alexkumar said:He is already did. It is just that Ganguly is over using DRAVID for Teams Interests when he can't even BAT.
That was an old article. Karthik kept well in the Ranji Semis and Finals and looked much more efficient than he was in the WC. I guess his wicketkeeping on the A tour to Kenya and Zim, would dictate whether he will make the grade soon or will it take time.Another article on himmarc71178 said:So all he needs to do is improve his wicket-keeping.
So why pick him then?
Domestic runs shouldn't make someone a Test Keeper.
Why does the wicketkeeper always have to bat like a top order batsman? Why not a bowler? There are no wicketkeepers in India who can bat that well, and no batsmen in India whose wicketkeeping is of any standard. But there can be batsmen in India who can bowl regularly and enough bowlers in India who can bat in the top 6, so why look for a batting wicketkeeper?India need wicket keeping Batsman , not just wicket keeper.
B'coz Ratra and Samant just aren't good enough with the bat .Arjun said:But why Dhoni? Because he's from Bihar? Obviously, Samant and Ratra are far better- Samant is more dependable, while Ratra is faster.
Hmmm...do they need to be? If they score 20-30 runs at a low position, that should be enough. Besides, Powar and Pathan, with six specialist batsmen, are good enough with the bat. And what's more important for a wicketkeeper? Batting or Keeping? There's little or no use for a wicketkeeper's batting in a team like this. As for Samant, he has 8 FC half-centuries and he does not drop catches. Ratra is the fastest wicketkeeper in India, so he too should get a look-in again. Of course, in my plans, a wicketkeeper comes in at 9, so I would choose the best gloveman, but the selectors think of wicketkeeping as a supplement to batting, while it is a very unique skill, perfected only by 1 out of 11.V Reddy said:B'coz Ratra and Samant just aren't good enough with the bat .
Why do they need an Adam Gilchrist? Why not a Chris Cairns or a Lance Klusener?DINESH KARTHIK Is future ADAM GILCHRIST OF INDIA.
There are a few good all-rounders, but absolutely no wicketkeeper batsmen.India does n't have a good consistant alrounder atpresent. Agarkar is inconsistant.
So we have to replace that position with wicket keeper batsman.
alexkumar said:To beat australia , India needs to have 7 batsman or 6 batsman +1 alrounder.
So we have to replace that position with wicket keeper batsman.
because it increases the chance of burn out , for your best batsman to keep for 50 overs and then bat again for long periods of time. 3 yrs to the wc, you'd think its time to try and find another keeper-batsmanmarc71178 said:But when Dravid is doing a passable job, why replace him with a "specialist" who needs keeping training to come up to standard?
masterblaster said:Ganguly hates Dravid?
That's certainly new to me.
alexkumar said:To beat australia , India needs to have 7 batsman or 6 batsman +1 alrounder.