Mosher Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Axar is the biggest waste of space in this squad, could have included a fast bowler like Aaron or even Bumrah in his place. sscomp32, Adi_91, adi B and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Axar is the biggest waste of space in this squad, could have included a fast bowler like Aaron or even Bumrah in his place.Why was he picked despite not so good performances? Did he do well in domestic cricket? Link to comment
The Realist Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Why was he picked despite not so good performances? Did he do well in domestic cricket?He is Dhoni's new crony so will get selected irrespective of performance. Link to comment
Mosher Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Why was he picked despite not so good performances? Did he do well in domestic cricket?He did well in VH trophy but what is the need for Axar when we already have a similar bowler and a better batsman in Jadeja. These matches are in Australia and not in the subcontinent. Why pick 4 spinners for Australia??? adi B 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Why was Axar picked despite not so good performances? Because of the " Axe-r effect " Edited December 26, 2015 by express bowling Mosher, adi B and Rightarmfast 3 Link to comment
fineleg Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) ^ Because in every squad selection - the selectors have a mandatory rule that one or two /facepalm picks have to be there. This time Axar is one among that as FOURTH spinner in an Aus tour! Edited December 25, 2015 by fineleg Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 NO Enough of that minnow basher / IPL bully Let him stay at HomeAbsolutelyThe guy cnt play Tall fast bowler. U knw he ll fail in aus n wid teams like Sa , Aus no point carrying him.He is srsly irresponsible The whole excuse of him batting low coz of his position is crasp. HE had so many overs in 2nd odi, 5th odi in Sa series, WC semi final n so many other games. But he didnt apply himself n he is always in anticipation of short ball which he still cnt play n due to tht anticipation his feet r stuck in the crease n he even struggles against pitched up balls. Dnt understand taking Axar to. When u have jadeja y do u need a poor mans jadeja as well. Bumrah, Pandya, Murali vijay, Shreyas iyer Even irfan, bhajji, yuvraj wud hve made more sense n added more value. Rasgulla and express bowling 2 Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I think Irfan Pathan needs to be given a chance. A left arm bowler, someone who can bat a bit, he can serve the country for another 2-3 yrs. Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I think Irfan Pathan needs to be given a chance. A left arm bowler, someone who can bat a bit, he can serve the country for another 2-3 yrs.Irfan is pretty much done in Indian cricket. I don't think he is doing well in the domestic cricket as well, so he is not making a return anytime soon. Link to comment
Ironhide Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I think Axar Patel has justified his selection with his domestic performance, He has carried his team to the finals in Vijay Hazare trophy, we may think that he is not good enough for Australia but ultimately domestic performance too are a big consideration while selecting the squad. Article for People who are not following Vijay Hazare: "Axar revels in cocktail of flight and turn""With his 19 wickets at an average of 13, Axar is now the joint-highest wicket-taker in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Having carried his team through to the final, Axar has a chance to go past Punjab's Siddarth Kaul. He has also contributed a not-small matter of 214 runs to Gujarat's cause, at an average of 43. Only two of his team-mates have scored more runs." http://www.espncricinfo.com/vijay-hazare-trophy-2015-16/content/story/955353.html Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Irfan is pretty much done in Indian cricket. I don't think he is doing well in the domestic cricket as well, so he is not making a return anytime soon.He just performed exceptional in his last outing a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He just performed exceptional in his last outing a couple of weeks ago.In Domestic cricket at home?I don't even think he is in the selection committee mind. Haven't heard anything exceptional about him that may herald his return. Link to comment
Ironhide Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Irfan Pathan was famous till last year for feigning injury all year long and getting fit as soon as IPL arrived, this was quoted by both Cricinfo (directly) and Dhoni (indirectly) in an article. He will have to prove himself by at-least playing 1-2 Full seasons along with good form. Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 In Domestic cricket at home?I don't even think he is in the selection committee mind. Haven't heard anything exceptional about him that may herald his return.http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/i-still-have-my-dream-to-play-for-india-alive-irfan-pathan/ Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I must say this thoughDhoni played with Irfan like a football.. Didn't let this guy settle in one place.. Changed his batting order when he was Bowling really well. Tried to make him an all rounder 1 down 2 down my godddPure talent when he first came into the team I still remember that 0-3 against pakIt has nothing to do with Dhoni. Dhoni wasn't the captain then. Also, how will he play when he is never fit. First time, he played domestic matches in a row in two years. He is no tearaway bowler to be injured like this. sscomp32 1 Link to comment
The Realist Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) Pathan = sick noteWhat's with the obsession with has-beens?Need to move on Edited December 27, 2015 by The Realist sscomp32 and adi B 2 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/i-still-have-my-dream-to-play-for-india-alive-irfan-pathan/He can dream for the next 40 years as well, but he needs to perform in first class cricket to return to contention. Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Is ranji trophy not first class cricket? Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Is ranji trophy not first class cricket? I never said it is not. Where did I say it is not??Coming back to him, unless he does really well in first class cricket, his career will be over without representing India again. Link to comment
jalebi_bhai Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) T20 XIRohitRahaneKohliYuvrajDhoniGurkeeratPandyaAshwinUmeshShamiNehraNehra-ji to lead the attack . I wouldn't bother with a second spinner but Dhoni will probably play Axar or Jaddu in place of Pandya. Gurkeerat has carried enough drinks.ODI XIRohitDhawanKohliRahaneDhoniGurkeeratJadejaAshwinUmeshIshantSranSran can be the surprise element. No Shami for the first 2 ODIs.Let's hope for an entertaining tour. Going to grab a shrimp burrito now Edited December 27, 2015 by jalebi_bhai Link to comment
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