India in the West Indies

[sohum]

Sehwag? What happened to the Monk?? No one dare addresses the Monk by his real name!

I have committed one of the ultimate sins. Hopefully the Edit sacrifice restores peace between the Monk and I.

Excited about Zaheer Khan's form. With Vrv and Santh both being erratic lately and inexperienced too, Munaf and Zaheer can provide a good opening pair. Unless Pathan ups his speed he will be a very predictable sort of bowler in V. Prasad mode.

I think Pathan needs to go have a chat with Wasim Akram again.

 

[cricket_lover]

Sehwag is doing a fine job with his part-time spin, I thought Dravid needed to try Yuvraj as well for few overs.

Pathan needs pace, on placid pitches, the ball will reach the boundary faster than what he bowls.

 

[viral1991]

I have committed one of the ultimate sins. Hopefully the Edit sacrifice restores peace between the Monk and I.


I think Pathan needs to go have a chat with Wasim Akram again.

No, he needs to have a chat with the Monk through which he will even reach speeds of 150km/h, because the Monk has infinite wisdom!

Pathan needs pace, on placid pitches, the ball will reach the boundary faster than what he bowls.

, very well said!

 

[kuttakumar]

Sehwag is doing a fine job with his part-time spin, I thought Dravid needed to try Yuvraj as well for few overs.

Agreed.

I think Pathan needs to go have a chat with Wasim Akram again.

But Javed bhai will then start his bla-blas if Pathan does well .

And I think Zheer Khan must be brought back . I don't get any point for leaving him. He went through a bad or rather horrible time, bust he always got the wickets. Most of them.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Zaheer's form is good. Probably time he comes back. VRV isn't being used too much, but he too is a talent. He and Piyush should be monitored carefully. If Pathan is up to it, he can take the challenge of being a pure allrounder. We can then play Pathan-Munaf-Sreesanth-Zaheer-Kumble.

 

[SaiSrini]

I think Laxman's place is in serious danger. Laxman needs to score a hundred or at least play a match-winning innings in the remaining 2 tests to keep his test place. Sachin has been eyeing an August return so when Sachin returns someone between Yuvi/kaif/Laxman will get the axe. Considering kaif's form it looks like he is safe and there is an outside chance that Yuvi might get the cut, but Yuvi has the fitness, age, and some bowling knowledge which might work for him. In all, Laxman better start performing or else he will be the selector's bullseye!

Excited about Zaheer Khan's form. With Vrv and Santh both being erratic lately and inexperienced too, Munaf and Zaheer can provide a good opening pair. Unless Pathan ups his speed he will be a very predictable sort of bowler in V. Prasad mode.

Laxman's place is surely in danger. India need to go back to the 5 bowlers and the person to leave out will be Laxman.. They wont drop Yuvraj and will give him the weight due to his age and his agility!

I saw the scorecard! Is it true? Cant believe it? Zaheer has taken 9 wickets in an innings??? Wow... He seems to be in top form now. He can surely come back and look to get back his place in the side!

Zaheer's form is good. Probably time he comes back. VRV isn't being used too much, but he too is a talent. He and Piyush should be monitored carefully. If Pathan is up to it, he can take the challenge of being a pure allrounder. We can then play Pathan-Munaf-Sreesanth-Zaheer-Kumble.

In the ODI's, it should be

Zaheer-Sreesanth-Pathan-Harbhajan-Kumble/Powar

In the tests, it should be

Zaheer-Munaf-Sreesanth/Pathan-Kumble-Harbhajan

Virender Sehwag, (The Monk) credits Ganguly for his success as an opener!

http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1655585.cms

Man, this guy has a lot of guts and doesnt fear anyone! I love him for just this! He doesnt flinch on giving credit even if it might trigger controversy!

 

[s2sschan]

India need to go back to the 5 bowlers and the person to leave out will be Laxman.

I would have thought it hurts India when it is not winning Tests abroad. But if it was so, they would have picked five bowlers for this Test. - Michael Holding.

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060616&fname=Holding&sid=1

You are right Sai, everybody is saying India has to go with 5 bowlers.

My Bowling line-up would be -
Kumble, Sreesanth, Munaf, Pathan, and VRV Singh / Harbhajan.

I would pick VRV instead of Harbhajan if the wicket has some green.

Zaheer has done very well in First Class Cricket. Somehow never looked that threatening in Tests.

 

[s2sschan]

Agreed.



Javed bhai will then start his bla-blas if Pathan does well .

And I think Zheer Khan must be brought back . I don't get any point for leaving him. He went through a bad or rather horrible time, bust he always got the wickets. Most of them.

Javed and Bhai??? Ain't my bhai for sure, he's a POS.

 

[cricket_lover]

Zaheer wasn't that threatening before..in the tests. He was devastating a few times, and bowled exceptionally well against top teams, but failed to get too many wickets. Remember, India did not play too many test matches outside the sub-continent. He has a 5-for against NZ in NZ, one against Aus in Aus.

On Indian tracks, he bowled with commendable line/length (2004 Aussie series is a fine example) but just failed to get the wickets. He came back strongly in the 2006 Pakistan tests, he was the highest wicket taker and by far the best bowler (except Asif). But he failed in two ODI's where he was used more like a part-time bowler.

I didn't see logic in him being dropped. He has always performed on par with the expectations. and with him in a good form in county, his services will be needed. Especially when the team requires an experienced paceman to lead a new attack.

 

[SaiSrini]

Zaheer wasn't that threatening before..in the tests. He was devastating a few times, and bowled exceptionally well against top teams, but failed to get too many wickets. Remember, India did not play too many test matches outside the sub-continent. He has a 5-for against NZ in NZ, one against Aus in Aus.

On Indian tracks, he bowled with commendable line/length (2004 Aussie series is a fine example) but just failed to get the wickets. He came back strongly in the 2006 Pakistan tests, he was the highest wicket taker and by far the best bowler (except Asif). But he failed in two ODI's where he was used more like a part-time bowler.

I didn't see logic in him being dropped. He has always performed on par with the expectations. and with him in a good form in county, his services will be needed. Especially when the team requires an experienced paceman to lead a new attack.

The problem with Zaheer is that he is somewhat lethargic (at times). His body language can be really misleading to your own team, management, etc.

When bowling, he has been a spearhead for India always and after him, I dont see anyone who can be as lethal as him with the new ball. I have been a very big fan of Zaheer. Yet, I feel he hasnt performed to his potential.

If he can make a comeback now and seize the opportunity, India's fast bowling will receive a huge boost! He still has lot of cricket left in him. His experience will help us in the World Cup and the ODI's that lead to it. Our fast bowling is not good for the World Cup. Agarkar is doing good in the ODI's (or at least he has shown that required improvement only in the recently concluded series), but the rest????

 

[cricket_lover]

He's still 27, atleast 5-6 more years in him.

He always gave his best, you can see that when he's bowling or in the team. I don't get what people mean when they say he's lethargic. You don't have to be running around the field all the time to be active. He fields in the deep, mostly fine-leg or third-man and has made some fine stops. He's a good fieldsman.

 

[SaiSrini]

He's still 27, atleast 5-6 more years in him.

He always gave his best, you can see that when he's bowling or in the team. I don't get what people mean when they say he's lethargic. You don't have to be running around the field all the time to be active. He fields in the deep, mostly fine-leg or third-man and has made some fine stops. He's a good fieldsman.

Cant agree that he is a good fieldsman. He tries well, but the thing is, he doesnt field as well as he is required to! I have seen this quite many times when he chases balls on the field, his chasing leaves a lot to be desired. Thats why I used the term 'lethargic'

 

[cricket_lover]

Cant agree that he is a good fieldsman. He tries well, but the thing is, he doesnt field as well as he is required to! I have seen this quite many times when he chases balls on the field, his chasing leaves a lot to be desired. Thats why I used the term 'lethargic'

lol. I don't remember him misfielding too much. I have the whole set of matches from WC 03 that i recorded. I watch it regularly and the whole Indian team including Khan were exemplary in fielding.

I even have 5-6 test matches i've recorded, when India played in Australia and when they toured India. Khan's catches were very good! He hasn't been out of sorts in fielding in any manner.

It might be just few matches, may be 2 or three where he might have had fitness problems.

But that shouldn't be counted for all of his career.

 

[blackleopard92]

lol.03? this si 06 man.
and zaheer has developed a big tummy these days, akin to ronaldo

 

[cricket_lover]

lol.03? this si 06 man.
and zaheer has developed a big tummy these days, akin to ronaldo

so you've been with him in England? these days