All those who opposed Dhoni's young brigade, just look at performance of the 'seniors'. SL wins by an innings.

Question

Dhoni was right that the time of these seniors is over. They are good for nothing and they should retire honourably or be thrown and kicked out of the Indian team. I mean a defeat by an innings is something really unbelievable, right? They are palying like a club team.

All those including somdyuti (Y!A user) who called Dhoni a politician and all that stuff should answer now if anything really remains in Ganguly and other seniors. All of them have really failed.

BRING BACK YOUTH AS DHONI WANTS IT. SHAME ON SENIORS. KICK THEM OUT.

Answer 1

they only failed in 2 iinings

Answer 2

loosing is a part and parcel of the game...........even the best tean can loose..................with this loss of india..........u cannot say that the seniors r not worth.............they r great ........that is why they r seniors

Answer 3

C'Mon yaar.....

don't jump into conclusions so easily...................

Even under dhoni's captaincy we lost the Asia Cup.............so then, why couldn't you ask a Q like "kick the youth out" huh?.........

If ours seniors are finding it tough out there...then so will the youth brigade (if not tougher)

c'mon man..............

do you think that dhoni or the other youngsters have it in them to rescue India from abt 20-5 ..no they don't.........while players like Rahul, Sachin have done that in the past............

why couldn't you ask the same Q when India won the Perth test match?

leave it, there is no way I can convince you.........

Answer 4

Listen, I accept that the seniors didn't do very well in the 1st test. But honestly tell me are the seniors the only ones in the team what abt Ishanth, Uthappa and all those guys...they failed too didn't they. Yuvi isn't in good form that is why he is dropped. and tell me honestly...you want the youngster team back, this same youngster team is going to be old one day. They will be seniors too one day. So seriously think twice before posting such a question man.

And besides when dravid, sachin and all the others were young, they were the craze too. Dont point fingers at the test time now....they have done wonders in the past and a lot of times........

If you think by comenting abt them  you are doin cricket critics a big favour, then ur wrong. Let me tell you one thing.they are undergoin a lot of stress rite now. If ur stronger than them then why dont you go and play and win the test match for us........

If you can come up to their standards then you can criticise the cricketers....................if you cant then learn to support them and encourage them...........this is for everyone who feel like slapping each and every member of the test team

Guys comeon...........its unfair to do this to our team...........lets encourage them instead of pointing fingers. Our team went to sri lanka to play the test match as a team. Then lets just accept the fact tat they lost as a team lets not point fingers at the seniors too..........there are only 5 seniors and the rest are all youngsters only...................so think before you actually point fingers

Answer 5

Spineless performance by India ... Absolutely pathetic ! (Third worst ever defeat in the Indian Test Cricket History)

What has surprised me is the attitude of the team. I could not have imagined Karthik in the first innings throwing away his wicked and then Dravid in the second innings, did not walk even when he knew that he clearly knicked the ball and Mahela has gone for the review. This is something I did not associated with Rahul Dravid

But even then, it would be immature to criticize the team based on one performance !

Answer 6

yeah man you're right.

Answer 7

Yes I agree with you.

*Boo* to so-called seniors.

Answer 8

oh really?.........and what have they been doing all these years?never got us something?hey mate,calm down...one loss doesn't mean that seniors are nothing.....and by the way,you had Dinesh karthik in the team,even Gambhir....what special thing did they do?ok,Gambhir was the best of them all in this match.......but does that mean he's better than Sachin?

i hate this attitude where people believe that seniors are nothing...it's not just about cricket,it's showing everywhere....

and if you just forgot,we lost the previous two series against easy opponents....and Dhoni was the skipper then and you had young guns playing....so?it's not about age,it's about performing at the top most level...

and what did your much hyped Dhoni do?He'sa young lad...why did he not bother to tour Sri Lanka for the test series?Sachin has been playing since years....he didn't complain about the tight schedule...where's Dhoni's love for playing for

India gone?

and making personal comments here.....well...that's really sick...

edit:

what do you think?seniors never won us matches?wasn't Ganguly our most successful skipper?I am no fan of his,but atleast i'm not prejudiced like you.

didn't Rahul win us matches?didn't sachin bring glory?is it for nothing that he's called the God of cricket?Didn't rahul win us the test series in England?what about the one in West indies?and the test game against South Africa which we won on their home soil?GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT before you speak anything.Try to value what each player does...

Don't be so biased..I know Dhoni is a talented guy,but sometimes,some people over hype him...he has a long way to prove his mettle....

Answer 9

tendulkar is a true hero getting owned by murali. Kick out ganguly , tendulkar, karthik put dhoni, raina/uttapa and yuvraj back in.

Answer 10

I'm a Sri Lankan and i really expected better performance from India.. There was a time when i thought that India might have a chance as their big guns returned to the team. But, no.. It's the same result they had in Pakistan.. I hope to see a better game next time which is not one-sided... Indian players really need to work on their techniques against M&M (Murali and Mendis).. Else, they're on for a worse defeat...

True comments from a Sri Lankan....

Answer 11

Yeah, I agree with you.

Answer 12

Don't be emotional! In front of The seniors, Dhoni is a kid! Do you think if he would've played he would score century?

Answer 13

I 've always believed in Dhoni's capabilities and in the younsters's abilities! And yes, i was also expecting the India seniors to perform really well, actually i was expecting them to out-play the Lankans bcoz the Indian side has all the experience and big names in it! But they were defeated miserably! How come the Indian batsmen weren't able to tackle spinners??? Murali wasn't new for them and Indian batsman 've always been known for playing well against spinners! This was one of the worst defeat in the Indian history!

EDIT - I think Dhoni's absence is being felt! Karthik is not better than Dhoni.....

Answer 14

i am there 2 support u a dhoni's fan

Answer 15

Oh, so you think that Dhoni is a hero right? Do you really believe that if Dhoni and his young brigade consisting of Raina, Uthappa, Rohit Sharma etc has played this test, India could have won? Honestly, do you think that they could handle those deadly deliveries of Murli which even the great Sachin Tendulkar failed to handle? And why are you taking only Ganguly's name when all the others failed? Don't selfishly blame dada! It's the failure of the entire team. No one performed. The seniors lost! I agree. If Dhoni's young brigade was so perfect then why didn't he win us the Asia Cup? Do you have an answer to it? He has even lost to Pakistan in the Kitply Cup! Why?

Well, I knew that my name would be mentioned in this question, because I've always criticized Dhoni. I speak what I believe is true, and you must realize that it's a public forum, where everyone is entitled the right called "freedom of speech".  Cool down buddy! I have never spoken anything abusive aganst Dhoni, and to tell you the truth, I don't indulge in this type of personal wars that goes on here. I am saying so many things, only because I saw that you have mentioned my name. There are many here who support Dhoni, and I have never once pointed them out after Dhoni lost. Please don't take anything to the personal level. I hate such stuffs. Note that one bad day doesn't mean that Dhoni is better than the seniors. Like Dhoni, I see many criticism against the seniors also, even to the extent of using vulgar and abusive words against them, but I don't react in the way you did. I just ignore them. You should understand that everyone may not support your view.

Edit:yawnnnnn......go on, arguing. Dhoni is not even near to the standard of the seniors, Najna is right! Why didn't he bother to come to SL and "save" the team?And excuse me, in the CB series, it was Sachin who made us win-not Dhoni! Going by the stats, I may also ask why do u all forget that Ganguly and Dravid has over 10,000 ODI runs?

Why are you trying to convince me? We can have different opinions. But that doesn't mean that we have to argue like this!

Answer 16

Just before this match, I asked my computer to tell me the relative strengths of Sri Lanka and India for the year 2008. My computer did not have any test match data of Ajantha Mendis. But the data it gave was sufficient and is as under:

South Africa - 100

Australia - 95.9

Sri Lanka - 93

New Zealand - 92

England - 91.3

West Indies - 83.4

India - 83.2

Bangladesh - 70.7

For the year 2007, it gave me the following data.

Sri Lanka - 100

Australia - 98.5

South Africa - 97.1

India - 92

England - 87.1

Pakistan - 78.9

West Indies - 75.4

New Zealand - 64.8

Bangladesh - 55.1

So, Lankans are playing better than Indians. The result is justified.

Answer 17

i am thr to support u..............i agree with u....................

Answer 18

Lol , no way they showed in asia cup

This wasn't a defeat, it was annihilation, the utter humiliation of a batting side that came into this match boasting of 106 Test hundreds. It's not as though India haven't lost heavily in recent times, but seldom have they been so embarrassed by slow bowlers. Whether it was Nagpur in 2004, where Jason Gillespie took 9 for 80, or Karachi in 2006, when the now-disgraced Mohammad Asif seamed his way through the line-up, India's biggest reverses have tended to be against pace

Answer 19

Yes I agree.

But when team needed they had contributed lot.

So we should respect them.

After all it is team game. 1 cannot blame them 4 the loss.

Remember we won CB series due 2 good knock by sachin& Dhoni agreed it.