"Today's youngsters are more talented than I was ..."

[Brainfade]

What a lesson in humility. Now, the writer (Kanishkaa Balachandran) has been watching different cricket than I have. Besides Kohli and Rohit, the batsmen vying for the vacancies in India's Test batting line-up, at No.3 and No.6, include Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara, Manoj Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja and S Badrinath. Ravindra Jadeja? Manoj Tiwary? http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/556810.html

[vishalvirsingh]

Who suggested Jadeja as a genuine Batter to you

[Brainfade]

Who suggested Jadeja as a genuine Batter to you

The woman who wrote the cricinfo article I linked in the OP. Wonder what she was smoking when she typed that

[Manny_Pacquiao]

another stupid journalist. when they arent trolling for 'rifts' at every press conference, they are posting trash like this.

[f.b.m]

The woman who wrote the cricinfo article I linked in the OP. Wonder what she was smoking when she typed that

He is a man. Not one who is particularly knowledgeable about cricket but a man nonetheless.

[ganeshran]

The journo didnt claim that these players are more talented than RD, just mentioned the names of those who are vying for the test spots. It was RD who said that the younger players were talented than he was.

[Crookbond]

The journo didnt claim that these players are more talented than RD' date=' [b']just mentioned the names of those who are vying for the test spots. It was RD who said that the younger players were talented than he was.

That's where the details lie. :icflove:

[Brainfade]

The journo didnt claim that these players are more talented than RD' date=' just mentioned the names of those who are vying for the test spots. It was RD who said that the younger players were talented than he was.[/quote'] True, but for him (thanks, fbm) to say that Ravindra Jadeja is vying for a 3 - 6 spot in Tests is ridiculous. Jadeja has not even had a sniff of a test batting slot, let alone at the 3 - 6 spots. And Manoj Tiwary's "vy"ability is just as ridiculous - he has had one good ODI outing. Kohli, Sharma, Raina and Pujara are the only ones currently "vying" for a batting spot. And maybe a case can be made for Rahane based on his first-class record. But, that's it.