For want of a facking ALL ROUNDER!!! for India!

[abhinav]

We love it or hate..but IP is the solution to this problem. We are bleeding due to the lack of a genuine bowling all rounder. Given that Agarkar gives away 60 or more in every game he plays and hardly scores any; just cant see how IP can be worse then him. He might not be bowling at his best yet, but hes batting as good atleast. Someone also raised the point of 'bringing someone in' to help IP..now thats been done a plenty. He's had lotsa help from Akram, Lillie, T A Sekhar and a few others. I think its the cob webs in his mind that he needs to sort out..and just try and keep it simple. thats what made him the top bowler he once was. I support the call for having him back in the team. :two_thumbs_up:

[simba28]

Ip find some form yaar.. he can really stregthen our batting and bowling departs if hes back to his best

[abhinav]

Ip find some form yaar.. he can really stregthen our batting and bowling departs if hes back to his best

Like I said, he will strengthen the batting even in his current form..and I dont fine his bowling form any worse then AA.

[King Tendulkar]

How can IP be an all rounder when he cant bowl? Can you really be an all rounder when you cant bowl line and length?

[abhinav]

dsr, I dont think their is any doubt on IP's ability to bowl; he is not as sharp as he was but he's still not as bad as he's made out to be. On current form I'd still have him ahead of MP and AA as a bowler.

[Chandan]

He won't bowl worse than what Munaf bowled in the 3rd ODI and AA bowled in 1st ans 2nd ODI. But he'll certainly bat better than all the tailenders combined!