Well the latest news is that Indian middle order batsman VVS Laxman and Sreesanth would be out with injuries for the second test against Bangladesh that would be starting on January 24th. This is something fishy one can say. For, when someone like VVS Laxman has to sit out of a test match due to injuries is a great loss not only for the team or himself but also for the reason that he sustained injuries while dropping a catch rather than holding onto one. How funny isn't it? On the otherhand, Sreesanth's selection should be thought about twice by the selectors from now onwards.
Statistics suggest that Sreesanth is available only for one tenth of the total number of matches that are played by India. And out of that Sreesanth is found giving a so-called splendid performance in only one out of the ten games he playes. The last time a considerably better performance by Sreesanth was in the second test against Sri Lanka where he picked up 5 wickets to earn the man of the match. Including someone like Sreesanth would be just a waste of money and efforts for, he is given a practice only to be termed unfit for most of the games played.
Though the fact is that injuries are not welcomed by any player nor anyone is happy with being injured and hence forced to warm the benches, one has to take care not to be injured. Though sounds funny, this is not exactly the case whatsoever. The only place where VVS Laxman plays is the test match and all he does is to bat and of course field that is inevitable. One would have hardly seen VVS Laxman bending his body to dive in an attempt to pull off a stunning catch. Most of them remember Laxman for dropping catches in the slips and the fact that DineshMongia was chosen over Laxman for the 2003 WC for Laxman's lack of fielding abilities is still fresh in our minds.
Neither does Laxman play the other formats of the game nor does he involve himself in other roles be it bowling or serious fielding. But, Laxman can make news for sustaining an injury. There are lot other players who would be waiting for a chance to make it big at the international stage but have to settle for something less due to lack of opportunities. Injuries to someone like Dhoni can well be understood for his multiple roles of a wicketkeeper and a batsman. So is the case with Harbhajan Singh who is to a little extent quite handy with the bat as well and can field in any position. But, when Laxman & Sreesanth are forced to miss out due to injuries, it is not a risk worth taking.
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Thursday, 21 January 2010
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Underdogs Contiue To Rock
Well if the last and the first edition of the Indian Premier League is taken into consideration, it was the champions Rajasthan Royals who topped the rankings with Chennai Super Kings (runners up), Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab following suite. On the other side we had Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders topping the chart if the list is turned upside down. However, in the first few days of the second edition of the IPL, it is the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians who have drawn thier first blood by winning matches against Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively.
Coming to the match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Deccan Chargers, the first blow came when the captain Brendon McCullum went in for a lone spinner in Murali Karthik and on the trot dropping Ajantha Mendis whih proved to be costly, for fellow spinners like Pragyan Ohja was found getting much turn. It was an awesome batting display from Sourav Ganguly who could never connect his bat to the ball and whenever connected, all he could do was to find the fielder. Thank god that KKR never went in for such a captain. Had Ganguly got out a few overs earlier, the fate of KKR could have been re-written. For there were better player who could make use of the balls wasted by Sourav (1 run out of 12 balls).
The fate of the Kolkata Knight Riders was evident when a part time bowler in Scott Styris bowled successfully taking two wickets. I wonder as to what made McCullum go in for Aakash Chopra whom the BCCI thinks twice before selecting him for even test matches. I just cannot recall whaen did Aakash Chopra last play an international game. It was equivalent to the Royal Challengers Bangalore opting for Sunil Joshi in the first edition. Was Fidel Edwards that good that he could concede just 6 runs off his allotted 4 overs? In my case, he should have been adjuged the man of the match.
It was disappointing for me who was ecpecting some delightful shots from Gilchrist and that Adam Gilchrist could not be there for more time. His delight was limited to just 2 hits to the fence. All that the Kolkata Knight Riders could take was the wicket of Adam Gilchrist and nothing else. That was probably the highlight of thematch for the Kolkata Knight Riders. One spectacular delight in the Deccan Chargers' innings was a six from the blades of VVS Laxman. Can you just beleve it! Of course Dravid can do it frequently but for VVS Laxman, it was a miracle I believe. For, his shots were limited to stroke play that can fetch him boundries incase the fielder never has an attempt to stop. Well...I think Laxman could well find himself for the next couple of games in the IPL.
Coming to the match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Deccan Chargers, the first blow came when the captain Brendon McCullum went in for a lone spinner in Murali Karthik and on the trot dropping Ajantha Mendis whih proved to be costly, for fellow spinners like Pragyan Ohja was found getting much turn. It was an awesome batting display from Sourav Ganguly who could never connect his bat to the ball and whenever connected, all he could do was to find the fielder. Thank god that KKR never went in for such a captain. Had Ganguly got out a few overs earlier, the fate of KKR could have been re-written. For there were better player who could make use of the balls wasted by Sourav (1 run out of 12 balls).
The fate of the Kolkata Knight Riders was evident when a part time bowler in Scott Styris bowled successfully taking two wickets. I wonder as to what made McCullum go in for Aakash Chopra whom the BCCI thinks twice before selecting him for even test matches. I just cannot recall whaen did Aakash Chopra last play an international game. It was equivalent to the Royal Challengers Bangalore opting for Sunil Joshi in the first edition. Was Fidel Edwards that good that he could concede just 6 runs off his allotted 4 overs? In my case, he should have been adjuged the man of the match.
It was disappointing for me who was ecpecting some delightful shots from Gilchrist and that Adam Gilchrist could not be there for more time. His delight was limited to just 2 hits to the fence. All that the Kolkata Knight Riders could take was the wicket of Adam Gilchrist and nothing else. That was probably the highlight of thematch for the Kolkata Knight Riders. One spectacular delight in the Deccan Chargers' innings was a six from the blades of VVS Laxman. Can you just beleve it! Of course Dravid can do it frequently but for VVS Laxman, it was a miracle I believe. For, his shots were limited to stroke play that can fetch him boundries incase the fielder never has an attempt to stop. Well...I think Laxman could well find himself for the next couple of games in the IPL.
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