I think opening with Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik as a weak link in this T20 edition?

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The openers should consist of at least 1 top notch quality batsman (say a Showag or a Gambhir or a 10 dull car or even a Dravid (a better player than Kallis in ODI and T20)). Otherwise, this deficiency is bound to show up sooner or later.





I do not have much faith in Murali Vijay and maybe even Dinesh Karthik. Both are from Chennai....and that's where I am from.





Murali Vijay has always been fallible against quality pace attack, and it again showed up yesterday. He better come up with a masterful knock either against Aus or S.A on a not-so-flat wicket or else he might have to be clubbed alongside Yusuf Pathan as pathetic players against quality fast bowling.





Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik doesn't have the same kind of weakness that Murali Vijay has against quality attacks. However, Karthik is totally undependable. I do not know why the selectors keep going back to him time and again. In my opinion, Rohit Sharma should have played as an opener. Karthik should be only considered as a replacement wicketkeeper - not as a replacement batsman.





Yesterday's failure of M Vijay and Karthik was overcome by the fluent knock of Yuvraj and a milestone of an innings from Raina.





Hopefully Gambhir will be careful enough not have his diorhea during a crucial match. India can afford to have the solidity of a Gambhir and a trial-by-fire Murali Vijay as openers. But a M Vijay and a Karthik opening and failing yet again might even result in India getting shot out for a ultra cheap total. How often is a century scored in an international T20 ? Only 3 so far, and that's why I say Raina's success completely masqueraded yesterday's failure with the opening partnership.





(a) Would you agree that this opening combination might be worrisome for India in this T20





(b) Should Karthik be utilized only as a replacement wicketkeeper or as a replacement batsman/replacement wicketkeeper ?I think opening with Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik as a weak link in this T20 edition?
I wish robin uttapa would have got selected to the team, so this opening pair problem would have solved by at-least 50% , but we have too much politics in our Indian cricket team that they haven't selected who performed well in ipl.I think opening with Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik as a weak link in this T20 edition?
This is Indian team, we aren't talking on the basis of regions here, yet you've valid point, about the opening combo, though it was a forced one, due to Gambhir's illness, one failure for Vijay wouldn't be the end of his career, he needs to prove himself against the quality pace attack, if he fails, then maybe he could be labeled.


Dravid is not even in the team, what good is it talking about him, whereas Rohit has played as an opener, so he could've been entrusted with the opener's job, against SA, if Gambhir fails to recover, then Rohit should come in Karthik's place for sure, who should be kept as replacement w/k !!
Are you Sharma is better than Vijay ?? hah.......good joke !!Are you saying Sharma is better than Karthik ?? hah.......good joke !! he is a fluke batsman,cant even score a 30 against weak teams !! who else has scored 11 off 30 against Hong Kong in Pakistan ?? he cant even give a clean innings against minnows.....then how will he play against a tough SA pace attack ?? actually if Vijay doesn't score against quality opposition,he will have to be clubbed with Rohit Sharma and Yusuf Pathan......but still Vijay has talent !!





(a) for the time being,it's the only combination that we have.....so i ll stick with them.....





(b) definitely not Sharma in playing 11......besides,karthik has experience in opening the innings.....so as a replacement WK/replacement batsman !!
Yousuf and Yuvi or Dhoni and Raina should open.