Langeveldt
Soutie
He is the best short leg I've seen...masterblaster said:
Pretty insulting to be using him as a specialist twelfth man.. He hasnt done anything much wrong really...
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"I want a defensive partner"
- Thread starter Arjun
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Pretty insulting to be using him as a specialist twelfth man.. He hasnt done anything much wrong really...
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Sehwag is wrong on two counts .
Firstly, its not for him to talk on something which is his captains prerogative. Secondly, having two stroke players as something 'undesirable' is not a valid arguement. Present Aussie openers and Windies with Fredricks and Greenidge are two highly successful pairs.
Having said that, Ganguly's arguement that just because Yuvraj is highly talented he should be in the side and since there is no place in the middle order, he should open is equaly sily logic. Wonder what he would have to say if Azhar was available and eligible and in form ? Yuvraj may , just may, score in the opening slot but that wouldnt prove that he was more fit to open than Dravid was when he was tried and failed.
Firstly, its not for him to talk on something which is his captains prerogative. Secondly, having two stroke players as something 'undesirable' is not a valid arguement. Present Aussie openers and Windies with Fredricks and Greenidge are two highly successful pairs.
Having said that, Ganguly's arguement that just because Yuvraj is highly talented he should be in the side and since there is no place in the middle order, he should open is equaly sily logic. Wonder what he would have to say if Azhar was available and eligible and in form ? Yuvraj may , just may, score in the opening slot but that wouldnt prove that he was more fit to open than Dravid was when he was tried and failed.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Exactly. Thats just the point.Arjun said:
Yet he just happened not to score in those innings and it was concluded that that this was not such a hot idea. Now if Yuvraj happens to score a hundred in the opening slot, it wouldnt mean Gabguly has a great idea.
This is what I meant.
Some of us may remember Nyan Mongia opened in a one off test against Aussies and scored 151 !!
tooextracool
International Coach
but if sehwag feels that he would be more comfortable with a defensive opener then he has every right to say so......perhaps he likes to be the dominant partner when he bats and is pressured to play strokes when other players score faster than him.SJS said:
blackcapsrule
State 12th Man
Yes, he didn't deserve to be axed.Mr. Ponting said:I watched Chopra when he came over to Australia, very good technique, very big potential and he did nothing wrong and has done nothing wrong since. Im disappointed.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
The selectors are not to decide the batting order. That is always the captain's prerpogative.marc71178 said:
NO.marc71178 said:
I meant Fredricks and Greenidge as I said. Haynes was not as aggressive as Fredricks. As far as comparison with current lot in aggression is concerned that is as stupid as you can get. The only way to judge a players aggression is by comparing him by what was the norm in his times.
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Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
If Trevor Hohns was chairman of the Indian selection committee, he would play both Chopra and Yuvraj, and drop Ganguly, and serve a notice to him, and also Laxman and Kumble- "Step up in fielding or stay out of the team!" I have never come across even 1 bad fielder in the current Australian teams, since 1999.
So what if Chopra has an average in the mid-20s? Is one bad series really enough to judge a player? He started off well, with an average of 46 in his debut series, so he has some ability. He is the best opener in India, not just in blunting the new ball, but also scoring runs. Makeshift openers don't work in Tests. If they want to send a makeshift opener, they can send in Sachin, because he's far more reliable than Yuvraj or Parthiv. Chopra should also play more limited overs cricket, at any level, to get into the habit of scoring quick runs. Even if he does not score too many runs beyond boundaries, he gets them between wickets.
So what if Chopra has an average in the mid-20s? Is one bad series really enough to judge a player? He started off well, with an average of 46 in his debut series, so he has some ability. He is the best opener in India, not just in blunting the new ball, but also scoring runs. Makeshift openers don't work in Tests. If they want to send a makeshift opener, they can send in Sachin, because he's far more reliable than Yuvraj or Parthiv. Chopra should also play more limited overs cricket, at any level, to get into the habit of scoring quick runs. Even if he does not score too many runs beyond boundaries, he gets them between wickets.
