One of the top 3 have to move in middle order to make way for Rahul

[The Dark Horse]

Sir Rahul should be ready to play in middle order if he wants a spot in the team. Sachin, Ganguly, Sehwag all did it to get a spot in the top order.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Why cnt he play at 4, he has the game

HE plays spin really well infact plays big shots against them, strike rotation is good

Someone i wud love to come at 20/2 or 210/2 in both situation he is fantastic

 

Dnt change top 3, they are unbeatable.....u dnt fix what aint broken

Edited October 28, 2018 by Ankit_sharma03

[Global.Baba]

Rahul is not this ATG who needs to be accommodated. Our top 3 is the best in the world. No need to fix something that not only is broken but is running like a million bucks. If Rahul is good enough he needs to learn to adapt.

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 hours ago, beetle said:

Is Rahul reluctant to play in the middle or the management has decided he will only play as opener replacement?

I doubt anyone wud want to sit on bench

HE did it in IPL when needed and has batted at 4 in international t20s to 

 

[velu]

its better rahul to open .

how about shikar moving down to #4 , he is not a bad starter against spin unlike rohit

[Stan AF]

1 hour ago, UnknownGenius said:

I see people forgot about Rayudu who holds the number 4 position....

Not for long, He'll be dropped soon. Don't worry

Edited October 28, 2018 by Stan AF

[velu]

53 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

Rahul is not this ATG who needs to be accommodated. Our top 3 is the best in the world. No need to fix something that not only is broken but is running like a million bucks. If Rahul is good enough he needs to learn to adapt.

 

we need to tweak something to strengthen our middle order

[Lannister]

Indian openers are overrated, like we saw in the last match. When the going gets tough, we have all seen their abilities. If it wasn't for Kohli's freak of nature, they are a nobodies as a team. 

[Tendulkar1996]

Why cant shaw or gill be tried if rahul doesnt want to play at 4?

I trust iyer despite his dodgy technique more than rayudud.

[mancalledsting]

I said this ages ago in light of rohit being a sitting duck to good opening bowling- KLR opens and Rohit moves to 4

[Nikola]

3 hours ago, Lannister said:

Indian openers are overrated, like we saw in the last match. When the going gets tough, we have all seen their abilities. If it wasn't for Kohli's freak of nature, they are a nobodies as a team. 

Both Indian openers have scored more than kohli in 2013, 2017 ct & 2015 wc. Won Asia cup with their batting. Idk how it's overrated.

[velu]

7 hours ago, beetle said:

Is Rahul reluctant to play in the middle or the management has decided he will only play as opener replacement?

 

 

i think players like pant / rahul wont mind playing anywhere from #1 to #7 .. 

but our TM has the tendency to screw the players by giivng them wrong role and wrong format .. like DK playing tests and pandey in T20

[Lannister]

1 hour ago, Nikola said:

Both Indian openers have scored more than kohli in 2013, 2017 ct & 2015 wc. Won Asia cup with their batting. Idk how it's overrated.

In the last 2-3 years, the runs have mostly come against weak bowling attacks. They know how to pad up runs just like their mentor Dhoni and now they are getting old/fat. It will be disaster waiting for them in the upcoming world cup. 

[Nikola]

21 minutes ago, Lannister said:

In the last 2-3 years, the runs have mostly come against weak bowling attacks. They know how to pad up runs just like their mentor Dhoni and now they are getting old/fat. It will be disaster waiting for them in the upcoming world cup. 

Would consider if they fail against strong team in 2019 worldcup which i doubt they will unless it's knockout stage.

[jusarrived]

7 hours ago, Global.Baba said:

Rahul is not this ATG who needs to be accommodated. Our top 3 is the best in the world. No need to fix something that not only is broken but is running like a million bucks. If Rahul is good enough he needs to learn to adapt.

Was rohit sharma an ATG averaging 25 at 70rs when he was given the opening spot, while he was a middle order bat originally? 

[Lannister]

58 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Would consider if they fail against strong team in 2019 worldcup which i doubt they will unless it's knockout stage.

The signs are already there, it's just that we refuse to accept them. Now the backup openers will go into Worldcup without much needed game time. Dhoni or no Dhoni, it will be a disaster this time around. 

[putrevus]

They said Rahul needs to be played as opener in tests as he is more technically correct than Kohli. What happened this guy flopped in three straight series. Now they need to break up the best top three to accomidate him as opener.

 

Nonsense he will have to wait to get his chances, if he was bringing bowling  to table then there was a case for him to be included in the side. Is he better than Rayudu yes , so if Rayudu experiment fails then he should be given chance at no4. It is not like he has great SR in list A.

 

I don't think we have seen the long term future no 4 yet.If Dhoni quits Rahul can slide in his place at no 5 and Pant can be the floater along with Pandya.

[jusarrived]

2 hours ago, velu said:

 

i think players like pant / rahul wont mind playing anywhere from #1 to #7 .. 

but our TM has the tendency to screw the players by giivng them wrong role and wrong format .. like DK playing tests and pandey in T20

Wrong role, wrong format and most often wrong timing. KL should not have been dropped for Dhawan in tests when he was doing well, but deserves to be dropped now but they continue to play him. In the shorter formats though he's clearly striking the ball better than any batsmen, but Virat but some how the likes of pandey, rayudu etc are preferred over him. 

[Lannister]

56 minutes ago, MultiB48 said:

oh please ,rahul is even lower down the pecking order if it comes down to performance .The only reason i would give him a chance is because he is young and fitter and has better reflexes than the oldies.

And how many chances did he get in the LOIs? You are just mixing up formats and taking into account his recent Test struggles. Mind you, even England openers struggled in those conditions. 

[UnknownGenius]

If Rahul is to open, Rohit Sharma has to go. Not to the middle order but out of the team

 

We all saw how this FTB struggles in middle order in recent IPL and can't get going. Only place he fits is opening where he can tuk tuk his way and get set. Mind you, and that is only if it's a patta pitch against mediocre attack

 

Any odifferent from above conditions, and he is a 2 minute Maggi