The Team for the second test should have one replacement which is Jaffer. I think Laxman should open with Karthik as he is technically strong and Yuvraj should bat where Laxman normally bats. The bowling attack should be the same but Sreesanth should not be given the new ball. He is a better blower to the right handed batsmen and if RP or Khan are able to take one or two wickets before Sreesanth is brought in then he will be effective.
RE:ha ha !! LOL !!
by Craig on Jul 26, 2007 02:51 AM
lol...guess what it seems the indian team (under the guidance of mr borde) has figured out how to bat. They sat under a tree like Buddha to get this revelation?
RE:ha ha !! LOL !!
by Haroon Ghalib on Jul 26, 2007 03:29 AM
high time for the dadads and the Walls and teh master blasters to take leave!!!if not then do what was done to Vengsarkars!!!dont select them!india will eb strong team if the select new chaps!!!it will take time but will be fruitful!sticking with old guns and glories will never help!!! A Pakistani fan!!!
RE:ha ha !! LOL !!
by anand kumar on Jul 26, 2007 12:16 PM
What about Lazy Inzy... n once in a life burster Afridi.. There is an age old proverbial saying... Set right your home first before you vie for the world. lol
RE:ha ha !! LOL !!
by anil babladi on Jul 26, 2007 06:42 PM
Guys haroon will talk crap because Sachin got rid of Moin from cricket, that last ball destroyed his life. Ganguly the first Indian captain to win in pakistan. Dravid was instrumental in getting it. So I guess haroon shd be let loose on this. Don't worry haroon, you will get your chance this year and then it will be time to derail Asif, club Afridi, choke yusuf.....no need for shoaib as he was already derailed in SA.
Ganguly, Sachin, Dravid.... they all should be given a go-away chit. The way they are going about their business now is like they have won the world. They all let us down when it really mattered. Give the young guys a chance, Groom them. the next world cup is far away, so let prepare for it. But the fear is that , now they will join ICL and infect that organization also.
RE:RE:Lets not live in the past
by Craig on Jul 26, 2007 02:53 AM
not only that...all the money they made by fooling people should be taken away from them and handed back to the poor. I cant understand some of the stupid marathis here. If sachin is such a great guy and he made so much money why doesnt he give away some to the poor and downtrodden even in maharashtra? Has he done anything like that?
RE:Lets not live in the past
by CricketFan on Jul 26, 2007 02:58 PM
Yes, he supports a charity for orphans and poor school children. People don't know about that. They only give credit to Steve Waugh because he has publicised his charity work better than Sachin. And who do you think you are? Robin Hood?
RE:Lets not live in the past
by Umesh M Tambe on Jul 26, 2007 10:43 AM
Another fool talking non-sense. Vengsarkar and Borde have played Test matches. Have you ever played competitive Galli cricket?
RE:Lets not live in the past
by Craig on Jul 26, 2007 09:06 PM
i will see what charity work tendulkar does after retirement. Whatever work he does (visiting orphanages etc which the whole team does) is all stage managed (either by sponsors or the diplomatic organizations). I am not comparing with Steve waugh here; lets talk abt tendulkar only and think how much off-time he has and what he does during that time. Compare it with the time he spends on public functions, ads etc
I think all the batsman are of same calibre. Noone has shown much of the talent in last one year, except in Bangladesh. I think it doesnt matter weather Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly is there or rather Yuvraj is there. They all will eventually have same mediocre batting average.
RE:they all are same
by anand kumar on Jul 26, 2007 12:21 PM
Tell me if you have a skill of good drafting knowledge, would you train younger ones at your free time - instead of trying to earn something for your own. And if you are looking out for your earnings, what should you be called? And Baaastards is a very big n filthy word. For god's sake dont use such word to the ones you have worshipped a 2-3 yrs back.
RE:Yuvraj likely to replace Ganguly
by anurag rai on Jul 26, 2007 05:29 AM
I hope Dravid gets injured and then we can have a real team awith a real captain.
RE:Yuvraj likely to replace Ganguly
by Suresh b on Jul 26, 2007 10:33 AM
U want Ganguly to captain again. Can u imagin who will lead india in this situation.
RE:Yuvraj likely to replace Ganguly
by Rengarajan on Jul 26, 2007 10:46 AM
Tendulkar & Ganuly's time has gone. It's time we replaced them with youngsters.
RE:Yuvraj likely to replace Ganguly
by Hiren Bhavsar on Jul 26, 2007 11:57 AM
Is he really injured or an excuse made to leave him out again so Dravid can play his favorite Yuvraj again..
I do not understand why they dropped Yuvraj in first test. He is the best player in the team and playing good cricket. He should be in playing in the 2nd test. I think he is playing better than Tendulkar,Ganguly or Laxman at this moment.It would demoralise anyone who does not get chace when they are playing better than most of the players in the team. Its Rediculous!!!!
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by sarajit mondal on Jul 25, 2007 11:36 PM
But whose place Yuvi can play? May be Dravid can be dropped. Yuvi or Saurav can be Captain.
RE:RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Sanjeev Verma on Jul 25, 2007 11:48 PM
Saurav will never the captain of team India again. Dravid is the best batsman and no one can replace him.
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Rohit Malhotra on Jul 26, 2007 12:05 AM
Let us take a look at the performances of India's BIG THREE for the last 12 months. They all played in the SAME 6 Tests.
Dravid: avg of 29.8 Sachin: avg of 50.6 Ganguly: avg of 41.6
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Craig on Jul 26, 2007 12:47 AM
Yuvi can come in place of laxman or dhoni only because the big 3 have ganged up so that they are always selected.
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Nandu R on Jul 26, 2007 01:16 AM
Do you want last one year stats or do you want past glories. Make up your mind and tell me what really you want. Do you want to mention dravid as better compared to sachin and ganguly? what point are u trying to make. Understand that dravid and sachin have almost the same average. (1.5 average difference is not a big deal)
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Rohit Malhotra on Jul 26, 2007 01:12 AM
Since the wise men on this board keep telling me of Dravid MANY recent successes, and Sachin's MANY recent failures, I checked cricinfo for the last ONE YEAR. The big three ALL played in India's 6 tests in the last year.
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by anand kumar on Jul 26, 2007 12:28 PM
Compare the opportunities with Sehwag, Bhajji, Pathan to that of Laxman. He gets an opportunity for one off test and sidelined in the second.. if he is continuously playing in 2-3 series, u will see him in flow... and can never be dropped
RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Craig on Jul 26, 2007 02:57 AM
why does laxman always complain abt not getting opportunities. What does he call this opportunity at lords - some movie trailor?
RE:RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Nandu R on Jul 25, 2007 11:31 PM
Rakesh, There is no use of talking to these brainless people. Most of them in rediff comment as their heart desires not by using their brains.Maybe they keep it away or dont know after they enter rediff
RE:RE:RE:Yuvraj must play second test
by Sangeetha on Jul 27, 2007 05:51 AM
Yuvraj has given very few chances in the test matches.Just think who is winning the matches for India in recent times. When Yuvraj played more than 50runs,India have 12 out of 15 matches.Give a chance to the player who is doing best at this moment not just looking what they have done 3/5 years back. Mr. Nandu sir(hero worshiper),just think where were Mr.Sachin, Lakshman, Ganguly when India needed 380 to chase..They could'nt even save thier wicket. Think before you ask somebody to think. Dumb heads!!!!!!!!
