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***Official*** India in England
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Well, he's got away with two overs, but surely one of these gusy is going to absolutely take him to the cleaners before long.(re Shah) No need for quotation marks: it was definitely off spin, it turned.
It was definitely dire though.
EDIT
Alternatively, he could take out Dravid. OMG.
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neutralguy
U19 Debutant
yuvraj gone. dravid and gambhir should stick on atleast for another 70-80 runs to see india close to winning
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Haha, now he's got Dravid! Pitched outside leg going further down as well - dire ball. Dire spell really, can't believe he's getting away with it. Good luck to him though I suppose.
pup11
International Coach
I don't know why a player of Dravid's caliber chickens around, shouldn't he come to bat at #3 and control the game from there with all his experience, ATM with the asking rate well above 6 he comes into bat and its not something that suits his batting style.
EDIT: As i type this Dravid gets out, what a waste of a wicket.
EDIT: As i type this Dravid gets out, what a waste of a wicket.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I wouldn't play him. I wouldn't play Gambhir either.
neutralguy
U19 Debutant
thats it. i can smell an england victory here by 30-40 runs
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Disagree with that. Over the last few years, Dravid has done quite well in the middle order as a link between the middle and end of the innings - quite often scoring quite quickly when required. Batsmen like Yuvraj, Gambhir et al are better up the order a bit to set the pace - Dravid is a very adaptable batsman who can bat to any situation. I wouldn't mind seeing him at 3 either, but it'd leave all the experience in the top 3 and make India extremely vulnerable to a good new ball spell - I think he's invaluable coming in where he does.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Whip him off now IMO. Bound to go the distance eventually if he's left on.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
That would be my take on it.
Anderson still has 5 overs, doesn't he? Needs to come on now if he isn't to be underbowled. I reckon that particular spell could seal the game one way or the other.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Given they like to stack their team with openers, there is a more suitable guy to bat at 3. Gambhir and Uthappa shouldn't be in team at all IMO, but if they are going to be there, they certainly shouldn't both be down at 6 and 7. I like Dravid at 5 really. I'd probably have him at 4 if I picked my own team.