Batsmen get runs, bowlers win matches - your comments?
958319
Bowlers capture the win and Batsman secure it. It's a team game. The best bowlers would CRUSH the best batsman. I've already got it planned out. Imagine Hayden having to bowl to Muralitharan. Muralitharan is an aggressive batsman. He'd crush him. Basically, bowling is the key to a successful team and the batsman are the ones to secure the match.
143906
Hey Bunjeez, if u can understand english, answer to the question. Dont try to show off ur paki balls here. Do u remember that in the second test, u almost begged Shehwag for his wicket?????????????? SUCKA
361202
THAT TEAM RATED EVEN NOT THE UNDER-DOGS..\nTHEIR PREVIOUS RECORDS SHOWED THEY ARE PARTICIPATING AS A FORMALITY.\nBUT..\nTHE CAPTAIN HAD AN INTENTION.."WE DIDN'T COME HERE TO RETURN EMPTY HANDEDLY."\nHE MOTIVATED THE TEAM THUS..\nHE STOOD AN EXAMPLE TO HIS BOYS..\nTHEY BEAT ZIMBABWE MIRACULOUSLY..\nHIS BOYS STARTED TO RESPOND..\nTHEY ENTER THE SEMIS..\nSOME BIGGIES RATED THEM AS A 'FLUKE'\nSOME TOLD THAT,"THEY CAME HERE TO MAKE SENT-OFF ENGLAND\n{SEMIS RIVAL}TO THE FINALS..\nBUT..\nTHEY BOWLED FIRST..RESTRICTED ENGLAND NOMINALLY..\nTHEN THEY CHASED..AT A POINT..\nTHEY SCORES WERE LEVEL..ITS ONE RUN TO WIN..THE SPECTATORS THOUGHT THAT BOYS DONE IT..INVADED IN TO THE GROUND..POLICE DROVE AWAY THE INVADERS..AN ENGLISH UMPIRE PLUCK THE STUMP OFF AND HIT ONE ENTHUSIASTIC FAN WITH VENGENCE..\nTV COMMENTATOR TELLS IN DEJECTED TONE.."COUNTING CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCHED"\nTHEY HIT THE RUN AND BEAT ENGLAND IN SEMIS..\nTHE WORLD TURNED HEAD TOWARDS THAT NATION..\nBUT..\nWINDIES-THAT TIME CURRENT CHAMPIONS WERE IN FULL CONFIDENCE..THEY HAD TO BE..\nTHE UN-EXPECTED FINALISTS BATTED FIRST AND SCORED MERE 183.\nREST OF THE WORLD THOUGHT THE LUCK ENDED..\nBUT..\nTHE CAPTAIN CHEERED HIS BOYS AND TOLD.."LET US BOWL POSSITIVELY".\nTHE ENTIRE TEAM WORKED HARD.\nTHEY ACHIEVED THAT..\nTHE WINNERS ...INDIA. THE CAPTAIN..KAPILDEV..\nAFTER THAT, INDIAS NAME PRONOUNCED WITH RESPECT BY CRICKET WORLD.\nTHAT ALL YOU KNOW..\nBUT..\nTHERE IS A HAPPINESS TO RECALL THE HAPPENINGS..!
353331
YES I AGREE.HE IS SIR DON BRADMAN.\nI DONT UNDER-ESTIMATE HIS RECORD.\nBUT...\nIF MURALIDHARAN,WASSIM AKRAM,SIR RICHARD HADLEE,WALSH,MANINDER SINGH PLAYED AGAINST HIM..\nCAN HE ACHIEVE THAT..?\nWAIT..DONT BE ANGRY..\nNOW BATSMEN AND BOWLERS FIGHTING ALMOST EQUAL POWER.\nAT BRADMAN'S ERA THE BOWLING WAS WEAK.\nYOU MUST PUT THIS FACTOR IN MIND.
873804
this is what pakistani bowlers used to do in early days..and players like botham used to call it CHEATING coz they were unable to comprehend let alone reproduce such deliveries...\nwasim and waqar mastered in reverse swing..\nwhat it realy is..haa...ball swinging in late overs of match..just bcoz it was treated in CERTAIN fashion not only by bowlers but the whole team...(keep on shining one side..ignore the other side of the ball)
150151
Good batsmen are very quick and have excellent eye-hand coordination. When you are in the slips you rely on your reflexes to make catches.
141106
i think it definitely was a fighting match ... and had indian tail wagged a bit longer and scored 20 more runs the result would have been the opposite! \nbut this match showcases that its is going to be an exciting series !\njai hind !
1055828
INDIAN WIN WAS A MIRACLE BECAUSE THEY LOST 5 WICKETS ON 125 ONLY, YUVRAJ & KAIF PLAYED VERY WELL AND INDIA WON THE MATCH.\n\nAFRICA PLAYED VERY WELL FROM STARTING AND ALL THE INNING TIME, THEY LOOKS LIKE WINNING TEAM.\n\nBUT I WANT TO SAY THAT AFRICA PLAYED VERY WELL AND THEY HAVE DONE VERY HARDLY.
825895
ok, its beacuse the net run rate is calculated based on 50 overs a side, but teams oftendo not bat their whole 50 overs, eg if they win in 43.2 overs, so they rates are skewed.
188103
could have been won... but it never looked like 'easy' for the indian side.. right from losing the toss!\n\nas far as dravid's captaincy is concerned.. he is stil very new. n there's a lot of pressure over him.. and he actually did a very good job in saving the match.. \nso i wud still rate him 3.5 on 5 for his captaincy!
83479
batsmen were unable to negotiate pace of akhtar, and tandem bowling by Asif and Razzaq was very good...\n\nsee stats on how Pakistan bowlers troubled Indian batsmen...\n\nso sheer pace of Akhtar needs to be done by Pathan and pacemen...also many asked why Balaji was not in Indian team\n\nfrom CRICINFO:\nOn a pitch which at last offered the bowlers some hope, the difference between Pakistan and India was the manner in which their bowlers exploited that assistance. Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Abdul Razzaq got seam movement almost throughout both Indian innings, while Irfan Pathan and Co. faded dramatically after that sensational first hour on the opening day. \n\nThe key stat here is the number of wicket-taking opportunities that the bowlers from the two sides created: despite getting lucky with the toss, India ended up with only 12% deliveries which troubled the batsmen and induced edges, beat the bat or hit the pads. For Pakistan, that figure was a much higher 20%. And though Asif and Razzaq took most of the plaudits with seven wickets each, the bowler who troubled the batsmen the most was Shoaib. He ended the match with modest figures of 3 for 107, but nearly 27% of his deliveries drew false strokes from the Indian batsmen, a much higher figure than what Asif (19%) or Razzaq (17%) managed.
814124
I think the team and the management people should concentrate more on the game and the strategies to win...including a good batting line-up, bowlers and plzzzz...teach them how to field...coz this is one of their negative aspects....to be honest, there's nothing much we fans could do...it really depends upon the entire team to play with all their abilities...as it's still not too late..they can do it...IF..they want to..which is a 'BIG QUESTION MARK??'!!
760012
Brian Lara (West Indies) who has scored a total of 11904 runs in 130 test matches at an average of 53.14.\n\nSee the attached link for the top batsmen.\n\n*********************************************************************\n\nThank you so much to whoever gave me a negative vote. Could you let me know what's wrong with my answer please? The answer is correct and has a reliable source - honestly you just can't please some people.
1020673
ITS NOT JUSTICE TO COMPARE A BATSMAN WITH A BOWLER.\nTHE COMPARISON WILL NOT BE A PERFECT ONE.\n\nTHEY ARE THE LEGENDS IN THEIR AREA.
155552
All I can say is , "Nobody died." Relax dude. It's just a game of cricket. In the end, the better team won. Pakistan played without appeasing anyone and selected a fair XI and got best results. Unlike India who were more focus on accommodating Sourav Ganguly, rather than choosing a balanced team. So Pakistan were the deserving winners.
729581
This achievement is a result of the joint effort by all of above, all really wants to keep their role best in this.\nVengsarkar being new in this team deserves less ( eventhough inclusion of Jaffer, a big blunder)- \n\nWhat this Chappal & Dravid handle with our team, nobody understand.Their selection of final XI batting / bowling changes in each matches, nobody can digest.\n\nLet us look about the recent stories.\nAfter the continous failure of batsmen they never tried to shruffle the batting order according to their ability. They says to have done experiment with Pathan at no.3, that is not much a hilarious idea. Many punch hitters have been sent to these positions and been succesful for all teams. Even Chetan Sharma scored a century at no.3. So sending as Pathan as a punch hitter according to circumstances we can admit, but how we can consider him as a top order batsman..?\nThey never tried Dhoni at no.2 or 3, who can stay around and also go for big hits after being settled. Insted of Pathan they could have tested Dhoni Yuvraj or even Raina as one more chance. Since middle order batting collapsed worstly, Dravid had to get down upto no.5 or 6 followed by Sehwag.\n\nIn DLF cup Sreesanth was called back & he bowled well against WIndies & the next match he has been dropped.\nAgain in SA, Pathan & Sreesanth was included in the 1st match.After the match has been abandoned without a ball being bowled for the second match surprisingly both were omitted. At least 3-4 continous chance should be given for a player to evaluate his performance.\n\nWhat way these guys are thinking, nobody knows. Then Y this consideration is not giving to substitute batsman for long time in place of Raina or Kaif.\n\nOn recent performance of Indian team, a rotation base experiment of players, ( as Australia did before & hence became the best) since we have numerous young talents as well as experienced ones.\n\nThe present Indian team is not bad, but the utilization of it is important. When they R replacing Sehwag it should be DKarthick who was succesful in one day games than Jaffer at domestic matches, and also a better competitor.\n\nBowling we have all are almost at same range, but in SA type of wickets it is better if they go for Saheer,Munaf, Sreesanth,Pathan & Kumble ahead of Agarkar & Harbajan.\n\nHowever let us hope for the best in coming days...
580051
EVERYTHING HAPPENED AS PRE-PLANNED.\n\nAS SOON AS I FIND VENUGOPAL RAO IN THE PLAYING 11, I DID BET WITH MY FELLO TRUCKERS "INDIA GOING TO LOOSE"\n\nTHEY DIDN'T AGREE.THOUGH SEHWAG BLASTING AND INDIA AQUIRE 200 ODD RUNS, MORE DRIVERS BET ME AGAINST WINDIES.\n\nATLAST, I WON 50+ LITRES OF DIESEL TO MY TRUCK.\nI DIDN'T REVEAL THE SECRET TO THEM.\n\nYOU ARE ALL MY FRIENDS..I TELL THE SECRET TO YOU.\n\nYOU CAN'T FIND MURALI KARTHIK AND VENUGOPAL RAO IN A WINNING SQUAD.