Sourav Ganguly has gone on record saying that he needs a rest. Question: Should he be allowed to skip the Irani Trophy when he has done nothing to deserve this rest ? For that matter why is Gautam Gambhir leading the Rest of India side ? Why aren't the top Indian players playing ? Do they consider it below their dignity to play in the season-opening domestic tournament ?
People might argue that this should be used as an opportunity for youngsters to shine. So is our domestic cricket reduced to that ? A launching platform for young cricketers ? In 2003, when India played an almost complete side in the Irani Trophy I was so happy that finally we had begun respecting our domestic competitions. Sadly, that was just a flash in the pan.
I would have liked to see the following team for the Irani Trophy
Gambhir
Jadhav
Laxman
Ganguly
Kaif
Yuvraj
Karthik
Pathan
Kumble
Powar (Harbhajan should be suspended)
Zaheer
Here is the actual ROI team for the Irani Trophy:
Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Dheeraj Jadhav, Shikar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa, Venugopal Rao (Vice-Captain), Suresh Raina, Neeraj Patel, Parthiv Patel (Wicket-Keeper), Ramesh Pawar, Ram Kumar, RP Singh, Sreesanth, Ranadeep Bose, Amit Bhandari and VRV Singh.
For that matter is Murali Karthik going to return from his Lancashire stint to represent his Railways side ?
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U still in iowa city? Didn't see you around! ;-)
No. Just too lazy to change my status in the profile ... btw who bees you ?
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