The duffus trio at the top : Needs to be changed ?

[Number]

Rohit

Dhawan 

And Raina

 

Match after match these trimoorti are like come together and leave together.

Do you think there needs to be a change in batting order or some replacements ?

Personally I am skeptical about making changes at this stage but if Dhawan fails today then next game Rahane needs to come in. 

Also Raina needs to go at no. 6. Both Yuvi and MS need to bat above him. More so in case when we lose early wickets and innings need to be stablized Raina doesn't have game for that situation. At no. 6 he will be much better utilized.

[chewy]

with the next two games in bengaluru and mohali, if india qualify as Group 2nd, then game will be in Mumbai, then you have to stick with this trio.

potentially India's next 3 games will be on batting friendly wickets.

only if India reach finals, to be played in Kolkatta, then this trio could trip up again, but even that wicket wasnt bad as nagpur.

so no chance any one of rohit, dhawan and raina being dropped.

but agreed with raina he should come in later, if india batting first, then raina should come in with less than 5 over left, and whilst chasing then he should be behind dhoni and yuvraj.   

[Ankit_sharma03]

Right now we dnt have a better choice

[rkt.india]

Raina is utilized best at 6.

[The Realist]

Dhawan is not good enough for T20s - has a poor career record

Nohit is not a T20 opener - can open on ODIs as has time to play himself in but you don't have that luxury in T20s especially when batting in a powerplay

Raina is finished - could not play in tests then ODIs and now T20s

[deathmonger]

with the next two games in bengaluru and mohali, if india qualify as Group 2nd, then game will be in Mumbai, then you have to stick with this trio.

potentially India's next 3 games will be on batting friendly wickets.

only if India reach finals, to be played in Kolkatta, then this trio could trip up again, but even that wicket wasnt bad as nagpur.

so no chance any one of rohit, dhawan and raina being dropped.

but agreed with raina he should come in later, if india batting first, then raina should come in with less than 5 over left, and whilst chasing then he should be behind dhoni and yuvraj.   

Delhi right?

[WC2011INDIA]

They all are gonna score well today. It is Bangalore. Dhawan and Rohit will be in full flow. FTBs.

[jf1gp_1]

Raina is utilized best at 6.

Someone needs to tell that to dhoni

[chewy]

Oh well both Rohit and Dhawa flopped

dhawan was struggling vs spin on the unusually slow b'lore pitch

let see how raina goes

[Asim]

Sharma, Yuvraj and Raina r indian Shehzad, Akmal and Malik these days

[New guy]

They all are gonna score well today. It is Bangalore. Dhawan and Rohit will be in full flow. FTBs.

Ghanta

[asterix]

[chewy]

Bhajji needs to come in for Yuvraj, just too many false hopes. Yuvraj is mentally shot, even on the field he is slow and lethargic. 

either Yuvraj should come in and attack from ball 1 or be dropped, he hasn't got the game anymore to "settle in" and launch

[Adi_91]

Dhawan has been the worst of the 3. The way this guy gets out makes you scratch if he has brains. 

[WC2011INDIA]

Manish Pandey would be better option than Dhawan at top. Hell even at #4 Manish would be better than Raina or Yuvraj. Raina can come at #5.

 

 

[sandeep]

Dhawan and Yuvi are definitely on the bubble.  If Pandey was in the squad I'd play him at the top instead of Dhawan in a heartbeat.  Dhawan is consistently poor against spin - even in powerplays.  Whole world knows it.  Its a glaring weakness we are carrying.  

[Sean Bradley]

I want to Unmukt Chand to buckle up and claw his way back into contention, he could be another gun player if he could keep his feet on the ground and hold his head high, he just needs to look at kohli and draw inspiration. 

[Stuge]

Delhi right?

I guess India will play in Delhi if they finish second ,but I'm not sure.Delhi's pitch is slow and sluggish.

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[Shivaji bhonsle]

I want to Unmukt Chand to buckle up and claw his way back into contention, he could be another gun player if he could keep his feet on the ground and hold his head high, he just needs to look at kohli and draw inspiration. 

He started behaving like a star and lost his way unfortunately.

[Mosher]

 

He started behaving like a star and lost his way unfortunately.

Chand has improved. He played some very good innings in domestic cricket recently. A 100 in SMA T20 trophy, a 50 and 100 in VH trophy. He seems to perform well under pressure.