When You Are Arrogant, You Pay The Price

[Malcolm Merlyn]

The Indian Team was arrogant to continue playing 5 batsman in Indian spinning conditions.Something India didnt dare even when the likes of Sehwag,Dravid,Tendulkar,Laxman,GAnguly were playing,and they were brilliant players of spin.

 

Why do you need 5 bowlers in your home conditions?Indian has been playing very well at home for decades and they played with a  6 batsman strategy.

 

If Jadeja and Ashwin wont take wickets,surely Jayant Yadav wont.If you really need 3 spinners then you drop a pacer,Ishant didnt do anything anyways.This is what Indian teams in past have followed.You dont break a winning formula.

 

Add to  that the fact that you dropped a triple centurion,who is arguably the best player of spin bowling in India.

 

I had said this before and i say it now,5 bowlers dont work in India.The hype brigade may not like it,but thats how it is.

[King Tendulkar]

Icf was arrogant not team 

 

Jayant is not 5th bowler more all rounder 

[Forever Indian]

We need an extra bat especially when it's known to be spin deck. Karun should come in for Jayant next match.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Just now, King Tendulkar said:

Icf was arrogant not team 

 

Jayant is not 5th bowler more all rounder 

 

The team was arrogant to think they can do with 5 batsman.Something even the fab 5 didnt dare to think.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Just now, Forever Indian said:

We need an extra bat especially when it's known to be spin deck. Karun should come in for Jayant next match.

But But But the Hype Brigade says 5 bowlers is the way to go.Its attacking Kirkut.

[Forever Indian]

4 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

But But But the Hype Brigade says 5 bowlers is the way to go.Its attacking Kirkut.

You don't really need 3 spinners, the 3rd spinner will always be underbowled as spinners can bowl lot of overs without getting tired. Overseas you can have the extra seamer as 5th bowler if it is a flat deck, otherwise 3 seamers and 1 spinner is enough.

[Soorma_Bhopali]

5-batsman + allrounder Ashwin  is the long -term solution ..

 

However, for such vicious turning tracks or greentop , I would go with extra batsman in Karun Nair in place of Jayant .

[King Tendulkar]

Thing is 5 Bowlers is obviously great option  for skipper but if lose a batsman then issues 

 

any team wants 6 top batsman and a bat/keeper .

 

ckealry india believes ashwin is genuine all rounder and good enough to bat 6 . He has batted well last 2 years and so they backing him . Open to debate if he good enough to bat 6. If he is then no issues having 5 bowlers 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

2 minutes ago, Forever Indian said:

You don't really need 3 spinners, the 3rd spinner will always be underbowled as spinners can bowl lot of overs without getting tired. Overseas you can have the extra seamer as 5th bowler if it is a flat deck, otherwise 3 seamers and 1 spinner is enough.

But the hype brigade thought otherwise.They even favour Hardik Pandya to play as 5th bowler.

[King Tendulkar]

Also shows why wanting pandya in team to develop . As he could be one of 5 bowlets and bolster batting 

[King Tendulkar]

Just now, Malcolm Merlyn said:

But the hype brigade thought otherwise.They even favour Hardik Pandya to play as 5th bowler.

Well if he is good enough as bowler to make team then why not ? Do as good as ishant lol

[Malcolm Merlyn]

1 minute ago, Soorma_Bhopali said:

5-batsman + allrounder Ashwin  is the long -term solution ..

 

However, for such vicious turning tracks or greentop , I would go with extra batsman in Karun Nair in place of Jayant .

 

Long Term?LOL,LOL.

 

Long term is 6 batsman and occasionally you can play extra bowler on a flat deck.

[Soorma_Bhopali]

2 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

 

Long Term?LOL,LOL.

 

Long term is 6 batsman and occasionally you can play extra bowler on a flat deck.

Struggle to take 20 wickets with that solution ..LOL at panic brigade like yours 

Edited February 25, 2017 by Soorma_Bhopali

[Malcolm Merlyn]

1 minute ago, King Tendulkar said:

Also shows why wanting pandya in team to develop . As he could be one of 5 bowlets and bolster batting 

 

1 minute ago, King Tendulkar said:

Well if he is good enough as bowler to make team then why not ? Do as good as ishant lol

 

So play 4 bits and pieces batters in the team.Really.This is test match not T20.You need proper skills to bat here.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Just now, Soorma_Bhopali said:

Sturuggle to take 20 wickets with that solution ..

 

Really?What has Jayant Yadav done?I you really want 3 spinners on a turning track then drop a pacer.You dont play5 bowlers in a test match unless pitch is really flat.

[King Tendulkar]

1 minute ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

 

 

So play 4 bits and pieces batters in the team.Really.This is test match not T20.You need proper skills to bat here.

Guy is clocking up to 90 mph with movement . Hardly bits and pieces . Yes maybe not ready yet but carries on improving like he is who knows 

[Ankit_sharma03]

22 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

The Indian Team was arrogant to continue playing 5 batsman in Indian spinning conditions.Something India didnt dare even when the likes of Sehwag,Dravid,Tendulkar,Laxman,GAnguly were playing,and they were brilliant players of spin.

 

Why do you need 5 bowlers in your home conditions?Indian has been playing very well at home for decades and they played with a  6 batsman strategy.

 

If Jadeja and Ashwin wont take wickets,surely Jayant Yadav wont.If you really need 3 spinners then you drop a pacer,Ishant didnt do anything anyways.This is what Indian teams in past have followed.You dont break a winning formula.

 

Add to  that the fact that you dropped a triple centurion,who is arguably the best player of spin bowling in India.

 

I had said this before and i say it now,5 bowlers dont work in India.The hype brigade may not like it,but thats how it is.

When ur impulsive u shoot ur mouth of anything

We had to loose one day......we dug a minefield and fell in it

The same combo won u games

India didnt dare during those legends coz- sehwag, sachin n ganguly bowled part timers . Whom do u have now . Sehwag n sachin at home were on someday were more effective then main spinner. That time our tail wasnt as good as now. Now ashwin is better batsman then our regular no 6 rohit sharma

So with that 6 batsman didnt we had collapses. didnt the 6 batsman theory fell of during India-eng 2012 home series. 

 

Tell me having 6 batsman have never caused a collapse, how many times u want me to count 

 

 

If ur players arent working change ur arsenal not ur planning. 

 

Playing safe is playing defensive........Defensive sides dnt become champion sides. 

Edited February 25, 2017 by Ankit_sharma03

[Vilander]

no need to panic aus was better in this game, thats all.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

2 minutes ago, King Tendulkar said:

Guy is clocking up to 90 mph with movement . Hardly bits and pieces . Yes maybe not ready yet but carries on improving like he is who knows 

90mph?Really?You mean once in a while.He isnt test class by any chance.

[philcric]

19 minutes ago, King Tendulkar said:

Icf was arrogant not team 

 

This.

 

Instead of enjoying and appreciating the good play and progress of the Indian test team in the last 2 years, it's the constant whining about the pitches (even when we were getting results in all the matches bar one), grounding the opposition to dust in 3 days and show them up blah blah.