India's Tour of Zimbabwe, 2013: 5 ODIs

[skindia]

4-1 result on either side

[Sachin=GOD]

Agree with OP.

[kubrickian]

Dhawan Rohit Kohli Pujara Raina Kartik(wk) Jadeja Rasool Mohit Unadkat Shami

[jay_vkjay]

Don't experiment with No.3 position. Virat Kohli already done wonders at No.3. Pujara Should play, but no.4 better suits him. Or even try Pujara as opener for a couple of games.

[skindia]

Team will miss robin uthappa as opener...He is better than hack players like rohit sharma,Dk and rahane..

[skindia]

Pujara shouldn't have been in odi team...His test game will be affected by this like murali vijay..

[virufan]

I would like Rayudu to play in atleast 1 game. Tough if Dinesh keeps in all the matches

[carnish]

i assume conditions in Zim are similar to sa?

Bulawayo is flat ... Harare is not so much. But be assured, both pitches will be slow. No real pace like in the 90s.

[daryl1985]

what unfair ? your not moving him down to 6 or 7 pujara at 3 and kohli at 4 should be the best middle order from this squad

Along with Dhoni, he is our best ODI bat. Not really keen on the idea of playing him lower down the order.

[JaFanatic]

Along with Dhoni' date=' he is our best ODI bat. Not really keen on the idea of playing him lower down the order.[/quote'] it'll be better for the team dont know if pujara can accelerate better than kohli and he has more than 1000 runs at an avg 62 and sr of 90 in that position and with the kind of form he is in, dont know why your thinking he cant do well

[kubrickian]

it'll be better for the team dont know if pujara can accelerate better than kohli and he has more than 1000 runs at an avg 62 and sr of 90 in that position and with the kind of form he is in' date=' dont know why your thinking he cant do well[/quote'] Kohli owns No.3 position and he has made tons of runs in that position and its the right slot for him. Pujara will play at 4 if he gets picked.

[JaFanatic]

Kohli owns No.3 position and he has made tons of runs in that position and its the right slot for him. Pujara will play at 4 if he gets picked.

Batting wise Pujara has a better technique and kohli can give an equal impact both at no.3 and 4 duno about Pujara as he is yet to be tested. For me team comes first Rohit Dhawan Pujara and Kohli is better than .......Kohli and Pujara atm

[kubrickian]

Batting wise Pujara has a better technique and kohli can give an equal impact both at no.3 and 4 duno about Pujara as he is yet to be tested. For me team comes first Rohit Dhawan Pujara and Kohli is better than .......Kohli and Pujara atm

Order shouldnt be changed to accommodate one batsman. If Pujara cant bat at 4, then somebody else should be picked who can bat at that position. Unnecessary shuffling is not needed.

[JaFanatic]

Order shouldnt be changed to accommodate one batsman. If Pujara cant bat at 4' date=' then somebody else should be picked who can bat at that position. Unnecessary shuffling is not needed.[/quote'] ok tell me someone who is as good as Pujara in the current squad

[kubrickian]

ok tell me someone who is as good as Pujara in the current squad

Its not about who is better. As you said, he is still not tested in ODIs. So who knows how he will play ? He should bat in the position which is available at 4 after DK drops to 5 or 6. Not shuffle the order just to accommodate a spot which is right for him.

[JaFanatic]

Its not about who is better. As you said' date=' he is still not tested in ODIs. So who knows how he will play ? He should bat in the position which is available at 4 after DK drops to 5 or 6. Not shuffle the order just to accommodate a spot which is right for him.[/quote'] i mean this is the right time to test him lets give him 2 or 3 matches at 3 and then @4 for the remaining and see if he can give an equal impact and Kohli is no Rohit to say he can bat only at one position. If this guy can emulate his List A performance in ODIs we'll have one hell of a middle order with Dhoni Kohli and him :woot: p.s probably the best middle order in the ODI history!!!

[Lord]

I agree with JAF.Pujara is too good to not to be played.Ideally I wanted him to open but Rohit is doing well there.Hence he should be at 3.Kohli has good record at 4 so it shouldn't be much of a problem.even his Hobart innings was at no.4. Pujara is top order player.I doubt he can do as well at 4 or below

[carnish]

India in the Land of Robert Mugabe: A brief ODI history

1992-93 - India won 1-0

India first played an ODI in Zimbabwe on a short tour in 1992-93, which also comprised one Test match. Mohammad Azharuddin's side won the one-off ODI comfortably by 30 runs at the Harare Sports Club with Sanjay Manjrekar's run-a-ball 70 propping up the tourists to 239 after they lost their openers with one run on the board. In reply, Javagal Srinath took three wickets as India's bowlers kept Zimbabwe to 209 in 49.1 overs.

1996-97 - Zimbabwe won 1-0

Four years on, Zimbabwe were victors in a short series. The hosts won the first match by eight wickets and the second was abandoned. At Bulawayo on February 15, 1997 the home team kept India to 168 in 43.5 overs with Heath Streak taking 5 for 32, and a revised target of 136 was achieved with 73 deliveries and eight wickets in hand.

1998-99 - India won 2-1

This time the series comprised three matches. Sachin Tendulkar's 127* off 130 balls made short work of a target of 214 in the opener at Bulawayo and the series was wrapped up a day later as Sourav Ganguly struck 107* in another eight-wicket win. Inspired by Craig Wishart (102), Zimbabwe won the dead rubber at Harare by 37 runs.

2001 - India lost tri-series final to West Indies

Tendulkar's unbeaten 70 helped India get off to a good start in the Coca Cola Cup as Zimbabwe were beaten by nine wickets at Harare. Zaheer Khan then took 4 for 42 as India made it two wins in a row over Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. A hat-trick of wins was achieved as Tendulkar's 81 not out helped India beat West Indies by six wickets at Bulawayo. Tendulkar's irresistible form continued in India's fourth match as his unbeaten 122 saw India beat West Indies by six wickets in Harare. But in the final, Tendulkar's form ran out and India were beaten by 16 runs.

2003 World Cup - India beat Zimbabwe

Ganguly's team motored to a comfortable win over the hosts at Harare, with Tendulkar (81) top-scoring out of a total of 255 for 7. Ganguly then took 3 for 22.

2005 - India lost tri-series final to New Zealand

India started the Videocon Cup in August 2005 with a 51-run loss to New Zealand at Bulawayo, but inspired by Irfan Pathan's 5 for 27 they trounced Zimbabwe by 161 runs at Harare to make a resounding comeback. In the third match, Mohammad Kaif's unbeaten 102 helped India chase 279 against New Zealand with six wickets and 15 balls remaining. They then made it three wins in a row by beating Zimbabwe by four wickets at Harare, this time thanks to a century from Yuvraj Singh. In the final, India were beaten by New Zealand with Nathan Astle scoring 115 not out in a six-wicket win.

2010 - India failed to reach final of tri-series

In the summer of 2010, a second-string Indian side led by Suresh Raina contested a tri-series in Zimbabwe. In the series opener at Bulawayo, Rohit Sharma scored his maiden ODI century to drive India to 285 for 5 but the hosts won by six wickets. Two days later, however, India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets thanks to Rohit's 101* off 100 balls. A second defeat to Zimbabwe, this time by seven wickets at Harare, left India in danger of being eliminated from the series. India were knocked out of the contest by Sri Lanka on June 5. It marked the end of a disappointing tour.

[adi B]

india might lose this series,too much complacency by bcci.. win the toss bowl 1st is the mantra

[Executioner]

NOOOOO ... Apparently' date=' our selectors think its just ZIMBABWE.[/quote'] that was the same sort of mindset by BD selectors-boards and as a result we lost the 1st test to Zim despite a full strength or near strength squad