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Will consider Rohit Sharma as Test opener: MSK Prasad


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Bad idea, if one wants to give Rohit another chance, give it to him where he plays in Ranji: the middle order. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that we insert players(especially new players) into random positions in the batting lineup. 

 

The opener slot is the most specialized batting slot in cricket. Pick players for that spot who have loads of Ranji runs there and don't try to convert middle/lower order batsmen into openers. 

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This is why I wanted Rohit to open in tests in the WI, replacing Rahul (  knowing that Dukes ball will be used. )

 

My reasons .... 

 

1.  Project Rohit is going on ... big names are calling for his inclusion ... will come in eventually ... it is better that he replaced an out of sync Rahul ( as Rohit was already in the squad )  than block budding talents like Gill, Vihari or Easwaran.

 

2.  He would have been tested against the moving Dukes ball in the WI. Would have been found out ( most likely )  or would have passed  the test ( in which case it is ok if he plays )

 

3.  Would not have had the chance to score runs playing the SG ball in India ( when there is not much movement ) before being tested against the moving ball. 

 

4.  Would not have been much worse than Rahul, the test batsman of 2018 and 2019.

 

5. The WI team is weak and we would have won despite playing a potential weak link like Rohit.

 

 

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1 minute ago, express bowling said:

This is why I wanted Rohit to open in tests in the WI, replacing Rahul (  knowing that Dukes ball will be used. )

 

My reasons .... 

 

1.  Project Rohit is going on ... big names are calling for his inclusion ... will come in eventually ... it is better that he replaces an out of sync Rahul than block budding talents like Gill, Vihari or Easwaran.

 

2.  He would have been tested against the moving Dukes ball in the WI. Would have been found out ( most likely )  or would have passed  the test ( in which case it is ok if he plays )

 

3.  Would not have had the chance to score runs playing the SG ball in India ( when there is not much movement ) before being tested against the moving ball. 

 

4.  Would not have been much worse than Rahul, the test batsman of 2018 and 2019.

 

5. The WI team is weak and we would have won despite playing a potential weak link like Rohit.

 

 

If Project Rohit was going on, Rohit and not Vihari would have played in the 2 WI tests. 

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31 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

Vihari's ability to bowl a few overs and act as the 5th bowler, has helped his selection in tests from the time we have started playing 4 specialist bowlers only.

Then how exactly is the Project Rohit going on if a youngster, not yet settled in the test team and who can bowl part time bowler, can pip him for a spot in the 11?

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Selection team idiots doing the worst possible thing as always. Ideally Rohit should be gven the captaincy of both the limited overs formats and all the new kids should be given chances into the test teams.

 

It's time the management takes a long hard look at muti-format players and start reducing their numbers. Except for Bumrah, Kohli and to an extent Shami I ideally don't see a point where players play all three formats. This is a malady plaguing the team for a long time.

 

 

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59 minutes ago, express bowling said:

This is why I wanted Rohit to open in tests in the WI, replacing Rahul (  knowing that Dukes ball will be used. )

 

My reasons .... 

 

1.  Project Rohit is going on ... big names are calling for his inclusion ... will come in eventually ... it is better that he replaced an out of sync Rahul ( as Rohit was already in the squad )  than block budding talents like Gill, Vihari or Easwaran.

 

2.  He would have been tested against the moving Dukes ball in the WI. Would have been found out ( most likely )  or would have passed  the test ( in which case it is ok if he plays )

 

3.  Would not have had the chance to score runs playing the SG ball in India ( when there is not much movement ) before being tested against the moving ball. 

 

4.  Would not have been much worse than Rahul, the test batsman of 2018 and 2019.

 

5. The WI team is weak and we would have won despite playing a potential weak link like Rohit.

 

 

Maybe that's why they didn't risk him as an opener in WI :dontknow:

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1 hour ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Then how exactly is the Project Rohit going on if a youngster, not yet settled in the test team and who can bowl part time bowler, can pip him for a spot in the 11?

 

Youngster with added utility that helps maintain balance of the team.

 

Project Rohit going on as Chief Selector has said that he is being considered as an opener in tests ( for the upcoming series ), despite him not being a test opener.  

 

Add to that multiple big names lending their support to Rohit too.  A lot of important people connected to the Indian Cricket Fraternity want him in the test team despite his unimpressive test record for a long time.

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This is my analysis about Rohit Sharma in test cricket. 

 

For an opening batsmsn in test cricket, you must not be soft or lazy whereas Rohit Sharma's quality is his pure timing and that lazy sort of elegance which makes him loose as a test opener, moving red new bsll doesn't help at sll either. 

 

For #6 or #7 positions in test cricket, you need someone who can play around with the tail and play his shots from the word go (much like gilly) however Rohit generally takes time and doesn't seem like a player who can bat around with the tail in crunch situations. 

 

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10 hours ago, Autonomous said:

This is my analysis about Rohit Sharma in test cricket. 

 

For an opening batsmsn in test cricket, you must not be soft or lazy whereas Rohit Sharma's quality is his pure timing and that lazy sort of elegance which makes him loose as a test opener, moving red new bsll doesn't help at sll either. 

 

For #6 or #7 positions in test cricket, you need someone who can play around with the tail and play his shots from the word go (much like gilly) however Rohit generally takes time and doesn't seem like a player who can bat around with the tail in crunch situations. 

 

Adding to that Rohit Sharma's style is mostly starting out very slowly and once set he scores extremely fast. This style won't work in tests because the format forces you to play the ball to it's merit instead of whacking every ball. Viv could do it, but then there is only one Viv Richards.

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