when team india will step inside the filed on 3rd Fab...we all will be seeing beginning of a long journey towards world cup in 2011...
there's only sachin left which is our link between past and present and selectors have taken very bold step of blooding youngsters...come back players...and for once for the sake of poor selectors i want team india to do fairly well otherwise we all know how the reactions will be...
they have prefect platform...away from our every hungry 'over the top praises in one second and writing obituary the next second' type of overzealous media...
CB being longest ODI series they will hopeflly be able to play more hopefuls and see how they respond to pressure cooker situations coz aussies will come hard and they will be tested to core...good outing here will do world of good to their confidence and what better platform to show the metal they are made of...
it would also be interesting to see the approach of sehwag...what different he will do this time...coz for all his game suited to ODIs he is not so successful...
how sachin will approach games now onwards...being the only senior left in the team will he take his role too seriously and become the drafter...or will he just enjoy out there and rub the confidence to his younger ones...
i will also be keeping an eye on dhoni...he seems to have dig an imaginary hole and somehow don't look like coming out of it...i think he is also getting found out by bowlers...it wont be easy for him to clear ropes with bigger grounds here...and how he will pace his innings will determine how long he will go from there...
while they will be doing their bit over there it would also be interesting to see how our selectors, and particularly media will react to possible defeats...will they embrace defeats with the resolve of vision...will they stick to their stand or wilt at the drop of hat like what happened in SA series...is remained to be seen...
coz irrespective of what we would like to see our media and system reacts in his own way...
that a program was running called 'Match ka mujrim kaun?' (who is the culprit of match?...pardon me for this translation) even if we won the match sums up for me...
anyway folks, being optimistic, i am sticking my neck out...and here's my x1 for first match
sehwag
sachin
gambhir
raina
rohit sharma/karthik
robin
dhoni
pathan
harbhajan
ishant
sree santh
what is your team?
first step towards long journey...
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I'll stick with this combo u mentioned... I feel India will get kayoed in this series but no better tour to welcome you to international cricket... am looking forward to see Raina going.
Oh and I would like to play Praveen kumar instead of sreesanth and praveen take the new ball.
raina is a match winner with batting and almost averages one run out per match...he is live wire and can turn around game with his fielding only...
i will play him straightaway...
but seriously are you fedup with SS...i think he bowled with some pace yesterday...for first two overs atleast clark and gilly had no ideas...
if only i have to i would include PK in place of one batter after couple of matches...
Pan,
I am in no mood to pick and choose a team.
I want Dhoni axed. Period.
OTT
he is living on a threshold i bet u...and this series can make or break his career...
I'll take in Raina too..he's the man in form. Mistake to keep him out but there is already a heirarchy in this nebulous team.
I like the way you have highlighted the importance of this series. It was only after reading this blog that I have woken up to some interest for this CB series.
thanks SB...
you really captured the essence of this post...
its indeed very important series from indian cricket point of view...the success of which will lay a definite path. it has the potential of being turning point of how we will select our future ODI teams...
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