Should Uthappa be in the World Cup team?
By vinaykiran28
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
India
February 2, 2007 12:16pm CST
Opener Robin Uthappa came up with a blazing knock against West Indies on Saturday. It has certainly given the selectors some option, especially with Virender Sehwag currently overlooked and not in great ODI form. The World Cup team is to be named on February 11. Will the selectors have the courage to pick Uthappa ahead of the experienced Sehwag. With the limited experience that he's got, Uthappa has shown that he's ready to break into the big league.
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@nanhegujral (4632)
• India
3 Feb 07
Robin Uthappa has shown the great performance in the few games as an opener but, it was the rash performance. I think that the selector would go with the reliablity and will consider Shewag as an opener because of his previous experience. But Uthappa has a fare chace if any one of the player get injured.
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
i think both should be selected and if shewag fails in the early matches, india could still do with an other opener, what are your comments
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@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
yes i think uthappa should be in the 15 member squad and he should be given a fair chance,,, what are your comments...
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@deadsoul1 (714)
• India
2 Feb 07
Definately.He is really good opener and loves to dominate.And that is what indian team need.In last few matches he has shown great form.And other openers like Sehwag and Gambhir struggling a bit.so i think he should be in team.
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
2 Feb 07
well i too think the same way.... thanks for the reply,,,, do reply me if you have anything to say
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@suri29051989 (27)
• India
3 Feb 07
yeah i think he should be a part of the team as i think he is a very good opener and would scor many runs in the begining of the innings.i think he plays very well than sehwag so he should be a part of world cup
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@ramreddyavuthu (24)
• India
3 Feb 07
no i think its not gud bcoz he is a young player ...... we cannot estimate a player with only one r 2 matches..... there r lot of talented and experienced players than uthappa .......... he s having bright future because he s very young he can lot f chances
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@raj9433327675 (1241)
• India
3 Feb 07
ya sure.he is an opener for the squad.i am sure.
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@pratikshah (87)
• India
3 Feb 07
Yes he should be in theindian cricket team as india is facing many problems with the opening and they are not getting the riht combination which can satisfy their needs but recentle utthapa and ganguly's comeback has changed the whole scenario.
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@ctvasan641972 (180)
• India
3 Feb 07
It shows that selectors should try the youngsters also. Only problem in India that selectors will not try the youngsters. They will force the old/star players who is not in great form. Robin Uthappa played very well against West Indies. He is playing straight and also confidently. That is good sign to become star player. He should be in the World Cup squad.
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@hiveenu (521)
• India
3 Feb 07
Hi, an interesting question. See, sehwag is low in confidence now. His game is mental with just hand eye coordination which is affected when the self confidence is low. Uthappa has roared in home turf so far but untried and untested abroad. You can't assess him in srilanka also as pitches are similar to india. I think it's not advisable to select both of them for the present world cup, but should the necessity arise, I will opt for uthappa than sehwag because if uthappa fails, no problem, because being new, the team can accept his failure but if sehwag is selected and fails, the morale of the entire team will be affected.
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@bonniemathew (92)
• India
3 Feb 07
yes uthappa should be there in indian world cup team. because he is playing well. he is in real good form and sehwag is not playing well. if we look uthappa's average its great! sehwag has one more chance that is the srilanka series. let him prove that he dint forget how to bat !
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
well thanks for the reply ,,,, i hope he will be in the team and lets also hope he is given a chance to play and prove himself..... in the world cup
@varanasivishnu (3)
• India
3 Feb 07
he must be there in the world cup as he is a dashing batsman and stays for a long time, our team india defenitely needs his batting in the world cup.
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@vikrant_1980 (275)
• India
3 Feb 07
well he had performed well in oppertunities given to him .. so based on the performance he should be in the team. Srilanka won world cup with lot of inexperienced player.. so it worth taking that gamble..
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
i think it would be unfair if hes not selected for the world cup team, whats your opinion
@tarunchutani (139)
• India
3 Feb 07
HE shud be in as he is better opener than sehwag...well has proved himself in limited chances...he shud be in ...he is more aggressive than sehwag.
@arjunwadhwa16 (145)
• India
2 Feb 07
nah!
i dont think the selectors have that much of guts to do that!
Its probably gonna b sehwag again for the world cup!
they'll get him back for the sri lanka series again!
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
2 Feb 07
well that will be the selectors decision right, but do you feel he should be in the squad,,,, will wait for your reply
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
i think he should be in the final 15 and should be given a fair chance,,, what do you say?
@daljeet17 (32)
• India
3 Feb 07
yeah very much..we need 3 openers as i sachin is in middle order now..i thin 3 openers shld go 2 world cup aalong with ganaguly and sehwag..uthhapa shld be in team!
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
well this has been the thought of many people... lets see what happens..........
@manishu9211 (31)
• India
3 Feb 07
that's very difficult if he is playing well with Srilank so he is admit in worl cup either no !!!
@vinaykiran28 (5149)
• India
3 Feb 07
well i think the political back up and media hype would make him selected for the world cup.. whats your comments,,,,
