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Replace Ashwin with Ojha for Perth Test: Ganguly

  •   Mon, Jan 09 2012 04:48:13 PM

Perth, Jan 9 (IANS): Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the Indian bowling attack does not require a total overhaul but wants off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced with left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.

Ganguly said Ashwin hasn't bowled well in the first two Tests, as spin accounted for just four of the 24 Australian wickets to fall in the series, and backed the 25-year-old Ojha to play in Perth.

"I think the left-arm spinner could come in and do well. He's a good bowler and he's ready, and Ashwin obviously hasn't bowled well," said Ganguly.

Ganguly feels the 659-run hammering India's attack took in the first innings in Sydney was an aberration.

"I thought Umesh Yadav bowled very well in Melbourne so you can't leave him out after one bad Test match, and he had bowled very well previous to that," he said.

Ganguly advised the Indian cricketers to spend time away from the nets before focussing on the third Test in Perth that starts Friday.

"You can't practise all the time, you need breaks. They need to get the loss out of their system," he said.
  

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  • NILADRI GARAI, WEST BENGAL

    Thu, Jan 12 2012

    Changing the team is not going to make big difference in this test.Fast bowlers specially Umesh Yadav need to be much more consistent with line & length. In 1st test though he got wickets but he conceded many runs and bowled at least 1 or 2 over pitched delivery per over. If he want to bowl yorkers then he should practice more in net. If he is not much confident about it then he should bowl length bowl and be patient and help to maintain the pressure on opponent created by zaheer from the other end. And I do not know what to tell about Indian batting line up. They could not chase 292 in the 1st test. I expected that Tendulkar would make his 100 th hundred in that innings when the team was in trouble. I do not what happened to Dravid and Laxman. Unless India will bat really well there is no possibility of winning .

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  • jaga, kolata

    Tue, Jan 10 2012

    if players ability decided with one innings. ganguly,you couldnt ed in any matches even street cricket.
    in practice match ojha picked 2-149 and 1-56 but ashwin 4-52 i.then how ojha is better than ashwin

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  • Dr. Heath Southee, Mumbai / Dubai

    Tue, Jan 10 2012

    It's not going to make any difference. if the Indian team doesn't want to practise on the Australian pitch then nothing will happen. they can replace the whole team if the want but if they don't practice then what's the point. If they don't realise it they are representing their country in sports. the Australian pitches have more bounce then the Indian pitches so they do need to practise to know what they need to improve or at least to know how the pitches work.

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