Robin and irfan were given lot of chances.They r out of form.Dravid adds stability to the middle order which seemed vulnerable in the windies. Dinesh karthik was a surprise wen u had virat kohli in such gud form.
Why did the selectors disturb a successful combination ? India won one day series in Lanka ( Twice) and New Zealend recently , something that they had never achieved before. They also won the tri-series in Australia for the first time without Dravid. If Dravid plays at no.3 where will Raina who averages over 50 in that slot and who has played a pivotal role in recent successes play ? Why disturb a hugely successful one day team on the basis of a poor 20-20 tournament?
Re: Why Dravid ?
by B Krishnakumar on Aug 16, 2009 07:21 PM
People just figured out Raina's short-ball problems. You still want to continue with him at no. 3?
Re: Re: Why Dravid ?
by mv kamath on Aug 16, 2009 08:03 PM
by vinna Why not? Afterall the Sharmas and Jadejas are no Viv Richards or Sobers'.Dravid will prove his worth in any form of the game!Just wait and watch.
Re: Indian Batting Line Up
by subbu on Aug 16, 2009 06:42 PM
why dont u put your peanut brain on something useful than writing all this useless team selection stuff. grow up man. what is that u r going to gain by this? if u dont wake up these useless cricketers are ready to swallow up all the money in India wihin no time by fooling u guys
Re: Re: Indian Batting Line Up
by C M on Aug 16, 2009 07:29 PM
Chill..Everyone has right to earn money...Wht u mean Swollow up all the money...?? Money is integral pasrt of every business....And yes Cricket is a business...
I do not understand what was the poblem with Sourav? That time everone was concerned with young team? after Sourav retirement the young team concept gond..... so silly....
Re: Re: What was problem for DADA?
by jagannadhan sundararaman on Aug 16, 2009 07:09 PM
In very cheap taste and without proper knowledge of either cricket or indian culture.
if dravid scores consistently in both these series with 2 or more centuries, then he wud become a serious contendor for further selections and the 2011 world cup.
Re: dravid for world cup - 2011
by sharath chandra on Aug 16, 2009 06:34 PM
my dear, so for Dravid is the only batsman able to read Mendis correctly. Mr.Dhobi knew this factor very well...minus Dravid srilanka tri series will be a disaster for our team. ...Goodluck Dravid
Indeed shocking news. It is about time that Dravid called it quits in the shorter version of the game. While we do acknowledge and appreciate the fact that he is a much accomplished player in the longer version of the game, he is a misfit if not a liability on the team in ODIs. The earlier he realizes this and steps down graciously from the shorter version, he will have to face the ignominy of being shown the door, pretty soon - perhaps not the way he would like to take a bow.
Re: Re: Dravid - Shame on you
by Veja Biral on Aug 16, 2009 06:36 PM
its true for Ganguly also, but we were looking for young player for ODI keeping an eye on the next world cup, right??
Re: Re: Re: Dravid - Shame on you
by ram on Aug 16, 2009 07:01 PM
whatever the team young or old.... our aim is Worldcup right? Then why u need young team....
Re: Dravid - Shame on you
by sharath chandra on Aug 16, 2009 06:36 PM
my dear, so for Dravid is the only batsman able to read Mendis correctly. Mr.Dhobi knew this factor very well...minus Dravid srilanka tri series will be a disaster for our team. ...Goodluck Dravid
