Why though? He has performed..looks so calm and composedEm I still doubt Kohli's place in WC squad...
SehwagWhy though? He has performed..looks so calm and composed
And he is still young
Haha my bad..yeah i dont know with his recent performances im warming up to the idea.You said herald not the times
I wouldn't agree with dropping Taylor. I don't think it would serve any purpose at all
Ross Taylor may not be performing as well as he should in one day cricket (I assume this is for one day cricket?) but the sad fact is he is New Zealand's best one day batsmen and has been over the last 18 or so months even though he's only averaging low 30's and hasn't hit a 100 during this period. There isn't a player in the country that they could bring in that's going to out perform him over an extended period of time. I know this, you know this and Ross Taylor knows this, that's the unfortunate problem with having so very little depth. Unless players like Taylor actually push themselves to become world class players they'll usually get away with doing very little but still have a very long career.Article in NZ herald today calling for Taylor to be dropped
Any thoughts on this?
Yeah, i agree we actually do not have many candidates to put up as an ideal replacement to the current NZ batsmen anyway. The names that have been thrown around recently like Broom, Brownlie, Sinclair and Fulton are all ok but nothing special (I actually have not seen much of Brownlie though). Any others?Ross Taylor may not be performing as well as he should in one day cricket (I assume this is for one day cricket?) but the sad fact is he is New Zealand's best one day batsmen and has been over the last 18 or so months even though he's only averaging low 30's and hasn't hit a 100 during this period. There isn't a player in the country that they could bring in that's going to out perform him over an extended period of time. I know this, you know this and Ross Taylor knows this, that's the unfortunate problem with having so very little depth. Unless players like Taylor actually push themselves to become world class players they'll usually get away with doing very little but still have a very long career.
Virat Kohli's a better option then Yuvraj if they're batting in the top four, on recent form anyway.Sehwag
Gambhir
SRT
Yuvraj
Raina
Dhoni
Ashwin
harby
PK
Nehra
Zaheer khan
Their's no place for virat....:
I think the one in most trouble in that line up if Kohli were to play would be Raina. Yuvraj is a useful bowler and with a strong batting line up he can be of more use to the team even if Raina is a better player.Virat Kohli's a better option then Yuvraj if they're batting in the top four, on recent form anyway.
Ya.....Virat Kohli's a better option then Yuvraj if they're batting in the top four, on recent form anyway.
Don't think India will go in with 5 bowlers. Either PK/Nehra, what's the need of 3 pacers?Sehwag
Gambhir
SRT
Yuvraj
Raina
Dhoni
Ashwin
harby
PK
Nehra
Zaheer khan
Their's no place for virat....:
He'll make the squad but is probably 50/50 for making the XI:Em I still doubt Kohli's place in WC squad...
Yeah there's no way in hell Kohli won'tmake the squad. He's basically sixth in batting pecking order if you don't count Dhoni - there definitely isn't a team in the world who won't be taking who they consider to their sixth best batsman. Personally I'm pretty much at the stage now where I'd pick him ahead of Raina even if I wanted five bowlers.He'll make the squad but is probably 50/50 for making the XI:
Depends whether we want a fifth bowler really.
It's not like Kohli doesn't have a great ODI record either, though. And if you're picking five bowlers, Raina's bowling doesn't really matter much.Raina is a great ODI player, particularly in the subcontinent. India would be mad to drop him.
Don't let his latest test failures get in the way of his fantastic ODI record.
My Indian XI:
Sachin
Sehwag
Gambhir
Yuvraj
Raina
Kohli
Dhoni
Harbhajan/Ashwin
Praveen
Zaheer
Nehra
Fantastic batting depth, and in India, Yuvraj and Raina can fill in the overs.
Would play Ashwin instead of Praveen if PK looks woefully out of form.It's not like Kohli doesn't have a great ODI record either, though. And if you're picking five bowlers, Raina's bowling doesn't really matter much.
I'd go with that team anyway though - with Harbhajan preferred to Ashwin.
Don't really love the idea of having two specialist spinners if you're going in with four bowlers and all your part-time options are spinners, even in the subcontinent. I'd play Ohja ahead of Ashwin too unless I was playing five bowlers (where Ashwin's batting would be more relevant).Would play Ashwin instead of Praveen if PK looks woefully out of form.