***Official*** India in West Indies

[viktor]

I think its cricinfo sc#@$ing up as usual. There are 13 players in the side if you include VRV.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

West Indies ODI squad:
BC Lara (C), CS Baugh (wk), S Chanderpaul, DJJ Bravo, DR Smith, CD Collymore, D Mohammed, CH Gayle, RS Morton, JE Taylor, FH Edwards, IDR Bradshaw, RR Sarwan, MN Samuels.

Unchanged West Indies ODI squad from the last two Zimbabwe matches.

Expected team (IMO):

CH Gayle
RS Morton
RR Sarwan
BC Lara (C)
S Chanderpaul
DJJ Bravo
CS Baugh (wk)
DR Smith
IDR Bradshaw
JE Taylor
FH Edwards

My preferred team:

CH Gayle
S Chanderpal
RS Morton
BC Lara (C)
RR Sarwan
DJJ Bravo
CS Baugh (wk)
DR Smith
IDR Bradshaw
JE Taylor
FH Edwards

I hear that Sabina Park is quicker now than it's been in recent years, so it could be interesting to see Edwards and Taylor on it.

 

[roseboy64]

It'll be interesting to see how Morton and Smith do.

 

[garage flower]

My preferred team:

CH Gayle
S Chanderpal
RS Morton
BC Lara (C)
RR Sarwan
DJJ Bravo
CS Baugh (wk)
DR Smith
IDR Bradshaw
JE Taylor
FH Edwards

I hear that Sabina Park is quicker now than it's been in recent years, so it could be interesting to see Edwards and Taylor on it.

I like your line up, though there's perhaps a danger of getting bogged down if Shiv and Morton are together for a while early in the innings. Be interesting to see how Morton fares against Pathan's in-swing, though I assume he handled Franklin ok in NZ.

Definitely no Samuels even though the middle order does look very brittle and I guess Mohammed would be a big gamble against India. I was thinking either Edwards or Taylor to play, but with Collymore p'raps still feeling his way back a bit I could see them picking both - particularly on a fast track.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I like your line up, though there's perhaps a danger of getting bogged down if Shiv and Morton are together for a while early in the innings. Be interesting to see how Morton fares against Pathan's in-swing, though I assume he handled Franklin ok in NZ.

Definitely no Samuels even though the middle order does look very brittle and I guess Mohammed would be a big gamble against India. I was thinking either Edwards or Taylor to play, but with Collymore p'raps still feeling his way back a bit I could see them picking both - particularly on a fast track.

I think Chanderpaul is right back in form. I was hesitant at first, but he played so beautifully at the end of that 93 the other day, and then batted superbly in the two ODIs in Trinidad to follow it. I don't think he will get bogged down significantly, because Chanderpaul in form keeps the strike rotating and dispatches the bad balls - the Indian seamers will give bad balls occasionally.

Morton is a concern because of the swing bowling of Pathan and co. in particular. He doesn't look as certain when the ball is moving about, though he does play the ball very late, so that may help him cope. I'd back him more if he didn't have to come in until the shine went off the ball though.

Samuels is supposedly in good batting form at the moment, but I think he was poorly handled against Zimbabwe. He wasn't given any time to play an innings, and Samuels is a classy batsman, not a slogger. As such, he definitely should not play unless he's batting in the top 4 or 5 IMO.

I'd be more inclined to play Mohammed in the ODIs than the Tests against India actually, as the Indians are so superb against spin, and the WI selectors are so unforgiving, that a bad Test series (few wickets, even if he keeps it tidy) could end his Test career.

It would be nice to say, "it would be a learning experience for him", but in Windies cricket, spinners don't get learning experiences. They get small windows in which to dominate the opposition, and if they fail to do so, they're considered useless and rarely tried again.

 

[adharcric]

Powar is out and Sreesanth is questionable. Unless we go in with only four bowlers, either Uthappa or Kaif will have to be left out. Personally, I don't imagine Dravid expecting Yuvraj, Sehwag and Raina to complete ten overs without being targetted; if Sachin was there, things would be better. Anyways, how does this look?

Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Kaif
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni
Irfan Pathan
Ajit Agarkar
Harbhajan Singh
Munaf Patel
RP Singh

 

[honestbharani]

Scary stuff if you are an Indian supporter...

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wivind/content/current/story/247358.html

""I have a chat with them once in a while and try and suggest a few things if I notice it"

Not content with teaching Dennis Lillee to bowl, Agarkar has now become the elder statesman to the young Indian fast bowlers, expect them to go down hill rapidly!

He is The Great One in more senses than one. Look at his kindness and generosity towards the lesser beings.

 

[honestbharani]

Powar is out and Sreesanth is questionable. Unless we go in with only four bowlers, either Uthappa or Kaif will have to be left out. Personally, I don't imagine Dravid expecting Yuvraj, Sehwag and Raina to complete ten overs without being targetted; if Sachin was there, things would be better. Anyways, how does this look?

Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Kaif
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni
Irfan Pathan
Ajit Agarkar
Harbhajan Singh
Munaf Patel
RP Singh

I would take one more batter ahead of RP Singh. He is just not in good enough form at the moment, looks a little more wayward than usual. And I have faith in Yuvi and Sehwag's bowling abilities. And the sooner we test out Raina's bowling, the better. AS Chappell said, if they are not going to be tested under pressure, then when are they gonna be tested?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

And I have faith in Yuvi and Sehwag's bowling abilities.

On the basis of being belted for 5 runs an over (on average)? Sehwag's economy rate is well over 5.

 

[silentstriker]

Scary stuff if you are an Indian supporter...

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wivind/content/current/story/247358.html

""I have a chat with them once in a while and try and suggest a few things if I notice it"

Not content with teaching Dennis Lillee to bowl, Agarkar has now become the elder statesman to the young Indian fast bowlers, expect them to go down hill rapidly!

When did he try to teach Lillee how to bowl? Oh man, if thats true......that goes on my list of all-time moments.

 

[viktor]

Yuvi has been bowling pretty well in recent times. He takes the pace completely off the ball and is therefore difficult to get away, esp. on a slow and low wicket. I wouldn't mind Adhacric's team. Rely on MSD, IPK and, ofcourse, AA, to do the 6th batsman's job nad Yuvi, Sehwag as the 5th bowler.

 

[viktor]

When did he try to teach Lillee how to bowl? Oh man, if thats true......that goes on my list of all-time moments.

When Dennis was trying to make a comeback after the back operation, he came over to Bombay.

 

[Jono]

When did he try to teach Lillee how to bowl? Oh man, if thats true......that goes on my list of all-time moments.

No it was a joke, there was a pic of AA talking to Lillee, and people said it was AA teaching Lillee how to bowl lol

 

[marc71178]

When did he try to teach Lillee how to bowl? Oh man, if thats true......that goes on my list of all-time moments.

Dennis was honoured that he gave him just a few moments of his time.

 

[adharcric]

Dennis was honoured that he gave him just a few moments of his time.

Now we know why Lillee's subcontinent record was so poor.

 

[adharcric]

I would take one more batter ahead of RP Singh. He is just not in good enough form at the moment, looks a little more wayward than usual. And I have faith in Yuvi and Sehwag's bowling abilities. And the sooner we test out Raina's bowling, the better. AS Chappell said, if they are not going to be tested under pressure, then when are they gonna be tested?

I've been advocating trying out Raina with 3 to 4 overs but they never do it. If they are willing to do so, I'm all for 6 specialist batsmen in addition to Pathan, Munaf, Harbhajan and RP Singh. I think they'll include AA over Venu/Uthappa though. With everyone fit, the side looks really good.

Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dravid, Yuvraj, Raina, Dhoni, Pathan, Powar, Harbhajan, Munaf, Sreesanth

 

[Anil]

Now we know why Lillee's subcontinent record was so poor.

because he couldn't get the benefit of the great one's advice before he retired?

 

[Nishant]

im sorry for all u munaf fans because i really dont like him in ODIs. Maybe its because i havent seen much of him yet. But, he cant bat at all really. Yuvi on good form with the bowl. I trust him at the moment. RP singh: well, maybe he'll improve...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I've been advocating trying out Raina with 3 to 4 overs but they never do it.

Chappell told me it's because you're too softspoken at the panel meetings.

 

[silentstriker]

I've been advocating trying out Raina with 3 to 4 overs but they never do it.

I feel you man. My advice to Monica Belluci about marrying me isn't being taken either.