Indian Tour of Sri Lanka & Triangular Series, July-August 2010

[Cricketman]

The selectors should be nuts if they dont drop Jadeja for the next ODI series. Even though Irfan hasnt done anything great in domestic games, not a bad option to give him another shot. I depend on him more than Jadeja. Irfan's batting never went down. It was only his bowling, but now with our bowlers leaking runs big, Irfan's bowling also wont be as bad it was made out to be before. Once Sachin and Gambhir come back, Rohit Sharma and KKD should get the sack. Why are they having Ashwin when they are not trying him out? Dhoni should provide a reason to the selectors for ignoring Ashwin and persisting with Jadeja inspite of bad performances from Jadeja (Ashwin did well in the only game he played, took 2 wkts or so).

Praveen's form is heartening, and Nehra has been OK. Once Zaheer comes back, either of Munaf or Ishant will make way (hope its Munaf). This series might have given our bowlers some good respite, since they have played in better bowling conditions here at Dambulla.

Yeah KKD really ticked me off yesterday. He was jabbing at it, what the hell was he trying to do. He doesn't seem his natural self when opening the innings in ODIs. I don't think he should be in the team right now but we shouldn't completely lose hope in him for the pure and simple fact that he is a good backup keeper and a good fielder.

Ashwin should be given a shot. He's a damn good bowler. Jadeja should be scrapped for the final but I don't know how the team combination will work out. I reckon we'll still go with the 4 seamers considering how well they bowled today, but if we lose the toss it might backfire tremendously. I agree about Irfan too, his domestic bowling can't be much worse than Munaf's but he got a recall! His batting is pretty great too.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

IK Pathan last season:


For Baroda (5 matches)
22 wickets at 18.54 economy 3.52, BB of 4/35
397 runs at 49.62 SR of 81.51, HS 81

For West Zone (2 matches)
9 wickets at 26.55 economy 4.41, BBB 5/100
68 runs at 17 SR of 67.32, HS of 42

No domestic OD games last season.

 

[CG123]

What a fail batting effort.

Our bowling was decent, but I just can't get over how badly our top order is going.
If it wasn't for Mills down the order, we would have been rolled for ████ all.

At least Williamson got some runs.

For the WC, it seems Oram, N. McCullum, Tuffey, Southee, and McKay will all be going for only three spots. (With Mills automatically being the fourth player at 8-11, and Vettori at seven)

You feel Oram is a gaurentee if he's fit, and say he is, that means N. McCullum, Tuffey, Southee, and McKay will all only be going for two spots.

 

[SaiSrini]

Yeah KKD really ticked me off yesterday. He was jabbing at it, what the hell was he trying to do. He doesn't seem his natural self when opening the innings in ODIs. I don't think he should be in the team right now but we shouldn't completely lose hope in him for the pure and simple fact that he is a good backup keeper and a good fielder.

Ashwin should be given a shot. He's a damn good bowler. Jadeja should be scrapped for the final but I don't know how the team combination will work out. I reckon we'll still go with the 4 seamers considering how well they bowled today, but if we lose the toss it might backfire tremendously. I agree about Irfan too, his domestic bowling can't be much worse than Munaf's but he got a recall! His batting is pretty great too.

Yeah, not losing hope on KKD for good. If he can go back and improve his game/consistency, he could be considered in future. In this cut throat competition that exists in the Indian setup, HE HAS TO BAT WHEREVER HE IS ASKED TO and HE HAS TO BAT WELL! He is not a Sachin or a Laxman or a Dravid to bat at the position he wants.

 

[shravi]

Yeah, not losing hope on KKD for good. If he can go back and improve his game/consistency, he could be considered in future. In this cut throat competition that exists in the Indian setup, HE HAS TO BAT WHEREVER HE IS ASKED TO and HE HAS TO BAT WELL! He is not a Sachin or a Laxman or a Dravid to bat at the position he wants.

Speaking of, I would definitely consider bringing Dravid back into the fold. I actually think it could be beneficial for his test game as well as he gets little to no match practice at all which may explain his poor series in Sri Lanka just now. With the sheer amount of one day games we play, he would be able to get himself into form and regain his touch again. Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik do not inspire much confidence as bench players and it seems as though someone is always injured in this batting line up. I was one of those who didn't understand why he was dropped a second time in the first place. He had done nothing wrong.

 

[Varun]

Great bowling by Indian seamers, Praveen Kumar and Patel bowled superbly along with Nehra. Jadeja again pwned!:laugh

 

[SaiSrini]

Speaking of, I would definitely consider bringing Dravid back into the fold. I actually think it could be beneficial for his test game as well as he gets little to no match practice at all which may explain his poor series in Sri Lanka just now. With the sheer amount of one day games we play, he would be able to get himself into form and regain his touch again. Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik do not inspire much confidence as bench players and it seems as though someone is always injured in this batting line up. I was one of those who didn't understand why he was dropped a second time in the first place. He had done nothing wrong.

Wasim Akram said the same thing yesterday or a day back. But the thing to consider is that, the World Cup will be played in the subcontinent (Dambulla exempted) where the pitches are not going to be anywhere close to what our batsmen encountered in Dambulla (in fact Dambulla is not hosting a WC match). On subcontinental traditional pitches (the ones full of runs), our youngsters are good enough. They are made to look bad due to the more challenging conditions. Also our top two ODI batsmen - Tendulkar and Gambhir are not playing this series. Dravid is not a long term ODI option and if at all he is brought back, it is only to provide a solution to our World Cup plans. So I am not very sure if bringing back Dravid is the best solution. If the WC had been outside the subcontinent, yes I agree with bringing in Dravid. He is not the safe fielder that he used to be, anymore. His reflexes have slowed down, his defences have weakened considerably in the past few years.

 

[Sir John]

sri lankans wicket are very poor under light,ICC must do something for upcoming matches of world cup.:

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Yeah, not losing hope on KKD for good. If he can go back and improve his game/consistency, he could be considered in future. In this cut throat competition that exists in the Indian setup, HE HAS TO BAT WHEREVER HE IS ASKED TO and HE HAS TO BAT WELL! He is not a Sachin or a Laxman or a Dravid to bat at the position he wants.

He's a lesser talented batsman, yes. And that's why, if India wants to maximise his talent, they will bat him where he's comfortable, and not stick him where he isn't. KKD clearly isn't good enough at the moment to open the batting, so instead of say 'tough, if you want to play, this is what you'll do', they should accommodate him where he's comfortable or drop him altogether. This sort of mentality does the side no good, since KKD's talent is going to waste and the team is getting off to poor starts.

 

[ARay]

He's a lesser talented batsman, yes. And that's why, if India wants to maximise his talent, they will bat him where he's comfortable, and not stick him where he isn't. KKD clearly isn't good enough at the moment to open the batting, so instead of say 'tough, if you want to play, this is what you'll do', they should accommodate him where he's comfortable or drop him altogether. This sort of mentality does the side no good, since KKD's talent is going to waste and the team is getting off to poor starts.

I actually agree to this point. Why isn't Dhawan being given a chance?
I think he has opened quite a few times in his career?

 

[icyman]

I thought a few matches would be played at Hambantota and Pallekele. The World Cup is around 6 odd months away and still no international game has been played on those surfaces. You surely do not want a poor start to the World Cup.

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[Flame_Blader1]

It's really all about surviving the first 10 overs. After that it becomes a lot easier to bat. Awesome knock by Viru... hopefully he will do something similar in the final. I really thought yuvi would make a big one this game but he got out to a really unnecessary shot.

 

[angryangy]

If it wasn't for Mills down the order, we would have been rolled for ████ all.

And if it wasn't for Sehwag up the order, it would instead be the Indians saying the same thing.

It was interesting watching Mills dominate. We'll never really know what led the bowlers to pitch short at him, but he handled them with ease.

However, when they did pitch it up, Mills also demonstrated the simple yet effective method of getting inside the line of the ball and giving it a full swing of the bat.

 

[SaiSrini]

He's a lesser talented batsman, yes. And that's why, if India wants to maximise his talent, they will bat him where he's comfortable, and not stick him where he isn't. KKD clearly isn't good enough at the moment to open the batting, so instead of say 'tough, if you want to play, this is what you'll do', they should accommodate him where he's comfortable or drop him altogether. This sort of mentality does the side no good, since KKD's talent is going to waste and the team is getting off to poor starts.

India have better options in the middle order than KKD. If he cant bat well at the No.1/No.2 spot, drop him and pick someone else who can open and do well. Which effectively means, if KKD has to stay in the team, HE HAS TO BAT WELL WHEREVER HE IS ASKED TO.

 

[LongLegs?]

I actually agree to this point. Why isn't Dhawan being given a chance?
I think he has opened quite a few times in his career?

Mukund > Dhawan. In my opinion.

Just saying. More younger, more potential, averaging 58 in List A matches. Hit centuries in both the last 2 List A finals to win the title for Tamil Nadu. He's never played the IPL though, which means lots of people have never heard of him or seen him, which really shouldn't matter, because from what I've seen, Mukund is a more complete batsman than Dhawan.

The funny thing is, if Mukund gets picked and doesn't make an immediate impact, everyone will call it Tamil Nadu bias. Because people just can't see through that.

For what it's worth, Vijay is probably the opener with the best technique though. I hope we haven't eliminated him as a limited overs option already...