Wisden 2009

[Cricketman]

Sehwag had an absolute gun season in 2008, hence the selection.

Jakester, no Khan in your lineup? He's the best swing bowler in the world!

 

[zeeshankhan152]

I would have wanted younis khan there as well

 

[King Pietersen]

It's for 2008. Younis Khan didn't play a Test Match in 2008.

 

[usy]

Sehwag had an absolute gun season in 2008, hence the selection.

Jakester, no Khan in your lineup? He's the best swing bowler in the world!

Well fair enough if he's in a Great form these days.

 

[Jakester1288]

Sehwag had an absolute gun season in 2008, hence the selection.

Jakester, no Khan in your lineup? He's the best swing bowler in the world!

He took 27 wickets @ 36.85 FFS. There were much better bowlers throughout the year. After all, I thought this was based mainly on statistics.

The side is not very good at all when you look at who was picked in the bowling department, IMO Murali would have been a much better pick rather than Harbahajan.

 

[shravi]

He took 27 wickets @ 36.85 FFS. There were much better bowlers throughout the year. After all, I thought this was based mainly on statistics.

The side is not very good at all when you look at who was picked in the bowling department, IMO Murali would have been a much better pick rather than Harbahajan.

Stats don't say everything, Jake. You can only read into them so much. They are not always a true representation and Zaheer Khan, and anyone he's played against/cricket pundits, will tell you that he is living proof of that.

 

[Dare]

The side is not very good at all when you look at who was picked in the bowling department, IMO Murali would have been a much better pick rather than Harbahajan.

the article also said that the opposition the bowlers and batsman faced would be taken into consideration. Murali and Vettori played Bangladesh last year while Harbhajan took on Australia(5 tests), England, South Africa and Sri Lanka (all 3 tests) and England (2 tests).


I am really tempted to put Shakib Al Hasan as my main spinner.