sandeep Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I'd rather play both and bench Vihari, but assuming we are playing 6+4, who do you want to see in the playing XI tonight? Link to comment
CSK Fan Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Vihari plus bhuvi Adi BB, sandeep, Jamadagni and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Forever Indian Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, CSK Fan said: Vihari plus bhuvi +1 beetle 1 Link to comment
Sgattick10 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Green pitch it's a no brainer.. Bhuvi. beetle 1 Link to comment
Jamadagni Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Just now, Forever Indian said: +1 +2 Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Just now, Sgattick10 said: Green pitch it's a no brainer.. Bhuvi. Its not a Dukes ball. They are likely to shave off most of the grass before the toss. Its a tough call. Could go either way. Vilander 1 Link to comment
CSK Fan Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 49 minutes ago, sandeep said: Its not a Dukes ball. They are likely to shave off most of the grass before the toss. Its a tough call. Could go either way. Meh, he showed in SA he can bowl well on wickets with bounce even when it doesnt swing a lot. He even bounced out batsmen and reversed plus seamed the ball beetle 1 Link to comment
Samcric Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Both. Umesh & Shami to miss out in the 13 announced. Link to comment
kruiser Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Whomever we select, the person sitting out would have done better! sandeep, construction430, Mass and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Nikola Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I would want Jadeja & Vihari as first choice but Jadeja & Bhuvi isn't bad choice. You can't go with Bhuvi + Vihari as you need one specialist spinner in team. Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 would go with both. It is almost certain by the last 2 years trend that 'Jadeja+Bhuvi' can be at the least batting equivalent of Rahul for these 2 inns. Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 If Pant was a more reliable batsman, we would feel more confident playing 5+5. Is there a case to be made for Party Patel? Guy has always been quite reliable with the bat, and is proven against pace and bounce. Plays spin like a boss as well. Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Vihari Bhuvi. Drop a batsman KLR or Vijay. open with talent..he can't do worse thanthe openers. Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Vihari Bhuvi. Drop a batsman KLR or Vijay. open with talent..he can't do worse thanthe openers. Talent is ruled out due to injury. How about - KL Rahul Parthiv Patel Pujara Kohli Rahane Vihari Jadeja Bhuvi Ishant Shami Bumrah. Patel has proven himself to be a more reliable batsman than Pant. And he can slot in at the top, allowing us to pay Vihari at #6 as well. Obviously with the declared 13, Patel is out of the question, but I think this would be India's best XI for Perth, all things considered. Edited December 13, 2018 by sandeep coffee_rules 1 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I would go with Umesh. He sucked balls in the limited overs. But his last test match return was 10 wicket haul on a not so fast bowler friendly pitch. Bhuvi is a different bowler than others. He doesn't use much of shoulder as others. He is like fast bowling version of Ashwin. He just floats on a good length hoping the ball to catch the edge. If you camp on the backfoot you can negotiate him all day. Adi BB 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Bhuvi gets in for Ashwin or Umesh to balance out the lower order batting. Jadeja can't twirl his bat on this Perth pitch. Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, sandeep said: Talent is ruled out due to injury. How about - KL Rahul Parthiv Patel Pujara Kohli Rahane Vihari Jadeja Bhuvi Ishant Shami Bumrah. Patel has proven himself to be a more reliable batsman than Pant. And he can slot in at the top, allowing us to pay Vihari at #6 as well. Obviously with the declared 13, Patel is out of the question, but I think this would be India's best XI for Perth, all things considered. I'd rather have Rahul keep wickets than Patel. Not even joking. Adi BB 1 Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said: I'd rather have Rahul keep wickets than Patel. Not even joking. Rahul's made of glass, asking him to keep means he'll get injured in the 5th over. Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: I would go with Umesh. He sucked balls in the limited overs. But his last test match return was 10 wicket haul on a not so fast bowler friendly pitch. Bhuvi is a different bowler than others. He doesn't use much of shoulder as others. He is like fast bowling version of Ashwin. He just floats on a good length hoping the ball to catch the edge. If you camp on the backfoot you can negotiate him all day. Umesh has a strong case. Bit of risk due to his lack of bowling nous, and occasional tendency to leak runs, but he has shown a lot of improvement over the last few years. The fact that the team announced 13 instead of 12, with Umesh in it, tells me that they are not confident of Bhuvi's fitness and rhythm. As much as I love Bhuvi, if he isn't 100% fit and in rhythm, then he rides the bench. Link to comment
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