Who will be the stars for 2011

One year out its obviously very difficult to say who will shine and who will fail.
Going through the teams, its fun to highlight the key guys and lets see how they shape up between now and the finals!! Today am going to cover my fav team and its key players

India: The team that gets the most attention these days! A number of demi gods in the team... Including Sehwag - who will be key esp if India reaches the finals. Ghambir is another key component in the team having improved by leaps and bounds in the past few years. Its crucial that the two Delhi boys stay fit and stay in good form over the next 12 months. Virat Kohli is a rising star and if he plays as well as he did vs SL in Eden Gardens he will be our match winner. The crux of the team will continue to be Sachin and if his current form continues for the next year, India is in with a great chance. Then there is Yuvi, Dhoni, Raina and Rohit Sharma. One of the 4 will need to bolster the middle order. Dinesh Karthik and Yousuf Pathan will be the jokers of the pack. Both great stroke makers and lets see who makes it to the 11 most consistently till the WC. The bowlers are the weak link.. will Zaheer bowl with pace and cleverness? Will Ravindra Jadega still be in team? Will Bhajji's doosra work? Who will partner Zaheer as openning bowler? I wouldnt be surprised if a completely new tactics takes shape in the next few months. Will we see India openning the bowling with a spinner again? It might be a smart tactic to play 1 left arm pacer (either zaheer or nehra), 3 proper spinners (bhajji, mishra and jadeja) and 3 to 4 part timers like pathan, sehwag, yuvi and sachin playing a new role in ODI. On slow batting pitches in the sub continent its key how well the part timers control the run rate.

2011 will see some of the smart 20-20 bowling tactics making a mark in the 50 over game. Esp in terms of the importance of dot balls, the slower bouncers, bowler rotation strategies and the mastery over the yorker through the innings.

The team that adapts best will be the one to reckon with.