Well, it's the end to the ODI series between India and NewZealand and against all the predictions India lost the series badly (4-0). This series loss seems to be worse than what we had in England last year as atleast we fought well in all the matches but in this series, except the one match in which saw the heroics of Ravindra Jadeja we couldn't compete well.
Taking the ODI's batting form forward only three batsmen appear to be competent enough to play in those conditions viz, Kohli, Dhoni and Jadeja. The addition of Pujara to the batting lineup is expected to add another name in the list. But, when it comes to test matches we have seen that neither Dhoni or Jadeja appear to be a full batsman, although Dhoni does appear an almost full batsman when we play in the subcontinent.This clearly shows that there will be tremendous pressure on Kohli and Pujara to score runs.As, cricket is a team game , so to win the series all the batsmen will have to perform well.
Howmuchever a team may score but to win a test match the bowlers need to take 20 wickets. Seeing the bowling performance of our bowlers in the recent ODIs I don't think the bowling attack is lethal by any means. I had a huge expectation from Zaheer Khan when he made his comeback in SA series but he disappointed me by his average bowling performance.
So, it's a tricky situation for Dhoni and Fletcher when it comes to the selection of final 11 players.
One good solution would be to play 5 bowlers and 6 batsmen( including Dhoni) ,as if you play Jadeja and Ashwin both then they both can combine to make you a full batsman at #7 position.People may argue that it's a risky decision but I feel that it will atleast make the Indian bowling attack stronger and put them in a position to take 20 wickets.
Team-Dhawan,Vijay, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Dhoni, Ashwin, Jadeja, Bhuwaneshwar, Zaheer, Umesh
If Bhuwaneshwar can find his length to bowl on these wickets then it will add a different dimension to our bowling attack else it would take a miracle to make India win this test series.
Taking the ODI's batting form forward only three batsmen appear to be competent enough to play in those conditions viz, Kohli, Dhoni and Jadeja. The addition of Pujara to the batting lineup is expected to add another name in the list. But, when it comes to test matches we have seen that neither Dhoni or Jadeja appear to be a full batsman, although Dhoni does appear an almost full batsman when we play in the subcontinent.This clearly shows that there will be tremendous pressure on Kohli and Pujara to score runs.As, cricket is a team game , so to win the series all the batsmen will have to perform well.
Howmuchever a team may score but to win a test match the bowlers need to take 20 wickets. Seeing the bowling performance of our bowlers in the recent ODIs I don't think the bowling attack is lethal by any means. I had a huge expectation from Zaheer Khan when he made his comeback in SA series but he disappointed me by his average bowling performance.
So, it's a tricky situation for Dhoni and Fletcher when it comes to the selection of final 11 players.
One good solution would be to play 5 bowlers and 6 batsmen( including Dhoni) ,as if you play Jadeja and Ashwin both then they both can combine to make you a full batsman at #7 position.People may argue that it's a risky decision but I feel that it will atleast make the Indian bowling attack stronger and put them in a position to take 20 wickets.
Team-Dhawan,Vijay, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Dhoni, Ashwin, Jadeja, Bhuwaneshwar, Zaheer, Umesh
If Bhuwaneshwar can find his length to bowl on these wickets then it will add a different dimension to our bowling attack else it would take a miracle to make India win this test series.
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