He should have certainly made the ROI team. However, he is someone I'd want in the Test team if fully fit but if he is a bit unfit and going to bowl 115kph at any point due to fatigue or niggles, then I'm not too interested. When he is up around 125kph though, I think he can be a very good Test bowler.No idea why he's been shunned all of a sudden just because of injury, didn't even get a game for ROI recently. Was the only bowler who was half decent in England.
He looked completely out of form in CB series and Asia Cup, Still hope he regains form that he displayed in England in the upcoming domestic matches, want to see how he performs in indian conditions as he has pretty awesome domestic recordNo idea why he's been shunned all of a sudden just because of injury, didn't even get a game for ROI recently. Was the only bowler who was half decent in England.
I think Praveen Kumar should be in the test squad above Irfan. He bowled well in the England series and has earnt the right to have a few more matches to see what he can do in conditions which are not as suited to his bowling. Ishant being in the test team is a mistake. He averages close to 40 and has already played 45 tests at a young age. He needs one year of domestic and county. Simply choosing him sends out the wrong message to him and it's detrimental to the team in the long term.Umesh Yadav is India's frontline pacer. He just helped bowl Vidarbha to victory over Haryana. Could have won it single-handedly.
Punjab, with batting contributions from Harbhajan Singh, are all over Hyderabad. We won't see the centurion and double-centurion in contention for a place in the national side, but they've done their bit in flattening the team with VVS Laxman in their ranks. Oh, and Pragyan Ojha went for over 200 runs in 50 overs, with two wickets. Harbhajan, on the other hand, was very tight, going for under two an over, but didn't pick up wickets.
Ishant Sharma struggled against UP, who scored big with contributions from Dagar, Kaif (still trying to prove a point) and Praveen Kumar (also trying to prove a point after being left out lately)- the first choice as India's swing bowler also took a few wickets (still trying to prove a point, in more ways). Is he an alternative to Irfan Pathan, for Tests? Maybe another match will tell. Meanwhile, there's an injury concern for Sehwag.
Rishi Dhawan may be a better alternative for Pathan than Praveen, but a little too raw. Figures in 16 games are delicious (four wickets a game, a century in this game and four fifties) but he hasn't yet run through a batting side. He's held up his batting side in this game, though.
As for Irfan Pathan himself, he too scored a century, to stay in the hunt for a place in the Test side. Not too many wickets to show, though Baroda rolled over Karnataka and have a firm grip on the game. Maybe in the second dig he'll get more than a few. The century, and a few wickets, will make him a proper contender for the revolving door number six position (and the only way to lock that door is with a bowler).
Mumbai vs Railways is being played on a flat deck. Centuries for Tendulkar, Rahane and even Nayar. Rohit Sharma must be kicking himself, but reports indicate he was unlucky to be run-out, and made his sentiment clear.
County standard is appalling and should not be consideredI think Praveen Kumar should be in the test squad above Irfan. He bowled well in the England series and has earnt the right to have a few more matches to see what he can do in conditions which are not as suited to his bowling. Ishant being in the test team is a mistake. He averages close to 40 and has already played 45 tests at a young age. He needs one year of domestic and county. Simply choosing him sends out the wrong message to him and it's detrimental to the team in the long term.
Been a year and a couple of days since Sreesanth last played any sort of professional cricket. Suck it Teja.
I agree with you. But it's good experience bowling on diffferent pitches. S Waugh same the same and used it as practise before the ashes.County standard is appalling and should not be considered
How come Zaheer actually became a good bowler after a season in it?County standard is appalling and should not be considered
Haha he was taking the piss, ViruTheBest said exactly the same thing in another thread so Daemon was using it against him, is all.How come Zaheer actually became a good bowler after a season in it?
If not the bat, he does it with the ball. 6-wicket haul follows the triple century in the first match..Can't recall Rohit Sharma doing it anytime..Or one triple century for everyone's favourite punching bag, Rohit Sharma, to stake a claim for Tests again?