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Dec 16th, 2005, 09:14
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Margaret River :SW Western Australia
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| India fans burn Chappell effigies I must remember to remove my Greg Chappell T-shirt from my backpack and replace it with my Steve Waagh T-shirt. Steven would make a great Indian cricket coach! |
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Dec 16th, 2005, 09:50
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| bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit!  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore
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| That's only in Calcutta or WB. They can't see a lost cause when they see it. 
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Dec 16th, 2005, 10:42
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Delhi
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 | I am not sure that it was a lost cause. I was myself a bitter critic of the 'player' ganguly but I think he got a raw deal this time. He played well, made runs and dint do anything wrong.. but i think it must be fate.. Sad end to a wonderful innings. He will always be remembered to be india's strongest captain, maybe even better than the inimitable Nawab Pataudi...!!! |
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Dec 16th, 2005, 11:14
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| bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore
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| Which kinda answers your question. 'didn't do anything wrong' is the knife-edge in selection,isn't it? You're playing/fighting for a spot in the squad and if you admit to 'not being a failure', what justification is there for you to be there? What did you do? I didn't fail but I didn't do anything either. That /may/ be the reason why. unfair? highly likely but that's how sports is. & BTW, his fans are not helping by egging Chappel. The one man who decides your man's fate & you throw sand in his face? Quite how that strategy helps, beats me. |
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Dec 16th, 2005, 11:18
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Delhi
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| I agree about the behaviour of fans. But they must also be getting very frustrated. I mean c'mon, that guy has made more than 10,000 international runs. Just because he didnt score a century on his comeback shouldnt be a reason to throw him out. Yuvraj is of course the choice of future, but we shouldnt neglect the present for the future. |
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Dec 16th, 2005, 11:19
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hyderabad
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| Blaming Kiran More or Chappel for Ganguly's agonies is not going to help. Agreed he got a raw deal from the selectors, but then he should have called it quits much earlier. Then he would have been a real hero. Now I think he is only a whining loser. |
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