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India in Sri Lanka 2008-09
Jadeja earns call-up, Praveen returns
Cricinfo staff
January 18, 2009
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Ravindra Jadeja's strong showing in the Ranji Trophy has been rewarded with a maiden call-up to India's limited-overs side for the tour of Sri Lanka. Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar, who was surprisingly dropped for the home ODIs against England, also makes a return. The selectors have made only two changes from the 15-man squad that took on England in the fourth and fifth ODIs two months ago, with Jadeja and Praveen replacing Harbhajan Singh, who is out with a hamstring injury, and batsman Virat Kohli.
Jadeja, part of India's World Cup-winning Under-19 squad and IPL champions Rajasthan Royals last year, made a compelling case for himself with his Ranji Trophy performances for Saurashtra this season. He was, by a fair margin, the allrounder of the tournament. Along with Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni, he was the leading wicket-taker, with 42 wickets, and he scored 739 runs at 67.18 to finish sixth on the run-scorers' list.
The selectors have largely stuck with the team that beat England 5-0. Irfan Pathan, whose selection ahead of RP Singh during the England series raised eyebrows, retains his place. Praveen's inclusion bolsters the pace attack, which also includes Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel. There is no place yet for Sreesanth, who is fit again after a prolonged side-strain problem.
Praveen was not among the leading wicket-takers in the Ranji Trophy but was a key member of the Uttar Pradesh side that reached the final. His omission for the England ODIs had been a strange decision - he had backed up his performances in the CB Series finals against Australia last year with consistent, economical spells on subcontinental decks.
With Harbhajan injured, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who spent the England series on the bench, keeps his place - had Harbhajan been fit, Jadeja was tipped to replace Ojha - as the lone specialist spinner. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, though, will have plenty of effective spin options: Yusuf Pathan, Jadeja, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh (who bowled plenty of overs during England's visit).
On the batting front, Rohit Sharma has been included despite his patchy form at the international level following an impressive CB Series last year in Australia. He performed well for champions Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, scoring two of his three hundreds in the final. Kohli missed out despite impressing in the absence of Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in the ODIs in Sri Lanka last year.
The short trip to Sri Lanka, which begins on January 28, comprises five ODIs and a Twenty20 international - the first in Sri Lanka. The Indian team will assemble in Chennai on January 25 - where they will practise under lights at the MA Chidambaram Stadium - and leave for Sri Lanka the next day. All but one ODI, the fifth at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, will be day-night affairs.
India squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Pragyan Ojha.
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Again we have come across plenty of silly and senseless comments over here. Rohit Sharma has been coming at No.6 or even 7 sometimes in the One Dayers with very little time to perform. This is cricket and how come one can hit centuries or even fifties coming so late in the order when very few overs are remaining. But still Rohit has done well. Kris Srikkanth has been a very sensible and shrewd in his capacity of Chairman of selectors and has been making many good selections. The same people wrote hundred stories on Yuvraj Singh, (an immensely talented and a gifted left hander) when he was selected for Tests. Raina has been occupying No.3 slot of late and so has been able to do well. Our people will know the true value of Rohit when he gets the chance to bat at 3 or 4 consistently. Badrinath is an overhyped cricketer; his struggle against Ishant Sharma in the recent past in a domestic match is still fresh in memories. But still, when he regains his full touch, he can be taken back.
Posted by aditya87 on (January 19 2009, 04:29 AM GMT)no leggie? Big mistake...should have picked Chawla or Mishra
Posted by KTiwari on (January 19 2009, 04:12 AM GMT)I think Virat Kholi should have been picked ahead of Rohit Sharma or Irfan Pathan.
Posted by randomrambling on (January 19 2009, 02:33 AM GMT)Where is Vijay ? He came in a flash and disappeared in a flash for no mistake of his .. am i missing something ?
Posted by Alessandro_Cowley on (January 19 2009, 01:38 AM GMT)I feel that this lineup is excellent, but really and truly i don't think Munaf Patel should be there, he is an excellent cricketer, but i feel RP Singh would be a much better option. 1.Sehwag 2. Tendulkar 3.Gambhir 4. Yuvraj 5. Rohit Sharma/Jadeja 6. MS Dhoni (wk,c) 7. Yusuf Pathan 8. Praveen Kumar 9. Zaheer Khan 10. RP Singh 11. Ishant Sharma That would probably be my ODI team if i was the selectors. Pathan provides spin. MS Dhoni can be promoted to 5 if theres a top order collaspe. Sehwag will smash the ball in the first 10 overs of powerplay, allowing Tendulkar to play his shots and not be under pressure. Gambhir is in excellent touch. Yuvraj, Sharma/Jadeja and Dhoni makes a excellent middle order capable of smashing the opposition from overs 15-40 and with the big hitting Yusuf Pathan coming down in the order you can expect something around 90 in the last 10 overs, if its his day. The selectors got it right i think and Irfan Pathan is up our sleeve if there's injury.
Posted by ndogcricfan on (January 18 2009, 23:05 PM GMT)What is this rubbish against Badrinath and Balaji? I understand that Jadeja had a good season, but he's had ONE good season as opposed to Badri's long record. Also, in the ODI series against SL, Badri played a disaster control knock on debut. RG Sharma deserves no spot on this team after the last year and a half, but still they choose him over Badri.
Posted by fatty23 on (January 18 2009, 21:49 PM GMT)This is certainly not Indias best ODI team ever.
Posted by RahulNEHRU on (January 18 2009, 21:13 PM GMT)what the hell! Jadeja's highest List A score is 26*! Where are Uthappa and Sreesanth??!!
Posted by RahulNEHRU on (January 18 2009, 21:10 PM GMT)Bad luck for Badri, although, if BCCI are not to pick him, why upgrade him to a B-contract? I reckon Sreesanth should have been included in place of Praveen, though Praveen can bat better, Sreesanth has greater experience and has been bowling well domestically. Suresh Raina is a must have for this Indian squad. For the T20i, I reckon Uthappa should have been a natural selection. Domestic form is good, adds depth to batting and fielding and is a part-time keeper. I think it is time to move Sachin down the order. Though a phenomena, he hampers the Sehwag-Gambhir p'ship! My 1st choice would be: Sehwag, Gambhir, Raina, Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Rohit, Irfan, Zaheer,Pragyan/Kumar/Munaf, Ishant
Posted by nksobby on (January 18 2009, 19:53 PM GMT)Good selection but could have actually been better...M vijay could have actually been given a chance.Ravindra jadeja has got a fair treatment and he is a fine talent and will have to be nurtured for future.Dhaval kulkarni could have been given a chance instead of munaf for having a good look at his talent and temperament at higher level.The selectors have done the right thing by retaining the pathan brothers who have a lot to offer if moulded....on a whole this team selection is satisfactory.