Indian cricket off season discussion

[Arjun]

What are your comments on the support staff enlisted by Greg Chappell? I don't know what Fraser does, but Krebs is a biomechanics expert.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

What are your comments on the support staff enlisted by Greg Chappell? I don't know what Fraser does, but Krebs is a biomechanics expert.

Frazer, the former Victorian player, is an expert in the biomechanics of bowling while Krebs is a specialist in Kinesiology - the scientific study of man's movement and the movements of equipment that he might use in exercise, sport or other forms of physical activity

 

[ramkumar_gr]

yes the list is a big long JP Yadav, Venugopala, Sriram,Badani,S Raina,Bhandari, VRV Singh, Bose, SS Paul, S Dhawan, Uthappa, R Ramkumar, Amit Mishra, D Jhadav

Arjun, Any addition or deletion to my list.

 

[Arjun]

Arjun, Any addition or deletion to my list.

My post vanished due to a network breakdown. You mentioned Badani- he's been tried several times before, and he's not an ideal ODI batsman- he tends to start blocking when a wicket or two falls, and takes time to get set. He hasn't got too many scores over 50, and may be a better Test prospect than ODI. Gambhir and Bhandari have done well for India-A (flip back a few pages), so a national call-up should not be far. Vikram (VRV) Singh and Abid Nabi have a lot more pace than the average Indian seam bowler, so the selectors should watch them. Hopefully they can put their pace to good use- so far, they've got a good number of wickets per match and have taken 5 an innings a few times. Rajesh Pawar of Baroda is another reserve spinner you can try- he's a favourite among selectors these days.

 

[Arjun]

Frazer, the former Victorian player, is an expert in the biomechanics of bowling while Krebs is a specialist in Kinesiology - the scientific study of man's movement and the movements of equipment that he might use in exercise, sport or other forms of physical activity

Thanks. Maybe they can help improve the Indians' outfielding skills- particularly the way they run to stop a ball, which needs improvement. Interestingly, Ashish Nehra, who's often known for his bloopers in stopping rolling balls, throws at the stumps forcefully, on target. The likes of Balaji need to crank up a few yards of pace to get those extra wickets. Running between wickets is another problem, particularly for Sehwag.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

My post vanished due to a network breakdown. You mentioned Badani- he's been tried several times before, and he's not an ideal ODI batsman- he tends to start blocking when a wicket or two falls, and takes time to get set. He hasn't got too many scores over 50, and may be a better Test prospect than ODI. Gambhir and Bhandari have done well for India-A (flip back a few pages), so a national call-up should not be far. Vikram (VRV) Singh and Abid Nabi have a lot more pace than the average Indian seam bowler, so the selectors should watch them. Hopefully they can put their pace to good use- so far, they've got a good number of wickets per match and have taken 5 an innings a few times. Rajesh Pawar of Baroda is another reserve spinner you can try- he's a favourite among selectors these days.

badani has got some unorthodox shots, he hits sixes with ease. unfortunately again the biased approach of selectors did not give him the required confidence. Rajesh Pawar is another bits and pieces player, but as you say he is selectors' good books. How about Yusuf Pathan of Baroda, he too appears to be a selectors' favourite. But not necessarily selectors' favourites end up playing for the senior team. classic example is Mitun Manhas.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Thanks. Maybe they can help improve the Indians' outfielding skills- particularly the way they run to stop a ball, which needs improvement. Interestingly, Ashish Nehra, who's often known for his bloopers in stopping rolling balls, throws at the stumps forcefully, on target. The likes of Balaji need to crank up a few yards of pace to get those extra wickets. Running between wickets is another problem, particularly for Sehwag.

yes, i feel Aashish Nehra is a matchwinner in one-dayers. I would rate him above all like zaheer,irfan and balaji. Balaji is good in tests. These experts could be of immense help. Running between the wickets no one has solved that for indian team yet. Pakistan has made a marked improvement on this front.

 

[Arjun]

badani has got some unorthodox shots, he hits sixes with ease. unfortunately again the biased approach of selectors did not give him the required confidence. Rajesh Pawar is another bits and pieces player, but as you say he is selectors' good books. How about Yusuf Pathan of Baroda, he too appears to be a selectors' favourite. But not necessarily selectors' favourites end up playing for the senior team. classic example is Mitun Manhas.

Badani's negative batting has cost the Indian side every ODI series in which he has played, so he himself is partly responsible. Rajesh Pawar may be a replacement for Anil Kumble in ODI's and also Yusuf Pathan. Irfan's elder brother is a legspinner who can extract bounce and hits the ball hard with a rather freakish, unorthodox technique, but needs more action. Mithun Manhas never converted the starts he got into big scores, which is why he hasn't got that 50+ average that most others notch up. As for running between wickets, it's just Sehwag, Ganguly, Laxman and Mongia who have problems- the others are not too bad.

 

[shankar]

Sehwag isn't as quick between the wickets as the others, but he's by no means a poor runner.

 

[viktor]

Interestingly, Ashish Nehra, who's often known for his bloopers in stopping rolling balls, throws at the stumps forcefully, on target. The likes of Balaji need to crank up a few yards of pace to get those extra wickets. Running between wickets is another problem, particularly for Sehwag.

Two good throws in a match doesn't make it a regular thing. don't generalize. nehra is a crappy fielder.
balaji could do with some xtra pace though...

 

[Arjun]

Two good throws in a match doesn't make it a regular thing. don't generalize. nehra is a crappy fielder.
balaji could do with some xtra pace though...

If you have seen enough of Nehra on the fielld, you would notice he sometimes gets it right, and his fielding shoots up several notches when he's playing against Pakistan. Maybe someone can 'hypnotise' him int believing that every opposition batsman is wearing shades of green.

 

[Arjun]

Which domestic transfers would you like to see? Hopefully Dhoni won't shift to Bengal- that will be a big blow to a rapidly improving team, who now have Arun Lal as coach. Down south, Hyderabad, who could do with an all-rounder, can pick Goa's Amit Dani. Baroda's Ajit Bhoite may get more matches playing for Maharashtra, who could do with a spinner. Punjab need an opener- they an pick Akash Chopra, who can't make a Delhi starting lineup, then Reetinder Sodhi can go back to the middle order and work harder on his bowling.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Which domestic transfers would you like to see? Hopefully Dhoni won't shift to Bengal- that will be a big blow to a rapidly improving team, who now have Arun Lal as coach. Down south, Hyderabad, who could do with an all-rounder, can pick Goa's Amit Dani. Baroda's Ajit Bhoite may get more matches playing for Maharashtra, who could do with a spinner. Punjab need an opener- they an pick Akash Chopra, who can't make a Delhi starting lineup, then Reetinder Sodhi can go back to the middle order and work harder on his bowling.

last season Vasanth Saravanan was playing for Assam. Wil he get to play for TN this season. Vidyut came back to TN from Haryana last season.

 

[viktor]

If you have seen enough of Nehra on the fielld, you would notice he sometimes gets it right, and his fielding shoots up several notches when he's playing against Pakistan. Maybe someone can 'hypnotise' him int believing that every opposition batsman is wearing shades of green.

I haven't noticed that but if you are right, may be we should ask for a hypnotist in the support staff next !!!

 

[Arjun]

last season Vasanth Saravanan was playing for Assam. Wil he get to play for TN this season. Vidyut came back to TN from Haryana last season.

Assam is one of those teams which depends a lot on outsiders. They need to start getting more out of their own state if they should pose a challenge to the bigger teams. About Saravanan, he may have a tough time making the TN side, given that the middle-order is packed- you have Badrinath, Sharath, Badani, Sriram and now Hemant Kumar. Frankly, Vidyut should get back to the middle-order, where he can play his shots freel, and work on his bowling as well, thus get back to being the Vidyut of not too long ago.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Assam is one of those teams which depends a lot on outsiders. They need to start getting more out of their own state if they should pose a challenge to the bigger teams. About Saravanan, he may have a tough time making the TN side, given that the middle-order is packed- you have Badrinath, Sharath, Badani, Sriram and now Hemant Kumar. Frankly, Vidyut should get back to the middle-order, where he can play his shots freel, and work on his bowling as well, thus get back to being the Vidyut of not too long ago.

and also to add K Vasudeva Das , who had two very decent knocks, and also not to forget has JR Madanagopal. Yes, as you say Vidyut can redeem himself as a big hitter, something he had done so well. Some big hitting can bring him to the indian ODI team, something in the Atul Bedade mould. And how about Sujit Somasunder. Will he play for Karnataka or Kerala. The same about C Hemant Kumar, he may consider turning out for Kerala again.

 

[Arjun]

and also to add K Vasudeva Das , who had two very decent knocks, and also not to forget has JR Madanagopal. Yes, as you say Vidyut can redeem himself as a big hitter, something he had done so well. Some big hitting can bring him to the indian ODI team, something in the Atul Bedade mould. And how about Sujit Somasunder. Will he play for Karnataka or Kerala. The same about C Hemant Kumar, he may consider turning out for Kerala again.

Regarding Vidyut, he chose to open the innings and bowl in bits and pieces since he'd get injured a lot less. That's been a problem with all-rounders all over India. Sometimes, they're required to bowl a lot more than they should, or bat out a very long innings. Doing both can take its toll on their fitness. Reetinder Sodhi is one example- he was one very active all-rounder until he got injured recently, and now only bowls occasionally, though he's done rather well with the ball.

Ideally, all-rounders should be used in short spells with the ball, so that they can take some time off, a breather, a stretch, to stay fit till they come out to bat. When they bat, they just need to score quickly, particularly in big shots. The pitches here in India are so flat, the bowlers spend a lot of time and use a lot of overs trying to bowl sides out. Obviously, they will get tired, particularly the new-ball bowlers. The new trend of pitches which offer the bowlers more than a little advantage is a good thing, and will help the domestic game in the long run. That said, JP Yadav and Ramesh Powar may be a lot fitter than most other players in the scene, and even fitter than all those in the national side.

 

[Arjun]

Some Ranji/ROD selections. Your comments?

TAMIL NADU

• Anirudha
• Ramesh
• Sharath
• Badrinath/Badani
• Sriram
• Vidyut
• Dinesh Karthik
• Balaji
• Ramkumar
• Naresh (Left-arm seamer)
• Jesuraj

PUNJAB

• Akash Chopra
• Ravneet Ricky
• Yuvraj Singh
• Dinesh Mongia
• Ankur Kakkar
• Pankaj Dharmani
• Reetinder Sodhi
• Harbhajan Singh
• Navdeep Singh
• Gagandeep Singh
• Vikram Singh

Reserves: Vineet Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Gaurav Gupta, Amit Uniyal

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Some Ranji/ROD selections. Your comments?

TAMIL NADU

• Anirudha
• Ramesh
• Sharath
• Badrinath/Badani
• Sriram
• Vidyut
• Dinesh Karthik
• Balaji
• Ramkumar
• Naresh (Left-arm seamer)
• Jesuraj

PUNJAB

• Akash Chopra
• Ravneet Ricky
• Yuvraj Singh
• Dinesh Mongia
• Ankur Kakkar
• Pankaj Dharmani
• Reetinder Sodhi
• Harbhajan Singh
• Navdeep Singh
• Gagandeep Singh
• Vikram Singh

Reserves: Vineet Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Gaurav Gupta, Amit Uniyal

As for as TN team i would like to include a spinner in place of Naresh. May be Dhandapani. In your team, Hemant and Vasudeva Das dont find a place. I too dont find a place for them. How about Suresh S in place of Anirudha.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

As for as TN team i would like to include a spinner in place of Naresh. May be Dhandapani. In your team, Hemant and Vasudeva Das dont find a place. I too dont find a place for them. How about Suresh S in place of Anirudha.

Is Akash Chopra going to play for Punjab or Delhi??