Jadeja is actually a good odi player.

[someone]

Some wrong priorities here by many. Jadeja might not be performing best but at least he is doing some job. Compare that to more than half of our team who are basically not doing their job at all. Atm, the problems is in other areas.

[Lord]

Some wrong priorities here by many. Jadeja might not be performing best but at least he is doing some job. Compare that to more than half of our team who are basically not doing their job at all. Atm' date=' the problems is in other areas.[/quote'] ++

[Number]

Again this sums up why jadeja is in team' date=' when people are putting forward crapthan as the replacement. All of a sudden jadeja in the team is not such a shocker when you see alternative is not exactly good[/quote'] When you think Jadeja and Pathan's bowling are similar level it's a shocker. :giggle:

[King Tendulkar]

When you think Jadeja and Pathan's bowling are similar level it's a shocker. :giggle:

Crapthan is a rubbish bowler. I dont want him anywere new ball. If you want him in middle overs he is cannon fodder. Please note crapthan is not a btasman at all. Thus if you are playing crapthan, then going in with 5 genuine bowlers. If you dont like jadejas batting, wait till you see crapthan who is much worse.

[King Tendulkar]

Some wrong priorities here by many. Jadeja might not be performing best but at least he is doing some job. Compare that to more than half of our team who are basically not doing their job at all. Atm' date=' the problems is in other areas.[/quote'] true. No one is saying Jadeja is ATG but he is doing ok at the moment and a job for team. Balance is better with him. He is not undroppable at all but while doing ok and only alternative is crapthan ,then more then happy he is in team

[Cevno]

Ashwin at 7, Pathan at 8 and Jadeja at 9 could work i guess. But not only 1 one of them at 7 with 4 bowlers. Or 2 of them. With Champions trophy in England we'll be screwed with Jadu at 7, if he bats like this.

[CG]

Some wrong priorities here by many. Jadeja might not be performing best but at least he is doing some job. Compare that to more than half of our team who are basically not doing their job at all. Atm' date=' the problems is in other areas.[/quote'] Everybody is doing there jobs only.Jadeja Plays as a allrounder and in some games comes at no 8 and some games at no 7.He does not have the temperament or ability at those positions.Also we Have yuvraj singh in the team who in the last 2 years has been one of the best bowlers in the team. We are also planning for wc 2015 in aus where we will more seamers .There is no point in playing jadeja when u have yuvi in the team .

[King Tendulkar]

^ Last game against pak jadeja batted well. His knock was crucial. Plus he bowled superbly and fielded like a god. But hey lets forget all that as does not suit agenda. People going on as if crapthan is some kind of good batsman

[NareshK]

Irfan Pathan is not really a good batsman but he can score a valuable cameo on flat tracks. It has to be seen if he can still swing the new ball and if he has good control. If so, he can be useful at the start of the innings. I dont think he will be effective at the death. Not consistent enough with yorkers or deceptive with change in pace.

[Number]

Crapthan is a rubbish bowler. I dont want him anywere new ball. If you want him in middle overs he is cannon fodder. Please note crapthan is not a btasman at all. Thus if you are playing crapthan, then going in with 5 genuine bowlers. If you dont like jadejas batting, wait till you see crapthan who is much worse.

At no. 7, even Sreesanth can be more useful batsman to the team than Jadeja and I am not kidding. Also Jadeja as a bowler is a darter who'll work well against poor players of spin in SC. That's all. IKP was one of the reasons we won in SL ODIs. His bowling was good and in batting he won us crucial 3rd ODI with Raina. Jadeja can't play a sensible innings like that in his dreams, he will crap in his pants the moment he is put under little bit of pressure. I don't understand the sudden love for him.

[saneindian]

KT do you remember what Pathan did in his last game? a 5-er and 29* , a MoM award

But hey lets forget all that as does not suit agenda.

[Cevno]

I'd rather play the extra batsman and fill the overs with Yuvraj/Part timers if we can't find a decent all rounder tbh. Rather than Play Jadeja. Doesn't add much unless he takes regular wickets each game on top of his poor batting.

[Lord]

we need 5 bowlers+ Yuvi/Raina with our bowling attack.atm,Jaddu bowls his 10 overs n Yuvi/Raina are used to make up for overs where Ishant/Dinda etc.get thrashed.with Yuvi/Raina as 5th bowlers,they'd be required to bowl 10 overs n we'll be forced to complete the overs of bowlers getting thrashed

[saneindian]

Part timers are not going to work with the present rules. One or two hits and the part timers may not bowl again.. Thats where we missed a trick y'day, should have attacked Root from the start..instead we allowed him to bowl decently...

[Marut]

Some wrong priorities here by many. Jadeja might not be performing best but at least he is doing some job. Compare that to more than half of our team who are basically not doing their job at all. Atm' date=' the problems is in other areas.[/quote'] This is true. Jadeja is not such an asset to the team. but even he is doing what he is expected to do, while the so called other "talents" have made the team a joke. In an Indian team playing to its full potential, Jadeja has no place, but under the present circumstances Jadeja is not such a bad choice, until we find another resource who can fill this slot.

[King Tendulkar]

I'd rather play the extra batsman and fill the overs with Yuvraj/Part timers if we can't find a decent all rounder tbh. Rather than Play Jadeja. Doesn't add much unless he takes regular wickets each game on top of his poor batting.

His bowling has been really good though. His fielding has been amazing. Batting not so good

[King Tendulkar]

we need 5 bowlers+ Yuvi/Raina with our bowling attack.atm' date='Jaddu bowls his 10 overs n Yuvi/Raina are used to make up for overs where Ishant/Dinda etc.get thrashed.with Yuvi/Raina as 5th bowlers,they'd be required to bowl 10 overs n we'll be forced to complete the overs of bowlers getting thrashed[/quote'] Its about balance and options. yes if yuvi is 5th bowler and bowling well then great but what if dinda is having a shocker, then no option. What if yuvi having a shocker no option

[CG]

Its about balance and options. yes if yuvi is 5th bowler and bowling well then great but what if dinda is having a shocker, then no option. What if yuvi having a shocker no option

Yuvi has been indias best bowler in last 2 years.He can have a shocker but so can jadeja.Yuvi should be bowling more .

[NareshK]

Jadeja is doing a decent job at the moment. Since he was picked in ODIs, he bowled well in 2 games against Pak and also bowled well against Eng on the flattest batting paradise. With the bat, he did score some runs against Pak on a tough batting wicket. His strengths are tight line and length and gets through his overs quickly. He is also an excellent fielder.

[Cevno]

we need 5 bowlers+ Yuvi/Raina with our bowling attack.atm' date='Jaddu bowls his 10 overs n Yuvi/Raina are used to make up for overs where Ishant/Dinda etc.get thrashed.with Yuvi/Raina as 5th bowlers,they'd be required to bowl 10 overs n we'll be forced to complete the overs of bowlers getting thrashed[/quote'] Yuvi alone has bowled 10 overs for most matches last 2 years and done better than many specialsit bowlers we played. Just look at winning percentages with and without Jadeja. That balance suits us better. Which ODI team has been succesful playing with 5 specialist bowlers :?