India A tour of Australia in July- Aug

[TNAmarkFrmIndia]

kedar yadav is good enough to be in the indian test team middle order. selectors don't even pick him in a-team (4-day). strange!

What makes it worse is that they have Rayudu in that four-day squad. If you don't pick Jadhav then at least pick some other good middle-order batsmen, but freakin' Rayudu? Either way, Jadhav should be in the longer format teams too. Any player who can score big runs while also scoring quickly is an asset.

[MCcricket]

Unadkat is a trundler instead Suyal should have been there :facepalm:

Unadkat is Niranjan Shahs quota selection as allways the useless trundle is picked up an emmbaressment

[Sooda]

I would have liked to see Mukund open in FC matches, with Jiwanjot, that and a young spinner instead of Ojha or Mishra- could Rassool not have made the FC team, how about Shreyas Gopal Mukund in for Robin, Kedhar in for Paliwal, Rassool in for Mishra... and it would have been a really good squad

[R.D forever]

DK is a much better batsman than Ambati Rayudu and naman ojha in seaming conditions. Dk is a must in SA , Aus and england Apart from tht a good squad.:two_thumbs_up:

[fineleg]

DK is a much better batsman than Ambati Rayudu and naman ojha in seaming conditions. Dk is a must in SA , Aus and england

In intl matches - he will fidget, fidget, nervous, fidget, fidget, nervous, fidget and then get out!

[undisputed chap]

If jadhav does well here he should play the wc in aus. Rayudu/nohit @ 4 jadhav @5 & dhoni @6 will be a very good line up

[BlueBee]

In intl matches - he will fidget' date=' fidget, nervous, fidget, fidget, nervous, fidget and then get out![/quote'] He's anyday a better batsman than Rayudu

[rockygonzo]

Squad for four-day matches Manoj Tiwary (capt.), KL Rahul, Jiwanjot Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Karun Nair, Naman Ojha, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Anureet Singh, Rajat Paliwal, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, B Aparajith Squad for quadrangular series Robin Uthappa (capt.), Unmukt Chand, Manish Pandey, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, Parvez Rasool, Akshar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Sharma, Karn Sharma, Rahul Shukla, Manan Vohra, Jaydev Unadkat

[cowboysfan]

I am not sure why they have not picked Rahul and Nair for the odis,they have more upside than Chand or even manish pandey.

[tweaker]

Naman ojha is finally selected.I hope he performs well and is considered good for senior team

[R.D forever]

In intl matches - he will fidget' date=' fidget, nervous, fidget, fidget, nervous, fidget and then get out![/quote'] That is in slow subcontinent pitches. He plays well on bouncy tracks IMO. and a much much better batsman than naman "no single" ojha

[rkt.india]

India A look to get into longer form groove

The India A team that will tour Australia for two four-day games in July began preparing at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore on Monday (June 23), for a camp that will run till July 1. The Manoj Tiwary-led side has several players with international experience, with the likes of Robin Uthappa, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Amit Mishra and Ambati Rayudu in addition to the captain himself. Uthappa will take over the reins after the two four-day games to lead the limited-overs squad in a quadrangular series from July 20 to August 2 that will also feature Australia A, South Africa A and Australia’s National Performance Squad. However, the ongoing camp at the NCA is only for the players picked for the four-day games. Lalchand Rajput, the coach of the side, said the camp was meant to get players back into the long-format groove. “It is a fine opportunity to have this camp here as most of the players are coming in after playing one-day matches and Twenty20 like the Bangladesh tour and the IPL,†said Rajput. “So this camp will help the players to get back to the game’s longer version especially the four-day format. “This will be a skill-based camp and we also hope to have a two-day practice game. We didn’t have the players, who are exclusively part of the squad for the quadrangular series, as then the numbers would have been high and we wouldn’t be able to focus more on individual players. The one-day specialists will join us directly in Australia.†For the likes of KL Rahul, Karun Nair and Jasprit Bumrah – all of whom have had a successful domestic season – being part of an India A tour will be a graduation to the next level. For some of the more established players such as Ojha or Yadav, the tour will be a chance to stake fresh claims for a spot in the national side. Ojha, who last played a Test against West Indies in November 2013, didn’t feature in both Tests on India’s tour of South Africa in December. He was subsequently left out for the tour of New Zealand and wasn’t picked for India’s five-Test tour of England either. Yadav’s omission from the 18-man Test squad from the England party raised eyebrows, and he last played a Test in November 2012 against England in Ahmedabad. Mishra, the other experienced bowler in the squad, has been part of India’s limited-overs teams recently, but was also not picked for the England trip. Dhawal Kulkarni, Sandeep Sharma and Anureet Singh are the other frontline bowlers in the squad. Sandeep, the Punjab seamer, picked up 36 wickets in eight matches in this year’s Ranji Trophy. He built on those gains by playing a key role for Kings XI Punjab, who finished runners-up in IPL 2014. Anureet, the right-arm medium pacer, was rewarded after a successful season with Railways which netted him 44 wickets, the second highest in the Ranji Trophy this year behind Rishi Dhawan, who had 49 scalps. Dhawan is part of the limited-overs side. The core of the team’s batting in both the four-day and one-day games consists of Uthappa, Rayudu and Tiwary. Rayudu, who scored just 18 runs in three innings during India’s recent ODI series in Bangladesh, and Tiwary, who made 2 in his solitary outing, will be raring to make this fresh opportunity count after India faced tough batting conditions in Bangladesh. Tiwary didn’t play a part during Bengal’s march to the semifinal of the Ranji Trophy due to a knee injury, but scored 219 runs in four innings upon his return to the side during the Vijay Hazare Trophy in March. He then represented Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2014. This tour is a part of an exchange programme that has been initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, along with Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa, to provide increased exposure to upcoming players and give them an opportunity to familiarise and compete in overseas conditions. India A squad for four-day matches: Manoj Tiwary (captain), KL Rahul, Jiwanjot Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Karun Nair, Naman Ojha (wk), Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Anureet Singh, Rajat Paliwal, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Baba Aparajith.

http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/india-longer-form-groove/114652

[MCcricket]

A Mishra, Anureet are a waste of a spot, they could have picked up Shukla, Suyal as a talented left armer.

[renjith]

A Mishra' date=' Anureet are a waste of a spot, they could have picked up Shukla, Suyal as a talented left armer.[/quote'] Did you see anureet bowling in last domestic season? He was the second highest wicket taker and was moving ball at crazy angles. Not everyone has to be a fast bowler. You need variety as well.

[tweaker]

Anureet Singh can be the surprise packet,but Umesh,Dhawal,Sandeep,Bumrah will be ahead of him in the pecking order

[MCcricket]

Did you see anureet bowling in last domestic season? He was the second highest wicket taker and was moving ball at crazy angles. Not everyone has to be a fast bowler. You need variety as well.

Some bowlers are just enough good in that level, I don't see a 125 k bowler do wonders at any decent level, he bowls between 124 to 132 k, at any stage a bowlers pecking order should be firstly based on pace as that is the most important weapon as for a batter temperament is.

[renjith]

Some bowlers are just enough good in that level' date=' I don't see a 125 k bowler do wonders at any decent level, he bowls between 124 to 132 k, at any stage a bowlers pecking order should be firstly based on pace as that is the most important weapon as for a batter temperament is.[/quote'] you cannot say that without giving him a single chance at A or senior level. Let him play at highest level and then we can decide. South africa has atleat 3 bowlers who can bowl 145+ apart from steyn and morkel. Still Vernon Philander is a permanent fixture in their tests rite? Fast bowlers are required in a team, but balancing the attack is as much important.

[MCcricket]

The only way a 125 to 130 bowler to be accommodated in the team would be if he can bat damn well, even if he is skillful and the pitch favor's him he will be one dimensional and not be able to bowl well at all stages of the game that is basic knowledge , logic

[renjith]

The only way a 125 to 130 bowler to be accommodated in the team would be if he can bat damn well' date=' even if he is skillful and the pitch favor's him he will be one dimensional and not be able to bowl well at all stages of the game that is basic knowledge , logic[/quote'] if a guy can move the ball both ways with good control, 125-130 is enough to trouble quality batsman at international level. philander, mohammed asif ... are good examples of that. also there is no reason why anureet can't improve his speeds to 130-135 after working with international level coaches and physical trainers. it is the same kind of expectation you have for a fast bowler to improve his line and length. don't tell me bowlers can improve control but never pace. indians are generally weaker in physique. so if any people can be expected to improve their speed after working with international quality coaches and physical trainers it is the indians. bottom line is india is very poor in producing quality seam bowlers (fast and swing). So we have to look at every single performer at domestic level and give them enough exposure at the highest level expecting them to improve. be it a wayward fast bowler bowling at 140 to 145 or a genuene swing bowler bowling at 125-130. another thing is we have to credit performers at domestic level. otherwise we will be devaluing our domestic competitions.

[express bowling]

Why is Unadkat in the team ? He has neither pace nor swing. No Bumrah in the quadrangular series ? He bowls good yorkers and can be economical. I was hoping to see atleast one of Karanveer Singh or Y. Chahal. Both are leg spinners who can turn the ball big. No Suyal or Gony ?