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Old 05-10-2012, 06:03 AM   #33 (permalink)
Arjun
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Maybe you'll find these options better for T20? Not really 'your' top six- just lists, and then you pick the top six, and so on.
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YOUR TOP SIX   Mat Inns NO Runs  HS    Ave   BF     SR 100 50  4s  6s  
M Vijay         84   82  3 2100 127  26.58 1670 125.74   2 10 181  87 
Yusuf Pathan   122  110 19 2353 100  25.85 1552 151.61   1 11 186 135
Raina          125  118 18 3318 101  33.18 2386 139.06   1 19 284 138 
Rohit Sharma   133  122 23 3174 109* 32.06 2434 130.40   2 21 276 125  
Yuvraj         101   97 13 2259  71  26.89 1699 132.96   0 12 178 119 
Dinesh Karthik 109   95 16 1942  90* 24.58 1521 127.67   0  9 201  45 
Rayudu          75   72 10 1699  81* 27.40 1390 122.23   0 12 156  51
Mayank Agarwal  37   32  2  615  64* 20.50  464 132.54   0  3  51  32
If Sehwag can make it, you've got one more batsman who's got a seriously high strike rate. All four of the top five have at least one century scored, and with Sehwag, five of five. You can then add in at least one batsman very good on the field, and also striking over 125. Mandeep Singh and Mayank Agarwal are the top options now, although Sid Chitnis at seven is a decent pick- at least he's got an average boosted by not-outs, since he comes in so low down- which also explains lack of fifties. Rayudu is another seriously good alternative, as he's also got adequate T20 (75 games) experience. You also have two bowling options in this pack.

Then the bowling options
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YOUR TOP FOUR  Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts  BBI  BBM   Ave Econ   SR 4w 5w
Munaf           66   66  1421 1723   78 5/21 5/21 22.08 7.27 18.2  2  1
Balaji          73   73  1451 1840   85 5/24 5/24 21.64 7.60 17.0  2  1 
Dinda           65   62  1244 1434   68 4/13 4/13 21.08 6.91 18.2  3  0 
PP Ojha         81   80  1705 1960  100 4/21 4/21 19.60 6.89 17.0  2  0 
Awana           14   14   324  421   20 4/34 4/34 21.05 7.79 16.2  1  0
Amit Mishra     88   88  1915 2212  112 5/17 5/17 19.75 6.93 17.0  1  2
Irfan Pathan   113  110  2331 2973  115 4/27 4/27 25.85 7.65 20.2  1  0
All except Balaji and Irfan have got economy under 7.5, and every one of them has an impressive strike rate, all under 20. Irfan may have had a horrible IPL, but his T20I comeback was quite good- average under 18, and while his economy was over eight, he has a strike rate of 13- seriously effective when used well. He's also the only bowler capable of batting for T20. Of these, Balaji, Munaf and Dinda are not Test prospects, Awana is still raw, and Ojha, ideally, should be chosen for T20Is instead of Tests.

I would not risk Sehwag, Gambhir, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Dhoni, Ashwin and Kohli in T20Is, as their Test form is critical. Too much cricket in a calendar year can trigger a slump in form, and I am concerned about Kohli falling into one- he was woefully out of form in Australia till the last Test. Besides, some of them may not be fit enough for T20Is in the year 2014, when the next event will be held. It doesn't really help to have them in the T20I squad, as it won't result in instant wins- too many losses in T20Is, including their poor post-IPL performance in the Super Eights, suggest there's need- and room- for change and improvement in the T20 squad.
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