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Wonder how India would cope if both pacers break down: Cowan

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Wonder how India would cope if both pacers break down: Cowan PTI | Dec 21, 2011 CANBERRA: Set to make his Test debut against India, Australian batsman Ed Cowan on Wednesday said he didn't feel nervous facing their bowlers during a practice match and is wondering how the visitors would cope if their injury-prone pacers break down at the same time. Cowan, who hit 109 against the Indians in a drawn practice match, was drafted into the Australian squad for the opening Test starting on Monday in Melbourne. "I told a friend on the phone it was probably the least nervous I've been all season. It felt like a free hit for me, that's probably the best I've played all season. I think from ball one, I don't think I played a bad shot," Cowan said. Cowan said he is thinking how the Indians would manage if Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, both injury-prone, were to break down in the middle of the Test. "Zaheer is a great competitor on the world stage. I don't know how fit Sharma is going to be but it's a risk if both him and Zaheer are in the team and both break down -- so I'm sure they're aware of that as well," said Cowan. There's been a question mark over Zaheer and Ishant in recent days but the fears were allayed to an extent when both shared the new ball in the second innings of the Chairman's XI at Manuka Oval. "As for their spinners, they are very consistent bowlers but Australian conditions are very different to Indian and I'm sure our batters are really looking forward to being able to bat some time and get some overs into the bowlers and hopefully score some big runs." Cowan looked forward to interacting with Michael Hussey, whose career has been a lot like him. "He's bit of an inspiration for me at the time I met him I was 27-28 and he didn't play Test cricket until he was 30...so from afar, he's certainly been inspirational," said Cowan. The left-hander, who earlier played for New South Wales, said he came to know about his selection last night. "John Inverarity popped up on my phone so I thought gee I better answer that one, I've been on the other side of the coin a few times when the chairman of selectors of various teams have called and you don't want to answer the phone so this time I thought it was going to be a positive outcome," he recalled. "Instant reaction was shock, the hair on your arms stand up and it doesn't quite sink in, and it still hasn't' sunken in it was a bit of a sleepless night last night but hopefully once I meet up with the team and get into a bit of a routine it will settle the nerves a little bit. "I found out last night I was at dinner with my god parents actually so it was nice to have basically a second family with me at the moment the call came through so that was a really nice moment to have two people there that have been a big influence on my life it was a really nice moment. "I excused myself from the table and I think they knew when I walked back into the room. I don't think words were really needed so they were pretty excited," he added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/india-in-australia/top-stories/Wonder-how-India-would-cope-if-both-pacers-break-down-Cowan/articleshow/11190531.cms

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More mind games after RG Sharma's swing bowling statement
dude these people get asked questions by the media who then spin it up to hype the series. he does raise a valid point. is it really wise to go into a game with zaheer and ishant? when we play only 4 bowlers.
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Bigger worry is even if both Ishant and Zaheer can last 5 days, can they run in hard and bend their backs. In the last tour game as per reports they "bowled within themselves" which roughly translates into " They were not 100% confident of their fitness and therefore not putting in their max effort". If this is the case it is better to rest Ishant at least.

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1. Nehra should play tests. 2. Sree is great. 3. Ishant is crap 4. Kohli is selfish you just keep repeating all these gems ... stop trolling here...
Kohli was selfish in THAT situation, not sure if he generally is.
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Bigger worry is even if both Ishant and Zaheer can last 5 days, can they run in hard and bend their backs. In the last tour game as per reports they "bowled within themselves" which roughly translates into " They were not 100% confident of their fitness and therefore not putting in their max effort". If this is the case it is better to rest Ishant at least.
Agree completely. ZK, VK and Yadav for me based on our squad.
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Kohli was selfish in THAT situation' date=' not sure if he generally is.[/quote'] 48 needed off 42 balls, Rohit on 68*..in the previous matches, we had lost wickets in a heap..Did you expect Kohli to farm the strike in such a situation? As usual garbage ..
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48 needed off 42 balls' date=' Rohit on 68*..in the previous matches, we had lost wickets in a heap..Did you expect Kohli to farm the strike in such a situation? As usual garbage ..[/quote'] Mate trust me I have never seen such blatant selfishness. If we had previously lost wickets in a heap why was Kohli being rash then with his shots :facepalm: He was going for everything. Clearly to reduce the likelyhood of Rohit making a 100. Both batsmen were set anyway, less likely chance of wicket loss, he should have let Rohit go for it and shut up shop his end.
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Mate trust me I have never seen such blatant selfishness. If we had previously lost wickets in a heap why was Kohli being rash then with his shots :facepalm: He was going for everything. Clearly to reduce the likelyhood of Rohit making a 100. Both batsmen were set anyway, less likely chance of wicket loss, he should have let Rohit go for it and shut up shop his end.
Like always, logic and you cannot go together, so I better not argue further.
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I wish there was more transparency on the Ishant issue. We still do not know what is the exact nature of the problem that forced him to bowl only 5.3 overs in the first tour match. The last thing we need at this point – after the disastrous England tour – is for another tour be marred by a untimely injury to one of our frontline quicks in the middle of the game. But given that the team management has not yet requested for a replacement, it seems like they are quite confident he will be fully fit for the remainder of the tour.

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