bowl_out Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The Indian Test team has come a long way under the leadership of Kohli... 18 undefeated tests on the trot with ~60% wins is phenomenal. The playing XI always has something exciting to look forward to and the bench strength is strong. True they haven't been tested in tough conditions yet (SA, Eng, NZ) , but great positive signs for a young team with a bunch of new talent. On the other side, the ODI team feels jaded, unexciting far from stable. We're still nowhere close to even having a stable playing XI let alone a squad and backup. What would be required to make this team Champions trophy ready? Discuss! Mosher, SecondSlip, MCcricket and 2 others 5 Link to comment
express bowling Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 -- New-age lower-middle order big hitters who can play at a high SR....like Pant, Hooda, Krunal etc. -- A new opener, like maybe Rahul, who can start scoring quickly from the beginning ( unlike Rohit and Dhawan who are both slowish starters and then play well when set ) -- Allowing Axar and Hardik to play at No. 7 and No.8 instead of experimenting with these positions. Mosher, Jimmy Cliff, tweaker and 1 other 4 Link to comment
SUMO Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 pant and hooda is a must in 15 squad atleast...if selectors have vision tweaker, Mosher and express bowling 3 Link to comment
tweaker Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Selectors should add Shreyas Iyer,Kuldeep ,Shardul,Hooda,Chahal,Naathu ,Sangwan to the squad MCcricket and express bowling 2 Link to comment
Mosher Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 This is a good ODI team but too many batsmen have the same style of batting. Getting set and then trying to up the run rate. We need lower order big hitters who have the ability to start smashing from ball one. express bowling 1 Link to comment
Texan Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Get rid of all the deadweight. New blood is needed. Fellows who play fearlessly, not have a predetermined set formula of being defensive first. I would pick Pant as keeper-batsman and have Dhoni as batsman only. Link to comment
Lannister Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Just one change is required. Drop the cluless Kaptaan. He's just too shameless to go on his own accord. Need to boot him out like how we did with his Test career. Its kind of sweet if it happens in between a series. raki05, GoldenSun, MCcricket and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment
velu Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Just one change is required. Drop the cluless Kaptaan. He's just too shameless to go on his own accord. Need to boot him out like how we did with his Test career. Its kind of sweet if it happens in between a series. Might happen in the middle of the series if he is made governor of some state 🤣 Rasgulla and AuxiliA 2 Link to comment
fineleg Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 MSD can play as a player, not a captain. Captaincy change is MUST. Link to comment
bowl_out Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 I'm still fine with the top order - Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Pandey sounds a good top 4... Middle order and lower middle order batting is really concerning.. Dhoni is not the finisher he used to be and does not fit at 6 or 7. IMO, he is too slow when he plays the accumulator, so No.4 doesn't suit him either.. That should go to Pandey... That leaves No.5 for Dhoni No 6. - Kedar Jadhav / Pandya possible options so far. Karun might be tried here as well.. Still unexplored territory Assuming two of Jaddu, Ash, Mishra take No 7 and 8, fast bowling is another area that is very unstable in the ODI XI. Unlike a reliable pair like Umesh and Shami in Tests, ODIs have seen way too many changes. Hard to say who the top 3 will be.. Will the pecking order be - Bumrah, Shami, Umesh, Bhuvi, Sran. Is there anybody else in the mix for ODI? Dhawal? Link to comment
Unleashed Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Rohit, Rahul, Kohli, Dhoni(can easily a play a role at number 4), Pandey, Jadhav(preferably someone better/young), Pandya, Ashwin, Jadeja, Shami and Bumrah should be our side. Looks pretty well covered. Link to comment
Mosher Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 25 minutes ago, bowl_out said: fast bowling is another area that is very unstable in the ODI XI. Unlike a reliable pair like Umesh and Shami in Tests, ODIs have seen way too many changes. Hard to say who the top 3 will be.. Will the pecking order be - Bumrah, Shami, Umesh, Bhuvi, Sran. Is there anybody else in the mix for ODI? Dhawal? No our ODI bowling is quite settled. Pecking order is Bumrah, Shami and Bhuvi as the frontline pacers. Umesh, Sran and Dhawal in the mix as reserves. express bowling 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 30 minutes ago, Unleashed said: Rohit, Rahul, Kohli, Dhoni(can easily a play a role at number 4), Pandey, Jadhav(preferably someone better/young), Pandya, Ashwin, Jadeja, Shami and Bumrah should be our side. Looks pretty well covered. This lineup is otherwise decent but does not address our biggest concern of lower-middle order big hitters. Ashwin is a good test batsman but quite poor as a lower-middle order hitter. Even Pandey comes across as someone who is a good top 4 batter rather than a No.5. Can't really slog with regularity but plays quickly when he comes in early. Mosher 1 Link to comment
The Realist Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 ODI team desperately needs new blood & fresh ideas. It's so stale. Big hitters needed lower down the order. Openers are one dimensional. Bowling is weak. WC2011INDIA, Mosher, SecondSlip and 1 other 4 Link to comment
MCcricket Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 ODI team needs a new outlook, youngsters , and a new captain certainly as team has been stagnating, poor n out of ideas for last 3 years atleast also captain is clueless n stubborn I would have Rohit as Capt if not Virat for a backup Rahul Nair Pandey Kohli Pant Pandya Ashwin Jadeja Shami Bumrah Sangwan Nathu Aaron K Yadav Hooda Jadhav Sarfaraz Form the squad n core group Mosher and tweaker 2 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Rohit Pant Kohli Rahul Dhoni (replaced by Nair once retired) Hooda K Pandya/H Pandya (depending on the pitch) Jaddu/BK (depending on the pitch overseas) Ashwin Bumrah Shami BK Umesh Axar Nair Manish Pandey Edited December 21, 2016 by rkt.india Mosher, SecondSlip and tweaker 3 Link to comment
MCcricket Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, rkt.india said: Rohit Pant Kohli Rahul Dhoni (replaced by Nair once retired) Hooda one of Pandya brothers depending on the pitch Jaddu Ashwin BK Shami Umesh Axar Nair Manish Pandey Aaron Don't you rate Aniket and especially Sangwan as he has the tools , can bowl good yorkers, swing at pace n is a decent bat as well, so a good package being a left armers, and good fitness as well as fielding Rasgulla and tweaker 1 1 Link to comment
BeautifulGame Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Rohit Pant Kohli Rahul Dhoni (replaced by Nair once retired) Hooda one of Pandya brothers depending on the pitch Jaddu Ashwin BK Shami Umesh Axar Nair Manish Pandey Aaron Aaron ahead of Bumrah seriously? Bumrah should be the first name in the bowling line up Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said: Aaron ahead of Bumrah seriously? Bumrah should be the first name in the bowling line up forgot his name. Bumrah will play ahead of BK then. Link to comment
BeautifulGame Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 forgot his name. Bumrah will play ahead of BK then. Considering both the CT and World cup are in England , Bhuvi should also be integral part of the squad imo Link to comment
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