Your 15 man squad for Windies Test series

[Cricketics]

Didn't we win that series 2-1?

Ya just. One game got rained out. But we were far from being good. We faced a big defeat too in 2nd match and never looked that good. Remember Windies were pathetic that time and we should have won 3-0 or 4-0 that time considering how strong we were and were doing pretty good in Odi's.

[Sooda]

^^I remember that. Vijay and Badri toured then and so did Nayyar. Id still agree with sending a total 2nd string XI for the ODIs and T20s. The result is almost unimportant tbh, compared to the main guys getting some rest. Frankly with Gayle, Chanders and Sarwan not there anymore even our 2nd XI should give them a stern test. Tests- my ideal XI Vijay, Gambhir, Laxman, Tendulkar, Sehwag (if unfit, Kohli), Pujara, MSD, Zaheer, Bhajji, Santh, Munaf Ishant, Rahane, Kohli/Mukund, Ojha,

[Cricketics]

^^I remember that. Vijay and Badri toured then and so did Nayyar. Id still agree with sending a total 2nd string XI for the ODIs and T20s. The result is almost unimportant tbh, compared to the main guys getting some rest. Frankly with Gayle, Chanders and Sarwan not there anymore even our 2nd XI should give them a stern test. Tests- my ideal XI Vijay, Gambhir, Laxman, Tendulkar, Sehwag (if unfit, Kohli), Pujara, MSD, Zaheer, Bhajji, Santh, Munaf Ishant, Rahane, Kohli/Mukund, Ojha,

I am all for it.. But as you picked Gambhir there. Yes.. We definatley someone like Gambhir there all the time.

[cowboysfan]

I have no confidence in Vijay but he needs another do or die series.pujara ,raina and vijay should be persisted .If viru doesnt play then rahane needs to start his test career GG vijay dravid sachin pujara vvs dhoni bhajji zak ishant sree munna,ojha,raina,rahane

[jaideep]

how abt sending over some fresh bowling legs like A.mithun , undakat ,umesh yadav ,Vaurn aaron and maybe even give ashwin a chance in test cricket

[Cricket Tragic]

how abt sending over some fresh bowling legs like A.mithun ' date= undakat ,umesh yadav ,Vaurn aaron and maybe even give ashwin a chance in test cricket

No, just no.

[Karan114]

I have no confidence in Vijay but he needs another do or die series.pujara ,raina and vijay should be persisted .If viru doesnt play then rahane needs to start his test career GG vijay dravid sachin pujara vvs dhoni bhajji zak ishant sree munna,ojha,raina,rahane

Would agree with this squad except I'd be taking Kohli ahead of Raina. Rahane should go but I suspect it'll be Mukund as he was the reserve opener against the Aussies when Gambhir got injured. I share your opinion of Vijay but as you say, he will tour.

[Cricket Tragic]

Is it a given that Sehwag is going to miss the tour? Don't care about him missing a series against a piss poor WI but I want him to play in England.

[ViruRulez]

My Ideal squad Gambhir Sehwag Dravid Tendulkar Laxman Dhoni Vijay Pujara Kohli/Yuvraj- Would love to see Kohli. Equally want Yuvi to get chance since he is full of confidence Harbhajan Zaheer Ishant R.P Singh Munaf Praveen Kumar

Good squad but I would replace RP with Sreesanth and replace PK with a spinner in Mishra/Ojha/Ashwin .. did you notice that you did not select even one spinner except Bhajji .. I would also give the chance to Kohli instead of UV .. UV is great but his style of playing will never make much impact in tests whereas Kohli has a great potential to be a good test batsman too.

[jairamesh]

Tests XI Sehwag Gambhir Dravid Pujara Laxman Dhoni (cpt/wkt) Harbhajan Ishant Sharma Sreesanth Umesh Yadav Gony/Dinda/Chahar ODI XI Sehwag Yusuf Pathan Gambhir Kohli Yuvi Raina Dhoni Harbajan/Ashwin Umesh Yadav Ishant Sharma Munaf T20 Uthappa (wkt) Gambhir (capt) Rayudu/Kohli Raina Yusuf Pathan S. Tiwary R Jadeja Ashwin Umesh Yadav Dinda Balaji Tendulkar, Zaheer (Rest) We need to use this series especially the tests to pinpoint (and nurture) the potential long-term fast bowlers. Zaheer is playing a swangsong, (1 more year left!), Sreesanth should be left to his own realms and he will perform rather then interfering. Sharma is looking good. I think the focus should be on the likes of Yadav, Dinda, Varun Aaron to get them to bowl consistent line and lenght, they already bowl 150km/hr plus regularly on indian pitches.

[vijay810]

No way. Pujara deserves more of a chance. You can't drop him just yet. Agree that Badrinath deserves a go but Kohli has leapfrogged him in the pecking order.

Pujara is class act.....Stick with him for long time andit will pay off.Also Rahane. These two will be the backbone on Test match team in 4 years time

[Cricket Tragic]

Haha, there is no way that Tendulkar will or should rest from test matches unless he has an injury. 1 month break after the IPL is good enough.

[Cricket Tragic]

Am I the only one who doesn't rate Badrinath?

[jairamesh]

Am I the only one who doesn't rate Badrinath?

Badri has been unfortunate, it's a tough batting line-up, but I think he should be in with a chance in terms of squad rotation for Tests and ODI, he has the ideal test match temperament. India should play more test matches and look at squad management, mind you the batting will always perform, it's the bowlers that's a worry. But experience has no substitute. Warne and McGrath didn't hit the the ground running from their first test match.

[Cricket Tragic]

Badri has been unfortunate, it's a tough batting line-up, but I think he should be in with a chance in terms of squad rotation for Tests and ODI, he has the ideal test match temperament. India should play more test matches and look at squad management, mind you the batting will always perform, it's the bowlers that's a worry. But experience has no substitute. Warne and McGrath didn't hit the the ground running from their first test match.

ODIs-No chance Tests-He only has a chance but plenty of competition for middle order spots.