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Indian Discussion
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smash84
The Tiger King
this might be the reversal of the trend
Cruxdude
International Debutant
Ha Ha nothing wrong in being hopeful.
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International 12th Man
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Stuart Broad's girlfriend said the same thing when he stripped
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Munaf Patel, Yuvraj Singh, the absence of Sreesanth, wishing Praveen Kumar was here, fields spread far out, India are trying hard to mess things up.
Dropping Sreesanth was needless, and nonsensical. He's India's best pacer inside of India, and chips a lot of wickets. You don't see much of that with the others. He's got a supremely better average (27) and a strike rate under 30, which makes him a lot more useful. Both his replacement and the one who retained his place had Sreesanth-esque economy rates. While this would cause yet another bowling selection change, the sooner Zaheer and Sreesanth are together again, the better. Munaf shouldn't be playing ODIs for some time. Equally comical is that Praveen Kumar is missed- he's a sitting duck in India.
Every time the Indian bowling struggles or fails, we seem to narrow it down on the hardworking, unlucky bowlers. Why is nothing said about the utterly dross bowling of Yuvraj? He deserves to be dropped because of his bowling. No wickets in as many as 14 overs, and an economy over six, despite Dhoni protecting him, suggests he's leagues behind the same team's much-criticised bowling attack. While India's bowlers struggle in extremely difficult conditions with little or no support, Yuvraj seems to get all the protection, and still turns out dross performances. What if he was put in the same conditions when a main bowler is getting hammered? Dravid tried it once, to show why India needs a fifth bowler, maybe.
Five bowlers are an option, but Yusuf Pathan is a capable fifth bowler when given a chance. He'll also add solidity to the lower order.
The Indians field well, with the available fielding resources, but once a batting side turns up the heat and the bowlers get hammered, they tend to fall apart. Even their best fielders fluffed in that game. They can drop Munaf, but outside of that, it's still a decent fielding unit.
Dropping Sreesanth was needless, and nonsensical. He's India's best pacer inside of India, and chips a lot of wickets. You don't see much of that with the others. He's got a supremely better average (27) and a strike rate under 30, which makes him a lot more useful. Both his replacement and the one who retained his place had Sreesanth-esque economy rates. While this would cause yet another bowling selection change, the sooner Zaheer and Sreesanth are together again, the better. Munaf shouldn't be playing ODIs for some time. Equally comical is that Praveen Kumar is missed- he's a sitting duck in India.
Every time the Indian bowling struggles or fails, we seem to narrow it down on the hardworking, unlucky bowlers. Why is nothing said about the utterly dross bowling of Yuvraj? He deserves to be dropped because of his bowling. No wickets in as many as 14 overs, and an economy over six, despite Dhoni protecting him, suggests he's leagues behind the same team's much-criticised bowling attack. While India's bowlers struggle in extremely difficult conditions with little or no support, Yuvraj seems to get all the protection, and still turns out dross performances. What if he was put in the same conditions when a main bowler is getting hammered? Dravid tried it once, to show why India needs a fifth bowler, maybe.
Five bowlers are an option, but Yusuf Pathan is a capable fifth bowler when given a chance. He'll also add solidity to the lower order.
The Indians field well, with the available fielding resources, but once a batting side turns up the heat and the bowlers get hammered, they tend to fall apart. Even their best fielders fluffed in that game. They can drop Munaf, but outside of that, it's still a decent fielding unit.
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International 12th Man
i agree with everything above u say except the part of dropping sreesanth
that was completely a sane idea orelse the match would have been over by 40 or 45 overs
come on that guy couldnt doa nything on his own wicket that assisted fast bowlers, u expect him to help out on a turning wicket?
that was completely a sane idea orelse the match would have been over by 40 or 45 overs
come on that guy couldnt doa nything on his own wicket that assisted fast bowlers, u expect him to help out on a turning wicket?
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ignorance is bliss
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International 12th Man
what have u posted and deleted cevno? 
Blaze 18
Banned
Stuart Broad's girlfriend said the same thing when he stripped
Why's Munaf under the scanner? If Praveen Kumar was available etc would've been different, but he's quite a bit more reliable than Nehra or Sreesanth in this tournament. 9 wickets in 4 games at an average of 23, SR of 23. His economy rate of just about 6 is the only negative but he has been bowling in power plays and at the death...
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Munaf has been terrible against title contenders. He's gone for 65 against SA and 70 against England. Those are Sreesanth-esque figures, and nearly as bad as Chawla, whom most of us wanted dropped. The bloke's a turkey on flat decks, and it's been proven a lot of times. He's only medium-pace, and a whole lot of frontline batsmen can do what he can, and he can't bat or field. He shouldn't have been in the squad at all, and has gone so far only due to Dhoni's generosity.
Hang on, Praveen Kumar? He averages 67 in India! The World Cup will largely be played in India, which makes it a huge negative.
Blaze 18
Banned
Agree. For that matter, why is Yousuf Pathan under the scanner? If Suresh Raina has to play, it's got to be in Virat Kohli's place.
Maximus0723
State Regular
lol,
Sreesanth or Nehra would get raped against good teams and have.
Munaf is second best option. With the options we have it's not even a question.
Doing well against minnows is also important, just look at England's situation.
Blaze 18
Banned
Exactly. Sreesanth got smashed to all parts of the ground against minnows.
smash84
The Tiger King
Teja must be grief stricken