Well, things go so fast in World Cricket that before I could stop and reflect on the World Cup final, already a new season is upon us. Too bad, WC final, you won't get my review.
So India will be touring Bangladesh later this week. What can India hope to achieve from this mini-series ? Revenge ? Well, we'll leave that to the idiotic Indian mainstream media. What I'm looking for India to achieve is 2 things:
1) Win the series 3-0
2) Identify some players for the long-term in specific roles.
Often these objectives can be contradictory and conflicting. Luckily, this time, the selectors having picked a revamped young team these two can be made to collaborate.
So what I'm thinking is this:
1. Do not persist with tried and tested failures like Gambhir. Instead give Utthappa the full backing for the opener's slot.
2. Give Sehwag the role of a Hayden. He should be told that what the team now expects from him is big hundreds, not quickfire 30s or 40s. Those days are over. It is for the Utthappas to do that now.
3. Promote Yuvraj to a permanent #3. That is the spot he deserves and I'm sure he'll do well there.
4. Give a go to young Tiwari.
5. Have big hitters like Dhoni and possibly an all-rounder who can hit like Mongia/Chawla down the order with Dravid controlling the rear-end. I would say Mongia is preferrable given Chawla's potential with the ball he should be possibly groomed in for that specialist role.
6. Give a consistent run to Sreesanth and Powar.
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