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Readers wishes for John Wright

July 07, 2003 16:12 IST
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Name:jagdish shah
Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish


Name:Hitendra
Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide indian cricket as a whole towards fulfilling the expectations of Indian cricket lovers all around the world. Wish you a very best of luck for the same.


Name:Saravana Bavan
Message:Dear John Wright! Many Many Happy Returns of the Day! Your good work towards Cricket and Indian Team Continue! Many Wishes, Bavan, Devi, Pranusha & Sachin


Name:Ambica
Message:Happy Birthday Mr Wright. Hope you enjoy your day and many more to come.


Name:Rasik A G
Message:Hi John Mr Wright of the Indian many happy returns of the day. W - Winning TEAM created R - Right choice for Indian Team I - Intelligent and Impressive G - Grooming the youngsters of India H - Helping India achieve bigger goals T - Tactful-Teaching the Indian team WRIGHTLY


Name:Vorshal
Message:Happy birthday, Mr. Wright. Have a nice day with your family and friends. You've done very well with the Indian cricket team. Just a thought, why not give a "batting camp" for the Indian tail or a "camp" for only all-rounders.


Name:Rajesh Garg
Message:Hi john sir, thanks for all u have given for our indian cricket team.....i am a gr8 fan of urs.....thanks once again and have a real nice bday may u live for many more years to come -rajesh garg


Name:anil thomas
Message:happy birthday mr wright hope u have another wonderful term with the Indain cricket team. And do enjoy it the Indian way.


Name:Anand Ramachandran
Message:Wright is right for the Indian team. Happy birthday and wish you a long stint with us.


Name:Karam V. Chawla
Message:Happy birthday, John. Karam V. Chawla, Rocklin, CA, USA


Name:Venkatesan Santhanam
Message:Mr. John Wright, "Wish you a very Happy Birthday" Your approach is Perfect and you are giving your best effort. Irrespective of the result millions of cricket fan like me will always behind you... You are on the Wright track.... Thanks for serving my country...


Name:Pamela Kainth
Message:Happy Birthday Mr. Wright Well, you have turned Indian Cricket around, and you have made the world take notice. Well done for all your acheivements. Keep up the good work and keep the players spirits high and full of confidence. P.S never mind about the World Cup Final. Make sure you treat N.Zealand mean (revenge is sweet). Beat the Aussies in their own backyard. I don't ask for much, do I? Happy Birthday, Have a great day From Pamela Kainth Birmingham, England


Name:Jacob Mathew
Message:Dear John... We salute you for being a mentor for our cricketers and bringing laurels to our country. Reaching the world cup finals was no mean achievment...Keep it up..we the whole nation stand by you in your efforts to bring back our glorious days in cricket.


Name:samrat guha
Message:wish a very very happy b'day SIR, and may under ur guidance we beat Australia down under


Name:srinivasa Reddy
Message:Hi Wright, Wish you Many more happy returns of the day. you have done good job for indian cricket. Hope we will get 2007 world by beating austalia in the final under your coach and tendulkar cap With Luv Srini


Name:Ravi Kumar
Message:Dear John- Wish you a happy birthday. We have seen the beauty of NewZealand in movies. One day hope to see it in real. Thanks for helping the Indian team showcase some of its talents in the recently concluded worldcup. The simple approach of sticking to the basics that you bring to the table is heart warming. This principle can be applied to any challenge in life. Thanks for breathing some fresh air into the Indian cricket scene. Wish you and your family a lots of fun on your birthday. Regards, Ravi Ravi_kumar@msn.com SportsIndia San Diego CA USA


Name:Kiran Jangam
Message:Hi John, Happy birthday !!! I hope you continue serving the India team for long. Best wishes, Kiran


Name:Sridhar Sarathy
Message:Coach Wright - Thanks for making the Indian team them believe in themselves ! Enjoy your birthday ! You deserve this and many more.


Name:Ranjit Mohan
Message:Dear Mr Wright Thanks for your invaluable contribution to this Indian Team which has now become a great one and the good Lord shower you and your family with lots of good health, happiness and fun. My prayers are with you and your family for the good health of your father. Regards Ranjit


Name:DR.JOHAR
Message:HAVE A GREAT DAY.I HOPE YOU STAY ATLEAST TILL THE NEXT WORLDCUP,WITH THE INDIAN.I KNOW LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS,THEY ARE NOT REAL AND THERE IS A BIT OF POLITICS INVOLVED,PL. CARRY ON THE WAY YOU ARE AS YOU ONLY KNOW THE BEST FOR INDIAN CRICKET.LAST, BUT NOT THE LEAST,A WORD ABOUT AJAY JADEJA,I RECKON FROM WHATEVER I KNOW AND FOLLOW.INDIAN TEAMS FORTUNE,HE IS A KEY MAN IN ONE DAY FORMAT,OFCOURSE HE HAS TO PROVE IT ALL OVER AGAIN,BUT HE HAS BEEN HARSHLY TREATED COMPARE TO LOT OF OTHER CRICKTERS E.G WARNE,H.GIBBS ETC.I HOPE HE MAKES A COMEBACK SOONER THAN LATER.HAPPY B'DAY ONCE AGAIN TO YOU


Name:Vasu
Message:Happy B'day John, you have made us proud.


Name:Dr.A.Shanmugam,MD,FACE,FACP
Message:Dear Mr.Wright, I love your sincere work ethic with our beloved Indian team.Continue to work without any expectations.Your practice strategies with the players is the root cause of India"s success in dealing with worldclass players. May god bless you and many more happy returns of the day. Dr. Shanmugam


Name:rohid Dev
Message:Wish You Happy BirthDay. Its nice to see you make the Indian team into a more professional unit. Rohid madison, Wisconson


Name:farzan siddiqui
Message:Dear Sir, i would like to wish u a very happy birthday and also thank u for showing people all over the world what the indian cricket team is really capable of.u and the indian team have a great fan following here in saudi arabia and i would really appreciate it if u acknowledge my mail to u.take care and thank u


Name:Prem
Message:Hi John, HAVE A GREAT TIME AS WELL AS GREAT YEARS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!


Name:Sudarsan C.R
Message:Dear Wright I wish u many returns of the day.... In The Professionals I wish u to achieve great height in capacity of coach of INDIA which in turn able to achive great result for INDIA........ I wish and our boys to have a good show down under atleast this time....... Wish u many Indian B'day Sudarsan C.R


Name:Niren Shetty
Message:Many congratulations on reaching your 49th birthday, I hope that we will enjoy you reaching many more to come! May you live long and keep up the good work. We are greatful for all your efforts and we trust the effort has been as rewarding for you as it has for us. You have given our cricket so much to think about ,So many smiles and so many memories. I just hope that some of these messages will make you smile too. We wish you every happiness in all that you find to do in the year to come and those that follow. -Niren Shetty


Name:Suresh Immanuel.S
Message:Dear John, We can never forget the people we care about and the special days that belong to them. Hope you'll be having a wonderful day with all kind of happiness coming your way.......and hope that the year that you're stating on, too, will be one that brings lot of good luck and victory to you!!! Happy Birthday! With Best Wishes, Suresh Immanuel.S


Name:SREKANTH.PERAM
Message:wishing john a prosperous and beautiful life in years to come and serve indian team as long as possible.


Name:amina
Message: may u get all the happiness & success of ur life.may u get lots of years 2 train our players especially zahir,ganguly,yuraj & banger. many many happy returns of the day live long life remember us while cutting ur b'cake.bye.


Name:arjun sawhney
Message:Happy Birthday and Thanks Alot for coaching. Its very gr8 of you that you are the best buddy.Keep it up ! ! !


Name:Sharath Pallemoni
Message:Dear John, Happy 49th Birthday!! Hope the coming years are very rewarding to you - both personally and professionally. You've been a wonderful guiding force for our...and YOUR team - congrats on making it the fighting unit that it is today. Here's looking forward to seeing you and the team give your best...everytime, for a lot more years! God speed!!


Name:Ravi Rao
Message:Dear John, Wish you a Happy Birthday!! I admire the way you haev moulded the team into a competitive unit. I played cricket for my school and college and continue to play here in the US but I follow cricket closely whenever I can. One of these days I hope to be able to meet you and maybe bowl a few overs of gentle medium pace to you to see how I have held up over the years!:) Best Wishes again, Ravi


Name:Vishnu Kartha
Message:Wishing you The Very Very Best On Your 49th B'Day.


Name:Abhinav Vishnu
Message:You have been an anchor for the team, i do not remember indian team being so united, since 1989(the time when i started watching cricket)


Name:Amit Behere
Message:Dear Sir, Happy Birthday ! Wishing you a very long and healthy life and a long and healthy career as the Indian coach. PS: Before you read on (the next few paras are devoted to singing your praises :) I was wondering if it would be possible for the Indian cricket board with all their money to hire Jonty Rhodes as a fielding coach. I think it would do our team a world of good. I hope you read this suggestion and give it some thought.) For a long time, before you started your coaching stint with India, Indian fans were a frustrated lot, supporting a team with immense talent and questionable fighting spirit is not easy. But since your arrival the team has gotten an edge, a mental strength never seen before atleast in Indian cricket. You transformed a team that used to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory into a team that won victories in difficult situations ! Hats off to you. I am sure a lot of credit also goes to the captain, the management and also the players themselves but thanks for being the catalyst. Now I can really belive that when India loses, I can still be proud because they would have done their best and beyond to avoid it. Regards Amit


Name:kapil
Message:sir.!!! wishing u many many haapy returns of the day.& choicest wishes for the season..!! thanx 4 u r commitement and contribution to indian cricket thanx a ton.!!!


Name:Atul Bachan
Message:Hi John! Wishing you a very happy birthday and may god blkess u abundantly and grant you the desires of your heart..we in oregon usa are a great fan of yours and you are the best coach india ever had and wish you will continue to coach the lads. lots of best wishes and best of luck Aby


Name:saran
Message:John, I am thankful of what you have done to the Indian cricket.I wish a very happy birthday. Saran


Name:Makhan Seru
Message:Hi John: I have mintained cricket connections in spite of my migrating to the USA in 1971. Your contribution to Indian cricket is highly appretiated by all of the cricket fans in the USA. Wish you a very happy birthday. Good work.


Name:Bhavesh
Message:Happy birthday to Mr. Wright. Hope u have more and more years of coaching India to the righteous track of victory.


Name:ashish
Message:i wish u very happy b'day and the new tenure as well. I wish ur tenure as indian coach to last for next world. Many happy returns of the day


Name:Hiten
Message:Dear JOhn, Many Many Happy returns of the day. u hav helped the Indian team very nicely, I wish that u stay as Indian coach forever. Continue ur magic towards Indian cricket team. Thank u for givin India a spirit. Bye


Name:Amar
Message:Thanks very much for giving us the wonderful Indian cricket team which we have always known but had never realised. Also, with you all the good health/wealth in this world and hope to see more of your deligent service to indian cricket. Thanks. Have a wonderful birthday and here wishing you many many happy returns of the day and very properous year ahead on behalf of India. Cheers -- Amar.


Name:Irfan Mohammed Khan
Message:JOHN - EVERY INDIAN FAN IS ASHAMED AT THE OCCASIONALLY SHABBY TREATMENT YOU, ANDREW AND ADRIAN (BUT HOPEFULLY NOT GREGORY!) HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST - MAYBE IT'S A GOOD OMEN THAT THE BCCI HAS TURNED A NEW LEAF A COUPLE OF DAYS AHEAD OF YOUR B'DAY! MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDIAN CRICKET AND FOR THE GRACE AND DIGNITY WITH WITH YOU (AND ANDREW/ADRIAN) HAVE CONDUCTED YOURSELF THRU THE HIGHS AND LOWS!


Name:Babu
Message:Hi John, Wish you a happy happy birthday. After your coaching stint, now we turned into a good professional and turned as a good team members. I wanted to ask you one thing, some players in Indian team still plays selfish game at sometime without taking single too. Why is this happening ( do they fear for their place ? ). We have to change to that. I hope you will do that. regards Babu J


Name:Chandar
Message:Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!! Wishing you the very best in life on your way to your century!! You are the RIGHT man, Wright for the Indian team!!


Name:Krishna
Message:Happy Birthday. Congrats. Keep up your good work. -Krishna


Name:Kiran
Message:Indians thank you for your services to Indian Cricket. You have made a very good team, and especially the attitude of Indian team changed during your services. Wish u a Happy Birthday ..


Name:Sriram
Message:Wishing you a very Happy Birthday !! Hope you continue to work your magic on the Indian team !! May they win a major tournament in your watch soon !!! Thanks again and wishing you the very best for your birthday Sriram


Name:Siddhartha (Sid) Das
Message:Happy Birthday John! Good luck against NZ and Australia


Name:Addy
Message:Dear John, Clearly I am falling short of words when it comes to appreciating you. May you have a great day and GOD bless you and your family. Your family is really lucky to have such a great guy around them and so is the Indian Cricket Team who has become your family now !!! Cheers, Have a good time --- Addy


Name:Suresh Pillai
Message:Hi John, Wish you many many happy returns of the day ! As a follower of Indian cricket team, we are proud of having a coach like you who helped moulded the team to work as a unit and helped them reach the finals of the world cup cricket.I hope you could continue to coach India till the next world cup and repeat 1983 victory in the carribean.Congratulations and god bless. -Suresh Pillai


Name:bharathi mohan
Message:Hi JOHN, I AM WISHING YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. CARRY ON YOUR GOOD WORK WIYH INDIAN CRICKET TEAM. MOHAN NEW JERSEY USA.


Name:Anurag Thakore
Message:Hey John, Happy B'day. India is proud of your efforts and wish you great success in life and as the Indian coach in the future.


Name:Alfred D'Costa
Message:Dear Mr.Wright, A very happy birthday to you. You have indeed made those talented bunch of individualists (our cricketers) into a fighting team, capable of great things, despite all kinds of pulls and pushes from the BCCI, from the fans, from the players themselves.. I salute you!!


Name:Sriram
Message:Hi John, When you complete your half century, make the tailenders capable of scoring half centuries and make the tail beginners (I mean our top batsmen esp Openers) score atleast few runs down under. Happy Birth Day ! Sriram As you near your half century, make sure every player


Name:PUSHPAK SARKAR
Message:Sir, As a non-resident Indian based in US who follows Indian cricket as passionately as a schoolboy, you have delighted me by your contributions to Indian Cricket in the recent past as their Coach. You have really transformed the current Indian team from a bunch of 'Under-Achievers' to one of the best teams in the world. Indian cricket fans are a bit emotional at times and that must add to the pressure. But we also recognize you as a truly World Class professional, excelling in whatever you set out to accomplish. Lastly you are also a perfect gentleman, and your contributions to World Cricket as a player have also stood out, may I add. On your birthday, here is wishing you greater success,happiness and prosperity over the rest of your life and cricket career. Hoping to meet you in the 2007 Word Cup in the US!


Name:satish
Message:HAPPY BIRHDAY JOHN!!! AND CONGRAT'S FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK WHICH MADE THIS INDIAN TEAM SUCH A STRONGER!!!


Name:Partha
Message:Hie John wishing u a very happy bday. best of luck for the series against NZ Partha


Name:anil
Message:Happy Birthday


Name:Gopal
Message:Wishing you a very happy birthday, John. Regards, Gopal


Name:Vinod D'Souza
Message:Dear John, Wish you a very Happy Birthday and may the God shower his choicest blessings on you to guide Indian Team and then beat the Aussies in the coming December.


Name:Vinu Zachariah
Message:Yo John! Wish u a verry happy bday. Hope u remain with the team for years to come..


Name:akash
Message:Mr.John Wright , Wish you a very Happy Birthday.Hope you continue to as a coach for many more years as it took so many years for BCCI to get a good coach like you.


Name:Manoj
Message:Happy Birthday John... Keep up the good work


Name:Johnny
Message:John, Its been a great achievement on behalf of you and your coaching staff in turning the Indian team into a close-knit and well oiled ,lean mean fighting machine. I sincerely hope you continue to coach the national team for years to come.Your tactics and methods have come a long way in infusing life into Indian cricket whose viewership was on a downhill at a certain point of time in the near past. Keep up the good work,hope you have a great life ahead of you and may you get more accolades wherever you may go in the future.Have a great 49th birthday !! Johnny


Name:Nitin Gupta
Message:hi john, many happy returns of the day to u. just lik to say that u hav surely done wht other coaches havnt been able to do till now. i guess u could look at the talent the indian team has & ur the only one who could channelize their talent in the right way. i hope that we r now just about sachin tendulkar. & must also comment u on the fitness levels of the players too. they really look slimmer & more athletic. once again, happy bday to u & im looking fwd to the australian tour. thanx again. Nitin Gupta.


Name:Vinod
Message:John, The way you changed the Indian team for the better is to put it in one word, extraordinary! You made the Indian team believe in themselves and the whole country believe that we are truly the champions! I salute you! Have a great birthday! Wish you have many more of those! Regards, Vinod


Name:Thota
Message:Hello Mr John Wright , We wish you a happy birthday ,wish you have nice healthy life ahead. Thank You for leading Indian team . From. AACHEN CRICKET CLUB (Formed by Indian Cricket fans), GERMANY


Name:Dhiraj
Message:Hi, John Wish U MANY HAPPY RETURNS of THE DAY.


Name:Nikhil Khare
Message:Hi John, You've been doing a great job and I'm glad you'll be staying with the team for another year. It's been heartening to see the gains made by the team since you took over. Great work and happy birthday!


Name:Deepu Sugathan
Message:Wish you a very merry birthday, Mr. Wright. Let you be successful in whatever you do!(except when you are coaching a team against india)


Name:Pravin
Message:Thanks for taking birth on this planet and thanks for selecting to tame the tigers and doubly thanks for creating the miracle called Indian Cricket Team. Keep smiling and keep breathing at least till my (age 28) grandsons arrive in the Indian cricket team


Name:Jalaja
Message:Sir John Wright, Many many happy returns of the day. You have coached the indian team excellently in the past and hope you would continue in the future. Wishing you many happy moments on your birthday, while you are on your duty or otherwise for many years to come.


Name:Sam Fedrick
Message:Hi Mr. John Wright Its a great privilege for all the cricket fans in India to have you as our Teams Coach. The Indian Team has performed to the best under your talents. At this time, I would like to wish all success and best on your Birthday to you. Happy Birthday Wright. God Bless You. Thanks Sam


Name:RAJKUMAR
Message:Wishing you a great birthday. God bless


Name:Sukumar
Message:Hi John, Wish you a Happy Birthday. You are a wonderful person a close friend of mine who met you was all praise for you. Keep up the good work. Sorry to learn about your father's demise. You will get over it. Best wishes.


Name:aditya
Message:Dear John Wright, A very Happy Birthday to you. And may you and your crew keep doing the good work that they have being doing until now under a fantastic and a True Sportsman type Coach like you! Best of Luck for your happy & prosporous Future!


Name:Vikram R
Message:Dear John Wright, Wish U Many More Happy Returns of the Day. Wishing U all Success in taking the Indian Team to Greater Heights.


Name:sireesh kumar
Message:Dear Wright, Many Many happy returns of the day.Sorry for being late.I wish u utilize the strengths of our boys more to win more and more titles. You r doing a great job for india and hoping that u will give ur 100% in future also. God bless you and your family.


Name:Sanjay Khan
Message:Hi John: Happy 49th, and wising you many more! Thank you for keeping the Indian team (our pride and joy) in fighting fit spirit. Best wishes for Australia. If you can retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Australia you will be revered as God in India forever! Not to put any pressure or anything, but Australia in Australia is what we are looking for after Johannesburg. Regards, - Sanjay Khan New Jersey, USA


Name:Sandeep Kejriwal
Message:Dear John many many & more many happy returns of the day. At 49 not out you look certain to make century. Regards


Name:Nadeem
Message:Hi John Wishing u a very happy bday.Thanks for the support n encouragement u gave to our indian team...once again a very'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'


Name:Ashwin
Message:Wish you a glorius 49th year. you are doing a great job mate, don't let the detractors worry you. Full steam ahead. Wish that the team implemets your ideas and plays for the full potential. Finally thanks very much for your sacrifices, staying away from home and all,so that you make so that our team can be champions. We wish that we could provide you a home away from home Best wishes and good health for the future


Name: Magesh
Message:To, Mr.Wright HappyBirthday Sir i feel that You are indian , not a kiwi. thank you for choaching our team. with regards B.Magesh


Name:Prithiviraj Arvind
Message:Wish you a happy birthday and carry on with ur good work for the indian team. we salute you.


Name:hema kumar
Message:john i wish u a very great and prosperous happy birthday . and i am telling all this from my heart for just one thing . u gave me the chance to see my indian team the way i want to . hope u will continue with this grand success . reegards hemanth


Name:S.Balaji
Message:John, Wishing u a very happy B'Day and many more successful years with our Indian team.


Name:Kshitij
Message:John..many happy returns of the day..i agree..best coach we ever had...


Name:T. S. Surendra
Message:Wish you a very happy birthday, John. Lifting our guys from the depths of despair to within an ace of lifting the World Cup 2003 is no mean achievement. I can see the big day coming soon.


Name:mohit krishnadas
Message:sir, I am from bangalore and would like to wish you a very happy and joyful birthday and a one which you would remember for a long time. I really like your way of coaching which has moulded our team into a great unit. I would like to wish you all the best for future assignments. Thank you Mohit


Name:S. P. Naik
Message:Hi John: Wish you many happy returns of the day. Thanks for rejuvinating the Indian team, yours is a great contribution to the Indian Cricket Team. S. Naik


Name:locx
Message:Wishing you a Happy Birthday !!! hope u'll be there with team for west indies where will be victorious.. thanks from a fan of indian cricket


Name:Kaushal Jhalla
Message:Dear John- You by far are one of the greatest thing that has happened to mordern day Indian Cricket. May you on this day be blessed with what every good coach of your calibre desires .. a world cup from a world class Indian team. Kaushal


Name:Naveen Dixit
Message:Wish you many many happy returns of the day..


Name:Karthik
Message:Hi John, I wish u many nore happy returns of the day and to serve longer for our young indian team. Greetings, karthik


Name:Srini
Message:Dear john, Wishing you a century of birthdays and may your contributions to indian cricket continue. We (cricket fans) realize that you are operating under extremely unprofessional bunch of managers under BCCI. Please keep up good work. -Srini


Name:Rajeev Verma
Message:Many many happy returns of the day. May you achieve the best in your career and take the Indian cricket to the new heights of success.


Name:anil
Message:dear coach john, happy beloved birthday.. i would liek to say u have showed this indian team something different .. somethign basic but made it unique and the most important.. i would certainly liek to say and belive u are the best coach.. keep it up..


Name:Gyanendra Singh
Message:Best wishes for all success.You are the best "ambassador" along with Sir Edmund Hillary from NZ to India!


Name:B.Chandramouli
Message:Dear John, Wish U many more returns of the day. Love Mouli


Name:Bhaskar Anand
Message:I Wish you a happy and healthy life for u and great success for ur self and your boys (Indian Team)


Name:P RAVI KRISHNAN
Message:Wish You A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I pray God to give you good strength to live a healthy happy life.


Name:a.sriram
Message:happy birthday coach!!! thanks for whatever u have done to the indian team.we still back u, the results are bound to come


Name:Shaival Shah
Message:Dear John! Here's wishing you a very happy 49th birthday. May the young Indian team reach new heights under your able guidance. All of us Indians will always remain indebted to you for what you have done for our team. Wishing you again a very happy birthday.


Name:Sreenivasan Raju Aiyer
Message:05 July 2003 Dear John: WISH YOU MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF YOUR BIRTHDAY. MAY THE LORD ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU WITH A VERY LONG, HEALTHY, HAPPY LIFE! AND MAY YOU CONTINUE TO HELP OUR TEAM EARN MORE LAURELS. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR INDIAN CRICKET


Name:Arvind J Shah
Message:Dear Sir, Wishing you a very happy birthday! May all your wishes be fulfilled. Best wishes on this special day! Thanks B Rgds Arvind


Name:Rutajit
Message:Like it is for so many Indians, cricket to me is more than just mere sport. You have been more Indian than many of us. Thanks. Many more happy returns.


Name:Mohit
Message:Wish you a very very happy birthday. Please never leave the Indian team. We all need you. Thx a lot Mohit


Name:sreedhar
Message:happy birthday John ..many many happy returns of the day ...


Name:Manoj PR
Message:Dear Mr.John Wright, Wishing you a very happy & fabulous birthday. May all days & years ahead be just (W)Right for you !!!


Name:Epili Sagar
Message:Happy Birthday Sir. Thanks a lot for making India proud. Now we r proud to step up to any body in the world and say - India is a team of Champions. Thanks again.


Name:Anandh
Message:hello sir, Personally i would like to wish you a very happy birthday.You were a treat to watch in your hey days when u came up the order for the kiwis. Probably cricket has a few gentlemen sportsmen left and you are one of them. Your association with indian cricket has been fruitful for the indians. I hope that the indian skipper and his boys have learnt to maintain the calm composure that you displayed during your cricketing days. Atleast they should have learnt it by now! On behalf of all my friends and family, i wish you a very happy birthday. i also wish you good luck for the rest of the year for the australian tour and other engagements. have a good day sir, anandh


Name:arin
Message:Nice job coach. All the best for the comming Aussie skirmish. Many happy returns of the day


Name:Siddharth Raina
Message:Dear John. Happy Birthday on your 49 birthday. May the year bring you fortune. May the results of your hard work show in team India's performance. Regards.


Name:Micky Sam Thosmon
Message:Hi John, Wishing you a very happy birthday with a lot of blessing from millions of cricket loving people of India.Keep up the Great work !!! May God almight bless you and your family.


Name:Vikram Gopalan
Message:Hi John, I'm immensely proud of you and what you have done to this Indian team. We all wanna you to be with us and help us get the next world cup in the carib. Happy Birthday to you Vikram USA


Name:Shownak Basu
Message:Dear Sir JOHN , Wishing you a very happy birthday with many happy returns of the day. I am an Indian ( from Calcutta, the land of the Prince of Calcutta ) myself but currently I am doing my higher studies from your country. Infact I am doing my post graduation in Professional Accountancy from UNITEC Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. I keep an avid interest in cricket and a die hard fan of the game as i myself used to wear the batting gloves up in the order till my college days in India. During all these times I have always updated myself regarding all the developments of Indian cricket and I as well as the entire India is indebted to you for turning the fortunes, without you it wouldn't have been possible. I say it from my heart. Along with guiding the Indian cricket team to its path of excellenece I have always tried to instill the art of being a champion following you. I'm thoroughly enjoying myself in your country and would surely like to go down to the city of your origin. Having a hard time keeping myself warm in the Auckland winters. Wishing you all the best for all your future endevours with the Indian cricket team and I am surely you will hop, skip and jump for another 50 yrs to complete your century. Sir JOHN , please never leave Indian cricket. Always be involved with it. I still keep the vivid memories of seeing you from the close quarters when you once came to shop in a Reebok outlet in Calcutta with your wife maybe, a day before the one day game against England in Eden Gardens where Marcus was threatning to take the game away from the Indians with a century. I have even see you very closely while the test match was going on in the Eden Gardens against West Indies sitting in the Club House. All those times are very special to me as YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE SPORTING ICON AND I SIMPLY ADORE YOUR OVER WHELMING PERSONALITY. Take care Sir JOHN, Keep in touch. SHOWNAK BASU


Name:Bhavit Gyan
Message:Dear John Wish you very very happy birthday . We Indians are proud to have such a inspiring and hardworking cricket coach like you.. I hope to see you and Indian team win next world cup !!


Name:Makarand Kadwadkar
Message:Dear John, Results of the hardwork you have put it are there to see. Even if India didnt win the World Cup, their performance was mind-blowing. Fitness levels of every player have improved immensely. Here's wishing "Happy Birthday" to a man who richly deserves the love of a cricket-crazy country. Enjoy your day and take care. Regards, Makarand.


Name:Ganga Reddy
Message:We wish u a Happy Birthday and Enjoy ur birthday with the INDIAN CRICKET TEAM. And also I wish that in ur presence indian team should become invincible.


Name:Sailash Mani
Message:Happy Birthday John, May your contract be extended till end of World Cup 2007. Good luck for the tour of Australia this December. Best Regards, Sailash


Name:Rajeev Wadhwa
Message:Hi John, Wish u many happy returns of the day. U have done indian cricket a lot of good. Commendable job. Keep it up. All of us Indians are proud of you. Rajeev


Name:Vishwajeet
Message:Many Many happy returns of the day John. You have best wishes of hundreds of million Indians. You are like "Dronacharya" to the Indian Team.Just be with the team, you have our support and best wishes.


Name:PRADEEP MOHINDROO
Message:DEAR JOHN, YOU HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT IN YR STINT AS COACH OF INDIAN TEAM. U ARE A GREAT MOTIVATOR & GENTLE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT FAN OF YOURS EVER SINCE YR PLAYING DAYS. NOW I AM VERY MUCH IN KIWI LAND & LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING U IN PERSON ONE DAY. LOOKING FWD TO HEARING FM YOU & MEETING YOU. THANKS PRADEEP


Name:Pradeepta Panda
Message:Dear Mr Wright You have done lots of right things for the Indian cricket. So, I and whole of India is wishing you many many happy returns on your day. Hope you enjoy your association with Indian cricket and also the Indian people. Please ignore the intimidation of Mr Dalmiya & co as we the people love you and wish you be here. Happy B'day. Panda


Name:dheeraj
Message:happy birthday joun. and hope u bring more luk for our team. thanx for ur eforts.


Name:Peter Fernandes
Message:Many happy returns of the day. Thanks for all youve done for the Indian Team. You have made India proud. May God grant you many more healthy and fruitful years ahead


Name:DIBYENDU
Message:Thanks John for helping our team reaching atleast the final of the world cup which we have neither expected nor had been possible without you. WISH YOU A MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY. MAY YOUR COMING YEAR BRINGS TO YOU PEACE OF MIND, GOOD HEALTH AND CHEER.


Name:samik
Message:Dear John, I WISH U A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS BIRTHDAY. You've done wonders to this Indian team. Gone are the dayz when India was considered an average team in world cricket. U've made this team a world beating unit. The world cup final may not have gone as desired, but such matches as that one r very rare n one really has to have a bad day for that. On ur Birthday, I express my deepest wishes to you and hope u continue ur association with Indian cricket in future, if not as a coach then in some other way. Happy Birthday again! Love Sam


Name:Sibsankar Bhattacharya
Message:Dear Mr. John Wright, Many more happy returns of this day! Warm regards, Sibsankar Bhattacharya


Name:Richa Bhatter
Message:Dear Mr Wright, U r by far the best coach the Indian team has ever had, as they very rightly say! I, on behalf of the gazzillions of Indians around (the ones who can't wish u today, ofcourse!!), would like to thank u profusely for helping our Indian Team the dizzying heights it has reached today. Thank u, dear sir, for everything u have done for our team and i sincerely hope that u continue rendering such miracles!! :) we always had a great team, but it was essentially U who helped THEM realize this!! Have a WONDERFUL birthday, dear sir! Thanking u once again! Richa Bhatter


Name:Chirag Desai
Message:Wish you a great Birthday. What you have done to India as a cricket TEAM, is just so hard put in words. Though I would like to take this oppertunity to wish you all the very best in your life and thank you for the difference you have made to our cricket. I would like to wish on behalf of thousands of indian cricket fans who cannot come on net and would have liked to thank you for your help, and wish you all the very best for the tough series to follow and lets hope you could make all indians proud by hopefully suceeding against the mighty ausies in winter. Thank you john, thanks alot.....


Name:ambrish
Message:John, Wishing you a great birthday. Living in California and following cricket is not easy, but you have brought a new sense of pride and given reason to following indian cricket. Wishing you all the best in whatever you choose to do after this stint!


Name:Ravishankar P
Message:What John has done to the Indian team has not been achieved by anybody else. Here's wishing him a happy birthday and hope that he lasts as the Indian coach for a long time.

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