not really. whether we win or lose, this still happens to be a pathetic batting display and the problems I talked about have been with India for a while now. We haven't had a permanent #3 for ages and if you look at the best sides, they all have had a settled top 3. Is it just a coincidence that India have not done better inspite of having the best opening partnership ever in ODIs (arguably)?
I wouldn't mind anyone getting a go at 3, really.... But the thing is, the person should be given 3 games AT LEAST to prove himself. Musical chairs policy will not work and we have to bite the bullet and risk losing a series or two here. We are not exactly winning much anyways and we just have to be brave and try out a thing or two and settle down on a top 3 for ODIs. I also get this feeling that after the CB series, Sachin, Sourav and Rahul or at least a couple of them will quit ODIs to concentrate on tests. So we have to brace up for all that from now.
I really dont see how Uthappa can be dropped to bring Badrinath.
lol, I got that. And my point is, y not analyze whatever cricket has happened so far while we wait for the next innings to start?
Yeah fair enough.lol, I got that. And my point is, y not analyze whatever cricket has happened so far while we wait for the next innings to start?
I don't think Uthappa should be dropped either but I have never been a fan of playing 3 left arm seamers. There is just too much sameness in the attack. Either Sree should come in for one of them or else a batsman. With Sourav and Sachin in the side and fit to bowl along with Yuvi, I think we can try going with 4 bowlers. Also, I think Dravid can be given a break. He seems very much out of it. He himself mentioned in one interview that he is not the one who socializes with the team too much, unlike Sachin and Sourav and that he is perhaps less outgoing than them. I dunno why and I can start a whole thread on my speculations on this issue, but it just seems to me like Dravid is a bit of a lonely figure in the team right now. Not quite in the Sreesanth, Harbhajan, Karthik, Uthappa group and not quite in the Sachin, Sourav, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Zaheer group either.... I get the feeling (and this is just purely speculation on my part) that he is a very lonely guy in the team at the moment and that he is not getting enough support. Maybe good to let him have a break. I think people like Vengsarkar, Sachin, Sourav, Dhoni should talk to him and tell him that he can take a break, go and have a lot of nets, iron out the little technical glitches that have crept into his game and then come back fresh for the challenger series. He will get a few games and hits there and if he gets back amongst the runs then, I am sure he will return as a hungrier player for the series against Pakistan and that will be so much better for us.
Top post mate.
I agree that Dravid may be feeling a bit off. Cant comment on the reasons but I dontr see how dropping him will help. He will be devastated.
thanks
oh no.. I never said we should drop him. I am just feeling that maybe mentally he is too tired at the moment and also he is not in the best frame of mind right now. Maybe a break and a session or two with a counsellor and we should see the best of Dravid again. I never really said he should be dropped on performance, because he had a decent enough series in England and played well even at Kochi and has only had 2 failures really, in this series.
