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[Swervy]

Jackson Warne.

dont tell me ..is that Shane warnes kid.

 

[benchmark00]

Phil Jaques - freakshow

I know noone cares, and it wasnt that good of a prediction i suppose, but i was just thinking it wasnt a bad snag by me from a while ago.

My reason for digging this, mainly, was to ask is there anyone else who's showing signs in domestic cricket around the world?

 

[adharcric]

suresh raina & munaf patel

 

[SouthernMan]

Do any English fans think that Jonathon Trott has a chance of making the England squad anytime in the future. As an Otago fan I hope he doesn't, because he is very crucial to our team and if he is to make the English team in the near future it would rule him out of playing for us!

 

[TIF]

From India, these players have some potential and are yet to play a international match -

Munaf Patel - Tall, fast bowler with an extra pace and bowls regularly over 130-140 kph. Also with a strong built, he can score some useful runs lower down the order and that too in big shots.

Pravin Kumar - A tall, fast bowling all-rounder with a strong built, this time from Uttar Pradesh. Has been a hero in this season for UP in the Ranji trophy and has been their find of the season helping them reach the semi-finals with his pace bowling and big hitting.

Piyush Chawla - A leg-spinner from UP, also said to be the next Anil Kumble. Has already showed some glimpses of his talent and he is also a useful lower order bat. Will take it over from Anil Kumble once he retires.

Shikhar Dhawan - A left-handed opener from Delhi. Was the top scorer in the last u-19 World cup in 2004 in Bangladesh scoring over 500 runs. Was good last season in domestic cricket, but has been a bit inconsistent this season, but hopefully he will be able to correct it.

Dhiraj Jadhav - Another left-handed opener, this time from Maharashtra. He has made it into the Indian team once, but is yet to play a international match. Did well in the 2004 season getting lots big 100s in first-class cricket.

Shahbaz Nadeem - A left-arm spinner from Bihar. Tormented a touring England "A" team sometime ago taking 5/30. Has done well recently in under-age and domestic level.

 

[sirjeremy11]

"Two Metre" Peter Fulton. Wait till he gets in the test team you Windies!

 

[steds]

In the extremely unlikely event that anyone needs reminding - Dave Mohammed.

 

[Langeveldt]

Still like the look of JP Duminy and Vaughn van Jaarsveld for SA one day..

Van der Wath has been a good find, well he isn't really a find, plenty of people know he's a good bowler..

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Shaun Marsh.

 

[Arjun]

From India, these players have some potential and are yet to play a international match -

Munaf Patel - Tall, fast bowler with an extra pace and bowls regularly over 130-140 kph. Also with a strong built, he can score some useful runs lower down the order and that too in big shots.

Pravin Kumar - A tall, fast bowling all-rounder with a strong built, this time from Uttar Pradesh. Has been a hero in this season for UP in the Ranji trophy and has been their find of the season helping them reach the semi-finals with his pace bowling and big hitting.

Piyush Chawla - A leg-spinner from UP, also said to be the next Anil Kumble. Has already showed some glimpses of his talent and he is also a useful lower order bat. Will take it over from Anil Kumble once he retires.

Shikhar Dhawan - A left-handed opener from Delhi. Was the top scorer in the last u-19 World cup in 2004 in Bangladesh scoring over 500 runs. Was good last season in domestic cricket, but has been a bit inconsistent this season, but hopefully he will be able to correct it.

Dhiraj Jadhav - Another left-handed opener, this time from Maharashtra. He has made it into the Indian team once, but is yet to play a international match. Did well in the 2004 season getting lots big 100s in first-class cricket.

Shahbaz Nadeem - A left-arm spinner from Bihar. Tormented a touring England "A" team sometime ago taking 5/30. Has done well recently in under-age and domestic level.

I fully agree with that list. The one who should rush into the team a lot sooner than the others is Munaf Patel. He's finished two domestic seasons, and in his second, his batting has proved to be a factor for his team. He's not only got raw talent, but also power. What he lacks is finishing, unlike Joginder Sharma, very much the opposite of Munaf, and also a good choice for the national side, especially in ODI's.

 

[adharcric]

I fully agree with that list. The one who should rush into the team a lot sooner than the others is Munaf Patel. He's finished two domestic seasons, and in his second, his batting has proved to be a factor for his team. He's not only got raw talent, but also power. What he lacks is finishing, unlike Joginder Sharma, very much the opposite of Munaf, and also a good choice for the national side, especially in ODI's.

the one thing india needs right now is a fresh burst to the pace attack, in the form of some genuine pace. for that reason munaf has a very good chance of selection, as does vrv if he's fit. but i'm not sure if we'll see them against pakistan in the one-day matches. pathan, rp singh and agarkar all have good recent odi records so they will stay in, and i have a feeling zaheer will earn a recall after performing well in the 3rd test at karachi (my prediction). perhaps munaf will earn a call-up in place of jp yadav, and that might be a good thing. yadav might be deserving, but i really don't see him cracking the XI. if there's a pacy option sitting on the bench, it'll be harder to resist including him in the playing XI. imo, yadav is a wasted spot.

 

[onemangang]

India--- VRS

Aus -- Tait

Pak-- M Asif

 

[nehrafan]

Munaf Patel
VR Singh
Srisanth
Raina
Panesar

 

[superkingdave]

Simon Marshall
Tom Smith

 

[andyc]

Mark Cosgrove just keeps getting better and better. Darren Lehmann agrees with me

 

[Arjun]

the one thing india needs right now is a fresh burst to the pace attack, in the form of some genuine pace. for that reason munaf has a very good chance of selection, as does vrv if he's fit. but i'm not sure if we'll see them against pakistan in the one-day matches. pathan, rp singh and agarkar all have good recent odi records so they will stay in, and i have a feeling zaheer will earn a recall after performing well in the 3rd test at karachi (my prediction). perhaps munaf will earn a call-up in place of jp yadav, and that might be a good thing. yadav might be deserving, but i really don't see him cracking the XI. if there's a pacy option sitting on the bench, it'll be harder to resist including him in the playing XI. imo, yadav is a wasted spot.

Munaf Patel is an important contender, not for his bowling alone, but because he can also score more than a few runs, including a few ground-clearing sixes. He can fit in as the third seamer, as well as the seventh or eighth batsman. You won't need a stupid-sub when he's in the side. That's a lot of value addition he can provide. Who needs Agarkar then? You can then have an attack of Irfan, Zaheer, RP Singh and Munaf, then the spinner, mostly Harbhajan. In the batting, you can have five batsmen, Dhoni, Irfan and Munaf. That's why he's so important. As for VR Singh, he can replace Zaheer, if anybody. Worth a try.

 

[Deja moo]

Considering that Afridis faster one, at 129 kph (is that possible with a legal action ?) is quicker than Pathans average speed, we sorely need an out and out pacer.

 

[SpeedKing]

Richard

1. What has Stephen Harmison ever done to you? Even after the Aussies themselves praised him, and being England's most persevering bowler in Pakistan [that is saying something, considering Flintoff was in the team].

2. what is bloody wrong with height Richard. I am not that tall, but the best bowler at my club is. He is nowhere hear as fast as me, but he'll hit you on the head with length balls. Believe me, height is a ridiculously useful asset to have, and if Stuart Broad at 19 has it and is using it, wot is so bad about that. I don't know much about him, but i would luv him to become hadny in the future and make you eat that sour humble pie.

 

[Jono]

Munaf Patel is an important contender, not for his bowling alone, but because he can also score more than a few runs, including a few ground-clearing sixes. He can fit in as the third seamer, as well as the seventh or eighth batsman. You won't need a stupid-sub when he's in the side. That's a lot of value addition he can provide. Who needs Agarkar then? You can then have an attack of Irfan, Zaheer, RP Singh and Munaf, then the spinner, mostly Harbhajan. In the batting, you can have five batsmen, Dhoni, Irfan and Munaf. That's why he's so important. As for VR Singh, he can replace Zaheer, if anybody. Worth a try.

I actually agree with that. 5 batsman, a keeper/batsman, 2 bowling all-rounders/bowlers that can bat, a specialist seamer and a specialist spinner would work very well for our ODI team.

 

[SpeedKing]

anyway, I think Plunkett is going to be a very decent player in the future. I didn't rate him
much, but he delivered in pressure situations, where 20, year old international inductees shouldn't be in. Inzaman was in the form of his life, Afridi / Akmal and MoYo weren't doing too badly either. And he came through with flying colours.