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Aug 2001: Poll results

Will Bangladesh be able to avoid innings defeat?
30 Aug 2001 - 31 Aug 2001
Yes16%(13 votes)
No83%(66 votes)

Do you agree with the decision to retain Tillakaratne?
29 Aug 2001 - 31 Aug 2001
Yes49%(361 votes)
No50%(375 votes)

Who will be the most wicket taker?
29 Aug 2001 - 30 Aug 2001
Sharif32%(38 votes)
Monjurul18%(22 votes)
Hasibul17%(20 votes)
Naimur14%(17 votes)
Enamul17%(20 votes)

The team that wins the toss in Multan will
27 Aug 2001 - 29 Aug 2001
Bat75%(87 votes)
Bowl24%(28 votes)

Who is your Man of the Match?
25 Aug 2001 - 29 Aug 2001
Ganguly40%(1194 votes)
Dravid32%(949 votes)
Zaheer27%(810 votes)

Should a younger fast bowler have been selected instead of Venkatesh Prasad?
14 Aug 2001 - 28 Aug 2001
Yes67%(352 votes)
No32%(170 votes)

Will Warne take 500 Test wickets before retiring?
19 Aug 2001 - 28 Aug 2001
Yes60%(4141 votes)
No39%(2667 votes)

Why is the team currently not doing well under Ganguly
20 Aug 2001 - 27 Aug 2001
Playing overseas25%(121 votes)
Poor captaincy25%(121 votes)
Team not at full strength25%(121 votes)
Team not playing up to potential25%(121 votes)

Is Dravid ready to take over the captaincy?
20 Aug 2001 - 27 Aug 2001
Yes66%(474 votes)
No33%(239 votes)

Which is the greatest knock played by an Indian batsman overseas?
23 Aug 2001 - 27 Aug 2001
Mankad, 184, Lord's, 195218%(289 votes)
Gavaskar, 221, Oval, 197925%(404 votes)
Patil, 174, Adelaide, 198113%(217 votes)
Kapil, 129, Port Elizabeth, 199215%(253 votes)
Tendulkar, 169, Capetown, 199726%(421 votes)

When has Tendulkar disappointed the most?
20 Aug 2001 - 27 Aug 2001
Out for 136 vs Pak, Chennai29%(661 votes)
Out for 4 vs W Indies, Bridgetown8%(184 votes)
Out for 65 vs Sri Lanka, World Cup semifinal11%(267 votes)
Out for a duck vs Australia, World Cup 199923%(532 votes)
Failure as a captain26%(595 votes)

What will be the result of Karachi warm up match?
23 Aug 2001 - 27 Aug 2001
Win31%(73 votes)
Draw35%(84 votes)
Loss32%(77 votes)

What will the result of the Test be?
23 Aug 2001 - 25 Aug 2001
India win26%(1197 votes)
Sri Lanka win11%(515 votes)
Draw1%(46 votes)
Tie61%(2790 votes)

Who should replace Srinath for the second Test?
20 Aug 2001 - 23 Aug 2001
Harvinder Singh61%(796 votes)
Rahul Sanghvi17%(220 votes)
Sairaj Bahutule20%(270 votes)

Which is the best bowling performance overseas by an Indian?
20 Aug 2001 - 23 Aug 2001
Chandra's 6/38, Oval, 197130%(197 votes)
Prasanna's 8/76, Auckland, 197633%(221 votes)
Kapil's 5/28, Melbourne, 198136%(237 votes)

Can India come back and win the series?
17 Aug 2001 - 20 Aug 2001
Yes43%(712 votes)
No56%(914 votes)

Which is the greatest Indian Test victory
16 Aug 2001 - 20 Aug 2001
Port of Spain, 19714%(55 votes)
The Oval, 19712%(38 votes)
Port of Spain, 19763%(45 votes)
Melbourne, 19812%(36 votes)
Kolkata, 200134%(437 votes)
None of the above52%(664 votes)

Which is Dravid's best Test knock?
13 Aug 2001 - 20 Aug 2001
148 at Johannesburg11%(68 votes)
180 at Kolkata24%(148 votes)
190 at Hamilton10%(63 votes)
None of the above53%(324 votes)

Do you agree with Tendulkar's inclusion in Bradman's best ever XI?
13 Aug 2001 - 20 Aug 2001
Yes89%(1569 votes)
No10%(181 votes)

Where should Ganguly bat in the Test?
13 Aug 2001 - 20 Aug 2001
No 335%(125 votes)
No 419%(69 votes)
No 518%(66 votes)
No 625%(89 votes)

Who will take the most wickets in the fourth Test?
14 Aug 2001 - 19 Aug 2001
Gillespie22%(805 votes)
Lee12%(446 votes)
McGrath36%(1311 votes)
Warne27%(986 votes)

Did the youngsters in the Indian team do enough in Sri Lanka to cement their places in the side?
7 Aug 2001 - 18 Aug 2001
Yes48%(132 votes)
No52%(143 votes)

What will the result of this Test be?
16 Aug 2001 - 17 Aug 2001
SL win by an innings58%(344 votes)
SL win chasing17%(102 votes)
India win7%(44 votes)
Draw16%(99 votes)

Who is the best captain India ever had?
13 Aug 2001 - 16 Aug 2001
CK Nayudu0%(5 votes)
Lala Amarnath0%(13 votes)
Polly Umrigar0%(3 votes)
MAK Pataudi2%(59 votes)
Sunil Gavaskar2%(54 votes)
Kapil Dev6%(158 votes)
Md Azharuddin10%(262 votes)
Sachin Tendulkar1%(35 votes)
Sourav Ganguly2%(75 votes)
None of the above74%(1954 votes)

Do you agree with Sri Lanka's decision to field four seamers?
14 Aug 2001 - 16 Aug 2001
Yes55%(466 votes)
No44%(376 votes)

Who should replace Steve Waugh in the 4th Test?
6 Aug 2001 - 14 Aug 2001
Katich57%(4696 votes)
Langer42%(3458 votes)

Who should fill the two vacant batting slots for India?
10 Aug 2001 - 14 Aug 2001
Kaif and Badani42%(963 votes)
Badani and Mongia16%(366 votes)
Kaif and Mongia5%(124 votes)
None of the above35%(789 votes)

Who should keep wicket in the first Test?
10 Aug 2001 - 14 Aug 2001
Kumar Sangakkara29%(253 votes)
Romesh Kaluwitharana70%(606 votes)

Who is your choice for the Man of the Series?
6 Aug 2001 - 13 Aug 2001
Jayasuriya30%(376 votes)
Arnold17%(222 votes)
Harbhajan13%(162 votes)
Astle38%(475 votes)

With the respective boards exonerating their players, what should the BCCI do?
7 Aug 2001 - 13 Aug 2001
Revoke the ban on Azhar3%(93 votes)
Revoke the ban on Jadeja8%(240 votes)
Revoke the ban on both16%(487 votes)
Retain the status quo71%(2090 votes)

Was Ganguly right in backing Yuvraj?
6 Aug 2001 - 13 Aug 2001
Yes50%(155 votes)
No49%(154 votes)

Should Dravid take a break from one-day internationals?
6 Aug 2001 - 13 Aug 2001
Yes49%(213 votes)
No50%(214 votes)

Should Tendulkar play against Lanka even if he is not fully fit?
7 Aug 2001 - 13 Aug 2001
Yes41%(1668 votes)
No58%(2306 votes)

Should the Sri Lankan selectors recall De Silva and Tillakaratne for the Test series?
6 Aug 2001 - 10 Aug 2001
Yes17%(268 votes)
No12%(194 votes)
Maybe70%(1085 votes)

Was India right in retaining the services of three injured cricketers?
31 Jul 2001 - 8 Aug 2001
Yes49%(247 votes)
No50%(248 votes)

What was the major reason for India's loss in the final?
6 Aug 2001 - 7 Aug 2001
Losing the toss27%(81 votes)
Poor bowling31%(92 votes)
Poor batting41%(122 votes)

For what tenure should Ganguly be given the captaincy?
30 Jul 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
India's tour of South Africa15%(72 votes)
England's tour of India29%(140 votes)
One year10%(49 votes)
The 2003 World Cup44%(211 votes)

Do you think Dravid is a better captain than Ganguly?
30 Jul 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
Yes56%(709 votes)
No11%(140 votes)
Can't say32%(402 votes)

Which of Tendulkar's knocks, do you think, should have found a place in the Wisden 100?
30 Jul 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
155* v Australia at Chennai23%(792 votes)
136 v Pakistan at Chennai23%(769 votes)
114 v Australia at Perth22%(761 votes)
None of the above29%(990 votes)

Who has been Australia's greatest Test captain in history?
2 Aug 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
J Darling0%(27 votes)
MA Noble0%(10 votes)
WW Armstrong0%(15 votes)
HL Collins0%(4 votes)
WM Woodfull0%(17 votes)
DG Bradman49%(3191 votes)
AL Hassett0%(16 votes)
R Benaud1%(102 votes)
RB Simpson0%(19 votes)
WM Lawry0%(53 votes)
IM Chappell1%(83 votes)
GS Chappell0%(25 votes)
AR Border6%(391 votes)
MA Taylor4%(307 votes)
SR Waugh24%(1587 votes)
Other9%(638 votes)

Who should bat at no. 3 for Australia in Tests?
25 Jul 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
Adam Gilchrist4%(359 votes)
Matthew Hayden0%(70 votes)
Simon Katich7%(548 votes)
Justin Langer12%(899 votes)
Damien Martyn11%(861 votes)
Ricky Ponting27%(2030 votes)
Michael Slater28%(2159 votes)
Mark Waugh5%(443 votes)
Steve Waugh1%(118 votes)

Who will be Australia's leading run scorer in the Ashes series?
26 Jun 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
Adam Gilchrist10%(1206 votes)
Matt Hayden16%(1885 votes)
Simon Katich10%(1176 votes)
Justin Langer5%(631 votes)
Damien Martyn5%(680 votes)
Ricky Ponting21%(2546 votes)
Michael Slater4%(562 votes)
Mark Waugh9%(1107 votes)
Steve Waugh16%(1928 votes)

Should the selectors have gone in for a younger paceman rather than Venkatesh Prasad?
3 Aug 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
Yes51%(469 votes)
No48%(439 votes)

Who should open for India in future?
2 Aug 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
Ganguly - Tendulkar43%(5431 votes)
Tendulkar - Shewag45%(5727 votes)
Ganguly - Shewag11%(1463 votes)

Who win the Coca Cola Cup final?
4 Aug 2001 - 6 Aug 2001
India43%(209 votes)
Sri Lanka56%(272 votes)

Who was Canada's
player of the ICC Trophy?

21 Jul 2001 - 5 Aug 2001
Joe Harris18%(80 votes)
Sanjay Thuraisingham43%(190 votes)
John Davison6%(27 votes)
Nick Degroot3%(17 votes)
Ian Billcliff5%(24 votes)
Barry Seeberan21%(95 votes)

Where should Kaluwitharana bat?
27 Jul 2001 - 4 Aug 2001
Number One65%(444 votes)
Number three11%(79 votes)
Number five23%(157 votes)

Do you think the team management is right in asking the injured trio to stay back?
30 Jul 2001 - 2 Aug 2001
Yes56%(273 votes)
No34%(168 votes)
Can't say8%(41 votes)

Was Ganguly's outburst against Arnold justified?
2 Aug 2001 - 2 Aug 2001
Yes, it was in the heat of the moment50%(791 votes)
No, he should have set an example49%(764 votes)

Who would Sri Lanka prefer to play in the final?
1 Aug 2001 - 2 Aug 2001
India48%(1068 votes)
New Zealand51%(1124 votes)

Should Sourav Ganguly drop himself down to the middle order?
24 Jul 2001 - 1 Aug 2001
Yes44%(238 votes)
No55%(292 votes)

Will India win this match?
1 Aug 2001 - 1 Aug 2001
Yes87%(714 votes)
No12%(105 votes)

What will India's final total be?
1 Aug 2001 - 1 Aug 2001
175-20028%(69 votes)
201-22542%(105 votes)
Above 22529%(72 votes)

Where did New Zealand really lose the match?
31 Jul 2001 - 1 Aug 2001
Slipshod captaincy10%(62 votes)
In the slog overs12%(78 votes)
Fall of early wickets76%(465 votes)

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