The Helicopter….Out Of Fuel?

Looks like MSD who used to entertain everyone with his great hits has disappeared with his long hair. Remember that 183 ? That was the time when he was said to be the most dangerous batsman. Those wild swings of the bat! , those hard hits!, Hitting toe-crushers out of the park! Now he fails to hit full tosses the same way. Occasionally gets inspired by the PEPSI ad and shows his brilliance.

Many (almost everyone) and even you all will say that he has developed into a matured cricketer, a responsible captain. But why can’t he hit the ball the way he used to even in the batting PP ? Plays 2nd fiddle there too!

He used to drink 8 litre of milk everyday….looks like he drinks PEPSI now and has really changed completely… Mr. Dhoni you can’t just say : “the middle order not performed” , “batsman disappointed “, “poor performance in the batting department”….. and the one i hate the most : “batting is our strength”. Batting is India’s strength but you gotta contribute too, certainly as a captain. Take examples of Kapil dev, Imran khan. They were responsible for the wins many times. I can’t remember when MSD got the MOM last time!

He says there are many big hitters in our team. Man you are the biggest! ..Don’t you remember ?

Ya ya.. showed some form against NZ but show it when it’s needed. We know you can perform .. just do it. He used to be so aggressive , flamboyant …. now those words don’t go in with dhoni….. he is referred to as cool now .. cool as PEPSI … not hot like milk. I am constantly highlighting PEPSI because of his growing ads. No problem with that until he continues to perform. How many of you think he can still repeat his 183? I do. MSD is a good cricketer, just lacking intent at the moment. He needs to back himself up. Go out there and lead from the front.

I am criticizing DHONI … so that he performs the way he used too! I mean no offense…….. JUST THAT I MISS that MSD … don’t you ?

A.V.S. ADITYA for DieHard Cricket Fans

A Cup for Mr. Tendulkar : But how do we do it ?

I had written why India will struggle to win the ongoing World Cup. I know it was a little too dark and gloomy. I too want India to Win a World Cup for Mr. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. But how do we manage do it ? Just look at the Ireland match. Zaheer sizzled up front. But the bowling fizzled thanks to ineffective Munaf and defensive Bhajji. For the umpteenth time, it is the part-timer and sixth bowler who bailed India out. Yusuf Pathan was far better than the main off-spinner. One bad day in the office got Sreesanth dumped. I am inclined to ask in Gabbar Singh style, “Ab tera kya hoga Chawla ?”

If Dhoni is serious about winning, Chawla will have just one job from here. Carry the drinks and nothing more. He should not even bowl at the nets, lest it make our batsmen over confident going against Afridi and Tahir !

But we all want India to win and win it badly… Right ? So what are we going to do ?

Get Chawla declared unfit. Send him home. Ask for replacement with Rohit Sharma. Play with Bhajji, Zaheer and 9 batsmen.

Score 400 runs in every match, nothing less and any thing more !

So this should be the team:

1] Sehwag: continue Sehwagging, come what may. Bowl in case of a calamity !
2] Sachin: can score 3 more centuries to make a grand 50 !
3] Gambhir: can keep his elbow ready for Watson !
4] Kohli: in form, especially while chasing. He will open the bowling.
5] Yuvraj: some kind of form going, keep going now. And can he chuck the pie ?
6] Raina: will relish the low bounce and slog overs and will bowl at death
7] Dhoni: can bat lower to absorb the shock in case of a collapse
8] Rohit: will bowl and bat as a specialist partnership breaker.
9] Bhajji: he will bat and bowl as a specialist slogger
10] Pathan: A floater, will bat low, because he can win from any position !
11] Zaheer: will carry no pressure, no competition to his place !

Pathan, Rohit, Yuvi, Raina, Virat and Sachin can share the 30 overs.
We have Zaheer and Virat to share the new ball.
Pathan, Raina and Rohit to bowl different shades of Off-spin.
Yuvi will do the Left arm pie chucking.
Tendulkar is the Leg Spinner [better than Chawla], Off spinner and third medium pacer.

If anyone has a bad day, Viru will chip in, in spite of his shoulder.
[Remember Bedi believes Viru is the best off spinner in India]

With this batting, we are more likely to post totals of 400 plus every time we bat.
And the bowling can’t do any worse than what is already happening.

See, how we have a perfect formula to win the World Cup for Mr. Tendulkar !

Govind Raj Shenoy for DieHard Cricket Fans