Hmmm...short haired, outrageous hairstyle, outrageous dressing, outrageously dumb comments on the game...we've suffered a lot if this since the 2003 World Cup, here in India, even with longer hair back then.
He seems to have a strange affiction. Being dire when in national colors and invincible in RR jerseys.
He is continuing his terrific domestic cricket form. Making his way into the team virtue of the sheer weight of runs.
There's also the matter of a captain who loves him and another who wishes to dispense with him sooner than later. I wouldn't be surprised if he did well for an English county or South African franchise or an Aussie T20 team.
That's very reassuring. I thought for a minute it might just have been me!
He's far better than his replacement, on the same field. He's always played for the team, not for himself. Give Yusuf a free ride like Jadeja's been getting, and he'll do India proud, rather than India doing him a favour, as is the case with the younger replacements these days.
He's always looked a decent player on the few occasions I have seen him.
Yeah given the people hes fighting for his place in the team, he should definitely be there, just would like him to be a bit more consistent down the order... kind of in the mould of razzaq.
Pretty sure he's instructed to try and bat through by KXI. He is capable of scoring very quickly though, I've seen it a number of times for Essex. One Bopara innings always sticks in my head. It came in a Pro40 game IIRC batting 3. He came in at 100+/1 with Gallian going well on 50odd not out and Ravi just exploded, smashing a magnificent century, reaching 3 figures before Gallian. Was a class knock, just wish he could do it at the highest level.
