Yuvraj Or Chopra

[krishneelz]

Who shall open with sehwag

 

[Jono]

Shall? I don't know, that depends on how smart they are.
Should? Without a doubt in my mind I want Chopra opening, and I'm a big Yuvraj fan.

 

[SJS]

Shall? I don't know, that depends on how smart they are.
Should? Without a doubt in my mind I want Chopra opening, and I'm a big Yuvraj fan.

Yuvraj is no test opener. (i know, I know ..dont throw Sehwag at me). It has to be Chopra for want of an option.

 

[Arjun]

Yuvraj Singh is definitely an enigmatic player. At his best, he can be quite destructive. He hits the big shots, he can play well on pitches with bounce and is a very good fielder and runner between wickets. At the same time, he has two left feet against spinners (very unlike any Indian batsman) and his shot selection is not that good, either. What do you do with him? Play him as an opener? Number 3? Number 6? This applies to both international and lower level matches.

 

[age_master]

Yuvraj should do it easily - he also adds alot more in the field

 

[Arjun]

Yuvraj should do it easily - he also adds alot more in the field

He could easily make the Indian Test team but for his weaknesses against spin. A senior player or ex-player must get to him and help him out. Or, for that matter, a spinner from the present team or past.

 

[Majin]

Chopra, no doubt. But then his weakness against spin means he's better off opening probably, but I think Chopra and Sehwag are fine together.

 

[sledger]

chopra hands down, personally i dont really rate yuvraj but in this insatance i really chopra is definitrely the better option.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I'm fairly sure that Yuvraj will open after the A team game.

 

[Arjun]

I'm fairly sure that Yuvraj will open after the A team game.

What's the point? It's just one game! He's not been doing well consistently at that position, is he?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Look, read what I post or don't reply. Where have I put that I agree with that?

The selectors clearly want to go with him, and now they have 'evidence'.

 

[ReallyCrazy]

I think yuvraj will open and I WANT yuvraj to open as well. How do you guys know he won't be a good opener unless you have seen him opening? He just got a 100 in that position.....so there's enough to suggest he will do well. He should be given a chance to open. It could be a gamble but it may pay big dividends (think sehwag)

 

[Richard]

Yuvraj Singh, just like Virender Sehwag, is not an opener.
In time, hopefully both will be shown.
Aakash Chopra, on the evidence of his Test-career thus far, is not a Test-class batsman.
Personally I'd much prefer Sridharam Sriram or Shiv Sunder Das to open but by the looks of things that won't happen for a while.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Yuvraj Singh, just like Virender Sehwag, is not an opener.
In time, hopefully both will be shown.
Aakash Chopra, on the evidence of his Test-career thus far, is not a Test-class batsman.
Personally I'd much prefer Sridharam Sriram or Shiv Sunder Das to open but by the looks of things that won't happen for a while.

Because Das and his Test average of 34.89 is appreciably more Test-class? Chopra has played 8 games, averged less than 2 runs under 30 per innings and been involved in some big partnerships. Give the man a chance to truly fail.

 

[Richard]

Das has not been all that good.
However, he would be considered far better than he is, I'm absolutely certain, had he been involved with some of the stands of the nature Chopra has.
I fail to see how Chopra has done better than many other Indian openers - he himself has done a similar thing, others have simply not had the benefit of someone like Sehwag scoring at the pace and weight that he has done while Chopra has been there.
IMO Chopra has failed worse than many Indian openers have been given the chance to.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Das has not been all that good.
However, he would be considered far better than he is, I'm absolutely certain, had he been involved with some of the stands of the nature Chopra has.
I fail to see how Chopra has done better than many other Indian openers - he himself has done a similar thing, others have simply not had the benefit of someone like Sehwag scoring at the pace and weight that he has done while Chopra has been there.
IMO Chopra has failed worse than many Indian openers have been given the chance to.

I personally like Ramesh, but I still don't see Chopra as a failure as yet. That's probably because I don't consider cricket simply a game of statistics.

 

[Richard]

Nor do I, by any stretch - but equally I do consider someone who has scored so few runs in 15 innings a failure.
That does not, of course, mean he can't redress that - we've seen some people do that, Stephen Waugh for one example.
I also liked Ramesh - but equally I simply cannot fathom why Sriram has never played a Test when so many inferiors of his have been tried (such as Devang Gandhi).

 

[Prince EWS]

Chopra and Ramesh should be the Indian openers.

Sehwag and Yuvraj simply dont have the technique. Sehwag's success over the last year can simply be put down to being in form, but Im sure he will eventually fail.

 

[Poorwa]

Chopra and Ramesh should be the Indian openers.

Sehwag and Yuvraj simply dont have the technique. Sehwag's success over the last year can simply be put down to being in form, but Im sure he will eventually fail.

I totallty agree!! Yuvraj is best suited for middle order.... n as for sehwag... oh well!!!!

 

[honestbharani]

But what about the fact that these matches will probably be played in dusty Indian flat wickets? I guess for this series alone, it might not be such a bad idea to have Yuvi and Sehwag opening, but I guess a lot rides on if Sachin will play or not.