Match Against Dutch in New Delhi : preview and discussion

[singhprakash72]

I won't be surprised if Dutch give India run for their money...but it is still the last chance that India can risk and go for some changes...before playing crucial last 2 games before Knockout.Batting- No in change....Bowling- Chawla out Ashwin in... Field placing more aggressive ...DON'T WAIT FOR PP TO SET AGGRESSIVE FIELD !!!!!!!

[vpg0002]

Since it is the last game where something can be tried out Indian will make some changes, but I don't think they can allow a game to slip up while thinking about trying bench strength. So my thought is that there is room for one or at the most 2 of the 3 players mentioned above making into the playing XI.

[fineleg]

+1 . In big tournaments we should never take any team lightly.

Its not about taking them lightly. Its about making sure critical folks like Zaheer Khan and SRT have complete rest and fully fit for SA, WI. (Hence Nehra and Raina) Ashwin is a replacement for Clueless Chawla

[Mohan470]

Match Against Dutch in New Delhi : preview and discussion What will be the Indian Squad for Against Dutch in March 9th at New Delhi ? I think we should have give a chance to Raina and Aswin here... Is still Nehra..unfit side in our squad.. But My question is Who will be the bench if Raina Comes into the Team ? Virat kohli or Yusaf Pathan or Who else.?

[NareshK]

Why should Raina come into the side when all the batsmen are doing their job ? Chawla will probably be replaced by Ashwin.

[nospam]

yaar kya mazaak kar raha hain? you are winning the super selector and you are asking us what will be the Indian squad against Dutch...sab toh patah hain tujhe!

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ten Doeschate looking forward to Sehwag challenge http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/504746.html Forget the big picture for a moment and focus instead on this riveting question that fans will be looking forward to being answered on Wednesday: can Virender Sehwag last long enough against the Netherlands in his home city to crank up a double century? In the first match of the World Cup, in Dhaka, he nearly became the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the milestone, before succumbing on 175. Still, he had lasted for 47.3 overs and if not for cramps, could have batted through the innings. But will Sehwag use his (home) advantage against a featherweight like Holland and go for the double? One Dutchman wants it to make it difficult for him, even if Holland lack an incisive bowling attack. "For the opening batter to face us, it is quite tricky because there is no pace on the ball, which is very different to what they are quite used to," Ryan ten Doeschate, Holland's best player, told ESPNcricinfo. ten Doeschate was not being cocky, he was simply basing his thoughts on the experience of bowling to Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, a devastating pair of batsmen who both possess similar ability to Sehwag to rip apart a bowling attack. Gayle faced the Dutch at the Feroz Shah Kotla, but could only manage a sedate 80 off 100 balls even though he lasted till the 36th over. Then de Villiers blasted South Africa out of misery from 58 for 2 in the 16th over, but even he could only rake up 134 in his 30-over stay. According to ten Doeschate, even if the Dutch lack real quick bowlers, their trundlers have actually posed more problems for opposition line-ups with their lack of pace. "We have actually conceded two centuries in the last three games so that is not actually that bad," he said (both those hundreds were scored in the South Africa match by Hashim Amla and de Villiers). "So we are a difficult team to score hundreds against. Yes, there has been a few times when there was a real possibility like Chris Gayle or AB [de Villiers] going for the 200. But we are little better than conceding a double hundred to anyone in 50-over cricket." He was not entirely ruling out Sehwag achieving the landmark feat if the Indian decided to bat out the innings. Sehwag has shown in the recent past that he can bide his time in the first ten overs before opening up. "That can only be bad news for me as I am the one-change bowler," ten Doeschate said with a big laugh. Still, he was confident. "Our starts have been pretty decent barring the England game where the guys have smashed us. We have conceded runs, but not big." The numbers don't quite confirm that, however. The West Indies racked up 95 for no loss in the first 15 overs (England were 90 for no loss), but Netherlands did manage to restrict South Africa to 58 for 1. In the absence of an experienced fast man, the Dutch have found it difficult to get breakthroughs early, which has allowed their opponents to steadily establish a platform and then accelerate over the last 15 overs. West Indies raised 140 in their final 15 overs while South Africa plundered 166. "We have not taken wickets upfront. That is what really is hurting us," ten Doeschate said. So what are the mistakes he would not like the team to repeat against India? "In the first game we got a lot of things right. Sometimes it is very easy look at the result and judge your performance by the result. But we have not done too much wrong. Unfortunately that is the way we bowl, we don't have express pace, we don't have guys who turn the ball miles. We have conceded 330 twice in a row, but there is nothing much we can do. "On the batting side we have been done by pace twice. Again that is not something we can learn overnight how to play guys who play at 150kph. So I don't think we can put a finger and say this is what we need to get better that." Like many Associates, the Dutch also do not want to go back empty handed. And they do not want to waste the opportunity of playing the bigger countries. Hence, they are not afraid to be part of the Group of Death. "This is definitely the tougher group," ten Doeschate said. "Our intention was to sneak a result out of one of the big teams and then beat Bangladesh and Ireland. From the experience point of view to play South Africa, India, England and the West Indies is an awesome teams to play against." Tomorrow, the Dutch will have the unique experience of playing the second-best one-day team in the world in front of a full house. The biggest match the Dutch have played in front of a virtually packed stadium came on June 9, 2009, when they shocked England in the World Twenty20 at Lord's. But playing India in India in front of a raucous crowd is like being on a different planet. Little wonder ten Doeschate was eagerly looking forward to getting on the field. "We are under a bit of pressure not to make fools of ourselves, but that is obviously a different pressure to perform consistently and make sure you progress. I genuinely believe it is more about something to look forward to than to fear. As a cricketing experience it can't any bigger than that. It is a tremendous privilege."

[ganeshran]

Bring it on :ohyeah:

[achilles]

This team would've been an absolute force to reckon with, had Dirk Nannes been a part of their line-up. But even now, if they apply themselves, there is no way they can't make it difficult for us, like the Irish.

[Sid]

Wonder when Doeschate will start playing for Poms :hmmm:

[vvvslaxman]

Ryan Tendulkar will floor Sachin Tendoeschate :two_thumbs_up:

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India must play Nehra if he is fit: Dravid More... India must play Nehra if he is fit: Dravid New Delhi, March 8, 2011 PTI Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid feels paceman Ashish Nehra should be a part of the team in the ongoing World Cup if he is fit as he has got the experience of bowling at the death. “I would have definitely played Ashish Nehra if he was fit as he has got the experience of playing in the World Cup and also has the ability. He has got a good experience of bowling at the death overs,†said Dravid. The experienced left-arm pacer from Delhi, who is an important wicket-taking bowler with genuine swing-bowling capabilities, has not been included in the playing XI because of fitness issues. Dravid, however, said it is still early in the tournament and there is enough time for the team to get into the rhythm. “This is just the early part of the tournament and there is no need to get too concerned. In fact, the part-timers are doing well on these sub-continental conditions. The others can also do very well on these tracks and also have a scope to improve,†said Dravid after inaugurating the Castrol Cricket Performance Centre here on Tuesday. The Test batsman however added that India would be benefited greatly if they figure out their main bowlers before the knockout stage. “India have enough time to get into the rhythm and if at this league stage, they can decide on their top four bowlers then it would be good for them during the knockout stage,†said Dravid. Nonetheless, the 38-year-old admitted that it was not possible for a team to go into a match with a particular mindset all the time. “Zaheer will obviously be a part of India’s final eleven. But whether to play with a three seamers or go for two spinners would depend on the conditions. There is no set mindset one can go with,†Dravid said. “If you are playing in Delhi where the track may spin, you may go with two spinners but if you are playing in Mohali or Ahmedabad then you must play with three pacers. So it depends,†said the Bangalorean, adding India’s decision to play with 6-7 batsmen is right in these conditions.

[zen]

Zak, Munaf, Nehra/Sree, Bhajji + part-timers or Zak, Munaf, Nehra/Sree, Bhajji, Ashwin+part-timer should be a decent attack and probably do better than the so-called bowling powerhouse :giggle:

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"Difficult to include Raina in team" : Dhoni More... "Difficult to include Raina in team" Tuesday 8th March 2011 Yusuf Pathan is a game-changer for us, says Indian skipper MS Dhoni ahead of ICC CWC 2011 tie against Netherlands on Wednesday. By Abhideep Das in New Delhi There have been some whispers doing the rounds in the media about Suresh Raina getting a look into the Indian playing eleven for future games in this tournament. But skipper MS Dhoni has ruled out any such possibility on Tuesday. "The performance of Yuvraj Singh with the ball so far has given us the luxury of playing with only four bowlers. Besides, we want Yusuf to bat more in this tournament. While all other batsmen have got their opportunity of batting in the middle for a reasonable length of time, the same cannot be said about Pathan. He becomes lethal once he spends more time at the crease. Thus we are finding it very difficult to accommodate Raina in the playing eleven," opined Dhoni during an interaction with reporters at the Feroze Shah Kotla. The southpaw has managed to get only one fifty in his last 10 ODI innings while ‘Baroda-Bomber' Pathan has been in scintillating form, scoring two hundreds and one fifty in his last seven ODI innings. India have played three matches in the mega-event so far. Although they have won two of those encounters while tying the other against England, their performance has been far from convincing. But Dhoni is not too worried about this, since he feels the team is peaking at the right time. "We have had a decent start so far. This is a fairly long tournament AND so peaking at the right time is crucial. The minute you reach the knockout stages, one cannot afford any slip-up. But I am fairly confident that once we reach that stage, our game will be at its peak," said the Indian skipper. Dhoni also mentioned that the slow nature of the surface for Wednesday's game does not worry him. "We are happy to play on any wicket provided to us. Although the Indian team has not played a match at Kotla for more than a year, all the team-members have played at least a couple of domestic games here. So they are well acquinted with it," concluded the Indian captain.

[Sachin=GOD]

To Dhoni :finger::finger::finger::finger:

[Sid]

Well said Dhoni :clap:,sad that Raina has to miss out

[desi pride 1234]

More... "Difficult to include Raina in team" Tuesday 8th March 2011 Yusuf Pathan is a game-changer for us, says Indian skipper MS Dhoni ahead of ICC CWC 2011 tie against Netherlands on Wednesday. By Abhideep Das in New Delhi There have been some whispers doing the rounds in the media about Suresh Raina getting a look into the Indian playing eleven for future games in this tournament. But skipper MS Dhoni has ruled out any such possibility on Tuesday. "The performance of Yuvraj Singh with the ball so far has given us the luxury of playing with only four bowlers. Besides, we want Yusuf to bat more in this tournament. While all other batsmen have got their opportunity of batting in the middle for a reasonable length of time, the same cannot be said about Pathan. He becomes lethal once he spends more time at the crease. Thus we are finding it very difficult to accommodate Raina in the playing eleven," opined Dhoni during an interaction with reporters at the Feroze Shah Kotla. The southpaw has managed to get only one fifty in his last 10 ODI innings while ‘Baroda-Bomber' Pathan has been in scintillating form, scoring two hundreds and one fifty in his last seven ODI innings. India have played three matches in the mega-event so far. Although they have won two of those encounters while tying the other against England, their performance has been far from convincing. But Dhoni is not too worried about this, since he feels the team is peaking at the right time. "We have had a decent start so far. This is a fairly long tournament AND so peaking at the right time is crucial. The minute you reach the knockout stages, one cannot afford any slip-up. But I am fairly confident that once we reach that stage, our game will be at its peak," said the Indian skipper. Dhoni also mentioned that the slow nature of the surface for Wednesday's game does not worry him. "We are happy to play on any wicket provided to us. Although the Indian team has not played a match at Kotla for more than a year, all the team-members have played at least a couple of domestic games here. So they are well acquinted with it," concluded the Indian captain.

stupid comments by dhoni. 5 wickets against ireland is not a great achievement.

[Sid]

stupid comments by dhoni. 5 wickets against ireland is not a great achievement.

What about Bhajji then,he is worth rubbish going by your point of view, he didnt pick any wickets even against them

[gaurav92]

And with this, my 8+3 theory goes down the drain :((

[Sid]

And with this' date=' my 8+3 theory goes down the drain :(([/quote'] that was always going down the drain :hehe: