Dravid has showed he is good enough to be in the test team and is performing. Laxman has also been performing exceedingly well in the tests in the past year. Sachin has been in a purple patch for the last 2-3 years. Agree with shravi that these players deserve their spots and they are not making mistakes by not retiring. Silly to blame someone for not quitting his job when he is being highly productive.
The idea to play the likes of Raina and Yuvraj in such conditions is illogical. Cant these selectors think that with such fragile techniques, these guys are not going to last very long in these conditions? Why didnt they Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Badrinath, etc (Badri had a bad ODI series in WI and he was dumped, without giving him a chance in the tests). Same with Kohli who was dumped after a poor series in WI. But Raina whose technique is so fragile gets so many chances to cement his spot. In tests, technique is a major precursor to who will succeed and who will fail. No matter what one says, Sehwag is a misfit for the opening slot. We have to build some other guy (Mukund or whoever) for that spot. He is another guy who just survives on great hand-eye co-ordination and relies heavily on his day for him to cause damage. If Sehwag faces a not so new ball more often, he will plunder more runs and that too on a consistent basis. Maybe its good that this is happening to us now. Hope we learn from it and go to Australia a better team. We have an Australia and SA tour coming up soon.
The idea to play the likes of Raina and Yuvraj in such conditions is illogical. Cant these selectors think that with such fragile techniques, these guys are not going to last very long in these conditions? Why didnt they Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Badrinath, etc (Badri had a bad ODI series in WI and he was dumped, without giving him a chance in the tests). Same with Kohli who was dumped after a poor series in WI. But Raina whose technique is so fragile gets so many chances to cement his spot. In tests, technique is a major precursor to who will succeed and who will fail. No matter what one says, Sehwag is a misfit for the opening slot. We have to build some other guy (Mukund or whoever) for that spot. He is another guy who just survives on great hand-eye co-ordination and relies heavily on his day for him to cause damage. If Sehwag faces a not so new ball more often, he will plunder more runs and that too on a consistent basis. Maybe its good that this is happening to us now. Hope we learn from it and go to Australia a better team. We have an Australia and SA tour coming up soon.