India's pace stocks...
Ishant has to be dropped. Has to be. He's lost his pace, his rhythm, his action isn't as smooth as it was. He seems tired, lost and out of form. He has to be dropped, for the good of his career.
Sree is producing the odd brilliant spell mixed in with a lot of rubbish. Can't rely on him, but worth carrying him around as we don't really have many better.
RP's had poor form domestically, shouldn't be picked, not close.
Irfan will just be recovering by the time the World Cup starts I think, if he can get some domestic cricket in between then and the next tour (plus the IPL) and show some good form and rhythm, he'll be in with a shot.
Chahar is the new hottest young fast bowling prospect. Wouldn't put it past the BCCI to pick him soon and ruin him.
Mithun is a useful workhorse kinda bowler. And he swings it a bit. Still raw, but I'd rather him over Ishant.
Haven't seen enough about Yadav to comment on him, but I hear he's fast. Same with Tyagi. Don't know if 'fast' will cut it, but they've done well domestically too.
I wouldn't mind seeing Pankaj get another go. He did clock mid-130s a few times in the Ranji final, and he is tall. Gets some swing too. Worth a shot.
I'd definitely like to see Munaf if he can turn in 15 overs a day. He's accurate, tight, can hold up an end, and if there's something in the wicket he can exploit it. But he is a liability in the field too, and fitness is an issue.
Praveen Kumar is an interesting one. He swings the new ball well in ODIs and has a nice array of slow offcutter and leg-cutters for the death overs, to help counter the fact that his lack of pace makes him hittable. He's a pretty useful bowler in the limited overs format, but can he transfer these skills into Test cricket? Also, can he reverse the old ball?
Nehra probably isn't fit enough. Don't want to see him in Test cricket either way; it would be a step backwards.
Haven't seen enough of Abu Nechim to comment if he should get a spot. Also, I like Balaji, didn't catch him in Ranji but will be watching him closely in the IPL. He has changed his action now and is a different bowler, hopefully he still has the same effectiveness. His recent domestic form was pretty decent if I remember correctly.
Spin wise, Ashwin must be ahead of Mishra now, but is probably still behind Ojha (and Bhajji ofcourse).