Asia Cup 2010 - Sri Lanka

[LongLegs?]

I think you missed out Harbhajan. He is likely to be in place of Ashwin. Its a new look India lineup, and if Sharma/Kohli/Raina do well, its likely Yuvraj wont get his callup soon.

I dont know much about Tiwari other than IPL. Did he do well in the domestic circuit? Personally speaking I would have prefered the other Tiwari over him. Manoj looks an exciting prospect.

Ah, yeah, Harbhajan will play ahead of Ashwin. Perhaps Ashwin will be in the playing eleven, if they want 2 specialist spinners though.

Yeah, I think Manoj Tiwary should've got the opportunity too, but, he bats at 4 generally, so he wouldn't have been given an opportunity at that position. He's been unlucky so far, injured when he was supposed to debut against Bangladesh and then got his debut in Australia, but he was a late replacement from Tendulkar and was suffering from jet lag when he made his debut. Now, he's nearly 25, and still piling runs in domestic cricket, but something tells me he's going to end up as one of the guys from this group of batsmen who won't play for India.

Saurabh Tiwary has been good for Jharkhand, 3 centuries in his 5 Ranji matches this season at an average of 98. But, he plays in the Plate division, where the bowling is worse, and his home ground is easy to bat on. Flat. But, I think he'll succeed in international cricket. His unorthodox technique is similar to Dhoni, who is his teammate at state level, and Saurabh has said that Dhoni has had much influence on his style of batting. Saurabh bats at 3 for Jharkhand usually, but he'll probably be used as a finisher for India.

 

[Cricketman]

Good squad. bold moves from the BCCI in dropping Yuvraj and Yusuf, happy with that. I would have dropped Jadeja too.

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Gautam Gambhir
3. Suresh Raina
4. Virat Kohli
5. MS Dhoni
6. Rohit Sharma
7. Ravinder Jadeja
8. Harbhajan Singh
9. Praveen Kumar
10. Zaheer Khan
11. Ashish Nehra

not bad. I would have gone with Uthappa tho, is he injured?

 

[Bounce]

I would have gone with Uthappa tho, is he injured?

No. (Guessing)
He would have been a part he was playing for CSK in IPL!

 

[puneet28]

Robin is injured. He is in England for treatment.

 

[LongLegs?]

Uthappa's still injured.

There's no reason to drop Jadeja from the ODI team...he's a much better 5th bowler option than Rohit/Raina/Kohli, and Sehwag isn't as good as he used to be.

 

[Prithvi]

I don't understand how many Hollies Tendlya needs?
After IPL, he din't had any national duties, but still, he's requesting for rest.

Anyways, its his personal matter and I'm not gonna get into it, but selecting Saurabh Tiwary is :laugh. Ambati Rayudu is much more effective and experienced than Saurabh Tiwary. Just for the sake of playing for ICL, he's being neglected like untouchable. Many strike bowling opponents like Shane Bond, Stuart Law, Jason Gillespie, Lance Klusner were banged with Rayudu's bat in ICL. Rayudu was sent ahead of James Maher, Inzamam Ul Haq in ICL. And luckily, he played for Mumbai Indians. But still, his selection is unclear.
PS: You all might just wonder as I din't even take Robbie's name or Pandey's name here. The answer is simple. Any batting newbie expect players related to Mumbai- Chennai getting selected to Team India is something like licking your elbow.

 

[icyman]

Why is Jadeja still in the team ?

 

[Akash00]

Why is Jadeja still in the team ?

Why is everyone puzzled of his selection when he has scored 131 runs @ an average of 65.50 in the ongoing (concluded for India though ) Tri-series in Zimbabwe ?

He is also the leading wicket-taker for India in that series, with 5 wickets @ an average of 36.20 and economy rate of 4.89 R/O.

 

[LongLegs?]

I don't understand how many Hollies Tendlya needs?
After IPL, he din't had any national duties, but still, he's requesting for rest.

Anyways, its his personal matter and I'm not gonna get into it, but selecting Saurabh Tiwary is :laugh. Ambati Rayudu is much more effective and experienced than Saurabh Tiwary. Just for the sake of playing for ICL, he's being neglected like untouchable. Many strike bowling opponents like Shane Bond, Stuart Law, Jason Gillespie, Lance Klusner were banged with Rayudu's bat in ICL. Rayudu was sent ahead of James Maher, Inzamam Ul Haq in ICL. And luckily, he played for Mumbai Indians. But still, his selection is unclear.

PS: You all might just wonder as I din't even take Robbie's name or Pandey's name here. The answer is simple. Any batting newbie expect players related to Mumbai- Chennai getting selected to Team India is something like licking your elbow.

Rayudu may be more experienced than Saurabh, but Saurabh's stats in Ranji and List A are much better. There are so many good batsmen that it's not really an obvious choice. Rayudu has not had a standout domestic season yet. Now that Saurabh's been called up, maybe they'll send Rayudu to India A. Hopefully, they send Mithun back though...he shouldn't have been called to Zimbabwe in the first place.

Thank goodness you didn't bring up Pandey again. In any case, I want to see how Manish does in England. Foreign conditions, with the ball moving horizontally in the air, so it is a challenge.

And, people really need to lay off Jadeja. He's only 20. Is technically correct. Averages over 40 in ODIs, and this was even before Zimbabwe. Is India's most economical bowler over the past year in ODIs, and also picks up wickets regularly. I don't see a case for Jadeja being dropped from ODIs. In T20s, his batting leaves a lot to be desired, and a lot of bowlers get hit, plus Jadeja had no match practice before the T20 World Cup. But, in ODIs, he's doing just fine.

 

[AkshayS]

what the fling?:

Is there any problem with Sachin Tendulkar, that damn man isn't featuring in Asia Cup for last 3 tournaments. What's the problem with him? Sick man.:doh:doh:doh

India is looking weaker in absense of him. Uf he would've been there, it would have been a whole different team.
Sehwag coming off an injury, Gambhir is not in form. Kohli, Sharma, Jadeja too inexperienced and young to depend upon. MS Dhoni is looking like the lone warrior of Middle order. Can't say about Raina, I've a feeling he would be a big flop in this tournament.

Bowling, Do I need to say anything? It sucks. Though inclusion of Bhajji is a great boost but none of the others are reliable not even Zaheer khan with his current from.

India will be again a big fail in this tournament.

 

[Params7]

Is Sehwag in the squad? If yes, that is enough.

 

[deathrevenge9]

If Pakistan wins this Cup,you will give me 500k while if any other teams wins,I give you 600k.Anyone wanna make a deal?

 

[Prithvi]

Rayudu may be more experienced than Saurabh, but Saurabh's stats in Ranji and List A are much better. There are so many good batsmen that it's not really an obvious choice. Rayudu has not had a standout domestic season yet. Now that Saurabh's been called up, maybe they'll send Rayudu to India A. Hopefully, they send Mithun back though...he shouldn't have been called to Zimbabwe in the first place.

Thank goodness you didn't bring up Pandey again. In any case, I want to see how Manish does in England. Foreign conditions, with the ball moving horizontally in the air, so it is a challenge.

And, people really need to lay off Jadeja. He's only 20. Is technically correct. Averages over 40 in ODIs, and this was even before Zimbabwe. Is India's most economical bowler over the past year in ODIs, and also picks up wickets regularly. I don't see a case for Jadeja being dropped from ODIs. In T20s, his batting leaves a lot to be desired, and a lot of bowlers get hit, plus Jadeja had no match practice before the T20 World Cup. But, in ODIs, he's doing just fine.

Well, if you see the Ranji and other domestic seasons stats, Manish looks far better than Saurabh. Rayudu has great interaction and experience plaing against and with many international players like Chris Harris, Justin Kemp, Nicky Boje, Inzamam Ul Haq, Abdul Razzaq and has faced many deadly bowlers like Shane Bond, Jason Gillespie, Mohammad Sami etc etc. He has won many matches for Hyderabad Heroes single handedly. He knows how players like Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Sami, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara fernando bowl. If I were Sri Kanth, I'd have given Rayudu a spot than little Tiwary. Tiwary has very little knowledge when compared to Rayudu. Rayudu and Tiwary, both play for Mumbai Indians. So, what all Tiwary would have known about Lasith Malinga, Dilhara fernando, even Rayudu would have known it. But Rayudu has got some ICL experience, where he gains a upper hand IMO.

what the fling?:

Is there any problem with Sachin Tendulkar, that damn man isn't featuring in Asia Cup for last 3 tournaments. What's the problem with him? Sick man.:doh:doh:doh

India is looking weaker in absense of him. Uf he would've been there, it would have been a whole different team.
Sehwag coming off an injury, Gambhir is not in form. Kohli, Sharma, Jadeja too inexperienced and young to depend upon. MS Dhoni is looking like the lone warrior of Middle order. Can't say about Raina, I've a feeling he would be a big flop in this tournament.

Bowling, Do I need to say anything? It sucks. Though inclusion of Bhajji is a great boost but none of the others are reliable not even Zaheer khan with his current from.

India will be again a big fail in this tournament.

I hope you be a big fail. Its time for Sachin to retire. He has had great time, but the main reason why he's unable to play is his body, which needs some rest. He has contributed a lot to our country and everyone respects him. I guess he'll play few ODi series' against Ozzies, Kiwis and then, diirectly World Cup and then, retirement.
Every team will face ups and downs. So, no worries even if India lose. But you're being too harsh on bowlers. With hard hitting batsmen like Warner, Gayle, Mathews in T20 matches, how can you expect your bowlers to perform? See ICC World T20 2007 second Semi Final. Australian bowlers were just like Me and you bowling to Hayden, Gayle. But no one said that "Australia doesn't have any bowling". The point there is Indian Batting was stronger, which made them score runs. And when it comes to India, when opponent hit us out, you say India doesn't has bowling. Its not bowling failure, but its the opponent batting strength.
And I dunno why the hell are ya rating player on T20 performance.

 

[AkshayS]

I hope you be a big fail. Its time for Sachin to retire. He has had great time, but the main reason why he's unable to play is his body, which needs some rest. He has contributed a lot to our country and everyone respects him. I guess he'll play few ODi series' against Ozzies, Kiwis and then, diirectly World Cup and then, retirement.
Every team will face ups and downs. So, no worries even if India lose. But you're being too harsh on bowlers. With hard hitting batsmen like Warner, Gayle, Mathews in T20 matches, how can you expect your bowlers to perform? See ICC World T20 2007 second Semi Final. Australian bowlers were just like Me and you bowling to Hayden, Gayle. But no one said that "Australia doesn't have any bowling". The point there is Indian Batting was stronger, which made them score runs. And when it comes to India, when opponent hit us out, you say India doesn't has bowling. Its not bowling failure, but its the opponent batting strength.
And I dunno why the hell are ya rating player on T20 performance.

not going to reply to this.
I would just say, I do not agree with both of your points.

 

[LongLegs?]

Well, if you see the Ranji and other domestic seasons stats, Manish looks far better than Saurabh. Rayudu has great interaction and experience plaing against and with many international players like Chris Harris, Justin Kemp, Nicky Boje, Inzamam Ul Haq, Abdul Razzaq and has faced many deadly bowlers like Shane Bond, Jason Gillespie, Mohammad Sami etc etc. He has won many matches for Hyderabad Heroes single handedly. He knows how players like Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Sami, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara fernando bowl. If I were Sri Kanth, I'd have given Rayudu a spot than little Tiwary. Tiwary has very little knowledge when compared to Rayudu. Rayudu and Tiwary, both play for Mumbai Indians. So, what all Tiwary would have known about Lasith Malinga, Dilhara fernando, even Rayudu would have known it. But Rayudu has got some ICL experience, where he gains a upper hand IMO.

Still, Tiwary > Rayudu, on the basis of this whole season. Rayudu is more talented in the technical sense, but he needs to improve in Ranji. There was too much pressure on Rayudu to perform after being a huge success in the U-19s.

Pandey has had a better season than Tiwary, yes. He plays his cricket at Bangalore and Mysore - both which have something for the bowlers. Mysore is extremely bowler friendly, as you must've seen in the Ranji finals. However, Pandey is a player I'd have at the top of the order in a limited overs game. Someone who can make use of the Powerplay. Tiwary is the better fit for the team at this point, and Pandey will gain valuable experience in England. It's a win-win situation, although I'm sure Pandey wouldn't mind getting a call-up himself. But, Pandey isn't a finished product yet. His defence isn't watertight, and sometimes he plays loosely outside his off-stump, but that's due to his attacking nature. Tiwary seems more ready at this stage, with his unorthodox technique combined with his brute strength. Quite similar to Dhoni.