Another gem from Indian selectors :
Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of the Delhi test, Gautam Gambhir picked. Fine till now. Then left out as he is diagnosed with jaundice. Unfortunate.
But there comes the blunder.
In comes Raina. For Dhawan, in comes Raina.
A middle order batsman for an opener ? Seriously ? Will he play the final test ? If so at what place ? Will he open alongside Vijay, another CSK player ?
Oh wait, Raina is another CSK player. CSK players come in handy as replacements (no offense against Raina, he is a good player and I back him).
So if Raina won't open then will he play ? And if he won't play then why have him in the team ? Will he bat at 7 and push Jadeja to 8 replacing Ojha ? Not quite.
In 2nd innings when Dhawan did not bat, Pujara opened the innings with Vijay. Just like Dravid did when one of the openers used to get injured. Some habits of Indian cricket don't change. Bad habits of course.
So in all probability, it is going to be either Rahane who comes in the team and opens with Vijay or if they continue with Pujara - Vijay pair then Rahane shall play in the middle order. And if Raina trumps him in the middle order, then it shall be very unfortunate for Rahane after having being walked over again.....
Sandip Patil is proving to be another Kris Srikanth. Very sad to see the victorious team members of 1983 World cup proving to be disastrous selectors. Vengsarkar first, Srikanth next and now Sandip Patil.
