Comments on: It Is Still The 90s http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Junaid http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-767407 Junaid Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41:36 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-767407 Aah I cherish those 90s. Forget ODIs, I would watch every single ball of even a test match India is playing. But then I get so much frustrated seeing India loose all the close matches esp to Pakistan; I shut the door of cricket from my life. It's been 9 yrs- I don't watch it. I don't follow it, I don't have even a speck of an idea what's happening in the cricket world. But once in a while I stop by(while zapping channels) when I see Sachin batting regardless of whether it's a live match or a very old one. And I reminisce. Aah I cherish those 90s. Forget ODIs, I would watch every single ball of even a test match India is playing. But then I get so much frustrated seeing India loose all the close matches esp to Pakistan; I shut the door of cricket from my life. It’s been 9 yrs- I don’t watch it. I don’t follow it, I don’t have even a speck of an idea what’s happening in the cricket world. But once in a while I stop by(while zapping channels) when I see Sachin batting regardless of whether it’s a live match or a very old one. And I reminisce.

]]> By: Avichal http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765874 Avichal Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:04 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765874 @Tejaswy Nice try, but sarcasm really ain't your style, so leave it to the pros. You have to realize that to a great extent, favorite batsmen are indeed based on personal opinions of armchair analysts. You can defend those opinions with facts, but at least try to make some sense. I guess your entire stand has been taken apart admirably by enough people on this thread alone, but you may choose to ignore that in the interest of your self-esteem. Anyway, in composing your little dialogue you didn't remember to address the logical flaw in your earlier argument. What train of logic leads you to conclude that a player's batting average should increase with the no. of innings he plays? More specifically, why exactly does Ponting deserve more credit if he has played less test innings than Tendulkar? As far as I remember, Ponting's test average has fallen from over 58 to less than 56 during the last couple of years alone. Does that statistic light a bulb in the space between your ears? I doubt it does, so I'll spell it out for you: you really shouldn't rate one batsman higher than the other based on a difference of a couple of points in their batting averages. If you have any other sensible argument in favor of Ponting, let's hear that and not indulge in needless Sachin-baiting just for whoring attention. And just for the record, I don't care much about how the Indian team performs as long as Sachin plays well. So mock me all you want for mindless hero-worship, but not for mindless patriotism. @Tejaswy Nice try, but sarcasm really ain’t your style, so leave it to the pros. You have to realize that to a great extent, favorite batsmen are indeed based on personal opinions of armchair analysts. You can defend those opinions with facts, but at least try to make some sense. I guess your entire stand has been taken apart admirably by enough people on this thread alone, but you may choose to ignore that in the interest of your self-esteem. Anyway, in composing your little dialogue you didn’t remember to address the logical flaw in your earlier argument. What train of logic leads you to conclude that a player’s batting average should increase with the no. of innings he plays? More specifically, why exactly does Ponting deserve more credit if he has played less test innings than Tendulkar? As far as I remember, Ponting’s test average has fallen from over 58 to less than 56 during the last couple of years alone. Does that statistic light a bulb in the space between your ears? I doubt it does, so I’ll spell it out for you: you really shouldn’t rate one batsman higher than the other based on a difference of a couple of points in their batting averages. If you have any other sensible argument in favor of Ponting, let’s hear that and not indulge in needless Sachin-baiting just for whoring attention.

And just for the record, I don’t care much about how the Indian team performs as long as Sachin plays well. So mock me all you want for mindless hero-worship, but not for mindless patriotism.

]]> By: Tejaswy http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765851 Tejaswy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:02:43 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765851 Person one: Sachin is the greatest cricket player in the world Person two: On what basis do you day that? Person One : I don't know, But he is the greatest player in the world? Person two: Do you mean in Test or one day, Have you even compared his stats to any one else? Person One : NO, I don't have to I don't want to ...he is just the greatest player in the game, and because you do not agree with me I doubt your patriotism and hence you are not an Indian, you are a spam bot,an idiot who does not like India. Person one: Sachin is the greatest cricket player in the world

Person two: On what basis do you day that?

Person One : I don’t know, But he is the greatest player in the world?

Person two: Do you mean in Test or one day, Have you even compared his stats to any one else?

Person One : NO, I don’t have to I don’t want to …he is just the greatest player in the game, and because you do not agree with me I doubt your patriotism and hence you are not an Indian, you are a spam bot,an idiot who does not like India.

]]> By: plagiarism http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765777 plagiarism Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:33 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765777 @Sumit, one more :) are you gonna bark all day little doggy, or are you gonna bite? @Sumit,
one more :)

are you gonna bark all day little doggy, or are you gonna bite?

]]> By: Sumit http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765555 Sumit Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:47:41 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765555 @plagiarism I posted the link to give the credit where it was due , which you so conveniently managed to skip. Calling yourself plagiarist only highlights the admission you so make of your own cheating. It also shows that though you knew you were doing the wrong thing you still went ahead with it calling yourself plagiarist as if it to show that it is an acceptable way to assuage your own guilt. And neither do I go to class 7 nor do I carry tiffin. But I sorely miss that and wish that I was forever that small. Thanks for your good wishes. You made me feel so young. @plagiarism
I posted the link to give the credit where it was due , which you so conveniently managed to skip.
Calling yourself plagiarist only highlights the admission you so make of your own cheating. It also shows that though you knew you were doing the wrong thing you still went ahead with it calling yourself plagiarist as if it to show that it is an acceptable way to assuage your own guilt.
And neither do I go to class 7 nor do I carry tiffin. But I sorely miss that and wish that I was forever that small. Thanks for your good wishes. You made me feel so young.

]]> By: Pinak http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765478 Pinak Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:29 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765478 Good write up. It hurt more, as me and my wife were in Uppal stadium and till that point were watching the best innings every played!! Sigh!! Good write up. It hurt more, as me and my wife were in Uppal stadium and till that point were watching the best innings every played!!

Sigh!!

]]> By: Deeps http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765466 Deeps Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:19:17 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765466 Another Observation: India is somehow always bulding a team for the future /for the world cups and in doing so, gets in relative greenhorns with a few spectacular performaces in the domestic league. Whereas, Australia rarely does that. It reposes faith on proven/consistent performers with tons of runs over multiple seasons - its not rare to see people wearing Aussie colors after 25 years of age. Therein, lies the difference. Some of these youngsters take it too easy when success comes relatively early and easy. They should be made to toil for a India cap and which will make them place value on it. Another Observation:

India is somehow always bulding a team for the future /for the world cups and in doing so, gets in relative greenhorns with a few spectacular performaces in the domestic league. Whereas, Australia rarely does that. It reposes faith on proven/consistent performers with tons of runs over multiple seasons – its not rare to see people wearing Aussie colors after 25 years of age.

Therein, lies the difference. Some of these youngsters take it too easy when success comes relatively early and easy. They should be made to toil for a India cap and which will make them place value on it.

]]> By: Sirpy http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765284 Sirpy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:14 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765284 Most of the permutations and combinations have been exhaustively discussed with relevant stats. Here's my two pence. Sachin is no doubt a God, probably the only one. But there is no place for a God in a team. The second you/the team/anybody else pins their hopes on one man, the term 'team' falls apart. Sachin probably helped Indian cricket rise to dizzying heights, but what if he was not there? Probably we would have had a stronger team with real players and not dummies who are just there to fill in for Sachin's occasional follies. Most of the permutations and combinations have been exhaustively discussed with relevant stats. Here’s my two pence. Sachin is no doubt a God, probably the only one. But there is no place for a God in a team. The second you/the team/anybody else pins their hopes on one man, the term ‘team’ falls apart. Sachin probably helped Indian cricket rise to dizzying heights, but what if he was not there? Probably we would have had a stronger team with real players and not dummies who are just there to fill in for Sachin’s occasional follies.

]]> By: plagiarism http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765251 plagiarism Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:24:07 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765251 @ sumit, also why this " GB, please take note..." stuff? why are you complaining? are you in class 7? did i eat your tiffin forcefully? @ sumit,

also why this ” GB, please take note…” stuff? why are you complaining?

are you in class 7? did i eat your tiffin forcefully?

]]> By: plagiarism http://greatbong.net/2009/11/05/it-is-still-the-90s/#comment-765250 plagiarism Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:22:30 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=3461#comment-765250 @anonymous of 2 posts above, thanks for explaining :) @sumit, may be you should read that great poem by tagore to ray on shishirbindu and stuff. You went so far to copy paste the link but you did not read my name??? or was it beyond you to comprehend? @anonymous of 2 posts above,

thanks for explaining :)

@sumit,

may be you should read that great poem by tagore to ray on shishirbindu and stuff. You went so far to copy paste the link but you did not read my name???
or was it beyond you to comprehend?

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