Compare that with the Central Zone players. They are all relatively quiet and just go about their job. They do what they're asked to do, without too much of a fuss ("The ball will get eaten by a crow if I flight it", "I am a bowler and not an all-rounder", "Chappell is a dictator and sleeps during matches") and perform well as a combination, not as individuals. That's reason enough to pick more from that zone. Players from that zone serve different unfulfilled roles far better than all the stars from the supposedly stronger roles.SJS said:Agree in toto .
Also he needs to understand that he is not doing well and a hundred against minnows is not an occasion to throw punches towards the dressing room and mouth foul Punjabi abuses. He is not just in bad form he has lost supporters by THIS bad form including in his home association who had to tell him (and Harbhajan) to shut up and behave.
Not that good behaviour is mandatory only from those out of form
Since i'm not watching it, lemme guess, either India is playing absolutely fantastic cricket, or Lankans playing lowsy cricket or perhaps its a bit of both.vandemataram said:
Erm NO, SL played pretty well in last 2 games but the Indian youngsters played better. And no I dont want SL to win any of the matches,,but who cares we won the series and I would like some more youngsters to get a chance to perform even at the cost of losing a game or two.vandemataram said:
Sanz said:
Okay I thought that UP came under North Zone..as most of the players(Raina, Yadav, Kaif, RP Singh) are from UP and they are already in the team. And you have missed the most important name 'Piyush Chawla'.Arjun said:
Bangar has already played for India, Murali Kartik already plays for India ? 
Agree with you on most points there, except for the case of Zaheer and Nehra. Nehra has been quite solid in ODIs for India in the past few series, probably averaging in the low 20s. Zaheer has been very inconsistent as of late though. Both have poor fitness, which is the bigger concern. If the Chappell regime can get the best out of these two and improve their fitness, they can be solid options. Nehra has done well this year, and Zaheer is doing well in the Duleep Trophy. Perhaps being dropped will make him perform consistently.Sanz said:
I totally agree Arjun.Arjun said:
I like the idea of Gambhir in the team opening and Sehwag in the middle order, but what happens with the 5th bowler. With Yadav or Powar as super-sub, they'd obviously take that role but what if we bowl first? Do we sub Yadav/Powar on to replace a batsman? Or do we only sub them on if a bowler isn't bowling well? Still good ideas for the team.SJS said:Looks good. I am tempted to offer an alternative.
- Tendulkar
- Gambhir
- Kaif
- Dravid
- Sehwag
- Yuvraj/Rao/Raina
- Dhoni
- Pathan
- Agarkar
- Harbhajan
- SreeSanth
- Powar/Yadav
Just for the sake of giving another option really
Yadav plays as a full-fledged strike bowler, but here, he's just been used as a stock bowler, so it's a step down. Maybe it's lack of pace, but if you've seen him bowl, you would notice he's no ordinary up-and-down medium-pacer. He tries out more than a few tricks at odd times- in-cutters, outswingers, deliveries that dart straight up, or charge straight ahead, or even a bouncer. He'd be quite good with the new ball, if he adds a little more pace, at least as much as Abdul Razzaq or Jacob Oram, but he's struggling as a support bowler. If this is the kind of all-rounder they wanted, Sanjay Bangar or Reetinder Sodhi would be better choices, since they're primarily support bowlers for their teams' strikers. However, you cannot replace a full-timer like Yadav, who does the job of a strike/stock bowler, with a bunch of part-timers who try their luck with utter rubbish- that's a sure-shot recipe for disaster. The ideal replacement should be another all-rounder, so until Yusuf Pathan, Joginder Sharma and Praveen Kumar improve, the team will have to stick to JP Yadav.
Thats a risk you always take in the Super Sub. You can never have it perfect with the rules as they are today.Jono said:
I like that side, SJS, but it needs a bit of fine tuning. I think this combination of the same players looks better, atleast on paper.SJS said:Looks good. I am tempted to offer an alternative.
- Tendulkar
- Gambhir
- Kaif
- Dravid
- Sehwag
- Yuvraj/Rao/Raina
- Dhoni
- Pathan
- Agarkar
- Harbhajan
- SreeSanth
- Powar/Yadav
Just for the sake of giving another option really
HB, how about the Haryana duo of Joginder Sharma and AMit Mishra ? Do you see them as ODI prospects ? Still a bit unconvinced about Murali Kartik.......honestbharani said:
