Kumble announces ODI retirement

James · 28-03-2007, 02:57 AM

adharcric · 28-03-2007, 03:08 AM

Good move. Ramesh Powar, you have been robbed. Now is the time.

Hoppy1987 · 28-03-2007, 03:18 AM

About time he quit, what is the point of a leggy who can't even turn the ball? This is another great time for indian cricket as this is another oppurtunity for a young spinner to emerge just as harbhajan did!!

adharcric · 28-03-2007, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoppy1987

About time he quit, what is the point of a leggy who can't even turn the ball?

Kumble has been a world-class spinner for the past decade without turning too many balls ...

C_C · 28-03-2007, 03:40 AM

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bout time he quit, what is the point of a leggy who can't even turn the ball?

Much more often than you ask this question, you should look at Stuart McGill ( ie, i get-owned-vs-good-spin-playing-teams) and ask " what is the point of a leggie who can't land two consecutive balls on the same square foot on the pitch ?"

Hoppy1987 · 28-03-2007, 03:48 AM

not doubting he has taken hundreds of wickets or the fact that he was a good player, but he never turned a ball. and it is about time the old boys made room for some young blood, Dravid, Ganguly, Kumble, Tendulker etc. Also the fact they don't have any world class seemers (sreesanth in a year or so) highly dents their hopes of becoming a good side again.

Hoppy1987 · 28-03-2007, 03:49 AM

and c-c Stuart MacGill is pants. Brad Hogg is much better than him, also I can't believe STuart Clark hasn't been involved so far. He was class in the ashes!

pup11 · 28-03-2007, 03:54 AM

Didn't Kumble retire 2 years ago from odi cricket, it was just a formality to take him to his last WC just as a token of respect towards him.

He was the official photographer of the Indian team in the WC, he was doing a great job off the field with his Nikon or was it a Cannon.

Perm · 28-03-2007, 04:30 AM

Never a great ODI bowler, but an Indian legend nevertheless. Atleast Ramesh Powar will get some more games now, you would think.

Richard · 28-03-2007, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Perm

Never a great ODI bowler, but an Indian legend nevertheless.

Oh, he was. For ages. Just that that was rather a long time ago, now. But he was a fabulous ODI bowler up to WC99.

Richard · 28-03-2007, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by pup11

Didn't Kumble retire 2 years ago from odi cricket, it was just a formality to take him to his last WC just as a token of respect towards him.

He never retired, but he's only ever been a bit-part ODI player for the last 3 years or so.

Richard · 28-03-2007, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by C_C

Stuart McGill ( ie, i get-owned-vs-good-spin-playing-teams)

Not just good spin-playing teams at all - MacGill's done little of note in his entire career except have the odd sensational Test here and there (and occasionally 2 in a row).

Richard · 28-03-2007, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoppy1987

not doubting he has taken hundreds of wickets or the fact that he was a good player, but he never turned a ball.

He certainly did. But his Googly and his Leg-Break turned on a decent pitch that offered a bit to the spinners. He just didn't bowl them all that often.

Hoppy1987 · 28-03-2007, 04:56 AM

yeah macgill is pants!! Hogg is class, he causes decent players problems rather often and poor players (england) struggle against him with hi smixture of wrong'uns and standard chinaman stuff!

silentstriker · 28-03-2007, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoppy1987

About time he quit, what is the point of a leggy who can't even turn the ball?

The point would be to take wickets. Which he did.

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28-03-2007, 03:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
adharcric International Coach Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 10,898	Good move. Ramesh Powar, you have been robbed. Now is the time.

28-03-2007, 03:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hoppy1987 U19 Debutant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henfield, West Sussex Posts: 330	not doubting he has taken hundreds of wickets or the fact that he was a good player, but he never turned a ball. and it is about time the old boys made room for some young blood, Dravid, Ganguly, Kumble, Tendulker etc. Also the fact they don't have any world class seemers (sreesanth in a year or so) highly dents their hopes of becoming a good side again.

28-03-2007, 03:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hoppy1987 U19 Debutant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henfield, West Sussex Posts: 330	and c-c Stuart MacGill is pants. Brad Hogg is much better than him, also I can't believe STuart Clark hasn't been involved so far. He was class in the ashes!

28-03-2007, 03:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
pup11 International Coach Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 12,134	Didn't Kumble retire 2 years ago from odi cricket, it was just a formality to take him to his last WC just as a token of respect towards him. He was the official photographer of the Indian team in the WC, he was doing a great job off the field with his Nikon or was it a Cannon.

28-03-2007, 04:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
Hoppy1987 U19 Debutant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henfield, West Sussex Posts: 330	yeah macgill is pants!! Hogg is class, he causes decent players problems rather often and poor players (england) struggle against him with hi smixture of wrong'uns and standard chinaman stuff!

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