Thanks Sourav and Rahul - take a rest
I agree with Harish: "even I" don't understand the brouhaha. This is one of those rare occasions when a decision seems to have been taken after some analysis and giving a captain the team he wants.Idiots like Sidhu, who challenged Vengsarkar to an open debate and promised to get off NDTV if he (Sidhu) couldn't be convinced, have naturally been blowing hot air everywhere. I wish the Colonel would do so and help us get rid of the man with a mouth the size of Bournemouth - though convincing Sidhu of anything is as difficult as balancing a cycle stand on your bum (others can do "it" too, O' sherry-punjab). However, friends like Aniket have lamented the omission of Ganguly (who are these Dravid fans who went on a rampage - I'm impressed steady ol' Rahul evokes such emotions!), so would like to draw their attention to the following fact. In the recently concluded Test, Sourav Ganguly was clearly the weakest Indian fielder on the ground, and his spate of illnesses have not helped at all. The "fielding" issue is an extremely valid one on these large Australian grounds, and if the ODI captain does not feel he could use these two batsmen, then there is no point in including them.
In fact, the day Tendulkar's strong arm gives way, I'll call for his omission too. Right now, he still remains an order above the other veterans in terms of ability and intent when it comes to fielding in the deep and scampering between the wickets.
Meanwhile, the whole issue has spurred Harish to humour - this is the kind of effect this landmark tour is having on people!
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Well.. my friend, Cricket is more about just fielding. Who will score the runs? How many have Dhoni/Yuvraj or any of the new pretenders scored in the test series?? Also, their dismissals have been regular dismissals, not the test variety. Rahul is nearly not in the form, so his omission might be justified. But you've got to take Ganguly AND LAXMAN for the ODIs. I never rated Dhoni highly. But he has gone down a notch in my book. And such lack of class in Dhoni's eleven. I am nearly tempted to miss the ODIs..
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