Comments on: Glad its over!

By: david singh

david singh — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:03:16 +0000

really wanted india to do well, but the fact is we just got outclassed, im glad we didnt face pakistan later in the tournament as i could not handle more humiliation. Would love to see boom boom afridi and bang bang razzak in the IPL

By: The Pav

The Pav — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:35:03 +0000

Dear Dead Eye Dick

I see that once again my desire for intelligent discourse has been disappointed by an inane & needlessly rude post from an Indian supporter.

I admit to puzzling over your statement “No credibility whatsoever for his utterances utterances. That’s what they are!”

I take this to mean that anybody who says anything ( utters in other words) has no credibility because , ipso facto, they are “utterances” which by your logic means they have no credibility. No doubt this means anything Gavaskar or Dhoni or Tendulkar or in fact anybody who says anything has no credibility because they are “utterances”

Well done for choosing such an accurate name. I mean:-
Dead for being brain dead
Eye for being one eyed &therefore half blind and
Dick for being a dick head

I would suggest that Symond’s comments demonstrated far greater sobriety than was shown by the over reaction of Indian fans of the time.

Well done to team India for getting through to the semi finals after defeating such two cricketing giants in the pool stage.

Obviously it was sheer bad luck that they lost out in the next stage but credit where credit is due. They did defeat Bangladesh.

By: MohanK

MohanK — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:42:50 +0000

Good post Srikanth. There is no doubt there was euphoria in 2007. And so there should be when India wins. And sure there are fingers being pointed when India has exited now. And as with most things in Indian media, the pendulum has swung the other way. I would lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed. I am. But I would be far more disappointed had India lost a Test match. The T20 loss is annoying — not disappointing.

That said, it was a phenomenal exit that is only partially acceptable to me because Australia exit even earlier!

However, I do believe this will fix Lalit Modi’s plans for 2 IPLs and 222 Team India T20 games. I feel that this may also bring a sense of balance and proportion to all things T20 in India.

There is, after all, a silver lining to every dark cloud!

By: Peter Parker

Peter Parker — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:59:33 +0000

Maybe T20 cricket has suddenly gained importance because ‘Al Pakeezah’ has won some matches in the T20 World Cup? Symonds should have tried banned drugs to boost his performance instead of alcohol. I read somewhere that steroids are cheaper in the Swat Valley.

It’s hard to digest when senior cricketers like Younus Khan or Symonds reduce its importance after they lose matches. All formats of cricket, except 6-over matches, should be important.

By: dead eye dick

dead eye dick — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:08:00 +0000

@ The Pav

Reading between the lines, your opinion is that Symonds had a balanced and intelligent comment!

Was he sober then or are you sober now??!!

He is a cultural ignorant at best and a street fighter at worst.

He thrives on alcohol induced euphoria when he is winning and drowning the sorrows with a few ales when is losing.
No credibilty whatsoever for his utterences. That’s what they are!

By: The Pav

The Pav — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:44:24 +0000

I find the tone of this post curiously at odds with the euphoria of September 2007.

I would agree that losing at T20 is no big deal. The nature of the game is that is it is a lottery hence the Dutch beating England.

Symonds made this point when he said that he thought Indian celebrations after the 1st T20 were a bit over the top but unfortunately he was roundly critcised. Perhaps there will be a more balanced and intelligent view now

By: singh is nothing

singh is nothing — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:29:13 +0000

I agree Raina, Ishant and a few others will improve their games. Raina will learn to hook, cut, pull. Ishant will learnt to bowl better at the death. But Harbhajan?? Give me a break! The guy has been bowling for more than 10 years now, and if you say that he will now learn not to fire yorkers down the legside, what has been doing all these years? And this is isnt the first time he has fired them down there.

By: raakshas

raakshas — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:03:01 +0000

@ded: Ok so the ultimate aim of Pakistan is to have a piece of IPL pie. Keep dreaming….

By: dead eye dick

dead eye dick — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:10:10 +0000

Congratulations to Pakistan for reaching the Final tonight.

And they should thank BCCI, Lalit Modi and the Indian Govt for keeping the entire Pakistan team out of IPL.

No injuries. And no tiredness.

I sincerely hope that Pakistan go all the way.

Then Modi and co would want a 3 match series –Pakistan vs IPL XI !!!!!!!

By: Peter Parker

Peter Parker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:23:09 +0000

I’m not sure if a captain’s form has anything to do with his team’s performance. During his captaincy the team performed well while Sourav Ganguly kept giving ‘regulation catches’ to keepers and slip fielders in the initial overs.

Some players like Yuvraj and RP Singh were under-used. If that hadn’t happened we’d have reached at least the semis.