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WHITE WASH. India had at least put a better fight with a second string team in England and a second string Indian side at home brutalized England!! Well done India and yeah it's that man Dhoni leading from the front and some real devils of youngsters. I don't know if India has ever fielded this well ever like we did this series.
 

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kuttay bhi galli me sher hota hai, dhoni beta england me maar kha ke aa gay, abh australia me kamal karke dikhao toh manu.
 

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India 299/1 (39.0 ov)
West Indies

Sehwag notout 173
 

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sehwag scores a double century !!!!
 

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its a proven fact now. Indian cricket team is ghar k sher only. they cant win outside India
 

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They can't chase 291 with 5 sessions to go? Damnit!
 

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Dhoni's captaincy can't escape scrutiny all the time

Before every Test series abroad, we're given to understand that it's our bowling attack which is our weak link, that our batsmen will make life difficult for opponents and that it's our best chance to win abroad.

For the last nine months, before every crucial match, the newspaper headline invariably reads — "Will Tendulkar get his 100th 100 here?"

Grow up, guys! Let's begin this new year by initiating corrective action rather than by repeating those mistakes which have consistently been our failing.

One, you can't set a good total with a fledgling opening pair. Let's face it — something is seriously amiss with Gautam Gambhir. Post the World Cup last year, he has been a shadow of his former self. Sporadic injuries and health issues, it seems, have only added to the problem. But it's time to give him a break now, lest we must see him go the Yuvraj Singh way. Ajinkya Rahane is an enterprising brave batsman who deserves his chances before he runs out of steam waiting in the dressing room. Another option is to have Dravid open the batting (he is anyway on the crease in the first few overs) and have Rohit Sharma play in the middle. Either way, there ought to be a change at the top.

Dhoni has to prove his credentials as a good captain away from India. Getty Images

Two, for God's sake stop worrying about Tendulkar's 100th 100, unless you want it at the cost of our continued defeats. Let his 100th 100 arrive naturally than by a forced C-section. It's sad that Tendulkar should project himself to be unaffected by the hype, because the truth seems to be to the contrary. And given the side's dependence on Tendulkar (no matter how much we try to wish it away), his failure is invariably synonymous with the team's failure. It would thus have been better had Tendulkar played the ODIs against West Indies last month and got his ton, instead of letting the hype prolong ad nauseam.

Three, let's have a retirement plan in place for India's three 35 plus batsmen — Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman. As rude this may sound, let us remember that the situation can't get worse than all three of them bowing out simultaneously.

Besides, let us just remember that when the Indian batting is such great embarrassment with these three veterans around, imagine what it will be when they're gone. In fact, the National Cricket Academy should be entrusted with the specific responsibility of identifying 5-10 pure 'Test batting' talents. Over a period of time, these young talents should be shielded from the influence of T20 and nurtured specifically for the game's longer version. Ideally these youngsters should be allowed to play ODIs and T20s only after playing a certain number of Test matches, instead of it being the other way round.

Four, let's get a younger and more aggressive team coach. Dravid may praise Duncan Fletcher like he must have praised every other coach, but let's face it — Fletcher neither has age nor credibility on his side. Moreover, when your pressing need is to groom a side for the future, a younger coach is inevitable. My choice has and will always be Anil Kumble.

Five, Dhoni's captaincy can't escape scrutiny all the time. Two pathetic, successive overseas tours ought to put the focus on his captaincy. Has he lost some of his winning appetite post the World Cup? Well, honestly, Dhoni has been erratic lately. There are days when he still looks like the zealous captain chasing wins and then there are days when he looks plain disinterested, so much, so that the bowling changes are outright predictable.

Sure, Dhoni has achieved more than he'd have imagined but he needs to ask the serious question — is he satiated for life? Dhoni's recent comment expressing his uncertainty over playing the next World Cup was certainly an eye opener. He seems mellowed and content and has perhaps lost a couple of his street-smart tactics which made him the captain he was. A case in point is the way Ashwin seems under-utilised on this tour.

This new year the Indian side might have to battle hard to arrest its journey back to the dark ages when losing abroad was a foregone conclusion.
 

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India going to be PWND in Perth in the 3rd test. That is one of the fastest tracks in the cricketing world with a green top.

My bet, India will lose the test series 0-4 to Aussies.
 

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Shows real aggressive spirit to control the play at all cost!
 

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After 4-0 white wash rape. Indian team should be send to Pakistan. When they see bomb blasting ,then they will realize life is important than money....:rolleyes::rolleyes::sad::sad:
 

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iT'S LAL TOPI HERE.

Is waqt hum india ki cricket team ko address kar rahe ha

Tum baaj ajao nahi to tumhe F.A.T.A me drop kar denge, phir mat kahna ,zindagi kitni haseen the
 

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The Afghanistan cricket teams new jerseys and their uncanny resemblence to the Indian jerseys.


 

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Now that he has made his century, we all can breathe easy.

It is not Bengalis, it is Bangladeshis! ;) :)
bangladeshi r wining, if india loose today will be becoz of sachin, he wasted 40 balls. imagine we can made atleast 40 runs from it
 

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bangla needs 82 from 60 balls.... was sachin century worth today??? he wasted 40 balls for it


We are loosing becoz of sachin selfishness
 

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