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Should Raina play instead of Kohli to give a part time bowling option ?


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Kohli is world no.3 Ranking can tell whatever questions you have. It's better we stop right there.
On that note, the game results should be decided on whichever theam has the highest ranked players. Why even bother playing :haha:
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Gosh ! I didn't realize India's whole WC campaign was depending entirely on Yuvraj.... to the extent that India would rather lose the WC than drop Yuvraj:omg: Actually, I agree with your last statement...... that the only way Dhoni would drop him is if he gets injured ! Well, let's hope that the other 10 players perform well enough to win the WC ; I suppose we can afford to carry a little extra baggage !:pray:
Yes, ofcourse, a 5-wicket haul, a 50 and a Man of the Match award. What a useless piece of trash!
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no. 5 wicket haul against minnow ireland is not a big achievement.
as opposed to not even a 3 wicket haul against any side . Between Yusuf and Yuvraj 17 overs were completed :giggle: . what is the need of 3rd bowler there.
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no. 5 wicket haul against minnow ireland is not a big achievement.
If he hadn't taken 5 wkts tonight we would have been chasing a score around 260-270 and on this pitch would have been tough to chase. Chawla nearly lost us the game tonight :nervous:
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So basically he can only replace Yusuf not Kohli.
...and judging from yesterday's match against Ireland, we all know that will never happen :cantstop: Because Yusuf can also play spin better than Raina. Virat is far more consistent than Raina, and it's his consistency that has helped us win matches. I'm not saying that Raina shouldn't be given a chance- all I'm saying is that in a team of pinch hitters like Sehwag and Pathan, it is nice to have a bunch of innings builders in the middle.
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...and judging from yesterday's match against Ireland' date=' we all know that will never happen :cantstop: Because [b']Yusuf can also play spin better than Raina. Virat is far more consistent than Raina, and it's his consistency that has helped us win matches. I'm not saying that Raina shouldn't be given a chance- all I'm saying is that in a team of pinch hitters like Sehwag and Pathan, it is nice to have a bunch of innings builders in the middle.
That is a bit stretch. He killed mendis in the champions league by hitting 4 sixes in a row. Also saeed Ajmal was taken to cleaners by Raina in the Asia cup.
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as opposed to not even a 3 wicket haul against any side . Between Yusuf and Yuvraj 17 overs were completed :giggle: . what is the need of 3rd bowler there.
the worst is yet to come. i will get back to u when it happens.:--D
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I don't agree. Kohli needs to be there because he is an anchor and Raina is more of a risk taker. In today's match, I think Sachin should be allowed to rest because he still has those little niggles, and we need him in prime form for our upcoming match against SA. Sehwag and Gambhir can open and Raina can also bowl a few overs in the middle. Today should also be the day when Ashwin is given a chance to prove his merit. Dhoni has waited too long to let the benchwarmers play, today is probably the only day we can experiment with our playing XI.

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Well, Kohli has certainly not performed up to the standard in the recent matches(incl today) so I think we can drop him as there is a equal if not better? replacement Raina. Plus he loves South Africa and flat tracks.

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Well, Kohli has certainly not performed up to the standard in the recent matches(incl today) so I think we can drop him as there is a equal if not better? replacement Raina. Plus he loves South Africa and flat tracks.
Not gonna happen. You can wish all you want. He is not even dropping a non performer like Piyush. How will he drop a performer like Kohli.
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Well, Kohli has certainly not performed up to the standard in the recent matches(incl today) so I think we can drop him as there is a equal if not better? replacement Raina. Plus he loves South Africa and flat tracks.
3 innings,1 run out ,in one he faced 5 overs ,today was his only failure,but some of these fanboys dont miss any oppurtunity
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3 innings' date='1 run out ,in one he faced 5 overs ,today was his only failure,but some of these fanboys dont miss any oppurtunity[/quote'] Of course I would not complain if Kohli is playing but Raina certainly can be effectively as well. So it is about competition and keeping every batsman on the toes that they can replaced by the quality batsman on the bench
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Of course I would not complain if Kohli is playing but Raina certainly can be effectively as well. So it is about competition and keeping every batsman on the toes that they can replaced by the quality batsman on the bench
Ya that competition will help and hopefully Kohli will score a 100 next game :pray:

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