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PrideOf
18 Dec 2002, 09:56
Great for the game of cricket, young Ronnie.
Can't play for sh*t, but great for the game anyway.
I saw his 80-something at the SCG against NSW. This guy can bat. Useful medium-pacer too.
kretchy
18 Dec 2002, 11:50
Should be down the order rather than batting right up the top as number 3.
Nige_Bix
18 Dec 2002, 12:40
Originally posted by kretchy
Should be down the order rather than batting right up the top as number 3.
have to agree - like the way he plays - seems to be trying too hard atm
dzm
You know he's going bad when Harmison & Caddick have made more runs in the series than he has. ;)
fabulousphil
18 Dec 2002, 14:22
His series average must be .333, that must be pretty hard to obtain.
Originally posted by fabulousphil
His series average must be .333, that must be pretty hard to obtain.
He's this years version of Agarkar [india]. :p
GoEagles
18 Dec 2002, 17:19
It seems Irani has earnt the 'cult fielder' for the 2002/2003 series. I know Pat Symcox from South Africa had this title in his last series.
Ronnie Irani
18 Dec 2002, 17:34
Originally posted by fabulousphil
His series average must be .333, that must be pretty hard to obtain.
It was a bloody fantastic one run though.
goal_umpire
18 Dec 2002, 17:37
Originally posted by Ronnie Irani
It was a bloody fantastic one run though. :D
I think that he will improve big time
Booze Hound
18 Dec 2002, 19:54
Originally posted by GoEagles
It seems Irani has earnt the 'cult fielder' for the 2002/2003 series.
Something like that:(
wagstaff
18 Dec 2002, 21:59
Originally posted by JUBJUB
He's this years version of Agarkar [india]. :p
Not quite as Agarkar didn't get any runs in five innings.
Irani is more of the 'binary' type of player that Keith Arthurton was at the 1996 World Cup (scores along the lines of 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
The Hippie
18 Dec 2002, 22:00
Originally posted by GoEagles
It seems Irani has earnt the 'cult fielder' for the 2002/2003 series. I know Pat Symcox from South Africa had this title in his last series.
That award will look good next to the one Phil Tufnell won out here a few years ago as well. The MCC should stick them in with The Ashes in the trophy case. :p :D
Originally posted by wagstaff
Not quite as Agarkar didn't get any runs in five innings.
Irani is more of the 'binary' type of player that Keith Arthurton was at the 1996 World Cup (scores along the lines of 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
What was it that Warwick Todd said about Ricky Ponting's 2001 test perfomance in India? Something along the lines of... "that's not a set of scores, thats an international dialing code."
GoEagles
19 Dec 2002, 15:55
Cult Fielders
---------------
2002/2003 - Ronnie Irani
2001/2002 - Bond [NZ]?
2000/2001 - Agit Agarkar
Anyone else want to fill in?
larrikin
19 Dec 2002, 16:04
Originally posted by DaveW
What was it that Warwick Todd said about Ricky Ponting's 2001 test perfomance in India? Something along the lines of... "that's not a set of scores, thats an international dialing code."
LMAO, love those Warrick todd books - crack me up every time!!
PrideOf
20 Dec 2002, 08:25
I remember Qasim Omar from Pakistan during the 80s - that guy was a crack up when fielding on the fence.
shiva25
20 Dec 2002, 09:56
Ronny is a great character for the game but cannot play for ****e
Foxtrot
20 Dec 2002, 12:03
His dive in attempting to cut off a four late in the Sri Lankan game the other evening was about as embarrassing as anything you'll see on a cricket field. Dived too early and had stopped skidding as the ball rolled past about a metre from his outstretched hands.
I agree with Dezzmo what dezzmo said about it looking like he's trying too hard. He seems to have reigned in his nutty behaviour since he has failed with the bat a few times. Maybe he should just let it all out and the runs will come.
He seems like such a likeable bloke - I hope he gets a score soon.
fabulousphil
20 Dec 2002, 21:32
Ronnies on fire with the bat, i heard he got 4 tonight............ just working out his average...........0.8........ roughly 250% improvement on his previous average of 0.333.
What a gun, maybe Ronnie should drink his average before he bats...wouldnt hurt.
Originally posted by fabulousphil
Ronnies on fire with the bat, i heard he got 4 tonight............ just working out his average...........0.8........ roughly 250% improvement on his previous average of 0.333.
What a gun, maybe Ronnie should drink his average before he bats...wouldnt hurt.
He's got 5 runs in 4 completed innings. Check your maths.
Well as Rocket Ronnie plays for my boys Essex here in England I suppose I should mount a defence of his ability, it's clear he should never have played Test cricekt , he got called back into the 1 day side last summer & did pretty well, his bowling was pretty hard to score off & he got Tendulkar a couple of times & he played some decent innings.
Whoever said that he's batting too high here got it spot on, he's not going to make many against good bowlers with a new ball whtehr it's a Test match or a1 dayer but bung him down at 6-8 & he'll do ok, as for his bowling I'm sure it will improve if he makes a few runs, he's definitely the sort of guy who gets on a roll & feeds off of any success that he has to keep doing better.
Originally posted by GoEagles
Cult Fielders
---------------
2002/2003 - Ronnie Irani
2001/2002 - Bond [NZ]?
2000/2001 - Agit Agarkar
Anyone else want to fill in?
Agarkar was in 99/00. The 00/01 award should go to Mahendra Nagamootoo for signing my mate's formguide.
Originally posted by Foxtrot
His dive in attempting to cut off a four late in the Sri Lankan game the other evening was about as embarrassing as anything you'll see on a cricket field.
He nearly out embarrassed himself with his dropped catch last night.Luckily for him,the game was fairly well over.
I've got Ronnie in my one day fantasy cricket team. what a choice.
he hasn't taken a wicket yet either has he?
i don't think they award points based on fielding bloopers.
Originally posted by Hoggy
Agarkar was in 99/00. The 00/01 award should go to Mahendra Nagamootoo for signing my mate's formguide.
I fell in love with Nagas on that tour.
If anyone was at the G for a one-dayer, and heard a very extended blow of an air-horn when Nagas came into bat, that was me.
Nige_Bix
21 Dec 2002, 18:32
Originally posted by fabulousphil
His series average must be .333, that must be pretty hard to obtain.
with an averasge like that he should try baseball!! :p
fabulousphil
22 Dec 2002, 22:16
Originally posted by DaveW
He's got 5 runs in 4 completed innings. Check your maths.
oops....... 1.25 sounds better.