tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post8978134235180082074..comments2023-12-18T13:44:21.495+05:30Comments on Island Express: Another Yuvraj choiceJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380949898047556944noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-63804255403136452822008-03-19T12:44:00.000+05:302008-03-19T12:44:00.000+05:30Badrinath seems to me to be very like Amol Mazumda...Badrinath seems to me to be very like Amol Mazumdar of an early generation. Time just seems to whiz past them.Sajithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141487360506838164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-22381279482968169512008-03-18T17:29:00.000+05:302008-03-18T17:29:00.000+05:30Badri is a man that a lot of people are pointing t...Badri is a man that a lot of people are pointing to, to make that one down his own.. But sadly the flashier ones have leapfrogged him.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380949898047556944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-91690665169692224122008-03-18T00:14:00.000+05:302008-03-18T00:14:00.000+05:30John,Once the fab four retire, we dont seem to hav...John,<BR/><BR/>Once the fab four retire, we dont seem to have a fal back other than Dhoni, Gambhir, Uthappa and Yuvraj, all of whom, while scintalling, have never been as consistent as the fab four (maybe Dhoni can be excluded). Given that Rohit Sharma is not going to cut it and we have seen nothing of the famed chota dada at this level, maybe it is time to launch this hunt for the middle order bat of the calibre of atleast a Sourav/Dravid, if not a Laxman/Tendulkar. Who is going to take up the mantle if Yuvraj does not step up?<BR/><BR/>Not Gambhir and Rohit with their current vulnerability against the short ball; not Uthappa with that lovely dance step at the crease as his first movement; not Tiwari, who cant make it to a playing 11!!! Kaun hai woh, kahann hai woh??TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872648170250647873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-23903062185169378792008-03-17T19:02:00.000+05:302008-03-17T19:02:00.000+05:30Of course, he'll play only if one of the fab 4 is ...Of course, he'll play only if one of the fab 4 is injured.Aashreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485507374374110266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-61372935430853594882008-03-17T19:01:00.000+05:302008-03-17T19:01:00.000+05:30We need to see how hungry he is now, considering h...We need to see how hungry he is now, considering he's been picked again. <BR/><BR/>I hope he doesn't score another scintillating hundred, and make Dravid open again. That was torturous.Aashreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485507374374110266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-75851835271921156722008-03-17T18:23:00.000+05:302008-03-17T18:23:00.000+05:30Anyway, the issue is now purely academic. Yuvi in....Anyway, the issue is now purely academic. Yuvi in.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380949898047556944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-20626366766355726942008-03-17T17:58:00.001+05:302008-03-17T17:58:00.001+05:30Welcome Aashrey. The problem is that "Yuvraj will ...Welcome Aashrey. The problem is that "Yuvraj will be hungrier" is something that has been said often enough. <BR/><BR/>TM, I think you may be suggesting that the selectors launch a hunt for another middle-order bat?<BR/><BR/>Surely Scorpi, don't we need to look for tested options in case we are faced with some sort of mass retirement in the middle order, just like the Aussies faced?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380949898047556944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-10369023711446783572008-03-17T17:58:00.000+05:302008-03-17T17:58:00.000+05:30Welcome Aashrey. The problem is that "Yuvraj will ...Welcome Aashrey. The problem is that "Yuvraj will be hungrier" is something that has been said often enough. <BR/><BR/>TM, I think you may be suggesting that the selectors launch a hunt for another middle-order bat?<BR/><BR/>Surely Scorpi, don't we need to look for tested options in case we are faced with some sort of mass retirement in the middle order, just like the Aussies faced?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380949898047556944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-81440062082469661002008-03-17T17:37:00.000+05:302008-03-17T17:37:00.000+05:30I don't think bringing Rohit into the team is that...I don't think bringing Rohit into the team is that bad a idea. <BR/>Yuvraj's had a fair number of chances, and he's good enough to get a lot more, but Sharma does need to be thrown into the deep end and to see how he does. <BR/>Yuvraj could be hungrier for runs in the time he spends out of the test squad, and could improve his attitude as well to do better in test cricket, because we all know he's a hundred times better batsmen than he showed in Aus. <BR/>And if Sharma does do well, I think we have a good future middle order forming up.Aashreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485507374374110266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-61504904983669125912008-03-17T17:23:00.000+05:302008-03-17T17:23:00.000+05:30Rohit does not deserve a test place for the moment...Rohit does not deserve a test place for the moment.... let him sink into the ODIs first and prove himself there... no hurry... With Yuvraj ho hum... alright bring him into the squad... surely there might be a opportunity for him to play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-5066919507302041262008-03-17T16:39:00.000+05:302008-03-17T16:39:00.000+05:30John,Since you invite me to say it, here goes. I s...John,<BR/><BR/>Since you invite me to say it, here goes. I still dont think Rohit Sharma can cut it at this level - as another wise man said, he may already have gone through his purple phase. Yuvraj, after his performaces in Australia has knocked himself out of contention for a test spot again - unless the selectors take the view that he should in any event be playing in the dead tracks of India. But by all means, let Rohit Sharma be a part of the squad and get the eduction that you think is so important to him- I think it is a waste of everyone's time, but what the hell, we dont seem to have anyone else to educate for the moment.<BR/>Luckily for the selectors, they may not need to make any choices now, as the batting order pretty much picks itself till the fab four are fit. <BR/><BR/>For all of Yuvraj's failings, between Mr. Sharma and Mr. Singh, it would seem to me that Mr. Singh is the lesser of the two evils. And John, on the point of Rohit Sharma, I am never going to hold my peace!TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872648170250647873noreply@blogger.com