Raina & Rohit - Future Pillars of Team India?

[graphic23]

rohit should be eased into test matches next year

And we should drop whom exactly?

[cowboysfan]

And we should drop whom exactly?

Dravid if he declines.there will be opportunity for some young guys next season.it will be interesting to see who takes it.i am hoping for Rohit if he performs consistently.

[graphic23]

Right now, I'd prefer the test team untouched. Dravid's just had a terrific series in New Zealand, so did Sachin and Laxman. Yuvraj is the only one who can changed, and I think the selectors, Dhoni, and fans do want to see him given a couple more chances, a good way to test that would be on Indian tracks vs. Murali and Mendis later this year. Perhaps if he fails then, Rohit might be given a chance.

[vipin]

All our test veterans are going to retire anyway within the next 2 -3 years so we dont need to force them to retire. Just let the natural process go on. There will be multiple seats created , more than enough to need roht , raina , and even more from the likes of rahane/pujara/koli /badri. By that time these people should hone their test skills in county and domestic cricket , and India A tours.

[Don Sharma]

I don't want to read too much into Rohit's batting in a T20 game. Agreed he has got talent but he has been failing miserably in ODIs in the recent past. He has got a long way to go but given his talent he can succeed at the highest level quite easily if he gets his mind right. Raina is surely the future of India in all formats of the game, but Rohit ATM I am not sure.

[rahulrulezz]

wth is this !!...... 2 good knocks in a warmup game and Rohit is better than Raina, Sehwag!!!!... wtfishh..... yes Rohit has played good in last 2 games but how can ppl forget his misery form in last 35 matches where he played worse than Munaf Patel... Sehwagg and Raina are still miles ahead of Rohit .....

[rahulrulezz]

I don't want to read too much into Rohit's batting in a T20 game. Agreed he has got talent but he has been failing miserably in ODIs in the recent past. He has got a long way to go but given his talent he can succeed at the highest level quite easily if he gets his mind right. Raina is surely the future of India in all formats of the game, but Rohit ATM I am not sure.

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[Bradman99]

These guys will be quality players and leave their mark on the game. India have a bright future still, despite all the retiring players. Soon they will have to go through a phase similar to one Australia are in now and I think they'll pass it well.

[King Tendulkar]

Both will be legends of the game in 10 years time. Both are class

[vvvslaxman]

I have problem with Raina's approach against short pitched stuffs which he will get plenty in Test matches. He gets into awkward positions like Gambhir used to when he started his career. He has to iron out this weakness

[vipin]

He will eventually. He still has 3 - 4 years before he plunges into test cricket.

[Guest gaurav_indian]

wth is this !!...... 2 good knocks in a warmup game and Rohit is better than Raina' date=' Sehwag!!!!... wtfishh..... yes Rohit has played good in last 2 games but how can ppl forget his misery form in last[b'] 35 matches where he played worse than Munaf Patel... Sehwagg and Raina are still miles ahead of Rohit .....

Thats the true definition of exaggeration.First check his record at which position he was batting in those 35 ODI's.His batting position was changed in every match.And only 2 good matches?Indian fans really have a short memory did you forget his performances in South Africa in 2007 WC T20 and recent IPL. And there is a say "Pooth ke Poun Paalne Me hi nazar Aa jate hain"

[Guest Gunner]

wth is this !!...... 2 good knocks in a warmup game and Rohit is better than Raina' date=' Sehwag!!!!... wtfishh..... yes Rohit has played good in last 2 games but [b']how can ppl forget his misery form in last 35 matches where he played worse than Munaf Patel... Sehwagg and Raina are still miles ahead of Rohit .....

This is not a paki website, don't say stupid things. A lot of people come here because of the educated, well though out debates which take place here not crap like this. Make your point but please don't go OTT.

[Guest Gunner]

And we should drop whom exactly?

Without any doubt yuvraj singh. Btw Dravid is running 38 currently, how long do you expect him to go on? We need two replacements for Dravid and Sourav.

[graphic23]

wth is this !!...... 2 good knocks in a warmup game and Rohit is better than Raina' date=' Sehwag!!!!... wtfishh..... yes Rohit has played good in last 2 games [b']but how can ppl forget his misery form in last 35 matches where he played worse than Munaf Patel... Sehwagg and Raina are still miles ahead of Rohit .....

amits and rahulrulezz sitting in a tree.... I'll let my buddies finish this one for me.

[rahulrulezz]

Thats the true definition of exaggeration.First check his record at which position he was batting in those 35 ODI's.His batting position was changed in every match.And only 2 good matches?Indian fans really have a short memory did you forget his performances in South Africa in 2007 WC T20 and recent IPL. And there is a say "Pooth ke Poun Paalne Me hi nazar Aa jate hain"

bro.. All i want is India to play well and win... dont care if Sachin makes 0 or Bhajji makes 140 ...eventually its all about India.... regarding Rohit, its just wierd that just till before IPL, everyone here was calling for his head and now he is Sachin-league player who is better than Sehwag and Raina... all i wanna say is that Raina and Sehwag are far better than Rohit ...

[rahulrulezz]

amits and rahulrulezz sitting in a tree.... I'll let my buddies finish this one for me.

.....while Rohit Sharma was blowing graphic23 finished it off for you buddy

[graphic23]

Without any doubt yuvraj singh. Btw Dravid is running 38 currently' date=' how long do you expect him to go on? We need two replacements for Dravid and Sourav.[/quote'] in b4 Yuvi fans. With all seriousness though, it is baffling how he can be such a underachiever with all that talent. I think he will get another couple of series to prove his worth in the team. Again, it seems like he doesn't want to fight for the runs, and I thought he'd proved this notion wrong with his knocks against England, but it was a bit shocking to see him bat against NZ. Nevertheless, with the talent he possesses, he can be a very good player if he wishes to be. It remains to be seen.

[flamy]

.....while Rohit Sharma was blowing graphic23 finished it off for you buddy

:hmmm:

[vvvslaxman]

In the 90s and before we used to throw the youngsters directly into Test arena. The one day specialists most of the time failed in world cricket with few exceptions. Bevan, Jadeja, Fairbrother, Kaif (he is not even a ODI specialist), Yuvi (so far) are some of the notable failures. Dravid had a horrible start to his ODI career. Based on one day performances he should have played tests. So based on ODI failures it is unfair to ignore players for Tests. So i would like the selectors to keep their options while picking players for Tests. First class performances should be given some weightage not just one dayers/T20 performances.