If the selectors do the job properly the future of Indian cricket is brigther than ever, without Sachin, Dravid, Laxman and Zaheer and Nehra in ODIs.
In Test matches, Rahane averages 67 in First class matches, along with Tiwari, Sharma and Pujara who are brilliant fielders. The introduction of youngsters provides better fielding sides. This 2011 WC has been revived because of India's fielding.
In the spin bowling for Tests, there is Mohish Parmar, Abdulla Murtaza and Iqbal who are competent spinners for Tests in the future.
For ODIs, Unankant, should replace Nehra. Umesh Yadav is consistently above 140kph and should be good addition to Tests outside India.
Munaf may takeover from Zaheer for the next 4 years, with Sreesanth and Ishant outside India and supported by Umesh Yadav in the long term.
The most difficult position is Nehra and Zaheer who are pacy compared to Unankant. We may see Kamran Khan a good prospect emerging from the IPLs.
Overall it is upto the Selectors to pick the right talent and the 2015 WC is 4 years away.
The more immediate hole created by Zaheer can be filled by Munaf and Praveen should be back soon in ODIs. In addition, with Ashwin in place of Harbhajan in one dayers, India has Kohli, Raina, Yuvraj and Ashwin as brilliant fielders in the circle.
Harbhajan has been overloaded with bowling 40 overs per innings and is no longer the same bowler he was. With Ashwin who can be a specialist in ODIs and Yuvraj as a spinner in Tests as well.
Re: shameless
by amar jadhav on Apr 17, 2011 09:25 AM
India won because he is the champ in it. rest all not playing because they are childs in it. whatever are playing are real sport teams not like others. you also dont do comment against such a great team dear. if u dont know any thing dont watch the game. keep mum.
Re: World Cup but at what cost ?
by leelakrishna kolluru on Apr 16, 2011 02:18 PM
so, why are you wasting time reading this news instead doing some "work"
Re: Re: World Cup but at what cost ?
by navdeep johar on Apr 17, 2011 01:21 PM
very ttrue also author has forgotten our bench strength its best in the world. Look at IPL, VALTHAYS TIWARYS MANOJ/SAURAV, RAYDUS, MANERIAS THESE ARE WORLD CLASS SO FORGET 2 YEARS NEXT 5-7 YRS WE WILL BE ON TOP. INBOWLING ALSO ZAK/ NEHRA MAY BE AGEING BUT RP, ISHANT ARE BACK TO THEIR BEST AND MANY OTHERS LIKE TRIVEDI, DINDA SO DONT DO NEGATIVE PUBLICITYPLEASE
We have won World Cup ( 3-4 countries Like Australia/ South Africa/ Pakistan/ Sri Lanka where Cricket is played )but in the process we lost thousands & thousands of works hours of crores of peoples which helped India to bring more weakness in our economy , making land of poor peoples which have already have more poor peoples even combine of African Countries.. We are playing cricket more than 250 days of years.
what indian cricket team done today its only for Sourav Ganguly. The main thinktank behind todays success, father of TEAM INDIA concept. Father of cricket for Yuvraj Bhajji, Sahwag, Dhoni n many others
