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i hope we dont lose world cup over sehwag
by Nelson Thomas on Mar 14, 2007 06:03 AM

ok enough of this sehwag issue. he should just sit out. go with 6 batsmen and 5 bowlers. windies won with that combination. we have a tendancy to take early wickets and then let the opposition climb back up. this is the world cup, so we need to keep things tight from the beginning to the end. sehwag is out of form and he should be excluded from the team. we dont wanna take risks here just so people can justify their decision to include him in the team. im not saying he's not gonna be back in form. all im saying is why risk it when u can have a perfect inform team with the right combination.
ganguly
uthappa
dravid
tendulkar
yuvraj
dhoni
pathan/agarkar/kumble*
harbhajan
zaheer
sreesanth
munaf
karthik (12th man) - he's a great fielder!
about the pathan/agarkar-kumble issue
we need a the 5th bowler to be a spinner or pacer depending on the playing condition. on a turning turf with uneven bounce kumble should get the nod. if its a paceman's paradise then agarkar or pathan. i would prefer pathan, but he just hasn't picked up pace or swing till now, if things change then he should get the nod ahead of agarkar, if not agarkar should be our 5th bowler on a green pitch.
i think its imperative that we go all attack with the ball. that'll offer some cushion for the bowler and they can bowl without worrying what is they screw up. cuz if we go with only 4 bowlers and a main bowler has a bad over, the pressure will mount and that'll turn into his off-day. cuz he'll be thinking about doing his job right and u certainly dont want part-timers bowling 20 overs among them. that was the major problem we faced over the last year. good starts and then the opposition milked the part-timers.
lemme know what u guys think!!

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