Pakistan in India

[ZexyZahid]

It's an expected squad.

1st ODI is already when the ODI series against South Africa finishes.

 

[edgefan007]

Pak. Team :-

S. Butt (V.C)
S. Afridi
Younus Khan
M. Yousuf
S.Malik (c)
Misbah-ul-Haq
K. Akmal (W.K)
Abdul Rehman
S. AKHTAR !!!
U. Gul
M. Asif !!!

12th:S. Tanvir [a good future prospect]
Y. Hameed [bats well only at #3]
R.I. Anjum
I. Nazir [Reserve Opener]
F. Alam

If any pace line-up is any good as Aus. or Eng. today, it is Pakistan. All 3 of Akhtar,Asif & Gul can skittle out the opposition easily when in form.

 

[pakibro420]

i hope it will be a great series alot of expectations for pakistan as they r my fav team so i hope they will win nd i have alot of expectations from Shahid Afridi in ODI's and Younis Khan in test series good luck Pakistan

 

[wicked_dude]

sachin,dhoni ,murali karthik,ganguly,yuvaraj,praveen kumar,zaheer khan,sreesanth,r.p singh,gambhir,sehwag,pathan,rohit sharma,harbhajan singh,uthappa

15 members for the 2 odi's against pakistan


... dravid and dinesh karthik were dropped for the 2 odis...

sehwag makes in to the the team.....thats really sad....sehwag who was strugglin makes a comeback.

i pity dravid..he resigned as captain and now he is dropped...how can he come in to form?..wen u sit him on the bench

bcci simply sucks..if sehwag scored 75 in challenger trophy ...and gets in to the team..how abt badrinath,suresh raina ? they too scored runs...

 

[icyman]

Team India announced

Shocking !
Absolutely shocking...
Dravid dropped-Sehwag in.
And some cheapster by the name of P.Kumar comes in.

Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag
Robin Uthappa
Rohit Sharma
Yuvraj Singh
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk,capt)
Irfan Pathan
Praveen Kumar
Zaheer Khan
RP Singh
Sreesanth
Harbhajan Singh
Murali Kartik

These are double standards.

Vengsarkar said-Dravid has been rested,but he can come back.

Why on earth would a person who has been rested come back ?
He should be brought back....

I'm personally not convinced with this.
If bad form is the case-Tendulkar should have disappeared from the team long ago !

 

[wicked_dude]

bcci..doesnt have any respect for dravid...they used him up as captain..now they r showing their back at him...what if dravid didnt resign as captain..it wud be different story..they say he is out of from..how can he come in to form..wen he is made to sit in dressing room ?

he didnt play single match since that nagpur odi...they made him bat at no3 no5 no 7...now they throw him out of the team...few month back he was decidng the fate of the 11 members..now..someone decide his fate

if sehwag can comeback in to team due his past record..then dravid shud be also selected for his past record..and dravid has better record then sehwag...

biggest shock badrinath...he never got a chance to play in aus series...and they went on to drop him..remeber he scored runs in the latest challenger trophy matches

 

[manee]

Shocking !
Absolutely shocking...
Dravid dropped-Sehwag in.
And some cheapster by the name of P.Kumar comes in.

Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag
Robin Uthappa
Rohit Sharma
Yuvraj Singh
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk,capt)
Irfan Pathan
Praveen Kumar
Zaheer Khan
RP Singh
Sreesanth
Harbhajan Singh
Murali Kartik

These are double standards.

Vengsarkar said-Dravid has been rested,but he can come back.

Why on earth would a person who has been rested come back ?
He should be brought back....

I'm personally not convinced with this.
If bad form is the case-Tendulkar should have disappeared from the team long ago !

Tendulkar has not been in disasterous ODI form for ages - find me some figures to show any bad form of his.

                     Mat    I  NO  Runs HS1  HS2  HS3     Ave 100  50   0
1994 (20y 252d)       25   25   2  1089 115  110  105   47.34   3   9   3
1995 (21y 252d)       12   12   1   444 112*  65   48   40.36   1   1   0
1996 (22y 252d)       32   32   2  1611 137  127* 118   53.70   6   9   0
1997 (23y 252d)       39   36   3  1011 117  104   91   30.63   2   5   2
1998 (24y 252d)       34   33   4  1894 143  141  134   65.31   9   7   0
1999 (25y 252d)       22   22   2   843 186* 140* 120   42.15   3   1   4
2000 (26y 252d)       34   34   0  1328 146  122  101   39.05   3   6   0
2001 (27y 252d)       17   16   3   904 146  139  122*  69.53   4   3   1
2002 (28y 252d)       20   19   5   741 113  105*  87*  52.92   2   3   0
2003 (29y 252d)       21   21   1  1141 152  102  100   57.05   3   8   1
2004 (30y 252d)       21   21   1   812 141   86   82*  40.60   1   5   1
2005 (31y 252d)       16   16   1   412 123   93   67*  27.46   1   2   0
2006 (32y 252d)       16   16   2   628 141* 100   95   44.85   2   3   1
2007 (33y 252d)       28   27   2  1166 100*  99   99   46.64   1  11   3

One bad year since 1994, there was no double standards in relation to Tendulkar.

This squad is not bad whatsoever. Dravid has been rested so that he can have time off to get himself out of the rut he is in. As shown by his 12 off 70+ balls in England, time in the middle is not the solution.

Praveen Kumar is no 'cheapster', he took 9 wickets in his two games in the Challenger Trophy and hit a brisk 20 and 18 too. Not to mention he spearheaded the bowling and top scored the batting in the Sri Lanka Tri Series for India A.

Sehwag is a bizarre pick but you must realise how good him and Gambhir did in the World T20, they were magic together. Running singles by the dozen. In India where 300 is common place, agressive batsman are needed, sometimes at the expense of consistancy.

 

[icyman]

if sehwag can comeback in to team due his past record..then dravid shud be also selected for his past record..and dravid has better record then sehwag...

Sehwag-well he did not even score well in the Challenger

Tendulkar has not been in disasterous ODI form for ages - find me some figures to show any bad form of his.


One bad year since 1994, there was no double standards in relation to Tendulkar.

This squad is not bad whatsoever. Dravid has been rested so that he can have time off to get himself out of the rut he is in. As shown by his 12 off 70+ balls in England, time in the middle is not the solution..

No need fo those figures mannee.
If you do the same for Dravid,you'll find no difference whatsoever.
And we are talking about series and not years.
12 off 70-Wasn't that in a Test match ?

Praveen Kumar is no 'cheapster', he took 9 wickets in his two games in the Challenger Trophy and hit a brisk 20 and 18 too. Not to mention he spearheaded the bowling and top scored the batting in the Sri Lanka Tri Series for India A.

There are others much better than him and they have been knocking at the doors consistently.
Kaif,Parthiv,Manoj Tiwary-ofcourse they are all batsmen,but they have been consistent-not one-off performances like P.Kumar

Sehwag is a bizarre pick but you must realise how good him and Gambhir did in the World T20, they were magic together. Running singles by the dozen. In India where 300 is common place, agressive batsman are needed, sometimes at the expense of consistancy.

You are going on past form.
In that case,you need not forget that brillinat 90 off 50 odd deliveries scored by Rahul Dravid against England.

I don't think that bad form is the only reason here-Board politics have given rise to this situation.


Board Politics will also show that Tendulakr will lead in Tests-which will be disastrous

I'll go with Stuart Clark.
India will lose 4-0 if Sachin Tendulkar is made the captain.

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[wicked_dude]

{this squad is not bad whatsoever. Dravid has been rested so that he can have time off to get himself out of the rut he is in. As shown by his 12 off 70+ balls in England, time in the middle is not the solution.}

maneee...didnt u rember that test match...sachin tendulkar clean bowled by anderson and jaffer and karthik were out cheaply..wen india were strugglin wit 3 quick wickets falling ...atleast he stood for that many balls....just dont blame him..blame the other 3 batsmen..who cudnt hang on..bringing india in to big trouble ..indians r in drivers seat...dravid did what every captain do..save the day and the test match and dont let the series be squared...

on that day it was not the batsmen dravid..its was capatain dravid..who didnt let england to get on the top of india...

dravid shud always bat no 3..but they changed his postion frequently in the aus odi series...result..he wasnt sure wether to go on or defend...

 

[manee]

Sehwag-well he did not even score well in the Challenger

He scored 75 off 57 today.

No need fo those figures mannee.
If you do the same for Dravid,you'll find no difference whatsoever.
And we are talking about series and not years.
12 off 70-Wasn't that in a Test match ?

The 12 off 70 was proof that he could not score when he wanted to. He tried to accelerate later on in his innings but to no avail.

51 runs in 5 innings in Australia is worthy of a two match rest. Stop looking for conspiracy theories when there is none, he will be back the second that any of the new picks fail. He needs a rest to clear his head and forget about cricket for a while, a few weeks to relax. Or is he not allowed that?

There are others much better than him and they have been knocking at the doors consistently.
Kaif,Parthiv,Manoj Tiwary-ofcourse they are all batsmen,but they have been consistent-not one-off performances like P.Kumar

They have performed in FC cricket - has nothing to do with 50 over cricket. Also, Kaif has been in rubbish form. Thirdly, how is a 6 game India A Tri Series and 2 Challenger Trophy games a one off?

You are going on past form.
In that case,you need not forget that brillinat 90 off 50 odd deliveries scored by Rahul Dravid against England.

I don't forget that. But as noted earlier, it is indisputable that he is in bad form and needs a rest.

Board Politics will also show that Tendulakr will lead in Tests-which will be disastrous

I'll go with Stuart Clark.
India will lose 4-0 if Sachin Tendulkar is made the captain.

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Tendulkar is not a bad captain, he just had a bad stint. He commands respect and has the cricket knowhow and experience to be a good Test captain - give him a second chance. Tendulkar will be more determined than anyone else to succeed. Not only is captaincy the only thing he could not do (brilliant opener, solid middle order batsman, good slip catcher, good infielder/outfielder in his day, leg spinner, off spinner and medium pacer is what he can do) but don't you think he would try his hardest to seek revenge on Australia who robbed him of the 2003 World Cup. There will be no lack of committment and there is no lack of attributes to be a good captain, but whether the 'je ne sais quoi' is there remains to be seen.

maneee...didnt u rember that test match...sachin tendulkar clean bowled by anderson and jaffer and karthik were out cheaply..wen india were strugglin wit 3 quick wickets falling ...atleast he stood for that many balls....just dont blame him..blame the other 3 batsmen..who cudnt hang on..bringing india in to big trouble ..indians r in drivers seat...dravid did what every captain do..save the day and the test match and dont let the series be squared...

Yes, I know! But when he tried to score, he was not middling anything. With the exception of two innings in the England tour, it has been the trend for a little while now.

dravid shud always bat no 3..but they changed his postion frequently in the aus odi series...result..he wasnt sure wether to go on or defend...

True, but if Dravid must hold the pivotal role of 3 to perform, then it stunts the growth or grooming of any future number 3.

 

[wicked_dude]

manee..didnt he hit 50 ball 90+in the second odi?...everyone prasied him in that match it overshadowed his test performance...

plz note sachin had a bad series too just like dravid...sachin wont be dropped coz there will be huge uproar in mumbai...dravid never had a bad year..since he was permanent member...just 1 bad series ...he was out in favour

sachin tendulkar captincy..hahahha....we will be 4- 0 loosing badly to aussies ..and sachin will hit some useless centuries...he will be higest run getter in the series...

that 3rd postion belong to dravid..he has a best record in that postion than any player ..grooming youngsters in 3rd postion...t karthik uthappa..did they suceed in 3rd postion ? answer is nope

the youngsters will fail and the bcci will bring back dravid in that postion.. india gets a good start they push dravid low down the order...wen india struggles they bring dravid in 3rd postion...so he can stabilize the innings...huh y...dravid need to make sacrfices all the time...
a wicket keeper batsmen to a captain..he did..whatever the team managment ask for

 

[manee]

manee..didnt he hit 50 ball 90+in the second odi?...everyone prasied him in that match it overshadowed his test performance...

He did hit that score. But he also hit several low scores in the seven ODIs too. India need the seniors firing consistantly, that is the only way they will overshadow their poor fielding and put themselves above the competition.

plz note sachin had a bad series too just like dravid...

When?

sachin tendulkar captincy..he will hit some useless centuries..which wont help the team win nor draw..i remeber the down under series..where our great sachin hit some centuries..but he cudnt manage to win the test match....

they r captains like ricky,smith,inzamam..who made centuries to win the test match..but sachin he plays for his records...

That is extremely harsh and just plain wrong to call Sachin a selfish player.

 

[usy]

I'm feeling sorry for Malik. you know how much pressure he will go through every bowl? you know how much pressure he will go though if we lost?

If Shoaib Akhtar does'nt play this time, I'm gonne be really pissed at PCB,

 

[wicked_dude]

2005 very bad year according to the statics of sachin tendulkar u posted...

he had bad odi series in south africa this year ...also a test series and odi series in nz during 2003 ..n they r few..i dont remeber..dont say sachin never had a badseries...he wud have average around 70..if he hadnt had bad series...

i told u earlier...senior players like sachin ganguly batted in their orginal postions in this series..so they played well..dravid didnt bat in his orginal postion..result..he cudnt adjust himself....even the likes of yuvaraj struggled in the series...

regarding sachin....yes..he is playin for his records....first let him win us matches wit his bat...then we can say he isnt selfish player....

bcci wont drop sachin for sure..even if he fails in series...coz he is a legend of indian cricket team...

makin him test captain is like pushin indian cricket backwards..i wud atleast be happy if kumble be the test captain...but bcci seems to make same mistakes like they did before..

sachin cmon..give aussies the whitewash series like they way u did in 1999-2000..that time it was 3-0 now it will be 4-0

 

[usy]

damn just found out that he is in ODI squad .. Shoaib Akhtar..


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