Name: Ragupathy Jayaraj
Subject: Absence of Bhajii....
Message: Hi Cricket world, We have to give all the credits to Kamal and Razzaq as for as the Mohali Test match is concerned. The amount of guts these guys have shown in the middle was simply superb. Being as an Indian cricket fan, just online about the match - "Indians had missed a golden opportunity". But about the performance of the Indians side, the selector will be really happy about Shewag and Balaji. It's a perfect come back for any fast bowler after the injury. He did really well in both forms of the cricket. I think the reason why the Indians could not add this match into their victories count is because of the absence of Bhajji. Harbhajan is the only player in the Indian team who can spin out 20 wickets in a match. I am really baffled when the team was announced without his name in the eleven rows list. If he is brought back into the team, surely the probability of winning the next match is going to increase.
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Name: Udai Agarwal
Subject: Zaheer vs Balaji
Message: Just like Balaji fought back with some impressive bowling attack against the neighbours, it is the time for Zaheer Khan to take training from a specialist fast bowler to improve his line and length. Zaheer gave too many extras (including bouncers and wides) and didn't bowl with full concentration. On the other hand, Balaji kept his line and length attacking to the Pakistanis and bowled according to the batsman's' ability to play. If Zaheer wants to retain his position in ODIs also, he has to improve.
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Name: R.Sankar
Subject: Indo Pak Cricket Series
Message: The entire media has been focusing on how Pakistan saved the Mohali test. However I beg to differ. First Inzamam did not have sportsman's spirit to do a challenging declaration and fight. Secondly - All over the world cricket pitches the so-called sporting wickets favour batsmen in the first 2 days and then start assisting the bowlers. Here at Moahli we saw the exact opposite and the match petered out into a draw. Hence it is unfair to say that Pakistan played wonderfully. They simply lacked the guts.
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Name: N.ARVIND
Subject: CAPTAIN
Message: Dravid is better captain than Ganguly. When Ganguly is a captain he does not change the squad and India has lost a lot of matches since the Asia Cup. Also why isn't Dinesh mongia in the team? He has played well for the North Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
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Name: Srinivasa Mmurthy Tondapi
Subject: Expand boundaries of cricket playing nations
Message: It is only a matter of fact for cricket-playing nations do coincide to quench thirst of victory in fewer numbers of matches. ICC has to strengthen the ideology of expanding the number of nations to participate in the world cricket. Huge amount of money shall be spent in African and Asian countries to nurture and develop the genesis of lovable game among novice sport playing countries. It is much heart felt to see any Sachin from any other country taking the game at the highest level. Indeed and despite in the current scenario teams like West Indies and Pakistan have lost their instinctive voracious appetite for ace fast bowling and swing seamers, ICC is curbing the bowlers arms with new chucking rules and 15 degree twist of wrist which make the younger lot disappointed for growth in their career. Instead ICC has to form new game rules, which enhance the quality and number of participating nations. Let Cricket evolve as a lovable and interesting game.
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Name: Satish
Subject: India lacked killer instinct
Message: After following the 1st Test, it was clearly evident that either India lacked killer instinct or the game was fixed!!! The 3rd day's play was ridiculous. When India should have been looking for runs, they were playing as it they wanted to draw the match. I guarantee that any other team would have won this Test!! Lacking killer instinct has always been a bane for Indian teams int the past. They would get rid of the top order and then struggle to get rid of the lower half!! Looking at the composition of the Indian team, it is loaded with batsman. The ideal combination would be 5 Batsman, 5 Bowlers & 1 Keeper. In the present team, if we go with this combination, then Ganguly should be dropped!! Why don't we make him a NON-Playing captain and Dravid as the captain on the field!!!
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Name: Tarik
Subject: A thought!
Message: I think Pakistan should drop Younis Khan as well as Salman Bhat for the next test match. They should give the chance to Shahid Afridi at No. 1 and Shoiab Malik in place of Younis Khan.
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Name: Abhay Porwal
Subject: India's Batting performance
Message: I just had this feeling, which I wanted to share. I am a very big fan of Sachin, but now a days I don't know why I feel that he is playing such a defensive game, Many balls which should be dispatched to the boundary are left alone or padded. I feel that he is more looking towards being not out at the end of the innings, like his last 2-3 big innings have been like that way only. He remains not out but consumes a lot of balls; I mean strike rate below 46 is not a good one considering that one can play a touch faster. Generally these kind of big scores (@slow pace) only help in drawing a match not wining it.
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