Mister Wright
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I didn't think it was out at first, but after many replays I thought it was not out.
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so the proven 33 yr old can settle in for a few yrs and then retire??? Thats stupid...plus, we all know yuvraj is proven at the age of 25...he has to be in the team!!
im looking at latest form mate....Yuvraj is by far the best indian batsman for india ATM...at least he looks the most fluent. And, as u wanna get specific abt tests...form is something that can be acrried over. What has Ganguly done to suggest that he is a good player in tests??
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
He has done great in Tests!
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pasag
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Prince EWS
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Oh, silly me for thinking form was temporary and would pass. And silly me for thinking that being a good test batsman meant anything.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
And in those few years, you might actually win a few games instead of losing with a not so ready player. Imagine that, picking a team that has a best chance to win...what a novel idea.
its abt developing a team...by picking a younger player , you can actually groom him into a great player a lot earlier than 33!! I mean FFS...ppl are way past their best at the age of 33....look at Sachin ( ring a bell mate??) You havce to remember that cricket is a TEAM sport and that a team has to develop over a number of yrs. Plus, yuvraj is NOT young. He was young during the Natwest series of 2002...he is not young anymore. And who said that Yuvraj is not ready right now?? He has hit a purple patch in his career and needs to be rewarded for that. then you're gonna on abt how he only did well in ODIs...the same old bull****!!! Well....cricket is cricket and form is form that is carried frm one form to another.....hey...what a novel thought!And in those few years, you might actually win a few games instead of losing with a not so ready player. Imagine that, picking a team that has a best chance to win...what a novel idea.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
lol, having a rough time today... But what I was trying to say is I don't mind Sree being a jerk to people like Symonds, who are themselves behaving like jerks with other players in the team and so on. But I have a big problem when he goes shoulder barging the likes of Vaughan or goes after someone like Gilchrist.Haha, HB fired up and laying the smacketh down in this thread. Made some good points, but to my initial reading, perhaps fatally flawed by the assumption that Sreesanth is NOT an imbecile.
Not saying it makes it ok or anything, just mean that I don't mind him being an idiot with idiots of the opposition but when you start doing that to the good guys in the other side without any provocation, it becomes a bigger problem.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
define a good tests batsman. Can you do it? and then tell me if Yuvraj doesnt have any of these qualities....then tell me why jaffer or ganguly at this point in time have these qualities!
i mean ATM
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Groom him? Test cricket is not a finishing school. You pick the best player, period. While you're developing a player, you will lose Test matches and when he's ready, you're ready to discard him and develop someone else. Yea, that's been working out real well for India.
Look at Steve Waugh. And if he is playing well, then I don't care if he is 22, 30 or 55. If he is scoring runs or taking wickets better than his competition, then by definition he is not past his best (or that his best was phenomenal, but his not so best is still better than anyone else).
Why?
Except...it's just not true. There are lots of players who flounder at the top level after being great at the lesser format.Well....cricket is cricket and form is form that is carried frm one form to another.....hey...what a novel thought!
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
That's easy, one who scores runs in Tests.
Yea, his last five innings in Tests: 2, 0, 8*, 19, 13...against the West Indian attack. And I am not saying he doesn't deserve a chance, but not over guys who are performing.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Jaffer is an opener so he isn't relevant. Ganguly has a great test record and a good record since coming back into the team.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Those were the most recent Tests played by India. You can't get more recent than that.
When was that??
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
He's actually been outperforming his career stats.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
In the West Indies last year.