Playing XI against Pakistan?

[Tendulkar_Bhai]

Team v Pakistan/Importance of match With qualification now certain and no real advantage of finishing 1/2 in the group, will the game v Pakistan be seen as a warm up type of game and will players be rested? Winning will make pakistans year, but has it lost its excitement due to qualification

[G_B_]

its a head rubber

[Tendulkar_Bhai]

its a head rubber

Really?

[philcric]

With qualification now certain and no real advantage of finishing 1/2 in the group' date=' will the game v Pakistan be seen as a warm up type of game and [b']will players be rested? Winning will make pakistans year, but has it lost its excitement due to qualification

Why would you want to rest players when they are playing one game in 4-5 days in cool weather with hardly any travelling ?

[KFC_Zinger]

Keep the batting same, dont screw around with something thats working.... Give Vinay Kumar n pathan a chance in place of Ishant and rest yadav

[GautiMaan]

Invert the batting order,get Raina,Dhoni,Sir and even Ashwin ready for the big games:agree:

[Fontaine]

The only change I would ask is for Pakistan to stop sucking so we can have a competitive game. Although that's probably asking for too much.

[adi B]

no change please!! we should play to beat pakistan,tbh yadav might be key vs pak as they`ll struggle against genuine pace,even pishant might do well..please no vinee koomar or mishraji the team is balanced

[sherpatenzig]

Vinay for Ishant Mishra for Ashwin Pathan maybe somewhere

[Sooda]

its a head rubber

You dont need rubber when given head.

[Lord]

Irfan has a decent record v Pak n good record in CT and England he should be played imo,maybe instead of BK.If he does well,specially at death maybe we can dump Ishant or Umesh :P

[div]

Irfan has a decent record v Pak n good record in CT and England he should be played imo,maybe instead of BK.If he does well,specially at death maybe we can dump Ishant or Umesh :P

Irfan Pathan is not good enough ,Vinay is slightly better than him.

[Sooda]

I went to Birmingham the last time India played Pak in CT in 2004, good match which Pak won. Irfan bowled well until Afridi hit him for a couple of sixes, Inzy and Moyo took the game from us after they had a poor start but Pak were chasing a low total. Sir Aggy had a very good match

[Lord]

I went to Birmingham the last time India played Pak in CT in 2004' date=' good match which Pak won. Irfan bowled well until Afridi hit him for a couple of sixes, Inzy and Moyo took the game from us after they had a poor start but Pak were chasing a low total. Sir Aggy had a very good match[/quote'] Sir Aggy hit a 50 IIRC:hatsoff: our batting was shambolic that day.getting out to Malcolm Sami n Actor:facepalm:

[Lord]

Irfan Pathan is not good enough ' date='Vinay is slightly better than him.[/quote'] Irfan is better for these conditions.also provides a bit of variety with left arm angle VK is more suited to SC type of pitches

[div]

Irfan is better for these conditions.also provides a bit of variety with left arm angle VK is more suited to SC type of pitches

Dont u remember CB series? Vinay is slightly better than Irfan everywhere.

[saket123]

Yadav and Ishant should sit out.. Irfan and Vinay should play.

[Lord]

Dont u remember CB series? Vinay is slightly better than Irfan everywhere.

CB series?Irfan did better there IIRC

[adi B]

pakis will take these light bowlers like vinee and irfan to the cleaners,they`ll struggle against genuine pace of yadav

[div]

CB series?Irfan did better there IIRC

Stats are like miniskirts,Vinay was our best bowler.:hysterical: