India to play 5 bowlers?

[G_B_]

Mike Haysman ‏@HazeCricket 1m Dhoni was promptly asked about his bowling combination ... and replied with a smile ... "that is top secret"! Details Mike Haysman ‏@HazeCricket 6m Dhoni said at presser today they will definitely play 5 bowlers. Said new laws with 4 outside circle means u can't risk using part timers.

so the question remains. does Jaddu consider to be a frontline bowler or is it an indication of Crapthan

[I6MTW]

Pathan will not be considered considering how slow he has become and how useless he is when conditions aren't useful. Jadeja would be the 5th bowler and either a top or middle order batsmen.

[Crookbond]

The new ODI rules mean that you HAVE to play with 5 bowlers. Jadeja has done well on wickets which suit his style. Just checking the weather and Cardiff is a bright sunny day.

[G_B_]

what chances of mishra playing?

[I6MTW]

what chances of mishra playing?

-1.5%

[Crookbond]

what chances of mishra playing?

Directly proportional to the percentage of runs scored by Rohit Sharma in the warm up games.

[RedFever]

Pathan will not be considered considering how slow he has become and how useless he is when conditions aren't useful. Jadeja would be the 5th bowler and either a top or middle order batsmen.

he is the 1st bowler selected in the team

[Jersey #10]

1. Sir 2. Umesh 3. Bhuvi 4. Ashwin 5. Ishant It's not too hard to guess For batting 1. Dhawan 2. Rohit 3. Virat 4. Karthik 5. Mahi 6. Raina Nohit has to open or get out of the team. He has lost his spot in the middle order to Karthik.

[Ibes]

Dhoni might just be thinking that given the form Rohit and Vijay are in, it would be wiser to drop both. High risk move though.

[yoda]

Per Dhoni, Jaddu gives him sooooo many options with team balance etc, only if Sir is linked to spot fixing will he not be in the playing XI.

[ipl is fun]

drop both Rohit, Vijay and open with Pathan

[saneindian]

I still see Kohli and Raina bowling despite there being 5 bowlers in the side.

[Sidhoni]

I still see Kohli and Raina bowling despite there being 5 bowlers in the side.

They will have to bowl if any of those bowlers is expensive. With Ishant in the side, they should be ready to bowl anytime :giggle:

[gaurav92]

I still see Kohli and Raina bowling despite there being 5 bowlers in the side.

Very true :hysterical:

[Rocky Balboa]

5 bowlers is the way to go against pakis as well. They always target uv or Kohli whenever they are used as 5th bowler.

[saneindian]

They will have to bowl if any of those bowlers is expensive. With Ishant in the side' date=' they should be ready to bowl anytime :giggle:[/quote'] 2009 CT, match vs Pak, Pak 70/3 in 17..Kohli and Yusuf Pathan into the attack for next 6-7 overs..all prezzure released , MoYo and Mr. Mirza smash our bowlers after getting set..can see this happening again. Hopefully not

[Sidhoni]

2009 CT' date=' match vs Pak, Pak 70/3 in 17..Kohli and Yusuf Pathan into the attack for next 6-7 overs..all prezzure released , MoYo and Mr. Mirza smash our bowlers after getting set..can see this happening again. Hopefully not [/quote'] They gave 28 runs in 6 overs, not that bad and we were playing only 4 bowlers there so at some time they had to bowl. Rather bowl them at a time when batsman are new to the crease rather than when they are well set.

[tweaker]

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar Umesh Yadav Ishant Sharma R Ashwin Amit Mishra Ravindra Jadeja

[Detonator]

5 batsmen, 1 Allrounder and 5 bowlers will be the best combination..