Micromax Asia Cup Twenty20 - Bangladesh 2016

[zwarrior]

Sehwag - Legend
Others - Below legend

Well. I know it's your opinion, but I disagree. Each one of them are match winners. I would consider Yuvi and Bhajji along with Sehwag as legends.

Because of yuvi we have 2 WC to our name. He was the main man in both the tournaments. Even though he hasn't got great stats to show off, he is a complete match winner. His test performance is not great, but in limited overs side, he is a legend. One of the best fielder in the world, good bowler and a great batsmen.

And Bhajji is ranked 10th in leading wicket takers in test. Ahead of akram and Bhajji has played 1 match less than him. I am not telling Bhajji is greater or even nearer to Akram, but just telling how good he is. And he can go to top 6 by just taking 17 more wickets. He has won so many matches for us. Taking 400+ wickets is not a childs play. He is a legend, can't deny it.

Sehwag, yuvi and Bhajji are legends according to me.

I would rate Sehwag=Harbhajan > Yuvraj > Gambhir=Zaheer.

 

[Aalay]

On Dhawan, I can understand why management and selectors are giving him so many chances because Rohit and Dhawan compliments each other well, it gives us right and left hand combination at the top and most importantly, Dhawan is an impact player. When he is in flow, he will take away the match from the opponent as he has shown in various ODI's. However, the problem with him is this happens very rarely. It always surprises me that despite having a reasonably strong technique, he still struggles when ball is moving. I was excited when Dhawan replaced Sehwag because Dhawan can take apart any bowling attack not as good as vintage Sehwag but still good enough but he also have a decent technique to survive the moving ball which Sehwag always struggled with. However, Dhawan is struggling in both the aspects right now. He is neither attacking because he is in poor form but he is struggling when the ball is moving. I have been calling for Rahane's inclusion because even though Rahane won't make as much of an impact as Dhawan will on their day but Rahane is almost guaranteed to give us more consistent start. Again though, Dhawan struggled in Australia the whole tour last year but then came out and scored runs in WC. So this unpredictability with Dhawan is always a concern. He had a decent time out in the middle today so hopefully that can give him some confidence.

I was really hoping to see Dhoni and Jadeja bat today. I think I always have this complain that Dhoni never gets enough practice before going into a big tournament. Even though I don't worry about Dhoni too much because he has the ability to come into any situation and still bat sensibly but ideally would love to see him get a bit more practice alongside Jadeja.

On today's match, it was good to see Bhuvi swing the ball. He hasn't swung the ball like he did today in a quite a while. He was swinging at a decent pace. However, it was good to see him swing the ball both ways. Negi didn't bowl the first over well and you can understand that because he did look nervous but bowled the next 2 overs well. Harbhajan also bowled well. Hardik was bowling with good pace and keeps on improving which is always a good sign. Rohit looked in good touch.

 

[zwarrior]

The way bhuvi bowled today, it looked like he got his lost touch. I know it's early to decide that, but he was fabulous. Considering that finals will be in pace-friendly pitch, I would like bhuvi to be in team instead of jaddu.
It would be good to watch Nehra and bhuvi bowl in power play and get couple of early wickets and Bumrah and pandya in the later stage supported by Ashwin.

 

[Umair7]

Pak Cricket Team after 2015 WC!!!

ODI: poop
T20I: poop
Test :Amazing!

Azhar is no Misbah while Afridi can continue with someone else as the captain

The Top Order is clueless while the Middle Order is worse than the Zimbabwean ( ODI & T20I ) as for bowling Sami/Irfan/Junaid are not good enough to support Amir!!!

 

[grkrama]

on the whole dhawan topic i wouldnt read much into his form in this series but even as a whole package dhawan doesnt seem to have potential in t20s he doesnt win you matches single handedly on his day, and when he fails does so very badly, i think there is one more impact t20 player we can groom who on his day can be more devastating , murali vijay his t20 stats dont do justice of his hitting ability! The safe option would be rahanae but being t20 i would like to go for an impact player!

 

[SaiSrini]

Good to see Pakistan and Sri Lankans praise Indian selectors (Matthews was praising India for sticking to a group without many changes). Maybe some of that praise might be a little extra for us but its just that things have fallen into place all in time for this particular period where we picked smart choices (Nehra, Bhajji) and the good young ones (Pandya, Bumrah).

Aaqib Javed says Bumrah won't last more than 10 years of injury free cricket with that action of his. To me, a fast bowler playing 10 years of injury free cricket these days is becoming a rarity, and more so with Indian cricket. If Bumrah can last 10 years of injury free cricket and do well, that will be a lot for the country. I think Bumrah should be classified more as a LOI specialist and must be retained for ODI and T20 formats. If he is preserved that way and he stays rooted, he can last pretty long.

 

[zwarrior]

Ya, I agree with @grkrama . Murali Vijay is also a good T20 opener. He can win matches for us. Even in IPL, I don't think Dhawan has won any matches. He might have given a quick start, but, I don't remember him making a great impact in game while Rahane/Vijay have won the matches for their team.

I think this Dhawan discussion will go on till the WC.

 

[icyman]

You missed Gautham Gambhir. He has experience, left-hand batsman - perfect replacement to Dhawan, scored some runs in domestic circuit and is a good hitter of the ball.

I pray that Dhawan should get a serious injury before WT20 and should be replaced by Gautham.

I second with you on this one. People tend to forget Gambhir/ write him off after a couple of poor performances. This fellow should be in the Indian side and I'd like to see him make a comeback cause he definitely has the ability and has a few years left in him.

Yeah . Gautam Gambhir, My Idol.
But i feel its good that he didn't selected because Dhoni never gonna choose him over dhawan.
Remember when he made a comeback against England?
How he treated. ?
The whole team bating like school cricketer. But he didn't got a match from the start.
He played a practice match. Scored half century. And then in the real match Dhawan comes.
He batted like shit. But still played 2 test.
When Gambhir make it to playing XI , i accept he didn't played upto the mark.
But he deserve another match.
But no.
He simply replaced by dhawan.And didn't even selected for the next tour.
Thats what indian captain and selectors are.

You are right. Gambhir was kept out due to Dhoni's influence. Gambhir ,when he made it to the playing XI, didnt live up to the expectations. But, he has been there for India whenever India has needed him. The two World Cup that we've won under Dhoni-Gambhir has been the top-scorer in both (75 in T20 & 97 in World Cup 2011) and was quite unlucky to miss out on the Man-of-Final award.

I was also rooting for Gambhir to take over from MSD, this was a few years ago when Gambhir was the vice-captain of the team.

But I still feel he needs to be given another opportunity. If Nehra & Harbhajan have been selected without any recent strong performances, why not Gambhir ?

 

[grkrama]

I cant see gambhir getting a go above rahanae, vijay, rahul, uthappa. He was a good player and won a lot of games for ind than given credit for, but once he was found out technically for deliveries angling away from him, he was never the same and his stubbornness and grit for which he was known for also failed!

 

[icyman]

What about the current line-up ? Dhawan & Raina can't play the short ball. Dhoni is another fellow who would have been out of the team, had he not been the captain. Ideally, I say make Rahane open with Gambhir or any other opener and push Rohit down. We need a strong middle order which isn't happening right now. Shikhar Dhawan is like a one-tournament wonder for India. He has been found wanting and he tends to score big just in a crucial game which keeps him in the team.

You can also see that some players in the current line up have been selected on the back of their previous performances(mind you, not recent ones). If they can make a return to the team, so can Gambhir- I still feel he has been given a pretty raw deal here.

 

[zwarrior]

What about the current line-up ? Dhawan & Raina can't play the short ball. Dhoni is another fellow who would have been out of the team, had he not been the captain. Ideally, I say make Rahane open with Gambhir or any other opener and push Rohit down. We need a strong middle order which isn't happening right now. Shikhar Dhawan is like a one-tournament wonder for India. He has been found wanting and he tends to score big just in a crucial game which keeps him in the team.

You can also see that some players in the current line up have been selected on the back of their previous performances(mind you, not recent ones). If they can make a return to the team, so can Gambhir- I still feel he has been given a pretty raw deal here.

Are you serious? Doubting Dhoni's place in top XI ? Good luck finding a better wkt-kpr batsman than him. He is a great batsmen, great captain and above all an amazing wkt-kpr.
And Rohit should not be pushed down the order. Recently, he has proved in many instance that he is an awesome opener. Why do people want to mess that up? Our middle order is good enough in ODI with Pandey, Rahane, MSD and even in T20 now that yuvi is looking good. Raina will be good in Indian pitches. So, I don't see any problem there.

 

[grkrama]

Dhoni is another fellow who would have been out of the team, had he not been the captain.

he averages 36 int20I with 26 NO which is almost like he doesn't get out atleast half the time, couple that with his 6 hitting and chasing abilities he easily walks in the team purely as finisher couple that with his WK and expereince he certainly deserves his place!

What about the current line-up ? Dhawan & Raina can't play the short ball.

Dhawan i do say doesn't really fit in t20s, even in full flow he is not t20 match winner and fails too often, certainly i would subitiute dhawan with uthappa, vijay, rahane, or someone else. Raina i would say he would prosper well for this t20WC as it is in SC.

some players in the current line up have been selected on the back of their previous performances

Yuvi, bhaji and nehra have had some strong domestic limited overs form. I dont mind seeing gambhir back but cant see him getting the call ahead of rahane, he would be in the squad more like bhaji!

 

[icyman]

MSD isn't the MSD of old. He takes up too many deliveries to get going. Personally I feel the position is definitely up for grabs as I dont see him sticking around till 2019. Regarding Rohit, he would lend stability in the middle order. He can eat up deliveries there also instead of doing so at the top of the order. India would do to promote Rahane up there along with Dhawan. In Rahane, at least you have a stable mind at the top of the order as opposed to the current pair of Rohit-Dhawan.

 

[icyman]

he averages 36 int20I with 26 NO which is almost like he doesn't get out atleast half the time, couple that with his 6 hitting and chasing abilities he easily walks in the team purely as finisher couple that with his WK and expereince he certainly deserves his place!/QUOTE]

This is the only thing that has been holding back Indian cricket for decades. Had the same thing been visible in an Australian/ South African team, he wouldn't have been in charge after the various drubbings that he has suffered. I'd also object to the term finisher here and he hasn't been able to do so of late. But today, if MSD walks out the opposition certainly won't regard him as the finisher that he used to be. 6 hitting & chasing ability of MSD - please point out in the last 1.5 years as to when he might have turned a game. You might even want to pull up the IPL footage. I admit, in one or two games he may have, but that isn't what India needs. MSD himself has admitted that it's tough for him to go out and smack the ball. There are others waiting in the wings,who can and deserve the chance over someone who is in the team only on account of his captaincy. (which has definitely gone downhill-bar the odd tournaments and home wins)

Experience-wise, there should be a lot of other players who should have been recalled to the team- take Sehwag for example, but he was never recalled,although he is very much capable of smacking any attack even today.

 

[icyman]

Yuvi, bhaji and nehra have had some strong domestic limited overs form. I dont mind seeing gambhir back but cant see him getting the call ahead of rahane, he would be in the squad more like bhaji!

That's the problem for any new-comer who is selected in the team. No matter how badly a particular player plays, the team doesn't change; even during dead rubbers. That's why a change in captain would be beneficial for India here. With a new coach coming in post the World T20, I'm hoping the reigns would pass onto Virat completely. Hopefully, deserving players would then get a look-in.