Craig
World Traveller
Of all questionable non-selections of a player for a tour or an international match put it in here. For example if a second spinner was needed and wasn't picked or a spinner wasn't picked in the first place.
My vote goes to Srinath being left out of the squad for the Test series in New Zealand in 02-03 - given the way that he bowled in the ODIs, had he been there India most likely IMO would have won the second Test in Hamilton when they bowled New Zealand out for 94 after being out for 99 themselves, and New Zealand lost 5 wickets in chasing a total under 200 to win the game. And who knows if he had been there in Wellington?
It was pretty amatuerish by the Indian selectors not to know that pitches in New Zealand at that time of the year tend to suit the pacemen?
And also the West Indies for not taking a spinner to on their very recent tour of Australia. You can probably get away without one in Brisbane, but even by the 4th or 5th day it takes spin and hence why Warne has done well there.
But in Hobart and Adelaid you must certainly need one. And not including Dwayne Bravo in the first Test.
Anyone else got any scandalous non-selections?
My vote goes to Srinath being left out of the squad for the Test series in New Zealand in 02-03 - given the way that he bowled in the ODIs, had he been there India most likely IMO would have won the second Test in Hamilton when they bowled New Zealand out for 94 after being out for 99 themselves, and New Zealand lost 5 wickets in chasing a total under 200 to win the game. And who knows if he had been there in Wellington?
It was pretty amatuerish by the Indian selectors not to know that pitches in New Zealand at that time of the year tend to suit the pacemen?
And also the West Indies for not taking a spinner to on their very recent tour of Australia. You can probably get away without one in Brisbane, but even by the 4th or 5th day it takes spin and hence why Warne has done well there.
But in Hobart and Adelaid you must certainly need one. And not including Dwayne Bravo in the first Test.
Anyone else got any scandalous non-selections?