Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
The CW ODI XIs get started. First question - where should Sachin Tendulkar bat? IMO there's a very strong case for him batting four, as there were many who could do an equally good job at the start of the innings and few who could do an equally good one in the middle. There has been enough uncertainty for him to be shifted around by India many times, unlike, say, Mark Waugh and Sanath Jaysuriya who had two distinct parts to their careers: the first as a middle-order player and the second a second as an opener.
Nonetheless, Tendulkar's record as an opener shows he has obviously done the job there. The question is more, IMO, are there more openers who demand selection than middle-order players? Would you be leaving-out more quality to exclude an opener, or a middle-order batsman to fit in Tendulkar?
So, make your pick.
Nonetheless, Tendulkar's record as an opener shows he has obviously done the job there. The question is more, IMO, are there more openers who demand selection than middle-order players? Would you be leaving-out more quality to exclude an opener, or a middle-order batsman to fit in Tendulkar?
So, make your pick.