Tri-series in West Indies - June/July 2013

[vaibhavtewatia]

Well you can not really blame the excess of matches India has played! Look back and see how badly India bowled, except for Shammi, even he lost the plot in his 6th or 7th over.
Poor batting display, knowing that this pitch is not a go-go for hard hitting. You had to settle in before anything
Don't know the reason why Vijay was in team ? Did Rayudu arrive ? Neither Rayudu should have been their in the first place, clearly Pujara IMO, esp for the pitches Windies have !
Terrible fielding adding to the lacklustre bowling, there are eyebrows raised

 

[Slowcoach]

I think Pujara is a better ODI player than at least 2 or 3 of the lineup that lost so badly against Sri Lanka, and it seems stupid he isn't being picked, wouldn't it also allow him to learn faster to cope with a variety of different conditions and situations?
I know he is not a T20 player, but ODIs are not T20's, and someone like Amla manages to cruise along at 6 an over despite not being a T20 player.

 

[vaibhavtewatia]

I think Pujara is a better ODI player than at least 2 or 3 of the lineup that lost so badly against Sri Lanka, and it seems stupid he isn't being picked, wouldn't it also allow him to learn faster to cope with a variety of different conditions and situations?
I know he is not a T20 player, but ODIs are not T20's, and someone like Amla manages to cruise along at 6 an over despite not being a T20 player.

Indeed! Moreover, these are not simply flat batting tracks where you need to score quickly. Important thing is to hold the innings at one end. He's just the right player for it. Although, Kohli has it, I'll say it again, you need to have 2 reliable players, and with Dhoni gone, Pujara should have been the best pick.
Or atleast, Badri. There is no point picking Rayudu when you're not even going to play him.

 

[greymatter776]

Srilankan openers were so concerned not to lose their wickets early so Shammi's low ecnomy early on is no big deed . I would have gone with bhuvi only as he could keep it tight and could also pick up wickets early on.Although he lack pace,his line and length is very good so good to be in the squad. Shammi is also good to be in the squad but it would have been good if he had replaced Yadav.Yadav has got a good pace but goes for too much runs(remember him conceding 64 runs against RCB?) . Indian batting was also not so good but I think it was because of the pressure of chasing such a huge score and losing wickets early on.

 

[Satan666]

Indeed! Moreover, these are not simply flat batting tracks where you need to score quickly. Important thing is to hold the innings at one end. He's just the right player for it. Although, Kohli has it, I'll say it again, you need to have 2 reliable players, and with Dhoni gone, Pujara should have been the best pick.
Or atleast, Badri. There is no point picking Rayudu when you're not even going to play him.

Selectors made the correct decision in selecting Rayadu ahead of Pujara, his batting does not suit the ODI game at all, he cant rotate the strike and cant hit it out the park, failure.

 

[KrishnamurthiN]

Loss of India proves the heavy dependance of India on MSD, the firepower of its opening pair Dhawan-Sharma, a Shaky middle order and how the Indian Bowlers are all at sea in the absence of Dhoni's leadership skills.... Hope India overcomes at least some of these negatives....

 

[Satan666]

Loss of India proves the heavy dependance of India on MSD, the firepower of its opening pair Dhawan-Sharma, a Shaky middle order and how the Indian Bowlers are all at sea in the absence of Dhoni's leadership skills.... Hope India overcomes at least some of these negatives....

The Dhawan-Sharma opening shouldnt be in for the next game, in fact Dgawan should be dropped, on a flat pitch he can be good but with a pitch with slightest of assistance to the bowlers he is crap. I do agreew tih you however the MSD factor transforms the weak Indian team to a world class team, but he wouldnt always be there.

Yadav should be dropped, and Zaheer must be reinstated to assist the young bowlers such as Shammi. Yuvraj and Gautam must return to the fold to strenghten the weak Indian batting lineup!

 

[vaibhavtewatia]

Well no, I'd not agree on the Pujara thing. You don't want so many players who can hit the ball out of the park, esp in conditions where your primary objective is to settle down. And Pujara is the safest bet! Esp after losing someone like Dhoni.

It is very early to call someone like Dhawan a crap or a great.
And FYI, English pitches were never flat.
Pace and bounce was there as always, just the overhead conditions not assisting the bowlers much for major course of the tournament!

And India will not perform in the same way in 3 consecutive games.

 

[Satan666]

^^Pujara cannot rotate the strike either, so he is an abject failure. Most of the pitches Djawan have played on have been lifless, come to the WI and a little sumn' in it for the bowlers he fails miserably.

 

[Epic]

Well you can not really blame the excess of matches India has played! Look back and see how badly India bowled, except for Shammi, even he lost the plot in his 6th or 7th over.
Poor batting display, knowing that this pitch is not a go-go for hard hitting. You had to settle in before anything
Don't know the reason why Vijay was in team ?[/b Did Rayudu arrive ? Neither Rayudu should have been their in the first place, clearly Pujara IMO, esp for the pitches Windies have !
Terrible fielding adding to the lacklustre bowling, there are eyebrows raised

Rayudu wasn't available, Vijay was, simples.

 

[vaibhavtewatia]

Rayudu wasn't available, Vijay was, simples.

Yeah, got to know afterwards.
Since he has been chosen, I hope he gets the nod ahead of Vijay.

 

[SaiSrini]

India will be moving backwards if the likes of Yuvraj, Gambhir and Zaheer return to the team in ODI's or T20's. We would rather lose with this young team and let them find their feet rather than bring back the older slower guys and lose with no promising future to look forward to. And there is no cause to press the panic button here. We had an off day against SL. Even in the absence of Dhoni, we are not going to be seeing such days often.

The only thing these losses will do is give some udder for the Indian haters groups to boast about the weaknesses of this squad. But India has to keep at it with this squad. At some point of time, Pujara should come into the ODI team. He is not a big hitter, but he can score runs quick enough for ODI's. And he is a long innings player and can score centuries in ODI's at a good rate. Dravid scored 10,000+ runs in ODI's and was a super success inspite of being a grafter in test cricket. Pujara can be the same.

 

[Satan666]

I hate it when people equate Pujara with Dravid, the guy is not of the same ilk as Dravid and will never be successful like the Wall!

 

[qalisha2012]

India playing better today compared to their last game...lets hope they win

 

[abhi_jacko]

I dont know why Kohli/management jumbled up the batting lineup - coming at no.3 and Vijay at no.4 would have made sense. But bringing vijay at 6 and bringing raina before DK. Dont really understand what the thought process is behind such a move. That too when the openers got off to a very good start