Re: Murali Kartik: Attn Mr Kamath

"govandi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> India 'A' vs SL 'A'
>
> End of Day 3: Murk 2 wickets @ 45.00

(Was very quiet in here, wonder why?)

> End of Day 4: Murk 6 wickets @ 19.50
>
> Bottomline: 3 day matches are nothing but
> extended net practice.

Check Kumble in Australia in the last 3 day match, while you are at it.
When the Indians managed a collective 12 wickets in the whole match.

> Give a spinner a 4th day & 5th day. Then
> lets decide whether he has the potential
> to run through a side in tests.
>

That is correct.  So why were you not saying that about Karthik before?

BTW is that a 4th or 5th day anywhere, or just in India?

> Anyway, today's performance shows he's
> in great form and the experts weren't
> exactly on durgs to be saying that.
>

Just like the selectors weren't wrong in picking Kumble based on his 6
wicket haul.


> Oh, I thought I'd leave you with what Shane Warne had to
> say (note about Adelaide + Sydney) :
>
> "I was surprised to see left-arm spinner Murali Kartik
> left out of the touring squad. I would have picked him to
> join forces with "Batman and Robin", Anil Kumble and
> Harbhajan Singh. Imagine the three of them in Sydney
> and Adelaide?"


And maybe you noted in there that he mentioned him as the third spinner
along with Kumble and Bhaji.

Scratch that, you didn't!


-- 
Shripathi Kamath