On cricinfo I read that irfan & yusuf were half brothers. Anyone know what happened to yusufs mother?(since he is older, unless they both share the same mother). Can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks.
RE:Help
by Dianne Smith on May 31, 2008 05:05 AM
I think that they have the same father. I don't know but it may be that the father has more than one wife since it is allowed in theirreligion.
RE:Help
by Jay on May 31, 2008 10:47 AM
you are right.. Islam supports polygamy even though a majority of muslims don't marry more than once in India. I guess Irfan and Yusuf have the same dad and were born to different women so that makes them half brothers.
Did he show gr8 promise? Whenever I ve seen him bowling for Hyd, I ve seen him being hit all round the park. Any1 find strong reason for Ojha's selection?
RE:Why Pragyan Ojha???
by Dharmendra Singh on May 31, 2008 02:13 AM
Dont worry ... Ojha has been selected as a tourist so that he can easily make way for Harbhajan singh when he returns after 5 match ban -- This is called intelligence :-) .
Here's the exclusive secret about Bangladesh & Asia cup Team selection. 1. 6 players picked themselves by default. No discusiion. Dhoni, yuvraj , rohit ,sehwag , gambhir , Isanth. 2. Sachin Tendulkar place was for grab due to his unavailability - 5 names discussed, Sourav , Dravid ,S. Vidyut , Asnodkar , Yusuf Pathan ... Dhoni/Kirsten prefered for Yusuf & Vidyut. Vengsarkar discussed ganguly but other selectors & Dhoni/kirsten insisted on good fielding ability. - Final result --Yusuf selected.
3. For additional 2 batsman as reserve in middle order , Following names were discussed :- Venugopal, Robin uthappa, suresh raina , s. badrinath , abhishek nayar . -- Robin uthappa preserved due to experience & backing from a south selector & quota for karnataka inplace of dravid. Suresh raina preferred due to age , experience & domestic performance other than IPL . S. badrinath lost due to age factor. Abhishek nayar due to lack of experience.
4. 2 bowling allrounder positions discussed :- Names Irfan pathan , Laxmi shukla , Ajit agarkar , Praveen kumar , Joginder sharma ,------------- Irfan & pravin got through due to backing from captain -Dhoni.
6. 2 medium fast bowlers other than Isanth who already got selected as default. -- Names discussed Sreesanth , Manpreet gony , Yo Mahesh , Ashish Nehra , R
RE:Secrets of selection ...Exclusive
by Dianne Smith on May 31, 2008 05:29 AM
I think it is a reasonably good selection. However, Ganguly should have been in based upon his ability, recentform amd experience. Ontheother hand, I thinkthey have one pacer too many.
RE:Secrets of selection ...Exclusive
by Keshav on May 31, 2008 07:46 AM
India won in Australia without the experience of Ganguly. Why would they need him in a subcontinent match against subcontinent minnows.
trivedi n gony hv been very successful and the most underrated bolrs. even munaf patel has been doing good. rp and ishant hv been super flops on current form. in the batting dhavan has been outstanding n consistent. dhawan/gambhir combination is good for opening slot.
Obviously the team has been selected on "other" criterion. Its great to have youngsters in the side, but based on both current form and past record, Ganguly should have made it...
Hayden, Ponting, Jayasuriya are all past 30, yet make it by virtue of performance. Ganguly has done just that. If even then he gets dropped, then it is obviously for non-cricketing reasons.
RE:Ability Form = Success
by Upadrasta PardhaSaradhi on May 31, 2008 01:42 AM
what current form you were talking about? How much he scored recently? Its not only batting, Fielding, Running between the wickets, athletic nature also places a lot of significance when selecting a team in ODIs. For me, selectors did a wonderful job in selecting this team. Its the best they can do based on the current form.
RE:Ability Form = Success
by bipul kumar on May 31, 2008 06:29 AM
wht is dada's form? his t20 batting avg is 25.92 with strike rate of 110. Is this great by any yardstick? He is doing well in tests, he should continue there till he can contribute and tehn take retirement else will face ignonimity of being thrown out of the side and tht wud be sad
RE:Ability Form = Success
by Dianne Smith on May 31, 2008 05:33 AM
Gangulydeserved to be in the team - whether one decides on current form OR ability OR experience. He does not get in simply because some of the selectors do not want to choose him. His non-selection becomes even more unusual when one realises than Sachin unavailable as Gangulyat thetop of the order with Sehwag would be a super combo and followed by Gambhir.
RE:Ability Form = Success
by John Smith on Jun 03, 2008 12:25 AM
Wow! What a comparison Ganguly Vs Ponting,Hayden. Ganguly is not even half as fit as these guys
RE:Dada absent
by Dianne Smith on May 31, 2008 05:36 AM
Why not now? Without Sachin in the team, it is very unusual to also drop Ganguly. Not onlythat, Ganguly has been doing wellinthe T20 whichis og course different from ODIs BUT places even more importance on fitness.. Ganguly got a couple of MOMs including his last match so it shows that he is ingood form andshould be inthe squad but for the selectors' bias.
The new team is an outcome of good selection. The only issue is probably with Robin. I guess a good no of cricket fans will go against selecting him. He has not done anything nice for atleast last 9 months. I would rather had prefered to see Sikhar Dhawan or Asnodkar or Venugopal instead of Uthappa. He has got a lots of limitation in his batting.
RE:Only one doubt
by Aravind sai on May 30, 2008 11:45 PM
ya...sikhar dhawan is dependable as well as aggressive... My choice for uthappa would b sikhar dhawan..
We all are forgetting the past achievements of Greats Like Sourav and Rahul!!!!Dhoni can boast abt his captaincy but he was fortunate enough to get Quality Players...who were matured by Sourav and Rahul.....Dhoni himself should consider his fitness as a worry on the team.........Selectors please please select player who perform under pressure rather than them who make hay when sun shines......
RE:Team Spirit
by Inca on May 30, 2008 11:38 PM
past is past. It can not be a primary seection criteria.
just for an example - do you thing till now u are as good in integrating tan inverse X as you were in your school/college days? Please note this in not personal at all.
