zen Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Schedule: 1st Test: Aug 1st, Birmingham 2nd Test: Aug 9th, London 3rd Test: Aug 18th, Nottingham 4th Test: Aug 30th, Southhampton 5th Test: Sept 7th, London Indian Squad for the 1st 3 Tests: Batsmen: Kohli, Pujara, Dhawan, Rahul, Rahane, Vijay and Niar WK: Karthik and Pant AR: Pandya Spinners: Kuldeep, Ashwin and Jadeja Seamers: Bumrah, Shami, Ishant, Umesh and Shardul express bowling and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
UrmiSinhaRay Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Basically they will play Asia Cup in between?wow , it is a disaster in makingSent from my SM-G610F using Tapatalk Link to comment
zen Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 11 that I would like to start with: Dhawan / Vijay Rahul Pujara Kohli Rahane Pant Pandya Ashwin Kuldeep Shami Umesh Assuming that Bumrah is injured UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
zen Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, UrmiSinhaRay said: Basically they will play Asia Cup in between? wow , it is a disaster in making Sent from my SM-G610F using Tapatalk IIRC, Asia Cup starts from Sept 18th UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
sandeep Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I'm quite bummed out with Bhuvi being injured - I was expecting him to lead the charge to victory. Without him, the outcome gets more uncertain. Absent his skill, Pommies have no fear in preparing as swing friendly conditions as possible. And we're going to miss his batting too. Injuries suck. Especially to such a critical test player, who happens to be one of my favorites. SK_IH, BlueBee, AuxiliA and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment
zen Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) No need to say that Eng will start as the favorite .... For Ind to do well, some of its key players would have to have a great game .... or the conditions have to be such that no matter how good you are, you are likely to struggle, and in that way everyone has a chance Edited July 25, 2018 by zen UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
zen Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Green pitch 11 Vijay Rahul Rahane Kohli Pujara Pant Pandya Kuldeep Shami Yadav Seamer (Bumrah if fully fit) UrmiSinhaRay and nevada 1 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 This game is a hint that we need to have a strong performance from middle order 4, 5 and 6 and it wont be a bad idea to have Rahul at 6 instead of opening. Kohli needs to bat 5. Top 3 are the numbers who face new ball and will always find it difficult and will be mostly in survival mode. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
gattaca Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, rkt.india said: This game is a hint that we need to have a strong performance from middle order 4, 5 and 6 and it wont be a bad idea to have Rahul at 6 instead of opening. Kohli needs to bat 5. Top 3 are the numbers who face new ball and will always find it difficult and will be mostly in survival mode. What is the point of playing Dhawan apart from single digit scores ? May be have Rahul open and play pant in middle order UrmiSinhaRay and cowboysfan 1 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, gattaca said: What is the point of playing Dhawan apart from single digit scores ? May be have Rahul open and play pant in middle order dont want Rahul to be a scapegoat. whoever opens is going to struggle against Anderson and Broad whether Rahul or Dhawan. Vijay might survive longer if he keeps at leaving the ball, wont score much though. It is the middle order that will have to stand up once the ball gets older 4, 5 , 6, 7. BK's batting could have been handy at 8. I would like our weakest batsman to open and that is Pujara at the moment. He will anyway bat same way UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 zen and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 So, England have announced the squad for the 1st test. Looks like Jamie Porter, Essex's hero last year, might get a debut. Also Adil rashid is in based on his white ball form. And moeen is back as well. UrmiSinhaRay and zen 1 1 Link to comment
zen Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 The practise game before the first game is just about to end. Final thoughts on the playing 11 that I would pick: Vijay Rahul Rahane Kohli Pujara Pant Pandya Kuldeep Shami Yadav Bumrah (if fit) or Ash / Seamer depending up on the conditions Link to comment
zen Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 @Ankit_sharma03 Are there discussions on playing Pant? UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, zen said: @Ankit_sharma03 Are there discussions on playing Pant? havent come across one, n i highly doubt their wud be But if karthik messes it up in 1st 2 test ull get them zen and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
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