India is touring Australia in January 2016 where it is slated to play five ODI's and three T20's.
National Selectors are meeting in Delhi to pick up the squad. India lost T20's as well as ODI series on the last tour. I would not argue on the team composition, because most of the players pick themselves on their past experience and their present form by a margin. There is no doubt about that.
The thing I don't like is, Indian team doesn't plays to its full potential from game one, be it a T20 International or One Day International.
The team should play to it's full potential, that doesn't mean our bowlers are mercilessly used and tiring them off, but clever use of conditions. In Australia I have seen India team improving year on year, but the goal should be to win each game at a time. Convert the away series into wins.
I think training camp should be held at venues in India which offer similar conditions to that of Australia, like say at Mohali or Dharamshala or any fit venue for the purpose especially for the youngsters, new comers in the team so that they are fine tuned from the game one and play to their full potential.
Players should take this opportunity to excel in away conditions, and devise such a plan and strategy to counter pace and bounce in the batting department, as well as studying the nuances of sticking to line and length in the bowling department, which promise dividends to players on any given Australian tour.
Australia extracts more from their agility and fire power on and off the field in Australian conditions, it suits their overall physical abilities on any given day, but the tourists too could make up to the hosts by training and devising a strategy, plan to counter the Australian onslaught.
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Friday, December 18, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
IPL auction see MS Dhoni picked up by Pune, Raina by Rajkot
IPL auctions took place today and Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bought by Pune and Suresh Raina went to Rajkot two of the new IPL franchisee in the Indian Premier League.
Ravindra Jadeja too was picked up by Rajkot. James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo are also with Rajkot team.
Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, Ravichandran Ashwin and Faf du Plessis are with Pune Team.Ashok Dinda and Manoj Tiwary also with Pune.
As Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals got relegated due to allegations of corruption, fixing and mismanagement, it was banned from IPL for two years, hence as such all the players are available again for auction.
Experts believe that Pune will benefit from MS Dhoni's experience as he has lot to offer for the new Franchisee.
Players were picked by a draft system. Both the teams spend 39 crore each.
Suresh Raina has to his credit 132 Matches in IPL, scoring 3699 runs with a strike rate of 140.
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Saturday, December 12, 2015
1983 ki India ki World Cup win against West Indies ab tak ki best : Imran
Imran Khan kahtay hain, ki Kapil Dev ki 1983 World Cup win ab tak ki best hai isliye ki, woh jo West Indies ka attack tha us waqt woh world ka best tha.
Sachin se zyaada woh Gavaskar ko high rate isliye kartay hain, kyon ki Gavaskar jo fast bowling ka saamna kiya woh Sachin ne nahi kiya. Us waqt West Indies mein char, char match winners they jaisay kay ek match winner, Australia kay Johnson ne England khilaaf series jita di.
Ek aur sawal par Imran ne kaha kay us waqt West Indies kay paas Char, Char bowlers Holding, Marshall, Garner, Patterson aisay they jo 90 Miles se oopar gend kartay they, jo ki kisi bhi team mein ab tak nahi aisay bowlers aaye, to thoda difficult ho jaata hai different era's ko compare karna.
Imran ne kaha Viv Richards aur Ranatunga dono ne yeah suggest kiya ki Abdul Quadir Shane Warne se behtar hai, isliye ki Abdul Quadir kay daur mein front foot par lbw nahi diya jaata tha.
Bradman aur Sobers mein chunnay par Imran ne kaha, unho ne sirf Richards ko dekha to unka maanna hai ki Richards best batsmen unkay khyaal mein.
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Sachin se zyaada woh Gavaskar ko high rate isliye kartay hain, kyon ki Gavaskar jo fast bowling ka saamna kiya woh Sachin ne nahi kiya. Us waqt West Indies mein char, char match winners they jaisay kay ek match winner, Australia kay Johnson ne England khilaaf series jita di.
Ek aur sawal par Imran ne kaha kay us waqt West Indies kay paas Char, Char bowlers Holding, Marshall, Garner, Patterson aisay they jo 90 Miles se oopar gend kartay they, jo ki kisi bhi team mein ab tak nahi aisay bowlers aaye, to thoda difficult ho jaata hai different era's ko compare karna.
Imran ne kaha Viv Richards aur Ranatunga dono ne yeah suggest kiya ki Abdul Quadir Shane Warne se behtar hai, isliye ki Abdul Quadir kay daur mein front foot par lbw nahi diya jaata tha.
Bradman aur Sobers mein chunnay par Imran ne kaha, unho ne sirf Richards ko dekha to unka maanna hai ki Richards best batsmen unkay khyaal mein.
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Friday, December 11, 2015
Imran ne kaha Gavaskar Sachin se behtar, Australia wins by an innings, Virat Kohli on India win
West Indies ko Australia ne innings aur 212 runs se hara diya, Australia 4/583 declared, West Indies 223 or 148. Match teesray din hi khatam hogaya. Australia ki taraf se James Pattinson ne 5 wickets liye. West Indies ki tarag se Darren Bravo ne 108 pahli innings mein aur Braithwaite 94 doosri innings mein bana paaye.
Bohot hi kharab performance raha hai West Indies ka batting mein, aur bowling mein bhi woh zyaada kuch nahi kar paaye Agla test Boxing day Test, MCG mein hona hai.
Imran Khan in India
Imran Khan ne kaha kay Sunil Gavaskar Sachin Tendulkar se behtar khiladi hain isliye ki, Gavaskar lillee, thompson, Holding, Marshall, Garner jaisay attack ka saamna kiya. Jo ki easily world ka bohot hi best attack tha us zamaanay ka. 90's mein aakar cricket kaafi badal chuka tha. Sachin ne bhi Akram, Waqar aur McGrath jaisay bowlers ka saamna kiya, lekin Imran ka maan na tha ki Gavaskar is better than Sachin.
Virat Kohli on India win
Virat Kohli ne kaha kay India ne behtar kiya hai, aur unko bohot bura laga sunkar jab unhi kay desh waasiyon ne taanay maaray pitch ko lekar. Virat kay khyaal mein, duniya kay anya grounds par bhi teams kam scores par out hoti hain. Team jab acha karay sarahna karna chahiye.
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Bohot hi kharab performance raha hai West Indies ka batting mein, aur bowling mein bhi woh zyaada kuch nahi kar paaye Agla test Boxing day Test, MCG mein hona hai.
Imran Khan in India
Imran Khan ne kaha kay Sunil Gavaskar Sachin Tendulkar se behtar khiladi hain isliye ki, Gavaskar lillee, thompson, Holding, Marshall, Garner jaisay attack ka saamna kiya. Jo ki easily world ka bohot hi best attack tha us zamaanay ka. 90's mein aakar cricket kaafi badal chuka tha. Sachin ne bhi Akram, Waqar aur McGrath jaisay bowlers ka saamna kiya, lekin Imran ka maan na tha ki Gavaskar is better than Sachin.
Virat Kohli on India win
Virat Kohli ne kaha kay India ne behtar kiya hai, aur unko bohot bura laga sunkar jab unhi kay desh waasiyon ne taanay maaray pitch ko lekar. Virat kay khyaal mein, duniya kay anya grounds par bhi teams kam scores par out hoti hain. Team jab acha karay sarahna karna chahiye.
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Sunday, December 6, 2015
India still a formidable opponent at home.
South Africa won the T20 and One day International Series and India are about to clinch the Test series. It has been a mixed bag of luck for both the teams.
When everyone thought that India would put up a strong performance against the South Africans in the shorter formats of the game, the opposite happened, the talent of some of the big hitters of the South Africa team, took the games away from the hosts.
And when everyone expected a humdinger of a Test series, the visitors were found lacking and went down for some record low scores like 79 all out on typical sub-continental pitches.
I recollect Shaun Pollock mentioning during the course of the match in the ongoing series that South Africans need to play out of their skins now, but the visitors just ran out of strategy.
Through out the series Indian spinners in Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Amit Mishra have probed the South African batsmen to the hilt and it proved that home team exploited the conditions very well. Imran Tahir did had good stints too.
Ajinkya Rahane was the standout batsmen in the final Test of the match, at a position when India were 200 plus runs for 7 wickets he kept the wicket at the other end and built good partnerships to steer the hosts out of trouble in the first innings that gave Team India a huge leverage against the visitors.
Though this South Africa line up looks bleak without the likes of Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis both retiring from the game and Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander out due to injury, the new comers have plenty to take home from the Sub Continental tour. Rabada, Harmer, Pleidt have good memories of the series for sure.
On the final day of this memorable tour the visitors would be looking to draw, but it will be a very difficult proposition considering the final day Kotla pitch to achieve that target.
No matter what the result is, India showed that it still remains the formidable opponent at home and Skipper Virat Kohli has one more feather in his cap with this series win.
It will be a series worth remembering for the captains of both the teams who have something to take home for the new year.
Valleyz.Blog
When everyone thought that India would put up a strong performance against the South Africans in the shorter formats of the game, the opposite happened, the talent of some of the big hitters of the South Africa team, took the games away from the hosts.
And when everyone expected a humdinger of a Test series, the visitors were found lacking and went down for some record low scores like 79 all out on typical sub-continental pitches.
I recollect Shaun Pollock mentioning during the course of the match in the ongoing series that South Africans need to play out of their skins now, but the visitors just ran out of strategy.
Through out the series Indian spinners in Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Amit Mishra have probed the South African batsmen to the hilt and it proved that home team exploited the conditions very well. Imran Tahir did had good stints too.
Ajinkya Rahane was the standout batsmen in the final Test of the match, at a position when India were 200 plus runs for 7 wickets he kept the wicket at the other end and built good partnerships to steer the hosts out of trouble in the first innings that gave Team India a huge leverage against the visitors.
Though this South Africa line up looks bleak without the likes of Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis both retiring from the game and Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander out due to injury, the new comers have plenty to take home from the Sub Continental tour. Rabada, Harmer, Pleidt have good memories of the series for sure.
On the final day of this memorable tour the visitors would be looking to draw, but it will be a very difficult proposition considering the final day Kotla pitch to achieve that target.
No matter what the result is, India showed that it still remains the formidable opponent at home and Skipper Virat Kohli has one more feather in his cap with this series win.
It will be a series worth remembering for the captains of both the teams who have something to take home for the new year.
Valleyz.Blog
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