***Official Pujara and co in Zimbabwe 2013***

[CricAddict]

No we won't. We will find some way out..

 

[Maximas]

I haven't seen any play, but it sounds like Dhawan is dealing with the conditions pretty well, encouraging for SA tour I suppose

 

[Arjun]

That absolutely dire 22-ball ordeal is over. We're now seeing a second proper bowler get some quick and decent runs.

Vinay's 6-4-6. That's how a proper all-rounder should bat. Apart from being a strike bowler.

 

[Arjun]

Age-old mistake repeated- handing the ball to a part-timer in the slog overs. Bigger mistake when the premier bowler misses two overs.

 

[marc71178]

Vinay's 6-4-6. That's how a proper all-rounder should bat. Apart from being a strike bowler.

And averaging 10 with a top score in the 20's - proper all rounder that (!)

 

[Arjun]

And averaging 10 with a top score in the 20's - proper all rounder that (!)

I'd prefer to see India's supposedly proper all-rounder do this often. That this other bloke does it is a bonus.

 

[Arjun]

Seeing this right-arm-medium (with one left-arm medium) brigade in action, I feel Umesh Yadav should have been leading this attack. He's played little active cricket since his return from injury, and could do with the match practice and get into some wicket-taking form. These blokes are non-threatening on flat decks. Umesh isn't really struggling with injury, but he's holidaying when he should use events like these to fix his line and length and boost his strike rate. Hang on, fifth over in and they already miss Umesh.

EDIT: Unadkat has a neat short ball, and uses it well. The others, not so much. After two more FC seasons, this bloke can be an India contender.

 

[marc71178]

I'd prefer to see India's supposedly proper all-rounder do this often. That this other bloke does it is a bonus.

Yeah, I mean he's only done it 3 times in his last 10 knocks, that's terrible.

 

[Daemon]

Not sure if Mishra's googlies are really that good or it's just Zimbabwe. Seems like a decent limited overs spinner regardless.

 

[Chook Herron]

Disappointed in Zimbabwe's middle order. The platform was set for Zimbabwe to make a game of it as 1/109, but they failed to capitalise on the top order's good start which is a rarity. Waller needs to be dropped, Taylor as captain needs to really step up when it counts. I thought Vitori bowled well and should be used in the remaining games.

 

[grecian]

Dhawan as has many ODI tons as Ian Bell now.

 

[Dan]

Still no Pujara...

 

[Daemon]

They'll call him when getting dominated In the two 7 match odi carnivals. Will likely be the only good thing in those 14 games.

 

[Daemon]

These are all pujara's runs kohli you ****

 

[Maximas]

Why are you so keen for Pujara to play ODIs Daemon? Let him be a test specialist for a while, he can play ODIs when he really starts to establish himself as a world class test player.

 

[Daemon]

Well if I'm going to be honest then it's mostly just me being selfish and wanting to see more of one of my favourite current cricketers piling on runs and being a successful player in more than just Tests. If I were to justify it by saying it'd actually be beneficial for Pujara in the long run, then I guess you could say it would expose him to a larger variety of conditions and cricketers, because regardless of how vastly different the demands of the two formats can be, gaining international experience for his case would likely have a positive effect on him. He seems like the sort of mature individual that wouldn't lose focus and try to change too much in his batting to adapt to one format as compared to the other, and I'm confident playing ODIs will never hamper his abilities to produce runs in Test matches. I understand many people have concerns over his ability to play on non subcontinental tracks, but there's nothing that I've seen from his batting so far that suggests he'll be an easy wicket anywhere in the world.

 

[Maximas]

I just think they should have left him out of the squad if they weren't gonna play him, hardly instills confidence, he may as well be working hard for the SA tests now instead of thinking about ODI selection.

 

[Daemon]

Our upcoming schedule is incredibly frustrating from that point of view. It would be awesome if the unofficial tests v SA A and NZ A were right before the tests, but they're right in the middle of an OD tri series between Ind A, Aus A and SA A and a couple of OD games against NZ A followed by the ****ing CLT20. Not just that, while some of our test players may be playing the Duleep trophy, quite a number will miss out on the Ranji season thanks to a seven match ODI series against Australia. After that cluster****, we finally get to SA. But wait, we're playing them in two T20s and seven more goddamn ODIs first.

Could have been so much better without the 7 ODIs against Aus and a few less LO games against SA before the test.

 

[Maximas]

hehe, it's because other boards are begging India to play ODIs against them for revenue, absolute disgrace IMO, BCCI should just start declining.

 

[Jono]

Well if I'm going to be honest then it's mostly just me being selfish and wanting to see more of one of my favourite current cricketers piling on runs and being a successful player in more than just Tests. If I were to justify it by saying it'd actually be beneficial for Pujara in the long run, then I guess you could say it would expose him to a larger variety of conditions and cricketers, because regardless of how vastly different the demands of the two formats can be, gaining international experience for his case would likely have a positive effect on him. He seems like the sort of mature individual that wouldn't lose focus and try to change too much in his batting to adapt to one format as compared to the other, and I'm confident playing ODIs will never hamper his abilities to produce runs in Test matches. I understand many people have concerns over his ability to play on non subcontinental tracks, but there's nothing that I've seen from his batting so far that suggests he'll be an easy wicket anywhere in the world.

Poor man's Kohli.