New Zealand Tour of India 2012

[deathmonger]

Raina? You kidding?

It's "Who will Dhoni choose?" not "Who is better"

[Spiderguy252]

It's "Who will Dhoni choose?" not "Who is better"

Ah, right. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes for YUVRAJ! :nervous:

[SLICKR392]

I don't mind who he picks. If they do well and work on their faults and plays good cricket for the team then I really don't mind a Rahane or a Raina.

[Pagalpanti]

Well it wont be Rahane, he is always seen as a top 3 player with Pujara as first choice for no.3 he will be warming the bench. It'll most likely be either of Rohit/Raina. With Rohits poor form Raina will get the go ahead.

[deathmonger]

Well it wont be Rahane, he is always seen as a top 3 player with Pujara as first choice for no.3 he will be warming the bench. It'll most likely be either of Rohit/Raina. With Rohits poor form Raina will get the go ahead.

unless viru moves down

[Sidhoni]

Viru Gauti Pujara SRT Kohli Rahane This will mean way too many newbies. And Raina can bat in Tests in SC. So this is what it should look like-- Viru Gauti Pujara SRT Kohli Raina

[cowboysfan]

I am 100% sure its going to Raina,he has no future in test cricket though.

[Shunya]

I am sure its Raina ....and he will score lots of runs in India just like every other player :)

[superstar]

Nohit or Jaddu bhai

[CG]

[bajrang]

big thing is will this make raina more comfortable facing short ball when next time he goes on abroad tours? i think not!! he should rather go for india A tour as a captain, rohit is out of form, rahane deserve this.

[IKnowU]

Rohit :((

[Ultimate_Game]

Should be Rahane.

[ShebbySB]

Who is going to replace VVS in the 15 man test squad for KIWI test series? Heard in the local newspaper that it's either Badrinath or Manoj.I'd prefer Badri though over Manoj.

[rkt.india]

Rohit Sharma. Though I would now open with Rahane to strengthen the middle order by pushing Sehwag down at 5. Pujara at 3, SRT at 4, Viru at 5, and Kohli at 6.

[rkt.india]

They should have announced replacement by now.

[ShebbySB]

They should have announced replacement by now.

I think they are going to announce it today.

[ShebbySB]

Rohit Sharma. Though I would now open with Rahane to strengthen the middle order by pushing Sehwag down at 5. Pujara at 3, SRT at 4, Viru at 5, and Kohli at 6.

Maybe in the future but for now a big no.He's terribly out of form.Let him play in some FC matches. If he makes runs & gets his confidence back he'll be an automatic choice.More failures will lower his confidence more.We need him in the long run & for that sake he shouldn't be in the test team right now.

[ShebbySB]

Ideal batting line up for 1st test shuold be like this:-Rahane,Gambhir,Pujara,Sachin,Kohli,Sehwag,Dhoni. But in reality it'll be like this:-Sehwag,Gambhir,Kohli,Sachin,Pujara,Raina,Dhoni.:facepalm:

[dragonfly]

Saurabh Tiwary.