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***Official*** India in Pakistan
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adharcric
International Coach
They've seen a good deal of those two. You know how certain people make up claims to prove a point on this forum .. quite common in this thread especially. Still, I do think Kaif will play a huge role as he's in rich form and has improved his batting recently. Kartik is inconsistent so I wouldn't depend on him, but Raina is a talented guy who if given an opportunity could shine and be a surprise factor for India. Same goes with Sreesanth, who could add some energy to the Indian (lack-of) pace attack if he's played ... and he definitely should be in from the first match itself.Jono said:
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Kaif should bat no lower than 5 for the ODIs. Hopefully he bats fairly high tomorrow, because I think he's got more to offer than just a finisher. His best knocks have always been when he's had a lot of time in the middle. Dravid and Yuvraj bat much better in the latter overs than Kaif.
Jono said:
Thats true. I remember a lot of people saying that kaif has lost his touch, but i think its cos he isnt given much of a chance. he's given around 10 overs max. How's he meant to do much in that time, especially when he's not a big hitter. He would do nicely in the top 5 where he has time to settle in. Also it gives hima sort of motivation to hit big scores. at the moment, i hate to say it, but india are wasting his abilities.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Yeah they have wasted his abilities, but the ODI top order has been settled for so long its been hard for him to get a spot up high. We've always had Sehwag, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid there, and whenever Laxman was in the team he'd bat high too. That'd leave Yuvraj and Kaif to bat fairly low. Now for Yuvraj that works, but Kaif it doesn't work quite as well. He started getting better opportunities around the WC 2003 time when they batted him high a few times (I remember the match against Pakistan he came in at 4) and in 2005 he started batting high very often, and cracked a few tons and other high scores there. He's perfect for the anchor role in India, and if he does go out Dravid can play that role as well, whilst also having the ability to raise the scoring rate later in the innings.
cricket guy
Cricket Spectator
pakistan won the test match
cricket guy
Cricket Spectator
pakistan won the test match hurrah!
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Welcome to Cricket Web, cricket guy
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Welcome to Cricket Web, cricket guy. Hurrah! 
TIF
U19 Debutant
I would like to see India go with this line-up -
Sehwag
Tendulkar
Pathan
Dravid
Kaif
Yuvraj
Raina
Dhoni(w)
Zaheer
Harbhajan
RP Singh
Super-sub: M Kartik
As for the ODIs, India, have recently improved in ODIs since Greg Chappell, took over and have done well against Sri Lanka and South Africa recently. India, nearly pulled off a win against South Africa, despite being 35/5, showing the depth in batting which was missing from the earlier Indian one-day teams.
As for Pakistan, they always seem to do well in the ODIs. I expect the ODIs to be a hard fought contest and would currently like to stay away from any predictions after my last prediction about "India can chase 500+" was a super-flop. I have decided not to predict anything for India-Pakistan matches as these matches are the toughest to predict.
Sehwag
Tendulkar
Pathan
Dravid
Kaif
Yuvraj
Raina
Dhoni(w)
Zaheer
Harbhajan
RP Singh
Super-sub: M Kartik
As for the ODIs, India, have recently improved in ODIs since Greg Chappell, took over and have done well against Sri Lanka and South Africa recently. India, nearly pulled off a win against South Africa, despite being 35/5, showing the depth in batting which was missing from the earlier Indian one-day teams.
As for Pakistan, they always seem to do well in the ODIs. I expect the ODIs to be a hard fought contest and would currently like to stay away from any predictions after my last prediction about "India can chase 500+" was a super-flop. I have decided not to predict anything for India-Pakistan matches as these matches are the toughest to predict.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
It's not a bad idea, as long as he bats with a cushoin of runs behind him, and attack the bowling given every opportunity, unlike Agarkar, who was blocking many deliveries on a hundred-plus-strike-rate pitch. Any position is good for him, as long as he gets at least five overs, but he shouldn't open the batting– let that be left to the Test openers.Armadillo said:
vandemataram
Banned
Yes, somehow they were able to win that test match.cricket guy said:
And somehow you finally got that news sooooooooooo early
vandemataram
Banned
TIF said:
Sreesanth should be in the playing lineup, Pakistani batters are suspect against express pace, and Santh's pace will be helpful in demolising them.
I'm hoping the opening bowling pair of Pathan and Santh will once again reduce Pak to a score like 30-6
, and hopfully Pakistan won't be able to make a great escape this time!
vandemataram
Banned
Agreed, i'm against it as well, both Pathan and Dhoni have been made to bat at several positions.Pathan's opening of the innings was the most stupid decision taken by Greg so far, hopefully that won't be repeated.Armadillo said:
