tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post7201211799511851543..comments2023-11-02T19:19:15.129+05:30Comments on Death Ends Fun: Hunger and the weightDilip D'Souzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-7624556803309682622007-03-29T09:18:00.000+05:302007-03-29T09:18:00.000+05:30//I believe his recent performances don't match th...//I believe his recent performances don't match the reputation he has//<BR/><BR/>I too believe that his recent peformances don't match HIS REPUTATION...., but that is not a criteria for dropping him, as his recent performances are FAR BETTER than the recent performances of the guy who is going to come in his place (if he is dropped or retired).....<BR/><BR/>I repeat<BR/><BR/>He is not dropped from the team because India needs 11 players for the cricket team and based on current performance, if Sachin has to be dropped, then Indian Cricket team can have ONLY ONE PlayerDoctor Brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718690205239520878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-33636714259367903122007-03-25T23:37:00.000+05:302007-03-25T23:37:00.000+05:30Bruno, I didn't say and don't believe Sachin is ou...Bruno, I didn't say and don't believe Sachin is out of form. I believe his recent performances don't match the reputation he has. I don't see anything really wrong with that: to me, Sachin is an all-time great who is past his prime. <BR/><BR/>Isn't it a great thing about cricket that we can have such differing perspectives on the same players?Dilip D'Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-40578685454798657782007-03-25T02:37:00.000+05:302007-03-25T02:37:00.000+05:30//) To go with just three truly hungry guys, the t...//) To go with just three truly hungry guys, the team carries too many guys riding on reputations that recent performances have not matched. I'm thinking of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan at a minimum.//<BR/><BR/><BR/>n the 2006 - 2007 season, Sachin has played 21 Matches scored 699 Runs with a highest score of 141* Average 41.11 2 Centuries 5 fifties. In the same period, Rahul Dravid Averages 36.75, Sehwag averages 24.31 Dhoni averages 34.66 Yuvraj Singh averages 39.50. The only person with better average is Ganguly with 63.62). An almost god-like stature makes him impossible to drop even if his cricket is dismal. He is not dropped from the team because India needs 11 players for the cricket team and based on current performance, if Sachin has to be dropped, then Indian Cricket team can have ONLY ONE Player<BR/> <BR/>Now I am not able to understand that he is out of form while Dravid etc are in form....<BR/><BR/>Why is that Sachin is said to be out of form from 2002, inspite of averaging over 50 in tests and 40 in ODIs...<BR/><BR/>You too... !!!!Doctor Brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718690205239520878noreply@blogger.com