That Ishant holds on to his place in the national side because of flash-in-the-pan performances shows what's wrong with the Indian cricket system. Pankaj could never get the right time to perform- the rope he got was much, much shorter than what Ishant, Jadeja, Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar have got. That we're seeing Indian selections based largely on age and not performance seems to go against him.I dont see him in the future indian test team since ISHANT has picked up wickets and the selectors and dhoni will favor ishant over others
also ishwar pandey is fighting for the spot.
pankaj singh is a good bowler who just missed out on making an impact at the right time.
All he can hope for is other bowlers to get injured and then perform in whatever chances he gets.
He should probably go and play county cricket or something.
He can also consider shifting to Saurashtra, because selectors (or Dhoni?) seem to pick several players from that region at different times- particularly Jaydev Shah getting games in India A and Jaydev Unadkat playing a Test for India way before he was ready. BCCI also have a strong dislike for the association running cricket in Pankaj's home state Rajasthan, because of the Modi factor.Playing for CSK will get him selected for the Indian team(via CSK/ Srini's pets quota) He should play for CSK for free.
Dhoni would insist they didn't select him though, obviously.Playing for CSK will get him selected for the Indian team(via CSK/ Srini's pets quota) He should play for CSK for free.
This is based off youtube and like 2 matches but - 130-135ks, tall, very accurate. Doesn't get much swing, relies on seam movement, bounce, accuracy. He's not a world beater like Arjun makes him out to be, but there is reason to believe that he can do a job at Test level.What is his bowling actually like?
Yeah as I've said before I don't think India are missing a lot by not picking him, but it's been weird.This is based off youtube and like 2 matches but - 130-135ks, tall, very accurate. Doesn't get much swing, relies on seam movement, bounce, accuracy. He's not a world beater like Arjun makes him out to be, but there is reason to believe that he can do a job at Test level.
Oh we've definitely been missing out by not picking him.Yeah as I've said before I don't think India are missing a lot by not picking him, but it's been weird.