posted Aug 27, 2008

Yipeeee!!! India won and have salvaged something from the tour...phew that Mendis guy is a headache...we have still not figured him out...

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posted Aug 27, 2008

Yes great series win 80mph

I hope you saw most of the series with eyes wide open

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posted Aug 27, 2008

Well done IND!For the series win!

Raina! Without doubt! the great Indian batsman in the making!
And Kohli not far behind!

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posted Aug 27, 2008

"I hope you saw most of the series with eyes wide open"
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Saw a bit and followed the rest on cricinfo from work m-p.
Just did not want to say anything until the series was decided either way.

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posted Aug 27, 2008

Congratulations India on managing to salvage some respect from humiliation after humiliation since the Asia cup defeat. The tour of Sri Lanka has revealed not a great Indian side but one that desperately struggled. It will be interesting to see where India go on from here. SL also in an interesting position. They have the potential to be the best, but lack the killer instinct that Australia seem to have

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posted Aug 28, 2008

Yes India deserve big respect for her U-Turn after Asia cup disaster thanks to Jayasuriya & Mendis.

It is a fact SL wins ODI every time when Jayasuriya hits, other set of big talking captain & recognised batsmen have proved they are a bunch of lucky passengers/jokers with hanky panky life styles mocking SL sacred culture.

SL fortunate to have a classy (youngsters) bowling attack for next 5 years with Mendis, Tushara where she can challange any side.

But is there a formiddable opening batsmen pair, middle order batting? up to any standard?

Time for SL board/Arjuna to think seriouly & repair.

If not send Jayasuriya with a keeper & 9 (nine) good bowlers as nowdays SL bowlers have to do batting too, better than bowling, for the salvation of Sri Lankan inning.

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posted Aug 28, 2008

The list is :

- Gambhir
- Sehwag
- Dhoni
- Raina
- Sachin
- Koli
- Ishant Sharma[only one to hang around in test series against mendis]

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posted Aug 28, 2008

Even in test matches Mendis less SL was pathetic. MendiK have just one more series left in his career as every bastman will know his technique by then and he will become favourite BUNNY of bastmen. Murali and Vaas already very ineffective. I would like to see SL beat even a street team then. Don't expect jayasuria's baseball swing will always work! His hit or miss technique already worked long enough which he learned from ex-Indian opener Srikant.

On the contrary, India beat SL without two of the best bastmen of one day matches Sehwag and Sachin. (Yes, Sachin is still one of the best. People can argue about it as much as they want).

Indian dream team for one day international is:
1)Sehwag 2)Gambir 3)Yuvraj 4)Sachin 5)Dhoni 6)Raina 7)Kohli 8)Harbhajan 9)Zaheer 10)Ishant 11)Patel

Sehwag, Sachin, Yuvraj, Kohli and Raina can act as fifth bowler.

I think India should only play countries like Australia, SA and England so that we can possibly see some contest

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posted Aug 28, 2008

I have commented on this in my article in july.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A38639749

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