cricketfan90 wrote:it's a joke that Binny keeps being selected, he simply isn't good enough for international cricket
TBH he only been selected because Dhoni wants a pace all rounder for NZ conditions especially since india always plays 5 bowlers.
This is the only time Binny would play in the world cup.
Dhawan
Rohit/Rahane
Kohli/Rahane/Rohit
Kohli/Rahane/Rohit
Raina
Dhoni
Jadeja or ashwin/axar
Binny
Bk
Ishant
Shami/Yadav
Didn't really know the batting order so listed all possibilities and I have no idea which spinner is number 1 so named one of them.
Basically in New Zealand india might need to only play one spinner but issue is only BK can bat so without binny india will have a terrible tail which can lose games.
In test cricket Bit and pieces cricketers can be bad but in ODI sometimes teams are forced into it since runs wins games not bowling.
Binny is able to bowl 6-10 overs and raina could always bowl some as well to get the 5th bowler option out of the way.
I would hate to see India lose a game in the world cup if India were 260/6 with 4 to 5 overs left and being dismissed 270 all out or India needing 50 runs to win in 10 overs with 4 wickets in hand and losing the game by 20 or 30 runs.
Binny is essentially picked so India can strengthen the tail and still have 4 pace options.
In Australia I expect India to pick 3 pace bowlers and 2 spinners, NZ might depends on how spinners do their since the grounds sizes is a worry for spinners.