Victor Ian
International Coach
what about 8 & 9?
India have:I don't know about India. Depends on the conditions. Who cares really when you have Pollock and Philander at No. 9 and No. 10, you can get away with it.
How the **** are you omitting VVS?India have:
Sehwag
Unsure
Dravid
Tendulkar
Kohli
Gangly
Dhoni
Ashwin
Rubbish quick
Zaheer
Kumble
I'm really not sure who the partner to Sehwag should be but the rest of the batting lineup is pretty good. Bowling attack is utterly trash though, especially away from home.
Yeah that's probably the way to go tbh. Tendulkar can continue to hide at 4.With the opening thing I'd probably just be a prick and open with Dravid, putting Pujara at 3.
For some reason all I really remember Dravid for is repeatedly getting bowled from innocuous straight ballsJust open with Dravid, I agree. If he'd been an English opener I think he'd have been up there competing with with Hobbs, Hutton and Sutcliffe for a spot in England's AT XI.
That's pretty much all he did in the last month of his career so I don't blame you.For some reason all I really remember Dravid for is repeatedly getting bowled from innocuous straight balls
Especially in England. Would've loved doing it imo.I think Dravid was true opening batsman and would perhaps be rated even higher if he was permanantly employed as one
I'd only consider 6 & 7 "relatively weaker", and you could easily give FDP the gloves to strengthen that up. All of that top 5 topped the ICC batting rankings at some point in their career, although obviously Kristen's happened before 2000. With that said, Donald should miss out given he barely played after 2000, either for the spinner option, which is probably gonna have to be Keshav Maharaj, or for RabadaThat's an ATG fast bowling attack but the batting is relatively weak, especially compared to an Aus or Indian batting lineup from the same era.
Had an ATG series pretty much doing it in 2011.Especially in England. Would've loved doing it imo.