Only Indian Board can do this! Irfan is no Sachin or dravid or Kapil that he can be retained only based on previous performances. Irfan should get a Ganguly / Zaheer Kahan dose. Otherwise there will be never any pressure on him. See how much benefit Ganguly and Zaheer got from being sidelined for a long period.
RE:What a farce!
by utsav kumar on Feb 25, 2007 07:39 PM Permalink
hey.....if u look for previous performances.... then dravid would not hav evr played so many odi's... and ya ganguly has a much better record than dravid or kapil.......not many ppl noe dis but ganguly is the sole indian batsman whose batting average has nvr dipped below 40....even wen he was out of sorts....neither sachin,azhar,dravid or any indian batsman can boast abt it for tat matter..... as for irfan..if india play 5 bowlers in any match then irfan has to play coz otherwise if our famed batting lineup fails...then it would be no surprise if our innings folds up for a sub 150 score....so irfan has to go...morever d selectors hav played wid irfan a lot......y wasnt sehwag sent back frm South Africa...he looked far more out of sorts..irfan at least got a hundred nd a couple of wickets in a first class game which sehwag was unable to do so
RE:RE:What a farce!
by Sandeep M on Feb 25, 2007 08:38 PM Permalink
Utsav, this means that against strong teams like Aus and SA, India want to enter with 5 bowlers. It also means that we can play with two spinners whenever Irfan is in the team! Zaheer, agarkar, Irfan, Kumble and Harbhajan will be a very potent attack. And if one of them goes for runs, no sweat, we have Yuvraj, Sachin and Ganguly for backup.
RE:RE:What a farce!
by Sandeep M on Feb 25, 2007 08:31 PM Permalink
It is very clear that Utsav understands Indian cricket much better than many famed people including scribes and past cricketers who were calling for Irfan's head even without understanding what his role in a WC campaign might mean for Indai. Simply put, Irfan can be the difference between an average 230 type score and a very good 260 plus one!!
