With just 5 ODIs to go, what will be India's WC squad?

[ZodiaC]

1. Rajiv ( Sehwag) 2. Bossbhai (Sachin) 3.Predator (Gambhir) 4.Cricketics (Kohli) 5.Kool Jatt (Yuvraj) 6.Shane (Dhoni) 7.Spectre(Raina) 8.King Tendulkar(Harbhajan) 9.Maris_mania 10.Andy 11.Desi cartman Phsiyo: Fineleg Coach: Ludhanvi

No ZodiaC :whine: 12. Jadeja (kooljatt) :finger:

[kooljatt]

No ZodiaC :whine: 12. Jadeja (kooljatt) :finger:

:hatsoff::hatsoff::hatsoff: :finger: :icflove: brah, whoz ur fav ?

[spectre]

7.Spectre(Raina)

:two_thumbs_up: :icflove:

[spectre]

This would go against the flow But I want to see Sehwag bat in the middle order. He just throws it away in the first 10 overs most times in ODI, as he tries to play ODI in T20 mode for some reason. The middle order will turn most fruitful with Sehwag in the middle, he doesnt need PP to score at 100+ strikerate Imagine a middle order with Yuvi / Viru / Raina / Dhoni. There is no bowling lineup in the world which can dare bowl to these guys

[zen]

My 11 at this point: - sachin - sehwag - gambhir - kohli - raina - yuvi - dhoni - ashwin (if I am not wrong, he is a decent lower order batsman too) - pk - zak - nehra 5th bowler's quota bowled by: Sehwag, Raina and Yuvi .... Sachin and Kohli can roll their arms over too reserves: - uthappa (batsman + make shift keeper) - bhajji (back up spinner) - munaf / ishant (back up seamer) - ? may be someone like vijay or pathan or ....

[pensionplan]

Hmm...There are takers for Utterly Useless Uthappa(UUU) in a WC squad.

[zen]

Hmm...There are takers for Utterly Useless Uthappa(UUU) in a WC squad.

If people have him in their squad, it's obvious that they don't consider him as useless :winky:

[pensionplan]

If people have him in their squad' date=' it's obvious that they don't consider him as useless :winky:[/quote']No sweat. Anyone that has got anything to do with selection of the Indian team will not allow UUU to be anywhere in the vicinity of the Indian team.

[zen]

No sweat. Anyone that has got anything to do with selection of the Indian team will not allow UUU to be anywhere in the vicinity of the Indian team.

I am not selecting a team based on others opinion. If that were the case then I wouldn't bother posting on this thread but just comment once the team is announced on cricinfo .... I would have him in my squad for the flexibility that he provides like the ability to bat in the top order as well as the lower order and use the long handle well esp. on Indian pitches, along w/ being able to play in as a makeshift keeper in case Dhoni cannot take the field on the match day.

[pensionplan]

Any team that is to be considered a threat to win the WC should do away with once in a blue moon type players such as UUU and have a settled look and consistent performers across the board. That is the way in a zist I look at this whole thing and hence given the options India has based on the on field performances in the recent past be it at the FC level or at the ODI level UUU is not even close and I am not the one to select someone based on potential or past deeds or what they might offer as a bits and pieces player.

[zen]

Any team that is to be considered a threat to win the WC should do away with once in a blue moon type players such as UUU and have a settled look and consistent performers across the board. That is the way in a zist I look at this whole thing and hence given the options India has based on the on field performances in the recent past be it at the FC level or at the ODI level UUU is not even close and I am not the one to select someone based on potential or past deeds or what they might offer as a bits and pieces player.

who would you select as one of the reserves in his place? Note I have the following selected:

My 11 at this point: - sachin - sehwag - gambhir - kohli - raina - yuvi - dhoni - ashwin (if I am not wrong, he is a decent lower order batsman too) - pk - zak - nehra 5th bowler's quota bowled by: Sehwag, Raina and Yuvi .... Sachin and Kohli can roll their arms over too reserves: - uthappa (batsman + make shift keeper) - bhajji (back up spinner) - munaf / ishant (back up seamer) - ? may be someone like vijay or pathan or ....

[Sachinism]

Considering they're suddenly playing Saha, he may be the back up choice, if not him, its between Robin and KKD. Robin hasn't done anything significant since coming back from injury, so I don't really see him being called up. KKD hasn't been scoring runs either, but with Mukund and Badri already scoring 1100 runs between themselves, what can the rest of the team do

[hari504504]

- gambhir - sehwag - sachin - kohli - raina - yuvi - dhoni - Ashwin(ALL) - Bhajji - zak - Seesanth/PK (Close call after Sree hitting a rich form) reserves: - Saha (wk/batsman) -hopefully we'll get a chance to see if he is good enough-against SA. Else KKD who is also good enough as a pure batter in the subcontinent - PK/Sree (back up/alternate seamer) - Ojha (back up spinner) - Pujara/R.Sharma (backup batter) The Delhi duo Sehwag and Gambhir have an incredible amount of understanding when it comes to running between wickets or pacing an innings. Don't see a point breaking that. Tendu is no more the Tendu of 96, He has nicely settled in his new role of 'accumulator' rather than 'destroyer'..the ideal no.3 who will rack up a ton of runs. Sehwag and Gambhir will have the 'license to kill' considering Tendu comes one-down. We will play 2 spinners in the subcontinent. Pujara/RSharma as back up batter depending on who gets injured/out of form..Pujara for someone like Kohli and R Sharma for Yuvi/Raina I am anxious to see how Saha shapes up.. not too comfortable with KKD..

[pensionplan]

who would you select as one of the reserves in his place? Note I have the following selected: My 11 at this point: - sachin - sehwag - gambhir - kohli - raina - yuvi - dhoni - ashwin (if I am not wrong, he is a decent lower order batsman too) - pk - zak - nehra 5th bowler's quota bowled by: Sehwag, Raina and Yuvi .... Sachin and Kohli can roll their arms over too reserves: - uthappa (batsman + make shift keeper) - bhajji (back up spinner) - munaf / ishant (back up seamer) - ? may be someone like vijay or pathan or ....

Vijay, Yusuf Pathan, Munaf Patel, HS as the four reserves to add to the 11 you selected. Since Ashwin and HS are both offies I would go for Ojha for better balance in place of one of them. If the selectors are seriously considering having a back up for MSD considering all things I would go with Dinesh Karthik as the option in place of M.Vijay since we cannot have more than 15 players on the roster. And by the way in the XI I will surely pick Munaf Patel ahead of PK if we decide to go with 3 seamers to along with ZK and Asish Nehra.

[zen]

Vijay, Yusuf Pathan, Munaf Patel, HS as the four reserves to add to the 11 you selected. Since Ashwin and HS are both offies I would go for Ojha for better balance in place of one of them. If the selectors are seriously considering having a back up for MSD considering all things I would go with Dinesh Karthik as the option in place of M.Vijay since we cannot have more than 15 players on the roster. And by the way in the XI I will surely pick Munaf Patel ahead of PK if we decide to go with 3 seamers to along with ZK and Asish Nehra.

I would always keep a back up keeper in the squad. You don't want to be in a position where your main wk is injured in the morning of the game and Ind is struggling for a back up. Karthik is a good option too and can't argue much against his selection but it's just that, IMO, Uthappa is more of a game changer with his power hitting in this format in India than Karthik. When India already has likes of Sachin, GG, Kohli in the 11 to provide stability, I would rather gamble on a game changer like Uthappa. If he fails, he would have been useful as a WK but if he manages to hit something like 40 runs of 3 overs or even hit 3-4 sixes at the death then that's job done in my book. If the entire batting line up fails then we would be struggling more often than not anyways

[pensionplan]

I would always keep a back up keeper in the squad. You don't want to be in a position where your main wk is injured in the morning of the game and Ind is struggling for a back up. Karthik is a good option too and can't argue much against his selection but it's just that' date=' IMO, Uthappa is more of a game changer with his power hitting in this format in India than Karthik. When India already has likes of Sachin, GG, Kohli in the 11 to provide stability, I would rather gamble on a game changer like Uthappa. If he fails, he would have been useful as a WK but if he manages to hit something like 40 runs of 3 overs or even hit 3-4 sixes at the death then that's job done in my book. If the entire batting line up fails then we would be struggling more often than not anyways[/quote']I am a believer in specialists and would resist selecting UUU as an option for WK if the worst happens and MSD gets injured. Even then UUU right about now is struggling to even hold on to his place in the Karnataka Ranji team. I understand the compelling reasons and the potential but the way I look at it is you need to back yourself with some sort of a consistent performances in the matches leading up to the WC be it in the domestic circuit or in the ODI's where ever you get a chance and UUU is not just up to the mark as of now. And by the way if UUU is an option as you suggested based on how he can chip in at a decent clip at various positions potentially why not Ambati Rayadu who kept well for Mumbai Indians through out the last campaign in the IPL and the champions league in SA and has been really doing well with the bat for Baroda this season in the Ranji. Rayadu also did very well with the bat for MI'ans with a good S/R and can be played up the order or at 6 or 7 who can hit the ball cleanly and has a much better flair and class than UUU. What do you think of Rayadu being an option in that case to fit your line up?

[zen]

I am a believer in specialists and would resist selecting UUU as an option for WK if the worst happens and MSD gets injured. Even then UUU right about now is struggling to even hold on to his place in the Karnataka Ranji team. I understand the compelling reasons and the potential but the way I look at it is you need to back yourself with some sort of a consistent performances in the matches leading up to the WC be it in the domestic circuit or in the ODI's where ever you get a chance and UUU is not just up to the mark as of now. And by the way if UUU is an option as you suggested based on how he can chip in at a decent clip at various positions potentially why not Ambati Rayadu who kept well for Mumbai Indians through out the last campaign in the IPL and the champions league in SA and has been really doing well with the bat for Baroda this season in the Ranji. Rayadu also did very well with the bat for MI'ans with a good S/R and can be played up the order or at 6 or 7 who can hit the ball cleanly and has a much better flair and class than UUU. What do you think of Rayadu being an option in that case to fit your line up?

Specialist is are a good option but if Dhoni is only unavailable for a game or two then he can always come back in to the team. On the other hand, if he is out of the tournament then he can be replaced w/ a specialist. In that case we are only using someone like Uthappa for his hitting and make shift WK capabilities. If he does well then he can be continued Rayydu is a good option too. Only thing is that I don't want too many steady players in the top 7 as we already play Sachin, GG and Kohli, who all will get decent scores more often than not. On the power option, we have Sehwag, Yuvi and Raina. And not all of them would do consistently so we need another power option so if 2 of the 4 fire, along with 2 from Sachin, GG and Kohli then we are in business. And ofc there would be likes of Vijay as a back up for the steady options already in the squad Right now, the selection is all theoretical, but when we do pick up a team for the WC those in the best form should be chosen.

[diegovegaz]

seeing his recent performance in odis, i think zak will never learn to bowl he is terrible, disgusting at the death i'd rather have sreesanth or munaf

[King Tendulkar]

seeing his recent performance in odis, i think zak will never learn to bowl he is terrible, disgusting at the death i'd rather have sreesanth or munaf

Woah easy tiger. ZK has been very good in this series with econmy of 4.4. Munaf has also been superb with e/rate of 3.8.

[coffee_rules]

I think Indian team is already set for the WC: Sehwag, Sachin, Gambhir, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Raina, Kohli - shoo-ins for batsmen Praveen, Zaheer, Nehra, Sreesanth, Harbhajan - shoo-ins for bowlers YK Pathan, Ashwin, - other sureshot selection, but we will play one of them in the 11. Patel/KKD - 2nd wkt keeper - no use selection a reserve for WC in India, so Two of following will get selected: Vijay, RG Sharma, Tiwary - I don;t they will play a match in the WC. Uthappa should be in this group, but doubtful he will be. Other mentions - Ojha, Munna, Vinay Kumar - not too sure about their selection.