Can Test squad be revised? ODI squad too?

[Mr. Wicket]

How dare you call Gambhir and Sehwag quota players. They and Ishant walk into the team on their own merit. If the team was selected on merit then Dhawan, Manhas, Bhatia, Nehra and Amit Bhandari would be easy first XI picks!

[mhr123]

You forgot to add; Gambhir and Sehwag - Delhi Quota Raina and Kumar - UP Quota Yuvraj and Bhajji - Punjab Quota Dhoni - Jharkhand Quota Yusuf - Gujrat quota.

thats Amitism

[Ram]

Our top-order batsman would not come good every game. There will be plenty of situations where we will be 220/5 in 43 overs and in those circumstances, Yusuf could be the difference between a 265 score and 285 score. That extra 20 runs could be the difference b/w the two teams. Yusuf's role in the team is not to win every match he plays. He's not the team's primary weapon. He has a very specific role to play, something along the lines of a high-precision missile. You dont fire that missile all the time. You fire it only when the enemy is already down you need a final strike to kill

[Lord]

Our top-order batsman would not come good every game. There will be plenty of situations where we will be 220/5 in 43 overs and in those circumstances, Yusuf could be the difference between a 265 score and 285 score. That extra 20 runs could be the difference b/w the two teams. Yusuf's role in the team is not to win every match he plays. He's not the team's primary weapon. He has a very specific role to play, something along the lines of a high-precision missile. You dont fire that missile all the time. You fire it only when the enemy is already down you need a final strike to kill

u mean kiwis weren't down today?we scored 392 n yusuf got to bat 2 balls.if his role is to strike big today was the day. also we keeping waiting for 20 matches to be in trouble n for yusuf to save us,gotta make use of him best.he isnt an allrounder.if he was allrounder then it was understandable,but a specialist batsman at 7 who rarely gets to bat doesnt seem right

[amits]

raina, yuvraj, pravin kumar, harbhajan, yusuf pathan, dhoni r all merit based selections

[Ram]

u mean kiwis weren't down today?we scored 392 n yusuf got to bat 2 balls.if his role is to strike big today was the day. also we keeping waiting for 20 matches to be in trouble n for yusuf to save us,gotta make use of him best.he isnt an allrounder.if he was allrounder then it was understandable,but a specialist batsman at 7 who rarely gets to bat doesnt seem right

First understand that a no.7 batsman hardly getting to bat is a good sign for the team that says the top order is doing its job. But when he DOES come to bat, the situations almost always demand quick runs. Yusuf is best equipped to deliver such firepower.

[The Realist]

The problem is Babaji Patel shows no signs of improvement. He has actually got slower ever since his debut but if he had become more dangerous as a bowler that would be fair enough. However both his strike rate and number of wickets have declined alarmingly. He doesn't appear to be the sharpest mentally either. What is really annoying though is his lazy, couldn't care attitude. He ambles in with the intensity of a part time bowler and gives of vibest he just does not seem to care enough about the team and his performances. That cannot and should not be tolerated in an international sports team.

[Lord]

First understand that a no.7 batsman hardly getting to bat is a good sign for the team that says the top order is doing its job. But when he DOES come to bat, the situations almost always demand quick runs. Yusuf is best equipped to deliver such firepower.

ofcourse it is a good sign but we gotta play accordingly.we have enuf batsmen who can score quick wen they want.what we need is an allrounder at no.7.somebody like a jadeja or irfan in Kiwi conditions. yusuf is a specialist batsman n we dont need 7 specialist batsmen,as they say if 6 arent doing thier job,7 wont. either yusuf gotta improve his bowling dramatically or we need someone.i first want someone who can bowl ten overs,then i would think about few sixes n firepower with the bat

[Lord]

The problem is Babaji Patel shows no signs of improvement. He has actually got slower ever since his debut but if he had become more dangerous as a bowler that would be fair enough. However both his strike rate and number of wickets have declined alarmingly. He doesn't appear to be the sharpest mentally either. What is really annoying though is his lazy, couldn't care attitude. He ambles in with the intensity of a part time bowler and gives of vibest he just does not seem to care enough about the team and his performances. That cannot and should not be tolerated in an international sports team.

the problem is its being tolerated for over a year now by our captain n selectors

[fineleg]

any chance we play Pragyan Ojha and Bhajji for odi-4 or 5. 2 spinners + ZK and PK(or ishant) its a gamble in NZ condition, but one we may try - ojha over both MP/IKP

[rkt.india]

munaf, i had said it already before this tour that selection of Munaf will not help indian team. He is crap and does not out his efforts in bowling since his first 2 test series. He thinks he will bowl at 130 ks rubbish and batsman will say bowl mate bowl i will not hit you out of the park.

[diegovegaz]

Is RP Singh or dancing donkey Sreesanth fit? Even they will be better than Daadaji.

sreesanth is fit and available for selection here are doubts over rudra pratap but, there is no confirmation he was injured about a month ago, maybe he is fit now both of them are a must!!!