when team of 16 is selected for the tour with 2 out of form openers like sehwag n karthik. the capt himself is afraid of taking either of them in the first test, n forcing middle order bat like dravid to open; implying that the 2 openers were selected thru some pressure n not for cricketing reasons. the team is jeopardised by these 2 on whom capt has no faith.
RE:even captain admits the selection blunder.
by CricFan01 on Jan 01, 2008 03:24 AM Permalink
This is done to accomodate a middle order batsmen Yuvraj who is yet to find his feet in test cricket. Opening is a specialist job and more so in Australia.
