Rahul Dravid - What would you do? Is he still one of India's 6 best batsman?

[kingpin]

Raina may not be a good Test player(Compared to Fab four)..But he is one of the best ODI and T20 player around nowadays.....

 

[Jono]

Hmm, I was unaware of that. Remember there was plenty of criticism that India were undercooked in the first Test of a series, as usual. I stand corrected.

They were undercooked because they only had one practice game scheduled, and it was mainly rained out (in Melbourne before the first test at the MCG).

So you're right, but at least they had one prac game instead of none.

 

[Jono]

Raina may not be a good Test player(Compared to Fab four)..But he is one of the best ODI and T20 player around nowadays.....

Yep, then just play him in ODIs and T20s and give the guys who are churning out runs in Ranji Trophy a go.

 

[smash84]

Yep, they will lose the 1st test for sure haha

hmmm.......without practicing the batsmen might face a tough time.

 

[Jono]

Not the best SA series from Rahul, but Raina/Pujara didn't set the world alight too, and I don't believe Badrinath or Kohli would have necessarily fared too much better. In the end it didn't really affect the outcome.

With the SA series now over I'm undecided where I stand on Rahul's future.

What I will say is this... third test last innings:

Sehwag: 11 (40) - SR of 27.50
Tendulkar: 14 (91) - SR of 15.38
Dravid: 31 (112) - SR of 27.67

27.67 > 27.50 > 15.38

Dravid was the only man looking to win!!!

 

[honestbharani]

lol.. think it is obvious that he is losing it fast.. That back leg just about never moves across these days.. And causing him to play at so many balls he will generally leave alone. Think time has come for India to bite the bullet and try a Kohli or a Badri again.. Think those two are the best of the rest in India. And have Laxman at 3...

 

[Prince EWS]

I thought he was needed for this series; he could well have played a series-saving knock just now but I tend to think it's probably time for him to go if India are confident in their depth. People will probably call me a hypocrite for not saying the same of Ponting, but I would if I was confident in a good replacement coming in (both a batting replacement and a captaincy replacement) which I'm not - partly because I think Australia lack Test standard batting depth, and partly because I think the selectors would **** it up.

 

[honestbharani]

Just out of curiosity, PEWS, did you change the location in your profile?


And if you did, was it because people were confused as to where you were from, given that you were following so many tour threads equally closely?

 

[Prince EWS]

Just out of curiosity, PEWS, did you change the location in your profile?


And if you did, was it because people were confused as to where you were from, given that you were following so many tour threads equally closely?

Yes, and yes. It used to say Baulkham Hills, but no-one knows where that is.

 

[vcs]

Good knock today, did an excellent job. Looked solid the moment he came out to bat, hardly ever played and missed.

 

[honestbharani]

Yes, and yes. It used to say Baulkham Hills, but no-one knows where that is.

quite like your ideas on cricket, then..

 

[Blaze 18]

I really like Rahul Dravid, but it is time for him to go. Although he batted well today and did his bit to save the match, he was very poor in the entire series. You can't even say he wasn't in form because he scored two centuries in his previous series; he doesn't have it in him to tackle a good attack in difficult conditions anymore. In the short term, a Vijay/Kohli may not score much, but at least you can be sure that they will improve with age and time. Can the same be said about Rahul Dravid ? Nah.

 

[Prince EWS]

quite like your ideas on cricket, then..

I think most people on here know where those are, whether they agree with them or not. It's not like I hold back. Poor sledge.

 

[honestbharani]

I think most people on here know where those are, whether they agree with them or not. It's not like I hold back. Poor sledge.

lol.. in the spirit of the occassion, I propose sledging to be renamed McGrathing..

 

[sayanranu]

Dravid clearly is not the Dravid of old, but who would you replace him with? We haven't yet been able to find a steady replacement of Ganguly (Pujara/Raina/Yuvraj/Badrinath??), finding an appropriate replacement of Dravid will be even more difficult. Even with his current form, he is better than the younger players.

 

[Cevno]

Badrinath would be the obvious choice and the most ready right now, if Dravid were to call it quits.

 

[G.I.Joe]

As much as it pains me to say so, we need Badrinath replacing Dravid at 3 ASAP. We carry enough passengers in the bowling attack to also have one in the batting line up.

 

[kingjulian]

As much as it pains me to say so, we need Badrinath replacing Dravid at 3 ASAP. We carry enough passengers in the bowling attack to also have one in the batting line up.

Kneejerk reaction on both counts.

Badri having a good inning against a domestic attack shouldn't mean he walks in.

Dravid still is fit enough on the field and still scoring at a reasonable average. There is no evidence that Badri will come in and do a better job.

Pujara should be persisted with at number 6, till the time he starts scoring consistent 50s there like Bell is doing now, and then moved up to number 3 replacing Dravid. After that we have to follow the same to replace Laxman and Tendulkar.

You won't get anywhere if you replace all the 35+ year olds just because they are old and performing a shade or two lower than how they used to perform. That's Chappel kind of stupid thinking.

First get your replacement to prove that he can do a better job...then we will talk about actually replacing the incumbent. The number 6 position in the batting order should be used for that.

 

[Teja.]

Dravid still is fit enough on the field and still scoring at a reasonable average. There is no evidence that Badri will come in and do a better job.

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That is a lolbad logic. The reason there is so no evidence is because he hasn't played for India yet. Every selectional decision in the history of the game was taken on evidence presented at a lower level. Saying there's no evidence that Badri will do better than Dravid ignores the fact that there has been no scope for Badri to provide evidence in the first place.

Nah, I don't mind you saying Dravid should play on. That logic is just **** though.

 

[kingjulian]

That is a lolbad logic. The reason there is so no evidence is because he hasn't played for India yet. Every selectional decision in the history of the game was taken on evidence presented at a lower level. Saying there's no evidence that Badri will do better than Dravid ignores the fact that there has been no scope for Badri to provide evidence in the first place.

Nah, I don't mind you saying Dravid should play on. That logic is just **** though.

Ok genius....i'll spell it out for you. Read slowly...

1. There are about at least 10 players who have a better record than Badri at Domestic level.
2. We are already vested in one of those. His name is Pujara.
3. Pujara currently has the "scope" to prove that he can be a long term successor to Dravid by playing better than Dravid at number 6.

ergo...why i don't see the reason for Dravid to be dropped for Badri. Wait, i'll even spell it out for you again....It is because a player with a better record than Badri in domestic cricket is finding it hard to perform better than Dravid during his poor spell. So logically we should give this new lad some chance to prove what he can do and get comfortable with his role, and then promote him as the replacement for Dravid.

Do you get it now? Or should i throw in a few more cliches like 'there is no substitute for experience' etc etc?

lolbad logic my arse...