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Blaze 18

Blaze 18

Banned
As so many others have already mentioned, Yousuf Pathan has sealed his World Cup spot with this knock. There is no way you can keep him out after this. However, I don't think he should bat higher up the order. Number seven is perfect for him.
 
G.I.Joe

G.I.Joe

International Coach
Shri said:
Rumors around already that Ganguly could be become the coach for India when Kirsten leaves. How cool would that be if it were true? He after all brought Dhoni, Yuvraj, Raina, Zaheer and others into Indian cricket. So there wouldn't be problems between the captain and coach for starters.
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He wrote an article in the papers last week saying that Rohit was our future, or something like that.
 
akilana

akilana

International 12th Man
Blaze 18 said:
As so many others have already mentioned, Yousuf Pathan has sealed his World Cup spot with this knock. There is no way you can keep him out after this. However, I don't think he should bat higher up the order. Number seven is perfect for him.
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bat above Dhoni
 
kingkallis

kingkallis

International Coach
Jono said:
Honestly, this series will ensure Yusuf is in the XI come WC time, and on subcontinent tracks at that.

Well worth a 2-3 loss tbh.
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Dhoni should give him 6-7 overs as well. Looks like he does not trust Pathan 'the bowler' yet.
 
Heboric

Heboric

International Debutant
Im a new guy here, but one thing I have noticed which is quite strange, is that people were quick to fire off the "Choke" word when the Proteas did poorly in those 2 odis, but nobody has mentioned how India blew there chance of winning both the ODI's and Test series.

The proteas were 115 for 5 in the fourth game in PE but won it.

In the test series the Proteas only had a lead of 100 and odd with 4 wickets in hand before lunch on the fourth day...
 
kingkallis

kingkallis

International Coach
Jono said:
Why can't he coach a domestic team, or at the very least, an IPL team with some success before we hire him at the highest level.

Plus the beauty about Kirsten was he was behind the scenes. You know Dada will be in the media every single day.
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Agree, just like his great friend Guru Greg who used to be on TV every day, for right / wrong reasons.
 
akilana

akilana

International 12th Man
Heboric said:
Im a new guy here, but one thing I have noticed which is quite strange, is that people were quick to fire off the "Choke" word when the Proteas did poorly in those 2 odis, but nobody has mentioned how India blew there chance of winning both the ODI's and Test series.

The proteas were 115 for 5 in the fourth game in PE but won it.

In the test series the Proteas only had a lead of 100 and odd with 4 wickets in hand before lunch on the fourth day...
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welcome to the forum.
Don't you know if it's the other teams, it's a collapse or complacency and if it's SA, it's always chocking.
 
Turbinator

Turbinator

Cricketer Of The Year
kingkallis said:
Thats stupid, really!

You cant drop MSD. Thats fair but drop Yuvraj if he does not come back to his usual ODI greatness.

We have other players in the wing who can do the job.
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Wait, what? Who said anything about dropping? I don't even want to drop Yuvraj. Yuvraj, if he gets going the way he did during the 2007 T20 WC, can make all the difference. I was just expressing my dissatisfaction with their current form, and the WC soon approaching.

Jeez, way to misinterpret my post... :p
 
kingkallis

kingkallis

International Coach
Turbinator said:
Wait, what? Who said anything about dropping? I don't even want to drop Yuvraj. Yuvraj, if he gets going the way he did during the 2007 T20 WC, can make all the difference. I was just expressing my dissatisfaction with their current form, and the WC soon approaching.

Jeez, way to misinterpret my post... :p
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Ermmmmm, looks like it came out wrong!

I wanted to say that we have players who need chance rather than keep trying these hacks.

For example, Kohli. We have spent pages discussing whether he will get his chance or not. Why not? He deserves a spot in playing XI. He plays in top order so he should play @ No.4.

Thats that simple yet we have to keep checking where Yuvraj, MSD, Pathan, Raina will/should play.
 
Turbinator

Turbinator

Cricketer Of The Year
kingkallis said:
Ermmmmm, looks like it came out wrong!

I wanted to say that we have players who need chance rather than keep trying these hacks.

For example, Kohli. We have spent pages discussing whether he will get his chance or not. Why not? He deserves a spot in playing XI. He plays in top order so he should play @ No.4.

Thats that simple yet we have to keep checking where Yuvraj, MSD, Pathan, Raina will/should play.
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Ahhhhh I see... Haha, my apologies, I guess it was me that misinterpreted your post. :laugh:

But yes I agree with you on the Kohli stance, it's ridiculous that his spot in the playing XI is up for discussion. He very well deserves to be in the team. As for Yuvraj, I still think its worth a shot to keep him in the XI for the first few WC matches, and then go from there based on his performance.
 
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