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***Official*** England in India
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centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
If england had had to bat against their bowlers in full flight, i doubt they would have done significantly better than india did.
The real difference has been England bowlers bowling like india is their home and it's been like they have been bowling on these pitches all their life.
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smash84
The Tiger King
should retire from all forms of cricket just before IPL.Yep, think he'll play that series or atleast one match there and call it a day.
Unless ofcourse the selectors/board want him to do it before.
Will be so so odd playing without him.
The public will soon forget him then
Satyanash89
Banned
are u serious? he bowled about a hundred filthy pies... on any other pitch he would have been murdered tahir style
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
hmm
attitude wise he's right up there with the worst ones like zaheer.
one of them has to go though and i'd much rather keep a potential match winner than a guy who has been out of form for at least 3 yrs now.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
picked up 2 tail-end wickets and the other two were gifted
To be fair to Chawla, he obviously didn't bowl two full-tosses every over to take the pitch out of the equation like Tahir...
Satyanash89
Banned
exactly. hes just ****
Awwana could have been given a chance
Spark
Global Moderator
Welcome to my world.Yep, think he'll play that series or atleast one match there and call it a day.
Unless ofcourse the selectors/board want him to do it before.
Will be so so odd playing without him.
morgieb
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Here's what I would do.
Gambhir - keep, I guess. He's at least made some gritty innings and India probably need experience.
Sehwag - probably should be dropped. Although he did help India win the first test, he's still not the right player for India.
Pujara - keep. Next Dravid?
Tendulkar - make him retire.
Kohli - keep, still fairly young.
Dhoni - dump. Has he ever scored runs at Test level under the pump?
Jajeda - keep. Could be a decent test all-rounder.
Ashwin - drop. I don't care how he bats, he can't take wickets against quality sides.
Chawla - stupid to pick him and isn't Test standard looking at his season currently but he did take a 4-fer. I dunno here. Should be on a short leash though.
Sharma - keep I guess. India is the wrong side for him though.
Ojha - keep.
Call-up:
Rahane - stupidly good at FC level, deserves a shot.
Sharma - ditto. I don't think you judge him on his ODI's performances just yet.
Panjak Singh - seems to be rated by Indian fans, probably deserves a shot.
Badranith deserves a shot but he's a fair bit older - if two players are similar in ability, I'd prefer to go for the younger player. Don't go for Raina or Yujrav ffs, that's a step back. If Zaheer finds form though then he should be recalled.
Anyone else?
Gambhir - keep, I guess. He's at least made some gritty innings and India probably need experience.
Sehwag - probably should be dropped. Although he did help India win the first test, he's still not the right player for India.
Pujara - keep. Next Dravid?
Tendulkar - make him retire.
Kohli - keep, still fairly young.
Dhoni - dump. Has he ever scored runs at Test level under the pump?
Jajeda - keep. Could be a decent test all-rounder.
Ashwin - drop. I don't care how he bats, he can't take wickets against quality sides.
Chawla - stupid to pick him and isn't Test standard looking at his season currently but he did take a 4-fer. I dunno here. Should be on a short leash though.
Sharma - keep I guess. India is the wrong side for him though.
Ojha - keep.
Call-up:
Rahane - stupidly good at FC level, deserves a shot.
Sharma - ditto. I don't think you judge him on his ODI's performances just yet.
Panjak Singh - seems to be rated by Indian fans, probably deserves a shot.
Badranith deserves a shot but he's a fair bit older - if two players are similar in ability, I'd prefer to go for the younger player. Don't go for Raina or Yujrav ffs, that's a step back. If Zaheer finds form though then he should be recalled.
Anyone else?
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Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
At least Gambhir is contributing something for the last 2 matches. Even if it is a 60 odd or alone fighting in Mumbai.
Sehwag just looks out of order and except for the ton at Ahmedabad his record is even worse over the last 2 years. Plus he's even unfit to bowl.
Sehwag is a potential match winner but Gambhir is a potential match saver, imo. He's there fighting in most tough situations.
Ashwin is a very good batsman. I'm pretty sure he could hold down a position as a top 7 batsman in this Indian team.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Pews tasting it hard on Sehwag and Tendulkar. Like I said pre-test, both are clearly past it. Eyes are going. Sehwag doesn't move his feet, while Sachin is nearly 40.
Its a shame, but more for Sehwag since he's not that old yet. This was always going to happen to Sachin though, I'm shocked people are at all surprised.
Its a shame, but more for Sehwag since he's not that old yet. This was always going to happen to Sachin though, I'm shocked people are at all surprised.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
no way he'll play the whole series. there will now be a bigger uproar than even after the mumbia test. i doubt he will be left with any other option.Yep, think he'll play that series or atleast one match there and call it a day.
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Spark
Global Moderator
Sachin's footwork has been as bad as Sehwag's at times this year.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
yeah loving his insight.
he's proving to be an even better commentator than he was a batsman. that is saying a lot about his speaking and analytical ability.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, but Dhoni will face the brunt first here, imo unless he scores a ton tommorow and wins the match.
