a) Why don't frontline bowlers get the luxury of a nightwatchman at the end of a long day when they have been at the mercy of a lifeless pitch? Can Sachin Tendulkar give me an answer?
b) I have a strong suspicion that Rahul Dravid is going to retire from Test cricket at the end of the India-New Zealand Test series.
c) If Sachin Tendulkar is batting in the high 40's the best way to get him out is to bring on a slow bowler or spinner. His need to get there with singles, and not by playing the ball on its merit, is making him very vulnerable lately (think White, think Patel, in fact, look at the names of the bowlers who got him out when in sight of a personal landmark (in the late 40's) in the recent past.
d) I think there should be a ban on using certain puns with certain players, such as, Tiger Woods and prowl in the same sentence, Rahul Dravid and the wall, Chris Gayle and cool, Laxman and wristy.
e) Who will man the slips cordon once Sachin, Dravid, and Laxman exit the Test stage?
f) If the IPL is played in South Africa, is it still the Indian Premier League?
g) I wish I could golf more fequently. I bet RT would agree!
2 comments:
Your thought re Dravid probably calling it quits after the series makes sense.
That perhaps explains why he was so caustic in his take-down of Sehwag's shot-selection in the Napier test saying that there is nothing called playing your natural game and that one must be able to play to the needs of the situation.
Once again, Dravid was referring to Gambhir when he said those things. it may have been implied at Sehwag but he did not come out and say it outright.
Too much press over a non-issue.
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