Ashwin is our no.6 - Disgraceful

[Temujin Khaghan]

Will you repeat him for the second test despite jadeja getting fit?

 

 

[sourab10forever]

Tough decision to make.

From Fan POV : Yes

From Team POV : Maybe not

 

If Ash picks 0 wickets..It would likely mean that SA batted for only 1 innings and it was an absolute patta (him scoring 100 confirms it)

 

we are 95% sure to lose the match if he picks zero Wickets. 

 

So you can expect Jaddu to come back if we have lost the game.

[SK_IH]

good thread,i think his batting will be well and truly exposed if he plays

[sergio04]

he will not score 100 runs even on 6 inning

[sourab10forever]

1 minute ago, sergio04 said:

he will not score 100 runs even on 6 inning

IF

[Khota]

No will not pick him He has a job to do and if does not perform he should be out. I feel he might be the highest wicket taker for India this time around.

[flat_wicket_bully]

Will stay play him in the next test even if gets a pair. If he doesnt perform even then he should dropped for 3rd one

[beetle]

He is there to take wkts.

His batting is bonus.bonus without the salary is not fine.

 

 

[Pollack]

7 minutes ago, beetle said:

He is there to take wkts.

His batting is bonus.bonus without the salary is not fine.

 

 

But if bonus is as close to salary then....

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[NameGoesHere]

No, drop him.

[mani sha]

depends on the quality of the 100 . a good quality 100 with bowling that maintains pressure is something not many teams wont want

 

i m pretty sure he will do well .with ability to bowl legspin , offspin and a good slip fielder and Indias best no 7 abroad since vvs ( yes he has crazy talent ) he will be in all my 11s 

[Gollum]

If he scores a 100, he will be the no 6 bat for the rest of the series, scoring even >50 in SA is no mean feat for Asian batsmen as the stats confirm.  

[Gollum]

1 hour ago, SK_IH said:

good thread,i think his batting will be well and truly exposed if he plays

I doubt we will get conditions nearly as tough as the Manchester test of 2014 (http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11691/scorecard/667717/england-vs-india-4th-investec-test-india-tour-of-england-2014/).

[SK_IH]

20 minutes ago, Gollum said:

I doubt we will get conditions nearly as tough as the Manchester test of 2014 (http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11691/scorecard/667717/england-vs-india-4th-investec-test-india-tour-of-england-2014/).

didnt follow that game but from the scorecard looks like was playing his shots

[Gollum]

7 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

didnt follow that game but from the scorecard looks like was playing his shots

Saw that game live, never seen a ball move so much, both in the air and off the seam. Broad, Anderson were ike Warne/Murali at 135 kph, reduced us to 8/4 in 1st innings before Dhoni/Rahane somehow survived. Never seen a batsman as clueless as Kohli in those 2 innings, even we could have reduced them for a low total but we dropped way too many catches.

[Giant Tissue Box]

How did he bowl? If he was just unlucky and bowled well then 0 makes no difference. If he restricted the SA batsmen then it's fine. 

[vvvslaxman]

I would be glad if he takes  2 or 3 wickets per innings. Even 2 would do. But he has to economical.

[velu]

drop Rohit and repalce him with ashwin

 

[zen]

If Ashwin gets an opportunity to score a 100, it is likely that some of the main batsmen would have failed. So then the question becomes - do we drop those batsmen too for failing to score (their prime department)? If not, Ashwin could be given another chance too

 

PS The title of the thread could well be if xyz scores 0 but picks up a 5-er? If you select a team, especially if not selected on horses for courses basis, you give it a decent run unless players in concern appear to have completely lost the plot

Edited January 4, 2018 by zen

[vayuu1]

I'd rather see him scoring a fifty and taking a fifer than a 100

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