Just one Wicketkeeper in the Indian world Cup squad..Is it right??

Do you think the selectors did not think about such situation? They did. If Dhoni or any wicket keeper gets injured during the tournament, the team can send additional keeper who has not been named in WC squad. India has an advantage because the WC is taking place in the sub continent and they can have the keeper within no time. So, don't worry and just hope that Dhoni doesn't get injured because we need him more as a captain than as a keeper.

i dont think dhoni will get injured. actually now the only job dhoni is doing well is keeping. his batting is an old story. dhoni is in the team as keeper and captain. and hope that he will adjust it, and he is fit enough to play the whole world cup.

hmmm.it got something to do with not having a wicket keeper captain for a long time that u forget that wicket-keeper and only think of him as captain. if Dhoni got injured,will he rest or continue to captain the team fielding at mid-on o something? if he is not captaining,then u have the problem of finding a wicket-keeper as well as a captain to lead the team. if he captains instead of injury,if he got hurt in the early part of the tournament,fielding at some other spot,it raises even bigger concerns like not having enough time to recover therefore aggrevating the injury and the replacement wicket-keeper has to force another settled player from the squad for him to fill. damn.next time i send a team to world cup,i will make sure the wicket-keeper is not the captain.

Hey cris, Good observation ! There are many who believe that Parthiv should have been in the team instead of Chawla. I am sure that BCCI has gone in with just 1 keeper simply because the tournament is in Subcontinent & they can a get a replacement fast. Still this strategy is too risky for comfort.

For such a long and important tournament such as world cup, a reserve wicket keeper should have been selected to guard against the injury to the main keeper. Keeper being skipper non selection due to form does not arise. Lot of discussions must have gone in selection of reserve wicket keeper in selection committee meeting and after prolonged discussions they must have reached to this conclusion based on certain facts. May be they have got good part time keeper we don't know about, may be they thought the tournament being in India they may be able to get the re[placement easily. But replacement, I feel, may be allowed only in case of serious injury. There is another aspect to this issue after all the maximum number of matches those will be played by any side are six in the first round and another three up to final if the side is good enough to reach the final. This aspect must have weighed heavily in not selecting the reserve keeper.

I don't think it's correct choice...There should have one backup at least...If Dhoni get injured , I think we requited a regular wicket kipper like Perthiv Patel..