Is this series a battle between Muthiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and the Indian batting line up? Alternatively, is there something more to the mix?
The failure of the seniors to handle the Lankan spin duo has caused the limelight to fall on the wannabe's in the ODI team.Rightly or wrongly, this series is looked upon as one which will determine how prepared the 'young turks' are to take up the slack of their seniors.
If the Raina's and Rohit's prove themselves capable of handling the Sri Lankan spin duo and in the bargain emerge victorious, calls for the retirement of the seniors from Test cricket will become vociferous.
This blogger has a gut feeling that this ODI series will see Raina stake a claim for a place in the Tests.
8 comments:
ott - gotta good feeling about raina too. he's enjoying his cricket, and has a buzz about him. if he can be less flash, esp early on, not succumb to outside off habits of old, we've got something smoking out there.
Add Badri with brains and no baggage, and we're talking.
NC,
Badri seems fated to play the eternal bridesmaid.
This team may fare better than the test team.We always play one of the two better in a series.
ott - sehwag the bride just threw him some flowers, but did he catch, or was that kohli?
ravindran - spot on.
R,
I agree and invariably we play the ODI series better.
NC,
Kohli seems to be the favored one.
Go Badri Go. Oh wait, even though Sehwag is hurt he will be replaced by a bowler :(
Slog,
:((
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