India's spin bowling options for the tour Down Under

[Nate]

Just SS, actually. Surprised?

Pretty sure more than one person has spoken on Australia winning 4-0.

 

[Dasa]

Yeah fair call. When he has needed to swing it in ODIs, he's shown he can obviously still do it, and this time even more accurately as you say.

I think you also make a good point regarding stock bowler role. Sree and Zaheer will be the attacking options, so that'll give Irfan a chance to bowl as you suggested he should/can.

All fair points. Not sure if I'd select him ahead of RP just yet though. Will be interested in seeing how RP goes in India vs. Pak.

Oh I'd still take RP above him right now. Pathan's role as a stock bowler is negated a bit by the presence of Kumble - his best bet now for getting in the team would be if India were playing on very flat pitches (like last time India was in Pakistan) and playing as an all-rounder batting at 7.

Fair enough. One other issue - the reserve opener.

Sehwag, Gambhir or Chopra?

Not convinced by Gambhir at all. Could go either way between Sehwag and Chopra - I expect the conditions to be benign for the Indian tour here in terms of pitches etc, so Sehwag could do well. If Chopra can do well in domestic cricket between now and the beginning of the series, it'll make the decision easier.

 

[Perm]

Fair enough. One other issue - the reserve opener.

Sehwag, Gambhir or Chopra?

Chopra. Better form, classier opener.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Just SS and SBI, actually. Surprised?

Actually, I believe I said they'd lose 4-0 if they played defensive cricket like SS was suggesting.

Hardly writing them off.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Fair enough. One other issue - the reserve opener.

Sehwag, Gambhir or Chopra?

Who are the openers at the moment?

Jaffer and who?

 

[Perm]

Who are the openers at the moment?

Jaffer and who?

Dinesh Karthik.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Ahh right.

I'd probably take Sehwag as back up opener. If I remember right, Chopra struggled badly last time India toured whereas Sehwag always looks dangerous against us regardless of form.

 

[Olwe]

i would like to say coerning the spin bowlers, H.Singh is one of the best spin bowlers in the world, and he a player who can do a lot of things with the ball, i have seen him play a few times for surrey and he wsa outstadning, he did not have the best of 20twenty WC, but he is still a world class player and will play well.

 

[andruid]

i would like to say coerning the spin bowlers, H.Singh is one of the best spin bowlers in the world, and he a player who can do a lot of things with the ball, i have seen him play a few times for surrey and he wsa outstadning, he did not have the best of 20twenty WC, but he is still a world class player and will play well.

Finally a post thats actually ON TOPIC!!!!