The value of experience

It was heartening to see an Indian batsman handle Ajantha Mendis with confidence and sure footwork. I don't think Badri was in trouble against Mendis at all yesterday, which augurs very well for Badri and Indian cricket in general. The middle order needs some new blood and Badri should be in it soon.
The likes of Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina would do well to go play some domestic cricket. Badri showed the value of having experienced the domestic grind for years before getting his chance. It has come too easily to the others mentioned and they don't seem to value it enough. This has more to do with Sharma actually. He had the worst possible Ranji season and he is still touted as the next Tendulkar. He has the talent, but he would do well to not let early success go to his head and focus on cementing his place in Indian cricket's future. A look at his fat rotund face tells me, he is not too worried about his fitness and suspect fitness usually leads to loss of form pretty quickly.

I just hope Badrinath becomes India's answer to Hussey. We sure could do with some solidity in that middle order.