sarcastic Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) With Risabh Pant scoring a run more than Karthik ( in all four innings combined ), the pertinent question will Karthik need to be considered ever again even as a backup option in test cricket. It is not long since the toast of the nation innings ( vs BD in Nidahas final ) that Dinesh Karthik reignited hopes among Indian cricket fans for a second wind of his career. I think the wind has already subsided as far as test cricket is concerned. I do not see any point of persisting with Dinesh anymore. It is Saha and Pant with the former handing over the gloves to the latter permanently in 2-3 seasons. Edited August 18, 2018 by sarcastic velu 1 Link to comment
R!TTER Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Yes, unless Pant is injured on this tour or does horrible with the gloves, DK is finished in tests. Link to comment
velu Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 i think so .. probably DK will be dropped in LoIs as well which is bit unfair on him Link to comment
zen Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I think we keep going back to a select set of cricketers .... It was unfair on Karthik to be picked for tests at this stage of his career .... I hope this would not influence his selection for LOIs, where his skills are more useful raki05, saik, Switchblade and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Lala Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I remember sometimes back he was the toast of the nation. This is common to everybody. When you do well flowers will be thrown, and when you fail stones will be thrown at you. Switchblade 1 Link to comment
Global.Baba Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Global baba gives him a present for his post retirement life. Usually I give out a Japa mala but special gift for Karthik Laaloo, Rasgulla and raki05 2 1 Link to comment
Rasgulla Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 What ? He Is injured.. Should come back for next test. Jimmy Cliff 1 Link to comment
Rasgulla Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Global.Baba said: Global baba gives him a present for his post retirement life. Usually I give out a Japa mala but special gift for Karthik Maniac forgot the dot. Someone fix his wires. The Dark Horse and Switchblade 2 Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, velu said: i think so .. probably DK will be dropped in LoIs as well which is bit unfair on him Yep, most likely to happen... Link to comment
Switchblade Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, velu said: i think so .. probably DK will be dropped in LoIs as well which is bit unfair on him The issue with him is that despite playing for so long he hasn’t made it count those beautiful cameos of 20’s and 30’s should have been converted which he didn’t. velu 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 He never really deserved a test comeback based on a T20 knock against Bangladesh in an joke of a tournament. Granted he raised his game in FC the past few years but never warranted a chance at comeback, domestics don't expose mental midgets the way real cricket does. He is someone too good for Ranji level but not good enough to cut it in test cricket, like the Vinay Kumar of keeper bats. In T20s/ODIs he can continue to be in the scheme of things, as a back up for Pant. He has a higher ceiling in the shorter formats and may fit in better based on our team composition and lack of competition in the middle order. Anyhow that he is still in the picture speaks more about the current state of Indian batting than his pedigree which tbh isn't remotely good enough for a consistently ranked top 3 team. sarcastic, nevada, asterix and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
sarcastic Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gollum said: He never really deserved a test comeback based on a T20 knock against Bangladesh in an joke of a tournament. Granted he raised his game in FC the past few years but never warranted a chance at comeback, domestics don't expose mental midgets the way real cricket does. He is someone too good for Ranji level but not good enough to cut it in test cricket, like the Vinay Kumar of keeper bats. In T20s/ODIs he can continue to be in the scheme of things, as a back up for Pant. He has a higher ceiling in the shorter formats and may fit in better based on our team composition and lack of competition in the middle order. Anyhow that he is still in the picture speaks more about the current state of Indian batting than his pedigree which tbh isn't remotely good enough for a consistently ranked top 3 team. True that! But experts say that he is technically pretty good and naturally gifted. Off course there was a lot of talk about him as the next wk batsman until MSD happened to Indian Cricket. But for the latter, the former would have ruled the roost in all formats in the last decade or so. In a way we could say that, MSD happened to rescue Indian cricket from a captaincy/wk batsman void for team India in the 2005-2015 era. Gollum 1 Link to comment
VT87 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Chalo Copenhagen ka trip to ho gaya saik, sarcastic, Laaloo and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment
nevada Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 9 hours ago, sarcastic said: True that! But experts say that he is technically pretty good and naturally gifted. Off course there was a lot of talk about him as the next wk batsman until MSD happened to Indian Cricket. But for the latter, the former would have ruled the roost in all formats in the last decade or so. In a way we could say that, MSD happened to rescue Indian cricket from a captaincy/wk batsman void for team India in the 2005-2015 era. Yes, it is DK's bad luck to be born in the same era as Dhoni. He was doing decently well until Dhoni came along and totally eclipsed him. That being said, DK seems like a fidgety, restless type of player prone to inexplicable failures. He may have had a great career if Dhoni wasn't there or he may not have, we'll never know. Too bad he didn't cash in on the two chances he got in this series. Link to comment
Trichromatic Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 39 minutes ago, nevada said: Yes, it is DK's bad luck to be born in the same era as Dhoni. He was doing decently well until Dhoni came along and totally eclipsed him. That being said, DK seems like a fidgety, restless type of player prone to inexplicable failures. He may have had a great career if Dhoni wasn't there or he may not have, we'll never know. Too bad he didn't cash in on the two chances he got in this series. He would have lost his spot to Saha long time back in absence of Dhoni. Number 1 Link to comment
tweaker Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Selection committee has now choose Bharat as wicket keeper batsman for India A series.He had a 10 catch haul against SA A. We may soon see him in the squad as reserve wicket keeper replacing Karthik, Patel etc Edited August 19, 2018 by tweaker Link to comment
Rasgulla Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 6:27 AM, tweaker said: Selection committee has now choose Bharat as wicket keeper batsman for India A series.He had a 10 catch haul against SA A. We may soon see him in the squad as reserve wicket keeper replacing Karthik, Patel etc 6"2 Can he bowl phastttttt ??? Other than WK Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 His inclusion in the test squad was ridiculous and I don't think he deserves to be in the ODI squad either. Let him play world T20 in 2020. Link to comment
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