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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #165 on: January 02, 2011, 09:34:49 PM »

luck is luck! different types of luck, Sehwag putting it in the hands of the gods on his own accord, but luck none the less!
Personally I don't see Sehwag as a lucky batsman, say like Yusuf Pathan. He gives the opposition a chance by being aggressive, but he doesn't just whack the ball into the air and reply on drop catches to make his runs.

Yes Sehwag is aggressive, but he never gets dropped 5-6 times on route to a ton.

Obviously sometimes you get dropped and you make the opposition pay.
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #166 on: January 02, 2011, 09:41:07 PM »

You do not get a test record like Sehwag by just being lucky..

He is a quality modern test opener if it there he just belts it he is a fans (not just Indian one) dream to watch he is quite simply exhilarating there has not been many like him maybe Hayden but then he can not do what Sehwag can

A top class player
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #167 on: January 02, 2011, 09:44:43 PM »

Personally I don't see Sehwag as a lucky batsman, say like Yusuf Pathan. He gives the opposition a chance by being aggressive, but he doesn't just whack the ball into the air and reply on drop catches to make his runs.

Yes Sehwag is aggressive, but he never gets dropped 5-6 times on route to a ton.

Obviously sometimes you get dropped and you make the opposition pay.
Sehwag has an infinitely better eye for the ball, and quicker hands, than Yusuf. Also a far classier batsman. Has more than his fair share of luck, but as you say gotta play the game to win it.

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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #168 on: January 03, 2011, 09:56:35 AM »

when you play so aggressively against a moving ball it must require a lot of skill but surely a slice of luck aswell, anyway, we could argue that theyre all lucky, to have the opportunity to play test match cricket while we dwell on the forum!
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #169 on: January 03, 2011, 12:14:13 PM »

New sponsor for Gautam Gambhir... changed from Reebok to MRF
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #170 on: January 03, 2011, 12:53:20 PM »

New sponsor for Gautam Gambhir... changed from Reebok to MRF

Was going to say the same thing. Do MRF make bats or are they just a sponsor/label provider like Hero Honda?
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #171 on: January 03, 2011, 12:53:27 PM »

what an incredible all round cricketer ab de villiers is, the presence of mind and natural ability he has is absolutely unrivalled the world over. the run out of dravid off the dropped catch was awesome, hes so valuable to his side and would be in any world xi that i was asked to select
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #172 on: January 03, 2011, 12:58:37 PM »

Pretty lazy running from dravid though, doesnt take away from the skill from De Villiers. Makes you wonder which wicket they would have preferred, Dravid or Gaumbir?
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #173 on: January 03, 2011, 01:23:23 PM »

Pretty lazy running from dravid though, doesnt take away from the skill from De Villiers. Makes you wonder which wicket they would have preferred, Dravid or Gaumbir?
Both are walking wickets, so SA won't be fussed that they got the creaking Wall
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #174 on: January 03, 2011, 05:20:25 PM »

Gambhir has a habit of looking awful and yet still making runs
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #175 on: January 03, 2011, 06:41:21 PM »

Gambhir has a habit of looking awful and yet still making runs
I think Gambhir owes AB a beer after the clanger AB dropped
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #176 on: January 03, 2011, 06:42:56 PM »

I think Gambhir owes AB a beer after the clanger AB dropped

perhaps i put the mockers on him a little after my 'i wish i was AB' speech!
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #177 on: January 04, 2011, 07:48:00 AM »

New sponsor for Gautam Gambhir... changed from Reebok to MRF

he had signed it ages ago but was just running out his reebok contract which ended in 2010.
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #178 on: January 04, 2011, 02:37:11 PM »

zaheer to get a couple of wickets I  feel in the last session of the day !  :)
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Re: South Africa vs India
« Reply #179 on: January 04, 2011, 02:39:06 PM »

it is turning into a cracking game - Kallis is out for the rest of the game too so SA are 0-1 before they start and that one scored 160 odd in the first knock...
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