Changes To Indian Team in Next Series Onwards

[Shri]

Laxman should retire after the next test. Dravid 6 months later and Tendular 18 months later. Sehwag has said he will retire from tests after 100 tests and Dhoni will go by the end of 2013. Predicting a hard 15-20 years in away tests for us.

 

[smash84]

Don't throw away the best players! Work them back into form. Similar concerns were expressed about Ponting and Hussey, and both blasted their way back into form. India need to have patience with their batting, and get them back in form sooner than later. Number six is a problem, and I feel it should be a bowler at that position unless the pitch is hideously bowler-friendly. Numbers seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven, even more so- except Dhoni, Ashwin and Vinay, all are bunnies or clowns. Plenty of domestic bowlers are capable of batting, and should be in the running.

Lock the revolving door, and weld it shut. Let there be a limited number of players- the current squad, and five outside. In the current bunch of pacers/seamers/swingers, Ishant, Umesh and Aaron are reasonably quick, and that should be optimised. Let's also get wicket-taking spinners, not mere passengers that keep Duncan Fletcher happy.

Dhoni should step down, for his own good. Let him catch up on his batting, which has suffered in Tests, and isn't giving India the advantage of the extra batsman and the room for a mandatory bowler or all-rounder. Gambhir should be captain, as he's willing to take it up, not bogged down by fitness concerns, and ideally shouldn't be dropped at all- Mukund and Vijay are still a far cry from Test standard.

Succession policy. Seriously. Why doesn't Australia need one for Ponting and Hussey? Or South Africa for Kallis, Smith and AB? Or Sri Lanka for Mahela, Dilshan and Sanga? Or England for Strauss, Trott and KP? If they actually start implementing succession policies, they'll struggle to win games. The India cap will also lose its value- like it has, with Kohli, Jadeja, Ojha and Munaf getting so many caps. Let every so-called promising youngster work hard for that India cap.

What? How then do you plan to make a side for 3 years down the road?

 

[L Trumper]

The problem isn't really the middle 3 though. Dravid was in good form and doing Ok, SRT is actually the only one who is getting consistent runs. VVS may be bit out of form, but almost every time he is coming in at 50/3 (I know he love those situations, but guy need a free innings to bat himself in, without having the pressure). Achilles heel is the openers who are not scoring runs, not shielding middle order from new ball, and the numbers 6 and 7 being generally piss poor. But that is the risk team takes when they depend on someone like sehwag, the difference between when he scores and when he is not is huge. Even in the current series first inning at melbourne is the only time batting order seems to be in order.

Basically openers being in **** form, and a weak 6 and 7 means there are only three batsman opposition really afraid of and if you get one of them quickly it's almost over.

 

[Shri]

India should have experimented a bit in one of the games by having Dravid/Gambhir open and Sehwag at 6 and Kohli at 3.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I wonder if India might suddenly improve dramatically should they change the coach like they did when Chappell left?

Just a thought, as they are playing so badly that they are either all over the hill at once or trying to get Fletcher sacked.

 

[Burgey]

Laxman should retire after the next test. Dravid 6 months later and Tendular 18 months later. Sehwag has said he will retire from tests after 100 tests and Dhoni will go by the end of 2013. Predicting a hard 15-20 years in away tests for us.

So you've scouted the current 10-15 year old cricketing talent and found it wanting?

 

[Shri]

So you've scouted the current 10-15 year old cricketing talent and found it wanting?

We won the world cup in 1983 and it was not until 2003 that we got any good in away tests. Predicting a similar pattern.

 

[Cevno]

So you've scouted the current 10-15 year old cricketing talent and found it wanting?

 

[Black_Warrior]

Would the Indian fans consider dropping Sehwag? I know you don't really have another opener on this tour but you can try with Dravid. Sehwag on the other hand has had a horrendous run on overseas tours starting with South Africa 2010, England 2011 and now Australia 2011.

 

[Cevno]

Sehwag has looked out of form in general after returning from his Injury, even at home. Came back undercooked in England too. His foot movement has reduced even more, and his head is not remaining as still as it used too.

Would consider dropping him for the next match, and also be put on notice in the next series at home wrt his form.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Sehwag needs to get home and play some cricket and score some runs again before playing for india again. We all know he can do it, he is just out of form and trying to find it in international cricket with little other practice is never an easy thing to do. KP had the same problem on the tour to SA a few years ago after the achilles problem. Give the guys a realistic chance before thrusting them back into the national side and you may reap benefits long term. As it is, Sehwag is probably under some pressure now through the fault of being injured and not playing much. Seems tough but that the way it is at the moment.

 

[Woodster]

It's a tough one in terms of what you do with Sehwag, you know when India next play at home or elsewhere in the sub-continent he'll score a ruck of runs, yet when they then travel to somewhere that has a bit more in the pitches he'll struggle again.

If I was a fringe Indian batsman such as Sharma, or Pujara, possibly even Kohli, I'd be doing my best to sort out a stint at a county club in England in 2012 to try and improve my game against the moving ball to strengthen my case for Test inclusion and to try and ensure India do not continue to be the whipping boys in away series'.

 

[smash84]

If I was a fringe Indian batsman such as Sharma, or Pujara, possibly even Kohli, I'd be doing my best to sort out a stint at a county club in England in 2012 to try and improve my game against the moving ball to strengthen my case for Test inclusion and to try and ensure India do not continue to be the whipping boys in away series'.

This helps the bowlers and the batsmen. Imran Khan was a very staunch supporter of having Pakistan players go and play a few seasons of county cricket.

 

[Woodster]

This helps the bowlers and the batsmen. Imran Khan was a very staunch supporter of having Pakistan players go and play a few seasons of county cricket.

Absolutely as Zaheer Khan will testify. But the issue here is with the inability of the Indian batsmen to play the swinging ball, anyone that can show the technique to succeed in conditions favouring the bowler will become vital for India in the future.

Don't think it would do any harm for the likes of Yadav and Sharma amongst many others to give the IPL a miss (if their contracts allow) and play some county cricket, but I think it's even more important for the potential Test batsmen to do the same.

 

[Furball]

Absolutely as Zaheer Khan will testify. But the issue here is with the inability of the Indian batsmen to play the swinging ball, anyone that can show the technique to succeed in conditions favouring the bowler will become vital for India in the future.

Don't think it would do any harm for the likes of Yadav and Sharma amongst many others to give the IPL a miss (if their contracts allow) and play some county cricket, but I think it's even more important for the potential Test batsmen to do the same.

Unfortunately such a move would greatly harm their bank balances.

 

[Daemon]

Players going to County Cricket and improving shows that if other countries had the CC in their backyard then they'd own England

 

[silentstriker]

Drop them all. Lose with new players. Drop them as well. Works well with the Indian quicks doesn't it?

 

[silentstriker]

Suresh Raina: 'I want to play at least 80 Tests' | Specials | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo

Raina is not a Test class player but I'm glad he wants to be (or says he does). I hope other young guys still feel that way.

 

[Daemon]

"I am enjoying my form right now and want to play as much as I can abroad, even if it is not international cricket," Raina says. "I wish I can go and play county cricket, since that will improve my confidence and approach. At my age I need to play more and more matches in different conditions. But there's not much time given the amount of international cricket. First you have the one-dayers in Australia, which I expect to play, then the Asia Cup, the IPL for one and a half months, and a tour of Sri Lanka."

Good read, seems like a highly motivated guy who's willing to sacrifice if it means playing in tests.

This pisses me off though vv

BCCI's reluctance to grant its players permission to take on assignments in county cricket, though, will make that difficult.

 

[GIMH]

Is there a specific reason for that or is it just because they are ****s?