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***Official*** Asia Cup
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I don't see any point in playing Tendulkar if he isn't opening, as he is by far and away the best ODI opener the game has ever seen. Sure he's excellent at #4 too, but Sharma and Raina both have big futures for India and should both get as much exposure in limited overs cricket as possible I feel. I agree with Jono's assessment of needing to keep consistency with the selection, give some of the younger guys a decent crack to prove themselves and gain confidence.
I know he's only played 10 matches, two of which were against Bangladesh and Hong Kong, but I beleive Praveen Kumar will be the lynch-pin of the Indian ODI bowling attack for the next few years. I know he hasn't been that good in this tournament, but some of the spells he's bowled in his international career have been very good and he has a superb domestic record to back him up. Alongside him I would select Ishant Sharma, who has had a respectable start to his ODI career. Although his strike rate is still a little high, he would be the main wicket-taker in the Indian side with the potential to rip through a batting order like he did in Hobart and Melbourne during the CB series.
Irfan Pathan would be the other seam-bowler, as he adds balance to the team with his lower-order batting ability. When Sreesanth, Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel return from their respective injuries we may see him out of the side, replaced as the all-rounder by his brother Yusuf. I still maintain Yusuf Pathan isn't as good in limited overs cricket as he is in FC games, but at the moment there isn't a place for him in the Test side so India may have to continue his development and harness his Twenty20 skills. Piyush Chawla picks himself IMO, very big things are expected of him and he has shown glimpses of that potential.
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
You want me to send you clips of me bowling?
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
Munaf Patel is not injured, just not selected.
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My apologies. I thought he was still working back to full fitness.
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Probably for the best, his services are better used in Test cricket than in ODIs.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Pakistan going out from 1.83 to 2.20 answers my question. Definitely gonna have a punt on them.
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
Indeed. Always thought he was unlucky during Pakistan series and that he could have had two or three more wickets if chances had gone his way. Its is good to see him in Test cricket just after he has taken a wicket too, because the pace suddenly jumps to over 140kph and surprises the incoming batsman.
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Pakistan robbed already.
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
The world would be so much of an easier place if batsmen were all left handed!
chaminda_00
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So gutted, another innings by Kapu that could have been anything, but just another start. Watch us limp to a mid 200s score from here, unless Sangakkara produces a true masterclass.
