Cricket Tragic Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 The Indian squad for the four-Test series against England, which is the first part of their forthcoming tour, will be picked on July 2, Cricket Board sources said on Thursday. "The squad would be picked in Chennai on July 2," BCCI sources said. Incidentally, July 2 is the last day of the scheduled second India-West Indies Test in the current series and would be played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Two members -- Surendra Bhave and Narendra Hirwani-- of the five-man selection committee, headed by Krish Srikkanth, are currently in the West Indies watching the Test series and are expected to join the discussions via tele-conference along with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Duncan Fletcher. The Indians conclude their visit to the Caribbean with the third and final Test scheduled at Roseau from July 6-10. Quite a few key members of the Indian team that won the World Cup on April 2 are missing from the touring party in the West Indies. Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar had opted out of the entire tour to spend time with his family while regular openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, as well as pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, pulled out due to injuries. Tendulkar has made himself available for the entire England tour. Sehwag and Gambhir had shoulder problems during the Indian Premier League (IPL) and had to undergo treatment while Zaheer opted out due to a right ankle problem. Also missing from the West Indies tour were Yuvraj Singh, who was indisposed, but has declared himself fit for selection for the England visit, and S Sreesanth, who was also on the injured list of players with a right elbow problem. Ashish Nehra, who got injured during the semifinal of the World Cup at Mohali against Pakistan, also missed the tour to the Caribbean islands. World Cup winning-captain Dhoni skipped the Twenty20 and five-match ODI series before joining the team in the West Indies for the ongoing Test contest. India start their England tour on July 15 with a three-day warm-up game against Somerset county at Taunton before taking on the hosts in the Test rubber. The Tests are to be held at Lord's (July 21-25), Nottingham (July 29-Augut 2), Birmingham (August 10-14), and Kennington Oval (August 18-22). A two-day tour game against Northants is sandwiched between the second and third Test matches. After the Tests, the Indians would stay back and play a one-off Twenty20 International and five ODIs against the hosts between August 31 and September 16.
Cricket Tragic Posted June 23, 2011 Author Posted June 23, 2011 No chance of Nehra getting picked for the tests.
1983-2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Zaheer ishant sreesanth praveen kumar munaf harbhajan mishra sehwag (mukund if viru's not fit) gambhir dhoni tendulkar yuvraj raina parthiv/karthik laxman dravid perfect squad for england test series, 5 pacers, 2 spinners and a backup keeper
sarcastic Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Zaheer ishant sreesanth praveen kumar munaf harbhajan mishra sehwag (mukund if viru's not fit) gambhir dhoni tendulkar yuvraj raina parthiv/karthik laxman dravid perfect squad for england test series, 5 pacers, 2 spinners and a backup keeper What about Pujara and Kohli???:blink:
gaurav92 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Get in Praveen in the squad, could be a handy back up bowler if not an obvious choice for the 3rd seamer.
anotherhawkeye Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 What about Pujara and Kohli???:blink: That's how competitive it is becoming. Kohli better produce in the next test, otherwise he needs to wait his turn. After the first test, Raina looks better than Kohli. He can bowl too and that is a plus.
Sid Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I dont want Parthiv to be our back up WK and the reason is he is not a WK.
Karan114 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Think it'll be: Gambhir Vijay Mukund Dravid Tendulkar Laxman Yuvraj Raina/Kohli Dhoni Bhajji Mishra/Ojha Zak Ishant Sree Praveen Munaf
vvvslaxman Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I would love it if they can squeeze RP in. But it is increasingly tough as Praveen has had a brilliant debut.
1983-2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 ^^i would have dk ahead pp cause he did well last time in englnad and he could also be backup opener but i think pp will get picked ahead dk, i think the backup keeper is like musical chairs as long as dhoni is there
1983-2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I would love it if they can squeeze RP in. But it is increasingly tough as Praveen has had a brilliant debut. RP hasn't done well in domestic since he was dropped so hence no
sarcastic Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 That's how competitive it is becoming. Kohli better produce in the next test, otherwise he needs to wait his turn. After the first test, Raina looks better than Kohli. He can bowl too and that is a plus. That is what.>> if Kohli does well in the next test, it will be a hard deal to remove him..> One performance cannot be used to measure Raina ahead of Kohli. Moreover, I don't think it is fair to young Pujara if Yuvraj gets a nod ahead of him for no mistake from his side!!!!! Also, I think Rohit Sharma may get a look in to. I don't think Rahane, Badri will stand a chance right now as it seems unless something changes drastically!!!!
vvvslaxman Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 ^^i would have dk ahead pp cause he did well last time in englnad and he could also be backup opener but i think pp will get picked ahead dk' date=' i think the backup keeper is like musical chairs as long as dhoni is there[/quote'] Yea.. I really enjoyed the way DK batted last time. He played the swing bowling very well.
veer Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I would hate to say it but raina isnt a gud choice with tall english bowlers sending short pitch regularly.. we gotta have pujara/kohli.. damn if veeru or gambhir miss out due to injury..
Cricket Tragic Posted June 23, 2011 Author Posted June 23, 2011 I'm worried about the opening slot. VJ will be hopeless if the pitch isn't flat.
sarcastic Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Yea.. I really enjoyed the way DK batted last time. He played the swing bowling very well. DK anyday over Pappu for me unless DK proves to be crappier wicket-keeper than him!!!!!
sarcastic Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I would hate to say it but raina isnt a gud choice with tall english bowlers sending short pitch regularly.. we gotta have pujara/kohli.. damn if veeru or gambhir miss out due to injury.. +1
Cricket Tragic Posted June 23, 2011 Author Posted June 23, 2011 Gambhir has declared himself fit. No issues there. The problem is with the second opener.
vvvslaxman Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I would hate to say it but raina isnt a gud choice with tall english bowlers sending short pitch regularly.. we gotta have pujara/kohli.. damn if veeru or gambhir miss out due to injury.. Yea.. Raina is suitable on certain surfaces. When the ball consistently gets up above your chest, Raina will lose the concentration and edge one eventually. He is naturally an attacking player. So patience is not exactly his forte.
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