Mr. Wicket Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 After some very consistent first class outings at home, I'm really impressed by his level of consistency in both the long and short forms recently in the England A tour. He and Abhinav Mukund have been the top batsmen of the tour (Rahane has been disappointingly inconsistent), and Pujara's run of good scores and hunger for runs against some very good bowlers (and the odd purveyors of rubbish like Sajid Mahmood) has been fantastic. In the f/c games: 55* 44 15 208* In the one day tri-series: 0 off 3 122* off 117 31 off 51 73 off 91 114 off 90 27 off 27 87 off 89 Really, really impressive. As much of a Rahane fanboy as I am, Pujara really deserves to be the next in line for the test squad if and when a space opens up.
Jadoo Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 Cannot really argue with those numbers, definately merits a call up to the side. Hope he takes this form into the senior team
cowboysfan Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 what about Dhoni's pet Rohit?.he will get a chance before kohli or pujara.they should play him in a tour game and see how he performs against a test bowling lineup.
Sid Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 yes he should be picked in the squad and should also be played in starting xi
The Outsider Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 He should and probably would be played in the tour matches when Australia and New Zealand tour. For the moment he would be behind Rohit, Raina and Kohli, who have scored runs against international level attacks with Rohit and Kohli having a century against Johnson, Clark, Lee, and Siddle. A strong showing there and in the Irani trophy match can certainly put him right in the limelight.
The Dark Horse Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 who wil they drop? Yuvi - may be??? yes. And I hope he is preferred over Rohit in tests.
Manny_Pacquiao Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 Rohit, Raina are good players but it makes sense to pick a guy who is in the kind of form Pujara is currently in. What makes him such an exciting prospect is his ability to play long, productive innings. He has put up some massive scores for Saurashtra, which takes some doing when you look at some of the mediocrity he has to play alongside. His inclusion for the next test series is probably just wishful thinking on my part. They will go for the 'tried and tested' Rohit or Kohli, etc. But at least india's batting reserves look really strong with Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Vijay, Pujara, Rahane, Mukund. Manish Pandey is another great talent. Batted too low in this tour to make a real impact, but he is a really aggressive batsman who can get big runs in quick time. In addition to that, we got guys like Yuvraj, Badri, Jaffer who could probably walk into other sides, even though they aren't good enough to play for India.
Lord Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 it wont be the right thing to play staright against Aussies.if at all we should hv played against SL.anyway Rohit is next in line.
diegovegaz Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 just picking him in the squad won't do dhoni's a coward, he won't take him in the eleven
Mr. Wicket Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Flab is irrelevant. Can he handle a spinning ball?
veer Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 just picking him in the squad won't do dhoni's a coward, he won't take him in the eleven abey bhaiye.. do you even watch cricket??
The Dark Horse Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 abey bhaiye.. do you even watch cricket?? yes Dhoni has reservations when it comes to giving new players a chance, but coward is not the right word:winky:
Gunner_Mania Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 just picking him in the squad won't do dhoni's a coward, he won't take him in the eleven Sehwag Gambir Dravid Tendulkar Laxman Dhoni Bhajji +3 bowlers Yuvraj/Raina/Murali Vijay/Rohit Sharma/Kohli/Pujara - Who would you pick for that one spot in the team above?
King Tendulkar Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Rohit Sharma is first cab of the ranks and must play in all teams. Pujara can come in to the squad!
Gunner_Mania Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Next Bossu? :hmmm: Bossu's Mental Strength is a different cup of tea.
flamy Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 So Rahane has slipped eh? pity. I had hopes on him and Dhawan
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