From: rpsingh@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: ANALYSIS OF INDIAN BATSMEN
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:44:38 GMT

In article <sxy1Hvyp+a@atlantis.psu.edu>, VGC@ECLX.PSU.EDU (Venu Gopal Chalamgari) writes:
> HI GUYS,
>        I HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS TO SAY ABOUT THE INDIAN BATSMEN
> RAVI SHASTRI-  I DONT KNOW WHY HE IS STILL IN THE INDIAN TEAM, HE HAS NEITHER
> A GOOD SCORE NOR A GOOD BOWLING PERFORMANCE IN THE RECENT PAST TO JUSTIFY
> HIS PRESENCE IN THE TEAM, IF IAM NOT EXAGERATING YOU BOWL 12 CONSECTIVE
> OUT SWINGERS OR JUST OUT SIDE THE OFFSTUMP DELIVERIES IAM SURE YOU CAN
>  HAVE HIM CAUGHT BEHIND THE WICKETS
Well! I'm not gonna justify Ravi Shastri's inclusion but whatever you
have written above is I think true for any other player I can think of.
I guess this is most prejudiced comment about any player I've heard in
a long time.

> 
> AJAY JADEJA- HE IS A GOOD BATSMEN, WITH A LOT OF GUTSY STUFF IN HIM ,HE        
> NEEDS STILL MORE EXPOSURE TO GET INTO THAT NO1 SLOT, HE NEEDS SOME TIPS
> ABOUT HIS TEMPERMANT
Nothing new here!! Every player who starts playing cricket needs to have
a temperament suitable for cricket. Some have better judgement than others
and most try all their life to become perfectionist. The game itself is so
popular because its so unpredictable. Don't try making it predictable otherwise
it would lose all fun and charm.

> 
> MANJREKAR-HE IS THE BATSMEN THE INDIAN LINE UP NEEDS NOW, HE IS ABSOLUTELY
> FLAWLESS IN HIS TECHNIQUE AND CONSISTENCY, BUT HE NEEDS TO BE CAUTIOS EARLY
> ON IN HIS INNINGS
> 
> TENDULKAR- HE IS SURELY THE BATSMEN OF THE FUTURE, HE IS REALLY THE ONE
> WHO IS ATTRACTING WORLD ATTRACTION TO THE INDIAN BATTING, HE IS A REAL CLASSY
> PLAYER,THE ONLY AREA I THINK IN WHICH HE STILL HAS TO LEARN IS BUILDING AN
> INNINGS AND PROBABLY SUNNY IS THE BEST GUY TO HELP HIM
> 
> AZHAR- HE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT SHEER TALENT IS, HE HAS THAT MAGIC
> TOUCH NO ONE ELSE HAS EXCEPT FOR VIV RICHARDS, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BATSMEN
> JUST COMING TO THE WICKETS AND HITTING TWO GOOD LENGTH DELIVERIES FROM IMRAN
> THROUGH THE EXTRA COVERS WITH SUCH A TIMING, BUT THIS GUY LACKS CONSISTENCY
> AND HE SHOULD NOT THROW AWAY HIS WICKET EASILY
> 
> KAPIL- I DONT KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE KAPIL HE SHOWS TOO MUCH CAUTION IN SOME
> OF HIS INNINGS AND HIS RASH IN SOME OTHERS WHAT HE NEEDS IS TO MAKE UP HIS
> MIND AND SLOG ONLY THOSE DELIVERIES WHICH SHOULD BE SLOGGED            

Describe kapil as Kapil. He is one of a kind. If the improvements that you
want were possible Kapil would've become another Miandad but he's not and
that makes both Kapil and Miandad a treat to watch.
> 
> AMRE- HE IS A REAL FIGHTER THE OTHER INDIAN BATSMEN SHOULD LEARN FROM HIM
>  ABOUT THE VALUE OF THEIR WICKETS HE SHOULD NEVER BE DROPPED FROM THE
> PRESENT INDIAN TEAM IN ITS PRESENT CONTEXT ALTHOUGH HE LACKS HE IS WORTH
> MORE THAN THE OTHERS        NGR
> O

Sorry to say...but it's a lousy analysis. Don't analyse players but rather
try to follow their careers. Noone in the test arena hasn't got an exquisite
quality and its all a matter of time,luck and battle of wits for one to succeed
on a given day. This type of analysis doesn't serve any purpose.
If you are looking for perfection in any cricketer eprhaps you would be
utterly disappointed because noone is and noone ever was!!!
Ravi.
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