Bhajji, Vikrant, Madan Lal want Pant in Asia Cup

[Sgattick10 2,140]

Vikrant and Madan Lal in sports tak asked why Pant wasn't selected for Asia Cuo, since ODIs and T20s are his forte. Bhajji did the same after yest hundred. Do you think there's still time for Pant to get drafted in. Vikrant was saying maybe as a pure no 5 batsman since Dhoni is already in team. What say? Can selectors add a player now?

[The Dark Horse 2,803]

You guys give way too much importance to this Vikrant..

[Lannister 3,692]

No need. Let the pretenders Rayudu, Karthik, Dhoni and Jadhav humiliate themselves against Pak. I wish KL Rahul was also rested. 

 

 

[speedheat 7,330]

Strange, out of all Madanlal is talking sense

 

They can add a player only in case of an injury  now. wish kedar or karthich is niggled.

[Nikola 2,048]

If pant can focus on his keeping and improve as keeper i will replace him in place of dhoni for worldcup.

[Ankit_sharma03 12,904]

a day before he made 100 they were saying pant is not ready

[Sgattick10 2,140]

43 minutes ago, speedheat said:

Strange, out of all Madanlal is talking sense

 

They can add a player only in case of an injury  now. wish kedar or karthich is niggled.

He was still talking rubbish, how Rohit should be in test team and Jadeja defo in ODI team, but did bat for Pant after he got a hundred. 

[Sgattick10 2,140]

12 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

a day before he made 100 they were saying pant is not ready

In tems of batting, they said throughout he is an aggressive bat and more a OD, T20 kinda player but his keeping need to improve.

[Sgattick10 2,140]

59 minutes ago, Lannister said:

No need. Let the pretenders Rayudu, Karthik, Dhoni and Jadhav humiliate themselves against Pak. I wish KL Rahul was also rested. 

 

 

Yaar, I dont want to see our team lose against Pak, they can lose against Hong Kong for all I care.

[Bigg Brother 1,504]

It is obviously understandable scam to make Dhoni play the next WC..

[Lannister 3,692]

31 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Yaar, I dont want to see our team lose against Pak, they can lose against Hong Kong for all I care.

That's exactly the reason. Only losing to Pakistan will bring about these changes. 

[Ankit_sharma03 12,904]

1 hour ago, Sgattick10 said:

In tems of batting, they said throughout he is an aggressive bat and more a OD, T20 kinda player but his keeping need to improve.

if anything he ll enjoy test cricket most

[wanted_desi 2,756]

Why does management want Dhoni to play WC? Its like making sure your great grandmother sees your wedding. Lol whats the point of that? 

[UrmiSinhaRay 3,198]

Why does management want Dhoni to play WC? Its like making sure your great grandmother sees your wedding. Lol whats the point of that? 

Trps man. Do you think a Pant can earn the same amount of emotional outbursts a out of form Dhoni can?

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[Switchblade 8,159]

3 hours ago, Lannister said:

No need. Let the pretenders Rayudu, Karthik, Dhoni and Jadhav humiliate themselves against Pak. I wish KL Rahul was also rested. 

 

 

So you won’t like Rahul or Manish to make a century against Pakistan and be victorious?

[Switchblade 8,159]

Is Bhajji courageous enough to say it’s due to Dhoni he has been kept out as a wk batsman he was questioning Pants exclusion on Twitter.

[Malcolm Merlyn 2,355]

Unfortunately they are not the selectors. We have a group of nobodies as selectors and we have two nothings as CoA. Nithings gonna happen.

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[Nikola 2,048]

How Good this Lineup can be for World Cup?

 

Rohit

Dhawan

Virat

Rahul

Pant

Hardik Pandya

Krunal Pandya

Bhuvi/Khaleel/Siraj

Kuldeep

Shami/Umesh/Chahal

Bumrah

[Tibarn 2,486]

Absolutely, Pant would have a terrific time carrying drinks at the Asia Cup

 

I can see it now:

 

(Scene begins) 

 

(A grizzly old Dhoni calls for Pant preparing to enter the match; Asia Cup match vs Pakistan, India 250-3, 40th over)

(A giggling young Pant runs to Dhoni)

Pant: "Mahi Kaka, Mahi Kaka, kya aapne mujhe bulaaya?"

Dhoni: "Haan Rishu beta, jaa jaaldi se mera bat, mera helmet, aur Shastri Kaka ke liye ek bottle Vodka leh ke aao "

Pant: "Mahi Kaka, agar main aisa karta hoon, toh kya aap muhje batting karne dhoonga agle match mein?"

Dhoni: "Na beta, main retire ho jaoonga  2030 mein, phir teri baari! Lekin, agar tu jaldi se aate ho, toh main tujhko helicopter ride par le jaoonga."

(The young Pant, ecstatic at the thought of his career launching 12 years from now screams)

Pant: Promise? 

(The sly Dhoni, wearing his trademark smile and crossing his fingers behind his back)

Dhoni: Haan beta, promise...

(Pant, with eyes filled with joy)

Pant: Mahi Kaka, aap mahan ho!

(Unable to contain his exuberance, the young Pant does a quick charan sparsh of Dhoni and rushes to retrieve the items )

(Dhoni, by himself, awaiting the young lad's arrival chuckles to himself)

Dhoni: "Murk! Dhoni is forever!"

 

(End scene)

[Khota 3,520]

I dont want Dhoni there but in my opinion DK can adequately do the job.

[UrmiSinhaRay 3,198]

Absolutely, Pant would have a terrific time carrying drinks at the Asia Cup
 
I can see it now:
 
(Scene begins) 
 
(A grizzly old Dhoni calls for Pant preparing to enter the match; Asia Cup match vs Pakistan, India 250-3, 40th over)
(A giggling young Pant runs to Dhoni)
Pant: "Mahi Kaka, Mahi Kaka, kya aapne mujhe bulaaya?"
Dhoni: "Haan Rishu beta, jaa jaaldi se mera bat, mera helmet, aur Shastri Kaka ke liye ek bottle Vodka leh ke aao "
Pant: "Mahi Kaka, agar main aisa karta hoon, toh kya aap muhje batting karne dhoonga agle match mein?"
Dhoni: "Na beta, main retire ho jaoonga  2030 mein, phir teri baari! Lekin, agar tu jaldi se aate ho, toh main tujhko helicopter ride par le jaoonga."
(The young Pant, ecstatic at the thought of his career launching 12 years from now screams)
Pant: Promise? 
(The sly Dhoni, wearing his trademark smile and crossing his fingers behind his back)
Dhoni: Haan beta, promise...
(Pant, with eyes filled with joy)
Pant: Mahi Kaka, aap mahan ho!
(Unable to contain his exuberance, the young Pant does a quick charan sparsh of Dhoni and rushes to retrieve the items )
(Dhoni, by himself, awaiting the young lad's arrival chuckles to himself)
Dhoni: "Murk! Dhoni is forever!"
 
(End scene)

I have Feeling Dhoni won't retire in 2019 .
He has said he might even play beyond that and he WOULD - unless he's not kicked out.

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[Tibarn 2,486]

5 minutes ago, UrmiSinhaRay said:

I have Feeling Dhoni won't retire in 2019 .
He has said he might even play beyond that and he WOULD - unless he's not kicked out.

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I think he will retire after 2019 WC and continue to play IPL only. He wants a chance to win the cup again, so he is continuing. He already retired from Tests, so the WC is the only thing that keeps him going I think.

[UrmiSinhaRay 3,198]

I think he will retire after 2019 WC and continue to play IPL only. He wants a chance to win the cup again, so he is continuing. He already retired from Tests, so the WC is the only thing that keeps him going I think.

They won't win WC next.
All odds are on England BTW.

About Tests , always had a feeling Mahi thinks this format as redundant and past it's expiry date
That's why never did concentrate on it.

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[Pollack 5,719]

6 hours ago, Nikola said:

If pant can focus on his keeping and improve as keeper i will replace him in place of dhoni for worldcup.

Pant is a better keeper than whatever dhoni was even halfway his career and entire career minus stumping. 

[Pollack 5,719]

2 minutes ago, UrmiSinhaRay said:

 

They won't win WC next.
All odds are on England BTW.

About Tests , always had a feeling Mahi thinks this format as redundant and past it's expiry date
That's why never did concentrate on it.

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For Mahi bhai everything is redundant other than dirty yellow jersey.

[R.D forever 274]

DK deserves an extended run at no 4. Atleast for 10 matches

[Laaloo 14,122]

9 minutes ago, R.D forever said:

DK deserves an extended run at no 4. Atleast for 10 matches

Why?aren't we tired of enough hasbeens in the team already? Do we want to flood the middle order with hasbeens and has been backups?

[mishra 3,701]

 I remember KP in commentry box post ECB/Strauss days. but Bhajji paaji, Control man. You are too old to even play IPL. Why so much anger. You cant talk without exposing that you ate talking politics. Rapidex English speaking course isnt enough. Need to have some more command.

[R.D forever 274]

23 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Why?aren't we tired of enough hasbeens in the team already? Do we want to flood the middle order with hasbeens and has been backups?

He has not been given proper chance. When was the last time u remember DK playing 5 matches together? 

[zen 6,567]

Let Pant focus on tests at the moment. 2 tests vs WI and 4 vs Aus, which would be a challenge for him .... a stitch in time saves nine 

 

[Ankit_sharma03 12,904]

I dnt care If he plays WI ODi series or not but he shud go to NZ-A tour which will help him be better prep for Aus tour and NZ-A tour will clash with WI series

[Global.Baba 5,276]

Bhajji,Vikrant Gupta and Madan Lal. 

 

Now add Akash Chopra,Azharuddin and the 2 or 3 random dudes( the one with the hat who is always hyper-emotional) who appear on the show to the mix. 

 

Voila You got yourself the kind of brain power on which great cricketing super powers are built on

 

 

[Global.Baba 5,276]

^Correction I meant Nikhil Chopra. doesn't matter though you guys get the point,replace Akash with Nikhil or vice versa no one gives a F anyways.

[Global.Baba 5,276]

12 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

I dnt care If he plays WI ODi series or not but he shud go to NZ-A tour which will help him be better prep for Aus tour and NZ-A tour will clash with WI series

As much as I want dadu to be replaced in ODI's,I agree on Pant.He will 100% struggle with the gloves in Australia. On the batting front,he is surprisingly good against short ball for a young Indian batsman, so he should be fine there. 

 

Also don't think Saha is totally done, he should still be our 1st choice.

[Ankit_sharma03 12,904]

5 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

As much as I want dadu to be replaced in ODI's,I agree on Pant.He will 100% struggle with the gloves in Australia. On the batting front,he is surprisingly good against short ball for a young Indian batsman, so he should be fine there. 

On the contrary i hve seen him struggling against into the body deliveries , for him that prep of NZ-A tour wud be very beneficial 

He wnt struggle with glove work in Aus, glove is generally a prob in Ind n ENg mostly 

He was good here in eng to, most of the byes wasnt his fault....everyone struggles a bit here. Even bairstrow was struggling, dhoni was very below avg in his 1st england tour as keeper 

Edited September 12, 2018 by Ankit_sharma03

[Global.Baba 5,276]

12 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

On the contrary i hve seen him struggling against into the body deliveries , for him that prep of NZ-A tour wud be very beneficial 

He wnt struggle with glove work in Aus, glove is generally a prob in Ind n ENg mostly 

He was good here in eng to, most of the byes wasnt his fault....everyone struggles a bit here. Even bairstrow was struggling, dhoni was very below avg in his 1st england tour as keeper 

Aus is more difficult to keep than England for SC keepers. Sure Eng is tough too but you get swinging conditions in India as well especially in the North in winter.

 

You don't see Aus like pitches any where in India.

 

His keeping is decent put still not a finished good yet. I mean comparing to Saha's glove work, he is not even close.However his batting is ahead.So he needs to have a lot of practice with the gloves on those pitches because looks like Saha might be done.

 

Coming to batting, I think he is ok with short pitch bowling based on the way he played Stokes who was trying to bounce him out. Looked more competent than Nair,Vihari or even Raina after all these years.

 

 

Edited September 12, 2018 by Global.Baba

[rkt.india 11,907]

7 hours ago, Global.Baba said:

Aus is more difficult to keep than England for SC keepers. Sure Eng is tough too but you get swinging conditions in India as well especially in the North in winter.

 

You don't see Aus like pitches any where in India.

 

His keeping is decent put still not a finished good yet. I mean comparing to Saha's glove work, he is not even close.However his batting is ahead.So he needs to have a lot of practice with the gloves on those pitches because looks like Saha might be done.

 

Coming to batting, I think he is ok with short pitch bowling based on the way he played Stokes who was trying to bounce him out. Looked more competent than Nair,Vihari or even Raina after all these years.

 

 

Difficulty keeping on Aus pitches? You must be kidding. Australia is one of the easiest places for keeper. 

[Ankit_sharma03 12,904]

11 hours ago, Global.Baba said:

Aus is more difficult to keep than England for SC keepers. Sure Eng is tough too but you get swinging conditions in India as well especially in the North in winter.

 

You don't see Aus like pitches any where in India.

Seedha bowl ke saamne keeping men kya problem

The problem in england is the ball swings till very late

In India it turns really sharp n it can keep low or jst jump of , australia men seedha bowl aata hai

11 hours ago, Global.Baba said:

 

His keeping is decent put still not a finished good yet. I mean comparing to Saha's glove work, he is not even close.However his batting is ahead.So he needs to have a lot of practice with the gloves on those pitches because looks like Saha might be done.

Again u shud not compare him to Saha coz saha has polished it for yrs and this wnt happen overnight . 

11 hours ago, Global.Baba said:

 

Coming to batting, I think he is ok with short pitch bowling based on the way he played Stokes who was trying to bounce him out. Looked more competent than Nair,Vihari or even Raina after all these years.

Not really, In a few IPL games i hve noticed him getting in awkward position and those were indian pitches

Aus bowlers will have more pace then stokes

 

Raina ....hahahah. Most tailenders in this world will look more competant these days 

[Moochad 1,338]

We can play him purely as a batsman as well, if Dhoni also plays

[Global.Baba 5,276]

8 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Seedha bowl ke saamne keeping men kya problem

Seedha ball? Australia must be the easiest place in the world to bat then right?(Even though these days it is partly true.)

 

 

[Number 3,331]

7 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

 Seedha ball? Australia must be the easiest place in the world to bat then right?(Even though these days it is partly true.)

In Australia ball doesn't swing much. There is movement off the pitch that doesn't bother wk as there is enough time to cover that. You can trust the bounce there, something which WKs enjoy.

In England the ball sometimes swings after passing stumps which creates problem for WKs. Most WKs struggle in England when they are touring first time.

Edited September 13, 2018 by Number

[Global.Baba 5,276]

12 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Difficulty keeping on Aus pitches? You must be kidding. Australia is one of the easiest places for keeper. 

May be in the last 5 years when they have produced some of the flattest pitches in the world but prior to that it wasn't easy especially for SC keepers to handle the bounce. 

 

Maybe not the best examples as these guys would suck anywhere but Pappu Patel and Kamran Akmal had horror displays in Australia.

 

Dhoni and co. struggled behind the stumps as well. Unlucky Ishant had so many balls go between keeper and first slip because we just couldn't guage the speed and bounce of the ball. Infact in Aus a lot of balls absolutely race of the edge or fly off the edge.

 

I saw Sarfaraz struggle in Pak's tour recently.

 

I haven't seen Sangakkara or other Srilankan keepers there in tests so can't comment. 

[Ankit_sharma03 12,904]

3 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

May be in the last 5 years when they have produced some of the flattest pitches in the world but prior to that it wasn't easy especially for SC keepers to handle the bounce. 

 

Maybe not the best examples as these guys would suck anywhere but Pappu Patel and Kamran Akmal had horror displays in Australia.

Kamran was horrible everywhere

He dropped catches in WC 2011in SL to 

Pappu patel was horrible in SA, In India last yr against Eng , even in IPL he has been very poor 

 

[Global.Baba 5,276]

3 minutes ago, Number said:

In Australia ball doesn't swing much. There is movement off the pitch that doesn't bother wk as there is enough time to cover that. You can trust the bounce there, something which WKs enjoy.

In England the ball sometimes swings after passing stumps which creates problem for WKs. Most WKs struggle in England when they are touring first time.

In theory that sounds absolutely right. However I am talking about SC keepers who do get swinging conditions at home once in a while. North and East part of India, some areas of Pakistan and even tropical conditions of Srilanka have such English type conditions that keepers train for. SC keepers are not used to the kind of bounce and zip you get on Aussie pitches. I have seen keepers stand far far back on some pitches in Australia.