matma Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Praveen Kumar, in my opinion, should play in NZ in the ODI series. His ability to swing the ball, will go well in NZ. I am also thinking Jaffer will come as the 3rd opener. Pujara is young, raw and an amazing batsmen, but I think the seletors will not pick him as he is unlikely to play, the same with Vijay who I was impressed with vs Australia. Jaffer is a class opener, and should anything happen to Sehwag or Gambhir, he could fit right in. My prediction is that the old heads will score heavily in NZ - Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman. These 3 are seasoned pros, played and scored everywhere in the world, on every surface. Weather will play a part, this is NZ in March/April. Expect rain. Expect cold. Link to comment
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matma Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 ^^^ Agree, that and England. Lets dont forget Australia in the VB Series where Praveen carved up! Link to comment
Chandan Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Weather will play a part, this is NZ in March/April. Expect rain. Expect cold. In which month does NZ have no less cold hand rain? When we went there in January years back, same thing happened. Do you ever have hot (relatively) weather in NZ? If there are grounds that will suit PK then NZ is "THE" place .... For ODIs it can be but for tests you still need bowlers who can utilise old ball and PK has failed miserably in that department. Link to comment
Chandan Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 does anybody know if rp is going to be fit?-atleast for selection. R.P. Singh at the NCA Bangalore: R.P. Singh reported to the National Cricket Academy for an assessment of his recovery from a shoulder injury that hindered his performance in the concluding phase of the recent Ranji Trophy season. The left-arm seamer will be at the academy for three days while Munaf Patel, afflicted with a groin injury, continued his rehabilitation process. Virat Kohli left for Mumbai after making adequate recovery from his shoulder strain. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmm.. it'll be quite tricky for the selection committee. Will they be able to choose either RPS or Munaf even if they pass fit? Because neither of them have any match practice. Munaf's case is a bit easier as his was just a groin niggle. But will the shoulder injury affect RPS's swin and pace? Link to comment
amits Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 this should be the test squad batsmen: sehwag gambhir murali vijay tendulkar laxman yuvraj raina wicket-keepers: dhoni dinesh kartik bowlers: harbhajan mishra zaheer ishant pravin kumar munaf rp singh Link to comment
fineleg Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 where is dhawan? :playingball: Replace m.vijay with dhawan :winky: Link to comment
amits Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 where is dhawan? :playingball: Replace m.vijay with dhawan :winky: he is in the odi squad and dhawan has a fc batting avg of 69 this season Link to comment
Nash Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I rem kristen.. This indian team can do anything And that why i am not thinking any more about NZ tour.. We will F them.. Link to comment
diegovegaz Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 nz have a decent batting line-up and a great bowling attack vettori, mills, obrien, southee and ryder, elliot it would be very challenging for the indians to play them, more so because of the conditions and the inexperience of our odi squad in nz Link to comment
diegovegaz Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 this should be the test squad batsmen: sehwag gambhir murali vijay tendulkar laxman yuvraj raina wicket-keepers: dhoni dinesh kartik bowlers: harbhajan mishra zaheer ishant pravin kumar munaf rp singh sreesanth?? he is definately needed in those conditions, more than pk Link to comment
amits Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 sreesanth is still not fully fit & he wasnt impressive in the duleep trophy. and pravin kumar is the 4th best pacer we have Link to comment
Chandan Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 sreesanth is still not fully fit & he wasnt impressive in the duleep trophy. and pravin kumar is the 4th best pacer we have He is fully fit and was decent in the Duleep final on a track which had absolutely nothing for a fast bowler. Secondly PK is not a test the test bowler. Read the reasons given below. He can go in the ODI squad but is absolutely useless for a test. Yes he has the ability to move the ball. But what'll happen when the ball becomes old? Does he have the ability to move an old ball? If yes, where has he shown it? A bowler can't be chosen for a test to bowl first 5-8 overs and then sit idle for the rest of the inning. Link to comment
Shane Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 this should be the test squad batsmen: sehwag gambhir murali vijay tendulkar laxman yuvraj raina wicket-keepers: dhoni dinesh kartik bowlers: harbhajan mishra zaheer ishant pravin kumar munaf rp singh we shld have parthiv in place of kartik, what do u think amits !!! Link to comment
amits Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 we shld have parthiv in place of kartik' date=' what do u think amits !!![/quote'] that would be equal to gift-wrapping the series & giving it to nz. we did that last time in sl when having parthiv in the xi for 3rd test meant ind lost. parthiv beings an inevitable "curse of parthiv" with himself Link to comment
Shane Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I disagree with you on that one DUDE, kartik sucks, Parthiv rocks, he gives a whole new dimension to the team !!! Link to comment
amits Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 dinesh kartik is the best wicket-keeper we have in terms of keeping ability in india. parthiv patel is there only bcoz of the quota-system Link to comment
graphic23 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 dinesh kartik is the best wicket-keeper we have in terms of keeping ability in india. parthiv patel is there only bcoz of the quota-system So anyone you don't like is quota. Do you know that Karthik has the excellent record of giving away the most byes (against Pakistan in Bangalore, the one series/match where Dhoni wasn't available because of injury). MSD is our best wicket-keeper. :P Link to comment
Shane Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 dinesh kartik is the best wicket-keeper we have in terms of keeping ability in india. parthiv patel is there only bcoz of the quota-system but DK sucks he drops catches and all he iz ridiculous, parthiv can play his strokes and can be fluent in his strokeplay !!! :--D Link to comment
Mr. Wicket Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 dinesh kartik is the best wicket-keeper we have in terms of keeping ability in india. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Oh god, are you serious? The same muppet who couldn't hold an edge off Kumble the last time he was standing up to the stumps, even if you gave him a bucket? The same joker who probably received Christmas cards from Jayawardene after the series for all the lives he offered, and you think he's the best keeper in India? Even Parthiv's better. Link to comment
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