If i was an indian selector........................

[SJS]

If I was an Indian selection committee chairman, I would co-opt this forum's members on the selection committee and sit quietly in my chair and watch the fun

 

[Sunny Mehta]

ODI Team

Sehwag
Tendulkar (c)
Yuvraj
Laxman
Dravid
Kaif
Patel (wkt)
Agarkar
Pathan
Harbhajan
Khan

 

[Sunny Mehta]

Test Team

Sehwag
Patel (wkt)
Dravid
Tendulkar (c)
Laxman
Kaif
Yuvraj
Agarkar
Pathan
Harbhajan
Khan

In India, give up the "off-form" pace bowler for Kumble

 

[FRAZ]

Have'nt decided yet
come on not so difficult , Juzz a Kool Billion there to choose from .....

 

[Neil Pickup]

Not too many teams have as many unofficial selectors as the Indian team. Not just a few players, but the whole team is going through a horrible phase, and have not won too many tournaments either.

There's a blindingly obvious reason for that, and it's that India has a larger population than anywhere else in the Test world by a mile.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Personally I think Pathan needs to be tried up the order in domestic cricket - it's only 4 or 5 years ago he was apparently a full-time all-rounder - before trying him in Tests and ODIs - IMO he's definately got some potential, but those domestic averages aren't awe-inspiring.

Anyone can be a genuine all-rounder at 14/15.

 

[marc71178]

Except Pickup

 

[Richard]

Anyone can be a genuine all-rounder at 14/15.

Equally, if you'd seen him bat much you'd be able to see why.
True, there are plenty at that age; I got the picture it was for a bit after that, up to 17 or so - basically just before he started at the First-Class and List-A level.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Except Pickup

I have been selected for my batting before now.

 

[krishneelz]

maybe india needs a bit of style, attitude and aggresion Vinod Kambli style. That dude was a gun and averages 60 in first class and 53 in test matches. Im really suprised he was never considered after his short test stint. I also remember reading about him and tendulkar scoring a world record schoolboy partnership of 664. Although it was schoolboy i thought this dude has potential. Players like these come around every 5 years for one or two seasons and get discarded as kambli was for no apparent reason. They made some excuse about not being proffesional. I guess it wasnt meant to be

 

[krishneelz]

Comon theres gotta be some kambli fans out there

 

[Arjun]

The lack of great players is now felt in the team, especially pressure situations.

 

[Richard]

Comon theres gotta be some kambli fans out there

Maybe in his first few Tests but after an unbelievable start he went seriously downhill and had a questionable attitude.

 

[Richard]

The lack of great players is now felt in the team, especially pressure situations.

Personally I'd say Tendulkar is already a great, Dravid will almost certainly become one and Laxman is well on the way to becoming one.
In the ODIs, Ganguly, Tendulkar and Dravid are all very much on the great list.

 

[shankar]

The lack of great players is now felt in the team, especially pressure situations.

The presence of fickle fans is felt more.

 

[SJS]

The ideal Indian test side subject to fitness.

1. Sehwag
2. Dravid
3. Tendulkar
4. Laxman
5. Ganguly
6. Ambathi Rayudu
7. Irfan Pathan
8. Dinesh Karthik
9. Anil Kumble
10. Harbhajan Singh
11. Laxmipathy Balaji.

Standbyes
12. Yuvraj
13. Kaif
14. Chopra/Jadhav/Sriram
15. Murali Karthik
16. Ashish Nehra
17. Zaheer Khan

 

[Dydl]

Tendulkar can't play, so he would have to be out. He might even have to miss the whole tour, on the news.

 

[SJS]

Tendulkar can't play, so he would have to be out. He might even have to miss the whole tour, on the news.

Hellloooo ! I didnt say side for next test. I said the ideal side subject to fitness

 

[Deja moo]

The ideal Indian test side subject to fitness.

1. Sehwag
2. Dravid
3. Tendulkar
4. Laxman
5. Ganguly
6. Ambathi Rayudu
7. Irfan Pathan
8. Dinesh Karthik
9. Anil Kumble
10. Harbhajan Singh
11. Laxmipathy Balaji.

Standbyes
12. Yuvraj
13. Kaif
14. Chopra/Jadhav/Sriram
15. Murali Karthik
16. Ashish Nehra
17. Zaheer Khan

Rayudu ahead of Kaif ?

Rayudu is fast turning into Yuvraj...giving his wicket away when everyone knows he can bat well . Only difference being that Yuvraj has a definite weakness against spin and the ball outside off stump , while Rayudu just throws away his wicket for the heck of it .( Plus the fact that he hasnt faced any good fast bowling yet in his career)

 

[Arjun]

In the situations where the Indians found themselvesi n Bangalore, only a great player could rescue them. Had there been a Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Ricky Ponting or Matthew Hayden, they wouldn't just occupy the crease- they'd play more positively. They would respond with a very aggressive counter-attack, but still see their team home. This Indian team is either trying to attack too much without staying in long enough, or trying too hard to save their wickets, thus scoring fewer runs. The Indians were in a situation which truly tests how great a batting side is, and turned out to be very average.