Why it is neceesary to have people of having no experience in WI.Conditions in WI are very much different from sub-continent condition.Also this is the big "World cup",ie,we don't want to loose it.More precisely saying we want people who can sustain the pressure of world cup.And fast bowlers who can bowl at depth.Where is the people like Ashish Nehra who played exceptionally well in last world cup,taken more wickets than anybody else, also the indian who bowled the fastest ball in the last world cup.Where is our talented Balaji? Please put your comment here
RE:Matter of selecting Fast Bowlers
by kaushick kaushick on Feb 14, 2007 11:29 PM Permalink
It is true that Balaji and Nehra are been neglected, But Zaheer has good come back and pathan has yet to prove and Munaf has got the pace.
RE:RE:Matter of selecting Fast Bowlers
by Yogesh R on Feb 14, 2007 11:54 PM Permalink
Hi,
Remember Vengsarkar's answer to this question. Even Kapil Bowled and batted well in the 1983 world cup winning team. So should even he be selected for the world cup squad. Based on current form, fitness and ability Zaheer, Munaf, Agarkar, Sreesanth and Irfan are the best bowlers available in India currently. So instead of feeling for Nehra, Balaji etc Please give full support to the selected team.
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by Faiz Jaffri on Feb 15, 2007 12:04 AM Permalink
Agree, but I am not really comfortable with Sreesanth. Any bowler who gives away in excess of 6 runs in an over is a liability unless he can prove his worthiness while batting or fielding which Sreesanth can do neither. I think that more emphasis should be on batting lineup cuz let's face it, if you have plenty of runs on the board or you have the batting lineup till number 9 to chase any score, you can be assured that a "W" is around the corner. Irfan Pathan should be encouraged and played cuz he is definitely crucial to the Indian XI. So with that said, here is my WC lineup for the games to commence in few days:
Forget Bhajji & Kumble. I can gurantee you that they will be hit all over the park. Dinesh Kartick is an ideal replacement for Kaif, cuz like Kaif, he is an agile fielder, can score runs at a better pace than our Kaif.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Matter of selecting Fast Bowlers
by Yogesh R on Feb 15, 2007 12:31 AM Permalink
Hi, No Gaurantee Pathan will be able to bowl 10 overs in the match as has been happening of late knowing this will you get onto the field with 4 bowlers including Pathan.
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by srinivasa on Feb 15, 2007 12:35 AM Permalink
No genuine spinner in that line-up. That will be disaster line-up in slow WI pitches.
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by Yogesh R on Feb 15, 2007 01:03 AM Permalink
Harbhajan is the best one day spinner India has produced. Only a mad will keep him out of the team.
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by Faiz Jaffri on Feb 15, 2007 01:22 AM Permalink
No it is not a disaster, my friend. Trust me, you do not need genuine spinners, we have Tendu and Yuvi to do the job for the slow bowlers. Just as WI will have Samuels and Gayle. Batting will hold the key. Had this been Indian pitches, I'd have said, sure include Bhajji & Kumble. The boundaries are gonna be short and these "genuine" spinners will be clobbered all over the park.
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by Dinakar Rayaprolu on Feb 15, 2007 03:53 PM Permalink
So you mean to say, current form of Sehwag is good. Fitness of Pathan, Yuvraj, Munaf is satisfactory and Vengy did a good job. HATS OFF to YOU.
RE:Matter of selecting Fast Bowlers
by Mauruthi on Feb 15, 2007 02:02 AM Permalink
yes, where is Balaji...? Selectors have ditched him... very big politics invloved here as there is no push for Balaji unlike players from Mumbai, Karnataka
RE:RE:Matter of selecting Fast Bowlers
by Shakeel Rahman on Feb 15, 2007 10:53 AM Permalink
Balaji is playing veterans cricket these days, why do u want to disturb him? http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=7215
