you'd 'consider'? i'd take it immediately. he would instantly become india's greatest ever fast bowler.I'd consider trading Rahane for Southee. Maybe. I love Rahane, but man, a quality strike bowler would help us. Our batting lineup would be half as much fun to watch though.
But Rahaneyou'd 'consider'? i'd take it immediately. he would instantly become india's greatest ever fast bowler.
Nah, Rahane is my favourite cricketer in the whole world and has the most potential for any batsman under 30, IMO.Give me Rahane. I don't care that we have a middle order, I want this ******* in the NZ team.
We'll give you Auckland. All of it. You even get two Indian spinners and an Indian opener out of it, plus half of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
rahane is special though. you'd be mad to trade him for anyone but an on-track atg, which southee isn't quite imo. that's how good he is.you'd 'consider'? i'd take it immediately. he would instantly become india's greatest ever fast bowler.
With our bowling attack though....we'd take a damn good fast bowler for pretty much anyone in the team. Logically that's what would make us a far better team.rahane is special though. you'd be mad to trade him for anyone but an on-track atg, which southee isn't quite imo. that's how good he is.
It doesn't matter that Rahane > Southee, what Southee brings to our side far outweighs losing Rahane.rahane is special though. you'd be mad to trade him for anyone but an on-track atg, which southee isn't quite imo. that's how good he is.
Mate even the difference between Southee and Atul Sharma isn't bigger than the difference between Rahane and Rohit atm.Simplest way to think about whether it would be worth it:
Is the difference between Southee and India's third best seamer at the moment (Shami?) bigger than the difference between Rahane and Rohit?
Indeed. 94 wickets @ 24 since his recall in mid 2012, doing the business all over the world. As good as Rahane is and will be you'd never trade a bowler that good for a single batsman IMO.Hmmm Rahane isn't THAT good guys. Southee is better and holds more value to either team.
New Zealand would probably have to throw in some draft picks and cash considerations to get rid of WagnerKarunaratne for Bracewell or Wagner?