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***Official*** India in England
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Haha, excellent.
viktor
State Vice-Captain
Squad announced. Sehwag out! Ranadeb and Rohit Sharma in.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/297784.html
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/297784.html
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Why would you have Sehwag in there ? It's good to see Sehwag, Bhajji and Munaf out and Irfan staying in the NCA. These guys have got so many opportunities to prove themselves.
Also good on the selection commitee for finally recognizing domestic performance of Ranadeb Bose. I like the look of the test squad, with Dravid, Ganguly and Tendulkar all in decent form. Jaffer/Karthik/Gambhir will do well @ opening with Dravid/Tendulkar/GangulyVVS/Yuvraj/Dhoni in the middle, Batting looks strong to me and bowling looks balanced.
My prediction - India to draw or win the series in England.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Long-term Greigy chance there.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
FFS, why on EARTH has this Randeep Bose chap never played before?
viktor
State Vice-Captain
I think its only this past season that he had so much success. Before that, he wasn't even the best bowler in the Bengal side, SS Paul was. Seems to have improved a whole lot though.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Nope, I am sure with my prediction.
pasag
RTDAS
Beat him to it by 17 posts
Sehwag's been in good recent ODI form, but I guess selectors want to try out stuff in Ireland as the series doesn't mean much anyways. Wouldn't be suprised if he was recalled for the 7 match series after the Tests. And lol at Crampton.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
There's another one I just don't get why he's never played so much as a single Test, TBH. And has he gone off the boil of late?
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Wow, I've never seen Sanz so excited, but to be honest, I can understand why.
I'm delighted with Sehwag and Harbhajan not making the cut. Munaf is just a disappointing case, because he's so damn talented, but such a lazy **** who doesn't give a crap about his fitness, fielding or batting. Just thinks he can walk up and bowl, and that'll be it. He ain't going to be able to get away with that in this day and age of professional cricket.
Hopefully India can do well in England, I'm predicting a drawn series personally. I don't think we'll have the bowling to win it, but I think we'll have the batting (and conditions in our favour) to draw it.
I'm delighted with Sehwag and Harbhajan not making the cut. Munaf is just a disappointing case, because he's so damn talented, but such a lazy **** who doesn't give a crap about his fitness, fielding or batting. Just thinks he can walk up and bowl, and that'll be it. He ain't going to be able to get away with that in this day and age of professional cricket.
Hopefully India can do well in England, I'm predicting a drawn series personally. I don't think we'll have the bowling to win it, but I think we'll have the batting (and conditions in our favour) to draw it.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Well I have the same sort of routine in Sunday\Midweek XI Devon cricket (haven't been to a net for 2 years, am **** with both diet and exercise, though obviously the talent is scaled-down relatively) and I don't get away with it either.
Not something I'm proud of, TBH, and whenever I think about it I think "I should eat better stuff, do some exercise, buy some spikes, net wherever I can, use my camcorder to do some video analysis, work on reverse-swing, sort-out my ankle which hasn't been in a fit state for years and badly affects my fielding, and several other things" but when it comes down to it dossing is just so much easier.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Couldn't be more excited about Bhajji and Sehwag not making it!
R_D
International Debutant
happy about Sehwag and Harbhjan missing out. Shame about Munaf, he would've tourbled english batsman but there was every bit chance of him breakign down after first seesion thou.
pretty happy aboyut the team... could to see some of the younger guys retain their places.
pretty happy aboyut the team... could to see some of the younger guys retain their places.
Dasa
International Vice-Captain
Only reason is the other openers are all very inexperienced. I can definitely see the logic behind his omission though, and it's not something I'm fussed about. Other than that, the only disappointment for me is the inclusion of Ishant Sharma - it's a hard ask to go on a long tour of England with only 1 Test against Bangladesh and 7 First-Class games behind him. Then again, I didn't see the Bangladesh Tests, maybe he showed enough to make it worthwhile to take him to England.