Firstly, are you sure Sreesanth now bowls in the 120s and 130s? Last time I saw him, he was up around 135kph most of the time. He has all the tools, imo, but simply should not be in the Test setup, because he has never had a prolific Ranji season in India. He has taken over 30 wickets in a season
just once, in his debut season! Compare that to someone like
Praveen Kumar who has had one poor season and four outstanding ones and yet is never considered for selection, especially inside India which is where he is taking all these wickets.
Regarding a second seamer for Test matches (the ones you mentioned):
- Tyagi has done nothing in FC cricket other than his first season. He has been inconsistent in OD cricket too.
- Dinda is a possible option as he has been okay for Bengal, but I think he may be injured - I don't think he is Test standard though.
- Umesh Yadav's rise to prominance just because he can bowl 140kph (not even consistently) is madness. He has done nothing in FC cricket or OD cricket and should be nowhere near the Indian or India A teams.
- Mithun has had one good FC season. Since when was one season enough for an Indian cap? He doesn't look international standard to me, either! He is slow, bowls from too wide of the crease and has an extremely unsightly action.
- Unadkat is living off one match against West Indies A. He hasn't even played a Ranji season and he is playing for the BP XI and ROI XI, that is crazy.
I used to think that R Vinay's time would come soon, but he can't even make the BP XI side. He has had five good Ranji seasons in a row, what more can he do? It is not like he is slow either, he bowls at 130kph and is very accurate.
Also, where is Munaf Patel? He was backup seamer against Sri Lanka and now is not in the ROI team? Is he injured again? He is one of our most credible options.
Dhawal Kulkarni hasn't taken any wickets today, but why is he not in contention? He was a backup seamer for the NZ tour and took 33 wickets at 29.78 in his last season, so not quite up to his debut season, but still respectable (which cannot be said for Tyagi). He didn't do too well in England, but he did take one five wicket haul.
RP Singh had a poor last season, but he did get through a full season without injury, which was promising and improved toward the end, ending with 35 wickets at 31.80. I think he will be a good option in the future, if he strings a few more
full seasons together.
Oh well, that's what I think.