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So will this rotation policy apply to players like Tendulkar or will it be used selectively?
See, when there is so much of international cricket lined up for future there are all the chances that players might get injured or something like this. And we should be able to replace them. Immediately after this there is a three match series against South Africa. After that there is a full series against Sri Lanka. There's lots of cricket to be played.

So the bastich didn't answer about why SRT was not being rested. Farkhead politicians. Of course SRT can play till he is 50 and a old hag and no one would give his shoulder a tap. he can rest IF he wants to rest. Ganguly and Dravid don't even need to be asked. I am surprised SRT is still playing JAMODIs when he should be making way too for working solely on test cricket. Poor Dravid. Had to be ready to do everything in team interest and still get the kick.

We cannot be run on public opinion.

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Why only certain players are seen to be targeted?

Suppose we are basically using only three fast bowlers…then we will soon be without bowlers.

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For the sake of argument, what is the more important criterion for selection: performance or rotation policy? Would you drop the best performing players for rotation policy?

Rahul's performance is not there. Lakshman's performance is not there.

Is this areshole talking about his tests or one day performances? Man has not played a single ODI for 4 years as is. And his test cricket continues to remain spectacular.

Putting new blood to test, why only for ODIs, why not for test cricket?

Test cricket is very important for any (one playing) world cricket. Many people do not see it but for us it is very important. All these one-day players like to be test players.
But the tests are a real test for cricket players. The tests are very important for every country. We like to be a test winning country and not a one-day winning country. Youngsters need lot of cricketing abilities to stay there for five days. In ODI you may just go in and slog couple of overs, here you have to play for five days. After all, they get to play the long form of cricket in domestic cricket.

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Is that how the current BCCI regime thinks? That winning test cricket, the real cricket is so important, that the ebst preparation is to schedule more ODIs and ensure India go into tests like Melbourne with zero practice with just one warm up that got washed away? They anyways accept just one warm up overseas most of the time. So since youngsters are playing 'the long form of cricket' domestic games [a 4 day flat track slogathons], they don't need to play test cricket and since tests are the real game, the seniors don't need to play ODIs. So what the hell is Sachin doing in there? And Sehwag is even more poor than Ganguly in fielding so what the hell is he doing in there as well? So he is saying that like T20 youngsters just need to slog in ODIs and they will win in Aus just like that and the current youngsters are just not good enough for test cricket? I agree with the last part of them not good for tests, but what a load of bollocks?

Some Good jokes on Indian Cricket -

Where do Indian batsmen perform the best?
In advertisements.

Two rival cricketers were talking.
Cricketer 1: 'The local team wants me to play for them very badly.'
Cricketer 2: 'Well, you're just the right man for the job.'

India was playing a match at Wankhede stadium. An Indian cricket fan, whose wife had a delivery on the same day, decided to watch the match and visit his wife later on in the hospital.

The match began, two quick wickets fell and the fan was disappointed. He remembered his wife, picked up the phone and quickly dialed a number.

He wanted to call the hospital but accidently called up the stadium, he asked the man on the other end thinking him to be the doctor “so what’s the result?”

The man replied “It’s still in process, two are out nine are left and the last one was a duck!”.

So south africa next up. Should be a even test series, they've learnt how to bat in the subcontinent and have a very strong pace attack even without pollock.
Who would our 1st choice attack be assuming everyone is fit? Zak/ishant/santh/kumble id go for. Bhajji simply isn't a wicket taking threat anymore so i wouldn't drop a batsman to accommodate him. Only other question mark is jaffer or gambhir to open with sehwag? Stick with jaffer, hes not the 1st batsman to fail in australia.

I'd anyday pick Jaffer over UMB in tests.

Ash wrote:Zak/ishant/santh/kumble id go for. Bhajji simply isn't a wicket taking threat anymore

Yep, Bhajji has been very poor in tests for quite a while now.

Time now to try out Chawla instead under the tutelage of Kumble but that'd mean playing 2 leg spinners in the XI.

But I think Sehwag can do anything as an offie in tests whatever Bhajji could've done with his present form.

Rohit Sharma

I have never EVER been a fan of Kartik's, but think it's a bit harsh that he was dropped for Chawla for absolutely no valid reason. He deserves a chance.

The future of Indian cricket is in good hands. Very mature words indeed from Dhoni: http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/mar/06msd.htm

Contrast that with the reader responses following the article.

He's very intelligent. Makes the right noises. Is a bit too media friendly and talks a bit too much to them, which could really bite him on the back later, but otherwise I think he's been brilliant.

About the Harbhajan incident, he said he asked Harbhajan to change his name to 'Controversial Off-spinner' before touring Australia next time, to save the Aussie media the trouble.

And now words from the other kaptan

More or less what I said a few days ago.

I would like to see Ishant, Sreesaanth &Munaf (although who would have him) be given the opportunity to play a season of county cricket in England.

It did wonders for Zaheer and RP Singh and could really help to develop these young guys.

Although given the lack of money in county cricket these days (and the fact they are only allowed one overseas player now) may make this unfeasible. Maybe the bcci could offer to pay their wages so the county would be getting an overseas player for free?

Until and unless Munaf brings the passion into himself, and bowls with intensity, he'll never be chosen by anyone. He has all the talent in the world. He just needs to harness them with intensity, use a bit of brain in his bowling and has to keep himself awake and alert in the field. If he doesn't do it, I'm afraid the even the captains and selectors will run out of patience!

well .. well

Just saw an interview on NDTV with Ishant, where he was asked who his role models were, and pat came the reply.

In International cricket it is McGrath and in India it is Munaf Patel

men will be men ... no matter if they are in blue

India to axe fielding coach Singh

India fielding coach Robin Singh will be fired before the home Test series against South Africa starting next week, local media reported on Wednesday.

Gary Kirsten, who has taken over as India coach before the series against his home country, has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India that Singh's services will not be required, the Hindustan Times reported.

India must carry on momentum: Kirsten
The former India all-rounder joined the team along with bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad last year following their shock first-round exit at the World Cup in West Indies [Images].

Prasad and Singh had a dispute with the board over their involvement with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), due to be launched next month, the paper said. Prasad is expected to continue in his role.

The first match of the three-Test series starts in Chennai on March 26.

Read somewhere that NCA physio will do the temporary job for Indian team as physio and the mental trainer who Kirsten has got appointed, will also double up as physical trainer.

How lame and terrible is it, of BCCI for not appointing a full time physio and trainer for the team before the SA series?

The BCCI has clarified that Robin Singh will stay on with the team as fielding coach atleast until after the SA series.

'It's important to send the message across' - Dhoni

lol...good for dhoni..

"The team's selection became controversial after Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid were left out. While some criticised the decision to drop the seniors, others questioned the timing of the selection, a day after the historic win in the Perth Test. The selection also created a few ripples in the dressing room, it was learnt then. "

i cannot believe for one moment that dravid would have created one ripple

Can Dhoni tell how many young bats helped India win CB series?

Uthappa was disaster in almost all the matches he played, Rohit played 1 good innings in 8 league games and 1 in finals, UMB was UMB (always useless apart from the one inninge he played against Australia in a losing cause), Tiwary was played in just 1 match, and Raina wasn't given even 1 match to prove himself.

Whether Dhoni likes it or not, India's cupboards are still not overflowing with batting talent and hence Ganguly and Dravid's experience is still very invaluable for Indian team.

tick for dravid
cross for gangles