Ideal squad for the WC19

[zen]

This is not the squad likely to be chosen by selectors but the squad based on: 

 

• The form and potential of the players
• The flavor of cricket that India should display 

 

• Batsmen + WKs: Shaw, Agarwal, Kohli, Pandya, Pant and KL (can also serve as the reserve WK if required until a backup is drafted in)
• Pace Bowlers: Bumrah, Shami and Saini 
• Spinners (Mystery/Wrist): Kuldeep, Chahal and Gopal
• Open Positions (13, 14 and 15): 

1. Batsmen + WKs: 2 from Rohit, Dhawan, Dhoni, DK, etc., ....
2. Bowlers: 1 from Bhuvi, Krishna, etc., .... 

 

Edited April 8, 2019 by zen

[Sooda]

Rohit Sharma

Shikar Dhawan

KL Rahul

Virat Kohli

Vijay Shankar

Hardik Pandya

Rishab Pant

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Kuldeep Yadav

M Shami

J Bumrah

 

Dinesh Kartik, Ankit Rajpoot, Yuz Chahal, K Jadhav

Edited April 7, 2019 by Sooda

[Sooda]

1 hour ago, zen said:

This is not the squad likely to be chosen by selectors but the squad based on: 

 

• The form and potential of the players
• The flavor of cricket that India should display 

 

• Batsmen + WKs: Shaw, Agarwal, Kohli, Pandya, Pant and KL (can also serve as the reserve WK if required until a backup is drafted in)
• Pace Bowlers: Bumrah, Shami and Saini 
• Spinners (Mystery/Wrist): Kuldeep, Chahal and Gopal 
• Open Positions: 

1. Batsmen + WK: 2 from Rohit, Dhawan, Dhoni, DK, ....
2. Bowlers: 1 from Bhuvi, Krishna, .... 

 

Cant send two debutant openers to the WC man, not least because Rohit and Dhawan are world class.  

[zen]

11 hours ago, Sooda said:

Cant send two debutant openers to the WC man, not least because Rohit and Dhawan are world class.  

I don’t buy into such theories, buddy! .... Don’t forget there can be various version of such theories including for WKs, spinners, #X, and so on .... so it is a discussion for another day .... as for the players that you mentioned, look at “open positions” where they are listed as options 

Edited April 8, 2019 by zen

[Gollum]

Don't take IPL showings too seriously, ODI is a radically different format. 

[rkt.india]

Dhawan is gradually getting worse.

[ShoonyaSifar]

Shaw, Agrawal and Gopal? What exactly have they done to suddenly get into the WC 15?

 

If IPL is the benchmark, may as well put Iyer, Sarfaraz, Parthiv Patel, Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana in as well. And while we are at it, add Ashwin, Bhajji, Sandeep Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Kaul too.

[zen]

1 hour ago, MultiB48 said:

Batting looks very shaky .I think both rohit and dhawan will struggle in the wc. 

Both have struggled for the most part of 2019. Have to pull up their socks or it would be like Ind betting on limping horses. I would prefer to bet on fresh and healthy horses instead

[express bowling]

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan 

3. Kohli

4. Shankar

5. Jadhav

6. Hardik

7. Dhoni

8. Bhuvi

9. Kuldeep

10. Shami / Saini

11. Bumrah

 

12. Shaw

13. Pant

14. Saini / Shami

15. Chahal

 

 

[Norman]

No matter what , Rohit and Dhawan are our best openers and probably in the whole world too. People going gaga over their IPL performances should know that 50 over Cricket is a different beast altogether. So they are / should be our defacto openers for the world cup. 

 

Ideal squad for the WC should be

 

Virat Kohli (c)

Shikhar Dhawan

Rohit Sharma

KL Rahul

Dinesh Karthik

Kedar Jadav

MS Dhoni

Vijay Shankar

Hardik Pandya

Kuldeep Yadav

Yuzvendra chahal

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jasprit Bumrah

Mohammed Shami

Deepak chahar 

 

You can argue about chahar but he is the best of the current sorry lot. He may not have pace but has more control than Siraj , kaul, Thakur, Umesh etc. He can be like to like replacement of Bhuvi. 

 

DK over Pant shouldn't raise too many eyebrows now. Pant has proved again that he's just an overrated hack who slogs his way out of trouble. DK, if used properly can be proper match winner in ODIs . Rest pick themselves. 

 

Edited April 8, 2019 by Norman

[ShoonyaSifar]

13 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Dhawan is gradually getting worse.

Hit 143 in his 2nd last ODI! 

[ShoonyaSifar]

9 hours ago, Norman said:

No matter what , Rohit and Dhawan are our best openers and probably in the whole world too. People going gaga over their IPL performances should know that 50 over Cricket is a different beast altogether. So they are / should be our defacto openers for the world cup. 

 

Ideal squad for the WC should be

 

Virat Kohli (c)

Shikhar Dhawan

Rohit Sharma

KL Rahul

Dinesh Karthik

Kedar Jadav

MS Dhoni

Vijay Shankar

Hardik Pandya

Kuldeep Yadav

Yuzvendra chahal

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jasprit Bumrah

Mohammed Shami

Deepak chahar 

 

You can argue about chahar but he is the best of the current sorry lot. He may not have pace but has more control than Siraj , kaul, Thakur, Umesh etc. He can be like to like replacement of Bhuvi. 

 

DK over Pant shouldn't raise too many eyebrows now. Pant has proved again that he's just an overrated hack who slogs his way out of trouble. DK, if used properly can be proper match winner in ODIs . Rest pick themselves. 

 

Only 15 years and counting for that to happen to DK. Between Pant and DK, if there is a hack and a tried and tested failure in ODIs, it is DK who is good for 20s and 30s. 

[wanted_desi]

It's too late for new openers, it's what happens when you get Rohit and Dhawan to play every single match. They haven't even tried anyone to see what that batsman can bring to table in reality. 

[zen]

My final 15 after closing all positions, along with the starting 11 for the first 3 games vs SA, Aus and NZ: 

 

Shaw

KL 

Kohli

Agarwal 

Pant

Pandya

Jadhav

Kuldeep 

Saini / Shami 

Chahal / Gopal  (additional spinner vs the 3 SENA teams unless surface demands another pacer) 

Bumrah 

 

14. Dhawan / Rohit (flip the coin) 

15. Krishna

 

 

Notes: 

• Based on current form and potential 
• Horses on the rise have been given preference over horses on the decline 
• Impressed by Mayank and Shaw's form. Have performed brilliantly for India at the international level and also have the perfect game for LOIs
• KL showed relatively good hitting form recently and can also serve as a reserve WK in the interim if required
• Shankar misses out as he has a tendency to implode under pressure 
• Bhuvi can be a decent option as he can bat a bit too but want to avoid trundlers where possible. Additionally, Bhuvi could go for big runs on flat pitches in Eng. Krishna though relatively inexperienced has shown a good variety in his armor including pace, and ability to take on challenges like in the super over for e.g.  
• No place for Left Arm Slow bowlers, who I tend to avoid in general unless can play as ARs, like Jadeja
• Have gone with an extra wrist/mystery spinner as these type of spinners tend to depend on form and confidence level too, so want that cushion of an additional option in the squad in case someone like Chahal loses the plot 

 

The squad lacks some popular/automatic (per fans) picks but will be relatively more effective and therefore ideal!  

 

Edited April 8, 2019 by zen

[zen]

The ideal squad above is beginning to look even more ideal compared with the squad picked. Changes can be made till May 22nd. I hope that the squad pulls its socks up or Ind may not advance to the next stage 

[jf1gp_1]

Wondeful , you have 3 debutants in WC game.