News related to India Squad
Here are a few links to stories related to the selection of the Indian Squad -
- Zee News has this detailed anaysis of the 15. Though there are loads of factual errors (It says Uthappa scored a century on debut), it still makes for interesting reading.
- Sriram, a fellow blogger and a part time rediff contributor gives his analysis of the squad.
- Harsha Bhogle in his Indian Express column gives his rather honest opinion on Sehwag's need of the hour.
- Ravi Shastri in his Hindutan Times column gives his go-ahead on the team selected, but warns us to be wary of the West Indian tracks.
- This Indian Express story gives a rather interesting comparison between a forgotten hero and an eternally underachieving one.
- This story in the Mumbai Mirror Online, tries to find why Vengsarkar and Co. chose these 15 in particular.
- Another fellow blogger gives his Two Cents worth of opinion on the selected Squad.
- Finally this hilarious (for lack of another word) story by God knows who, on how Greg Chappell has made sure the team is under-prepared :) While it is grammatically and factually attrocious, it sure makes for fun reading. Read on....
To add to the above, here are a few quotes from the people who matter -
"I sincerely feel that I deserve a couple of chances to prove myself all over again. I have played for
Mohammad Kaif shows his disappointment on not getting enough chances.
“Whatever talent the team management has seen in Raina, the youngster has done well to conceal it on the international stage."
Krish Srikkanth questions Suresh Raina's presence in the team
"The last World Cup was four years ago. Now it's 2007. I played in the 1987 World Cup, 1983 and 1979 also. Will you pick me?"
Dilip Vengsarkar replies to a reporter who rather foolishly questioned why Ashish Nehra wasn't included in the World Cup probables based on his exploits in the 2003 edition
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