prudent_kreeda Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) I think we are seeing some improvement in selection of team , strategy of play of late by India in shorter format . What would be make this team even better in future . some ideas: 1. Bring Prithwi Shaw in shorter format in the opening slot . For me he and Pant are the 2 batsmen who have the game to play attacking shots vs pace among youngsters in india as of now . I think most "experts" think right - left combo need to be maintained . While it is true , for me even a short guy and a tallish guy combo could also create same advantage esp. if taller guy is powerful hitter down the ground and shorter guy is good square off the wicket both sides and plays ramp shot well. This is what Shaw at the top will bring in. Guy seem to have very good stroke making ability and his short stature will make bowlers to make adjustments with a tall guy at other end . Exposure to Shaw would also make a ready made replacement in case Dhawan & Rohit start failing. This would require seniors either Virat or Rohit coming down the order for the benefit of the team. Would be better if both Shaw -KL and Shaw - Rohit combo as openers tested and see which fits best. 2. Virat should move down the order to 4 as time passes . If Rohit maintains his form , Play Shaw -Rohit at the top , play KL at 3 & Virat at 4 . If Rohit also loses play Shaw -KL at the top , bring Gill at 3 and Virat at 4 . 3. Continue with Iyer at 5 & pant at 6 in both short formats without break. 4. Pandya should be slotted at 7 5. Bring in 2 Wrist spinners - Provide exposure to Rahul Chahar as a possible replacement to Chahal. Can consider Shreyas G too. 6. Identify 1 good offie and include in 15 who bowls well against Lefties - Think its time TM starts looking at K Gowtham . Keep Ashwin too in the loop if he performs well ( for 50 overs team) . May be a better option vs players like Hetmeyer , Pooran etc as we should have a bowler he can take them out , defensive bowling will never work against them . 7. Exclude Kedar from 15 . 8. Start playing -Saini & Siraj in 50 overs , so that you are building back ups for pace department. 9. Use Shami in Big tournaments without fail esp. 50 overs . 10. Pray Bhumra is always fit . 11. Specific drills for all new pacers to bowl yorkers , very full wide yorkers and cutters . 12. Any of No. 4, 5, 6 should be sent in if india loses 1st week after 18-10 overs to give them as much exposure as possible. 13. Rest either Rohit or Virat in bilaterals by rotation. 12 . Make Batting aggressively the main objective of the team going forward . If this team cam score 330+ on most occasions on a true pitch with Bhumra , Shami , 2 wrist spinners / 1 offie based on opposition , they will always have a chance . But there is still a hole in this grand plan and i have no solution with the current set of players . The 6th bowling option without weakening the batting. Edited December 18, 2019 by prudent_kreeda raki05, MCcricket and tweaker 3 Link to comment
sandeep Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, prudent_kreeda said: The 6th bowling option without weakening the batting. Hardik Pandya has to evolve into a quality ODI #5 bat, and he can be that solution. If Pant establishes himself as a consistent bat, we only need to find a bowler-batsman - maybe Washington Sundar? who can be relied upon consistently for 8+ overs. Then we are in decent shape. Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, sandeep said: Hardik Pandya has to evolve into a quality ODI #5 bat, and he can be that solution. If Pant establishes himself as a consistent bat, we only need to find a bowler-batsman - maybe Washington Sundar? who can be relied upon consistently for 8+ overs. Then we are in decent shape. They won't let Jaddu go. He is our "all rounder" nevada 1 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 first n foremost Remove kohli of LOI captaincy and make rohit captain SK_IH 1 Link to comment
tweaker Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 As per team management and kaptan Sahab Dhawan will be back when he is fit Agarwal will be dropped without giving him any opportunity Dhoni will come back as long as he enjoys the game. Jadeja will be the allrounder . He will bowl only when new batsman is at the crease.Kuldeep will have to bowl when there's pressure Kuldeep would be dropped after one failure Thakur,Chahar would be preferred over Siraj ,Saini because they can bat Young players ie Gill,Dubey, would be dropped after 1 or 2 games express bowling 1 Link to comment
Ajju Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Bring Dhoni as bat n 6 th bowler Link to comment
R!TTER Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ajju said: Bring Dhoni as bat n 6 th bowler For what - his farewell match? Link to comment
Ajju Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, R!TTER said: For what - his farewell match? He is the best all rounder we have at present can bat ball keep and captaincy consolidate Link to comment
gakgupta Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Rohit can be a better captain than kohli for ODI's... For tests, Kohli should be the captain....He is the best test captain india ever had.... To avoid any disputes or tussles between these 2 folks, limit rohit to only short formats Link to comment
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