Team need to be selected purely on the basis of requirements for the team. Any layman can say that the following components are essential for any test playing team:
(i)Two specialist openers who can see off the pace of the new ball, so that later order can fire on the foundation set by openers; (ii) Four/five middle order batsmen; (iii)Wicketkeeper; and (iv) Four/five bowlers
When these basic ingredients are compromised, just for accommodating any particular individual, it is evidently not in the interest of the team. When the team balance was tinkered in first test, the team was neither strong in BATTING line-up nor in the BOWLING attack. Such SELECTION POLITICS is NOT GOOD FOR THE TEAM (NOR, for the COUNTRY). All such exercises are revolved around certain individual STARS (who are backed by the so-called ANALYSTS of the game, who has no concern for the game. They are mere AGENTS for these STAR PLAYERS).
For the sake of the team, the BALANCE of the team composition should not be tinkered. PLAY TWO SPECIALIST OPENERS (again, the views of players%u2019 agents writing columns in media should be ignored. Why did they forget the commendable oversees performances of Dinesh Karthik in the latest tours to South Africa and England. Why they are not seeing the impressive performances of Gautham Gambhir, Akash Chopra, Pujara etc. Only the performance of Sehwag in 2004 is still in their memory,).
For the team balance and also for strengthening the batting and bowling, what
RE:PLEASE STOP TINKERING BALANCE OF TEAM COMPOSITION
by manish dongre on Jan 04, 2008 03:20 AM
Your team composition is little bit wrong. In middle order there is no place for 4/5 batsmans. Only 3 or max. 4 if we are using only 4 bowlers. Is it right?
Team need to be selected purely on the basis of team%u2019s requirement. Any layman can say that the following components are essential for any test playing team:
(i) Two specialist openers who can see off the pace of the new ball, so that later order can later fire on the foundation set by the openers; (ii) Four/five middle order batsmen; (iii) Wicketkeeper; and (iv) Four/five bowlers
When this basic ingredients are compromised, just for accommodating any particular individual, it is evidently not in the interest of the team. When the team balance was tinkered in first test, the team was neither strong in BATTING line-up nor in the BOWLING attack.
Such SELECTION POLITICS is NOT GOOD FOR THE TEAM (NOR, for the COUNTRY). All such exercises are revolved around certain individual STARS (who are backed by the so-called ANALYSTS of the game, who has no concern for the game. They are mere AGENTS for these STAR PLAYERS).
For the sake of the team, don%u2019t disturb the BALANCE of the team composition.
PLAY TWO SPECIALIST OPENERS (again, don%u2019t go by the views of players%u2019 agents writing columns in media. Why did they forget the commendable oversees performances of Dinesh Karthik in the latest tours to South Africa and England. Why don%u2019t they see the impressive performances of Gautham Gambhir, Akash Chopra, Pujara etc. in domestic cricket. Only the performance of Sehwag in 2004 is still in their memory,).
I have always played for the team's cause whether it is my junior teams, Punjab, North Zone, India or whatever team I have picked up my bat for. And till the last day of my cricketing life I will continue to serve the needs of the team-management. I have always done whatever the team management has asked me to do and will continue to do so," Yuvraj said.
A section of the Australian media reported on Sunday that assistant coach Lalchand Rajput has questioned Yuvraj's attitude claiming the "team management will speak to him one-on-one" on the matter in Sydney where the team play the second Test on Wednesday.
These reports were vehemently denied by Rajput and team's administrative assistant manager MV Sridhar on Monday, saying the Australian media were playing "mind games".
A couple of senior colleagues of Yuvraj too said there were no problems whatsoever with Yuvraj's attitude.
"I have known Yuvraj for over 10 years now and he has never been this focused as he is now. He really wants to do well in the Test matches and that too against Australia in Australia," said one of players on condition of anonymity.
"I saw him during the Twenty20 World Cup as well," said another senior colleague.
"On the day of the semi-finals against Australia in Durban we were having breakfast together and Yuvi could barely lift a spoon but he wanted to play that match. It was only after a pain-killer injection was administered that he batted in that game. It is really disappoint
How can a team manager go against players midst of a over sea series in public. Height of unprofessionalism. If he has any observance angainst any player there is a way he can convey to BCCI, but not throgh press.
MCG did not produce enough pace. Is Ganguly sick or he is sick of selection practices and want others to face the high pace before he comes back in the last match to show his real worth against the pace. Vermin style copying During T20 in SA, the management decided that anyone from team would be spokesperson and thus Pathan, Utthapa spoke for the team instead of the Captain. Kumble is doing the same with Zaheer who says they are fully behind Dravid. Can these guys do better than vermin style copying to make India recover? Or is the mindset, if this guys from certain backward place can do it, I from superior place can do better. Seems like this how Cricket selection is done.
Am a fan of Dhoni but frankly he is not ready for this. He is only good when the going is good. Now the time is to grind. Yuv should get another chance. Sehwag should wait.
seven batsmen(should concentrate on singles,atleast maintain runrate of 3.25.that will fetch 300 runs a day) 3 medium pacer(bowling with atleast 135/140 speed with high level of accuracy.) 2 spinner(sehwag can be as good as bhajji,use him to give mainstreme bowleres rest.) SPECIAL NOTE:-yuvi deserves a chance.ask him to play aggresively.
RE:RE:next test
by neeraj sachdeva on Jan 01, 2008 12:09 AM
yep... this is d best combination ... jaffer can get one more chance .. bt dinesh karthik will also do..
RE:Bring AGARKAR BACK
by vishy vishal on Dec 31, 2007 11:35 PM
Mumbai'kar' at his best. Even Tendul'kar' is an excess baggage. He is just saving his ASS in the team. We lost world cup courtesy Tendul'kar'. he doesn't play at any otehr position except opening in one days and in tests he cooly comes at number 2.
