India v India A in a 4-day warmup

Spetsnatz · 24-09-2004, 08:40 PM

India are to meet India A in a 4 day warmup in Bangalore prior to the first test aganst Australia.
Here are the teams:

India seniors Sourav Ganguly (capt), Parthiv Patel (wk), Aakash Chopra, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Anil Kunble, Zaheer Khan, Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu, Sidharth Trivedi.

India A Dinesh Mongia (capt), MS Dhoni (wk), Gautham Gambhir, Dheeraj Jadhav, Mohammad Kaif, Sridharan Sriram, Murali Kartik, SS Paul, Amit Bhandari, Ashish Nehra, Joginder Sharma, Sarandeep Singh, Kiran Powar, Venugopal Rao

Thoughts on the game/squads ?

Waughney · 24-09-2004, 09:21 PM

Should be interesting. This may be an oppurtunity for Murali Karthik to prove himself to Ganguly....

SJS · 24-09-2004, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Waughney

Should be interesting. This may be an oppurtunity for Murali Karthik to prove himself to Ganguly....

Murali Karthik is in a bit of a 'midway' zone. His bowling is not bad enough for him to be discarded from candidacy and the chances he has been given havent been taken in a manner to inspire anything but mild interest. He will need to come up with the 'big' goods soon or it may be curtains for him. Sad for he did show potential. I think he has everything but that elusive quality of peneteration.

It will be interesting to see if they allow the other Karthik to keep wickets for the Seniors since Parthiv is also in the team. PLUS allow Rambathi Nayudu a game.

Deja moo · 24-09-2004, 11:56 PM

The selections arent well thought out.

1)Ambati Rayudu would have been better used in the A team , where he is more likely to get a game than in the seniors team.

2)Unless the selectors are seriously looking at Dhoni as an option for this Australia series , there is no sense in picking him as the only keeper in the A team. If the choice is only between Parthiv and Dinesh karthik , it would have been better to play them in the opposing teams , rather than dump them in the same squad , which means one of them will have to sit out .

viktor · 25-09-2004, 12:01 AM

interesting to see kiran powar in the squad. hope he gets to play.

marc71178 · 25-09-2004, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Waughney

Should be interesting. This may be an oppurtunity for Murali Karthik to prove himself to Ganguly....

Can't see him proving himself as anything but 1st reserve to Harbhajan and Kumble.

Arjun · 25-09-2004, 03:52 AM

Is that awful state/zone quota system back already? Nothing about Yogesh Golwalkar or Kiran Powar to suggest they're better than Sairaj Bahutule, Ramesh Powar, Avishkar Salvi or even Railwayman/Central Jai Prakash Yadav. hopefully this will have a few all-round performances by a few players, which is what the team needs.

aussie_beater · 25-09-2004, 08:35 AM

The mainline Mumbai players were not picked in these squads because Mumbai plays Australia before the first test anyway at Brabourne Stadium where Salvi, Powar and those guys will get a chance to show their skills.

Arjun · 25-09-2004, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by aussie_beater

The mainline Mumbai players were not picked in these squads because Mumbai plays Australia before the first test anyway at Brabourne Stadium where Salvi, Powar and those guys will get a chance to show their skills.

Thanks. That reminds me. Why were both matches scheduled on the same days? The same players could also have shown their skills against the Indian senior team, and they would be more competitive than these extras in the India 'A' team.

lord_of_darkness · 25-09-2004, 06:35 PM

Who is S.Trivedi? more on him thanks.

Arjun · 26-09-2004, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lord_of_darkness

Who is S.Trivedi? more on him thanks.

Siddharth Trivedi is a medium-pacer who plays for Gujarat. He has an average of 25, with not too many 5-wicket hauls. No idea how fast he is, but at least he's tall. He was in Australia as a part of a scholarship programme. Hopefully it has been of some help for him.

honestbharani · 26-09-2004, 08:14 AM

I like what I have read about SS Paul. More news of him?

steds · 26-09-2004, 08:15 AM

What happened to Das?

honestbharani · 26-09-2004, 08:18 AM

Gambhir, Aakash Chopra, S. Ramesh and a couple of others have all been playing better than him. He has not made a very big score last season and perhaps that has shut the door on him for the moment.

steds · 26-09-2004, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by honestbharani

He has not made a very big score last season and perhaps that has shut the door on him for the moment.

In May he scored 203* in 50 overs playing for my club

24-09-2004, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spetsnatz School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Moscow Posts: 89	India v India A in a 4-day warmup India are to meet India A in a 4 day warmup in Bangalore prior to the first test aganst Australia. Here are the teams: India seniors Sourav Ganguly (capt), Parthiv Patel (wk), Aakash Chopra, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Anil Kunble, Zaheer Khan, Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu, Sidharth Trivedi. India A Dinesh Mongia (capt), MS Dhoni (wk), Gautham Gambhir, Dheeraj Jadhav, Mohammad Kaif, Sridharan Sriram, Murali Kartik, SS Paul, Amit Bhandari, Ashish Nehra, Joginder Sharma, Sarandeep Singh, Kiran Powar, Venugopal Rao Thoughts on the game/squads ? __________________ In 1995, 16 commandos of the GRU Spetsnatz went head to head against 16 US ARMY Rangers in Alaska in ten tests of physical strength and endurance. Final Result: Spetsnatz 9 US Army Rangers 1 RIP Vladimir Belyanov (d December 24 1942) Tamanskaya Division (Taman Guards) - Pitomnik Airfield, Stalingrad

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aussie_beater State Vice-Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 1,068	The mainline Mumbai players were not picked in these squads because Mumbai plays Australia before the first test anyway at Brabourne Stadium where Salvi, Powar and those guys will get a chance to show their skills. __________________ Flames are welcome, but beware of the Backdraft

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viktor State Vice-Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: united states Posts: 1,107	interesting to see kiran powar in the squad. hope he gets to play.

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honestbharani Hall of Fame Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 15,213	Gambhir, Aakash Chopra, S. Ramesh and a couple of others have all been playing better than him. He has not made a very big score last season and perhaps that has shut the door on him for the moment.

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