Team For 2nd Test Against Ravanz

[satishg]

This is no laughing matter.....my son was treated worse by selectors than Deepika.....why does he get dumped from everywhere just because he is so naive and trusts the wrong people. Anil' date=' Rahul, Mahendra, Deepika everyone is against him.[/quote'] well aunty ji maybe ur son shd stop yapping and let his bat do the talking..tell ur son that u wud take care of finding a gal for him..i guess that is distracting him more than the thot of facing spin bowlers :D

[kablooee87]

The top 6 from the current lineup are the best batsman available. Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan are the best fast bowlers available. Anil Kumble is the best spinner available. Regardless of form, there isn't much room from deviation (pretty much none) with regards to those 8. That leaves Harbhajan and Karthik in question. It may be a good idea to play Ohja so Sri Lanka have a new bowler to face too (brand new bowlers often get wickets simply because no one has played them before). I don't know much about Parthiv but Karthik's performance certainly deserves a dropping. Oh Dhoni where art thou?

[jf1gp_1]

drop mendis and murali

:two_thumbs_up:

[Sachinism]

make Dhoni cut his holiday short

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Sri Lanka add Prasad to Galle Test squad Sri Lanka have called up uncapped paceman Dammika Prasad as an additional bowling option for the second Test against India in Galle. More... Sri Lanka add Prasad to Galle Test squad July 28 2008 at 10:33AM Sri Lanka have called up uncapped paceman Dammika Prasad as an additional bowling option for the second test against India in Galle starting on Thursday. The 25-year-old played three one-day internationals in 2006 before suffering a series of injuries but has since impressed with the A team and recently against the Indians, claiming 4-58 in a warm-up game. Prasad, however, is unlikely to play with Sri Lanka expected to retain the same side that won the first test by an innings and 239 runs. Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekera, Chamara Silva, Thilan Thushara, Chamara Kapugedera, Dammika Prasad.

[gs]

Bhajji sucks as a bowler, simple! DK has done enough to justify withdrawing from the test himself. So substitute them and then pray. Dravid will still struggle and for some inexplicable reason will come in at 3.

[Kumar]

let dravid have the gloves and possibly put rohit sharma there instead of karthick. cant bare to c more drops and both wks have a bad past full of them

[cowboysfan]

I would take some discipline to the batsmen please.

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Curator sounds a warning at Galle Galle: The Indian team, on Monday afternoon, had its first practice session after the mauling at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC). While the cricketers were doing their best to stay upbeat in the humid conditions at the Galle International ... More... Curator sounds a warning Special Correspondent — PHOTO: AFP BACK FROM A STINT: Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh and Rahul Dravid returning to the pavilion after a practice session. Galle: The Indian team, on Monday afternoon, had its first practice session after the mauling at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC). While the cricketers were doing their best to stay upbeat in the humid conditions at the Galle International Stadium, the curator made a dark pronouncement. “Basically it’s a four-day pitch, and we have a spare day for rain,” said Jayananda Warnaweera, who played 10 Tests for Sri Lanka as an off-spinner between 1986 and the early 1994. “If Sri Lanka win the toss, it’s over for India.” The Indians meanwhile went through a rigorous session of fielding. With the practice wickets damp, Anil Kumble’s men couldn’t have a net, and they looked instead to work on a department that let them down badly in the first Test — catching. Fielding practice After the compulsory game of touch rugby, the squad played a fielding variant of it. Separated into two teams, the cricketers rolled a cricket ball along the field, aiming to transport it to a ‘goal’ — picking and throwing as they would in a match situation — without being intercepted by an opposition member. After a drill which involved shying at the stumps with others backing up the throws, the squad concentrated on catching. The squad was divided into groups based on their positions in the field and given specific work. Gautam Gambhir, who practised catching at bat-pad, spoke later to presspersons on the need to move on and focus on the remainder of the series. Down but not out “It’s just one of those bad Test matches,” said the left-handed opener who got starts in each innings of the first Test. “You don’t need to keep thinking about what happened. It’s about moving forward, and the guys are really positive. We are 1-0 down but haven’t lost the series. With the kind of batting and bowling line-up we have we can easily win the Test series.” Gambhir said the team had analysed the performance in the first Test. “Technically everyone knows what mistakes he makes, it’s about your temperament, your mental toughness which takes you through. We are going to make a better show in the second Test match and try and win it because that is what is most important.” What did he make of the Sri Lankan spinners? “Both are quality spinners and they need to be milked more patiently. They were hardly giving you loose deliveries. I think Mendis bowled pretty well, but it’s not that he is unplayable. We will look to be more positive against Mendis and Murali.” Gambhir also expressed confidence that Dinesh Karthik would bounce back in the second Test, which starts on Thursday. The wicketkeeper worked on the wicket square, crouching behind a batsman who attempted to deflect the ball with a plastic cone. Karthik also participated in a drill which tested his ability to stay low in his crouch, and lift with the bounce of the ball. “It’s important to support a player who has had a bad Test match,” said Gambhir of Karthik, who dropped two chances, played a feckless shot in the first innings, and barely registered his presence in the second. “It’s important to stand next to him and give him that confidence,” added Gambhir. “It’s not about individuals it’s about the team. It’s not that all 11 will have a good Test match, someone will have a bad one. He’s a good player, and I have confidence in him that he would do well in the second Test match.” The Indians needn’t look far for inspiration. The stadium here was devastated by the tsunami in December 2004. Warnaweera laboured so it would host an international match again. With help from the government and other patrons, he realised his dream late last year when England played a Test match.

[MPS 3]

Gambhir Sehwag © Laxman Sachin Ganguly R Sharma Parthiv (wkt) Chawla Ojha Zaheer I Sharma Kumble (Twelfth man) :-D

[Texy]

This is no laughing matter.....my son was treated worse by selectors than Deepika.....why does he get dumped from everywhere just because he is so naive and trusts the wrong people. Anil' date=' Rahul, Mahendra, Deepika everyone is against him.[/quote'] Shabnam ji...what are you doing on ICF??? i thought you were too busy looking for a sundar/ sushil/gharwali for yuvi..... aap eiha pe hai....aur udhar Kim...chote chote kapro mei item kar rahi hai

[vadodaravictor]

just one change ..Dropthick out..Parthiv in..

[kumble_rocks]

Gambhir is forgetting the fact that Karthik has sucked for a long time now .. Other than his reasonable SA and England series , he has been a flop so far ...

[Dirty_South]

just one change ..Dropthick out..Parthiv in..

Dropthick out , Dropthiv in :D

[Chaos]

Dropthick out ' date=' Dropthiv in :D[/quote'] omg i was about to say that :hysterical::hysterical:. He will be a baby tooo infront of these spinners

[Texy]

Not sure if Karthick will be dropped.... he seems to be practicing hard in the nets....well that's what it looks like from the pics..... but he always fakes his actions... dives too hard when not needed. so, India might stick to the same team.....even though I will think that's a stupid move

[suraj]

Who cares about these stupid test matches anyway?? Statistically it can be proven that test matches in cricket have been the worst financial decision for a job consideing all metrics

[The Outsider]

Who cares about these stupid test matches anyway?? Statistically it can be proven that test matches in cricket have been the worst financial decision for a job consideing all metrics

Statistically it can also be proven that the direct result of research in pure sciences has been the worst financial decision made by mankind, but all technology and world owes itself to that decision indirectly.

[punjabi_khota]

Make Dravid the keeper. That way, he will justify his place more. :-P

[King Tendulkar]

Keep the same team as 1st Test! The boys have a lot to prove. Let them prove it!