Pakistan in India 2012-13...

[JaFanatic]

Ashwin is probably the most under-appreciated cricketer in India right now...He has already taken 50+ wickets in a short span....his batting has been class,more often than not has been our best LOI player but still gets criticised more often than not. If a phaaast bowler or some slogger had a similar beginning to his career,he would be hailed as the best thing ever.

^:this:

[Old guy]

And now' date=' Dhobi/ Gambhir/ Unlucky are 100% confirmed selection till next wc :(([/quote'] :(( hope pakis hammer us in next game ..:icflove:

[vvvslaxman]

spinners going for couple of sixes with wet ball on a batting paradise is not surprising. He and Raina did stalled their innings for a brief period which pushed the asking rate to difficult proportions.

[JourneyMan]

Love watching Raina, Rohit, Virat and co during the powerplays, packing the offside and prowling like tigers.

[JourneyMan]

He's a great batsman and also has a very good cricketing mind.

[maniac]

He's a great batsman and also has a very good cricketing mind.

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[JourneyMan]

Gambhir might need to sit it out. Sehwag-Rahane would be one hell of a combination. Rahane is a lambi race ka gora, as we say. I think he's very well suited to the opening spot, with Virat coming in at 3.

[vvvslaxman]

Joining the line of INdia killers. Butt, Malik. Clicking against us more often than not.

[JaFanatic]

for first odi ms© gambhir viru virat yuvi rohit raina ashwin dinda shami ishantB->

[maniac]

Joining the line of INdia killers. Butt' date=' Malik. Clicking against us more often than not.[/quote'] Nah...he is more in the Misbah mould...does really well in dividually but contributes to Indian victory more often than not :cantstop: But the interesting thing is as an overall cricketers Hafeez and Misbah are way better than Malik,Akmal and Afridi but Pakis rate the latter due to their odd match winning performances against us.

[Number]

Joining the line of INdia killers. Butt' date=' Malik. Clicking against us more often than not.[/quote'] At least he has some class in his batting, yes his avg is bad but he has the talent. Malik on the other hand is a complete hack who looks good only against us out of nowhere.

[Old guy]

Missed the words 'in all formats' in my post :winky: Does the same in FC matches.

still averages over 60

[Number]

still averages over 60

Don't go by Saurav01's words. He also thought Yuvraj will pwn Panesar and Swann in Tests after one practice match innings where his catch was dropped. :giggle:

[Sooda]

Id also want Sehwag to not play. In fact he should retire from ODIs, Pujara should be in the squad instead Rahane Gambhir Kohli Yuvraj Rohit Raina Dhoni Ashwin Dinda B Kumar I Sharma

[Magneto]

still averages over 60

You need to understand the difference in fielding between FC and international sides. You've seen that Duleep Trophy match yourself where a zillion catches were dropped. I saw the Mumbai vs Bengal Ranji match recently where Mumbai dropped at least 6 catches in both innings. Ditto for the Mumbai vs Punjab match. I spoke to a kid at Nagpur who plays for the Vidharbha U-16 side. He told me that he's seen both of Jaddu's triple hundreds and he was dropped quite a few times there as well. I think when the selectors discuss scoresheets of cricketers in FC matches - other than kind of wicket, kind of opposition bowlers etc, they should also make a note of how many catches had been dropped off that cricketer. For example, if they are judging Mandeep Singh's 200 against Mumbai, they should take into account that Mandeep was dropped thrice before he reached 100, and ideally he would not have scored more than 67. These catches would be hardly dropped at the Test level.

[Magneto]

Don't go by Saurav01's words. He also thought Yuvraj will pwn Panesar and Swann in Tests after one practice match innings where his catch was dropped. :giggle:

:whack: Yuvi pwned Swann and Patel (Monty didn't play that game) in the tour game and did the same in the first innings at Motera as well. Motera and Brabourne were both flat wickets. So, that observation was not wrong at all. I also said (go back and read all my posts in context :hitler:) that IF Yuvi can manage to grind it out (and not play silly shots), with his ability to smack the spinners, he can be quite an asset for India. I also mentioned that I hope that Yuvi will bring in that mindset when he makes this comeback. :mad:

[cowboysfan]

GG should be dropped from all formats for his own good.

[BERGKAMP]

even torres has to sit out for chelsea

er, no he doesn't. he has played in every single one of their premier league games this season.

[ganeshran]

er' date=' no he doesn't. he has played in every single one of their premier league games this season.[/quote'] IIRC he was made to sit out few games last season

[Number]

Ashwin is probably the most under-appreciated cricketer in India right now...He has already taken 50+ wickets in a short span....his batting has been class,more often than not has been our best LOI player but still gets criticised more often than not. If a phaaast bowler or some slogger had a similar beginning to his career,he would be hailed as the best thing ever.

I agree. For someone so young he has at times taken the responsibility to lead the bowling attack (specially in LOIs) , which is really great. :hatsoff: But because of his fitness he gets a lot of flak.