http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 to make Test return but Laxman in doubt – Cricket News Update
According to the sources, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, which commences on August 23.
The Little Master opted out of the recently concluded limited-overs series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 won the ODIs 4-1 and also clinched the sole T20 of the tour.
On the other side of the coin, there are question marks about the selection of another veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772, who has been struggling at the global arena since last year.
2011 did not turn out to be a good year for India in Test cricket, losing their number one Test ranking after being whitewashed by England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Sporting pundits slammed the performance of some of the senior players, forcing the former captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, to call it a day from international cricket, although he was by far India’s best batsman in the two series.
A source from the selection committee, on a condition of not disclosing his identity, revealed that the stylish middle-order batsman’s place in the team is under threat.
"There are two schools of thought on Laxman. One is that we should groom a youngster before the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, while the other wants to give Laxman a chance to play at home," the source claims.
The source further expressed that the left-handed batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 2012, which will be played in Sri Lanka in
September/October. However, his inclusion still depends on the medical report.
"It will depend on the fitness certificate that he will get from the NCA," he added.
Meanwhile, the former Test captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, is all praise for the chief selector, Kirs Srikkanth, and believes that the aggressive right-hander was his best opening partner.
Gavaskar expressed, "As my opening partner, Srikkanth somehow liberated me as a batsman. He used to encourage me to play the shots that I wouldn't otherwise offer. He had a positive influence on me."
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