19th Match, Group F: West Indies v India at Bridgetown

[icyman]

Windies bowling first could land them in trouble. Historically, India have never been good chasers and it was utterly stupid on part of Kirsten and Dhoni to bowl first against Australia.

The team needs a little tweaking here and there. First and foremost, Jadeja needs to be rested, attrib that to his shoddy performance as well as the fact that we need a quality pacer at Barbados. Jadeja has neither sparkled with the bat nor with the ball and his selection in the squad itself is quite baffling.

Murali Vijay could do well by coming down the order slightly. And I would like to see India try out Yuusuf at the top of the order. If he plays a Sehwag-like innnings, it could be troublesome for the oppostion.

Finally, there is something about World Cups in SAF and Team India.
Likewise, World Cups in WIN and Team India+Pakistan dont generally go well together

 

[puneet28]

It will be delayed start today

 

[rocky_pratik]

Yes match is gonna start at 7.30 pm IST

 

[vickyrox]

Rohit Sharma batted well so I will regretfully give him a spot.

Why do everyone hate rohit out here,He is a good talent .Atleast better then the PC GOD ."SUBRAMANIAM BADRINATH".

 

[Flame_Blader1]

Why do everyone hate rohit out here,He is a good talent .Atleast better then the PC GOD ."SUBRAMANIAM BADRINATH".

Because Rohit hasn't done anything since that CB series in Australia in early 08

He has been given too many chances and hasn't provided the scores.

 

[Gurjot95]

Atleast better then the PC GOD ."SUBRAMANIAM BADRINATH".

You mean Chennai God?

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India will be chasing

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Same Team :doh

Needed Vinay Kumar Should Be In

 

[SaiSrini]

Is Dhoni displaying his arrogance by selecting the same team that was crushed by Australia? In seaming conditions, why not pick Vinay Kumar in place of Jadeja or Yusuf? In both these world T20 tournaments, Jadeja has lost us important games (vs England in 2008, vs Australia this year).

And we are batting second again. GOD HELP US PLEASE!!!

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You mean Chennai God?

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India will be chasing

Doesnt Dhoni do his homework after a game? Doesnt he follow other games that have been happening on this ground? Also he has shown a complete lack of faith in Vinay Kumar. I too didnt like Vinay Kumar's selection for this tournament, but when you have a medium pacer in the team, you got to use him in these conditions.

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Why do everyone hate rohit out here,He is a good talent .Atleast better then the PC GOD ."SUBRAMANIAM BADRINATH".

BETTER?? On what? Yes, Badri is a more solid player with less big hitting prowess than Rohit Sharma. But if both had to bat for their lives, I back Badri to do so more successfully than Rohit. I back Badri to be more successful in the real format of cricket (tests).

 

[Flame_Blader1]

The only reason I see Dhoni picking the same team is because WI don't play spin well. They struggled against Mendis so Dhoni feels it's the best way to go. And with the extended battling order he backs India to chase w/e WI put up. I'd say its a good idea. Now just hope Indian top order doesn't explode like the last game.

 

[sohum]

Ravindra Jadeja is full of fail.

 

[BKB1991]

This is gonna be interesting, Dhoni showing faith in the same team? Jadeja deserved to be the casualty

 

[sohum]

This is gonna be interesting, Dhoni showing faith in the same team? Jadeja deserved to be the casualty

He's already misfielded and leaked 2 runs and dropped Chanderpaul (which will be worth a few more runs). He's obviously not going to get those runs with his batting so he needs to bowl economically (give up around 25 runs) in his 4 overs to be worth his selection.

 

[BKB1991]

Lol. Considering the no. of players that IPL has presented to India, I really dont understand why they have to play him. IIRC he got into the squad on the basis of First Class performances, and then started playing all formats

 

[sohum]

Lol. Considering the no. of players that IPL has presented to India, I really dont understand why they have to play him. IIRC he got into the squad on the basis of First Class performances, and then started playing all formats

Which is really weird because no one else in the T20 team did. Yusuf, Rohit, Yuvi, etc. all got their breaks because they played well in the OD's. In fact, the guys who did play well in FC (Vijay, Badri) haven't been able to be successful consistently because they are being forced to play a version of the game that they are not good at.

I have no qualms with Jadeja in ODIs and Tests (in time) but I don't know why he continues to get selected in Twenty20's. I hope he makes me eat my words, but I don't see it happening unless the Windies are really generous.

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OMG our fielding is so blow-worthy.

 

[Gurjot95]

We are going to lost with kind of fielding we are doing