Indian Trundlers take note

[express bowling]

It is sad that these days we often do not select test batsmen by their ability to play pace and bounce and swing and spin ( all of them ). Our best test batsmen of all times -- Tendulkar, Dravid, Gavaskar, Laxman, Sehwag etc.( almost all with averages above 50 ) have or had the ability to cope with everything. Still we have picked players like Raina ( major weakness against the short ball ) or Yuvraj ( major weakness against swinging deliveries outside the off stump + spin ) for tests and Rohit is still getting ignored for the first 11. Kohli has played the short ball decently in ODis and, in tests, it seems more like a mental block. I think he will get over it soon. But until he does Rohit should be the one played against quality opposition. We should start picking players by types and not just by Ranji recrds or ODI records or Tenvic. -- Test Pacers with pace and movement like Yadav and not VK. -- Test batsmen who can play pace/ bounce, movement and spin like Rohit and not Raina/Yuvraj. -- Test spinners who can turn the ball both ways and get bounce off the pitch like Ashwin. -- ODI death bowlers who can bowl good yorkers and slower balls .

[chainsmoker1985]

What do you call the great Glenn McGrath?

Glenn Mc Grath used to ball constantly around 140k when he was younger but he reached his peak around 2001-2006. At that time he was more than 31-32 when he used to bowl around 130. And everyone remembers his peak period. Just like Zaheer Khan. Zaheer has been on his peak for the last 3 yrs. But when he was younger he used to bowl around 140k. Now, with age he has gained experience and his 125-130 k deliveries are lethal and he knows how to work the batsman out. And this is just ridiculous example of Glenn Mcgrath that many young trundlers give. So that they don't have to work harder to gain the physical ability that fast bowling requires. BTW, what is the use of young blood if they are going to bowl like 34 yr old man

[MCcricket]

It is sad that these days we often do not select test batsmen by their ability to play pace and bounce and swing and spin ( all of them ). Our best test batsmen of all times -- Tendulkar, Dravid, Gavaskar, Laxman, Sehwag etc.( almost all with averages above 50 ) have or had the ability to cope with everything. Still we have picked players like Raina ( major weakness against the short ball ) or Yuvraj ( major weakness against swinging deliveries outside the off stump + spin ) for tests and Rohit is still getting ignored for the first 11. Kohli has played the short ball decently in ODis and, in tests, it seems more like a mental block. I think he will get over it soon. But until he does Rohit should be the one played against quality opposition. We should start picking players by types and not just by Ranji recrds or ODI records or Tenvic. -- Test Pacers with pace and movement like Yadav and not VK. -- Test batsmen who can play pace/ bounce, movement and spin like Rohit and not Raina/Yuvraj. -- Test spinners who can turn the ball both ways and get bounce off the pitch like Ashwin. -- ODI death bowlers who can bowl good yorkers and slower balls .

+1 simple aint it, except for selectors:doh: