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11th
March, 2001.
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| Steve
Waugh |
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"You
cannot take them (Indians) lightly. We are expecting a very good fight
from them. The team that shows the urge to win more will end up victorious."
"If
I was in Indian selection committee, I would have had patience in the
guys whom I am picking for opening slot and wouldn’t have gone on experimenting
with them in different positions." - The Aussie captain said to rediff.com
"Too
much is being made of the nature of the wickets. Both the teams played
on the same surface in Bombay and the better team won." - In The NewspaperToday.com
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| Sanjay
Manjrekar |
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"It's
not a good selection. Where is our match winning bowler? It's okay if you
do not have one. But whom do you project as one who could pick wickets?
- In his column in The New Indian Express |
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| Sourav
Ganguly |
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I’ve
got a Test hundred at Lord’s and a one-day hundred (exactly 100 versus
Australia, in early 2000) at the MCG. Hope I now get a hundred at the
Eden! - In an interview to The Telegraph
"People
say I have failed as a bastman, allegations that really don’t hold water.
I have been batting for over five years and it is not as if I can always
hit centuries, though I have tried my best to be consistent." Talking
to reporters after the nets
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| Shane
Warne |
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"A
perfect Test match wicket which will be good for both pacers and spinners."
- On the Kolkata wicket
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| Kris
Srikkanth |
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"There
is a yet another obsession that haunts Indian cricket. It is the myth about
the batting strength. This has been exploded time and again, yet all we
talk about is making changes in bowling." - In his column in The Hindu |
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I
believe that Australians may have an uphill task in Kolkata. As great a
side as they may be, Australia to me look beatable on turners." - The former
Indian captain in the Times of India |
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Captain
Steve Waugh actually said to the team before training on Friday that this
venue (Eden Gardens) is the 'Lords of the Sub- continent." - The Aussie
vice-captain in his column in The Hindu |
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Probir
Mukherjea
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There
is no way the Gardens will behave like the Wankhede during the first Test.
This pitch we have produced will have even bounce throughout the five days,
and turn will increase as the game goes on -- it is of course left to the
bowlers how well they can use the advantages the pitch provides." - The
Eden Gardens curator told rediff.com |
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"I
didn’t get enough chances to bowl at Sourav in the first Test, I want to
go after him at the Edens. I also love bowling against Sachin. In the upcoming
Test match, I'll be targetting these two Indian batsmen." - Quoted saying
in rediff.com |
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