Comments on: Indications are that Anil Kumble may captain!

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Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:23:19 +0000

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Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:50:03 +0000

[...] 9th, 2007 · No Comments As I had indicated in my post yesterday, without no sensible way of extricating themselves from the crazy corner that they had pasted [...]

By: Mohan

Mohan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:16:09 +0000

Quite happy to be surprised Chandan. I think the selectors goofed up (again/still)! Like almost everything else to do with cricket administration, they seem to have goofed up this as well. The signal they have sent M. S. Dhoni about the confidence they have in him defies belief! Only in India!

By: Chandan

Chandan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:10:24 +0000

Mohan,

Looks like you’re set to be surprised today!:p

By: gnbmdr

gnbmdr — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:40:35 +0000

A tour of Australia without VVS Laxman would be unthinkable for me, given his record against Australia. VVS need not be selected for Pakistan series. But for Australia, VVS has to be there, me thinks. But Dilip in his infinite wisdom and the useless SouthZone selector could be dropped.

BTW, Aussies are not that great in playing off-spin. EAS Prasanna, Jim Laker (remember 19 wickets in a test match) had their best against Australia. For some reason, Muralitharan does not have the same success as EAS Prasanna. Saqlain Mustaq in his good days was very effective against Australia.

BTW, Romesh Powar is almost forgotten now. He bowled very well in England one-days. Powar was not a poor fielder for one-day matches – (so are RP Singh, Ganguly, … ) He had a couple of poor games and he is gone from the scheme of things.

By: theblackirishman

theblackirishman — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:07:51 +0000

Mo, Ii is very unusual to play 2 spinners in oz…especially in Adelaide or perth. once u have a leggie as skip, it would rule out an offie on those grounds. If (say) Kumble does not have a good match in Mel/Syd, this could create a bit of a quandary for the team.

On the other hand, MSD seems to relish the responsibility. His keeping skills have definitely improved during his brief reign as skipper. Plus Oz is in a bit of a cusp with a partial change of guard. So it is a good time for a new skip..I think

By: Mohan

Mohan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:47:47 +0000

@TheBlackIrishMan
Are you suggesting (a) Only one spinner can play in Australia? (b) If Kumble is captain, he will keep Harbhajan out of the team?

If it is (a) and Kumble is not captain, that would still keep Harbhajan out of the XI, right? If you are suggesting (b) then that is a totally different matter.

By: theblackirishman

theblackirishman — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:33:04 +0000

The only catch being – that rules Bhajji out of the playing eleven in Oz.