That doesnt make sense sorry.You cant play yuvi as an opener.If he fails then everyone will jump on him.Even karthik was not the genuine opener.But he has played really well at that position.
Yeah, I agree. We've tried Yuvi opening before but it really doesn't make sense because he's a strokemaker and he is not as attacking as Sehwag. If we want an aggressive opener we need Sehwag back, otherwise we're just going to have to deal with Karthik. I'm firmly against a Chopra+Jaffer partnership because I think that would be.... boring.
Crap.... my long post just got lost because of a refresh.
I agree with manee for the most part. I think we will probably end up sticking with the same bowling line-up because Zaheer has shown he is a great test match bowler and we need to get Munaf back to his best quickly. Bhajji wasn't that impressive but we really do not have another pace bowler going around and I think we need spinners to put the pressure on. Piyush is still injured and I wouldn't go with two leg-spinners who don't turn it that much. Murali Karthik is probably an option but I don't know if I would be comfortable selecting him over Bhajji.
Batting wise, I'd give DK at least one more game to prove himself. He definitely helps his selection in the field--better than Chopra (though Chopra is a brilliant close-in fielder) and Sehwag. I still hope they choose The Monk for the Australian tour, even if he goes as a back-up opener.
Yeah, I agree. We've tried Yuvi opening before but it really doesn't make sense because he's a strokemaker and he is not as attacking as Sehwag. If we want an aggressive opener we need Sehwag back, otherwise we're just going to have to deal with Karthik. I'm firmly against a Chopra+Jaffer partnership because I think that would be.... boring.
:
Dravid maybe, Ganguly--no way. Ganguly is only good against the new white ball, not against the new red ball. That is why he has been playing as a middle-order batsman for most of his first class career. Also, his strength is spin and he probably won't last till the spinners come on, if he is opening.
Ah, that's great to hear. Come to think of it, Piyush may actually be more useful than Harbhajan. Although I'm still uncomfortable about playing two leg-spinners at the same time.
Yuvraj will get his chance. If he is really as good as he looks, he won't have transformed into a crappier player when he does end up getting his chance. I feel that over the next 2-3 months we will see Ganguly/Laxman bite the bullet and that's when Yuvi will come in to the test side. There are a ton of good players and they just have to wait, to be honest. Look how long it took Hussey and Clarke to get into the Aussie test XI.
Neither, I much prefer Dravid coming in one-down. I think we should stick with Jaffer/Karthik. Maybe someone will get "injured" and make way for Yuvi but I won't count on it. Kumble especially seems to find Ganguly's bowling quite handy so he won't be leaving him out. Unless the extra strain on Ganguly due to bowling causes him to get "injured".
Yeah... I guess. Maybe I'm just bored of watching the same team play over and over again.
I mean, in the last 2 years the only change we've had in our test team is our openers and our pace bowlers--and that too only for injury. I would give Chawla another season in Ranji as well, I suppose, but I wouldn't leave him out of it for too long. Definitely have to keep him around in the ODI frame of things, though, and get Tiwary, Sharma and Badri into that outfit quickly as well.
