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Recent content by prithvi

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    "Doctored" pitches

    how would u know? ever tried both? i know this is ur personal opinion, but i wouldnt bet on too many people agreeing with it. but u say it with so much confidence - it sounds quite ridiculous to me.
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    "Doctored" pitches

    easier said than done. i think that quality among spinners has declined today and hence the ability to bowl flighted balls, which are accurate and trouble the batsman are rare. its like saying - "we all know yorkers are the best way to get wkts and contain batsman in the death, yet we dont see...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    when eng toured ind in 2001-02, giles bowled from around the stumps, a sort of negative line where the intent was to frustrate the batsman into making a mistake. this is the impression i carry of giles, coz he doent have the class or the balls to bowl from over the wicket and attack an indian...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    well, no offence taken at the national-stereotype, but uve written off my opinion just coz of ur view that pitches in india offer more turn, and thats a little disappointing. by that very argument, i must say ive seen more spin bowling coz india breeds more spinners. also a lot of pitches are...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    caught and bowled is also sometimes coz of a well flighted ball. u mean to tell me u've havent seen many caught and bowled dismissals? it might not happen every match, but it happens often enough.
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    "Doctored" pitches

    from what ive seen of these 2 so far, i highly doubt such a thing happening. but from an eng viewpoint, i guess would have been a good thing coz they are really struggling. i mean, the Eng A side is touring india right now, and a 'south zone' team (one of only 5 zones in this country) actually...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    whoa - i dont think u can make an honest assessment from TV -ask any intl player (in fact, i was listening to wasim akram when he said that). TV just does not tell u everything, including how fast a bowler actually is. with a spinner, its impossible to tell how much fizz he gets, and while the...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    only 1 question - do they put fear in a batman, irrespective of the pitch? i dont think so, and to count as one of the best in the business now, i think that would have to count. and croft doesnt even hold down a regular place in the eng side.
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    "Doctored" pitches

    yep - point taken. though i think its only a matter of time.
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    "Doctored" pitches

    just a gut feel, plus even i cant see where the next gower/botham is going to come from. some of the guys who've made debuts for eng in the recent past - like robert key, have been ordinary, to say the least. the eng cap is being given away far too easily IMO. but eng have fought well on...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    simple as that - my friend. no one is disputing that NZ exploited the conditions better than india, so they were the better team. after all, both teams got the same pitch and conditions. i wasnt discussing the result of that series, but the attempt to make excuses for the poor pitches. and...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    well - u're in for a long wait - for u to be proved wrong, ie.
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    "Doctored" pitches

    yep- on that, i would agree. its been a while since england has produced a quality cricketer who would put fear in the opposition. the recent 'greats' of eng cricket include alec stewart and nasser hussein, both of whom average less than 40 in test cricket. and there doesnt seem to be anyone...
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    "Doctored" pitches

    "Last season's India series was an aberration brought about mainly through experiments aimed at getting the results mentioned in point 1, and extremely uncooperative weather. Like it or not, with climate change, these are our summers now." hey - what kind of excuse was that?? these are...
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    *Official* VB Series - Australia, India & Zimbabwe

    harvey vs watson vs clarke hey from an indian who hasnt seen much of watson - not very impressed with what i've seen of him. i think harvey is a much better bet for the aussies. maybe watsons time will come - but right now, he doesnt look like he fits into intl cricket. and i think...
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