***Official*** Australia in India 2013 Short formats

[Daemon]

Pujara i won't have in the OD team in these conditions especially unless he is opening. Advocated picking him ahead of Rohit during the England series as a opener but Rohit was used there and the experiment worked so far.

As for Rahane, in OD cricket he is pretty much on par with Rayudu.

And Zol has played 7 List A matches only. Wouldn't pick him so soon. I'd sooner pick Unmukt Chand than him for OD cricket, even though there are others ahead of him too.


Rayudu like Dhawan is getting his career back on track last 2 years and maturing late. Don't get the fascination with picking young players only that some have.

We're all forgetting Karthik. Did well in the CT iirc. Scored two back to back quality hundreds in the warm ups too.

 

[Spikey]

Ben Cutting.

It'd be a good win if Trent Copeland hit a 100 in the A game and won the number 7 spot

 

[benchmark00]

So India have decided to bat on past the 30 overs? Let's see how it turns out.

 

[Spikey]

So India have decided to bat on past the 30 overs? Let's see how it turns out.

The Watson injury changed their plans

 

[Cabinet96]

Who the **** would be a bowler. ****ing Yuvraj.

 

[Spikey]

Jesse Hogan ‏@Jesse_Hogan 1m
Ravi Shastri says message from Aus dressing room is hamstring injury for Watto.

Great work by the expert

 

[Prince EWS]

Straight to first slip. Can't set a field to that.

 

[Cevno]

Zol scored some 100s in the youth ODIs and the reports said he looked like a special talent.

Sarfaraz Khan and Ricky Bhui scored more runs than him that series.

Sarfaraz Khan as a 15 year old and Bhui was 17.


Zol from what i've seen seems Ok, but given the other options there is no way we should be selecting him straight away. Let him play a higher standard of cricket first and perform there.


Rayudu and Rahane certainly deserve a go next. Rayudu has performed pretty consistently over the past 2 years or so including A tours. Was rated very highly during his younger days a bit like Dhawan but shifts between states and then the ICL Ban halted his career.

Now he is getting his career back on track after coming back to the BCCI fold. Has good technique and can play the big shots too.

 

[Shri]

I am claiming Zol like Jono claimed Kohli ftr. We'll see in 5 years.

 

[benchmark00]

Watson's hamstring didn't look that bad. I could've swore it was a calf, but if it's a hammy it looks like a low grade because he didn't exactly clutch at it like it's been torn.

 

[ajdude]

I am claiming Zol like Jono claimed Kohli ftr. We'll see in 5 years.

can i claim that baba aparjarajirarjarith guy?

 

[Cevno]

Daemon already claimed Sachin Baby.

 

[Prince EWS]

Watson's hamstring didn't look that bad. I could've swore it was a calf, but if it's a hammy it looks like a low grade because he didn't exactly clutch at it like it's been torn.

Yeah but this seems to happen every time Watson does a hammy. He's then "one game away" for about 20 games in a row. It's not so much that he gets injured often (which he does); it's that he's the slowest recoverer from minor tweaks of all time.

 

[benchmark00]

I claimed Bradman ftr.

 

[Cabinet96]

325? Bailey would bite your hand off for that, surely?

Reckon he'd take 350 at this rate, with Watson off the field and Coulter-Nile with only a couple of overs left.

 

[Spikey]

Watson's hamstring didn't look that bad. I could've swore it was a calf, but if it's a hammy it looks like a low grade because he didn't exactly clutch at it like it's been torn.

i'm sure whatever the extent of the injury, he won't be rushed back.

 

[ajdude]

that travelled like a TRACER BULLET

 

[benchmark00]

Wonder if social is watching.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ludeman would've taken that blindfolded #nufanthoughts

 

[Cevno]

FFS Yuvraj.

Raina at 4 and Yuvraj at 5 not working on these wickets even.