@economst said:

he is technically more sound than G. Gambhir.....

@schumcat said:

Hey is there a Pagalguy Fantasy Cricket League this year ?? Remember playing during the previous IPL..we can create teams on either Cricinfo fantasy league or the fantasy league on the official site...What say??Someone please create a league quickly...

@YouMadFellow said:

Right ! ... Gambhir in recent times was tentative like tentacles of an octopus !

@vijay_chandola said:

Judging him from just one inning won't be a good idea. But, the way he is playing today, he looks way more technically sound than many Indian cricketers

@economst said:

he is technically more sound than G. Gambhir.....

@economst said:

he is technically more sound than G. Gambhir.....

@economst said:

he is technically more sound than G. Gambhir.....

@vijay_chandola said:

Shikhar Dhawan: New sensation, an absolute delight

he is technically more sound than G. Gambhir.....

@SNAPstER said:

yup , u r correct !! against India

@Ddk said:

and dat was against India if i am right

@Ddk said:

and dat was against India if i am right

@SNAPstER said:

would love to see him break another record , he is now 28 short of the highest score by a wicket keeper, 232 by Andy Flower ...

@Ddk said:

Dhoni silencing his critics in brilliant fashion...way to go Captain

@priyadarshiM said:

I don't think we should judge Rahane based on 2 or 3 failures. He got runs in the Irani Trophy. Definitely not out of touch.

@priyadarshiM said:

In no world is Jadeja a better batsman than Rahane

@rajatjain10 said:

I beg to differ on that....Jadeja should play....India's batting worries is still the same as it was in last test series...Viru status is still the same since last test series ..he hasnt played any match since that series...Sachin has only a lone century to bank on eventhough he played 3-4 matches(around 6-7 innings)...Kohli clicked in only a singe match since the england test series.....the reason India won in ODIs against England was because of strong performances of Dhoni and Jadeja(Raina too)...i see no point sitting out the in form player like Jadu and bringing in Rahane who clearly has lost touch in batting as of now ...Jadeja's presence will definately strengten the batting order and also the bowling department

so if anyone right now qualifies to sit out is Bhajji only as he is clearly brought in because of Old records not present form

@priyadarshiM said:

I feel India should take a gamble and field 3 spinners and not play Jadeja. Instead play Rahane at No 6 and play Bhuvneshwar as their lone seamer as Ishant is of no use these days. Also Ishant has injury concerns.My XI:SehwagDhawan/Vijay PujaraSachinKohliRahaneDhoniAshwinBhuvneshwarBhajjiOjha.If Jadeja plays instead of Rahane then Ishant should play instead of Ojha.

@rajatjain10 said:

btw same thing happened in england's Practise matches and they even lost their practise match and rest is history

Jadeja WILL play for sure....no point sitting him out as skill wise also and form wise also he is India's best Spinner for now...was excellent in ODIs....and as Test cricket suits more his kind of play(batting wise)...he will much better in Tests as an allrounder

so with the presence of Sir Jadu....India will go with 2 specialist spinners only...and for the fact Ashwin is termed as India's Spin bowling spearhead and also for much better batting skills....he got his place well fixed...now choosing between Ojha and Bhajji...choice becomes difficult but ideally Ojha should get chance atleast in 1st Test....and services of Bhajji should be used in 2nd Test only in the case both the spinners failes to leave an effect on opposition !!

@rajatjain10 said:

That Means India A has enforced follow on on Australians India A should Bat(and realli hopting Nayar and CM Gautam put up some runs )....and pile up some more runs ...saala thaka do aussies ko match se pehle ...

@banu2312 said:

Jalaj Saxena claims 4 and Rakesh Dhruv claims 5 as Australia is all out for 235.

@rajatjain10 said:

Is there any part in India where it is not raining these days ...it was raining here in Delhi till yesterday....5-6 matches in Vijay hazare Trophy already have been drained out due to Rain!!

I have taken leave on 22 ,24,25 in office and bought tickets for all five days At least for that , they need to play five days

@naga25french said:

With the kind of weather here, I doubt this match will last for more than 3 days

@banu2312 said:

@rajatjain10 India may go with all three of them, Jadeja, AShwin and Ojha, I mean.

@rajatjain10 said:

thts what i am saying no....2 specialist spinners in ashwin and Ojha and 1 all rounder Jadu

With the kind of weather here, I doubt this match will last for more than 3 days

@banu2312 said:

@rajatjain10 India may go with all three of them, Jadeja, AShwin and Ojha, I mean.

@priyadarshiM said:

@rajatjain10 Bro, Aussie batting line up struggling against rookie spinners like Parveez Rassol, Jalaj Saxena, Rakesh Dhruv.what should be India's bowling line up according to you for the 1st test?

@priyadarshiM said:

Should they risk playing all 3 of Ashwin, Ojha and Bhajji and 1 seamer in either Ishant or Bhuvi. or should they play 2 seamers in Ishant and Bhuvi and 2 spinners in Ashwin and Bhajji as Aussie have so many left handers and play Jadeja instead of Ojha as the 3rd spinner and all-rounder?Tough call it will be if they drop Ojha as he has been our best spinner.

@priyadarshiM said:

I think KKR got it all wrong. With Narine, Shakib and Abdullah in the team another spinner was completely unnecessary. I don't see what purpose does McLaren serve in the team when Kallis will be playing every game and there is already a back-up in the form ofTen Dooeschate in the team. KKR should have gone for Abhishek Nayar and one among R.P or Pankaj Singh. Very bad picks Senanayake and McLaren, I would say.Maxwell is average to say the least, the amount of money he went for is ridiculous to say the least. Ponting and Hughes are a waste of money too. I feel their least expensive buy Oram might have been their best buy.Rajasthan should be happy getting Fidel Edwards which should solve their death over problems. But when he bowls in tandem with Tait we can expect a lot of wickets or a lot of runs. Still I would say Edwards and Faulkner are good buys for RR.RCB just took all the Indian fast bowlers available (smart selections) considering they dont have any and as Gayle, De Villiers, Dilshan are certainties for every game they needed Indian bowling resources. R.P, Pankaj and Henriques were good selections. (They seemed like the only franchisee with a plan). Unadkat and Dan Christian were not needed according to me. Thishara Perera should have been the costliest player in the auction according to me and the Sunrisers Hyderabad should be delighted to have him at 675000 (were Mumbai Indians insane releasing this guy ) Other selections being Sammy, Nathan McCullum and Clint McKay, the Hyderabad team looks much stronger than the team they had last time around under Deccan chargers.CSK made some unnecessary selections (should have gone for Indian fast bowlers instead) but Nannes and Dananjaya were their best picks. KXIP get Pomersbach back to their squad and that was a good buy. Pune probably picked Clarke as their captain but it remains to be seen whether he can contribute in the T-20 format as a player. They should be please having got Mendis and Nayar too but couldn't fathom spending so much on Kane Richardson DD should be the most pleased team in terms of bargains today. They needed a good spinner and they got that in the form of Botha but the biggest bargains of the auctions were Jesse Ryder and Jeevan Mendis. How do they accommodate so much of foreign talent and select 4 among them is a big question now as Pietersen, Morne Morkel and Jayawardene are certainties. Warner, Botha and Ryder might have to fight for one slot.