Inconsistent selections

The team is predictable to the Lankan series. But one question arises and an answer beckons for that. Ravinder Jadeja is in the team on basis of the domestic performance. Now the question arises :

1. What was the parameter for the selection ? ODIs or Ranji games ? The ODIs are yet to begin (Deodhar trophy).
2. And if Ranji games was a criterion for selection for ODI games, then what was fault of C. Pujara ? An average of 82.96 and 900 runs in the season isnt enough ? If thats not enuf then whats enuf ?
3. Why was Virat Kohli dropped out of the team without even a single game after the Sep SL series ? Too many delhi players ? What is Rohit Sharma doing in the ODI team ? He hit 2 100s in the Ranji final, but then has he played a considerable innings in a ODI since CB series ?

Answers beckon to this couple of inconsistent selections...

Unbeliveable scenes in the tri-series final

This is pretty much unbelievable.

Bangladesh 152 (49.4 ov) Sri Lanka 18/5 (10.5 ov)	Sri Lanka require another 135 runs with 5 wickets and 39.1 overs remaining	Sri Lanka RR 1.66 Last 5 ovs 13/2 RR 2.60 Required RR 3.44 Bangladesh RR (3.06) 3.04
Full scorecard

Minnow hunters now getting hunted……….

Point to note that now when would SL play next BD and Zim ? With same frequency as now or reduced frequency ? Now making batting records would be impossible for SL and not to mention the bowling records too…

Augurs well for Indians who are to play the SL next after Pakistan.

So a 3-0 for Pak and 5-0 for India to beat the SL……

Cricinfo obsessed with English cricket

Out of the 11 players highlighted below most of them are domestic English T20 stars yet the English team is a dud in T20s on the global arena.

 http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/386457.html

 Wonder why cricinfo.com is so obsessed with English cricket ?

 As expectedly every list on cricinfo.com contains most of English cricketers, perhaps they need to understand that English don’t longer rule the world…….Colonial hangover still persists!!

Why not more T20s ?

India is now going to play a 5 match ODI series in Lanka along with a T20 international.   IMHO a 5 ODI series isn’t needed. 3 ODIs and 2 T20s should suffice.  We haven’t played a T20 in a year as national team and we have to defend the title in June and July.   Ok IPL is there and 2^nd season of IPL would have been concluded by the time we go to England for defending the title, but as a team we should play a few games before the world championship. There would hardly be changes from the ODI team in the T20 team with an exception of Sachin Tendulkar.

In today  s scenario, Australia seems to have a great team in T20s at least given the precision with which they demolished SA in KFC cup. And with the rise of David Warner and Shaun Marsh, they have a rocking opening pair followed by solid middle order.  Aussies would for sure pose a great threat to us in the defense of the title.

So some match practice is essential and that won’t come by touring Lanka for 5 ODIs.  And the SL team isn’t a viable option to play with as they are below their potential and have struggled in both forms of the game. Occasionally they might go and set the record, but the consistency lacks.   

Today s loss to BD proves that even minnows don’t fear the likes of Lanka now. Mendis might be a rising star, but then he is not something who would spell the fear in batsmen mind something which great ODI bowlers do.

Haydos going?

Is he going ? If so, then not in a very good way!!

Aussies on roll, Saffers on hiding

No Graeme Smith,

some Botha vo that leading the team

Aussies on roll :)

Sneior Hussey takes a stunner,

Hussey bros having a ball

Saffers choke once more..............

Test series win -- a fluke and storm in the tea of cup :)

Meanwhile  a lot of mention about the IPL esp by Warney and Mark Nikolas (cholas)..

Warner, you beauty!!

Daredevils have him..............

After today s innings Aussies wont miss Hayden anymore in ODIs and T20s........

A wonderful find.........

66 off 30 balls.................

He is David Warner..............

Ladies and gentlemen, take a bow!!!

Birthday RD

Happy Birtuday RD.........

Badhaiyaaa, Mubaaarakaaaaaaa te pataaakhe te centuriya te hajaro runs balle naaal!!!

Botha who ? World goes round!!

Johan Botha, the once tainted spinner is leading Saffers in T20 and ODIs against Aussies in absence of Graeme brave Smith :)

Who is this dude ? And why not Boucher or Kallis ?

5-0 for the ODIs and 2-0 for the T20s to the  Aussies.........

Not to forget the Saffers lost 0-4 in their last ODI series to England who were thumped 0-5 by India who beat Australia in CB series :)

Morning bunch of cricket developments round the globe!!

Hayden bungled up in the Tests this season and he was persisted with entire season.

He was axed from ODI squad and the T20 squad……….

Now he wants to go back to his family, ease off and decide what to do next. Cling on or exit.

Similar to what Virender Sehwag had in 2007 when he suffered loss of form in ODIs and was sacked from Tests and in effective lost the chance of being the skipper for good.

Pieterson and Moores were shown the door in English cricket after the rift came out in open……

Guess this is the time to wash out the dirty linen in public…………

KP – Moores rift in England and Fraudlingam Raju in India…………

England go a step back in appointing Strauss the skipper for WI tour…..They don’t have anybody else who is sure to play all 3 forms of game except Pieterson…

3 yrs back we had a rift in skipper and coach, coach prevailed to screw us further and skipper was fired. Later on coach was fired and skipper returned back for a fairytale return and even fairytaler farewell.

And then we almost had a Pieterson style rift between MS and selectors over RP Singh!!

Graeme Smith is the man of moment and SAFs are the team of moment……Romantics’ favorite……Showered with accolades for beating world champs in their own den. But then was that domination ? Did they dominate right through ? Did they send fear and shiver amongst the opposition ?

Frankly speaking the lineup of McKenzie, Amla, Kallis, Prince / Duminy and DeVillers doesn’t sound scary as this one :

Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, TENDULKAR, Laxman and Yuvraj………

Put Smith in and yet this doesn’t sound scary J

Nope not convincing……

SAFs cant be long term Test champs even if they uproot the Aussies……

Fingers crossed for more surprising developments………

And yes across the border, Akhtar won the contract, but not sure how long he would be up there and even bigger question is how many matches he would play ? Injury, fights, ego battles and conflicts might create a roadblock for him!!!

Malik remains captain for another year when they play SL home and away, tour Australia later in the year and go to England to play T20 world championship!!! Let them get good amount of cricket!!! Yeah they should get…..