bharat297 Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 November 2010 began the gauntlet for India. We had 3 away series' against South Africa, England and Australia in the space of a year and (assuming we lose this match and the next), our record is: Played 11: Won 1 Drew 1 Lost 9 Doesn't make for pretty reading. At the end of next year, it begins all over again. We tour South Africa in December '13, England in July '14 and Australia in December '14. India as a team need to start to preparing to run the gauntlet again and exact revenge. However, this time we most likely won't have Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman and probably not Zaheer (given his run of injuries) for any of those matches. What would you have as your test side by then Mine would be: 1. Ajinkya Rahane 2. Gautam Gambhir © 3. Cheteswhar Pujara 4. Rohit Sharma 5. Virat Kohli 6. Dinesh Karthik / Parthiv Patel 7. Ravichandran Ashwin 8. Irfan Pathan 9. Praveen Kumar / Ishant Sharma (provided Ishant has spent a season in county cricket) 10. Pragyan Ojha 11. Umesh Yadav Rest of the squad: Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Murali Vijay, Varun Aaron, Manish Pandey, Deepak Chahar, RP Singh. I think we'll have to become a team which has a couple of all-rounders and has 5 batsmen and 5 bowlers every match. 3 pace bowlers and 2 spinners allows us the flexibility to handle most wickets. I think its important not to completely discard those such as Raina, Gambhir and Kohli who struggled in these tours. Its their responsibility now to step up and improve and be the experienced figureheads for the next tours. What would be your side?
Old guy Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 i think squad would be like this gambhir sehwag/mukund rahane pujara kohli rohit dhoni(he hasnt done bad for wicket keeper imo) bowling line idk yadav,ashwin,ojha would be there would like to see arron in there along with playersl ike nechim ,dinda etc as replacements from now on no tundlers otherwise history would repeat itself
bharat297 Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 If Aaron can control his line, then he could be a handy Test bowler. The problem is he is not a bouncy bowler like Yadav, he is very skiddy and if he strays down leg he could get absolutely carted. I also feel he bowls a bit too close to the stumps so his away-swingers swing out of the hand. But he definitely has the potential. He needs to angle it in and then move it away.
Spiderguy252 Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Gambo for skipper, yeah that sounds all right. The only candidate for the job, really.
Pagalpanti Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 We play 11 tests or so in between, too early to pick a side. A lot can change in a series or two. Sehwag and Gambhir have been out of form in home games as well, lets see if they can redeem themselves in upcoming home season.
Ravi. Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Gambhir, Mukund, Rohit, Rahane, Kohli, Dhoni, Ashwin,Jaddu ,PK, Umesh and Zaheer.
BERGKAMP Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 mukund rahane pujara tendulkar rohit kohli kaul ashwin/ojha umesh aaron nechim
prashsenga Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 mukund rahane/ Gambhir pujara tendulkar rohit kohli kaul -- nice one.. else DK ashwin/ojha umesh aaron sreesanth/ nechim agree with most barring some changes
bharat297 Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 Sreesanth should never play for India again
The Dark Horse Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Gambhir, Mukund, Pujara, Rohit/Rahane, Kohli, DK, Ashwin, Ishant ,PK, Umesh and Zaheer(have to find a replacement for him?).
Needforspeed Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 1. Abhinav Mukund 2. Gautam Gambhir © 3. Cheteswhar Pujara 4. Rohit Sharma 5. Virat Kohli 6. Ajaynke Rahane 7. Uday Kaul (WK) 8. Ravichandran Ashwin 9. Varun Aaron/ Zaheer Khan (if fit) 10. Ishant Sharma 11. Umesh Yadav 12. Pragyan Ojha 13. Abu Nechim / Rahul Shukla 14. Sudeep Tyagi/Praveen Kumar 15. Manoj Tiwary 16. Suryakumar Yadav
Old guy Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Gambhir' date=' Mukund, Pujara, Rohit/Rahane, Kohli, DK, Ashwin, Ishant ,PK, Umesh and Zaheer(have to find a replacement for him?).[/quote'] i think aaron will come in ishant might sit out next year he will be back eventually ... spin wise we will do well people are writing of ahswin too quickly he imo bowled really well in melbourne 2nd innings its all about experince..
ungboysj Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Sehwag Rahane/Gambhir kohli(captain) rohit pujara manoj tiwary dhoni ashwin yadav aaron someone new or a "lucky" Ishant
Cricket Tragic Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Sehwag Rahane/Gambhir kohli(captain) rohit pujara manoj tiwary dhoni ashwin yadav aaron someone new or a "lucky" Ishant :cantstop:
indiefan Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Praveen Kumar should make it to the list for overseas tests. Sehwag should be dropped. He is good only for sub-continent pitches.
deathmonger Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Praveen Kumar should make it to the list for overseas tests. Sehwag should be dropped. He is good only for sub-continent pitches. no. he should move down the order. once ball stops moving he's very dangerous.
skindia Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 I would like to see uthappa as an opener in test team...Though he has average domestic record who knows he can be warner on bouncy pitches...he is good against short pitch bowling.
skindia Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Praveen kumar would have been failed in australia like vinay kumar coz in australia fast bowlers are needed as there is not more swing like in england..also legspineer would have been ideal like kumble or chandana.
The Dark Horse Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 :cantstop: Can't expect anything else from ung(li) boys :D
Cricket Tragic Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 So Kohli as captain and Uthappa as an opener. Any other gems?
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