Give me my oldies back...

[putrevus]

The problem with this side India who batting was always their strength , now the batting has become their weakest link.All this youth is fine and dandy for 20-20.but to play 50 overs you need batsman who can last 50 overs heck these young guy cant last 25 overs how they heck they will play 50 overs. Today they were cruising with five down and all of sudden it is eight down,this line up is so fragile and tendulkar at top is no longer the force so we need someone in the middle who can bat at reasonable pace and hold the innings , i dont see any of these young guys doing that job. At least with Ganguly and Dravid you know once they were in they could make big scores and bat 50 overs , Robin and Rohit all are fine for cameos but to bat 50 overs and construct innings like what Sangakara did do you need talent and none of these youngsters are that talented and you can look their first class records.

[King Tendulkar]

What youth??? Only Sharma is unproven and young. Only other is Uthappa and he has proved his worth.

[Yuvraj4Captaincy]

To be honest this team luks much better without dravid and ganguly in the side.....and the results and performance are better and its only gonna better

[Yuvraj4Captaincy]

viru in place of uthahppa for now but uthappa very much in contention in the future....that should be strategy for the next games

[cochise]

The youngsters need a stage to showcase their talent and what they can provide. With the oldies locking out the test side, we may ignore a whole generation of cricketers with equivalent talent. Youth in ODI team...best move by selectors. Oldies have test duties...and with a bit of extra pressure from any youngsters that fire in ODIs to keep them sharp.

[talksport]

SRT should not play all ODIs as well....and India really needs to find a solid opening pair and we are set

[cochise]

I agree. Injury at this stage of his career from excessive ODI duties may cut short what I think are set to be a vintage sign-off couple of years for Tendulkar in tests.

[Kartikey]

some of you guys are just big whiners and cry-babies.... tell me what did Gangu' date=' Dravid,[b'] Laxman did in last CB series... they didnt even one match against Australia..yes not even one match... and forget that, same CB series including Pakistan, they lost to Pakistan too.. so why the FACK we need those crappy players who jus play for records... specially Dravid... even if these oldies make 50 or 100, they end up consumin so many balls that its just useless.... they are only good for Test matches...this young brigade has got pace, energy and agressiveness which was never in old indian team... so stop crying and be optimistic...

uh, Laxman scored 3 centuries and was the 2nd highest scorer after Gilly. Dravid also scored 3 50s. Zimbabwe were in that series, not Pakistan. It was the VB Series, not CB. Dravid's the one player who does not play for records. U r completely wrong.:finger:

[cochise]

Dravid is a batting stalwart and has delivered yeoman service to India over the years. I have lost count of the number of times his resistance has saved India...and don't forget, he delivered India it's first victory in Australia in yonks on the last tour. He is probably the most unselfish cricketer around and like Dhoni is doing now, has curbed his attacking instincts throughout his career for the benefit of the team, playing the anchor. To call him selfish is just ridiculous.

[coffee_rules]

I have very little interest now in Indian ODI cricket. Until the young ones are exceptional to watch. Uthappa, Sharma, Gambhir disappoint a lot. What is Pkumar doing in the team - a certain quota candidate. Get me ZK, RPS anyday for these BNP players.

[Dravid]

wejust won...wtf more u do u all want, we going to the finals

[Guest Hiten.]

Bump :((

[King]

The oldies were the ones that got out today Blue, don't you think? Tendulkar, Sehwag and Yuvi are all oldies. Only Rohit Sharma is a newbie and the other not so old Gambhir has been in good touch through out the series.

[msb1991]

Bump :((

You said you did not notice a change in the fielding. However, I certainly notice that Ganguly is not there in the field, misfielding two to three an innings which he should stop and with the batsman turning ones into twos and twos into threes against him. The same goes, albeit to a lesser extent, with Dravid. Results are not the be all and end all in this transitional phase. It is the progress made. Gambhir was a useless opener with the Indian team and it took the removal of two batsmen to give him a permanent spot at three. This has solved one of India's greatest limited overs worries and turned an average batsman into a good one. Rohit Sharma has been a great find too. He has been good in the field and hit a few good knocks in this series. He has become a main feature of the middle order and consistency will come with experience for him. One of the main problems with India is Yuvraj, he has been in bad form and appears to be injured, which has extentuated the problems of the other batsmen (and fielders) and meant that India have lost a great fielder temporarily. It is easy to sit and cruise with the experienced Ganguly and Dravid, but India lost to a piss poor England and Australia at home; you cannot sit back and take such defeats without consequences. India lost the two series' because of fielding leaking runs, they had to take on that problem.

[Cricketics]

dude msb1991.. whenever, wherever u reply.. u remind me of Misbah Ul Haq.. that is may be because of "MSB" in ur id

[prince40]

You said you did not notice a change in the fielding. However, I certainly notice that Ganguly is not there in the field, misfielding two to three an innings which he should stop and with the batsman turning ones into twos and twos into threes against him. The same goes, albeit to a lesser extent, with Dravid. Results are not the be all and end all in this transitional phase. It is the progress made. Gambhir was a useless opener with the Indian team and it took the removal of two batsmen to give him a permanent spot at three. This has solved one of India's greatest limited overs worries and turned an average batsman into a good one. Rohit Sharma has been a great find too. He has been good in the field and hit a few good knocks in this series. He has become a main feature of the middle order and consistency will come with experience for him. One of the main problems with India is Yuvraj, he has been in bad form and appears to be injured, which has extentuated the problems of the other batsmen (and fielders) and meant that India have lost a great fielder temporarily. It is easy to sit and cruise with the experienced Ganguly and Dravid, but India lost to a piss poor England and Australia at home; you cannot sit back and take such defeats without consequences. India lost the two series' because of fielding leaking runs, they had to take on that problem.

whats the point of saving 5 runs in the field but scoring in single digits while batting

[msb1991]

dude msb1991.. whenever, wherever u reply.. u remind me of Misbah Ul Haq.. that is may be because of "MSB" in ur id

MSB are my initials, I will try and get the username changed if it bothers people.

[beetle]

Don't get all senti and emotional msb.....:P

[Cricketics]

MSB are my initials' date=' I will try and get the username changed if it bothers people.[/quote'] lol, u got seriouz.. naa.. itz good like that.. no need to change,,,

[Dhondy]

Rohit Sharma will be a dud from now on, along with the likes of Uthappa. They have made their pile without really playing a ball in anger. The motivation to excel is gone. From now on, it will be candlelight dinners with Bollywood starlets, perhaps a secondhand Mercedes with a petition to get the duty waived, a bungalow in Gurgaon, and enough soundbytes to make the Concord look like a rickshaw with traffic warden's clamps for the rest of their plush little lives.