Parasites of Team India

[Sandeep99]

Ishant Sharma mofo! Are there no better bowlers in India!!!!!He's horrible!!! Vinay Kumar mofo! No comments..:((

[maniac]

Pehchaan Kaun

CT (avg 21)+M.OM in S.F...Result India Clean sweep, WI tri series (avg 26)-India win....One bad match which Taranga scored a freak 100 which India lost and Pakistan home series (avg 15)-Brilliant in ODI and T20....Lost 2-1 but average 15 is brilliant IPL-Team in S.F despite having the weakest batting line up

[gattaca]

wrong and illinformed on all counts. there are people in this world with a gift for spotting talent. there are people who can spot 12 yr olds as potential superstars. talent scouts are valuable in the more successful sporting countries top superstars like venus/serena, Bryant,lebron james, Tendulkar were marked right from the time they they were kids.top Australians like ponting were also known from a young age.don't tell me they were playing first class at age 12 or 14 for example viv richards or warne didn't have the FC numbers when they made their international debut. often younger players are picked based on perceived high talent and potential across sports. FC has its uses. just not in the way you think as its data entry for internationals :) we can as well assign team selection to a bcci clerk. judging talent is extremely important to be top sporting nation. the no 1 quality, a sporting system should have ofcourse we don't have a cummins or pattinson but that does not mean we have to take a no hoper like vinay.the younger prospects are listed by rktindia and others.needs no mention by me.

I thought we are talking about bowling and cricket here you brought tennis and batting in to this. We don't have good bowling resources as simply as that. We have to live with it. No shame in admitting that. Also india stopped throwing young guns(batsmen) in to the deep sea(international cricket).

[Crookbond]

Sourav Ganguly, who was the captain of the side then, admitted that it was a "mistake" not to pick Laxman for 2003 World Cup. "In hindsight, not having Laxman in our 2003 World Cup squad was a mistake. While picking the squad, the onus was on having the right balance. Dinesh Mongia's ability to chip in with a few overs tilted the scales in his favour," Ganguly told "The Times Of India". "Looking back, I do feel Laxman should have been picked," Ganguly added. Laxman had just come off of that miracle run chase with Dravid in tests. His form in tests was at his peak and India were going to SA overseas where Laxman and Dravid were the only ones who had good averages. Averages don't mean anything if you forget the context. Laxman was a shoe-in because of his overseas record and performance vs AUS until last minute they brought in Dinesh Mongia who probably was a quota pick or some kind of political pick. Post 2003 World Cup, where India finished runner-up, Laxman was back in the ODI fold. He proved his credentials by smashing five hundreds in six months, between October 26, 2003 and March 24, 2004.

You said Laxman was in "great form" in the run up to the WC. An average of 31 over 19 innings in a span of 1 year at No.3 position is not great form - simple as that.

[youngindia]

I thought we are talking about bowling and cricket here you brought tennis and batting in to this. We don't have good bowling resources as simply as that. We have to live with it. No shame in admitting that. Also india stopped throwing young guns(batsmen) in to the deep sea(international cricket).

That does not mean the bowling resources available are equal.Merit is not equal.you back some you have most confidence in.you throw out the others whose talent does not convince you. there are certain people who made it in prime roles-zaheer,kumble,harby,ashwin. there are certain people who played supporting roles-venky and prabhakar. I feel vinay has to be excluded because he will struggle to match even prabhakar. there is no equality here.

[rkt.india]

^ awana is not good enough. Trundler

Far quicker than Vinni, clocks 140K as gives his 100% every time he plays.

[King Tendulkar]

Far quicker than Vinni' date=' clocks 140K as gives his 100% every time he plays.[/quote'] Vinnay and Awana are both trundlers

[tweaker]

Instead of Vinay Kumar,Mohit Sharma or Ishwar Pandey should have been given chance

[CommonMan]

Nohit :winky:

[SLICKR392]

Far quicker than Vinni' date=' clocks 140K as gives his 100% every time he plays.[/quote'] Apart from a season for KXIP, Awana was horrible in Int. and IIRC, a domestic LOI tourney as well. Had high hopes for him.

[rkt.india]

Apart from a season for KXIP' date=' Awana was horrible in Int. and IIRC, a domestic LOI tourney as well. Had high hopes for him.[/quote'] How many international matches he played, 2 T20s. I am not saying he is the best prospect for us but he is not any worse than Vinay. I will say he is better if conditions help him. Vinay could not trouble Zim batsmen at Harare when ball was moving miles and was thrashed and later dropped for 4th match and he is still back in the team.

[GautiMaan]

How many international matches he played' date=' 2 T20s. I am not saying he is the best prospect for us but he is not any worse than Vinay. I will say he is better if conditions help him. Vinay could not trouble Zim batsmen at Harare when ball was moving miles and was thrashed and later dropped for 4th match and he is still back in the team.[/quote'] And that tells us the quota system is still in effect,there's no other explanation.

[The Realist]

Any team with Koomar and Sharma deserves to lose.

[vijay50]

Sorry could not resist adding Ishant Sharma to the list after cricinfo's article on India's blunt spearhead. http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013-14/content/story/680147.html

[vijay50]

Piyush kaanfidence Chawla added to the list.