Indian cricket team selection on May 8 for Afghanistan Test, England tour

[Ankit_sharma03]

The national selection committee are set to announce multiple Indian squads on May 8 for the upcoming one-off Test match against Afghanistan next month along with the team for the limited overs leg of the tour of UK starting June 27 in Dublin.

“There will be three squads that will be selected on May 8. The Afghanistan Test is from June 14-18, followed by UK tour that starts with two-match ODI series against Ireland in Dublin. The selectors will also name the India A squad that will tour England in June,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition on anonymity.

 

The decision to announce the squad in advance is to ascertain who all are available for the Afghanistan Test with likes of Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma set to miss the historic Test against Afghanistan due to their county commitments.

Interestingly not only Afghanistan Test, Kohli is also set to miss the two-match ODI series against Ireland in Dublin starting June 27. Kohli’s last county match will end on June 28.

Chesteshwar Pujara, however, will comeback from UK for the Test against Afghanistan and then return back after playing the match as his county side Yorkshire doesn’t have any game during that period.

 

 

 

Also, procuring UK visa is another issue for a few players, which has prompted the board to ask the selectors to quickly announce the squad.

 

COA Vinod Rai has already said that in order to ensure a good performance in England, at least six to seven Test specialist will be in England in June with the India A side to acclimatise with the conditions.

According to the BCCI official, the Indian A team will have seven regular players from the senior side, including Ajinkya Rahane, Murali Vijay Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya among others. They will be leaving for UK soon after the match against Afghanistan.

 

Link - https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/indian-cricket-team-selection-on-may-8-for-afghanistan-test-england-limited-overs-squad-too/story-RpkfVGp4BWLUAoVZsen8bM.html

[Mosher]

Pujara might not play the Afghan test.

 

"Afghanistan is playing versus India and not Virat Kohli. No player (Cheteshwar Pujara especially) will be called back from UK to play versus Afghanistan. Priority is England and to do well there, so, whatever it takes," Rai said."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23393365/surrey-confirm-kohli-deal-india-captain-gets-licence-warm-england

[wanted_desi]

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Indian A team will have seven regular players from the senior side, including Ajinkya Rahane, Murali Vijay Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya among others.

So now i will have to see Rohit Sharma and Blue Hair Bwoy in India A team too. Pathetic, unless they will compete against likes of Shaw and Gill, and best one will be selected for India. Also, no KL Rahul?

[tweaker]

Test series against Afghanistan is great opportunity to try out young players , but knowing the selection committee chances of has beens, tried & tested failure, to get selected are more. 

[rkt.india]

Itni bhi kya jaldi hai team select karne ki

[tweaker]

I think the selection committee will select Unadcat, Karthik, In the squad 

[chewy]

Selectors will need to be careful with which batsmen they select

Too many guys with poor technique and inability to play spin could be exposed by Afghan spinners

 

Rashid, Mujheer, Nabi

[wanted_desi]

15 minutes ago, chewy said:

Selectors will need to be careful with which batsmen they select

Too many guys with poor technique and inability to play spin could be exposed by Afghan spinners

 

Rashid, Mujheer, Nabi

 

Dhawan

Rohit

Rahane

Blue Hair Bwoy

 

Thats 4 out 6 sitting ducks against Spin. Vijay and New batsman will have to do all the work. I hope they do Select KL Rahul at #3

 

 

[Purnimageetha]

VIRAT will be in England in June 2018 for Surrey so he will miss Banglore test vs AfGhanistan.

 

I am very optimistic of the selection of Gurbani for engkand tour plus Iyer in the test team as well

 

So may 8 will be special

[Purnimageetha]

3 hours ago, tweaker said:

I think the selection committee will select Unadcat, Karthik, In the squad 

Unadkar will never get selects in multi day game for next 100 years

[Purnimageetha]

Both Hardik and Karthik will be at Lord's on may 31sT, they will play t20 international for World XL vs WI.so after the game they will stays in England so here we go I have indian test team for engkand

 

VIRAT ( captain)

Saha

Karthik

Hardik

Etc....

[Sooda]

Will the A team matches clash with the ODIs vs Ireland ? If so Itd be interesting to see how they balance the squads. Need to get the players tuned for LOIs in England too...

 

 

[Sooda]

One thing we can learn from ECB is how organised and structured their Lions programme is

 

https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/lions/fixtures

 

• Friday June 22nd 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs India A

    Match 1, A Team Matches in England 2018

     

    The 3aaa County Ground, Derby

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Saturday June 23rd 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs West Indies A

    Match 2, A Team Matches in England 2018

     

    The 3aaa County Ground, Derby

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Tuesday June 26th 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs India A

    Match 4, A Team Matches in England 2018

     

    Grace Road, Leicester

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Thursday June 28th 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs West Indies A

    Match 5, A Team Matches in England 2018

     

    The County Ground, Northampton

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Monday July 16th 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs India A

    Only Four-Day Match, Day 1, India A in England 2018

     

    New Road, Worcester

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Tuesday July 17th 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs India A

    Only Four-Day Match, Day 2, India A in England 2018

     

    New Road, Worcester

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Wednesday July 18th 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs India A

    Only Four-Day Match, Day 3, India A in England 2018

     

    New Road, Worcester

    VIEW SCORECARD
• Thursday July 19th 2018
  • 11:00 local    11:00 BST

    England Lions vs India A

    Only Four-Day Match, Day 4, India A in England 2018

     

    New Road, Worcester

[Sooda]

So June 14 to 18 Afghanistan test

 

June 22nd to 28 A team tri series vs Lions and WI A

 

June 27th to 29th - T20's vs Ireland

 

July 3rd to 17th 3 T20s and 3 ODIs vs England

 

July 16th- Four day A-team match

 

Aug 1st test series

 

The scheduling looks very confused. Players who could play vs Ireland will be in tri series squad and vice versa. Also how can Hardik  and Rohit play for A team and be in LOIs squad

Edited May 4, 2018 by Sooda

[Sooda]

My picks

 

Test squad Vs Afghanistan

 

Vijay, Rahul, Pujara, Rohit, Rahane (c), Ashwin, Jadeja, Saha, Saini, Umesh, Shardul

 

Kuldeep, Gurbani, Dhawan

 

Tri Series A team:

 

Mayank, Surya Kumar, Iyer, Manish (c), Shankar, Pant, Krunal, S Gopal, Rajpoot, Kaul, Thakur

 

Siraj, Sundar, Vihari, Hooda, Kishan, Thampi

 

Four day A team:

 

Mayank, Vijay, Pujara, Rahane (c), Nair, Ashwin, Saha, Jadeja, Umesh, Saini, Shardul

 

Gurbani, Vihari, Kishan

 

T20 Vs Ireland

 

Rohit (c), Dhawan, Rahul, Iyer, Kartik, Pant, Hardik, Jasprit, Bhuvneshwar, Rajpoot, Yuzvendra

 

Krunal, Kaul, Shankar, Hooda

 

LOI squad Vs England:

 

Dhawan, Rohit, Rahul, Virat (c), Dhoni, Hardik, Krunal, Jasprit, Bhuvneshwar, Shami, Yuzvendra, Kaul, Rajpoot, Kuldeep, Iyer, Dinesh, Pant

 

Tests Vs England

 

Vijay, Rahul, Pujara, Virat (c), Rahane, Hardik, Ashwin, Saha, Bhuvneshwar, Ishant, Jasprit

 

Saini, Umesh, Shami, Jadeja, Dhawan, Nair, Dinesh

Edited May 6, 2018 by Sooda

[Lannister]

22 hours ago, Mosher said:

Pujara might not play the Afghan test.

 

"Afghanistan is playing versus India and not Virat Kohli. No player (Cheteshwar Pujara especially) will be called back from UK to play versus Afghanistan. Priority is England and to do well there, so, whatever it takes," Rai said."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23393365/surrey-confirm-kohli-deal-india-captain-gets-licence-warm-england

I am becoming a huge fan of this guy. He knows how to implement proper structure and follow certain protocols before making any drastic calls. But they are not part of selection committee, so I am expecting a huge *up from the selectors as usual. 

[LORD_analyst]

On 5/5/2018 at 8:16 AM, Lannister said:

I am becoming a huge fan of this guy. He knows how to implement proper structure and follow certain protocols before making any drastic calls. But they are not part of selection committee, so I am expecting a huge *up from the selectors as usual. 

he knows the priority well...unlike bcci administrators feeding themselves on samosas and chutneys all day long and being gold diggers by demoting india's preparation for test matches away tours

[express bowling]

Vinod Rai has the clear vision and strength of charecter needed for being a good leader.

[cowboysfan]

If they pick Rohit for the tests then all   selectors should deserve nothing but boots up their ass.I also jpe to see Kuldeep in the playing 11 in place of Jadeja .

Edited May 6, 2018 by cowboysfan

[wanted_desi]

34 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

If they pick Rohit for the tests then all   selectors should deserve nothing but boots up their ass.I also jpe to see Kuldeep in the playing 11 in place of Jadeja .

He is not getting dropped. He is on A+ contract now.