Do u think Shikar Dhawan has the technique to do well in SA?

[Old guy]

no our openers arent that bad,even if they dont score,they can see off the new ball along with no.3 Pujara is most important for us.if we lose him to new ball,which can happen,we are screwed big time.if he comes later he can rescue us even from tricky position and get big score

Nope if this is the case best batters will play at number 5 for every team but does not happens and all paki lejuunds of past are cricized cos of this and so was Lara

[India-KXIP fan]

Guys lets not mistake the ODI Dhawan for test Dhawan. I'm sure he'll be more watchful with his shot selection. He has a good technique to block the in swinger. His only problem is moving around too much when the ball seams away from the right hander and going for too many shots. However' date=' in tests I expect him to be more restrained[/quote'] I think he did poor even in Ranji when playing like that. He will go for it in tests as well cause it's what's worked for him. It may or may not come off but he will go for it.

[Lord]

Nope if this is the case best batters will play at number 5 for every team but does not happens and all paki lejuunds of past are cricized cos of this and so was Lara

It can be done for youngsters atleast,when they get experience they move up. if you recently most touring batsmen in SA who have done well have batted at 4-6.Its the best time to bat for sure.

[Old guy]

It can be done for youngsters atleast,when they get experience they move up. if you recently most touring batsmen in SA who have done well have batted at 4-6.Its the best time to bat for sure.

Yeah makes sense when u have other senior players to DL the job.we have none and puujara and kohli have to take responsibility as they are the most senior and well set batsmen in team !

[Lord]

Yeah makes sense when u have other senior players to DL the job.we have none and puujara and kohli have to take responsibility as they are the most senior and well set batsmen in team !

we can call back GG if scores in Ranji Also they are all of same age.but Chepu and Kohli have best chance of making big scores once they get set.Others can still throw it away.Its like when teams send inferior batsmen and sometimes even tailenders to play out tougher conditions as they know things will ease out later and they wanna use their best batsmen for that. We need 3 good nightwatchmen for Che and Kohli basically :P

[Old guy]

not gonna happen if this was case tailenders would open and best batsmen will play at end but it is clearly not good ur best batsmen should play at top for me its very simple

[India-KXIP fan]

not gonna happen if this was case tailenders would open and best batsmen will play at end but it is clearly not good ur best batsmen should play at top for me its very simple

If best batman is at 3 (which isn't the case for India:giggle:) then there is best chance of him doing well, giving lower order kaanfidence and building partnerships. Not a solid bat at 3 against quality is just guaranteeing 3/40 every game.

[Ghost Buster]

I will be more worried about vijay than dhawan. Seriously its pretty tough for openers in SA conditions. The challenge is to survive a full session.

[Old guy]

If best batman is at 3 (which isn't the case for India:giggle:) then there is best chance of him doing well' date=' giving lower order kaanfidence and building partnerships. Not a solid bat at 3 against quality is just guaranteeing 3/40 every game.[/quote'] exactly .. you need some one good at number 3 even if its harder for him as it will be much easier for rest of them if he comes good . now send in temporary replacement who is clearly not good enough then expecting them to do anything will be just false hope and in the end ur real number 3 wll be playing with pressure of additional wicket down and also playing at position he is not used to ...

[vvvslaxman]

He needs a bit of luck there. They clincially plotted Viru's dismissal by having a third man straight away. For Dhawan i expect them to have two gullies seperated by couple of feet, If you block certain areas Dhawan can be induced into playing false shot. This is why i was talking about him improving his game in the V area. He should have game plan to upset their strategy.

[Old guy]

He needs a bit of luck there. They clincially plotted Viru's dismissal by having a third man straight away. For Dhawan i expect them to have two gullies seperated by couple of feet' date=' If you block certain areas Dhawan can be induced into playing false shot. This is why i was talking about him improving his game in the V area. He should have game plan to upset their strategy.[/quote'] what would you want him to do ? give quick start or fight out like gautam gambhir did last time around ? i am not sure nay one can give quick start there ..even matthew hayden used to do tuk tuk to make runs and that was before steyn :cantstop:

[vvvslaxman]

what would you want him to do ? give quick start or fight out like gautam gambhir did last time around ? i am not sure nay one can give quick start there ..even matthew hayden used to do tuk tuk to make runs and that was before steyn :cantstop:

Not quiick start. But if the ball is in his area he does go after regardless. Gambhir showed immense restraint last time. Even he lived a charmed life. But he did show lots of application. If Dhawan shows the same he will be successful. Sehwag did not show restraint and did not show adequate respect and paid the price.