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[justforkix]

Latest news is that now Uthappa may be called in as cover for Sachin !!!!!

 

[LosingNow]

Latest news is that now Uthappa may be called in as cover for Sachin !!!!!

 

another (freak, this time) injury and another missed series.. happening a lot with Sachin

[prfsr]

Latest news is that now Uthappa may be called in as cover for Sachin !!!!!

 

Who cares if Sachin can play ODs?

By the way this is a golden opportunity to test Virat Kohli. But instead we choose to go for Uthappa. Presumably because he has more experience.

The man's FC ave is 39.96, T20 (non-int) is 25.38, T20I is 18.6, list A 33.3 and ODI 27.1
Compare Shikhar Dhawan (same age): FC 40, list A 46.9  T20(non-int) 31.

So the choice is clear - Uthappa.

[justforkix]

Latest news is that now Uthappa may be called in as cover for Sachin !!!!!

 

Who cares if Sachin can play ODs?

I meant looks like Badri won't get a chance even into the squad after this freakish injury to Sachin. That is why I posted this news in this thread

[kban1]

Dumb selection.

I really feel bad for this guy --wonder who in the BCCI officialdom poor Badri has pissed off ? 

[prfsr]

As people have pointed out the central cause could well be Dhoni. Plus once you are categorized by selectors as "test player" or "OD player" it is hard to change that. For whatever reasons they have either blackmarked Badri or have permanently labeled him test player.

[justforkix]

Dumb selection.

I really feel bad for this guy --wonder who in the BCCI officialdom poor Badri has pissed off ? 

My thinking is along the lines of rams - Raju and VB take the blame here. Your zone selector has to push your case. Whether we like it or not, each zonal selector pushes his zone candidates across for selection to appease his state association(s).

Raju and VB are idiots aptly headed by Monkey Man.....

[ramshorns]

I look forward to the challenge: Badrinath

Special Correspondent

Chennai: Subramanium Badrinath is confident about cashing in on a hard earned opportunity in the Indian ODI squad.

“I have more self-belief now. If I break into the eleven during the ODI series in Sri Lanka, I should do well,” he told The Hindu here on Monday.

A consistent performer in the domestic circuit and for the India ‘A’ and Emerging sides in all forms of the game, Badrinath was a part of the Indian squad during the ODI series against Australia at home last season but did not get a game.

He said: “The injury to Sachin Tendulkar is sad and it is very hard to step into his shoes. I am looking forward to the challenge of playing to the best of my ability.”

Badrinath acknowledged that Sri Lanka possessed a quality spin attack.

“It is a testing spin bowling combination. But I have the advantage of having faced Muttiah Muralitharan at the Chennai Super Kings nets. I want to have a closer look at Mendis in the videos once I get to Sri Lanka.”

A fine fielder and a handy off-spinner, Badrinath seeks to expand his repertoire.

“I have worked on my strokes, the innovations over the years. I have picked wickets for my club Jolly Rovers in the TNCA first division league with my off-spin. Fielding and fitness are always high on my priority list.”


Rams:Glad to see Badri get the chance and not someone like Kaif who could have easily been called up based on the past.  As a matter of fact anyone dropped from the squad should be held to the yardstick of what Badri did in the domestics couple of years ago before getting a call up or the "Great" Laxman did in 2000 which is literally hard to replicate when he scored close to 1500 runs and 10 centuries to literally will his way into the Middle order and become a fixture there.

[OldPal]

This call also puts my dirty mind to rest. As I kept on thinking there is more in this story , either it is Dhoni or somebody in BCCI .

[RicePlateReddy]

If he didn't make a statement, would he have been called? 

And to show how much of a joke this selection process is - I bet that he will play before Kohli.

And since he said "at least give me a chance to fail before marginalizing me" he has a Pietersen like challenge in front of him. He has to succeed on debut.

[OldPal]

If he didn't make a statement, would he have been called? 

And to show how much of a joke this selection process is - I bet that he will play before Kohli.

And since he said "at least give me a chance to fail before marginalizing me" he has a Pietersen like challenge in front of him. He has to succeed on debut.

Interestingly this worked for him, Thanks to ICL 

[gouravk]

it doesnt matter either which way IMO.

[justforkix]

If he didn't make a statement, would he have been called? 

And to show how much of a joke this selection process is - I bet that he will play before Kohli.

And since he said "at least give me a chance to fail before marginalizing me" he has a Pietersen like challenge in front of him. He has to succeed on debut.

Interestingly this worked for him, Thanks to ICL 

I also worked because of the media I think. After Badri's statement, Shahji and Shetty were grilled in the media about why Badri is being ignored after 3+ years of quality performance and they had no answer - were stuttering and stumbling !!!

[OldPal]

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIM&login=default


Dwaipayan Datta | TNN



Chennai:
S Badrinath is tired. Tired of waiting, tired of switching on the TV whenever there’s a team selection going on, and tired of being disappointed every time. “Even today I was there in front of the TV with my wife, waiting for the team to be announced...I was numb when they finished reading the names,’’ he said.
   “I don’t know where to go from here.’’ The words said it all. It was a “crushing blow’’ not to see his name in the list, but Badri was not ready to miss training. But he looked drained out.
   “For the first time in my life, I’m feeling that I’m training out of duty,” Badrinath told TOI at Chemplast ground here.
   The 28-year-old has every reason to feel aggrieved. Virat Kohli, who has pipped Badrinath to the post, hasn’t done anything apart from scoring a 120 in one of the Emerging Nations Trophy matches for India ‘A’ in recent times. Badri, on the other hand, had a 37 and an 83 to his name in the same tournament, and both matchwinning efforts. “Forget Emerging Nations Trophy. I have scored heavily during the ‘A’ series against Australia and South Africa earlier... And the only player to have done better than me in domestic competitions is Gautam Gambhir,’’ the India ‘A’ captain pointed out.
   “When Manoj Tiwary went to Australia, I was intrigued. Still, I tried to keep my cool. Now it’s Virat Kohli... This is really going nowhere,’’ Badrinath fumed.
   “None of the selectors have told me where I stand. For God’s sake, allow me to fail. If I am unable to prove my worth, I will be a fringe player all my life,” he pleaded.

Looks like Kohli took it by heart ! and Gaurav said  "Amen Badri "