Ambati Rayudu

[gakgupta]

coming in at no.6.....he will not be able to prove much...atmost he might get a 50 or so in this series (if he play all 5 ODI's)

[G_B_]

he is in at 4 or is cricinfo wrong? Has enough time to settle down and make a decent score.

[Crookbond]

63* (84b) Good debut - Some more such innings and Dinesh Karthik may be on notice.

[cowboysfan]

good innings,he would do well to emulate Kohli in the middle overs.

[India-KXIP fan]

Chepu debut :bye:

[cowboysfan]

Chepu debut :bye:

meh,he needs to be treated with kid gloves anyway.

[GolGappe]

Jumping the gun here but looks way more assured than Rohit and Dinesh.

[CoverDrive]

Suck it shivlal yadav

[BeautifulGame]

Scoring 50 and finishing off a chase on debut , will be great for his confidence.

[JaFanatic]

good innings on debut :nice: hope he continues the good work in the remaining matches

[Sidhoni]

Good innings but I think we should play him lower down the order because that is where he will bat when he gets the chance in our best XI

[G_B_]

Yes if rayudu doesn't get a chance then surely i mean mankind's gone to the dogs isn't it. Seriously what more does he have to do - not sure hes really sucked at something or put a really wrong foot i guess not. And hes shown a bit about him - not the overhype when he first burst onto the scene though as a teenager ages back.

+1 politics the bane of india.

[munafbhai]

It was refreshing to see Rayudu finally get a chance and he grabbing it and making a 50. I remember in his U-19 days , Gavaskar and Shastri spoke highly of him and regarded him as player with class and temperament close to Tendulkar. It may have been exaggerated but he is atleast 75% of what tendulkar was. Then Rayudu had a on field verbal duel with Shivlal Yadavs son and Shivlal made sure Rayudus career would not blossom ( Politics runs deeps in our cricketing circles ) and applied all his contacts to destroy his career. However Tendulkar handpicked Ambati for Mumbai Indians on shastri's reccomendation........................................................... and I am sure if given consistent chances, he can be atleast 80% of what Kohli is today for India - a reliable batter under pressure.

[G_B_]

This is exactly why the IPL helps india. It puts people in the spot light. The masses start asking why is this player not selected. I know its a T20 tournament but even test stars are benefit. Even cricinfo, all of a sudden we can atleast see the stats of a bowler/batsman and debate it and the call for selecting that player grows. In the past it was basically on the whim of a selector. Our current selector Sandeep Patil is a honorable man. Not saying he will get all things right but he will not let bias creep in.

[Old guy]

This is exactly why the IPL helps india. It puts people in the spot light. The masses start asking why is this player not selected. I know its a T20 tournament but even test stars are benefit. Even cricinfo, all of a sudden we can atleast see the stats of a bowler/batsman and debate it and the call for selecting that player grows. In the past it was basically on the whim of a selector. Our current selector Sandeep Patil is a honorable man. Not saying he will get all things right but he will not let bias creep in.

i wish this guy is never changed ..never ever seen indian selectors doing such a great job.. they are trying to create wonderful bench strength and selecting bowlers based on potential (vinay kumar is exception ) i guess its kumar's last chance if he sucks here then bye bye :winky: if they keep up the good work ..i wont be surprised if india becomes top side again in tests in 2-3 years (not number 1 but very competitive )

[G_B_]

i wish this guy is never changed ..never ever seen indian selectors doing such a great job.. they are trying to create wonderful bench strength and selecting bowlers based on potential (vinay kumar is exception ) i guess its kumar's last chance if he sucks here then bye bye :winky: if they keep up the good work ..i wont be surprised if india becomes top side again in tests in 2-3 years (not number 1 but very competitive )

Quite frankly Sandeep should have been made India coach. Worked miracles with Kenya. Politics kept him down. Then he joined the ICL as doors closed on him. He is back on track today. He has seen some tough times from 2006-2010 economically. Never changed who he was. I have no doubt Sandeep Patil is a man who will stand up to even Dhoni when it comes to selection matters.

[Old guy]

Quite frankly Sandeep should have been made India coach. Worked miracles with Kenya. Politics kept him down. Then he joined the ICL as doors closed on him. He is back on track today. He has seen some tough times from 2006-2010 economically. Never changed who he was. I have no doubt Sandeep Patil is a man who will stand up to even Dhoni when it comes to selection matters.

i dont think dhoni is problem when it comes to selection just hope that we get rid of vinay and mithun for good now i do think unadkat can have a role but even he should be kept away from tests about patil well to me this guy is reason why we are making a strong come back just look at each selection and its effect :hatsoff: dhawan selection was just brilliant nad now rayadu :) i have been backing this guy here for some time now and clarly so are selectors earlier we owuld have recycled sehwag and co here and same thing will happen again n again :((

[Lord]

Good innings but I think we should play him lower down the order because that is where he will bat when he gets the chance in our best XI

I guess they are trying people for no.4 spot.no.6 will go back to Dhoni once hes there,but no.4 is open

[Old guy]

I guess they are trying people for no.4 spot.no.6 will go back to Dhoni once hes there' date='but no.4 is open[/quote'] i hope he grabs it.. i dont expect kohli like career but he should do fine his game is suited for number 4 and at home he will do fine even away he will do ok best part is he can finish games and playing with dhoni will help him even more:dance:

[Lord]

i hope he grabs it.. i dont expect kohli like career but he should do fine his game is suited for number 4 and at home he will do fine even away he will do ok best part is he can finish games and playing with dhoni will help him even more:dance:

yes he can be crucial for our WC campaign if he keeps doing well.good techinique and can play shots if required