'Official' Semi Final 2 - Pakistan v India

[kingpin]

Why is Ashwin even being considered. The guy has just started playing and the hype has already started. I remember when Mendis started playing cricket and people were saying he was the next Murali, until teams stated to figure him out. Ashwin will probably be the same after a year or two. Remember it has always been the spinners who turn the ball miles that have gone on to do really well. Such as Warne, Murali, McGill, etc. Ashwin doesn't spin that much.

Dude He won MOTS in Champions league and played a major role for CSK in winning the Cup...

 

[Migara]

Why is Ashwin even being considered. The guy has just started playing and the hype has already started. I remember when Mendis started playing cricket and people were saying he was the next Murali, until teams stated to figure him out. Ashwin will probably be the same after a year or two. Remember it has always been the spinners who turn the ball miles that have gone on to do really well. Such as Warne, Murali, McGill, etc. Ashwin doesn't spin that much.

But unlike Mendis, Ashwin has a solid stock ball, which he can work on. Carom ball (which is a misnomer, what Ashwin bowls is the front of the hand slider of a wrist spinner) is icing on the cake.

If he can improve on that ugly action of his to use bit of more body, he'll be the next spinning star from the sub continent.

 

[Xuhaib]

yeah Ashwin does look pretty promising but still a rough around the edges.

 

[Tendulkar_200*]

The last time I saw Raina he was hopping around when the ball was just above waist height on a track with bit of juice.

And on Razzak, LMAO. You think Patel, Kumar or Nehra are better seamers than Razzaq?

Patel and Kumar are better. Razzaq averages a wicket for 45 runs in the last year, clearly you are unaware of that.

 

[centurymaker]

Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Kholi
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Afridi
Razzaq
Akthar
Zaheer
Gul

Now if I had the chance of adding Asif and Amir to that side as well.

Akhtar?? are you on drugs. He's the last bowler I'd pick in this XI!!! Horribly out of form. Even gul bowls faster.Plus, he's so unfit .
Sehwag
Sachin
Gambhir
Younis
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Raina
Afridi
Harbhajan/Ajmal
Zaheer
Gul

 

[Migara]

Patel and Kumar are better. Razzaq averages a wicket for 45 runs in the last year, clearly you are unaware of that.

WHy only last year? India will struggle to find more than five seamers better than Razzaq in ODIs in last 10-15 years.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Dude He won MOTS in Champions league and played a major role for CSK in winning the Cup...

"Dude" are you seriously comparing 'tenty tenty cirkut' with an International ODI.

 

[Xuhaib]

Umer Akmal would be picked before Raina is selected.

 

[Tendulkar_200*]

WHy only last year? India will struggle to find more than five seamers better than Razzaq in ODIs in last 10-15 years.

Because selectors look at form, otherwise Sanath would have got in your team if you discounted his last year and looked back to mid 90's

 

[centurymaker]

Sehwag >> Hafeez
Sachin >>>AKmal
Gambhir>>NO.3
Kholi < Younis
Yuvraj >> Misbah
Dhoni > Akmal
Raina << Afridi
Harbhajan > Razzak
Zaheer = Gul
Ashwin > Riaz
Munaf < Akhtar

 

[Migara]

Because selectors look at form, otherwise Sanath would have got in your team if you discounted his last year and looked back to mid 90's

That doesn't count in the instance of Afridi vs Harbhajan? .

 

[biased indian]

Why is Ashwin even being considered. The guy has just started playing and the hype has already started. I remember when Mendis started playing cricket and people were saying he was the next Murali, until teams stated to figure him out. Ashwin will probably be the same after a year or two. Remember it has always been the spinners who turn the ball miles that have gone on to do really well. Such as Warne, Murali, McGill, etc. Ashwin doesn't spin that much.

actully he is a bowler with good control over his deliverlies..dont think there is not much to uncover in his case

 

[Prad100w]

Funny how people under rate the Indian bowling. Most make the mistake of comparing it to the batting awesomeness. How ever the bowling more or less does its job pretty well. Sure there is nothing to scare any batting line up, but as long as it compliments the batting line up we would win matches more often than not.

 

[kingpin]

"Dude" are you seriously comparing 'tenty tenty cirkut' with an International ODI.

I believe if u r good in T20's u will do a gud job in ODI's to..moreover he only operates in PP's.....

 

[honestbharani]

I've heard it's a big factor at Mohali.I doubt if the groundstaff will let it become the result deciding factor,but it is a huge factor.

don they have this magic spray that nullifies dew to an extent now?

 

[blahblahblah]

this time of the year , i have read dew wouldnt do much damage

 

[smash84]

Tendulkar_200 makes Dhoni_fan look like an enlightened pundit of the game

 

[smash84]

Amir Sohail is such a loser coming up with such idiotic analogies....lol

 

[Prad100w]

so true......will have to watch that video that pradw100 posted

lol you turned my id over completely

 

[smash84]

haha......I thought i might be writing it wrong but i said what the hell