honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Love that confidence when he has already been ruled out of the first test.If he plays every test he will be the leading wicket taker among the quicks from both sides
Love that confidence when he has already been ruled out of the first test.If he plays every test he will be the leading wicket taker among the quicks from both sides
StfuStarc being missing sucks for us. You expect left arm zingers but get nice floaty pitched up pies.
Its obvious that Don Bradman does not make an AT India XI
Also, Sarfaraz is only 25. I am sure he will get his test chance within this year. The selectors probably do not want to blood a newbie in such a high profile series.I think the selectors use the following approach for players from different tracks -
LO success
- Sky, Bumrah, Pant, etc
- They hang around the team and play enough for selectors and the captain to gauge if they can make the jump to Tests
Domestic Success
- Has to be sustained
- Gets you into A teams
- A team performance then gets you into either LO cricket (Mukesh Kumar) or into Test squads
Sarfaraz is lacking the last one. It’s quite harsh in his case imho given the small sample size.
It’s the infamous pie floater, supposedly an Australian special.That looks like cnerd’s idea of a gourmet feed
Right but there's a world of difference between picking the talented youngster who hasn't really done anything at FC level because you think the early exposure will help somehow and not picking the 25yo putting up Bradman numbers because the occasion is too big for them or something like that. Just shows that you don't really rate them.Can't speak for anyone else, but I think there is a huge difference between being good enough skills wise and being ready mentally. That's a big part of why I so deeply loathe the Greg Chappell youth über alles selection mindset, think throwing a young and inexperienced at FC level player in before their time is more likely to ruin them than anything. No substitute for actually having a decent body of work behind you at the domestic level
But none of what I said above really applies to Sarfaraz, who does have a truly excellent domestic record over a reasonable timeframe, still youngish but not a foetus by any means
Yeah no agruments there. Was more responding to the general point with my initial post, as opposed to this specific example of Sarfaraz where I agree with you completely, the not experienced enough argument doesn't wash at all in his caseRight but there's a world of difference between picking the talented youngster who hasn't really done anything at FC level because you think the early exposure will help somehow and not picking the 25yo putting up Bradman numbers because the occasion is too big for them or something like that. Just shows that you don't really rate them.
I don't know enough about Indian selection culture to say anything with confidence, which is literally the only reason why I'm not saying I'm absolutely convinced that his appearance is a major factor in his non-selection. As in, his... roundness... is a bit of a throwback in today's highly athletic era.Yep. My suspicion is the powers have had some kind of exposure to him (specifically, watching him in person) in the IPL or A cricket and just don’t rate him. Maybe he looks crap.
But then I’d point to our best Test batsman who often looks village - Pant.