Zimbabwe Triangular Series 2010

[nuffa]

fantastic inning by Chandimal!! he was hyped to perform like this and has done great!

 

[icyman]

Who cares is India lost this match or even the tournament. It is deperessing but we shouldn't forget that this is not the typical Indian side. Maybe these players are good but lack the experience. Indian selectors are piece of shits. They are missing something called "brain". why would you send Indian A side to international tour when there are other tours available for A teams. to clean up the Indian cricket mess, get rid of the root of the cause, which is of course the Indian selectors.

You would want them to win seeing as they are representing the nation. They treated the series like just another domestic game. And this is the future of Indian cricket,you would want them to do well.

How idiotic was it to open with two wicketkeepers? They could have opened with Ojha and Yusuf and had Karthik down the order.

They could have. It doesnt make any difference now though.
I'd like it if Ojha gets more chances.

 

[Sahil 7]

if opener have given good start then middle order batsmen have played freely but opener played slowly and rest of the batsmen got pressure and india lost wickets quickly and also match against zimbabwe

 

[Owzat]

No, I support India, hence I want them to win, regardless of the team they send.

It was a mistake sending so many new players, but had India won, everyone would be praising these guys. The toss seems to make a huge difference here too. When India won the toss, they won the match, but they've lost the toss on the other 3 occasions. Not an excuse, just shows how the pitch eases out in the afternoon.

@ Brook - Naman Ojha has only got one chance, while Vijay has had a couple. If Naman gets the same amount of chances, maybe he'd do better than Vijay. Taking a shot at people who wanted Naman in the team over his performance in one match was quite unnecessary.

While India should have done better regardless how many 1st choices were absent, it does belittle Zimbabwe who have some decent players. I'm sure I've said before that Taylor, Chigumbura, Lamb, Taibu, Ervine, Blignaut, Cremer and Price are pretty useful cricketers

ZIMBABWE ODI AVERAGES FOR TEAM THAT BEAT INDIA (LAST ODI)

Masakadza - 29.15
Taylor - 30.57
Coventry - 27.63
Chigumbura - 24.55 & 36.63
Taibu - 27.36
Lamb - 16.17 & 30.38
Ervine - 74.00
Blignault - 18.97 & 41.26
Cremer - 14.00 & 24.00
Utseya -13.44 & 45.98
Price - 9.25 & 35.37

That is not a bad ODI side at all, anything 30+ with the bat is useful and anything in the 30s with the ball is also useful. Do wonder what Utseya does to be selected since they have plenty of bowling options, Ervine can also bowl, but the return of exiled players seems to be helping. If they had Murray Goodwin and Grant Flower in the side then they might give a few teams a problem or two in Tests. Could really do with a top class quick bowler, but then who couldn't.

 

[ARay]

Do wonder what Utseya does to be selected since they have plenty of bowling options.

I think there is a quota system in Zimbabwe Team. Just like there is quota system in the South African Team.

 

[Owzat]

I think there is a quota system in Zimbabwe Team. Just like there is quota system in the South African Team.

Quota system maybe, but why not just pick another batsman?!? They already have 5-6 other bowling options.

 

[King Cricket]

Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma's respective resurrections as quality cricketers were the only two things I liked about India's performance here.

Hopefully, this tri-nation series will be the last nail in the coffins of players like Yuseless Pathan and KKD Kartik. I find it funny how guys like KKD get picked again and again in the first XI despite failing in every match whereas talented blokes like Wriddhiman Saha sit as reserves no matter what performance they put up in the domestic level. Our selection procedure needs an overhaul, seriously.

 

[LongLegs?]

Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma's respective resurrections as quality cricketers were the only two things I liked about India's performance here.

Hopefully, this tri-nation series will be the last nail in the coffins of players like Yuseless Pathan and KKD Kartik. I find it funny how guys like KKD get picked again and again in the first XI despite failing in every match whereas talented blokes like Wriddhiman Saha sit as reserves no matter what performance they put up in the domestic level. Our selection procedure needs an overhaul, seriously.

KDK > Saha. Unfortunately, KDK never opens in domestic cricket. So I find it harsh that people judge him when India play him as an opener. Saha is good, but I don't think he'll ever be successful internationally. Especially in shorter formats.

@ Owzat - Yeah, Zimbabwe actually have a pretty good team. I think Brendan Taylor is seriously underrated. If he was born in another country, and got better training, I'm pretty sure he'd have made the first teams there. He just looks very composed while batting.

 

[King Cricket]

KDK > Saha. Unfortunately, KDK never opens in domestic cricket. So I find it harsh that people judge him when India play him as an opener.

KKD hasn't opened in 31 of the 45 ODI matches he has played in his career. Now, even if I take out the games in which he has opened from his overall statistics, his batting average continues to look appalling (29.64).

Mine is not a knee jerk reaction based on Kartik's performance in this triseries only. I have been saying from the very beginning that he is not the right kind of player for international cricket. Sure, he's talented, but I believe that unless one is able to translate his potential to form, he needs to be out of the team to make way for the more deserving blokes out there.

It's not that we haven't given him enough opportunities to prove his mettle- we have, but let's face the fact; he hasn't been able to do anything significant as of now. How long will India carry him on her shoulders hoping that he'd get back his form all of a sudden one fine morning and guide the team to glory?

Saha is good, but I don't think he'll ever be successful internationally. Especially in shorter formats.

That's mere conjecture. You cannot predict how Saha will turn out to be in a ODI game as he hasn't played one yet.

We should at least give youngsters like Naman Ojha and Wriddhiman Saha some games to prove themselves before we jump the gun and say that they are no match for Kartik. If we give them chances and if they fail to perform, I'd be the first one to suggest that we should call back KKD. But we need to give them their deserved chances first and foremost, as it is clear as daylight that Kartik, albeit being talented is not performing upto his potential in international cricket for some reason or the other!

 

[LongLegs?]

KKD hasn't opened in 31 of the 45 ODI matches he has played in his career. Now, even if I take out the games in which he has opened from his overall statistics, his batting average continues to look appalling (29.64).

Mine is not a knee jerk reaction based on Kartik's performance in this triseries only. I have been saying from the very beginning that he is not the right kind of player for international cricket. Sure, he's talented, but I believe that unless one is able to translate his potential to from, he needs to be out of the team to make way for the more deserving blokes out there.

It's not that we haven't given him enough opportunities to prove his mettle- we have, but let's face the fact; he hasn't been able to do anything significant as of now. How long will India carry him on its shoulders hoping that he'd get back his form all of a sudden one fine morning and guide the team to glory?

That's mere conjecture. You cannot predict how Saha will turn out to be in a ODI game as he hasn't played one yet.

We should at least give youngsters like Naman Ojha and Wriddhiman Saha some games to prove themselves before we jump the gun and say that they are no match for Kartik. If we give them chances and if they fail to perform in them, I'd be the first one to suggest that we should call back KKD. But we need to give them their deserved chances first and foremost, as it is clear as daylight that Kartik, albeit being talented is not performing upto his potential in international cricket for some reason or the other!

I never said Saha was bad. But, if you look at the guys who pile up the runs in domestic cricket. Saha has never been as prolific as Karthik, or ever Parthiv Patel for that matter, who was 3rd in the highest run scorers in Ranji this year, behind Pandey and Rahane, and he had played 2 less matches as well. Saha is a decent option for Tests, but no way would I consider him for ODIs at this stage. If you watch domestic cricket, Manoj Tiwary has been the guy behind most of Bengal's List A wins. He technically isn't a youngster now too, he's 25/26, so this is the beginning of his peak period - he needs to make more domestic runs. And, in all honesty, he's with India A on the tour to UK(which is harsh on Parthiv since he deserved that place), so let's see how he goes. Plus, with Dhoni around, Saha has to get in as a pure batsman - the backup wicketkeeper is only going to get so many games. KDK can be put into the team as a backup batsman, based on how he's done domestically - not to mention, he's an amazing fielder if Dhoni wishes to keep wicket. And average wise, pretty sure Rohit Sharma doesn't deserve a place either, but he's still there. 2 100s against Zimbabwe shouldn't secure his position, but unfortunately, it will.

The batsman on this tour are mainly ODI batsmen. I don't think Raina will play Tests - Rohit might, because the selectors are big on him. Kohli will surely play Tests. The guys going with India A - Mukund, Pujara, Rahane, Pandey, Manoj Tiwary and Saurabh Tiwary are more well rounded batsman that could play Tests and ODIs.

 

[angryangy]

Zimbabwe field, so in spite of being a dead rubber, this is the acid test. Can Sri Lanka buck the trend?

 

[angryangy]

The openers targeted the medium pacers early on and got the run rate up high, but Sri Lanka are falling into the same trap as India, new batsmen just unable to get going.

 

[AkshayS]

Zimbabwe has been using the same strategy for this series. Spinners.
Now see how Masakadza and Taylor will take Zimbabwe home.

 

[piriyanth]

Brendon Taylor is legend:hpraise.

He's singlehandedly carrying the entire Zimbabwe team,throughout this series.

 

[Varun]

Great batting by Brendon Taylor. Extraordinary performance by Zims.