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Rohit Sinha

While I can't say for sure, I don't think so. I don't know what ICC's criteria is for awarding test status to teams, but maybe it depends on the number of years you have played, or the number of ODIs you have played, or how the playing facilities are there in your country, so you could host a few international tournaments. I don't know. But I also think that whatever criteria Bangladesh fulfilled when it got its test status, they still fulfil it now. Their game hasn't changed, at least. They used to play bad, and they still play bad. :)
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Nishant S wrote: Kumble bowled pretty decently in all his 3 games. The advantage with playing both Kumble and Harbajan is that if at least one of them bowls well, that's darn good for us. Yes, and the best thing about Kumble is that he's a thinking bowler. Always has his thinking cap on. Even though he can't turn the ball much, he has enough variations in the line, length and pace of the ball that he can easily beat the batsman. Nishant S wrote: When we play Aussies in the finals the 5th bowler will be a problem area! Hopefully Saurav is reading this. :~
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Rohit Sinha wrote: Their game hasn't changed, at least. They used to play bad, and they still play bad. Partially true I guess, but what I think happened is that Indian and Pak boards must have pushed for Bangladesh so that they can have an extra vote in the ICC. If it was Kenya then it'd be SA and Zimb that benefit. Typically you see this divide in the ICC. India, Pak, SL stick together. Nice to say that about India and Pak being in one team for a change :-) And despite all outward differences the Aussies and Brits stick together, and very curiously the West Indians support them [they havent lost their british colonial hangover I guess]. And the south africans and zimbabweans also seem to have a british-aussie tilt. Same for NZ. Hmmmm, maybe we should try and get test status for Maldives, the difficulty would obviously be to find 11 fit adult males who will agree to dress in white and stand in the sun for 7 hours ! Nish

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Rohit Sinha wrote: Always has his thinking cap on. Even though he can't turn the ball much, he has enough variations in the line, length and pace of the ball that he can easily beat the batsman. I still remember Kumble yorking the last 3 Windies batsmen in the finals of the Hero Cup in calcutta!!! That was a night I'll remember forever... Rohit Sinha wrote: Hopefully Saurav is reading this. I seriously doubt Saurav would be a CPian. Kumble does a little programming but he prolly does that Microsoft cartoon thingie whatdayacall it - forgot... ah got it - VB :-) Nish

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Nishant S wrote: Hmmmm, maybe we should try and get test status for Maldives, the difficulty would obviously be to find 11 fit adult males who will agree to dress in white and stand in the sun for 7 hours ! How about Nepal then? They won't mind the dress or the sun. :)
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Nishant S wrote: Kumble does a little programming but he prolly does that Microsoft cartoon thingie whatdayacall it - forgot... ah got it - VB Ah, so that's what VB is - Vex Bunny. :laugh:
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Rohit Sinha wrote: How about Nepal then? They won't mind the dress or the sun. Yeah, good idea. Perhaps we can have the 2011 world cup in the himalayas and the finals will be on top of Everest in a hanging statidum :-) I can imagine the commentary "Tendulkar has just hit the aging McGrath for a six, and the ball landed somewhere between Kanjenjunga and Everest. It took 2 minutes to touch ground as it fell through 5 miles of cold air" :-D Nish

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Rohit Sinha wrote: Ah, so that's what VB is - Vex Bunny. Sub Eeeeeeew, what's up doc? End Sub Nish

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:cool: Imagine what it'll do to the tourism industry. Hmmm, I think having it in the Himalayas would be a good idea indeed. Only a few small details need to be worked out. :suss: Nishant S wrote: I can imagine the commentary "Tendulkar has just hit the aging McGrath for a six, I don't think either of them will play in the 2011 cup. Both of them will be too old by then. In fact, I don't even think Tendulkar will be there in the 2007 cup. :(( He has been having a lot of fitness problems of late. :(
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Nishant S wrote: Sub Eeeeeeew, what's up doc? End Sub :~
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Rohit Sinha wrote: In fact, I don't even think Tendulkar will be there in the 2007 cup. He has been having a lot of fitness problems of late. !!!!!!! He's not 30 yet, he's turning 30 next month 24th! I reckon he'll surely play in 2007 in the Windies. 2011 is doubtful. Nish

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Rohit Sinha wrote: :~ Uhm, so what's that supposed to mean in this context? You didn't like it eh? Nish

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Yes, but he's been having a lot of fitness problems. Whenever he plays a long innings he starts having problems. Cramps here, sprain there... :( He just came back after taking a rest for the World Cup and look what happened in the match against Pakistan. And even in the practise sessions, he gets these problems sometimes. :( Saurav is an year older than Sachin, but he will be there in 2007, I think.
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No, just that I was unsure what to say. :)
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Rohit Sinha wrote: No, just that I was unsure what to say. Ah, okay. I apologize for misinterpreting your unsure emoticon. I never expected that you'd actually use the CP-unsure emoticon to express a state of unsureness. Maybe I should go take a nap now. Nish

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Rohit Sinha wrote: Saurav is an year older than Sachin, but he will be there in 2007, I think. Yup, Saurav is very fit and he'll be playing for another 5-6 years. Same for Dravid. But as you said, Tendulkar is indeed sorta unhealthy for a world class cricketer. Guys like Viv Richards, Ian Botham and Kapil Dev were so fit through their careers (though Botham did have one major injury early in his career which completely took the bite out of his bowling in his later years). Maybe Tendulkar eats too much. I think India should appoint a couple of diet experts to look after his diet. I mean it's an invasion of his privacy, but Sachin has lost ownership over himself. He belongs to 200 million cricket crazy Indians now. Sachin, all your base are belong to us. Nish :-)

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Nishant S wrote: I never expected that you'd actually use the CP-unsure emoticon to express a state of unsureness. When you are unsure, you do the most unexpected things.
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Nishant S wrote: Maybe Tendulkar eats too much. Exactly my thoughts. His leg muscles must get really tired carrying all that weight around for the whole day. :rolleyes:
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Rohit Sinha wrote: When you are unsure, you do the most unexpected things. If you look at all the shocks I've got in my life, you'd think I'd have reached a stage where unexpected is just another meaningless word that holds nothing for me, yet I still never fail to get stunned by even mildly unexpected happenings. I must be the sort of guy who never expects the unexpected. :~ Nish

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Rohit Sinha wrote: Exactly my thoughts. His leg muscles must get really tired carrying all that weight around for the whole day. And that heavy bat too that he used till prior to the world cup. Nish

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