early twenties is a fit and enthusiastic cricketer with fresh legs. He is full of energy and his innings is more about flair and flam...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
given that most batsmen begin in their early twenties, they take a few...
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Madhusudan Rao´S QUESTION:
Gautam Gambhir has just joined an elite list of batsmen who have scored 5 centuries in 5 consecutive tests. What is the secret of his success at the t...
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Sushant Singh´S ANSWER:
It isn't his skilful inside-out cover drive, it isn't his intent-oozing walk down the track, it isn't his aggressive pull but it's his little dab to t...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think he is a very studious cricketer. he worked very hard to make t...
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jagadish tulagapu´S QUESTION:
Manish Pandey's catch in the Ranji finals 2010 was termed as a Catch of the Century. What is your take on this?
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
Oh my goodness it was a blinder and mind boggling! What a catch from Manish pandey with one hand, had it been an International match then the spectato...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i saw a very young manish pandey when he was unknown and just a fringe...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Why the frequency of LBW decisions has been increasing over the years in test cricket? Because, as per statistics the number of lbws in Tests in the 2...
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P. ARULMANI´S ANSWER:
The impact of One Day cricket on the game is evident by the statistics you have provided. In the traditional longer versions of the game (Tests and ot...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think there is a change in mindset. another answer has pointed out t...
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P. ARULMANI´S QUESTION:
A bowling consultant with just a month long contract in E.O. Simons. The consultant himself has declared nothing much can be achieved in a month's tim...
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irish verma´S ANSWER:
maybe board just wants to check that he gets along well with the team and he has fresh ideas and tips for the fastbowlers.i think decesion to make him...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
could well be that the bcci doesn't want to be stuck with someone for ...
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Madhusudan Rao´S QUESTION:
Commentators seem to be ex-players only, these days. I understand they bring in their perspective based on their playing experience but there seems to...
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Srinath H. R.´S ANSWER:
Commentary is an art where in players and non-players alike can have their say and be heard as well.
Many die-hard followers of cricket would agree t...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
fear the last of their tribe. have been speaking out for articulate an...
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S QUESTION:
The recent win by Australia against Pakistan in the second test by defending a low score of 175 odd was a thriller. Defending Low scores in cricket ha...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
It was indeed a thriller. Australia showed great character firstly in the morning through Hussey to double the lead and then bowl and field very tight...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i suspect pakistan were playing for what they though the target should...
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P. ARULMANI´S QUESTION:
Sir Don Bradman himself has remarked that Sachin plays a lot like him. Many other cricket greats have compared the Indian little master with the Austr...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
A personal opinion by Ian Chappel. Personally I feel Sehwag has a long way to go before that comparison can be made.
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think if you read that article closely, ian chappell is talking abou...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
India is known as a country of spinners. In the past, we had a good crop of spinners say Prasanna, Venkataraghvan, Chandrashekhar, Bishan Singh Bedi, ...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
India has the good bench of spinners in Piyush Chawla, Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra who are having good exposures to international cricket and support...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
not uncertain but "grave". apart from harbhajan, mishra, ojha and to ...
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Madhusudan Rao´S QUESTION:
India has the right to prepare spinning pitches as it plays to its strength - every country does it at home. Why do we not have varied pitches (that h...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Rightly pointed out. The breeding ground of Indian cricket should have proper facilities and conditions for the players to graduate to the internation...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
there's a word in the english language. it's called desire! we are doi...
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P. ARULMANI´S QUESTION:
Cricket today is slowly becoming a power game! It is no more the battle of minds rather it is the war of muscles!? Sans the Art side of it, can Cricke...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Power and artistry - both are visible today. You can find the artistry in players like Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sangakara, Jayawardane, Mohd Yusuf, Mic...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think we are obsessed with cricket's impending death!! it is in fine...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
If we look at the ODIs played over the past 3 years, Indian bowlers have the worst bowling average (35.79) and by far the worst economy rate (5.21) of...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
I agree with you to some extent. But at the same time we have to remember that India has won quiet a few matches batting first - which shows the confi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
yes there is little doubt that india are struggling with their bowling...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
In the present era, bowlers have harder conditions than the bowlers of the previous era. So, do you think, those bowlers who excel now are greater tha...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
The platforms are different. Now cricket is played more frequently, under different conditions, and under much stricter rules. It wouldn't be wise to ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i agree to some extent. when you say "harder conditions" i assume you ...
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ashok narayan mehrotra´S QUESTION:
What is the role of dew in the day/night ODI being played during winter in India? Is it helpful to fielding side or batting side? Give your thoughts.
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Dew makes the grass wet and when the ball gets wet, it becomes heavier which makes it difficult for the bowlers to have a firmer grip and hence swingi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
definitely helps the batting side since the ball gets bloated and soap...
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irish verma´S QUESTION:
hi.are we grooming our test team for future cause within 2 years we will have a gap which wont be easy to fill.dravid,sachin,laxman will leave and we ...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Very pertinent question Irish. Yes, we do need to develop a stronger bench. But cricket will go on after Dravid, Sachin and Laxman. Australia faced th...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i guess india needs to have a succession plan but try telling that to ...
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Swaminath´S QUESTION:
Do you think ganguly can be better coach for a team? Because all the performers are not the best coaches. Do you think that ganguly will be able to co...
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
Hi Swaminath,
Ganguly as a coach? I don't think Ganguly can be a better coach. First and foremost thing is he is not trained in that, secondly he i...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i believe the qualities you need to be a captain and a coach are sligh...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Is this the most competitive era in test cricket? What do you say?
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
Hi Srinivas,
Test cricket is all about displaying solid cricketing skills be it in bowling, batting or fielding. I would say ODIs are the most comp...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i am not sure it is the most competitive era because you would like th...
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sarin´S QUESTION:
when india is celbrating all glory and numero uno status .is india ready for life after sachins exit from cricket.will india be a force to reckon or ...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
My answer would be why India should be relying on only Sachin to win matches? What about the other ten players? We should have a team where all the 11...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think we sometimes let the box office dictate reality. there is no d...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Harbhajan said “Spinners are losing the art of flight”. Now a days the approach towards the Test and ODI has been changed especially after T20. Do...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
I feel that spinners are scared to go more for runs in the shorter versions of the game. And since the frequency of the ODI and T20s has increased ove...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
it should be but it needs allies. the bats are already much better and...
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irish verma´S QUESTION:
almost all of virender sehwags biggest test scores have come on sub-continent pitches where conditions are ordinary for bowlers,pitches flat.not takin...
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avtar singh´S ANSWER:
affcos virender sehwag is a good opiner batsman in world or flat pitches main or bhi dangers ho jata hai or jab bhi uska bat chalta hai to phir bowel...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
to some extent you are right in that he averages just under 40 in engl...
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Sridhar K Penna´S QUESTION:
Does India deserve the No 1 ranking in Test cricket as inconsistency is its bane?
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irish verma´S ANSWER:
cmon guys now u cant say we dont derve to be no.1..where as indians should be full of joy critics have already started to ask questions? is this fair?...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i am baffled and staggered by the degree of scepticism to india's curr...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
Why do world-class spinners like Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan struggle to take wickets on the spinner-friendly tracks in India? Their embarass...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Simply put, it means that Indians play spinners better than anybody in the world. Doesnt it? Every spinner dreams of dominating the Indian batsmen in ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
it is a very interesting situation and one that needs to be studied mo...
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irish verma´S QUESTION:
viv richard says he doesnt rate today great batsman as greats cause they are well guarded against fast bowlers and bouncers are restricted too,he says...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
I would agree with Richards on some count. But not on all. As one of the greatest batsmen of all times, Richards has the right to judge anybody, its h...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i am not sure he referred to himself and the others as "real" batsmen....
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
Reverse Swing is a beautiful art invented by pakistan bowlers and some foreign teams who have not performed well against reverse swinging ball are acc...
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D. SRINIVAS´S ANSWER:
Hi Kaushik, no doubt Reverse swing is an art of bowling technique. In physics view point its an application of drag & lift, laminar & turbulent flow c...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
thanks for giving me tips on the answer!! no, seriously, if it was ill...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
If we refer the statistics for the past five years, 27 Tests have been played in Australia and only 2 matches have been drawn. In South Africa, 3 out ...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
You are right Srinivas. India needs to wake up to prepare sporting wickets so that people can flock into the stadium watching Test cricket even. Dead ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i suspect the bcci sometimes functions in fits and starts. currently t...
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Sushant Singh´S QUESTION:
Why is it that most batsman have far better batting averages in the first innings when compared to the second innings?
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Rajkumar´S ANSWER:
Simple batsman dont have any stress while playing 1st innings , while playing 2nd innings they need to think and play about 1st innings score; that ma...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
the major reason is that the pitch starts deteriorating. apart from a ...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
Pakistan cricket is in cricis and no team had visited Pak. for cricket , they play all their home matches in AbuDhabi and their performance always rem...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Good point noted. Pakistan has abundant talent to showcase, but playing at home brings lot of advantages to the home team vi-a-vis playing at a neutra...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
pakistan cricket is in a financial crisis but the roots of the game ar...
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laxman vernekar´S QUESTION:
Sachin made 175 and we still lost the ODI. One of the reason is the risky shot he played and got out. Is it not that the responsibility of the in-form...
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Easier said than done. Sachin would be the best judge to play a shot when he is batting at 175. It happens that one bad shot may get a batsman out. Th...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
you are absolutely right in that the in-form and set batsman should ta...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Sachin Tendulkar did everything with the bat and proved himself as a great cricketer ever but he could not prove himself as a good Captain. Why?
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prateek´S ANSWER:
A captain is as good as his side, Sachin's side didn't commit themselves well in that period, that side admitted it later...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
being a player and being a captain require different skills. we often ...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
All-rounders play a very crucial role in any format of the game. What's the best way to nurture all rounders in India?
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Dharun Thiyagarajan´S ANSWER:
I am a firm in specialist ruling world cricket. Very rare we find quality all-rounders who have performed really big at the world stage consistently. ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
if indeed there is a player equally, or sufficiently, skilled in batti...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
Many star players after retirement from international cricket opts for club cricket like Gilchrist , Warne , Langer and many others. If they can play ...
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kamesh´S ANSWER:
Bcs players like to earn after retrirment... club cricket only provide that much of money
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
the likes of langer played county cricket where the standard is much l...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
Indians seem to lack the big-match temperament, going by their dismal record in cup finals. It's more of a mental block than anything else. What's you...
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chetan ranaganth´S ANSWER:
once a couple of finals are lost it is sure to play on the minds of the captain and the players. since 2000 we have entered lots of finals but havent ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
maybe they try too hard and end up not being themselves. the key to pl...
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H N ANANTHA P PANDIT´S QUESTION:
In every other game other than cricket, the playing area is marked with clearly defined length ad width.But in cricket the boundary lines are differen...
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I think yes, according to me only two team deserve this title ( and rightly they are finalist) but unfortunately only one team can become champion and...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
without doubt. they had the players to perform consistently and others...
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JATIN KAUSHIK´S QUESTION:
Everybody says that T20 is a game of batsmen. And only fast lethal bowlers can survive the onslaught. But why the spinners have played the major role ...
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Sridhar K Penna´S ANSWER:
It is all in the mind. Lest one forgets Shane Warne was the creme de la creme in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup. It is the spinners who ca...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
because they have change of pace and are difficult to hit through the ...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
A lot of spinners we find today are finger spinners. True spin can be imparted only by wrist spinners. What do you say?
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CI Editor´S ANSWER:
Its true that wrist spinners can turn the ball more than finger spinners. But its not about turning the ball, its about placing the ball at the correc...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i don't know why you think that way. there are a lot of fine finger sp...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Eventhough the Australian pitches are most un favourable for spin bowling, Shane Warne erupted as a Greatest leg spin bowler in the history of the gam...
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australia has had a history of producing quality leg spinners. pitches...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Line and length are the key factors behind the success of any fast bowler. Mc. Grath is a great example. Why so many fast bowlers around the world are...
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Christopher Poshin David´S ANSWER:
Line and length is a key component in bowling but one must understand that bowling all six balls in an over consistently in a good line is a discipl...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
clearly mcgrath was a very special cricketer and that was his strength...
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jagadish tulagapu´S QUESTION:
Most of the Indian batsmen still struggle to face the short balls outside the off stump.Is there any fault with coaches or with the batsmen?
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Christopher Poshin David´S ANSWER:
Subcontinent players have generally struggled with the shorter ball. This is mainly due to the lack of bounce that pitches in the subcontinent tend...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
that is not entirely true. tendulkar, dravid and laxman were fine. and...
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RAHUL JAYARAM´S QUESTION:
WHY IS IT THAT ONLY INDIAN 'FAST' BOWLERS LOSE THEIR PACE AND PLACE IN A SEASON OR TWO? WHILE FAST BOWLERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES (LIKE PAKISTAN) KEEP G...
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Varun Shetty´S ANSWER:
The answer is pretty simple.Indian bowlers,or most Indian players for that matter,have a laid-back attitude. Also,they come in all guns blazing when t...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
my theory has long been that they cut down pace to preserve themselves...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
In test cricket, real test for the batsmen is to face the short pitch deliveries effectively especially when bowler hits the deck very hard and puttin...
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maybe they haven't faced enough. maybe they are playing too much easy ...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
Very few spinners today can bamboozle the batsmen with sheer flight and guile. They tend to bowl too fast and flat more often. Former spinners should ...
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´S ANSWER:
This is old idea. The bowler should improve their skill, should invent different type of balls i.e. for letspinner googly, flipper etc and for Off spi...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
or maybe they need to find the way themselves. nobody can show anyone ...
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Jayaprathap´S QUESTION:
Why do most people criticise that cricket piches in subcontinent especially INDIA should change from assisting spinners to assisting fast bowlers??I n...
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Veekay´S ANSWER:
I suppose from the Indian perspective, this view is garnering support because
a) Emergence of genuine fast bowlers
b) Dyeing art of spin bowlin...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
you are absolutely right to the extent that pitches must promote all k...
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Yatin Sharma´S QUESTION:
As Sunil Gavaskar once pointed out, nowadays parents are encouraging their kids to play cricket luring after the revenue earned by IPL players. In the...
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Christopher Poshin David´S ANSWER:
In India, parents have started encouraging cricket to their children in the last few years seeing it as an way of life and a job that can bring in g...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
one of the things we have learnt in india, which to be honest we alway...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Many Indian players are not good at basics even at elementary things like dragging bat while taking a run, poor judgement while diving for a ball duri...
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Prashant K´S ANSWER:
Srinivas, the reason I think stems from the way the students of cricket at the nursery level coaching camps are handled. The basics of fielding, catch...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i fear our coaching standards at junior level aren't great. we focus f...
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abbobaker ´S QUESTION:
do you think now a days to be a successful bowler its no longer bowling at tear away speed or bowling over 90 mph .is it better to be some one who ca...
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abhishek´S ANSWER:
I do agree with your idea of bowler getting frequent injury problem trying to ball at nerve wrecking speed. I in test cricket and particularily in one...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
cricket has never been about bowlers just running in and bowling fast....
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
Has CL t20 cricket tournament exposed the IPL in some ways?
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keshav poddar´S ANSWER:
These are nothing more than excuses.
I can list out more excuses for IPL teams' failure.
Apart from the 'bonding factor', most IPL players had been ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
it's been a wake up call. i am happy to see that the value of team bon...
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Veekay´S QUESTION:
Cricket started as Test, emerged into ODI and is now the fast and fiery T20. Which will die first ODI or T20 as the purists of the game will not allow...
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
Hi Veekay,
Everyone has a different opinion on this issue which will die first either ODI or T20 is like answering a very famous question of Hen an...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
neither needs to die. the bmw exists, the honda city exists and so doe...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
Australia has this unique ability to bounce back from crisis situations. What makes them tick?
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two things come to mind straightaway. the first is an excellent work e...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
Why are 200+ scores very rare in the Champions League, while it was so common in last year's IPL in India?
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smruti ranjan behera´S ANSWER:
i think it is coz of pitch & other one is tournament is going on winter season.That's why run making is difficult.
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i think it has to do with the pitches. the ones in delhi so far have b...
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Gopal Singh´S QUESTION:
Can you identify region behind making flat pitches in india? Is it not the lack of exposure given to youngster and suddenly want him to do miracle in ...
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anish sahasrabudhe´S ANSWER:
REALLY A GOOD QUESTION.........
NOW IF WE START MAKING A FLAT PITCHES PLAYER(BATSMAN) WILL GET KIND OF CONFIDENCE (WHICH IS MISSING), I COMPLETELY AG...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
this debate about pitches has been going on for a while. ideally a pit...
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´S QUESTION:
Young talent should be nortured from the grassroot level. But the domestic level cricket pitces are so bad that those are not suitable for cricket. Wh...
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to be honest i have not seen a lot of domestic cricket lately so i don...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
What should the ICC do to popularize the game beyond the 10-odd countries in which it is played?
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D. SRINIVAS´S ANSWER:
In order to popularise the cricket in other countries it is just not enough to simply introduce the game. The most important factor for spreading of C...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
it is one area they are doing an enormous amount of work in. there are...
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
What is the differance between Sachin Tendulkar of before and after 2000?
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shiva krishna´S ANSWER:
Before 2000,sachin has been an explosive opener in ODI cricket as our team had seniors such as AZHARUDDIN etc,but after 2000 there were limited number...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
nine years!! the difference between being 27 and 36! he has been throu...
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Rajiv Gupta´S QUESTION:
Topmost players getting injured nowadays is common thing because of plenty of cricket. It has seriously affected good quality of cricket. Who is respo...
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Said Chaudhry´S ANSWER:
I strongly believe that over dose of cricket is the reason for the injuries. Players know how fit they have to stay to remain in the game, but there h...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
maybe the players themselves too! if they want to play all the cricket...
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D. SRINIVAS´S QUESTION:
Many of Indian fast bowlers like Munaf Patel, R.P. Singh, Ashish Nehra etc are very poor at minimum standars of batting and fielding when compared to ...
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Said Chaudhry´S ANSWER:
Well, it is not their job to be batting anyways. McGrath was a horrible batsman but no body blamed him for it because the responsibility is on the tea...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
i guess they have to pick the best available. but it tells a thing or ...
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kishore´S QUESTION:
why india dont have fast bowlers(145kmph) is this youngsters problem or the coaches problem who gives lots of warm ups....?
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jagadish tulagapu´S ANSWER:
I don't agree with you kishore, we have good number of fast bowlers who can bowl 145kmph like Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan to name a few and we have res...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
It’s very easy to put it down to a system or a coach. I think it’s...
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Milton Ghosh´S QUESTION:
Do you think that money has corrupted the game of young Indian cricketers? Should BCCI put a cap on the endorsement act done by cricketers? For exampl...
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´S ANSWER:
yes money has corrupted the game of young indian cricketer and i agree with your sentance that BCCI put a cap on the endorsement act done by cricketer...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Easy to say that, but that’s true of every profession. Wherever ther...
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to a certain extent, yes they are, but the issue is that these players want to play at the highest level, Test Cricket, and staying in Ireland, they c...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
If they had to, it should speak very poorly of their system. It’s ju...
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Gopal Singh´S QUESTION:
Is it fare to drop RAHUL DRAVID from odi squad?
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Gopal Singh´S ANSWER:
Absolutely not, because we remember dravid is asked only when difficult situation arises and when situation is ideal then they say what is the need of...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I am staggered and quite angry. You can’t expect someone to do what ...
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Christopher Poshin David´S QUESTION:
Do you agree with Ian Chappell that bowlers tend to think more about the game than batsman?
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´S ANSWER:
Bowler always tends to think how to dismis the batsman. Always thinking about the pitch condition, movement, batsman anticipation, etc. So Bowlers ten...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I don't know. He must have his reasons and his point of view is inevit...
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jagadish tulagapu´S QUESTION:
No youngster would love to be a leg spinner nowadays as compared to the earlier generation due to the emergence of T20 strongly in the International C...
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Rick Eyre´S ANSWER:
I remember a pretty good leg-spinner who led the Royals to victory in the first IPL. (I can see his photo at the bottom of the page as I write this.) ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I'm afraid I wouldn't. Anil kumble is still going well. Shahid Afridi ...
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abbobaker ´S QUESTION:
Do you fear that most cricketers face threat of burn out and as a result succumb more to injuries due to the amount of cricket played now a days.do ...
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It is fashionable to put all the blame on the doorstep of the ICC. Pon...
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Gripson Martes´S QUESTION:
T20 continues to be the most popular cricket format and media planners and the advertisers, too, are highly optimistic about Airtel Champions League T...
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Sherlyn Vaz´S ANSWER:
Yup.. Hit on target.. players contribution adds credit only the club nt to the country. The idea is been shifted frm the from the point of Fans Club, ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I think we are worrying about this because it is a new format and we a...
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jagadish tulagapu´S QUESTION:
Foreign Coaches are proving to be value addition to the Indian Cricket and making huge impact on the positive mindset of the players to perform well? ...
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Prashant K´S ANSWER:
Foreign (Read Australian) coaches are a success worldwide....most of the teams now have australian coaches because of the developed cricketing system ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Looking at it from the view that I have, I think so but that can also ...
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Krishvanth´S QUESTION:
An issue much debated about. Umpires are known to make wrong decisions occasionally, especially in cases of LBW's or Run-Outs/Stumpings. Well, they ar...
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Madhurya´S ANSWER:
Statistically speaking a minute percentage of errors are committed by the on-field umpires. It would be harsh to penalise them for any disputes. Takin...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I think we are okay at the moment. The objective should be to eliminat...
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jagadish tulagapu´S QUESTION:
Which batsman would prove to be a handy player in T20? A Pinch hitter (lofted drives in to the stadium) or a technically sound batsman like Dravids or...
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Christopher Poshin David´S ANSWER:
T20 is about piling heavy runs in 120 runs and depositing the balls into the stands, but when a player looks to attack and score heavily, there is a...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Correctly put Christopher. But also, technique is not the only thing i...
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Unnikrishnan´S QUESTION:
Do u need a separate captain for T20,One day and Test match.Your comments on this
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Prashant K´S ANSWER:
Three different formats of the game demands different mindsets. If one person can adapt to the three different roles and mindsets, then I dont think t...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
No. Because if you have enough players playing three different formats...
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jagadish tulagapu´S QUESTION:
Whom do you think to be a better captain in T20? A bowling captain or a batsman captain or a non playing captain like in tennis
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Prashant K´S ANSWER:
A captain should have the character of a leader, who can take bind the team in a unit and also take quick decisions and lead from the front....he can ...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Very pertinent question Jagadish. I am not very much in favour of a no...
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abbobaker ´S QUESTION:
where do you think one dayers heading to?four innings one dayers or 40 over one dayers or will it stay the same.
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Prashant K´S ANSWER:
Its difficult to predict now...but I am sure ODIs will stay as 50-over matches for a while with interesting changes like Powerplays, Free Hits introdu...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I quiet liked what I saw in the Champions Trophy recently. We are stil...
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Hopefully not but from the looks of it, it is very much possible because the crowd are loving it and they have their reasons to do so as well cause it...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
You have your opinion spelt out clearly Karthik. But I think you shoul...
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irish verma´S QUESTION:
If sachin and sehwag gonna open in one dayers then which position gautam gonna come?if he omes at 3,where will rahul go? and yr we jst not giving robi...
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Prashant K´S ANSWER:
Gautam has opened with Sehwag earlier, with Sachin or Dravid coming in at number 3. There are lot of cricket to be played over the next one year. Sure...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
I suspect Gautam to come in at No. 3, where he has been equally comfor...
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Srinath H. R.´S QUESTION:
Test cricket is the true test of a cricketer's skills, one-day cricket is the true test of a cricketer's stamina and T-20 is 'fast food' served to fan...
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ganeshan´S ANSWER:
Test cricket is a carnatic music, one day is film music,depend upon the story and situation to play and twenty twenty is pop music. All music came fro...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Interesting question. Test cricket is the home of traditional cricketi...
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irish verma´S QUESTION:
was rahul dravid playing safe game against pak when reqd.rrate was near 7 runs per over?? He didnt try to lift his game when he was well set and playe...
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karthik shankar´S ANSWER:
No dravid was playing as per the situation demanded.When there were guys like raina and gambhir who were scoring quick. He was holding one end up.He w...
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Absolutely not. In any long run-chase, one player has to provide body ...
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keshav poddar´S QUESTION:
will gautam gambir do better captainacy from sehwag?
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´S ANSWER:
Capatincy is not a cake walk. You can identify a captain from his early days, just like Dhoni. Gambhir is not a captaincy material.
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Harsha ´S COMMENTS:
Fair Question. But, let’s wait and see Gautam. I haven't seen him as...
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Krishna Kumar´S QUESTION:
Will the IPL teams prevail because they have snagged the better talent in the competition?
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There cannot be any prediction in a 20-20 format. Couple of great perf...
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Prashant K´S QUESTION:
Should Royal Challengers Bangalore play all their South African players like Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Dale Styne in the match against Cape Cobra ...
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Quiet an interesting question Prashant. I am sure you are an ardent fo...
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