....I hate Rahul Dravid. I hate him for making me believe that as long as he was batting we had a chance to save/win a Test match. I hate him for being such a team-man that he sacrificed so many of his preferences just so the team could do well. I hate him for timing his retirement so perfectly that even the BCCI could not botch it. I hate him the fact that, for years, he prevented VVS Laxman from occupying the #3 spot that he was best suited for. But the thing I hate most is that he is no longer going to be there in the Indian line-up at #3. *sigh* I hate that he has gone away and I will never see him in whites again. Good luck, Rahul, may you find that retirement is just the starting point of the more meaningful phase of your life.
...VVS Laxman should be seriously contemplating playing county cricket in England. Any sort of cricket to keep him "match-fit" for the Test matches later in the year will be a must. Unless, of course, he already knows that he is going to retire soon and not play those Test matches.
...If folks can change their stance and switch hit, then I say we abolish the amnesty that batsmen get from being adjudged LBW to balls outside the leg-stump.
...I do not want Sachin Tendulkar to retire. (There, I said it, BRB....bring it on!)
...I don't follow the IPL but I also do not follow the logic of folks who claim that the IPL is a domestic tournament. As long as the strength of an IPL team is determined by the strength of the foreign players in the roster, it can never be a domestic tournament. Having said that...let me know when the tournament ends so I can go back to reading CricInfo regularly again.
...VVS Laxman should be seriously contemplating playing county cricket in England. Any sort of cricket to keep him "match-fit" for the Test matches later in the year will be a must. Unless, of course, he already knows that he is going to retire soon and not play those Test matches.
...If folks can change their stance and switch hit, then I say we abolish the amnesty that batsmen get from being adjudged LBW to balls outside the leg-stump.
...I do not want Sachin Tendulkar to retire. (There, I said it, BRB....bring it on!)
...I don't follow the IPL but I also do not follow the logic of folks who claim that the IPL is a domestic tournament. As long as the strength of an IPL team is determined by the strength of the foreign players in the roster, it can never be a domestic tournament. Having said that...let me know when the tournament ends so I can go back to reading CricInfo regularly again.
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I dont see SRT retiring as he has to keep the seat warm for his son to get in. Well being SRT (meaning diplomatic/selfish) he will say seniors should guide the youngsters.
Alas, to add one more thing SRT did which SG didn't (bring in his son while he is still playing)
Just typed since you asked for it
I am surprised you picked that as the reason for SRT continuing to play. I thought you'd go the Mukul Kesavan or Suresh Menon route instead.
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