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MalhotraRaj84 
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 Topic: Best Test Opener At The Present TimePosted: 29 November 2009 at 4:25pm |
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2008-2009 season it's undoubtedly Gambhir. |
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Race to No 1 again ... started!
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Clobber
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Posted: 29 November 2009 at 8:08pm |
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Andrew Strauss says hi
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DRAVID FAN
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Posted: 30 November 2009 at 12:13am |
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Forgot about him but still 7 hundreds in 9 Tests with some in different situations and the Test Player of the Year Award show that Gambhir is probably the best opener at the moment. Followed by Strauss though.
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spin wizard
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The world’s next great spinner Joined: 21 January 2006 Location: Saint Vincent Posts: 9453 |
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Posted: 30 November 2009 at 12:49pm |
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Strauss' form has been amazing, he looks so easy at the crease and not bothered at all by the bowling. His footworks has been pretty good!
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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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DRAVID FAN
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Posted: 30 November 2009 at 9:15pm |
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I guess considering the pressure on him especially without Pietersen and with captaincy, he has handled it very well. Gambhir, on the other hand, has a bunch of legends to rely on but its always better to start your career like that. Top two at the moment.
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milkman
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Posted: 01 December 2009 at 12:04am |
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Katich hasn't been too bad either, very consistent.
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Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!!
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spin wizard
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Posted: 01 December 2009 at 12:32pm |
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Yeah, Katich has been Aussie main stay lately! Made a terrific century against the Kiwis at the Gabba last year I think and Southee was really moving the ball around.
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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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milkman
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Posted: 01 December 2009 at 12:38pm |
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He's been very consistent Katich, not in the same breadth as Strauss and Gambhir, but right up there and at the moment ahead of the likes of Sehwag and Smith.
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Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!!
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mystery
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Posted: 01 December 2009 at 3:59pm |
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Problem with Katman is that he gets alot of starts but fails to go on to make big ones thats why Gambhir and Strauss are ahead of him.
Edited by mystery - 01 December 2009 at 4:02pm |
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Rohit Sharma - What the world has seen is gear 1, gear speed 2,3,4,5,7,8,9 to be witnessed in IPL only.
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punterrulz
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Posted: 05 December 2009 at 11:09am |
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Katman? hhhmmm consistent. Gambhir has to be up there. Strauss? hes there or there abouts. Smith? well smith produces the goods but not quite often enough although he usually leaves his best work for england. Id go for mt sehwag simply due to his monster scores. Such a pity he didn't get his third triple.
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milkman
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Posted: 05 December 2009 at 11:22am |
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Gambhir , Strauss and Katich is my order. Smith has been injured a great deal of late and you can't include him. Other than that there aren't a lot of top form and talented openers at the moment. Gayle has his moments, Dilshan is opening now and doing marvellously, while NZ and Pak are really struggling with finding good openers.
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Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!!
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punterrulz
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Posted: 05 December 2009 at 1:32pm |
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Yeah what is it about nz and pak? Have nz produced any decent batsmen? I guess you could say martin crowe but hes not exactly that great. So many openers seem to be left handers too which is odd considering so few people are actually left handed. Milks top 3 are all lefties. Add smith, cook, gayle and the 2 million left handed openers in aus s recent history and theres more lefties then right. amazing!
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milkman
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Posted: 05 December 2009 at 1:35pm |
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Hughes, Jaques, Rogers, Langer, Hayden, Katich, Matt Elliot, Mark Taylor, Geoff Marsh... wow left hander over load in Australia!!
Cook has his moments of glory , so does Gayle. |
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Ideal cricketer: Bowl like Warne, bat like Tendulkar, field like Jonty!!
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punterrulz
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Posted: 05 December 2009 at 4:22pm |
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England if you go back have had trescothick and now strauss and cook, sth africa had kirsten and now smith, pakistan had armir sohail, saeed anwar and now salman butt, india have gambhir, aus just recently had hughs and katich, bedfore that hayden n hussey, hayden, jacques, hayden elliot, taylor haydon n west indies had at one time 5 lefties in their top 6, i think carl hooper was the only right hander. You could almost make a team of the greatest left handers of all time to beat the right handers! Three of the greatest batsmen ever are lefties, lara, sobers n pollock
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