We'd play another match, don't worry :mrgreen:
Printable View
We'd play another match, don't worry :mrgreen:
13K or 14K , Whatever he scores, Ponting will outscore :poke:
I hope Wall finishes his career on a high..imo the perfect timing will be the upcoming OZ series and then we have some 16 months of cricket in Indian conditions where we can groom future bats :)
Yeah, we'll end up selecting Yuvi/Raina/odi specialist who'll revel in indian conditions and then let us down in a crucial overseas series that will determine the #1 ranking. More than incapability of youngsters, our test future will be jeopardized by selecting test teams based on odi record. One Sehwag is clouding our judgement on this for 10 years now. Gambhir earned his test place on merit with scores in FC Cricket. Yuvi, Kaif, Raina et al have been wasting a berth for years by being the limited test batsmen they are. Ofcourse, this diatribe from me means Yuvi will score 40+ today, perhaps 50 or 100, and his supporters will claim he deserves a test place. But what will a good score for Yuvi today prove? Didn't he score a 169 last time before oz tour? Didn't he look clueless in that tour? Wasn't it down to his limitations which still persist? So yes I am not sure if the 16 months will be used on the right replacement for Dravid. Maybe, Kohli?
The Yuvi has played himself out of the test squad..he can't face upto Windies bowlers on a patta wicket..Dravid will be 39 by the time OZ tour ends which should be the ideal time to quit..we can only hope odi specialists will wither away and test class batsman will shine through :-D You can't expect the newbies to debut overseas and pile runs like Wall..other than Pujara our other test hopefuls have their technique custom made for limited cricket and it would take time to switch gears from one format to other nonchalantly.
+1 Guess kohli, pujara can replace dravid.. both young and if found to be effective can be persisted for a long time... .pujara does seem to have the temperament with very little we have seen him in international cricket....with yuvraj most probably out for the last test it would be a nice idea to test kohli as well.....but even vanthaalum sachin, dravid, saurav and laxman voda charm varaadhu,the only batting line that could give the great aus juggernaut of 2000s a run for their money...
I honestly think Dravid can play for two more years. He did not play lot of cricket in the past few years. He did not play any ODI's in the last few years barring england's odi series. He is still very fit and scoring again very well. He should continue till atleast 40 IMO.
^ eventhough the fan in me want to see more of Wall..I can't see him playing 2 more years and you wouldn't want to see him being dropped if and when he suffers a small dip in form..he is the highest run-getter in this calender year and if could extend this purple patch to the end of OZ tour this 2011/12 season will match up to his bradmanesque form of 2003/04. After OZ series India is not scheduled to play test cricket until SL tour in July hence OZ tour should be the right time to call it.
RA.Hul :lol: