Kaul isn't very impressive in ODI cricket but he's far better than Dhoni in Test Cricket. I really think you should try Ajinkya Rahane out. He really is a run machine. Also, I don't know if it's me, but on each ICC I have played with Gautam Gambhir, he's a very bad converter. He'll get really close to a 100 but rarely ever gets there.
Well, then, I should try out Kaul sometime. The only wicketkeeper who has ever given me success overally is Matt Prior with England.
I did bold Rahane from your lineup, meaning I use him.
But, he's been absolutely awful for me as an opener...however, when I put him in the middle order turned out with some handy scorers.
Gambhir has always been top for me in ICC. Not so much in the latest version, but when he gets form, he's one of those hard to stop players. And, he rarely doesn't get starts.
I play:
Badrinath
Sehwag
Tiwary(ODIs)/Yashpal Singh(Tests)
Gambhir
Rahane(ODIs)/Tiwary(Tests)
Dhawan/Uthappa/Rahane(Tests)/Sodhi/Vijay(ODIs)
Dhoni(mostly)
Dhruv(ODIs)/One of the three below for Tests
Parmar/Chawla/Ojha
Trivedi (ODIs...just started in Tests. Gun player though)
P Kumar(bats higher...though he's crap with the bat)/RP Singh
I switch around Badri, Sehwag and Gambhir a lot, but Badri's almost always opening, unless injured.
Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina were awfully inconsistent for me. And, Irfan Pathan's economy rate has always been wayyy off the chart in ICC always.
I suggest Rakesh Dhruv, bowling all rounder, bowled crazily well at the start of his career, now, he's steady and keeps a good economical rate and almost always has opened his wickets account. An in form Ojha/Chawla combo in ICC though is better than him, as Chawla is wayyy handy with the bat. I play Sodhi in ODIs for an extra bowling option, if in trouble, but Sehwag usually does fine as a fifth option, and Tiwary can always be used for an over or two. Probably going to give Pujara a try soon. Just shows how many great players India have on this game.
Joginder Sharma and Sachin Rana are gun all rounders in previous games, but so far, they've been so bad when I've picked them, and with my team playing well, I see no need to change. An all rounder is useful in Tests though, when you get bowlers injured. Rohit Sharma is mediocre too, and dunno why he's listen as an all rounder.
Haven't played any T20s yet though, which is disappointing to a degree.
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Started a game as Australia, and Shaun Marsh is awesome for me. 4 consecutive hundreds in his first 2 Tests, got 78 or something in his 5th innings...though those 2 Tests were against WIndies and B'gldesh. Century in his debut ODI against WIndies too. Awesome stuff. Got a screenie somewhere...will upload if I'm not feeling too lazy.
