will india win saturdays match after sachin being declared not fit?
By jassi007
@jassi007 (234)
India
6 responses
@myfriendz (1226)
• India
15 Feb 07
i think india can because sachin contributed with the bowl so it may effect the bowling more than the batting
i think irfan can be back
@balakishore (26)
• India
16 Feb 07
As far as iam concerned cricket is not one mans game. Its a game in which the team has to contribute.Yah India shall win the saturdays match to be played in vizag.of course may not be playing the match,yet indians can win the match
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@banta78 (4326)
• India
15 Feb 07
Surely india can win saturday's match even if sachin is not playing b'coz in last game sachin didn't make any contribution with bat and bowl and still we won comfortably. As Indian team is now playing as team whihc is good and we have batsmen like ganguly, dravid, dhoni apart from sachin himself who are in form. Besides our bowling is also looking good with Zaheer, agarker, munaf, bhajji bowling well.
Morover indian team is on high with series win over westindies and win in last match against sri lanka also.
@nanhegujral (4632)
• India
16 Feb 07
I think that Sachin not playing the last match would not effect much to the Indian side. We all know that Sachin not at its best and we have other batsmen which are performing well... especially Ganguly. And we all want Sachin to be fully fit for world cup.
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@hiveenu (521)
• India
16 Feb 07
Hi, gone are the days when the mere absence of sachin spelled doom for our team. It was predominantly in Azhar's days as captain, when sachin, after knowing well that one or two of his team mates had sold themselves out to the bookies, fought as a single man with other decent guys in the team for an indian win. In those times, there were no match winners like yuvraj or dhoni besides tendulkar. So, when he was absent or didn't score enough, we practically felt mentally lost.
During Ganguly's captaincy, his burden came down a little for we started to win without him. In this aspect, the injuries to sachin was a blessing in disguise for team india. This period also saw tha blossoming of players like yuvraj singh, dravid and kaif into potential match winners.
Now, it's even better, even if sachin is there and doesn't contribute with the bat or ball, we have learnt to nevertheless win that match, eg. goa odi. Sachin also knows this and that is what is going to play a major role in him performing splendidly in this world cup without any pressure whatsoever.
So, the answer to your question is, our winning chances won't be affected even in the slightest due to sachin's absence. In fact, it's good if we win that match without sachin as other players will derive more self confidence with that win. Thanks.
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