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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Now that the squad for the third test is announced, I really hope to see Vijay replacing Gambhir. The selectors have to send this message to Gambhir that he cannot take his place in the team for granted. Also, I'd like to see Rahane in the eleven replacing Yuvraj. It would be perfect if he replaces Sachin, but that's wishful thinking. In the bowling department, I'd like to have Dinda in place of Harbhajan. Also, Fletcher needs to go after this series. He is just a glorified yes man to Dhoni. How he got the job after England's 5-0 drubbing in the 2007 Ashes is beyond me. He's just living on his 2005 Ashes reputation. Why can't we have Rahul Dravid as our batting coach, Anil Kumble as our bowling coach and Sourav Ganguly as the head coach instead of Fletcher? These guys will atleast ensure the right things are done after an embarassment like Mumbai. |
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| ![]() Not all good cricketers make good coaches. Kapil Dev is a good example. With a flourishing media career ahead of them, I doubt Dravid or Ganguly would be interested in coaching. And that too, at this difficult juncture. That said, Fletcher has been a disappointment. He definitely has to go. |
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By the way, I think Sehwag is ok in the test team. Just because he is there, some declarations are made later than usual. And with our bowling, we are usually waiting for someone to declare. there is no fight at all in the bowling. we need an impact bowler like Siddle. Umesh Yadav seemed to be that guy, but now he is injured. Quote:
it is time to find a fresh fast bowling attack. I hope that doesnt mean the return of Ashish Nehra/ Munaf Patel/ Ishant Sharma again ![]() | ||
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: mumbai
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Regarding bowling, we have no other option but to fall back on Munaf & Ishant. Zaheer won't last that long. Umesh Yadav & Varun Aaron seem to be injury prone. Thankfully, we wont have to see Nehra as his career is pretty much over & from what i read he was dropped from Delhi team as well. | |
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| ![]() I'd think varun Aaron is a good option. He too looks like one of those 'impact-bowlers'. It's true, his line and length is wayward but if the lad is given a chance, it will allow him to prove himself, if not anything. It's not like we have great bowlers anyway. Our bowling has always lacked that certain 'spark'. It's very ordinary and simply cannot hold and sustain pressure, either at the giving or at the receiving end. And our batting was the only saving grace. Now even that has failed miserably. Apart from Pujara and to a certain extent, Gautam, it's been forgettable. I was expecting Kohli to fire in at least one out of the 4 innings. He has the makings of a good test-player. Yuvraj well, he is struggling but you can see that he is giving it his all. Perhaps he is past his prime? And honestly, the lesser said about Sachin, the better. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Mangalore
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Varun Aaron is the only 'impact' bowler apart from Umesh Yadav, who comes to my mind. Sreeshanth can be good too in tests, but he's injury prone. Apart from bowling, he also provides on-field entertainment :-P Pakistan has naturally gifted swing bowlers. They've got good pace too. This maybe the last series of Sachin if he doesn't score runs in the next 2 matches. But I have a feeling that he'll do well. | |
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| ![]() The biggest problem with Sehwag and Gambhir in the last 2 years has been their consistency. They fire once in 10 innings and the 10th innings would have been their last chance lest they would have been dropped. Thereby just hanging on. This cant go on for ever, something has to be done at some point. Come 3rd test, either one of them have to move down the order and replace Yuvraj. Yuvraj is gifted and a fantastic ODI and T20 player, but he is not test match material. With due respect to his talent, there is no point wasting time on him right now in the test side. Open with Rahane and stick to him even if he fails initially. If our team management can persist with non performing soon to retire seniors for game after game, then every new player should be given a long rope as well. After all they are our future. And when finding new talent, be it in bowling or batting, the selectors should show more cricketing acumen. Not all players can play all 3 formats and be successful. Some players like Pujara and Badrinath(someone who missed the train) are Test class. Find them, groom them. No point in pushing ODI specialists like Yuvraj and Raina. |
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| ![]() My view, on forming a Test team for the next 2/3 Years Drop once for all - Harbhajan Singh, Sachin, Yuvraj, Raina On the Wall - Gambhir, Dhoni. Yes you read it correct, Dhoni is like Yuvraj, good for T20 and ODIs, not definetely for the Tests. To Persist with New Faces (atleast 10 Test Matches) - Manoj Tiwary, A Rahane To check - Varon Aaron, W Saha, Sreesanth, Murali Vijay, I Pathan, Rohit Sharma (but let Rohit prove himself consistent in a ODI formats first) I always thought that, Laxman still had a Year or two of cricket left in Test format but BCCI and Dhoni handled him very badly ![]() |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I dont know whether it was here that someone had mentioned or in the comments section of cricinfo that the Eden Gardens curator is known to have a mind of his own and will probably not pay any attention to Dhoni's demands. And look what BCCI has done now: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ca...rator/1037499/ Quote:
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Eden Gardens, have to admit, is least favorite of mine when it comes to games that involve India there. Its an unlucky ground for us and it can be argued India lost at least one world cup because of one of the worst pitches possible for an ODI (1996 WC semifinal). If that pitch was prepared by Prabir Mukherjee then I have no sympathy for him. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore
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Agreed that Fletcher needs to go. Who will replace him? BCCI seems keen for foreign Coach. It's been more than decade since we had an Indian coach. Dravid & Ganguly in commentary box make it interesting. SMG & RS have bored us to hilt in last 2 decades. Similar to ST continuing to play after expiry date. IMO, We need fresh faces on & off the field too. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Well, I guess you are talking about the WC semifinal against Sri Lanka. Well, who asked Azhar to bowl on winning the toss? I remember clearly in the papers next reports of the curator informing Azhar about the pitch and clearly telling him to bat first. That decision reeked of fixing to me by the way... |
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