Jaffer and Yuvi will never make the side. Akash Chopra and Gambhir are ideal opening pair but I still have doubts about Gambhir as openor. Not forget Sehwag scored century in last test innings and hes more of test batsman these days (Irony). The XI should be:
Akash Chopra
Sehwag/Gambhir
Dravid
Tendulkar
Ganguly
Laxman
Dhoni
Bhajji
Kumble
Ishant
RP Singh
/agree. Makes for a fairly strong batting lineup.
Two spinners is a must in India.If they choose to rest Harbhajan and unleash Piyush,it wont be a bad option.Also,we are forgetting Murali Karthik.
For the openers slot-Jaffer needs to go.A good domestic showing should not be enough to warrant a comeback ahead of Aakash Chopra and Gautam Gambhir.Sehwag,well the decision shall remain with Kumble.
Lets see-btw,the squad will now be announced on 17th.
If one of oldies retire then we can play extra bowler every time.
Laxman :cool:
No, Sid-Bhai, VVS has been our player along with Sourav to rescue us all the time in tricky situations, whereas Dravid just keeps edging the ball behind...
If Dravid fails in this series I think he'll call quits. Hes not hungry for international cricket as Ganguly and Laxman are. Both these players still wanna play ODI cricket.
you cant force a test veteran like a dravid to quit...
he knows when to retire better than us ....
But Jaffer is in camp proving his fitness. I would be disapointed if he gets a go ahead. Chopra and Dhawan deserve to be in side. If SA play any practice game then it can prove crucial for the players who play in it.