The most exciting passage in todays play was not on pitch, but in the commentary box. Harsha: Alright Rahul! Youve been doing some impish calculations checking up some numbers! Rahul: I was just trying to figure out the numbers of overs I gave to Ganguly and Sachin, as captain! Maybe, underbowled Ganguly there and Sachin had more test wickets. Sourav: Yes he always did that! Harsha: Sachin had more test wickets than Ganguly? (Naradhar tone) Sourav: Sachin bowled half of his overs in India. Harsha: I like the way you are sticking to your territory Sourav: Imagine Day 5 pitches in India in those dustbowls! So he had more going for him than me. Wish I knew how to bowl spin . EVERYONE LAUGHS! ------------------------------------------------------ They dig up the numbers In 2007: Sachin: 38 overs, 1 wicket: 4 Economy Ganguly: 28 overs, 2 wickets: 2.3 Economy ------------------------------------------------------- Sourav: Those were on flat batting pitches. Look at the economy at which I have bowled! You need some skill to do that. Rahul: Sanjay said that, if Sourav was a yard faster & a little bit fitter, he would have been a match winner with the ball. Sourav: I wish I was the Prime Minister for India. I would have done much more. Harsha: This is some serious sledging. Ah come on Rahul, dont be a good boy here! Sourav: In the Trent Bridge test in 2007, a famous Indian win, at a point in time, England were going in at 6 runs per over. Ask Rahul, whom did he fall back to? Harsha chuckles Rahul: I am not denying that, absolutely not! I just made the point that if Sourav didnt get tired after 5 to 6 overs, I would have made him bowl longer spells. Harsha & Rahul chuckle together! Sourav: I would request the production team to check my spell in that match and do the judgemet here. Rahul: And the speeds as well! Sourav: 10 overs on the trot. 1 for 15. (Rahul and Harsha keep laughing) Sourav: I have seen biased people! But not as much! Harsha: One thing is for sure Rahul! He knows his numbers. Rahul: I have never doubted that! Sourav: Must have been happy that he had a player with intensity in his team. Player who cared for numbers, cared for the game. HB: I get the fact why he under bowled you now Sourav! When you were the captain, you made him keep wickets! Rahul laughs and says stop it Harsh! Sourav: More than me the team needed that. And we were a better team after that. Meanwhile this Indian attack is still struggling to pick that final wicket. 461/9. By Mama Loyalist Trivikraman Madhavan aka Tyru Maddy
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:10:28 +0000
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