Sri Lanka in India

[Cricketman]

I would not be fair to Laxman if you say that he scores a match winning knock whenever his place is in doubt . For me his place in the Indian side should never be in doubt .
Laxman has played a big role in many of India`s successes other that the 281 .
His 75,148,178 against Australia in 2003 were sensational . He saved us a test against West Indies along with Sachin , a timely 100 against NZ to save us the Mohali test . A 75 at trinidad won us the test match .

He has always played under the shadow of Sachin,Rahul,Sehwag and Ganguly .
People tend to confuse his ODI performances with his tests and seem to think of every test series as Laxman`s comeback test series .

Zaheer will make a comeback. For now, Agarkar is simply ineffective on Indian soil. Zaheer or Balaji or even Nehra would be a good option.

NOT NEHRA!!!!!He can't bat, can't field, and is extremly expensive!

 

[goindia123]

no way nehra sucks. I want zaheer and balaji back.

 

[Dhoni]

Agree with you two. Nehra can't bat, can't field and very expensive. It'll be great if Zeheer or Balaji comes back. Nehra sucks!!!

 

[SaiSrini]

Nobody likes Nehra! He has been highly inconsistent and has always broke down to injuries! I too dont want him back at all

 

[Sachin_007]

Agree with you two. Nehra can't bat, can't field and very expensive. It'll be great if Zeheer or Balaji comes back. Nehra sucks!!!

Ofcourse man i want Zaheer Khan to be back he can bat but balaji can't bat.... Balaji will work too! BUT NOT NEHRA OH PLEASE!

 

[vibs89]

Now its Bhajji turn. First 2 test was Kumble turn. Now Bajji time. lol

 

[SaiSrini]

Now its Bhajji turn. First 2 test was Kumble turn. Now Bajji time. lol

Bhajji started looking good in the second innings of the second test itself, picking up 3 wickets!

He is continuing from where he left off there! Tomorrow, I expect Kumble to come back. He was off colour yesterday and he should come back tomorrow

 

[vibs89]

Well I just want Bhajji takes more than 6 wickets that would be nice. come on Bhajji make them allout under 200.

 

[Dhoni]

Yeah man! Come on Bhajji you can do it!!! We need to get them all out around 200. Come on Gujarati hero Pathan!!! lolz

 

[prarara]

...Pow Bhajji...

 

[aditya123]

Actually, when we have three wicket takers, we definately need someone who can apply the brakes to scoring. Who can apply pressure but need not rip through lineups. Take the Aussies, for example. McGrath doesn't aim for wickets, just keeps things tight. Even when he doesn't pick wickets, he is economical, and that is crucial. Similarly Ashley Giles slow-medium pacers are used to tie up an end against free scoring batsmen. Agarkar provides a good foil for Pathan, and lets Pathan bowl his natural game without worrying about runs conceded by his partner.

He is also a valuable lower order batsman.

But Mcgrath has the ability torip through a side on his own ! Agarkar does not (at least in test cricket) . Playing a good foil for Pathan does not mean that he should not pick up wickets . Look at Bhajji, in the last game he played the perfect foil for Kumble but in this game he has picked up wickets himself .

According to me, a bowler who plays `the foil` to another bowler must also have the ability to pick up wickets . You need 4 wicket takrs to win test matches on good batting pitches and Iam afraid a person with a BOWLING AVG of 46 (Agarkar) will not earn you many wickets on the good batting wickets of Pakistan .
We cannot afford to go in with 3 wicket takers in Pakistan .

Balaji has been extremely successful against Pakistan and Zaheer has been in great form in Domestic cricket .If the selectors look at Domestic cricket performances as a criteria when they picked Jaffer, why has Zaheer been kept out?

 

[SaiSrini]

But Mcgrath has the ability torip through a side on his own ! Agarkar does not (at least in test cricket) . Playing a good foil for Pathan does not mean that he should not pick up wickets . Look at Bhajji, in the last game he played the perfect foil for Kumble but in this game he has picked up wickets himself .

According to me, a bowler who plays `the foil` to another bowler must also have the ability to pick up wickets . You need 4 wicket takrs to win test matches on good batting pitches and Iam afraid a person with a BOWLING AVG of 46 (Agarkar) will not earn you many wickets on the good batting wickets of Pakistan .
We cannot afford to go in with 3 wicket takers in Pakistan .

Balaji has been extremely successful against Pakistan and Zaheer has been in great form in Domestic cricket .If the selectors look at Domestic cricket performances as a criteria when they picked Jaffer, why has Zaheer been kept out?

The selectors, I feel, did not exactly look at domestic performances when picking Jaffer. He was selected to boost the pool of openers that India had. Its always good to have more than two openers and more than one specialist opener!

I am sure Balaji and Zaheer will be considered for the Pak tour! Pakistan, we hear, are preparing bouncy wickets with pace for the Indian team! So I think Zaheer can be quite a handful on those wickets. Pathan and Zaheer with Balaji and RP Singh as back up can do good for India! We need 4 fast bowlers when we tour Pakistan!

 

[Dhoni]

...Pow Bhajji...

LOLZ.... I love eating poq bhajji man.

 

[vibs89]

Man hope Zaheer Khan picks. Can't wait fo Indo-Pak.

 

[cricket_lover]

Kumble strikes early! Sri Lanka six down. perfect start for India, they will be looking to wrap the tail.