He should be called for World Cup.
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SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd
| 12 06 2010 09:02:02 +0000
Markrand as you said Rahul Dravid is not an agressive batsman. It was true 6-7 years back but if you see Rahul Dravid's ODI record of last few years you will find that his strike rate is almost equal to strike rate of Sachin Tendulkar and he has won lot of matches for India by providing solidity in the middle order. So if Sachin Tendulkar is consider then why not Rahul Dravid. As Shewag is not in the team so it is always good to have experienced player like Rahul Dravid to play at foreign soil. Rohit Sharma is also a very good player but he has not proved his worth even though he has given ample of opportunities. yes he has played very well in 20-20 tournaments but he has not proved his woth for ODI matches. He has ODI average of around 22-23 with strike rate of 70 odd which is very bad. I think Rohit Sharma need more grooming. Let him play few more year of domestic cricket then he will come with a bang. Take the example of Virat kohli. He was dropped after playing few international matches but now you see he has performed very well in domestic circuit as well as some international events like Emerging tournament Which India has just won and Virat Kohli was a star player of the tournament. So I think Dravid's inculsion is justify considering all the odds.
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Deepak Agrawal, Consultant, Independent Consultant
| 08 19 2009 08:02:28 +0000
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!manpreet $ingh, Management Trainee, PageTraffic
| 08 18 2009 10:05:54 +0000
Yes this is a right decision from the selectors, and i guess commonsense has prevailed this time, a batsmen like Rahul dravid's stature and keeping him out for 2 years was not a great decision from the selectors, they just filled youth and not enough experience in the team lately and this has caused serious problems, as Indian team is starting to perform very badly in the recent past couple of tournaments, and Rahul dravid being in good form will bolster the batting strength that India is known for all these years, and will also help youngsters to learn many tricks and trades of the game...
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Himanshu Pathak, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, Coresspondent
| 08 18 2009 09:38:28 +0000
Dravid can become a good pillar for Indian middle order batting. He can handle stress perfectly and in the absence of players like Sehwag, many a times Dravid became the reason for India's victory. I therefore think he can become a step forward towards Indian cricket in the near future.
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Yash Singh, Coresspondent, Star
| 08 17 2009 13:12:02 +0000
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Strengths of RD are useful in the longer version of cricket only!! To stand rock solid, keep one end of the wicket intact is fine in tests, but ODI is a different ball game!! At the cost of Rohit Sharma who has proven himself in the shorter and the shortest version of cricket, I think its a bad strategic move!! RD is not an attacking batsman by nature. He takes time to settle down and chooses his ball to hit for a score. Only running between the wickets cannot be counted as the attribute. We know he cannot be aggressive all the time. In ODI's today, scores of 300 + are becoming common. And since when is the short pitched ball the only weapon to play?? Reverse swing, slower delivery are equally lethal deliveries that need attention and for that you need a very quick eye!! Sehwag, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Harbhajan etc throw their bat at anything short pitched or not. SO strategically its not a good decision!! This is my opinion!!
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 08 18 2009 10:11:53 +0000
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