January 20 2008
Ganguly, Dravid, Laxman Dropped —- Cant believe it
Tagged Under : Dravid, Ganguly, Indian Team, Ishant Sharma, Laxman, Selectors, Virendra Sehwag
19th Jan. 2008 will go as one of the best days of Indian cricket history. But I am not very sure about the very next day when Indian ODI team got selected.
How the hell can you Drop players like Ganguly, Dravid and Laxman from such a big and important tour. Ganguly has been in sublime touch all through 2007, Dravid is known as the wall in world cricket and if there is somebody who bats like GOD against the world champions its Laxman.
I tell you what sometimes I fail to understand why our selectors stress so much on young team and fielding. Lets take an example of Australian team Adam Gilchrist , Ricky Pointing, Mike Hussey, Mathew Hayden all are above 30. But still playing and playing well.
Looks like for Indian selectors there’s an age criteria for the ODI squad. If you are close to 34-35 you will soon be dropped irrespective of your past records and current form.
I was watching to some of the news channel yesterday and everybody said, its because of there fielding that these guys have been dropped. Hold on Guys, agreed that some young players will save 10-20 runs through there fielding but Ganguly, Dravid and Laxman will make 40-50 runs more than what the young good fielders do.
My Advise to Selectors: Ishant Sharma bowled really well. But he took the crucial wicket of Ricky Pointing after the guidance from a senior player like Virendra Sehwag. It’s important that we have the right balance of Youth and Experience.
I also feel sorry for some of the senior players who are there in ODI squad. I am sure they will miss there team mates who have combined to win so many matches for India.
watch the match and you will believe it
Yes, just ridiculous. May be the selectors want to pick the young squad, but its not the right time to experiment. The series is going on in Australia where we need the experience. And these three players are in form too. So not a good decision at all.
Me too cannot believe this. How is it possible? We should Immediately protest against this politics. Why every time “Dada” and Laxman is being dropped from the team when they are scoring runs consistently. I heard that Dhoni did not want them to the squad. But why Dhoni is not interested to take them in the team? We have to find the reason. What the selectors are doing?
Consistency- thats what is lacking. Either they should go with the youngsters or go for experience.
Well… I wont be surprised if the Aussies face the Lankans in the finals!