Rishab Pant will be dropped next match

[zen]

Just now, Nonbeliever said:

They are performing well because we are playing with passengers.

So it is not a B grade team atm 

[Nonbeliever]

2 minutes ago, zen said:

So it is not a B grade team atm 

Is this their full strength team.

[SK_IH]

7 minutes ago, GautiMaan said:

I still dont understand why Pant was sent in at number 5 today when in the last game when batting first and in an easier situation Dhoni was sent in.One does not want to to believe conspiracy theories but the weirdness has reached the limits in this era.

What you are saying is right, I fully expected Pant to come in ahead of Dhoni today and it happened

[Laaloo]

8 minutes ago, GautiMaan said:

I still dont understand why Pant was sent in at number 5 today when in the last game when batting first and in an easier situation Dhoni was sent in.One does not want to to believe conspiracy theories but the weirdness has reached the limits in this era.

Dhoni has always been promoted in easier situations. It's been happening since his debut.

[zen]

1 minute ago, Nonbeliever said:

Is this their full strength team.

Ind too is playing with a lot of its first choice players! .... And WI too can strengthen its team by playing likes of Chase, Gabriel, etc, for e.g. 

 

[Nonbeliever]

10 minutes ago, GautiMaan said:

I still dont understand why Pant was sent in at number 5 today when in the last game when batting first and in an easier situation Dhoni was sent in.One does not want to to believe conspiracy theories but the weirdness has reached the limits in this era.

Your will get the answer in msd part 2.  

[SK_IH]

4 minutes ago, Nonbeliever said:

Your will get the answer in msd part 2.  

[zen]

Next ODI is at Mumbai where big hitting has the tendency to change the game .... dew could be a factor as well  

 

We would need Pant for his 6 hitting abilities 

 

My prefered 11 from those in the squad: Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Rahul, Pant, Jadhav, Kuldeep, Bhuvi, Umesh, Khaleel, Bumrah .... because of the relative small ground and potential of dew have gone with 4 pace/medium pace bowlers .... Jadhav can combine with Kuldeep to bowl spin. If dew is not expected to be a factor, one more specialist spinner can be considered in place of the relatively quick bowlers  

Edited October 27, 2018 by zen

[rkt.india]

51 minutes ago, GautiMaan said:

I still dont understand why Pant was sent in at number 5 today when in the last game when batting first and in an easier situation Dhoni was sent in.One does not want to to believe conspiracy theories but the weirdness has reached the limits in this era.

I didn't watch most of the game today but this was the first thing that came to my mind. Last game dhoni came at 5, this game pant. Why?  Are they deciding batting spots by toss? Why not a player let set at one particular number first?

[Laaloo]

2 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

I didn't watch most of the game today but this was the first thing that came to my mind. Last game dhoni came at 5, this game pant. Why?  Are they deciding batting spots by toss? Why not a player let set at one particular number first?

Last match we had an easier situation. This match we didnt. Pretty simple.

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

I didn't watch most of the game today but this was the first thing that came to my mind. Last game dhoni came at 5, this game pant. Why?  Are they deciding batting spots by toss? Why not a player let set at one particular number first?

May be after yesterday dissmisal they have lost faith on dhoni and have decided to back pant ahead of him, now that dhoni is also dropped

But m jst assuming as of now, this theory goes out of window if next match pant comes at 6 again

[Khota]

Pant cannot be in the team just for batting.

[Mosher]

This comment nails it.

 

[prudent_kreeda]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

I didn't watch most of the game today but this was the first thing that came to my mind. Last game dhoni came at 5, this game pant. Why?  Are they deciding batting spots by toss? Why not a player let set at one particular number first?

      Because MSD would have tuk- tukoed for 20 ball 10-11 runs  and run rate would have gone betond chase for all others to chase .

       I think even TM now knows what will happen when MSD goes to bat when run rate around 6 or 6+.  

       Bit of a bad luck for Pant , had he scored 45-50  , there  was every chance for the rest to close  game as  run rate would have

        come down to 5.5 per over  kinda range to chase .

       For me logic of sending Pant at 5 at that time looked right.

   

[RAZPOR]

pretty much....this is how this team's selection works.... and all our experts are just as worse

[The Hound]

He should be , Jadhav is a better utility player than him at the moment .

[rtmohanlal]

'Dhoni in the side ' or Indian team's series escape over an 8th ranked team ????? Both can't   happen at the same time . Why is the team management behaving like this???? Rayudu,Jadhav,Pant,Jadeja should play the next 2 games. Otherwise be ready for an embarassing series loss

[Frustrated]

I know many of us are annoyed with the team selection.   But pant won't be dropped. Certainly not.  Kohli is aware that the team already lacks a power hitter ( Pandya).   Can't afford to drop another one.    Most likely chahal would be dropped and Jadhav would be the replacement.

[sandeep]

3 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

I was about to start a thread on this lol. Jadhav will walk into the side but who is he going to replace. You can't drop Biryani as he has just been backed as the 1st choice no. 4 and got a 70 in the previous game. Can't drop Dhoni either. So it's either Pant or your 5th bowler i.e. Khaleel.

They may make Jadhav bowl 10 overs to keep Greybeard in the team.  If Windies top order does decent, then their sluggers might hit Jadhav for 12-15 6s. maybe more.

[Jimmy Cliff]

5 minutes ago, sandeep said:

They may make Jadhav bowl 10 overs to keep Greybeard in the team.  If Windies top order does decent, then their sluggers might hit Jadhav for 12-15 6s. maybe more.

Hope that happens. I'd rather have some humiliations now than at the WC.