Warming up for the Pak Tri series : your squad for the tri-series

[diegovegaz]

with d triseries in bangladesh n asia cup in pakistan, the squad 4 d upcoming series should comprise of talented youngsters who have played good in the ipl most of the players dropped from the national team should be given a chance, as bangladesh r a relatively less tougher a side to beat coz harbhajan is banned, this will give piyush chawla a very welcom eoppurtunity to showcase his skill as the only specialist spinner in th playing 11 sehwag robin uthappa/gautam gambhir suresh raina/rohit sharma yuvraj singh m s dhoni dinesh kaarthick/badrinath piyush chawla irfan pathan zaheer khan/ashish nehra r p singh/ishant sharma sreesanth the bench strength can boast about manoj tiwary, parthiv patel, ramesh powar, munaf patel, lakshmipathy balaji n badrinath irfan is getting his early swing back, so he should continue playing at d international level r p singh isn't in the best of his rythm, good oppurtunity for him as well ashish nehra and badrinath are the players which should be rotated in every alternate game what say??????????

interesting. You missed out on Gambhir. Was that deliberate?

oh, my fault, i just forgot abt him, it wasn't deliberate how could i leave gautam gambhir out???? he should definately be there to open the innings, but then there is 1 problem, where will robin uthappa go?? we can't have him coming in at no 7, he is a top order player and should be there!!

[swami1984]

also, no rohit sharma?

[diegovegaz]

also' date=' no rohit sharma?[/quote'] sorry again what can i do, there is so much of budding talent in india, there is always some1 to watch out for

[flamy]

Rest Dhoni. Give Yuvi his captaincy candy :D And Duh-Duh Gangu his wet dream of ODI berth Rest Teendya. Gangu Sheewa Dhawan Rohit Yuvi © Badrinath Karthik Mishra GONY Instant Karma RP Swing Yusuf P Raina Balaji Ojha

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ODI squad selection: All eyes on young brigade The 5-member selection panel led by Vengsarkar will have to decide on fate of senior players Dravid and Ganguly. More... ODI squad selection: All eyes on young brigade Agencies Posted online: Thursday , May 29, 2008 at 0832 hrs IST Mumbai, May 29: : The national selection panel meets in Mumbai on Friday to pick the team for next month's ODI tri-series in Bangladesh and the subsequent Asia Cup in Pakistan amid speculation that youngsters who have done well in the Indian Premier League might be given a chance. The tri-series in Bangladesh will be held from June 8-14 and would be followed by the Asia Cup in Pakistan. The five-member selection panel led by Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar will also have to decide on the fate of senior players Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. The two former India skippers were not picked for the last ODI series played by India, the triangular series in Australia that India won for the first time by a comprehensive 2-0 margin over the reigning world champions in this format of the game. A lot would depend on what ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wishes as also the inputs from coach Gary Kirsten. The duo is scheduled to attend the meeting at the Cricket Board's headquarters in Mumbai. The Bangalore and Kolkata teams led by Dravid and Ganguly failed to sparkle in the IPL and have been knocked out of the competition before the semi-final stage. The two senior batsmen put up a mixed show with the bat, but what may tilt the scales against their inclusion could be the fact that both are not the fleetest of fielders as compared to younger rivals. Ganguly, who had formed one of the world's best-ever opening combinations in the 50-over format of the game with Sachin Tendulkar, could get the nod if the latter opts out of the Bangladesh event as is being speculated in the media, though nothing specific has come from the Cricket Board on this matter. The other two opening slots perforce seem to have been nailed by Gautam Gambhir and his Delhi Ranji and IPL skipper Virender Sehwag, with their strong showing in the Twenty20 league. Swapnil Asnodkar, the Goa Ranji opener, could also be discussed following his flamboyant approach in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals. Dravid faces competition from younger and fitter rivals like Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Venugopal Rao and S Badrinath but, in the likely absence of in-form and injured batsman Rohit Sharma, could just squeeze his way in because of his vast experience. The selectors are expected to look long and hard over the multi-faceted cricketers like Yousuf Pathan, who can also fill in the off spinner's slot in the absence of the banned Harbhajan Singh, and Abhishek Nair, a handy lower order batsman and useful medium pacer.

[Rohan495]

1. MS Dhoni(captain) 2. Yuvraj Singh 3. Sachin Tendulkar 4. Rohit Sharma 5. Gautam Gambhir 6. Yusuf Pathan 7. Virender Sehwag 8. Praveen Kumar 9. Piyush Chawla 10. Pragyan Ohja 11. Irfan Pathan 12. RP Singh 13. Laxmipathy Balaji 14. Ishant Sharma 15. Zaheer Khan 16. Venugopal Rao

[msb1991]

I don't think that Balaji has the ability for 50 over cricket. His deliveries lack any 'oomph' behind them and I feel that he will be cannon fodder for 65 off his 10 overs if he plays in the Bangladesh Tri Series.

[amits]

what will be ur teams for the bangladesh tri-series & asia cup??? bangladesh tri-series: rested: tendulkar, sehwag, some fast bowlers dropped: yuvraj(we have lots of players 10x better than him), uthappa yusuf pathan gambhir dhawan rohit sharma raina badrinath/venugopal dhoni(w) piyush chawla/amit mishra irfan pathan pravin kumar goni reserves: venugopal, dinda, amit mishra, dinesh kartik asia cup:(2nd most important odi tournament after wc, cant rest players like tendulkar, ishant) tendulkar yusuf pathan gambhir dhawan rohit sharma raina dhoni(w) piyush chawla irfan pathan sreesanth ishant reserves: rp singh, pravin kumar, badrinath/venugopal, amit mishra, dinesh kartik also, if dhoni is injured, then dinesh kartik should replace him & gambhir should be the captain

[Rohan495]

My 11 1. Virender Sehwag 2. Yusuf Pathan 3. Gautam Gambhir 4. Rohit Sharma 5. Suresh Raina 6. MS Dhoni 7. Irfan Pathan 8. Piyush Chawla 9. Praveen Kumar 10. RP Singh 11. Pragyan Ohja

[graphic23]

As much as I think Sehwag is awesome & great and all, I really don't want to see him fail in the ODIs (and for some reason, he does!). So I'd want Uthappa to open with Yusuf Pathan. I'd also like to see Ishant in the lineup I guess in place of maybe Praveen Kumar. We bat until #7 (Irfan has been a good batsman in the past few months). And he swings the ball better than anyone else in that lineup. I'd want Ishant there because he can hit the deck pretty well.

[fineleg]

graphic23, we really need to omit Crapappa from the 11

[graphic23]

graphic23, we really need to omit Crapappa from the 11

I agree. But since he's there, might as well open with him since he's an opener.

[flamy]

^^ Tiwary suckz

[fineleg]

Tiwary? He is another big waste along with Crapappa

[flamy]

Warming up for the Pak Tri series I think our biggest threat will be Bangladesh, or the only threat. Pak is piss-poor and it's gonna be so boring bashing their sorry ar$3$ again. Life goes on... I'll still enjoy piling up the scheisse on our dear padosis :finger: :yay:

[King]

Hate to follow boring 50 over ODIs. Bring on some test cricket please.

[Temujin Khaghan]

odis or test cricket, i dont care Iam always ready if pakis are going to get their butt whipped.

[flamy]

^ :cheers:

[graphic23]

odis or test cricket, i dont care Iam always ready if pakis are going to get their butt whipped.

:hatsoff: i think, though that they will be unnecessarily wary against Tanvir- who had some success but not a great deal of it 6 months ago when they played us.

[amits]

Hate to follow boring 50 over ODIs. Bring on some test cricket please.

50-over odis r not boring. the ipl 20/20 was more boring