Thursday, June 10, 2010

Selectors have made the right move


The alternative of the Indian aggregation for the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka proves that the selectors accept accepted that it is time to stop experimenting and apply on the players acceptable to be on assignment during abutting year's World Cup to be captivated in the sub continent.

Barring two or three players, this could able-bodied be the aggregation for the mega accident and with aloof about nine months to go it is acute that the accustomed cricketers are accustomed abounding time to achieve into their roles. Till March 2011, the tinkering in the aggregation should be kept bottomward to a minimum.

Kris Srikkanth and his co-selectors accept additionally fabricated the appropriate move in bottomward Yuvraj Singh on area of fettle and form. This is a bright arresting that no one should booty his abode for accepted - not alike the best accustomed star.

That Yuvraj is a bout champ in bound overs candid is able-bodied known. That he will be allotment of the World Cup attack is about certain. But in the present situation, it is best that he takes a breather from the game, reflect on the attitude botheration that he assuredly has and takes the appropriate accomplish to advance his fettle levels.

In his aftermost eleven ODIs, Yuvraj has an boilerplate of beneath than 25. He additionally had a afflictive IPL notching up a best account of 43 in 14 games. The appearance account apprehension issued to him by the BCCI for an declared pub affray in St Lucia afterward India's aboriginal avenue from the ICC World Twenty20 aftermost ages in a way adumbrated Yuvraj's troubles on and off the field.

Many abundant players in the accomplished accept been alone for assorted affidavit and they accept appear aback stronger and I accept every acumen to accept that Yuvraj too will accept a abysmal appulse on the bold already he allotment afterwards a spell out of the spotlight. With his accustomed aptitude and abstract skills, Yuvraj should accept been appropriate up there with the best in the business.

It is not for annihilation that experts accept compared his batting appearance with that of Gary Sobers and Brian Lara. But alike the greatest accept to accept a acclimatized access and already he does that Yuvraj can appear an alike bigger bout winner.

Apart from Sachin Tendulkar who has autonomous for some blow the called batting band up could able-bodied be on assignment in the World Cup, admitting one wonders whether the admittance of Robin Uthappa would not accept adequate it. The charlatan from Karnataka should be an about automated best provided there are no questions apropos his fitness.

Saurabh Tiwary is the one fresh face with the larboard hander actuality adored for his constant assuming about the calm ambit as able-bodied as the IPL. But with the brand of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni about he will charge a bit of luck to force his way into the arena eleven.

The alternative of the approved and trusted clip leash of Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar was assured but Ashok Dinda as the assets paceman is a bit of a surprise. He didn't absolutely awning himself with celebrity on the bout of Zimbabwe and the alternative of a added accustomed bond bowler would accept been in order. Somehow, one can see Ishant Sharma, RP Singh or Irfan Pathan arena in the World Cup but not Dinda.

The band is additionally rather top abundant in the circuit department. Four spinners for a best of four matches in a affray involving alone Asian teams is a rather exceptionable affluence and it is on the cards that one or maybe alike two may not get alike a distinct game.

But then, with Yusuf Pathan actuality alone Ravindra Jadeja had to be retained as the side's account player. In his one airing in Zimbabwe, R Ashwin accent his batting and bowling abilities and bids fair to become the abutting $.25 and pieces player. Under the circumstances, the attendance of Pragyan Ojha seems redundant.

So is this a ancillary able abundant to win the Asia Cup? Well, the affray is about consistently an accessible accident with any one of India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka able of laying their easily on the trophy.

Each of the four teams plays anniversary added already with the top two teams battling the final and I can somehow see India addition in the appellation clash. Afterwards that it is aloof a catechism of which aggregation holds its fretfulness more good in the all important game.