Rayudu, Badrinath likely to be selected for Windies tour

[Karan114]

Rayudu, Badrinath likely to be selected for Windies tour PTI | May 10, 2011 NEW DELHI: Young Ambati Rayudu and veteran Subramanium Badrinath are two players who are likely to be rewarded with national call-ups for their good show in the ongoing IPL when the selectors meet in Chennai on Friday to decide on the ODI squad for the tour of West Indies. Pune Warriors leg-spinner Rahul Sharma, who has had an astonishing economy rate of less than six through 10 matches, is likely to be another beneficiary. It is still not clear as to how many seniors apart from Virender Sehwag who will undergo shoulder surgery will be rested for the shorter version. Sachin Tendulkar, who nowadays only plays selective matches in the shorter version and veteran speedster Zaheer Khan may want to give their tired bodies much needed rest after a rigorous World Cup and an equally arduous IPL campaign. Even skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is reportedly keen to take a break before the Test series in the Windies followed by an important two and half month long tour of England. Whatever be the scenario, Rayudu who has so far scored 349 runs from 10 games with a strike rate of nearly 120 has a good chance to board the flight to Caribbean. "His (Rayudu) wicketkeeping abilities is another advantage for him. With Robin Uthappa not doing well, Rayudu's case is even more stronger. Whether Dhoni takes rest or not, Rayudu can be considered a second 'keeper in shorter versions as Indian teams over the years have always had a second option while touring the Caribbean," a BCCI source said. For Badrinath who had a fantastic Ranji season scoring a whopping 922 runs at an average of 131 followed it up with 294 runs in the IPL so far at a strike-rate of 135. The talking point in the cricket fraternity has been how Badrinath who was known for his dogged approach has brought an attacking flair in his style of batting. He along with Michael Hussey has been one of the batting mainstays. Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary who is also in good form this year having scored 277 runs is another candidate but he can be termed as 'dark horse'. Manoj's selection however depends on how many among the seniors back out for the ODI and T20 series. Among the bowlers Praveen Kumar is an automatic choice and if Ashish Nehra fails to recover in time, Ishant Sharma will form the core of the pace trio that will also have Munaf Patel. While off-spinners Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin select themselves, it is unlikely that leggie Piyush Chawla will be able to retain his place. Chawla's show in the IPL has been as disappointing as was his World Cup campaign. The lanky Punjab lad Rahul who has been a revelation is the favourite after his big-hearted show against superior batsmen. His economy rate of 5.16 over 10 matches has been brilliant to say the least. If the selectors prefer a left-arm spinner then pint-sized Iqbal Abdulla will fight it out with experienced Pragyan Ojha. While Ojha has been disappointing in the IPL, Abdulla has carried his good all-round form for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy into the IPL with 13 wickets with average of 6.10 runs per over. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/8218332.cms

[ganeshran]

Both promising players :aha: :yay:

[Stuge]

Please .. I want our confidence bowler backGo :( Comeback Piyush Chawla +:giggle:

[ganeshran]

Please .. I want our confidence bowler backGo :( Comeback Piyush Chawla +:giggle:

:fear:

[Sachin=GOD]

good decision.

[cowboysfan]

i have no problem with these selections.Rahul sharma will like the windies wickets.

[Karan114]

They need someone who can open considering that both Sehwag and Sachin will be missing. Parthiv was one possibility but seems like Rayudu is seen as the second keeper in the longer term (who can also play as a specialist batsman). Or will they promote Kohli?

[Karan114]

i have no problem with these selections.Rahul sharma will like the windies wickets.

I'm not sold on Sharma but happy with the squad otherwise

[msb1991]

Rayadu has been good in the IPL, but I suspect he may be another Rohit Sharma who is good in T20 but cannot convert to ODIs. Rayadu's OD average is just 32.56. Heck, he's only ever scored 1 OD century in his 42 innings.

[Sooda]

They need someone who can open considering that both Sehwag and Sachin will be missing. Parthiv was one possibility but seems like Rayudu is seen as the second keeper in the longer term (who can also play as a specialist batsman). Or will they promote Kohli?

Well that 'source' dosent seem to like Uthappa- though he has done OK in the IPL- ruling him out. He should go though and itd be nice if they take Mukund and Rahane give them a taste of Intl cricket. Im hoping they rest Kohli too (and hed feature in the test squad) and select an ENTIRELY 2nd string...

[kooljatt]

I will be happy if Rayadu is given a chance but have my doubts him keeping for 50 overs. I think it may affect his batting. If Dhoni is rested I would hope that they pick a regular keeper like Karthik or Naman Ojha ! Also hoping Uthappa would be given a chance along with Irfan and Paul Valthaty.

[Sooda]

How about Vinay Kumar, is he international class? Has had an ok IPL and only 2 or 3 ODIs, perhaps deserves a longer run and this may be a good oppo. Certinaly has a good List A record

[Sooda]

I will be happy if Rayadu is given a chance but have my doubts him keeping for 50 overs. I think it may affect his batting. If Dhoni is rested I would hope that they pick a regular keeper like Karthik or Naman Ojha ! Also hoping Uthappa would be given a chance along with Irfan and Paul Valthaty.

Pauls form has tailed off and one decent IPL is nowhere near enough for a senior call up I think. Irfan has not exactly set the world alight either...Parthiv will be there as he is ODI backup keeper now

[kooljatt]

How about Vinay Kumar' date=' is he international class? Has had an ok IPL and only 2 or 3 ODIs, perhaps deserves a longer run and this may be a good oppo. Certinaly has a good List A record[/quote'] Nah bruv, Vinay ain't that good IMO. Ishant could be slotted back to open the bowling.

[kooljatt]

Pauls form has tailed off and one decent IPL is nowhere near enough for a senior call up I think. Irfan has not exactly set the world alight either...Parthiv will be there as he is ODI backup keeper now

Yh I know, but I definitely feel for Uthappa ! This guy is class man ! He should be persisted with. Hopefully they will give him chance at least in one off the t20.

[saneindian]

So from the WC squad 4 likely to miss out are Sachin, Sehwag, Dhoni and Zaheer. Plus Nehra and Chawla will be dropped. Not sure if they will pick Sreesanth ether given his latest antics in the IPL. The likely replacements will be Rayudu, Badri, Rohit, Parthiv, PK, Ishant (though I hope he doesn't get picked for the shorter formats for the time being) and Rahul Sharma. The team could look like this Gambhir©, Parthiv (wk), Kohli, Yuvraj, Raina, Rohit, Badri, Rayudu, Yusuf, Bhajji, Ashwin, PK, Munaf, Ishant, Rahul Sharma They will need one more pacer. Who could be the lucky guy? RPS, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Balaji or will they persist with Sreesanth?

[Karan114]

Well that 'source' dosent seem to like Uthappa- though he has done OK in the IPL- ruling him out. He should go though and itd be nice if they take Mukund and Rahane give them a taste of Intl cricket. Im hoping they rest Kohli too (and hed feature in the test squad) and select an ENTIRELY 2nd string...

Am assuming Mukund will be in the Test squad but yeah, wouldn't have been a bad idea to give him some international experience beforehand. As for Rahane, its a mystery why he has never played for India despite his performances at FC and 'A' team level.

[Sooda]

So from the WC squad 4 likely to miss out are Sachin, Sehwag, Dhoni and Zaheer. Plus Nehra and Chawla will be dropped. Not sure if they will pick Sreesanth ether given his latest antics in the IPL. The likely replacements will be Rayudu, Badri, Rohit, Parthiv, PK, Ishant (though I hope he doesn't get picked for the shorter formats for the time being) and Rahul Sharma. The team could look like this Gambhir©, Parthiv (wk), Kohli, Yuvraj, Raina, Rohit, Badri, Rayudu, Yusuf, Bhajji, Ashwin, PK, Munaf, Ishant, Rahul Sharma They will need one more pacer. Who could be the lucky guy? RPS, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Balaji or will they persist with Sreesanth?

Umesh I imagine. Provides something a bit different. That is the likely 15/16 but Ideally gambhir would not play, he has got knee trouble and we need him fit for test cricket. I hate this crappy schedule.

[The Outsider]

Chalo, good that Supermanium will get a spot. Will at least keep the victim card players quiet for a while.

[saneindian]

Umesh I imagine. Provides something a bit different. That is the likely 15/16 but Ideally gambhir would not play, he has got knee trouble and we need him fit for test cricket. I hate this crappy schedule.

Don't think Gambhir will say no to being captain of the team in the t20/ODI leg of the tour.