wow.. honestly thought Zak was better than that.. Interesting stuff.. Does strengthen the case for Sreesanth.
I get the feeling that India really don't have any better options. Ishant and Sreesanth are inconsistent but they're certainly capable of contributing in a significant way to a Test; call it accepting mediocrity if you like but sometimes you need to be a bit realistic about it. They're frustrating but are India really more likely to win with Kulkarni, Pankaj or Dinda playing? I really doubt it, although I'm a much bigger fan of Sreesanth than most (other than Sir Alex.
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I'd have picked Badri too but I think it's perhaps harsh to judge Raina too critically about his play of the short ball in T20 in ODIs, for a couple of reasons. The first of which is that he's been managing to score a lot of runs anyway - he looks awkward when trying to score off the back foot but, a few ridiculous-looking dismissals aside, he's still been getting the runs on the board. Secondly, it's entirely possible that he may be a lot more comfortable getting out of the way of the short ball in First Class batting mode when he's not trying to score off every delivery. If he can just sway out of the way and wait for balls he likes in his areas he will be fine; I think a lot of his troubles in ODIs and T20s with the short stuff has been the need to score off it. They can't just bowl short at him all day so he could well be fine if he's patient.
Interesting take. I get the feeling that Sri Lanka's batsmen would be a lot more uncomfortable on a seamer than India's, Yuvraj aside, and I'd rate Murali+Randiv/Mendis/Herath at least on par with Harbhajan+Ohja/Mishra, even taking into account Murali's apparent decline.
This is an argument I always find a little funny. If it does show that, it also shows that Zaheer has match-winning performances in him a little less often. If anything it demonstrates that Sreesanth's probably a good partner for someone like Zaheer.
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tbh, I think that is the case with blokes like Vijay, Rohit and perhaps Kohli and Gambhir.. Just don't think Raina can even manage that.. Perhaps I have watched more of his struggles than you have..
Not necessarily. If a bowler has played five matches and taken ten wickets in one of the matches, it will boost the stats. Is it to say he'll take ten wickets every five matches? No. A bowler with a short career has statistics which have to be interpreted more than a bowler with a long, consistent career.
Or Muralied given his poor form
Only difference is when playing spin Indians >> Sri Lankans. on playing pace they are almost similar. On other hand SL seam attack will extract bit more out of the pitches than Indians of larger heights and / or quicker pace of the bowlers.
Interesting take Miagra.I would say the best fast bowler from both sides is Zaheer and the tallest is Ishant.Isn't this pace attack pretty much the same as it was last time India toured?Prasad,Welegedara,Mathews?Spin is Sri Lanka's best bet.India's fast bowlers are crap in flat pitches but give them a pitch that has something and they become dangerous.India batting is also>Sri Lankan batting at playing pace,Yuvraj aside.
no offence I know he is from your city but the little I have seen of Badri he looks like India's answer to Faisal Iqbal.tbh, I think that is the case with blokes like Vijay, Rohit and perhaps Kohli and Gambhir.. Just don't think Raina can even manage that.. Perhaps I have watched more of his struggles than you have..
And at the end of the day, it is not even about that. I just think Badri is a better long format batting option than Raina right now.
Tallest is Thushara. He and Fernado comfortably taller than Ishant. and most are comfartably faster as well. Yes Zaheer Khan is in form, and so are Thushara, Prasad and Fernado. Like Zaheer, they are coming up the rankings. I would believe that on a typical SL grassy wicket no Indian bowler bar Zaheer would get much assistance (unlike a grassy Saffy wicket or a English wicket where every hack of a seamer gets movement). Compared to that, players like Thushara and Kulasekara will get movement if there's hint of assistance. Fernando and Malinga do not depend on the movement and their modus operandi is different. Last time none of Malinga, Fernando or Thushara played test series completetely. Four geniune 140+k bowlers should make a difference IMO.
You are right...I forgot Thushara.Will Fernando be getting a game?I doubt it,tbh.He is not really test material.Same goes for Malinga.I would agree that Sri lankan fast bowlers as a whole>Indian fast bowlers despite the best fast bowler from the two sides being Zaheer but the thing is I would also back the Indian bats to survive on a grassy pitch more than the Sri Lankan batsmen.
If Sreesanth bowls anywhere close to how he did last time, we are in with a good chance tbh.
