Comments on: Brickbats Can Wait… http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/ Indian Cricket Fan - For Better Or For Worse. In Sickness And In Health Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Megha http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Megha Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-199 ha ha ha...that is just because I'm not an IPL fan, so I don't follow it that much. I do occasionally check in on RD though..excellent stuff in the opening match...not so much yesterday :) ha ha ha…that is just because I’m not an IPL fan, so I don’t follow it that much. I do occasionally check in on RD though..excellent stuff in the opening match…not so much yesterday :)

]]> By: Shailesh http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Shailesh Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:27:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-198 Yup, atleast we finally won an Kiwi-land series (after 41 years) and it was only because we were so dominant that we are debating about the pros and cons of the decl timing. <br />I'm sure had the match even been on tenterhooks (50-50, or 60-40 favoring India), everybody wudv preferred to play it safe and just secure the series win with a 1-0 lead already in the bag.<br /><br />PS - No wonder you were on a break. I was wondering how a true-blue Dravid fan can stop herself from writing after the inaugural match of the RCs:-) Yup, atleast we finally won an Kiwi-land series (after 41 years) and it was only because we were so dominant that we are debating about the pros and cons of the decl timing.
I’m sure had the match even been on tenterhooks (50-50, or 60-40 favoring India), everybody wudv preferred to play it safe and just secure the series win with a 1-0 lead already in the bag.

PS – No wonder you were on a break. I was wondering how a true-blue Dravid fan can stop herself from writing after the inaugural match of the RCs:-)

]]> By: Megha http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Megha Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:59:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-197 Ottayan, Shailesh<br /><br />I'm just resurfacing after an extended Easter Break :)...thanks for your comments.<br /><br />Let's just think of this as taking baby steps towards "greater glory"...<br />You get steamrolled abroad consistently -> You at least start to put up a fight -> You actually start winning a few test here and there (only to lose the series!) -> You start winning series overseas<br /><br />The next step of course will be to display more agression and go for, say a 2-0 result instead of settling for the safer 1-0 option :) Ottayan, Shailesh

I'm just resurfacing after an extended Easter Break :) …thanks for your comments.

Let's just think of this as taking baby steps towards "greater glory"…
You get steamrolled abroad consistently -> You at least start to put up a fight -> You actually start winning a few test here and there (only to lose the series!) -> You start winning series overseas

The next step of course will be to display more agression and go for, say a 2-0 result instead of settling for the safer 1-0 option :)

]]> By: Shailesh http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Shailesh Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:17:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-196 Well-written, Megha.<br/>I agree, after all, it's the series win that should be the toast of the moment, for now.<br/>However, for the overall verdict, I'm a bit like sitting-on-the-fence right now. I hadn't felt the timing to be as bad initially, but having read Samir's blog I also found myself agreeing to the point that why were the batsmen not bombarded with extra fielders constantly, when that was precisely the intent of such a huge, buffer's buffer's buffer-filled total?<br/>I can understand the decl. timing but only if the reason for that timing is backed up with on-field demeanour and efforts.<br/>But all in all, glad with the result. Well-written, Megha.
I agree, after all, it’s the series win that should be the toast of the moment, for now.
However, for the overall verdict, I’m a bit like sitting-on-the-fence right now. I hadn’t felt the timing to be as bad initially, but having read Samir’s blog I also found myself agreeing to the point that why were the batsmen not bombarded with extra fielders constantly, when that was precisely the intent of such a huge, buffer’s buffer’s buffer-filled total?
I can understand the decl. timing but only if the reason for that timing is backed up with on-field demeanour and efforts.
But all in all, glad with the result.

]]> By: Ottayan http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Ottayan Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-195 Megha,<br/><br/>I have no quarrel with the result, only with the margin of the(series) victory.<br/><br/>NC,<br/><br/>I see that you are up to your usual tricks. :) Megha,

I have no quarrel with the result, only with the margin of the(series) victory.

NC,

I see that you are up to your usual tricks. :)

]]> By: Naked Cricket http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Naked Cricket Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:21:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-194 Hi Megha, could you pls mail me at bcciwrites@gmail.com<br/>thanks! Hi Megha, could you pls mail me at bcciwrites@gmail.com
thanks!

]]> By: Megha http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Megha Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-193 Those are good points Anusha..Sachin *is* used very sparingly as a bowler...i wonder if it has to do with his back troubles? But all in all, a good win for India :) Those are good points Anusha..Sachin *is* used very sparingly as a bowler…i wonder if it has to do with his back troubles? But all in all, a good win for India :)

]]> By: Anusha http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Anusha Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-192 NZ were on field for almost 5 days over a span of 2 tests..I just got a feeling that Dhoni did not want them to come and bat after a good night's rest..He wanted to drill them some more on the field and the way Mahi and Yuvi scored that morning ensured that the fielders had some running to do..we got them to 4/84 pretty soon, didn't we? and the end was soon enough but for taylor and franklin and of course the dropped catches..<br/><br/>i don't feel like getting hard on Dhoni and co for this..but i was wondering if sachin could have been brought on attack a little sooner..(is that a brickbat?)..even though there is always the question of what could have been, the series was pretty comprehensively won even though the scoreline does not strongly reflects that... <br/><br/>Your one note did wonders for dear Dravid..You keep up the good work.. :-) NZ were on field for almost 5 days over a span of 2 tests..I just got a feeling that Dhoni did not want them to come and bat after a good night’s rest..He wanted to drill them some more on the field and the way Mahi and Yuvi scored that morning ensured that the fielders had some running to do..we got them to 4/84 pretty soon, didn’t we? and the end was soon enough but for taylor and franklin and of course the dropped catches..

i don’t feel like getting hard on Dhoni and co for this..but i was wondering if sachin could have been brought on attack a little sooner..(is that a brickbat?)..even though there is always the question of what could have been, the series was pretty comprehensively won even though the scoreline does not strongly reflects that…

Your one note did wonders for dear Dravid..You keep up the good work.. :-)

]]> By: Megha http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Megha Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:07:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-191 Cheers SB :) Cheers SB :)

]]> By: Soulberry http://www.sillymaidon.com/2009/04/brickbats-can-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Soulberry Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:04:00 +0000 http://sillymaidon.com/?p=25#comment-190 No complaints at all! No complaints at all!

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