http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:48:45 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-326821 If you're an avid PS3 gamer, then you know the importance of saving your progress for future game play. Pls, help me! 326821@desicritics.org Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:48:45 EDT http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-326410 This seemed like a really raw and unfinished thought.. And also out of share frustration.. But you cannot drop somebody just because he is not performing up to the level you want him. He is a batsman and his duty is to get runs.. And he does that better than anybody in that team. after every season if he is in top 3 or top 5 scoring player in the team you cannot drop him without dropping other players who are scoring less than him. Oh.. And I just realized that this was written on December 2006... I think the writer probably had a change of heart by now.. 326410@desicritics.org Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:24:56 EDT http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-326394 Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I'm glad to join your conmunity, and wish to assit as far as possible. 326394@desicritics.org Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:43:10 EDT http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-42940 sachin is a loser... he should be thrown out of the team..a selfish bastard 42940@desicritics.org Thu, 4 Jan 2007 05:49:09 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41935 tendulkar should have been dropped long back, looks like there is a media driven campaign to keep him up there, may be he is cute and cuddly and everyone's favorite child, but it is time, high time he performed. he fails when he is most needed while Jayasuriya, Ponting and many others perform when most needed, even Ganguly has done that in the past. Chappel got it all wrong, he should have dropped tendulkar first, but he knew that the outrage would mean no job for him, contract or no contract, he just did not have the guts to do that. Ganguly in spite of his belligerence is not so well connected or popular as Tendulkar so the ungracious drop. so has tendulkar performed in ganguly's absence? i thought it was the other way round. 41935@desicritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:57:21 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41928 I am looking at what he does tomorrow - I hope he gets a BIG hundred 41928@desicritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:32:46 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41902 In the last 5 years, Sachin has scored 5 centuries in Test cricket while Ponting ran amok with 23!!! Truly, I feel that Sachin has lost his interest in the game. I feel a break will do him good, so that he can rearrange his priorities and hopefully launch a blitzkrieg in World Cup 07, as he did so memorably in 2003. 41902@desicritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:56:12 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41845 i believe tendulkar and sehwag ought to be dropped! zaheer, Ganguly and pathan have all been dropped from the indian team for non performance earlier as have dravid,laxman and kumble who were excluded from ODI teams in favour of players more suitable for the abbreviated version of the game. Irrespective of sachin's status, the parameters of performance cannot be overlooked! Sachin is not god! he is human and ought to be treated like his mortal team-mates in matters relating to performance! 41845@desicritics.org Mon, 1 Jan 2007 21:41:03 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41833 @All: The next 5 days will say if he still has it in him. If he gets a real good score and gets us a series win, or helps draw the match - fantastic - I would just hope (barely) that he continues in the same vein and keep my fingers crossed. If he fails - in a winning or a losing match - (?) @Ajit: Faith is too strong a word .. not in a human please :-) Trust is fine though. He doesn't need to be part of the Indian cricket team to take care of his "illnesses" for free. He just has to endorse a hospital for that ;-) but that said, it is an unfair comment just as others think my opinion of "dropping him" is unfair :-) @null: a message needs to go out to him that he "can" be dropped @bachchan: the one thing that makes him look most vulnerable is the way he doubles up, his hands almost touching the ground when the ball gets through his defences. He looks so ordinary. @null: I am sure bachchan doesn't need to be the coach to tell him his weaknesses. He is just as tendulkar crazy as all of us, but can't bear to see him in such bad form @nishanth: Selfish - no. Would never call him that. I doubt any of our cricketers fit into that template. 41833@desicritics.org Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:24:20 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41825 tendulkar....has never been a great cricketer..out of the bet 15 test innings how many spots has he got? think about lara the only player to have three spots there.... even if you consider the best 15 one day international innings there will be some other player right up there....jayasuriya,ponting etc... tendulkar is a selfish cricketer...he does not have many match winning knocks....he always performs when India loses or when the match is a draw....The main problem in Indian cricket is money...80% of the total revenue in cricket comes from indian cricket...because Indian population is huge and crciket is the most popular game....If Tendulkar performs,Dhoni performs the companies make money...so the media makes a big deal of the Indian player...When media hypes,pespi or other companies give money to the media..this is the truth accept it or not... When Tendulkar dosent perform out of nowhere some one would say" tendulkar is the best" Even Brad Man said that probably he got money...be smart guys...No one does this in NBA,Tennis,Ice Hockey,Foot ball or rugby performance matters...... be smart guys...its all money for tendulkar..he is loaded and it time to chuck him out permanently...ganguly was a good captain for sure..he had that motivation which rahul dravid dosent have.. 41825@desicritics.org Mon, 1 Jan 2007 14:42:23 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41801 just drop him. its not economical to keep him in the team, i think hes in team to get treated for his illnesses freely. i wonder how he has got so many fans who still thinks hes god..how stupid. i've been waiting to see a class innings from him for a looooooooooong time. i was a gr8 fan, now i too hav lost faith in him. hes no longer good.. 41801@desicritics.org Mon, 1 Jan 2007 04:38:38 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41790 There is 100% truth in this article. i agree. sachin is pathetic. 41790@desicritics.org Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:55:29 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41775 @ bachchan...mebbe u should coach the indian team n tell sachin about his weaknesses... he will certainly be indebted to u ! 41775@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:58:40 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41755 He has too many problems1)He always gets leg before wicket to the in cutter 2)He is extremely vulnerable in the start of his innings 3)He cannot decide whether to play slow or play his shots 4)He wants to play the senior role in which case he should retire while he still has some dignity. 41755@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:31:55 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41754 HE is no good anymore 41754@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:26:08 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41742 @tendulkar fan: I'd just have said If (Tendulkar.exists()) { System.out.println("You have a problem"); } :-) I would go and say further If (Tendulkar.getsOut()) : System.out.println("It was an unplayable ball"); } Look at his record - it speaks for itself - a great batsman who falls short when it matters the most. He has a couple of years to set the record straight. God bless him. @null: Can't you see that I love the guy but am disappointed at how he fails? Can't you see that I am disappointed at how he fails because I love the guy? 41742@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:38:27 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41739 You can correspond with the author and tell us why you disagree through this channel 41739@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:51:45 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41738 may i have the email address of the person who wrote this crap plz..kindly dare to post it in public ! 41738@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:42:05 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/12/31/015210.php#comment-41734 If (Tendulkar.makesRun()) { System.out.println("You have a problem"); } else { System.out.println("You have a problem"); } 41734@desicritics.org Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:11:23 EST