Chetan0304
Chairman of Selectors
No Nayar?
Mithun in the ODI squad is stupid too.
And, last, but definetely not the least, what a batsman Tendulkar is! Easily the best in the current era now! Absolute genius! Probably the best person you could choose from the current players to score the first 200 in ODI cricket too.
The way they tried to go after the bowling, you could say they tried a little too hard. Especially Kallis, Amla and Gibbs. There was nothing in the pitch or conditions to suggest that batting was harder during the night. Had they batted at a decent pace without taking too much of risks initially, the dew that came in bucketloads later on would have helped them up the tempo to great levels (they couldnt do it because they didnt have the good batsmen left at that time)
After SA series and IPL and T20 WC. What series is next for India?
Lol, I'm guessing since Dhoni had some good words about Yusuf's role in the last match during the presentation, they've pretty much decided on Yusuf over Nayar as a finisher. Totally disagree with this. Nayar is more consistent, and if there is ever a collapse, Nayar is more likely to grind out a long knock than Yusuf.
Mithun in the ODI squad is stupid too. I guess there aren't many other options, but the guy isn't groomed enough for ODIs. Needs to learn variations, death bowling etc. His List A season has been horrid. Deserves a place in the Test squad, but can't really say he's ready for ODI cricket. Hopefully he gets a chance though for the heck of it, and does well. If Tyagi doesn't get a chance, well, I'd be speechless.
India's T20 World Cup probables are announced too, Pandey in a prelim squad for the first time(awesome, hope he has a great IPL now), Ashwin, Naman Ojha, Saha, Vinay Kumar make it and the rest were pretty much the same players who always make it. Good IPL performances could see surprise selections for the squad.
And, last, but definetely not the least, what a batsman Tendulkar is! Easily the best in the current era now! Absolute genius! Probably the best person you could choose from the current players to score the first 200 in ODI cricket too.
KKD = Dinesh Karthik.
Cricketman is known as a big fan of KKD in all the major cricket forums. :laugh
with Sri Lanka I think.
not confirmed.
Yeah, totally disagree with the selections so far. With the world cup just a year away, we cannot afford to be wasting ODIs going in with just 3 bowlers. We need to utilize every ODI, especially those played in India, and field an XI we wouldn't mind seeing in the WC. Nayar deserves a shout, over Yuseless for sure. This is what that guy always does. On flat tracks when we are in controlling positions he'll smack a few sixes and dazzle the crowd. Next time we are 35/3 or 50/4 a collapse is pretty much guaranteed. At least give his younger bro Irfan a go, we need help in the pace dept.
Nayar not in the team.Playing Third ODI
INDIA:
Murali Vijay
Dinesh Karthik
MS Dhoni(C)(WK)
Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina
Abishek Nayar/Rohit Sharma
Yusuf Pathan
Amit Mishra/R.Ashwin
Sudeep Tyagi
Ashish Nehra
S.Sreesanth
South Africa:
Loots Bosman
Herschelle Gibbs
Hashim Amla
Jacques Kallis(C)
Abraham de villiers
Mark Boucher(WK)
Albie Morkel
R.Van dermerwe
Morne Morkel
Lownwabe Tsotsobe
M.Ntini
Who will make it big?