Australia in India

[Sachin_007]

coz u say "Ya everybody was saying that India was not comfortable on th nagpur pitch that wat my friend told also don't worry Sachin bai(means Bro) will play on Mumbai test on his own native city and show every1 that how tough he is. so cheers"

wat does that mean?
U don't know

 

[vibs89]

I think u don't understand but others understands better english if u don't understand so jus don't read my post as well others understand except u don't understand so is not my problem. Sorry can't help it

 

[squiz]

So far there's 31 people wrong with the poll out of 43. I voted Australia wins 1-0,2-1. I hope I'm wrong, I want us to win this final match so we're 3 from 4.

Carn Aussies!

 

[Ajit]

The only problem being he's not a good batsman

India 9 down

I don't know about a good Indian batsman, do you?

 

[Rangeela]

The Indian selectors have made four changes to the side that suffered a humiliating defeat in the third Test at Nagpur. They decided to give four uncapped players a chance, with Dinesh Karthik replacing Parthiv Patel as the wicketkeeper. Yuvraj Singh, Aakash Chopra and Ajit Agarkar were also dropped, and replaced by Gautam Gambhir, Dheeraj Jadhav and Shib Shankar Paul.

Announcing the squad, SK Nair, the secretary of the Indian board, said that Patel had been given enough opportunities: "Before the Nagpur Test, the committee thought he needed to be given another chance considering his previous record. However his performance didn't match the expectation of the selection committee and it was thought it would be ideal to find a new wicketkeeper."

Karthik has been the front-runner among the back-up keepers for a while now - he scored hundreds in the Ranji Trophy semi-final and final, and performed well in the Under-19 World Cup and the A tour of Zimbabwe. He was later included in the Indian one-day squad, and in his debut game he effected a superb stumping to dismiss Michael Vaughan in the NatWest Challenge match at Lord's. Nair added that MS Dhoni, the wicketkeeper from Bihar who played a few impressive knocks for India A in the one-dayers, was also considered.

Gambhir replaced Chopra, his Delhi team-mate, and will probably make his debut in the Test. Gambhir has been prolific in the domestic circuit and though he has played a few one-dayers, he hasn't got a chance in a Test yet. Jadhav, the left-hander who opens for Maharashtra, is the other option.

Nair also added that Irfan Pathan hadn't been included since medical reports revealed that it would be risky to play him in a Test so soon after his injury.

Indian squad for the Mumbai Test
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Dheeraj Jadhav, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly (capt), Mohammad Kaif, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Murali Kartik, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Ashish Nehra, Shib Shankar Paul, Zaheer Khan.


? Wisden Cricinfo Ltd

 

[nik]

oh no india are gonna be even worse now!

 

[pal]

they can't be any worse than they have already been... I seriously think India has a good chance this game, by which i mean they will lose by only 100 runs or less...

 

[vibs89]

Finally patel i out he suucks in wicket keeping

 

[angryangy]

Fresh, eager batsmen is a good plan, perhaps it could even put the existing middle order on it's toes. Nehra will have to show some consistency however, I fear he may get carted just like Agarkar.

 

[nik]

i think nehra is not good enough for test cricket (he isn't for ODIs either!) Agarkar can at least bat!

 

[gold639]

Both Agarkar and Nehra are useless

 

[squiz]

you don't pick a bowler so he can bat though, you should pick a bowler for his bowling abilities. Batting is just an added bonus. Why doesn't Balaji play, he's not that bad with the ball

 

[nik]

no i think agarkar is quite good u should have seen how he troubled the aussies last december in australia! justin langar couldn't even play him! bur now look about getting a nice smacked bottom!

 

[gold639]

last december in australia!

Last december :That was ages ago.He must have had a spate of good luck.

 

[nik]

hmmm...yeah! but the pitches did suit him