Ultimate_Game Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 It's really hard to expect him to avg 40 in international cricket when he hardly achieved that in FC cricket of India where all good batsmen average over 50 and those who get chance in the team are around 60. Selectors once again selecting a player in a format based on the performances in another format :facepalm: They did the same with Yuvi, Murali Vijay & Rohit, and they are continuing to do the same with Raina and Rahane Hope the new selection panel will have better sense.
VRV Singh Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Watching Pujara and Raina it is easy enough to see who has a good chance to succeed and who has very little. It is the cross-format muddles at work ^^^
CG Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Raina averages 43 in fc cricket,he has batted mostly at no 5 and 6 in fc.He has worked hard at getting better against the short ball in australia,lets wait and watch .
saneindian Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Raina averages 43 in fc cricket' date='he has batted mostly at no 5 and 6 in fc.[b']He has worked hard at getting better against the short ball in australia,lets wait and watch . In the process seems to have messed up his game against spinners in tests. Should be asked to score truckloads of FC runs before being given test opportunities.
PULSE Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Raina dont desrve place in test team..it is the csk isation of test team...like odi team...
panther Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 pitch was not to difficult to bat on but still failed.
CG Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 In the process seems to have messed up his game against spinners in tests. Should be asked to score truckloads of FC runs before being given test opportunities. its just 1 innings.
asterix Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Raina is a hard working guy and am sure he'll get in form.. I'm okay with Raina in Test matches or he can be replaced by Nohit Sharma.. Both of them have Duminy type role. To bat and bowl a bit. Need to groom a good allrounder in Kallis mould. Irfu Pathan maybe?
J P K Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Raina is a hard working guy and am sure he'll get in form.. I'm okay with Raina in Test matches or he can be replaced by Nohit Sharma.. Both of them have Duminy type role. To bat and bowl a bit. Need to groom a good allrounder in Kallis mould. Irfu Pathan maybe? how about vinay kumar then :woot:
asterix Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 how about vinay kumar then :woot: VK can't bat saaala.. :wall:
J P K Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 VK can't bat saaala.. :wall: vk will learn to bat well soon even harby and pathan were not good batsman when they entered indian team
asterix Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 vk will learn to bat well soon even harby and pathan were not good batsman when they entered indian team :wall:
krupaksk Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I think Raina will come good. He should be given clear guidance on what the team expect from him. 40+ runs and bowl 20+overs & couple of wickets every match. Then gradually improve his batting and move up the order. He brings in that variety in our batting lineup. I know am comparing players in different formats, but remember when Ganguly made his ODI debut, it took him over a year to get into groove of scoring runs on the leg side and at a better SR. Once he did that he become a phenomenal ODI player. Wishing Raina to become that player.
punjabi_khota Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Ek innings ke baad bump mat karo yaar :facepalm:
rkt.india Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 too many echoes of Yuvraj even though they are different players. Fundamentally bothstruggle vs decent swing, pace and spin. Raina was playing in SL on a 650 plays 700 pitch after Murali went. Honestly watching him play Swann whilst most others played him in their sleep was quite difficult to watch. It will be (is!) a real killer for him at Test level if you have that chink, even if you find some solution against genuine pace. And i do not see why the fact that he works hard can play in his favour too much. Nearly 26 years old been around for years. Most other were right handers, not left handers. Swann has made his career by taking wickets of left handed batsmen. Raina does not have a solid defense. He looks more secured when he attacks, but when he defends, he is tentative and unbalanced. I don't have any hopes of him to be a successful test batsmen.
zep1706 Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I am against the inclusion of Raina in the test squad, I personally don't see a future in test cricket, he will continue to be a very good limited over cricketer though. But now that they have decided to give him a chance, they should stick with him for a while, play him continuously for 4-5 matches and if he doesn't improve just drop him for good.
The Outsider Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Ek innings ke baad bump mat karo yaar :facepalm: 27 innings khel chuka hai aur 27 ka hi ausat hai.
Desi Cartman Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 27 innings khel chuka hai aur 27 ka hi ausat hai. That's how we hope it stays so by the time he has played 100 tests, his average will be better than Bradman's :haha:
punjabi_khota Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 27 innings khel chuka hai aur 27 ka hi ausat hai. Har bar drop hone pe counter reset. :nervous:
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