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Dinesh Karthik to replace Manish Pandey for Champions Trophy


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Kartik deserves the call up he has been in good form, top scorer in the Vijay Hazare trophy which needs to be more of a guide than the IPL- so no non-cricketing reasons at all.

 

Manish was a middle order bat, and Kartik is a like for like replacement. Experienced, and importantly- experience in England so a safer pick and this being an international tourno you cant blame them for going safety first. Had it been a meaningless bi lateral, then yes it would have been a backward step.

 

 

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He bhagwaan yeh kis cheez ki saza de rahe ho :(( Aisa kaun sa paap ho gaya hamare se jo itni badi saza :(( 

 

Do selectors even watch the matches any more? Do they know there's somebody called Rishabh Pant? I have my doubts. Now Rahane is gonna open with Yuvraj and Karthik in the middle order :wall: 

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5 minutes ago, Sooda said:

Kartik deserves the call up he has been in good form, top scorer in the Vijay Hazare trophy which needs to be more of a guide than the IPL- so no non-cricketing reasons at all.

 

Manish was a middle order bat, and Kartik is a like for like replacement. Experienced, and importantly- experience in England so a safer pick and this being an international tourno you cant blame them for going safety first. Had it been a meaningless bi lateral, then yes it would have been a backward step.

 

 

Sure Karthik did well in Vijay Hazare - but look at the rest of the batting lineup - who fits better for the team needs?  A Raina/Uthappa/Pant would have been far better fit for that middle order.  2 of the alternates were left-handers as well.   Uthappa's game is well-suited for bouncy flat tracks, which is what is most likely for this series.  Karthik is good and has shown good form this year, but he's no thumper.   And the Indian batting line-up needs an infusion of high SR batsmen, not the solid accumulator types - We already have VK, Yuvi and MS to play that role.  

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Generally in England SA or Aus selectors try a player, give him proper chances if he performs he becomes a permanent fixture else he is discarded.

In India this is not followed for some reason. Players like Dinesh karthik keep coming back after every 2 3 years flop then appear again. Seeing this since 2007 08.

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A logical move
Exp middle.order batsman who can play in any gear


Logical move only on paper ....in reality tried and tested and failed experiment 

1. How many times has he come after good domestic performances and choked at international level.
2. Is he a part of future scheme. I highly doubt
3. As a fielder he is unreliable. He drops easy one n take blinders. 
4. We did the same mistake last time n he cudnt do anything much in the 10 12 games he got afterwards. Then why not invest in a youngster. 

I wud have had taken pant and yes a surprise vijay shankar . Why shankar lot people will think he is an allrounder well he is bloody good batsman with 50 avg in fc. He has a solid technique n his bowling is an additional bonus. 

Karthik  has been a tried and tested failure. Yes u dnt knw what ull get with pant or anyone new but karthik has already shown many times he chokes under international pressure

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DK looks a million bucks in FC, IPL but he is another of those players who bottles it when he plays international cricket. He simply never looked he belonged there. He doesnt have the temperament for handling pressure of international cricket. Its not a form or technical issue. I dont understand why he got picked again when he was given umpteen chances and failed in the past. When you make the same mistakes over and again, expect to be bitten in the ass. 

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