SLICKR392 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thats why it would have been better to take a opener instead of 3 spinners for a 2 Match test series in sa. Gambhir is the only opener that crosses my mind. Even Zol but he's way too young and inexperienced. Link to comment
CG Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Decent squads except Lambu selection.No need of 6 seamers in the ODI squad so BK,Shami,Zak,Umesh & Mohit in ODI squad was enough & Pandey in plae of Ishant in the test squad would've been ideal.Shami,BK & Umesh are likely to start in tests & Zak,Pandey as back ups.Pandey did some decent job in the A tour to SA. Still missed out........sad :(( As zak is selected he will start. Link to comment
ShebbySB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 As zak is selected he will start. Ya probably if that happens then he'll replace BK as Shami & Umesh will start. Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 DEFENSIVE BUT SAFE 6-1-4 TEAM WITH ASHWIN AND 3 PACERS M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav (or) Zaheer Khan Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja,, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha 5-1-5 TEAM WITH JADEJA/OJHA M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), R Ashwin, R.Jadeja (OR) P. Ojha Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav (or) Zaheer Khan Mohammed Shami, HYPER-AGGRESSIVE 5-1-5 WITH ASHWIN AND 4 PACERS M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav Zaheer Khan Mohammed Shami, i am impressed. Link to comment
ShebbySB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Another baffling selection is Raina's inclusion in the ODI squad,Pujara could've been selected as Raina at no.4 will be a sitting duck in SA. Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 most probably we will play rahane as the 6 th batsman but its such a waste because ashwin seems pretty decent with the bat when we have an allrounder we should make full use of him i hope if at all dhoni plays 5 bowlers - 2 spinners and 3 pacers - it will be ojha and not jadeja because i dont think jadeja will be able to score even 100 runs in 4 innings anyway Link to comment
SLICKR392 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Another baffling selection is Raina's inclusion in the ODI squad,Pujara could've been selected as Raina at no.4 will be a sitting duck in SA. Yuvi's a much more worse selection than Raina. Link to comment
ShebbySB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yuvi's a much more worse selection than Raina. Bit better than Raina against short stuff & fast bowling. Link to comment
Soorma_Bhopali Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Is ZK going as mentor/consultant - or else who is going to be dropped from Test 11 - Bhuvi or Umesh if ZK going to be in the 11? I do like ZK in the 11 (if so decided by MSD) but wonder if Bhuvi or Umesh - who sits out? WTF ..Do you think India will play 2-man pace attack in SA's phaast pitches ..:haha::haha::haha: it's going to be three pace attack of Umesh ,Shami , Bhuvi or Zak + 1 bowling all-rounder : Ashwin + 1 batting all-rounder : Jadeja :ridinghorse: Link to comment
ShebbySB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Likely outcome of the tour is a 2-1 loss in the ODIs & a 2-0 loss in tests. :(( Link to comment
SLICKR392 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Bit better than Raina against short stuff & fast bowling. Including them both was a horrible selection. Yuvi's looking clueless against everything at the moment. Link to comment
Number Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 No umadkat no Vinay. Rubbish selections. Unadkat has more expirience of test match in SA conditions than Umesh Shami Bhuvi combined. Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 we also dont know what is the pecking order among the 3 pacers ishanth is only drinks boy, so keeping him aside bk, shami and umesh would be better than bk, shami and zak as we have seen with england in the ashes, trundler armies lack penetration i seriosuly hope ishanth is not in contention Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 No umadkat no Vinay. Rubbish selections. Unadkat has more expirience of test match in SA conditions than Umesh Shami Bhuvi combined. ya he knows how not to get wickets :cantstop: Link to comment
ShebbySB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Including them both was a horrible selection. Yuvi's looking clueless against everything at the moment. Ya if they continue their poor form in SA then 4th & 5th wickets will be walking wickets against Steyn,Morkel on SA picthes.Worst thing is both will be included in the XI. Link to comment
CG Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 WTF ..Do you think India will play 2-man pace attack in SA's phaast pitches ..:haha::haha::haha: it's going to be three pace attack of Umesh ,Shami , Bhuvi or Zak + 1 bowling all-rounder : Ashwin + 1 batting all-rounder : Jadeja :ridinghorse: :hysterical::hysterical: Bangladesh ke bowling attack se match naahien hai.India is not going to play less than 6 proper batsman + dhoni in sa.Sa are not going to prepare dustbowls. Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 the worst possible team (only replacing players with alternatives) from this squad is this and this squad itself is not so bad :hmmm: we might lose within 4 days though M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, == for kohli Ambati Rayudu, == for rohit Wriddhiman Saha (wk) == for dhoni Ravindra Jadeja, == for ashwin Umesh Yadav Zaheer Khan == for bk Ishant Sharma == for shami Pragyan Ojha P.S - more like 3 days on 2nd thought :D Link to comment
Sidhoni Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Very happy to see Zaheer back in tests and Rahane back in ODIs. They should have axed wither one of Yuvi or Raina but that may still happen with Rahane playing in the XI. God knows when we will get rid of Ishant. Link to comment
saneindian Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Kyun had australai series men ojha ko drop kiya tha after being the best bowler against england ' date='bahut bada hoga confidence uska.[/quote'] Ojha was still in the test squad, was never dropped in those 2 tests with Bhajji taking his spot based on what he did in the Irani Trophy match before the Aus series. Link to comment
CG Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Ojha was still in the test squad' date=' was never dropped in those 2 tests with Bhajji taking his spot based on what he did in the Irani Trophy match before the Aus series.[/quote'] Okay one irani trophy where ojha took 3 wickets and bhajji 5 is what it takes to loose confidence in a young bowler who has bowled well in consistently in test series,kya logic hai. Link to comment
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