Team for SRL ODIs

[Lord]

for me a genuine all-rounder is one who can make a team just on one phase of his cricket-either bowling or batting-thats just me though.

that would be a quality or top class allrounder.irfan isnt that.he can be a good 3rd pacer n a handy no.8 bat

[rahulrulezz]

Raina and Yosuf are must.. agree with Sachinrox team other than Excluding Rohit and putting Sachin sehwag gauti raina yuvraj Sachin dhoni yusuf pathan bhajji irfan/ZK ishant munaf

[Lord]

Raina and Yosuf are must.. agree with Sachinrox team other than Excluding Rohit and putting Sachin sehwag gauti raina yuvraj Sachin dhoni yusuf pathan bhajji irfan/ZK ishant munaf

is that the batting order?sachin way too down?gotta open if he plays

[Show_stopper]

he was fifth in the list of run-getters (729 runs at 72.90) and second in the wicket-takers list behind Mohnish Parmar with 39 wickets.i would call him a genuine all-rounder.

His bowling is better than Yusuf's but the other way around in terms of batting.Overall i wouldn't call him a genuine all-rounder.Nonetheless i would have both of them and then choose depending on if i want a batting/spin-bowling all rounder. Irfan..in case we need a seam bowling all rounder. Basically i think the #7 slot will be between the Pathan brothers.

[coffee_rules]

Team for SRL ODIs? Is India playing Sierra Leone!

[diegovegaz]

if yuvraj can handle them' date='yusuf can too.he was the guy who hit Murali for two consecutive sixes in IPL final.he surely plays spin well[/quote'] yusuf pathan, he might get a game or two, if india's 4 bowler theory is dropped let's see, if he can live upto expectations, and handle M&M as well as yuvraj as some ppl are discussing ravindra jadeja, i think yusuf pathan is more equipped than him

[fineleg]

Virat Kholi is the one who handled M&M in SL. He deserves to be in the playing 11 atleast for the first few ODIs.

[cowboysfan]

great news if it happens- http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3944287.cms CHENNAI: The two Saurashtra boys, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja, may not be able to take their team to the Ranji Trophy final but it seems they have done enough to get a call-up to the Indian team. In fact, if sources close to the selection committee are to be believed, allrounder Jadeja may well make his way into the Indian team before Pujara does. There's a possibility of a three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka before the New Zealand tour in March and Jadeja is in the reckoning to make his way into the team. It's the sheer weight of the runs he has scored and the wickets he has taken in the domestic circuit that has brought him into the fray. With the second spinner's slot in the ODI squad still open, it was learnt that the selectors are seriously thinking about including him in the squad. What goes in favour of Jadeja is the fact that he is a brilliant fielder, which has reportedly impressed the selectors. Pujara, of course, is very much in the reckoning and if he has a decent Duleep Trophy, he may well be in the plane to New Zealand even if Rahul Dravid is there in the squad. The selectors don't have any doubt about the class of the 21-year-old. They are looking to groom the stylish right-hander under Dravid before throwing him into the deep end. S. Badrinath, though, still remains in the fray, but he has to perform in the coming domestic games to put up a fight against Pujara. Mumbai youngster Ajinkya Rahane's temperament and application, too, has been noticed. The right-hander, who went past 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy in the ongoing game, will also be watched with some interest in the coming games, along with left-handed Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund. The duo, though, may have to wait for some time more before they are actually considered for Team India call-up. Meanwhile, Lakshmipathy Balaji, too, has worked his way back into the fray. His lion-hearted effort against Bengal has impressed one and all and his batting lower down the order, too, has come in for praise.

[Anakin]

Time for some new blood in the team, SRT should not play imo, he doesn't need the extra heavy load of ODIs.

[TaNk]

Sachin Sehwag Gambir Yuvi Dhoni R Sharma Yousaf Bajji Zaheer Ishant Munaf

[fineleg]

Time for some new blood in the team' date=' SRT should not play imo, he doesn't need the extra heavy load of ODIs.[/quote'] He should play Tests almost exclusively - some important ODI series (Aus, SA) handpick and choose. Thats the way to keep him playing at good levels in Tests for longer.

[flamy]

Jadeja in. He looked good and Warne talked good about him, although he is a little immature. Let's see. They left out Kohli. B-!

[fineleg]

India squad announced: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Pragyan Ojha. Jadeja earns call-up, Praveen returns, Bhajji not fit Ravindra Jadeja's big-hitting and handy left-arm spin could be the all-round option India are looking for © Cricinfo Ltd Ravindra Jadeja's strong showing in the Ranji Trophy has been rewarded with a maiden call-up to India's ODI side for the tour of Sri Lanka. Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar, who was surprisingly dropped for the home ODIs against England, also makes a return. The selectors have made only two changes from the 15-man squad that took on England in the fourth and fifth ODIs recently, with Jadeja and Praveen replacing Harbhajan Singh, who is out with a hamstring injury, and batsman Virat Kohli. Jadeja, who was part of India's World Cup-winning Under-19 squad and IPL champions Rajasthan Royals last year, made a compelling case for himself with his Ranji Trophy performances for Saurashtra this season. He was, by a fair margin, the allrounder of the tournament. Along with Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni, he was the leading wicket-taker, with 42 wickets, and he scored 739 runs at 67.18 to finish sixth on the run-scorers' list. The selectors have largely stuck to the team that won 5-0 against England. Irfan Pathan, whose selection ahead of RP Singh had caused a controversy during the England series, retains his place. Praveen's inclusion bolsters the pace attack, which also includes Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel. There is no place yet for Sreesanth, who is fit again after a prolonged side-strain problem. Praveen was not among the leading wicket-takers in the Ranji Trophy, but was a key member of the Uttar Pradesh side that made it to the final. His omission for the England ODIs had been a strange decision - he had backed up his performances in the CB Series finals against Australia last year with consistent, economical spells on subcontinental decks. With Harbhajan injured, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who spent the England series on the bench, keeps his place - had Harbhajan been fit, Jadeja was tipped to replace Ojha - as the lone specialist spinner. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, though, will have plenty of effective spin options: Yusuf, Jadeja, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh (who bowled plenty of overs during England's visit). On the batting front, Rohit Sharma has been included despite his patchy form at the international level following an impressive CB Series last year in Australia. Rohit, though, performed well for champions Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, with two of his three hundreds coming in the final against Uttar Pradesh. Kohli, who impressed in the absence of Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in the ODIs in Sri Lanka last year, is unfortunate to miss out.

[fineleg]

No Sreesanth - good! Why is Virat Kholi not in the squad? He played well against SL last time.

[Show_stopper]

Great squad..with Harbhajan injured,it increases the likelihood of Jadeja/Ojha getting a game.

[fineleg]

Great squad..

except for non selection of VK given he handled Mendis quite well

with Harbhajan injured,it increases the likelihood of Jadeja/Ojha getting a game.

True.

[Show_stopper]

Hey you can have only so many openers in the squad..besides we know Sehwag pwns everybody when it comes to handling Mendis.The only other option would have been to include him in place of Rohit..which wasn't going to happen after that Ranji final.

[bunny]

For once I like the team selection. If we could have accomodated Mishra instead of carrying all 3 of Pathan, Pathan and Jadeja, that would have been awesome.

[diegovegaz]

ojha will spearhead the indian spin attack jadeja, may also play, but ojha in no case will be dropped as he is the only genuine spinner in the squad

[Lord]

we didnt need jadeja,we already have ojha as a left arm spin option.and yuvraj is also improving his bowling.wat we needed was a leggie n mishra deserved his chance.dunno why selectors ignored him. but having said that,jadeja is a fantastic fielder,one of the best i saw in the IPL.also a handy bat.i think this series one of ojha/jadeja would cement his place.i would go for jadeja.