Chawla may be in !

It seems Chawla will be in for the first match against BD at Mirpur.

Indians believe in the 7/4 theory ( seven batsmen and four bowlers ). Zaheer and Bajji are definitely in the eleven. Sreeshant proved to be far better than below par Nehra or off colour Munaf. Who will be the fourth bowler?

As per Imran, leg spinners are vital in a side, as they are attacking bowlers. Only India has a quality legspinner. It seems Chawla will be leading the Indian attack. His googlies and flippers are the talk of India.

He bowled India from a near impossible situation.

The warm up match gives us a pattern. Indian batsmen all at sea against the Aussie quicks, middle order exposed and India triumphing with spin. Ponting is worried, as the pitches in Lanka will also aid spin. But then Ponting is a professional, and he will sort out all problems. Remember Graham Gooch getting Bombay spin bowlers bowl to him for 4 days and then sweeping Maninder to victory ? The Aussies may try to do the same !

Dean Jones was on TV saying that the Indian batsmen are uncomfortable against the fast rising ball, the ball that comes onto their chin. Indians should sort out these problems !

There are many who said Chawla was not a good selection, as he has not played in Tests and ODIs for India in the last 2 years. But then he is playing for Surrey and is active in the IPL. Just because he did not gain the favour of the selectors does not mean he has no talent ! He is not a rabbit with the bat, either. The selectors are such a comic bunch that selected V Saha as a batsman in a Test match !