India's Tour Of Sri Lanka Jul-Aug 2012

[Satan666]

Crushing defeat here for the Indians, they have failed in all areas, and did so miserably.

Sri Lanka win with 9 wickets in hand and 30 overs to spare having bowled out the Indians a little over 100 runs in 33 overs. Probably the most one sided game we have witnessed in the last two decades.

Copied this smart stat from cricinfo showing the level of destruction the SLankans have handed to the Indians.

The nine-wicket win equals Sri Lanka's best ever victory margin in a chase against India. The previous nine-wicket win came in Colombo in 1996.

 

[Shreevatsa]

his record for team in india is horrible. yes he is an ipl talented player not indian but still he get chance after chance surely we need to give opportunities for manoj or robin uthappa

yep right said,rohit sharma has to be only included in odi's against only WI,3rd match,I'll go with tiwary

 

[Aalay]

already he has played a lot of games for india and only averages something in the 20's

His average is 32.22

Probably the most one sided game we have witnessed in the last two decades.

I am not getting this. Are you here just to criticize Indian team or do you do anything else?Here is one game that I can remember as even more one sided then what we saw yesterday:

4th ODI: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Feb 11, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
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It's sad to see someone like Rohit Sharma failing so misrabely. He is even more talented then Virat Kohli but just can't get big score. I get a feeling that at the start of his innings, he is very lazy. His feet does not move well when he comes to crease so as soon as he gets a straight and full bowl he tends to get out. He has to get rid of this laziness and try to take single during the start of his innings an try to stay on crese for some time. I personally love Rohit's batting and feel that his batting is very attractive when he plays that cover drive but when he fails like this, it is just horrible to see.

 

[icyman]

Sehwag and Gambhir have flopped more so cause of Tendulkar's inclusion and exclusion from the side since the World Cup. You cannot deny that the constant cropping and changing of opening partners will add to some sort of confusion. I still maintain that they are one of the best in the wrold ATM.

A stronger middle order has beocme the need of the day. Maybe a chance for Tiwary, though I would really like the management to give him as many chances as a Raina or a Rohit.

I also do not see Yuvraj making a big impact immediately upon his return. So, a better bet would be to induct some really young faces in the side. For starters, having a rock solid Pujara can bring back memoirs of Rahul Dravid. Though often branded as a Test specialist, he can be a very safe bet for the side. And honestly, I see him as Future Indain Captain too. Yet another youngster that has really caught my fancy is the U-19 captain Unmukt Chand. Groom them for the future, I say.

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His average is 32.22

Agreed, but the same comes from 82 ODIs, 77 innings[16 Not outs] ,from which he has garnered a mere 1966 runs ? Is this justified ? No, not at all.

 

[sifter132]

Everyone's slamming Rohit, but I think Raina is the guy who should be on the hot seat just as much. Seems the top 3 has been really smashing a lot of runs and when they fail there needs to be someone reliable in that middle order. Rohit and Raina are NOT.

Here's India's averages against the other top 8 teams over the last 2 years:
52.25 - Kohli
50.08 - Dhoni
49.93 - Gambhir
43.50 - Sehwag
37.81 - Yuvraj
36.52 - Tendulkar
34.45 - Rohit Sharma
30.15 - Suresh Raina

 

[Satan666]

I am sure the selectors are going to keep the same team for the third ODI since the Indian squad aint got much depth at all.

 

[Gaurav_7]

Sifter, thing with Rohit and Raina is, Rohit bats up the order while Raina comes in later. He is a good finisher (subcontinental conditions). Rohit Sharma needs to give up his laziness. Seems as though he doesn't want to be out there. Raina being a finisher, I'd take Raina's stats. Won't be the same with Rohit as he has had a number of opportunities at the top and has failed most of the times.

 

[icyman]

Everyone's slamming Rohit, but I think Raina is the guy who should be on the hot seat just as much. Seems the top 3 has been really smashing a lot of runs and when they fail there needs to be someone reliable in that middle order. Rohit and Raina are NOT.

Raina also needs to go .He is nothing more than a flat track bully good enough only for T20s.

Sifter, thing with Rohit and Raina is, Rohit bats up the order while Raina comes in later.

As mentioned above, Raina cannot play outside the subcontinent. Pepper him with the short stuff or bouncy pitches and he is worse than a schoolboy cricketer.

 

[Ahmad94]

His average is 32.22

Yes and he has 16 not outs, which have bettered his average. Worst of all he hasn't even score 2000 international runs.

Raina is playing at 7, having an average of 30 is acceptable, as all he does is come in at the end and has to slog, and because of that and all the IPL, he has slowly lost the patience needed in ODI and started to lose his wicket when the team need to build

 

[puddleduck]

Let's not forget he didn't get the average of 30 playing at 7. He has spent most of his career much higher up

 

[angryangy]

And Raina has always been the kind of player who relies on hitting in the air. It's great while you can get away with it, but if your form dips or the opponents catch on, it hurts you.

That's what traditional technique is meant to be about. A good player with his eye in can just cut loose, but it's when the odds aren't in your favour that you need everything you can get.

 

[Satan666]

Can it be the selectors see themselves as being handicapped since they don't have a vast pool to chose from? I mean the other guys in the wings don't seem promising at all, people are calling for the heads of Suresh and Rohit, and rightfully so both are abject failures but who should we play?

 

[SaiSrini]

I think the likes of Rahane and Pujara can be tried out in test cricket first before injecting them into our ODI setup. These guys are more of the classical mould and should first be inducted into test cricket. If they fail in ODI cricket, it might hurt their test chances, esp. Pujara who should be carrying a lot of burden as he is being called the next guy to fill one of the Big four's shoes.

For a year, I dont think we will have big problems in ODI's because most of it will be played in the subcontinent and on such wickets, players like Raina will flourish (I still believe Raina can get some good help by talking to great left handers of the past who have been great batsmen, and play some county cricket; for that he needs to take a break out of intl cricket for a few months or so). Take Rohit out and give Tiwary a chance, and the rest should be OK. By next year hopefully Yuvraj should have played quite some cricket and hopefully should take his middle order slot back (he is targeting this year's T20 World Cup). Both Dhoni and Yuvraj should make it to the 2015 World Cup comfortably.

 

[Satan666]

Both Pujara and Rahane performed way below average in the A' series in West Indies. I do not see them as anything special, they need a lot more work to perform in international cricket.

 

[SaiSrini]

Both Pujara and Rahane performed way below average in the A' series in West Indies. I do not see them as anything special, they need a lot more work to perform in international cricket.

You got the wrong guy! Pujara was the best batsman for India in that 'A' series against West Indies. In fact Pujara (252 runs) was the top run scorer from both sides with a 50.47 average. Rahane flopped, but I still feel he can be given an inductment in test cricket because he has been scoring runs in domestic cricket for too long now. We don't want to waste talents like what we did with Badrinath.