March 12 : India vs South Africa

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Completely agree with Atharva but Irfan wont be in side either due to politics or due to something else.

 

[AkshayS]

If Irfan with swing is back then he and Praveen Kumar can always open the bowling and Zaheer can come on as first change . That might give him more overs with older ball and hence more chance to reverse and hence more wickets and hence more wins for India .

And what if we use Ashwin to open the bowling with Praveen, we already have a good bowler.

 

[Atharv]

And what if we use Ashwin to open the bowling with Praveen, we already have a good bowler.

It is a good idea but I would still prefer Irfan with swing . I think Ashwin has opened the attack in IPL and he was decent . But if you are going to have Irfan (with swing ) in the team then he has to open the bowling . So I would stick to Irfan-Praveen Kumar combination. And if Irfan is in the team then Ashwin might not find a place in the team if it is a choice between Ashwin and Praveen Kumar.
Of course all this is hypothetical and I guess Irfan might not recapture his swing and Ashwin will figure on a more regular basis in the Indian team.

 

[AkshayS]

For me I would never have two swing bowlers with no pace at all to open the bowling, I might just give Ashwin the ball instead. Also we need to know that Irfan is not coming near the team for 1-2 years. out of form, injury prone and is not at his best.

 

[Atharv]

For me I would never have two swing bowlers with no pace at all to open the bowling, I might just give Ashwin the ball instead. Also we need to know that Irfan is not coming near the team for 1-2 years. out of form, injury prone and is not at his best.

That is what I said in the last 2 lines . Irfan might not come back . but if he does then I would like to open with Irfan and Praveen . One left arm and other right arm and both swinging the ball. Would be very interesting.