Leaving out Yuvaraj after his blazing sounds ridiculous.If Sachin was promoted as a opener by accident in the shorter version of the game why cant he moved up the order.There is a great chance he can bat there with no pressure and Yuvi filling in No:4 with the seniors around may be the best thing for the furure of Indian cricket.
RE:Sachin as opener
by biswa pal on Nov 21, 2007 11:25 PM Permalink
opening in a test match is a specialist's job.or else brian lara,viv richards,ricky ponting,sachin tendulkar,inzamam ul haq,jack kallis etc would have been opening in the test matches.if you dont know abt the nuances of the game,dont comment.
RE:Sachin as opener
by Ramu on Nov 21, 2007 11:33 PM Permalink
out of all the people you mentioned only sachin desperately open in ODIs. If he is not specialist why he opens in ODI??
RE:Sachin as opener
by . on Nov 22, 2007 12:37 AM Permalink
ramu, u r right. odi opening position shud b given only to that player who says yes to open in test also.(just like sehwag who was gutsy, but now out of form). everybody want opening slot in odis. but goes hiding in tests.
RE:Sachin as opener
by Raam on Nov 21, 2007 11:04 PM Permalink
Why not Sachin or Saurav take up opening slot and allow Yuvraj to play in place of Karthik.
RE:Sachin as opener
by . on Nov 21, 2007 11:06 PM Permalink
they both want opening slot in odis. but goes hiding in tests, and they want to shield them. only sehwag and dravid had guts to open. not even laxman had it.
RE:Sachin as opener
by Ravi Ranjan on Nov 21, 2007 11:53 PM Permalink
I don't know why people are hung up on the batting position- so and so being an opener vs. middle order batsman. We are forced to play mediocre openers and leave out excellent player in middle order.
This is exactly what Greg Chappel suggested to Ganguly during Zimbabwe tests in 2005. Take up opening so that both Yuvraj and Kaif could play. What happened next is history.
RE:Sachin as opener
by Raam on Nov 21, 2007 11:11 PM Permalink
you are right.Rest sachin and saurav for the second test and bring Yuvi, Raina/Badrinath/Rohit/Manoj. We have to build a team for the future.
