V Iyengar
Indians definitely lost due to the threat from Mafia. They didn''t succumb for Money but life is precious. They will not accept this, but this the truth. Bangladesh has won only against Indians(who were scared for their lives) and South Africa(who can paid off). You can''t blame them because we all will do the same thing. We do not have any choice but act according to the whims and fancies of the mafia.
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:39 )
suman
chapell hold mirror for dark side of ind cricket. he tried to push the players from comfort zone, treated all players alike and equal, and his alligation that sponsers play a role in team selection and stretgy is true and many players spend the time in crease as per sponser requirment / conditions marketing agents of players in collusion with media painted a larger than life picture of senior players and would have done behind the scenes harm to the younger players by manipulating media. two ex-captains to see that the team always fails in performance, two captain aspirants who conspire with these ex-captains to defeat the team in success, two bowlers who have regional affinity more than nation, two ex-captains from regions playing to galleries of their regions, this is enough to make a good team give pedestrian performances coupled with ad-managers compelling the selection of these duds on commercial reasons than gaming logic DNA newspaper carried out report that some players have signed the ad commercials till 2010 and nobody in bcci has guts to speak against these players or put them out of team. nobody in bcci has guts to remove these players.
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:36 )
You are absolutely right !!
( Posted by
Mahe on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:29 )
well said Suman, in India cricketers are given more importance than the game of cricket.
only chamchas of the senior cricketers who nvr follow the rules can take up as coach.
Manjrekar said very well, that Chappel showed the world what really Indian cricketers are.
we have several stars of the game, but what we need are servants of the game like Andy Flower/Stephen Flemming and not stars.
( Posted by
yavsrajesh on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:59 )
well said Suman, in India cricketers are given more importance than the game of cricket.
only chamchas of the senior cricketers who nvr follow the rules can take up as coach.
Manjrekar said very well, that Chappel showed the world what really Indian cricketers are.
we have several stars of the game, but what we need are servants of the game like Andy Flower/Stephen Flemming and not stars.
( Posted by
yavsrajesh on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:59 )
You are absolutely right !!
( Posted by
Mahe on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:29 )
well said Suman, in India cricketers are given more importance than the game of cricket.
only chamchas of the senior cricketers who nvr follow the rules can take up as coach.
Manjrekar said very well, that Chappel showed the world what really Indian cricketers are.
we have several stars of the game, but what we need are servants of the game like Andy Flower/Stephen Flemming and not stars.
( Posted by
yavsrajesh on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:59 )
well said Suman, in India cricketers are given more importance than the game of cricket.
only chamchas of the senior cricketers who nvr follow the rules can take up as coach.
Manjrekar said very well, that Chappel showed the world what really Indian cricketers are.
we have several stars of the game, but what we need are servants of the game like Andy Flower/Stephen Flemming and not stars.
( Posted by
yavsrajesh on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:59 )
usha
So now its out...this was the deal...get India out of the Wc and you can have coach position for Australia... Well done Chappell
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:35 )
Dont be stupid! If any team Australia wanted out of the World Cup it would be either South Africa or Sri lanka..dont overrate this hot air filled Indian team. It is full of stars and their nakhras and nothing else. Remember the slap Sehwag gave to John Wright? If I were in his place I would have kicked Sehwag''s ass good and proper.
( Posted by
dR. S.S. BAKSHI on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:29 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
Dont be stupid! If any team Australia wanted out of the World Cup it would be either South Africa or Sri lanka..dont overrate this hot air filled Indian team. It is full of stars and their nakhras and nothing else. Remember the slap Sehwag gave to John Wright? If I were in his place I would have kicked Sehwag''s ass good and proper.
( Posted by
dR. S.S. BAKSHI on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:29 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
What utter poppycock this is! Australia can take us any time, they don''t need this kind of conspiracy to get India out of the WC. Why should they bother? All they have to do is bat first, make a decent score, and glorious Team India will roll over and die with hardly anyone putting up a fight.
( Posted by
constro on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:00 )
sanjay
Greg Chappel-a secret cricket agent who has shown full loyality for his nation.
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:29 )
Jayant
Well Greg! It was always Australia your tip, for which you have ruined Indian Cricket. You had a ONE POINT PROGRAMME here in India...../GO AFTER SOURAV GANGULY/. Hope you find one SOURAV out there in the ACA whom you can target rest of your life. You were just a DIASATER for Indian Cricket. Unfortunately, you have left behind a handful of SLAVES back in India who are still praising your MISDEEDS. Please send some monthly financial aid to KIRAN MORE, RAJ SINGH DUNGARPUR, SANJAY JAGADALE AND RAVI SHASHTRY who would die starving if you dont help them. They have no one to make a dummy to fight out their vested interests. It is tragedy that you left these guys helpless and shattered in the midway. A lot of their conspiracy and plans remains unfulfilled. They are groping in darkness.
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:18 )
Hey how did Ganguly come in to the Indian side with the help of politicians.Atleast few of the former players are openly supporting Greg.But do you have the guts to admit that Ganguly came in with the help of politicians.
( Posted by
Milind on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:26 )
Who gave you this information?? Why don''t you say what all Greg Chappell did? Teaching Vice Captain Rahul dravid and 3 of his crones to defect from the team and go Harare ahead of schedule as reported.
Greg wrote e-mails to journalists calling sricketers like Harbhajan - cancer and Ashish Nehra - "shame". What about the SMS sent to Rajan Bala a journalist? Who is Rajan Bala - what was his connection with Greg and for what?
He claimed his last e-mailabout Sourav was leaked by Dalmiya Camp. Why did he copy it 2-3 others in addition to President of BCCI? This time there was no e-mail and no Dalmiya camp so how did his report get leaked. He was in the habit of leaking reported to selected some in the media. Who are these former players? Ravi Shastri? MAK Pataudi - he does not know what is happening> He got into a trap of Karan Thapar.
( Posted by
Ratan K.Datta on Saturday , April 14, 2007 at 05:47 )
Who gave you this information?? Why don''t you say what all Greg Chappell did? Teaching Vice Captain Rahul dravid and 3 of his crones to defect from the team and go Harare ahead of schedule as reported.
Greg wrote e-mails to journalists calling sricketers like Harbhajan - cancer and Ashish Nehra - "shame". What about the SMS sent to Rajan Bala a journalist? Who is Rajan Bala - what was his connection with Greg and for what?
He claimed his last e-mailabout Sourav was leaked by Dalmiya Camp. Why did he copy it 2-3 others in addition to President of BCCI? This time there was no e-mail and no Dalmiya camp so how did his report get leaked. He was in the habit of leaking reported to selected some in the media. Who are these former players? Ravi Shastri? MAK Pataudi - he does not know what is happening> He got into a trap of Karan Thapar.
( Posted by
Ratan K.Datta on Saturday , April 14, 2007 at 05:47 )
You seem to be an ardent Ganguly fan and i should not comment on your Ganguly bhakti but then you must''t belittle others for sake of your hero worship.(the real reason for the downfall of Indian cricket)
( Posted by
shashi on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:47 )
Hey how did Ganguly come in to the Indian side with the help of politicians.Atleast few of the former players are openly supporting Greg.But do you have the guts to admit that Ganguly came in with the help of politicians.
( Posted by
Milind on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:26 )
Who gave you this information?? Why don''t you say what all Greg Chappell did? Teaching Vice Captain Rahul dravid and 3 of his crones to defect from the team and go Harare ahead of schedule as reported.
Greg wrote e-mails to journalists calling sricketers like Harbhajan - cancer and Ashish Nehra - "shame". What about the SMS sent to Rajan Bala a journalist? Who is Rajan Bala - what was his connection with Greg and for what?
He claimed his last e-mailabout Sourav was leaked by Dalmiya Camp. Why did he copy it 2-3 others in addition to President of BCCI? This time there was no e-mail and no Dalmiya camp so how did his report get leaked. He was in the habit of leaking reported to selected some in the media. Who are these former players? Ravi Shastri? MAK Pataudi - he does not know what is happening> He got into a trap of Karan Thapar.
( Posted by
Ratan K.Datta on Saturday , April 14, 2007 at 05:47 )
Who gave you this information?? Why don''t you say what all Greg Chappell did? Teaching Vice Captain Rahul dravid and 3 of his crones to defect from the team and go Harare ahead of schedule as reported.
Greg wrote e-mails to journalists calling sricketers like Harbhajan - cancer and Ashish Nehra - "shame". What about the SMS sent to Rajan Bala a journalist? Who is Rajan Bala - what was his connection with Greg and for what?
He claimed his last e-mailabout Sourav was leaked by Dalmiya Camp. Why did he copy it 2-3 others in addition to President of BCCI? This time there was no e-mail and no Dalmiya camp so how did his report get leaked. He was in the habit of leaking reported to selected some in the media. Who are these former players? Ravi Shastri? MAK Pataudi - he does not know what is happening> He got into a trap of Karan Thapar.
( Posted by
Ratan K.Datta on Saturday , April 14, 2007 at 05:47 )
You seem to be an ardent Ganguly fan and i should not comment on your Ganguly bhakti but then you must''t belittle others for sake of your hero worship.(the real reason for the downfall of Indian cricket)
( Posted by
shashi on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:47 )
dinesh
Indian fans can get Dangerous
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:17 )
MURALIDHARAN
Mr.Greg you have done a wrong thing by giving statements like this from Australia. We indians are not so stupid and mindless people to act to our foreigners/for that matter to anybody we may have some difference of opinion with your coaching abilities and some of section of people might have spoken against you but everything is for the day nobody will act like as you thought Mr Guru. I thought your mind of coaching for Cricket is like Australia but now i am sure your mind and minset with us is like australiian mind only no difference between Ponting and other people Shame on you shame good luck for your future engaements thats all we can tell from india to your in Australia
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:16 )
for god''s sake,read the news item properly before you comment!
( Posted by
chand on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 18:13 )
for god''s sake,read the news item properly before you comment!
( Posted by
chand on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 18:13 )
Coach
A slap in the faces of Indians.After Ganguly''s controversy everybody spoke bad about him.Now its his turn to give it back. Indian media and public projected him as a villian, now he has projected to the world that Indians are villians.
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:15 )
Good -- so as a proud Indian pay him another million so that he can continue to prove Indians villain.
( Posted by
A. Sen on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:47 )
Its better than paying even one penny to the so called greatest captain India has ever had. Yes the one who managed to score 2 brilliant express paced 50s against great cricketing countries like Bangladesh and Bermuda. He has done us proud. Greg was a useless guy who could only call a spade a sapde. Had he put up to our fitness freak ex-captain''s genuine directives like Jhon Wright and not tried to spoil the discipline of the team, he could have stayed back.
( Posted by
cricketlover on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 22:42 )
Its better than paying even one penny to the so called greatest captain India has ever had. Yes the one who managed to score 2 brilliant express paced 50s against great cricketing countries like Bangladesh and Bermuda. He has done us proud. Greg was a useless guy who could only call a spade a sapde. Had he put up to our fitness freak ex-captain''s genuine directives like Jhon Wright and not tried to spoil the discipline of the team, he could have stayed back.
( Posted by
cricketlover on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 22:42 )
What is giving back? He has done what he does best on his arrival and even on his depture.There are some people trying hard to give it respectibility of all his misdeeds by telling that Indian did not accept or understand Australian Culture . Tom Moody is also Australian - he has not tried to divide the team by walking off with Vice Captain and his cronies. He does not write e-mails to journalists maligning players in the team. He does not send SMS to Journalists to malign Sr.Players. It is a shame we support that character with all kinds of stories.
( Posted by
Ratan K.Datta on Saturday , April 14, 2007 at 05:53 )
Good -- so as a proud Indian pay him another million so that he can continue to prove Indians villain.
( Posted by
A. Sen on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 16:47 )
Its better than paying even one penny to the so called greatest captain India has ever had. Yes the one who managed to score 2 brilliant express paced 50s against great cricketing countries like Bangladesh and Bermuda. He has done us proud. Greg was a useless guy who could only call a spade a sapde. Had he put up to our fitness freak ex-captain''s genuine directives like Jhon Wright and not tried to spoil the discipline of the team, he could have stayed back.
( Posted by
cricketlover on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 22:42 )
Its better than paying even one penny to the so called greatest captain India has ever had. Yes the one who managed to score 2 brilliant express paced 50s against great cricketing countries like Bangladesh and Bermuda. He has done us proud. Greg was a useless guy who could only call a spade a sapde. Had he put up to our fitness freak ex-captain''s genuine directives like Jhon Wright and not tried to spoil the discipline of the team, he could have stayed back.
( Posted by
cricketlover on Friday , April 13, 2007 at 22:42 )
What is giving back? He has done what he does best on his arrival and even on his depture.There are some people trying hard to give it respectibility of all his misdeeds by telling that Indian did not accept or understand Australian Culture . Tom Moody is also Australian - he has not tried to divide the team by walking off with Vice Captain and his cronies. He does not write e-mails to journalists maligning players in the team. He does not send SMS to Journalists to malign Sr.Players. It is a shame we support that character with all kinds of stories.
( Posted by
Ratan K.Datta on Saturday , April 14, 2007 at 05:53 )
Virend Sahdev
"Greg Chappell feared for his life" is an unjustified fear. We are not terrorists.
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:08 )
Praful
The slimy Aussie showed his true colours at last ! What a whack on the face it is for the likes of Pataudi who were wagging their tails vigourously in favour of Chappell !!! The disregard Chappell has shown for India in his few statements is clear evidence that he was here to have a good time and increase his Bank Balance.BCCI and other Chappell campaigners...are you there ???
( Posted: Friday , April 13, 2007 at 15:00 )