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Post Mortem: India
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adharcric
International Coach
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adharcric
International Coach
Kaif should replace Dravid as captain. He had a fine Ranji one-day season and has proven captaincy credentials. In addition, he would set one hell of an example in the field. Ganguly-Tendulkar-Kaif-Yuvraj-Dravid will work while Sourav and Sachin are in the scheme of things. Definitely time to rebuild, gradually. Powar needs to replace Bhajji and it's time to move on from Agarkar.
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LA ICE-E
State Captain
well you cant just put in bunch of youngsters...you have to blend them in...kick some old out bring in some new...kick more old out...bring in some new...but you cant make the transition to fast...because that doesn't really help...the young could learn from the old and then the old bows out...
LA ICE-E
State Captain
they never really gave him time...he got in and even if the did good...they dropped him...
adharcric
International Coach
Let's hope things change. Yuvraj doesn't look like great captaincy material and Dravid needs to go if better options are available. Kaif is the only one.
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
So you'd make Kaif captain when he isn't even guaranteed a place in the team?.
Dissector
International Debutant
Yeah this Kaif mania is pretty silly. Kaif is not really a contender for the Indian ODI team let alone for captain. He averages 32 which is fattened by above-50 averages against Zim and BD. He averages all of 12 against Australia from 8 games. He averaged less than 20 in 2006. I am sure most here have seen him scratching around painfully in various ODI's.
Evermind
International Debutant
Agarkar is a genuine all-rounder.
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Thats a reallllly odd statement. Unless you were joking and I missed it. How do you give the captaincy to a guy who is not even in the ODI team, and light years away from the Test team?
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Agarkar is a genuine all rounder, and I'm the next BCCI president.
pup11
International Coach
Look guys what happened to the Indian team during the WC didn't suprise me one bit to be brutally honest, out of their last 15 games outside India they have just won 2 games so how does anyone expect them to do great things during the WC.
Its just a classic case of the Indian fans being over-ambitious about the India's chances at this WC, and Sachin now being considered as the next Indian captain just shows where Indian cricket is heading atm.
Its just a classic case of the Indian fans being over-ambitious about the India's chances at this WC, and Sachin now being considered as the next Indian captain just shows where Indian cricket is heading atm.
India lost because they are plain not good enogh. As simple as that. The main things to do to improve this are:
1. A strenuous fitness regimen, where they train with weights at least thrice a week and run at least 3 miles everyday.
This is the most critical thing. If they do this, they will automatically become better in the field. Look at this guy for instance on the right:
He has no business playing!
2. Drop Sehwag, Tendulkar from among batsmen. Drop Harbhajan Singh and Ajit Agarkar from among bowlers.
Need to bring in that guy Hemang Badani, who's experienced and always did well and Kaif and Dinesh Mongia. Get back Powar and some other fast bowler.
1. A strenuous fitness regimen, where they train with weights at least thrice a week and run at least 3 miles everyday.
This is the most critical thing. If they do this, they will automatically become better in the field. Look at this guy for instance on the right:
He has no business playing!
2. Drop Sehwag, Tendulkar from among batsmen. Drop Harbhajan Singh and Ajit Agarkar from among bowlers.
Need to bring in that guy Hemang Badani, who's experienced and always did well and Kaif and Dinesh Mongia. Get back Powar and some other fast bowler.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
How can you talk about Sehwag not playing due to fitness and then say bring back powar? Either you want fit players - or you don't. Sehwag should be dropped obviously, but then don't use fitness to take a shot at him if you wan't Powar in the team.
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
I don't get the impression he was specicially targetting Sehwag.
adharcric
International Coach
My bad. I meant to say that Kaif should replace Dravid when the opportunity arises. He obviously can't become captain straight away but he's the best middle-term option IMO. Right now, are there any better options than Dravid?
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Why should he be replaced in the first place?
I obviously want fit players in the team. But there is no choice but to go for powar in the spin department. Who else is there?
Sehwag should be sent home and cannot be considered until he sheds some love handles.
For now the team can look like this:
1. Ganguly
2. Uthappa - final chance
3. Dravid
4. Yuvraj
5. Dhoni
6. Karthik
7.
8. Powar
9.
10. Munaf Patel
11.
7, 9, 11 are up for grabs. 2 is shaky and may very well soon be.
Need Badani and Mongia as standby - one of them can be 7 for now. But then can move up if anyone fails.
Sehwag should be sent home and cannot be considered until he sheds some love handles.
For now the team can look like this:
1. Ganguly
2. Uthappa - final chance
3. Dravid
4. Yuvraj
5. Dhoni
6. Karthik
7.
8. Powar
9.
10. Munaf Patel
11.
7, 9, 11 are up for grabs. 2 is shaky and may very well soon be.
Need Badani and Mongia as standby - one of them can be 7 for now. But then can move up if anyone fails.