I hope they won’t make him open again, that would suck. Both Karthik and Dravid will be under pressure.. Laxman can play at #3, which will free up a place for Yuvi in the middle order.
Heh.. since when are fans supposed to give constructive feedback??
In any case, it’s going to look something like: Jaffer, _, _, Tendulkar, Ganguly, _, _ + bowlers. So we have Karthik, Dravid, Laxman, Yuvi and Dhoni, and only 4 available spots. Since the next series is against Australia, Dravid and Laxman are a must have.. I would leave Karthik out and have Dravid open the innings, then put Laxman at #3 and Yuvi at #6. Not the ideal scenario for Dravid, but given Karthik’s current form, he’s pretty much opening anyways.
Woohoo! Bruce Yardly agrees with me! Except he had Tendulkar at #3. I don’t think that’s going to happen.. Laxman is much better suited for that position.
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Vivek Kumar // December 8, 2007 at 1:02 pm
We can’t. After this, we probably won’t.
I wonder if one of the openers would be axed to accommodate him. Stranger things have happened in Indian Cricket.
Sunil // December 8, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I hope they won’t make him open again, that would suck. Both Karthik and Dravid will be under pressure.. Laxman can play at #3, which will free up a place for Yuvi in the middle order.
Vivek Kumar // December 9, 2007 at 3:16 am
So, what does the batting line-up look like to you?
Sunil // December 9, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Heh.. since when are fans supposed to give constructive feedback??
In any case, it’s going to look something like: Jaffer, _, _, Tendulkar, Ganguly, _, _ + bowlers. So we have Karthik, Dravid, Laxman, Yuvi and Dhoni, and only 4 available spots. Since the next series is against Australia, Dravid and Laxman are a must have.. I would leave Karthik out and have Dravid open the innings, then put Laxman at #3 and Yuvi at #6. Not the ideal scenario for Dravid, but given Karthik’s current form, he’s pretty much opening anyways.
Sunil // December 10, 2007 at 10:45 am
Woohoo! Bruce Yardly agrees with me! Except he had Tendulkar at #3. I don’t think that’s going to happen.. Laxman is much better suited for that position.
Vivek Kumar // December 10, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Forget Bruce Yardly.. even I agree with you
My sympathies are with Dravid though.