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might do in test cricket from root s performance in those matches thrilling though they were nevertheless if root it is likely he will continues to have success at 3 in one day cricket it doesn t mean he must be moved up the order in test matches many a fine test middle order player has batted higher in one day matches normally because of their aggressive style of play similar to root adam gilchrist is an extreme example but more recently we have seen virat kohli become probably the best odi number 3 in the world whilst still batting number 4 or 5 for india in test matches england should resist the temptation to use limited overs performances as solid evidence that root will be successful at 3 or proof that he needs to be moved up to number 3 but perhaps the most obvious point is that joe root has been brilliant at his current position of number 5 his busy approach makes him a perfect fit for the position and with ian bell getting no younger perhaps root would be better suited to a pietersen kohli style role at number 4 in the future rather than a williamson ballance style role at 3 many will point to the fact that steve smith of australia has made the transition from middle order player to world class number 3 seamlessly however steve smith showed that his albeit odd technique was tight enough to survive new ball spells in south african seaming conditions smith was also given a gentle induction at his new position with a tour against a languishing west indian side to adjust to his new position root will be afforded no such luxury an attack of mitchells johnson and starc josh hazlewood and nathan lyon will give the young yorkshireman the sternest possible test putting root into the mix earlier on would not only be risky for the batsman himself but would also not necessarily be the best move for england while the top order has struggled root alongside ben stokes has been reliable and the one tick by moving root up the order england could well be losing on of their few ticks because of the adjustment root would have to make as well as his potential vulnerability against the new ball alternatives to root may not be numerous but they are present it seems almost certain that at some point england will have to draw the line under gary balance for the immediate future and if that decision is made for edgbaston ian bell should probably be thought of as favourite for the number 3 slot the warwickshire man has previous international experience at 3 and also bats there for the bears in fact in his most recent outing for warwickshire at 3 bell notched a fine century on his home ground bell s vast international and ashes experience would hold him in good stead bell at 3 root at 4 and stokes and jonny bairstow completing the middle order looks a very solid batting lineup could the aggressive alex hales be the batsman england need in their top order to put the australians under pressure or could england look to nick compton a player with international experience and has had a solid season batting at 3 with middlesex either way england should resist the temptation to pull the golden boy away from relative comfort and throw him into the green and gold fire they should look to their second most experienced player ian bell to fill the place of gary ballance for the 3 rd ashes test at edgbaston if that fails england may be left with very little option but to see if root can carry across his form from 5 to 3 joe root at 3 a risk too far for edgbaston india player ratings for the odi series v zimbabwe july 14 2015 july 14 2015 cricketviewz leave a comment the odi series in zimbabwe comprised of 3 indian victories in harare some players used the series to showcase their ability and send a message to the selectors that they are ready for more challenging assignments while some failed to deliver here are the indian player ratings stuart binny 120 runs average 60 6 wickets average 25 2 rating 8 5 10 the karnataka all rounder enjoyed a hugely successful series massively enhancing his reputation as a more than handy all rounder with ravindra jadeja struggling for form binny s performances will please india as he now seems to be an excellent alternative to the left armer binny s batting in this series far exceeded the performances ravindra jadeja has put in in the recent past his 77 in the first odi was a masterful mix of patience and destructive power the kind of innings that india have often looked to jadeja for and the kind jadeja has delivered precious few times for india to be fully convinced by binny s credentials as a replacement for the stalling jadeja though the medium pacer may have to show more with the ball his economy in this series of 5 6 is a touch expensive for a man who would often be called upon to bowl 10 overs still his wicket taking ability combined with his brutal batting makes him an exciting prospect and perhaps now puts him in pole position in the race for the all rounder s slot full time harbhajan singh 4 wickets average 27 5 rating 8 an impressive showing by the experienced punjabi off spinner on his return to odi cricket harbhajan showed his class in 3 excellent bowling performances a continuation of the good form shown in the ipl although harbhajan may have hoped for more wickets he was able to tie the zimbabwean batsmen down with beautiful flight dip and spin an economy rate of 3 7 is superb in a format that is quickly becoming hugely bat dominated harbhajan is another player who may benefit in the decline in form of ravindra jadeja if india choose to play binny at 7 it could allow the selectors to choose another spinner alongside ravi ashwin after this set of performances that man would surely be harbhajan singh kedar jadhav 126 runs average 63 rating 8 things did not look good for the thirty year old right hander after two low scores in the first 2 matches and when jadhav walked to the crease at 82 4 with the best part of thirty overs still to bat the pressure was really on what followed was a spectacular demonstration of touch and power that propelled the indian innings another spot potentially up for grabs was the number 5 slot full time in the indian team jadhav s 105 not out was almost the perfect innings of a number 5 batsman with the frequent boundary hitting a real positive who knows this could be the innings that puts kedar jadhav firmly in the minds of the selectors when choosing india s next odi squad dhawal kulkarni 2 wickets average 49 5 rating 4 a disappointing outing for the mumbai man this series provided a good chance for kulkarni to push for a full time slot as one of india s seamers however following this poor display against zimbabwe it is hard to see him being considered for india s next odi assignment his economy of 5 5 illustrates that he struggled with line and length often giving the batsmen easy deliveries to score from with good showings from stuart binny and bhuvneshwar kumar kulkarni may have to wait a little while before his next chance bhuvneshwar kumar 5 wickets average 16 rating 9 comfortably india s best bowler kumar showed control with the new ball that was unmatched by any of his fellow pacers swinging the ball both ways even if the movement was not quite as dramatic as what we have seen from him before batsmen found it difficult to rotate strike whilst facing his high quality bowling with his outswinger beating the edge of many a bamboozled zimbabwe batsman at the death his ability to pull out a yorker under pressure was highly impressive especially considering india s frequent struggles in the latter stages with brilliant powerplay and death bowling it is still confusing why he has not been a guaranteed starter for at least a year now however if he can follow on from this impressive tour his place will be set in stone manish pandey 71 runs average 71 rating 8 pandey had only one opportunity to show what he could do and he grasped it with both hands playing a mature innings of someone playing their 101st odi not their first he marshalled india through trouble and although he had to occasionally control his attacking instincts he scored relatively freely throughout his innings although he would have been disappointed not to have seen the innings through he took india to safety do not be surprised if he makes an appearance in india s next odi squad axar patel 3 runs average 3 5 wickets average 24 rating 6 5 axar patel would have gone into the zimbabwe series knowing that a strong set of all round performances would push him towards future selection at number 7 while axar s performances with the ball were solid his batting form means he has no right to be considered for the all rounder s role at the moment following yet another single figure score he was pushed down to number 9 below harbhajan for the 2nd odi his disappointing batting performances mean he has probably fallen below stuart binny in the pecking order in the tussle for the all rounder s slot and harbhajan singh s impressive display means he is probably not the 2nd choice spinner after ashwin either patel is only 21 and is still a very promising cricketer ajiknkya rahane c 112 runs average 37 3 rating 6 a curious series in many ways for rahane in his first taste of international captaincy he was proactive with field settings and of course oversaw a 3 0 series win however on the batting front rahane s fortunes were mixed passing fifty once in three innings batting at the top of the order rahane once again showed he is a more than capable replacement should one of shikhar dhawan or rohit sharma be unavailable but perhaps the patient way in which he was forced to bat did not help his cause for a middle order slot which would be a more likely position for rahane we can only wonder if rahane himself would have preferred a chance to show what he can do in the middle order still rahane s solid technique and temperament mean he will always be there or thereabouts ambati rayudu 165 runs average 165 rating 9 in his two innings rayudu showed why he is the man who is currently in possession of the number 5 slot in the first choice team a dazzling century which earned him man of the match in the first odi and a handy 41 showed why he has been reasonably successful in his short odi career so far batting at three rayudu showed off his wonderful ball striking capabilities and probably made himself the favourite to be batting at 5 when india next turn out in blue sanju samson did not play a late call up following injury to rayudu will get his chance in the future although he may have been pushing tiwary for selection in the last odi karn sharma did not play the leggie was not likely to play but as axar patel was batting at 9 anyway he may have been considered for the final odi in place of the left arm spinner mohit sharma 2 wickets average 16 5 rating 7 played only the last odi and put in a solid performance often troubled the zimbabwean batsmen with pace and used his wonderfully disguised back of the hand slower ball to good effect after a wonderful world cup mohit would have been keen for a good performance but may now struggle to get in the team ahead of kumar yadav and harbhajan sandeep sharma did not play perhaps unlucky not to feature at all india must have been tempted to select him alongside kumar which would have given rahane a potentially lethal combination of yorker bowlers at the death manoj tiwary 34 runs average 11 3 rating 3 a woeful series and probably the worst of the indian batsmen overall struggled consistently to get going and was optimised by an ugly 33 ball 10 in the final odi many would have been disappointed to see him preferred to the exciting samson but the selectors stuck with the bengal batsman unfortunately he failed to deliver and will now have to go back to state cricket and score big runs in list a matches to attract the attention of the selectors once more robin uthappa 44 runs average 14 7 rating 4 showed once again that he is an extremely competent wicket keeper and although he struggled badly he is probably still india s second choice to ms dhoni he was unlucky with a run out and an excellent delivery in the second game and if he keeps scoring runs in ipl cricket he will probably cement himself as the regular captain s understudy he had a chance to push for the number 5 slot full time but missed the opportunity murali vijay 86 runs average 28 7 rating 5 man of the match in the second game but showed that test match batting is still very much his strength in his 72 in the second odi he was only able to hit 3 boundaries and his cautious style of leaving and blocking a lot of balls in the powerplay would not be in india s favour in big run chases it leaves vijay with a hard choice he can either try and re invent himself to become a more aggressive top order player with the risk of losing his natural instinct of leaving the ball well which has served him so well in test matches or he can be content that he will perhaps never be a dhawan warner dasher at the top and focus on honing his already brilliant test skills either way it would be a surprise to see vijay in the next odi squad india player ratings for the odi series v zimbabwe joe root at 3 why it may not be as good as it sounds july 13 2015 july 13 2015 cricketviewz leave a comment following yet another joe root century at cardiff the clamour for him to be moved to the number 3 position reached fever pitch but would this be the best move for the man himself and england it would seem that two innings in particular have heightened the urge from fans for root to be promoted up the order his 98 at lords against new zealand following the new zealand pacers reducing england to 30 4 and his century this week at cardiff against the australians after a similar shambolic top order collapse two excellent knocks but england fans should have reservations about root s credentials as a number 3 batsman firstly and most obviously this move would be hugely unfair on the man occupying the number 3 slot at the moment gary ballance a test average exceeding 50 does not suggest that he is incapable of batting at 3 and although he has looked very ugly in the recent past he showed signs at cardiff that he was returning to form it would seem particularly harsh on him to be dropped it has been suggested that the two yorkshire batsmen could swap positions in the batting order however gary ballance does not seem to be a natural number 5 this was illustrated perfectly at cardiff when he struggled to score freely early on in his innings this has become almost trademark ballance often getting bogged down at first and relying on guts to see him through the tricky first phase of his innings this type of player is the complete opposite to some of england s previous more successful number 5 batsmen root ian bell and kevin pietersen all free scoring early on in their innings it would seem that one of the key stumbling blocks for root s promotion is what to do with ballance sure...