Sid Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The only debatable selection in this is Yuvraj and even he deserves a chance tbh .Since returning to test cricket he made 2 50s in 2 matches he played and then got injured.So fair enough to give him a decent run before discarding. Also his technique is well suited to Aussie pitches unlike Raina.His part time bowling could be useful too. So overall great selection IMO I hope we only rotate Sachin / Dravid and Laxman.Only 2 of the 3 should play against WI with Kohli also being given a chance IMO. Are you joking?Yuvraj isnt a test player,period.Bowl him outside his offstump around the wicket and it wont take him long to edge one to slips. Link to comment
Pagalpanti Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Finally some sense into selection. Gambhir Sehwag Dravid/Kohli Sachin Laxman Yuvraj/Rahane Dhoni Ashwin/Ojha Ishant Yadav Aaron Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Isn't Pujara fit? If Yuvi can enter into the team without playing any matches after injury then why not Pujara? Link to comment
BeautifulGame Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Are you joking?Yuvraj isnt a test player' date='period.Bowl him outside his offstump around the wicket and it wont take him long to edge one to slips.[/quote'] So how did he then play two great knocks in swinging conditions against Pakistan when whole team struggled? I am not saying he is our long term solution for no.6 spot but he certainly has the technique to play in bouncy tracks of Australia since they dont offer much lateral movement or are turners. Also he offers part time spin so could be a useful selection for short term for Aus tour. Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Good team selection. Link to comment
saneindian Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Barring Rahul Sharma, a decent squad perhaps too many batsmen especially with the domestic season starting. Link to comment
BeautifulGame Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: i'll let someone else respond to this comment why u dont watch our 99 series then? Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Finally some sense into selection. Gambhir Sehwag Dravid/Kohli Sachin Laxman Yuvraj/Rahane Dhoni Ashwin/Ojha Ishant Yadav Aaron this is a very very inexperienced bowling side,we will have trouble beating WI at home.I would go with Ojha,Ashwin,Ishant & Yadav.things can go wrong in a a hurry if the Spinners are ineffective though.I wonder if Ashwin bowls differently in test matches ,maybe give the ball more air. Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Isn't Pujara fit? If Yuvi can enter into the team without playing any matches after injury then why not Pujara? Yuvraj got a 50 last time he played in the test. He is a part time bowling option for Dhoni. It is no surprise he gets the nod. Kohli very badly failed in Windies. Raina did nothing of note either. Link to comment
WC2011INDIA Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Yuvraj got a 50 last time he played in the test. He is a part time bowling option for Dhoni. It is no surprise he gets the nod. Kohli very badly failed in Windies. Raina did nothing of note either. Raina did much better in tests compared to Kohli in Windies. Link to comment
Sid Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 So how did he then play two great knocks in swinging conditions against Pakistan when whole team struggled? I am not saying he is our long term solution for no.6 spot but he certainly has the technique to play in bouncy tracks of Australia since they dont offer much lateral movement or are raging turners. I dont know which technique youre talking about.Forget technique to face seamers,last time he was made to look like a fool by Hogg. Link to comment
Karan114 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I am not saying he is our long term solution for no.6 spot but he certainly has the technique to play in bouncy tracks of Australia since they dont offer much lateral movement or are raging turners. Is that why he averages 4 in Tests in Australia, then? Link to comment
ganeshran Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Thank god Jaddu didnt make it to the test squad. The seam bowling line up still looks very raw without Zaheer. Not even a single proven bowling option Link to comment
Sid Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Yuvraj got a 50 last time he played in the test. He is a part time bowling option for Dhoni. It is no surprise he gets the nod. Kohli very badly failed in Windies. Raina did nothing of note either. I thought this reasoning only comes in when the selection is done for ODIs. Link to comment
Laaloo Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Can't wait to see Varun and Umesh bowl in Mumbai. Although with a clown like Dhoni, he might only pick one of those two based on the conditons :mad: Link to comment
retterimp Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 bowling doesn't look too bad. sehwag is a great part-time option. At home he's almost an all rounder. So technically we have 2.5 spinners, which is more than enough to roll over the WI team. Link to comment
BeautifulGame Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Is that why he averages 4 in Tests in Australia' date=' then?[/quote'] What was Dravid's ave. in his first tour of Australia? Link to comment
nsareen Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 First-class 20 34 3388 1788 69 7/74 8/79 25.91 3.16 49.1 2 4 0 Umesh's FC record, i say it's very impressive for a guy playing the PLATE division. Definitely worth a try, at least better record than Varun AAron. Link to comment
NareshK Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I'm not worried about the spinners because I believe Ojha and Ashwin will do a good job but pace bowling department looks inexperienced. Aaron and Yadav dont have a great record in domestic cricket and have just started playing ODIs. One wonders what they have done to justify test caps. As much as I want PK to be rested, India would need him in this series with Munaf, Zaheer injured. Sreesanth should have been given another go perhaps. Rest of the squad looks good. Link to comment
Karan114 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 What was Dravid's ave. in his first tour of Australia? :facepalm: Yuvraj Singh is not even in the same galaxy as Rahul Dravid in Test cricket. Link to comment
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