Sreesanth replaces injured Praveen Kumar : Good or bad for the Indian team?

[Dravid]

the energy with which he will bring drinks will be good he can talk his bakwaas and piss ppl off while he out there and his job would be done.. good team guy

[cowboysfan]

Munaf is glassman... fully expect Sreesanth to shoulder some serious responsibility in this tourney

all our pacers are made of glass,it wouldnt surprise me one bit if another one breaks down and we bring in the great ishant into the team.

[Ram]

I think this will make our WC win (if we manage to win it) only more creditable. We will become the first team in the history of cricket to win a WC, despite carrying one of the worst ODI bowlers EVER, in the squad.

[retterimp]

I think this will make our WC win (if we manage to win it) only more creditable. We will become the first team in the history of cricket to win a WC' date=' despite carrying one of the worst ODI bowlers EVER, in the squad.[/quote'] LOL good pt. sree is hit or miss, i know that law of avgs will catch up soon, but if theres ever a need for some out of the blue performances, its here, so go sree!! hope to see some cracking spells here and there when we need it!

[CG]

justice? Praveen was a much better ODI bowler than Sree

what the hell are you taking about praveen kumar has the worst average of fast bowlers playing in india he averages 61 and economy of 6.he is useless in india period

[Mariyam]

I'm happy for Sreesanth. When will he bowl? WIll he open bowling along with Zaheer? Or will he be used later?

[Jersey #10]

It was destiny's call for Sreesanth. Praveen Kumar clocks 115kph to 122kph in India where some of the dart spinners like Afridi and Vettori would bowl faster. Sree played a huge roll in India winning the '07 TT world cup. Who forgets the run out for 10th wicket during the India vs Pakistan league games? and who can forget the last catch of Misbah to win the big game? It's destiny Lets win it :yay:

[yoda]

wont make much of a difference, altho PK is a better ODI bowler than Sree. Sree will leak runs, but will get a few crucial wickets, but he may be the 4th choice seamer and not even play a game.

[saneindian]

PK is a better cricketer overall and can bowl to his field. Sree in ODIs tends to go flat out and leaks a lot of runs in trying to overattack (series vs SA earlier this year). Hopefully he has learned from the experience and will continue the good work he did in ODIs vs NZ.

[fineleg]

Praveen Kumar clocks 115kph to 122kph in India where some of the dart spinners like Afridi and Vettori would bowl faster.

We are not playing Tests, this is one dayers and Praveen is the better bowler in that format. So, this is a loss for India, though like Rajiv said, its not like we lost Malcolm.

[vishalvirsingh]

We are not playing Tests' date=' this is one dayers and Praveen is the better bowler in that format. So, this is a loss for India, though like Rajiv said, its not like we lost Malcolm.[/quote'] u r right fineleg...PK is restrictive but i feel we need a wicket taker and hence sreesanth is equally good if not better than him..... so r u a lady in Mumbai..?

[Sachinism]

How can losing PK be a good thing? Idiots

[Mariyam]

This whole episode is very shady. PK gets injured and will be out for the entire duration of the tournament? Between now and the time the tournament ends is nearly 3 months. How did this happen? Why the need to exclude PK from the squad. He could have been a reservist and played when fit. Just doesn't add up.

[urbestfriend]

This whole episode is very shady. PK gets injured and will be out for the entire duration of the tournament? Between now and the time the tournament ends is nearly 3 months. How did this happen? Why the need to exclude PK from the squad. He could have been a reservist and played when fit. Just doesn't add up.

Conspiracy theory :cantstop: Nothing shady there, Praveen was injured even during the selection, he didn't play the entire SA series. Selectors took a chance hoping that he'll recover in time, he didn't recover, so he gets replaced. We can't go to Worldcup with one pacer injured which means we'll have no replacement if any one pacer gets injured during the tournament. And of course, where did you get this 3 months stuff? WC starts on 19th feb and ends on 2nd April.

[DeadMan]

that means missed a lottery for us :((

[Lord]

his career economy is 6.that means wen hes going for run-ball,hes not doing bad by his standards.nothing more needs to be said. batsmen just need to take initial risks,if they come off,Sree will get angry n try all sorts of things n be a buffet of over 7 runs per over atleast. pathetic option,not just bad,would have preferred even Agarkar

[diegovegaz]

he's a genuine wicket taker should do some damage in the middle overs pk is useless after the initial 10-12 overs

[urbestfriend]

Sreesanth can't be used during power-plays or in death overs , he is utter rubbish in power-plays where he bowl some nice juicy half volleys or hit-me length balls. His quota should be finished off in middle overs when filed is spread.

[flamy]

u r right fineleg...PK is restrictive but i feel we need a wicket taker and hence sreesanth is equally good if not better than him..... so r u a lady in Mumbai..?

:cantstop::cantstop:

[Ram]

Here’s a guy who has little to NO understanding of what it takes to bowl in an ODI and we are saying he is the 4th best seaming option we have in the country, for the ODIs? What happened to RP Singh, or even Agarkar? I would even go to the extent of picking Vinay Kumar, who has at least ODI bowler-ish credentials. I cant stress this point enough – Sreesanth is a ticking time bomb in ODIs and T20s. He has the ability to single-handedly swing the entire match momentum with some horrendous bowling. He should be nowhere near a potential ODI slot.