Asnodkar's a quota player and nothing more. That he's been in the runs is just a freak event. Rowland is just one too many, too old and nothing special. Given the so-called spin options, who are not options at all, Raghu has a chance. The Indians still have a problem putting together a pace attack, so Nabi isn't out. Rakesh Patel is also an interesting choice.
Not really, Rao and Raina were given umpteen chances and blew most of 'em (Raina at least will almost certainly be back, obviously), Mongia is just rubbish in ODIs and always has been, Chawla's, what, 18, and Kaif's been given almost as many chances as Mongia and done almost as badly.
Kaif is truly an enigma. For years, he didn't really do much coming down the order apart from the rare success (ie Natwest). As soon as Chappell took over, Kaif was promoted to #3 for a short period and did quite well. Unfortunately, the management blew it and pushed him back down the order. Since then, he has wasted the rare opportunity, done well only to get dropped and been recalled only to fail. He still has a role to play IMO.
Certainly Mongia, Kaif and Raina have had their times and do not deserve another chance.
JP Yadav is finished. Badani is finished. Ojha and Nadeem haven't taken wickets for long enough. Nabi has potential but he's behind others who have taken plenty of Elite League wickets. Raghu is a prospect but I don't see how he's anything special at this point. Sahabuddin, according to Arjun IIRC, bowls at 120 kph.
