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Turbinator

Turbinator

Cricketer Of The Year
Alright so this WC is really not as important as the real one, but atleast we can save some pride by doing well in it and hopefully have some fun along the way.

We have lots of big hitters in Indian cricket, hopefully they can come good.

Any ideas for team composition?
 
Perm

Perm

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Wouldn't surprise me if Irfan Pathan made the squad TBH. He could be quite a handy Twenty20 player.
 
Perm

Perm

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Are there any other young domestic guns who could be potential Twenty20 players Turd?
 
Manee

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
Hopefully he can really regain his pace in the next three years before it is too late. An all rounder who can hit quick runs is critical to twenty20 so he should at least make the squad. Virendar Sehwag has a tremendous bowling record in twenty20s and obviously can score quick runs at the top of the order.

Uthappa, Tendulkar, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Gambhir, Dhoni, Ganguly and Pathan can all hit quick runs too and hopefully at least three can fire in one match.
 
adharcric

adharcric

International Coach
Ehh ... plenty of prospects (M Tiwary, R Sharma, Y Pathan, etc) and the selectors should use this opportunity to rest the big guns. Naming a side would be pointless right here.
 
Manee

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
Here are a few 'star' batting performers/performances from seaching through the 2006/7 interstate twenty20 cup.

Sehwag: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290547.html

Sunny Singh, good average: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35282.html

Well played: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290564.html & http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290575.html

Sachin Tendulkar: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290836.html & http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290839.html

Niraj Patel: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290842.html

:)

Not many twenty20 stars, but not many games, hopefully some can be made by the ICL and the Twenty20 World Cup.
 
adharcric

adharcric

International Coach
Manee said:
Here are a few 'star' batting performers/performances from seaching through the 2006/7 interstate twenty20 cup.

Sehwag: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290547.html

Sunny Singh, good average: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35282.html

Well played: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290564.html & http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290575.html

Sachin Tendulkar: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290836.html & http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290839.html

Niraj Patel: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/290842.html

:)

Not many twenty20 stars, but not many games, hopefully some can be made by the ICL and the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Did you go by 20/20 Interstate Cup state stats? Really, you can't tell much by those since at least half of the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers are unknowns froom minor sides - chances are they just had a good patch over a few innings. You'd have to go by what these players have done in the past as well as the role they play in the national side. For instance, Niraj Patel is known to be a grafter, Sachin Tendulkar should be preserved for test cricket and Virender Sehwag would be well-suited to this form of cricket ...
 
Manee

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
From the inter state twenty20 and prior ODI matches with India I believe I can conclude a list (long one albeit) of players that should be considered for the cup.

I am aware that Indian domestic cricket is the level of my foot and I am also aware that is a good metaphor :)

Sachin Tendulkar is pure genius, played well in his four Interstate Trophy matches (which I will now call IST) with two fifties. As a very successful opener in ODI cricket, he is no stranger to accelerating from the get go, his innings against Bermuda (I know they are shocking, but still) was evidence of this.

Speaking of that mauling of Bermuda, Yuvraj Singh is a clean hitter of the ball, and although he has an average twenty20 record and a IST one to match, he has the potential to hit quick runs, is a great fielder and a handy bowler too.

Sehwag has an IST strike rate of 143 in four matches and is also a handy bowler.

Uthappa failed to convert starts in the IST but he has proved himself a very good hitter of the new ball and strike rated at 132 in the IST.

As a hitter, Dhoni is the perfect keeper, and strike rated at 186 in the IST.

As for bowlers, here are several unknown medium pacers...and VRV Singh:

Jitender Tarsemlal Billa averaged at 13.61 and at a wicket per 11 balls. His economy rate was also a very strong 6.93.

P Patel took 17 wickets in the IST 8 matches. His economy rate was also a great 6.35.

Ganapathy took 15 wickets at 11.9. He also economied at under 6.5 again.

The left arm Sreesanth Aravind took 13 wickets at 15 and economied at, you guessed it, well under 6.5

VRV Singh took 11 wickets in 10 matches at under 7 runs per over as well.

Not a squad but a few names to consider, although I am aware most won't be picked.
 
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