So who is missng seniors in the team now?

[fineleg]

No' date=' Iam not missing seniors.Instead of winning with seniors ,I will like to experiment with uncapped players like Samson.Aparajit,Suyal,Bumrah,Jivanjot,Shukla,Saurabh Tiwary etc

What will he do in SA???

[Austin 3:!6]

No' date=' Iam not missing seniors.Instead of winning with seniors ,I will like to experiment with uncapped players like Samson.Aparajit,Suyal,Bumrah,Jivanjot,Shukla,Saurabh Tiwary etc[/quote'] What is this testing young players all about? You play to win and not to test players. There are A tours for that.

[ruchi49]

i am not missing seniors,we can not justify our youngstar by one series we have give some chance to prove themselves we have a cool captain

[vvvslaxman]

Looks like Batsmen didn't have any extra preparation for this series. Just the regular run of the mill net practice. I expect Pujara to do better because he has a different mental make up than the other guys. Bowlers have no excuse. In bowilng you can easily learn from the opposition about which lengths you should bowl. You can make mistakes and come back. Bowlers don't "get dismissed" in one ball.

[saneindian]

Looks like Batsmen didn't have any extra preparation for this series. Just the regular run of the mill net practice. I expect Pujara to do better because he has a different mental make up than the other guys. Bowlers have no excuse. In bowilng you can easily learn from the opposition about which lengths you should bowl. You can make mistakes and come back. Bowlers don't "get dismissed" in one ball.

Where was the time? The team hardly has had any break since the Aus ODIs started

[Austin 3:!6]

Where was the time? The team hardly has had any break since the Aus ODIs started

Nothing justifies 150+ runs defeat in back to back games. Nothing justifies 100 runs opening partnership of the opposition in back to back games. No one is complaining about the loss but the way they lose the matches. No fights at all, which we never used to see from seniors.

[CG]

Our top order struggled in Champions Trophy warm up matches as well. But after spending enough time in England' date=' they all found their form. Give these guys enough time to adjust before castigating them.[/quote'] Champions trophy pitches were not as juicy as these and not as potent as sa bowling attack.Luck also favoured us dhawan was dropped in every match.

[div]

Champions trophy pitches were not as juicy as these and not as potent as sa bowling attack.Luck also favoured us dhawan was dropped in every match.

Durban was not a juicy pitch..

[coffee_rules]

Well we did draw series in SA and Aus with seniors. Point was' date=' they still scored runs even if bowling remained sad[/quote'] http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/series/249040.html

[Tiger80]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/series/249040.html

Bowling attack of Zak,Irfan,Munaf , Sir Aggy Sreesanth ,Kumble and Bhajji :woot: Looks much better than current one

[veer]

Anyone missing Sehwag, Gambhir, Zaheer & Bhajji in the ODI team. Their experience could have played a part on the tough tour like this. I have no doubt we will lose all the matches in this series. Last time when we lost that series against Pakistan, seniors were blamed and axed. And they fill the team with Srini's CSK boys. Who is going to get axe now??

Bandwagon fan... jumps off the ship the moment it feels some trimmers.. :cantstop: Its a good learning period for the team so sit tight and expect more hiccups.

[Austin 3:!6]

Bandwagon fan... jumps off the ship the moment it feels some trimmers.. :cantstop: Its a good learning period for the team so sit tight and expect more hiccups.

As I said before International cricket is not the place for learning, definitely not at the expense of team's performance and in a tough tour like SA. I don't understand this concept try youngsters dosen't matter even if we lose. I though you play for your country to win.

[Austin 3:!6]

No' date=' Iam not missing seniors.Instead of winning with seniors ,I will like to experiment with uncapped players like Samson.Aparajit,Suyal,Bumrah,Jivanjot,Shukla,Saurabh Tiwary etc[/quote'] You joking right? Experimenting uncapped players in SA? :facepalm: You experiment in home matches or on a weak overseas tour like Zim or WI. Not against top teams in the world :headshake:

[veer]

As I said before International cricket is not the place for learning, definitely not at the expense of team's performance and in a tough tour like SA. I don't understand this concept try youngsters dosen't matter even if we lose. I though you play for your country to win.

if you dont understand this 'concept' then you dont know a basic thing about cricket that is normally called 'Experience' By the way, who told you that they are playing to lose? And

[Austin 3:!6]

if you dont understand this 'concept' then you dont know a basic thing about cricket that is normally called 'Experience' By the way, who told you that they are playing to lose? And

You don't experiment in South African conditions. Its natural the young guns will fail there and the last two games testify that.

[veer]

You don't experiment in South African conditions. Its natural the young guns will fail there and the last two games testify that.

So how do you guarantee that Veeru, Gauti etc will succceed if brought back? These new guys will have to gain experience sometime.. 'A' tours dont give Steyn and Morkell type experience so that suggestion is baseless.. Problem was lack of planning/preparation time just like 0-8 season.. BCCI is more about making money/completing ICC planner etc and less about Team India winning.. Seniors or no Seniors.. doesnt make any difference.

[Silva]

You joking right? Experimenting uncapped players in SA? :facepalm: You experiment in home matches or on a weak overseas tour like Zim or WI. Not against top teams in the world :headshake:

sehwag Dravid ganguly made their debuts overseas. They turned out ok.

[Tailender]

Why move backwards? Plus I thought the Indian top order played decently in the first ODI. In fact Rohit did quite well to survive that opening spell from Steyn. If he'd gotten out a collapse was on the cards the way Steyn was bowling leggies. India need to keep their aggression in check. Hitting out uppishly to fielders is hardly good batting.

[Zanjeer]

I'm missing a captain like Sourav Ganguly.

[Sandeep99]

I'm missing a captain like Sourav Ganguly.

:hatsoff: Only Dhoni could go in with 5 bowlers and end up giving Raina, Kohli 12 overs.. And fast bowlers don't even complete quota! What a shameful captain!