Saturday, July 17, 2010
Teams I hope to see for Murali's farewell test
As Muttiah Muralitharan prepares for his farewell Test,there is a lot of speculation and gossip :
- No other Sri lankan Tamil player will be allowed to do well in near future
- Murali will settle down in Chennai
- Sreesanth's injury means bye bye next year's world cup for him.
Here is the makeup I would like to see among the 2 teams in batting order:
India
G Gambhir
V Sehwag
R Dravid
SR Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
MS Dhoni
Harbhajan Singh
A Mishra
PP Ojha
I Sharma
MM Patel
Sri Lanka
Tharanga Paranavitana
TM Dilshan
KC Sangakkara
DPMD Jayawardene
TT Samaraweera
AD Mathews
KTGD Prasad
SL Malinga
HMRKB Herath
M Muralitharan
UWMBCA Welegedara (He also gets the award for longest name)
IMHO, both teams will need the full quota of 5 bowlers if they expect to get a result on the Sri Lankan pitches. I would also like to see India bat first . So on to Galle.
IMHO, both teams will need the full quota of 5 bowlers if they expect to get a result on the Sri Lankan pitches. I would also like to see India bat first . So on to Galle.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Troubling news from Singapore
Last week, ICC said that participating teams, it is possible that the World Cup could be reduced and the World Twenty20 expanded. I support the first and oppose the later suggestion. It is a very stupid move. There are already 10 full test playing nations among the 14 allowed who will ask to be qualified automatically. Without increased participation, the world cup will not get any more interest like the recently concluded Asia cup .Like I have said elsewhere, ICC is basing it’s decisions based on money and not the game. There should be 16 teams for the ODI version and 32 for T20. That is, if ICC wants to show that it cares for the game. That it cares for Afghanistan too and not just it’s neighbors.
