Sooda
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Hope he comes in at 3 or 4 against Afg give him a decent amount of time to bat
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1 hour ago, lamellavig said:Many of you are underestimating the synergies that would come by playing metronomical Jadeja as a fifth bowler instead of the idiot Hardik Pandya. You would have 6 specialist batsmen, 1 allrounde plus insanely economical bowler, plus 4 insanely economical bowlers. It's a pity that none of you understand the principles of Cruyjffism.
Lets wait and see, he has been economical in one match against Bang where the pitch helped. Can he do it on a cold, wet Tuesday night at Stoke?
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10 hours ago, lamellavig said:Chahal cannot be dropped. Pandya can be dropped. Pandya is dispensable, Chahal is not.
IF you choose to play Bumrah-Bhuvneshwar-Kuldeep-Chahal-Jadeja, you have 5 consistent threats who each economy rate under 5. I can assure that IF we play these 5 bowlers, the combined synergy will be such that it will be IMPOSSIBLE for the opposition to score over 240 in 50 overs.
Play attacking cricket.
Drop hardik pandya.
Play Rohit-Dhawan-Rahul-Kohli-Jadhav-Dhoni-Jadeja-Bhuv-Kul-Cha-Bum.
As much as I support Pant, I would play Pant ahead of Jadhav only. Dhoni in a final, has increased threat of effecting crucial stumpings of specialist batsmen to spinners that Pant may not be capable of.
In the Asia cup the pitches being what they are, that bowling lineup can work, even with only two seamers.
But we are building for England WC. Where Hardik has to play tbh, as 3rd or 4th seamer. Bhuvneshwar, Jasprit , Khaleel and Kuldeep can make up the rest
Its not a choice between Pandya and Chahal, if anything its Jadeja and Chahal.
I wish that had picked Krunal this was a great opportunity wasted.
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16 minutes ago, Sooda said:Krunal took 1/34 in 6 ovs and scored 85 Vs Mumbai two days ago
Jadeja took 0/62 and scored 14 Vs UP
What has RJ done in ltd overs cricket to earn a recall? Even if his bowling proves effective in this tournament, what does it tell us about how / if India are planning for the future?
Tho tbf to RJ it was his first ltd overs match in a while
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Krunal took 1/34 in 6 ovs and scored 85 Vs Mumbai two days ago
Jadeja took 0/62 and scored 14 Vs UP
What has RJ done in ltd overs cricket to earn a recall? Even if his bowling proves effective in this tournament, what does it tell us about how / if India are planning for the future?
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I agree. I wish he was in the squad in the first place ( I would have had him instead of Kedar)
It'll mean the 11 has only two pace bowlers but pitches being what they are it may not matter; we could play four different types of spin options
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3 hours ago, prasen82 said:We have 4 batsmen who can't bowl and a keeper. So rest 6 will need to bowl. So 4 bowlers and 2 all rounders.
All rounders
Pandya Bros,Jadhav
Bowlers
Bumrah, Khaleel,Kuldeep .
The last spot if spinner should be krunal. Else go with bhuvi.
Ideal team would be
Dhawan
Rohit
Kohli
KL
Jadhav
Pant
Hardik
Krunal
Kuldeep
Khaleel
Bumrah
Can't have more than 3 strike bowlers. Else need to drop Pandya Bros and have saini and siraj . Makes batting super weak.
I think that will leave the bowling a bit light. Kedar is useful in Asia but in England the pitches will not be slow and low and he could get hammered.
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Shikar, Rohit, KL, Virat, Dinesh, Hardik, Krunal, Bhuv, Kuldeep, Yuz, Jasprit
KL at 3 and VK at 4 would be my first choice.
My 2nd choice is VK at 3 and Manish at 4 - i still think Manish can come good if invested in; he hasnt grabbed the oppos that have come his way but has been shuffled around a bit too.
3rd choice is Iyer at 4
5 minutes ago, SecondSlip said:@wanted_desi @bowl_out @SUMO
KL Rahul is not a middle order batsman, he bats in the top order. The lowest he can bat is #3!Agree with that, maybe he can adapt to no 4 but for that he needed to have been given a long enough run of chances. The problem is none of the options - KL, Manish, Dinesh, Iyer - have been given a long consistent run. I think Rahane should not even be on consideration (but im sure he will be)
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3, simply because of the menace that Seymour Hoffman got to the villain role. Puts other baddies into shade. Hunt seems to be in genuine jeopardy in that film, unlike the others.
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On 9/1/2018 at 11:38 AM, rkt.india said:UAE pitches are not flat or unresponsive.
Nothing quite tells you a side values the art of fast bowling more than picking six seamers for a series on the traditionally placid pitches of the UAE
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24670336/10-things-watch-asia-cup
Khaleel's strength lies in extracting bounce even on docile surfaces - which could come in handy in the Asia Cup in Dubai and Abu Dhabi - and he's got pace too.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the two venues for the 2018 edition and it's a given we will see runs. A lot of them.
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first on a Dubai track expected to contain plenty of runs.
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So far, the bowling has been good and the batting underperforming, the batting needed strenghtening. I get that Vihari could have replaced some body- but who? He can not open and Rahane is coming off a half century.
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I was at Trent bridge in 2007 when him and Zaheer had the England batsmen in knots. He got KP with a Jaffa. Vaughan scored a good century that day.
At his best he was a very good bowler. He should have made more of it .
For a brief period it looked like he had good pace bowling stocks in that time with him, Sree Santh, Zaheer, Munaf I think even Irfan was still going in ODIs. Didn't last long
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Embarassing and frustrating
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2 minutes ago, Gollum said:Officially more depressed than 0-8. Lost all interest in cricket and probably will never even make an attempt to rekindle interest. Nice journey with ICF, enjoyed my stay but time to move on. Cheers and Adios.
Yeah mate see you in Asia Cup in a few weeks
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14 hours ago, Vk1 said:Not keeping Bhuvaneshwar fit for this series is like unimaginable. He was supposed to be our bowling trump card and someone who is accustomed to picking 5 wicket hauls. He should have been fit enough atleast for two tests. Big blunder.
"not keeping him fit"
What were the management supposed to do , not let him play any cricket at all in the build up to the series? Injuries happen cant be helped. How is that a blunder
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33 minutes ago, rkt.india said:yeah Saini should have been picked too.
On flat unresponsive UAE pitches he would have been handy
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Saini and Krunal in for Thakur and Kedar would have been good
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Its not a terrible squad.
For me the only pick I'd disagree with emphatically it's Thakur. Done nothing in list A cricket to merit it.
I'd like to have seen Krunal in there too, maybe even instead of Hardik who deserves a rest. Or instead of Kedar as spin bowling batsman. Iirc Kedar has done little/no batting for the A team since his come back from injury.
There is also the issue of where Kedar would bat - he's a good (indeed the squads only) 6th bowler option..but batting at 6 is too low for him and too low for MSD. Both should bat at 5 or not at all.
Hardik could bat at 6 maybe Axar at 7 but that's too high for him and too long a tail.
Not overjoyed with Rayudu, but he's been in form in the Quadrangular- more so than Iyer. And I guess bit more experience then Iyer and Vihari.
Can't believe the stick Manish is getting given the form he's in. His ODI career has been a combination of not taken opportunity and unfair treatment. For me He has to play all matches in this tournament, at 4.
Axar for all the criticism has a good ER . Would have been good to see Gowtham - I don't think he's much of an upgrade on Axar though- or more so Gopal instead it'd be nice to try another leggie.
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TBF to Rayudu had a couple of decent scores in the A teams Quadrangular. Iyer has not been setting things on fire sadly.
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Rohit (c)
Mayank
Rayudu
Manish
D Kartik
Hooda
Krunal
Bhuvneshwar
Kuldeep
Khaleel
Saini
Chahar, Gopal, Vihari, Pant, Prasidh K
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Very unfortunate how it is scheduled this is big tournament and would be good to send full squad.
What is the next series after Asia Cup? Home series in October?
Perhaps that can be used for resting players.
Shikar
Rohit
Rahul
Virat
Pant
Hardik
Krunal
Bhuvneswar
Kuldeep
Jasprit
Yuzvendra
Manish, Dinesh, Shami, Gowtham
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He hasn't entirely capitalised on his opportunities but also not been given a long consistent run in one position. I do feel he should be in the next squad.
Fwiw Kohli should bat at 4 with Rahul at 3
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No 6th bowling option. Drop Dhoni for Krunal Pandya and it would be a good team