Yuvi definitely a frontrunner for Test slot: Chief selector

[DomainK]

Yuvraj is a slogger? :coma:

[flamy]

well not to sure about that....you called Yuvi "chakka of the year" in a bad taste when he got the ICC award for his performance in India's 20/20 world cup...I just don't get it... I'm a Yuvi fan who backs him to the hilt...but also criticize him when he fails to deliver for his country....but definetely not the way some of you guys insult a player like him.

lol man, if you check my posts, you'll know I've never insulted Yuvi. That chakka thing was a bad pun on my part for the "sixy" year he had... it was stupid humour :embaressed_smile: I remember you took way too much offense for that and even got banned :--D Find me one post of mine where I insult Yuvi. I think I even made a whimsical post some time back about wanting to see him in action again... :icflove::icflove:

[flamy]

Bwahahah! Dravid is a wall and Yuvraj is a slogger. No way can you make the swap there. The future fab four should be: Dravid > Badrinath Tendulkar > ??? Not a Rohit Sharma fan but by the looks of it seems he's going to get the spot. Ganguly > Raina Laxman > Pujara As of now.

When I talk about replacing a player, I'm talking about filling the vacancy. Not a type for type replacement.

[Guest HariSampath]

Ya' date=' he is Gaekwad. What does he know about test cricket.:giggle:[/quote'] Have you even seen Gaekwad play test cricket ? I have. I saw him play an absolutely magnificent innings of 80 against Andy Roberts and Co in 1975 when the Windies toured India under Clive Lloyd, when everyone were tumbling around. It was the same game where GR Vishwanath played perhaps the best ever test innings by an Indian 97 notout. Gaekwad had also stood up and played several fantastic knocks against the 4 fast bowlers of Windies in the late 1970s. He was one of the better coaches of the Indian team, and he certainly knows what he is talking about. It is you who looks like talking without knowing anything about a former cricketer's background.

[flamy]

I dont think Yuvraj has been ruled out. They may probably decide on him tomorrow morning. Even if he is slightly uncomfortable, he will prefer to sit out , take a few days rest and then play 5 more games , especially with the test series coming up and he is being tipped as a hot fav to play in the 11. If he doesnt play, it would be Vijay, because he has done well recently in the test, and can be broken into the ODI team, and can also be asked to sit out when Yuvraj returns.

I dont see why Vijay should come ahead of Kohli...

[bharat297]

See the thing with Yuvraj is ... if everything comes off ... he can be a devastating batsman. He is a slogger who times the ball very well which makes him extra special ... however the question mark still remains over his technique. Rohit Sharma and Badrinath have stronger techniques. However I really do not mind. Glad im not the selector now ... Its gonna be tough.

[Lord]

See the thing with Yuvraj is ... if everything comes off ... he can be a devastating batsman. He is a slogger who times the ball very well which makes him extra special ... however the question mark still remains over his technique. Rohit Sharma and Badrinath have stronger techniques. However I really do not mind. Glad im not the selector now ... Its gonna be tough.

at no.6 u dont need great techniques.good enuf will do.wat u do need is a batsman who can hang around n form a partnership in case early wickets fall n someone who can bat with the tail n someone who can accelerte in case of declaring early.yuvi can do all of that n has done it in the past. rohit n badri do have stronger techniques,so they can be good no.3 in future.as far as no.6 goes,yuvraj is the man........

[Guest HariSampath]

Uthappa has got a 100 today, Dravid failed again and Rahane got 100 too. Badri batting 41...if he converts into a big one , he will stake a claim to test spot too.

[Dinx - the Jinx]

I dont see why Vijay should come ahead of Kohli...

I agree. Why should M Vijay come out of nowhere and play ahead of Kohli. Doesnt make any sense. It was ok he got a chance inthe tests, cos in the absence of Gambhir, we needed a specialist opener. I think M Vijay shoud nt be in the ODI squad in the first place. The last thing I want to see is Sreekanth being accused as a selector with a regional bias. Pushing M Vijay's case too much ahead of others like Kohli, Uthappa would give an impression that Sreekanth is biased, which may not be the case really.

[Feed]

Yuvraj Singh : Man and Superman When Yuvraj bats the way he did at Rajkot on Friday, a comparison with Richards may not be out of place. He has the same disdainful swagger, the same audacious stroke-play, writes Pradeep Magazine. More... Man and Superman Pradeep Magazine November 15, 2008 First Published: 23:57 IST(15/11/2008) Last Updated: 00:09 IST(16/11/2008) Men at some time are masters of their fates; The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. --- William Shakespeare Watching Yuvraj Singh pulverize the English attack took one's breath away. When he unleashes the full repertoire of his strokes, you just can't help wonder why he is still not among the greats of the game. Why is he a failure in Test cricket? Is there a limitation imposed by a loose technique which gets exposed in Tests or is there a flaw in his personality which restricts him from fulfilling his promise? These are not easy questions to answer. The vulnerability of a batsman gets magnified when he is failing and struggling to score runs. It is said that he brings his bat down from the third man position and his exaggerated follow through makes it difficult for him to negotiate the bouncing, moving ball. When he is whacking the ball with a barrage of strokes, the same back lift and follow through become his strengths. When he hit those six sixes in the T-20 World Cup, comparisons were made with Gary Sobers! One has not seen Sobers bat, but from what one has read and heard, Sobers could hit a ball of any length in the direction he chose without even moving his feet. He could do this to the best attacks in the world and that too so often that he ended up right there on top. In our times the batsman who made the best of bowlers appear like novices was Vivian Richards. Richards may not have had the run-scoring, century-making record which a Lara or a Tendulkar has, but ask those who have bowled to him and they would tell you why they feared him most. I don't think there has been a more brutal destroyer of brilliant, skillful bowling than Richards. He, even on unplayable tracks, played strokes that most would not even dream of. When Yuvraj bats the way he did at Rajkot on Friday, a comparison with Richards may not be out of place. He has the same disdainful swagger, the same audacious stroke-play. The major difference is that while Richards can and did a Rajkot very often, in the best and worst of conditions and in both forms of the game, Yuvraj has lacked consistency and his Test failures are too galling for anyone to accord him the status reserved for the best. If one were to write his epitaph today, he would be summed up as a batsman who could destroy any attack, but in conditions favourable for batting. What must trouble Yuvraj is that long before Dhoni arrived, he was the chosen king. He is 26 now and even the vice-captaincy has been taken away from him. His former coach John Wright would call him the rock star of Indian cricket. He would say that if Yuvi didn’t lose focus, he could become one of the game’s greats. It is his off the field image which has often caught as much attention as his on field exploits. The Rajkot blitzkrieg was a reminder of the volcanic talent Yuvraj possesses. Even now, it is not too late for him to identify and overcome the hurdles that limit him as a batsman who should be a bowler's nightmare in any form of the game.

[punjabi_khota]

Have you even seen Gaekwad play test cricket ? I have. I saw him play an absolutely magnificent innings of 80 against Andy Roberts and Co in 1975 when the Windies toured India under Clive Lloyd, when everyone were tumbling around. It was the same game where GR Vishwanath played perhaps the best ever test innings by an Indian 97 notout. Gaekwad had also stood up and played several fantastic knocks against the 4 fast bowlers of Windies in the late 1970s. He was one of the better coaches of the Indian team, and he certainly knows what he is talking about. It is you who looks like talking without knowing anything about a former cricketer's background.

Sir, it was a sarcastic post. Since Ms. finelegs was questioning his ability to "know the difference between tests and ODIs"

[bharat297]

at no.6 u dont need great techniques.good enuf will do.wat u do need is a batsman who can hang around n form a partnership in case early wickets fall n someone who can bat with the tail n someone who can accelerte in case of declaring early.yuvi can do all of that n has done it in the past. rohit n badri do have stronger techniques,so they can be good no.3 in future.as far as no.6 goes,yuvraj is the man........

In Test cricket ... if you're a batsman ... you need a strong defensive technique. Yuvraj's defensive technique is weak. However that doesnt mean he can't improve on it. You might get away with it on some pitches, but on others you'll be found out.

[bharat297]

Comparison with Richards? My god !!! When he made that 169 in Bangalore last year , the comparisons with Lara started. Then look what happened in the Australian series that followed. Now, after 1 big innings to get back into form, the comparisons with Richards? Come on ... let him score some more runs.

[punjabi_khota]

Comparison with Richards? My god !!! When he made that 169 in Bangalore last year , the comparisons with Lara started. Then look what happened in the Australian series that followed. Now, after 1 big innings to get back into form, the comparisons with Richards? Come on ... let him score some more runs.

They are talking about the style of play.

[bharat297]

Yeah ... even with the Lara comparisons they were talking about the style of play. Its nothing like Viv Richards. Richards had a pretty low backlift at the point of delivery and had no real initial movement with his feet. Yuvraj on the other hand has a higher backlift at the point of delivery, and makes an initial front foot movement and rocks back on to his back foot if the ball is dropped short. When Richards walked in to bat, the fielders instinctively stepped back a few feet. Yuvraj is a brutal destroyer of attacks on these kind of wickets. But I dont think the bowlers fear Yuvraj like they feared Richards. They would fear Sehwag more I think.

[Mr. Wicket]

SHWETABH? SHWETABH? Where are you???

[Ram]

One of the greatest enigmas of world cricket is how a guy can be so effortlessly destructive against top quality attacks in one form of the game and then look pathetically out of depth against same set of bowlers in another form of the game.This isnt the first time Yuvraj has dazzled us with his strokeplay and it wont be the last either.

[Guest HariSampath]

Its just a matter of having the "feel" of being important to the side. Yuvraj performs when the stage is his. And I think once Dravid and Ganguly are gone, ( which is now), he will have a greater role in the middle order , and also a sense of importance, and yes there will be plenty more innings like that 170 in tests too. I think Yuvraj may also score a 200 very very soon, in tests.

[Kohum]

I think Yuvraj may also score a 200 very very soon' date=' in tests.[/quote'] Did your ip friend Cheeka tell you that ? :giggle:

[chanakya]

when are we playing Sri Lanka again ??