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England has the best beers around, no two ways about that! 

Ultra edge is hawkeye tech , real time sinko (rts) is some other company in aus.
 
There was a video done by some former ICC umpire on this think for cricinfo or some1 explaining the diff.
 
Sinko is 1-2.5 frame late in showing the spike and whereelse ultraedge gives it right away or 1 frame late. Umpires know this 
 
Think only Aus uses rts or may be nz 
 

Jadu has retired frm T20is and soon will retire from Odis and may be tests too, then Axar will be only LA spinner. Csk has played their card right this time. 
Ind will need Axar's back-up Veer can be a good back-up till there is no Leg-spinner who can bat.
Kurnal is also 34-35 yo so no point in creating him a back-up.
 
They also took a punt on wk too. They can push sanju in Ind side and simultaneously they can push Urvil or Karthik if Ind is looking to move ahead from current set of wk in white ball. Kl is also playing his last Odi wc and Ind may need his back-up in Odis too going into the wc.
 
 
 
 
 

MI must have acquired their most valuable player through an all cash deal 
 

 
 
 

SKY has gone from national treasure to national waste much like Rashmika mandanna went from national crush to national cringe.

Santner wasn't playing for India, was he? Sundar was the best Indian spinner in that NZ home series however you try to twist it!
 
Yes, Jadeja was also exceptional with the bat in England away series but that does not demean what Sundar did and the impact he had.
 
SA series - Gill was captain less than half test, then Pant looked clueless in terms of captaincy. So it tells more about the captain and TM's crap utilisation of resources rather than anything else
 
I agree that at this point only one amongst Jadeja and Sundar should ideally play. But how much longer can a 37 year old Jadeja play with same effectiveness? We need Sundar to continue to be in mix and he is not doing bad at all...
 
You cannot keep chopping and changing, that will never help develop the next generation. We are already seeing that with our batting, where the right batters have not been developed due to constant chopping and changing...
 

They don't bark at bigger elephant. India failed to chase 145 190 124 in 4th innings most teams chase them. Even in Bangladesh chasing 145 we were 74 for 7. Ashein had to save their ass. Indian fans have to take a hard look at FTB batsmen who cant handle swings seam or turn

Last 3 test series against SENA this is how Sundar has fared:
 
NZ home: Best spinner taking 16 wickets @14.12 average in just two tests, ahead of Jadeja and Ashwin - https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/new-zealand-in-india-test-series-2024-25-16435   Eng Away: Batting average of 47.33 and good allround performance   SA home: Top run scorer from India; was hardly given a bowl  
We are also trying to mix formats similar to what selectors/TM are doing. He is doing his job in tests, but if the TM do not use him well then it may suffer as well. Sundar has the best technique to handle fast bowlers in and against SENA countries.
Tests - He should be played as a Batting allrounder at no.6 ODIs and T20Is - If he is played he should be played as Bowling allrounder, bowling atleast 7-8 overs regularly and bat at no.7 or 8.  
 
 

A "Kumar "clocking 140k? Scientifically impossible. Need proof.

His batting is either swing hard to hit out of the park or deadbat all day. 
 
Tests - He is a big asset
T20 - He is valuable with 4 economical overs + can hit a few in the death overs
ODIs - Not his format. He sucks and shouldn't even be close to the ODI squad.
 
 

People who question his place in Test side is out of their mind. Pretty much every single run he scored recently came at the most crucial time be it is the 144 partneship with GIll or flourished finish at Oval or  match saving 100 at Edgbaston with injured pant the only batsman left, or that 100 partnership with Reddy at the MCG  when everyone was gone.  WIth ball he was the one who even made that possible we could win the Lords test. He was selected by his fellow players as the MVP. Scoring a 186 at AHmedabad road, 100 at perth against 3rd change bowlers may look good. But those are impactless runs. He scores when it matters.
 
In the first test all INdia needed was one more innings like Sundar's to win the test.  That is how the low scoring it was. Scoring runs on easy paced batting track is one thing. He is not going anywhere.

Washington's power hitting ability has improved a lot. Infact he can hit big 6s off genuine quicks these days, especially in the mid wicket, square leg, mid-on regions.
 
But he is floated around too much and not given a specific role. This has hampered his effectiveness as a batter.
 
If you play him, give him a specific slot and specific role. Otherwise drop him. 

What's the point of playing domestics after you played 100 Tests and are old
 
Is he looking for comeback?

Ayush Mhatre..50 ball century

They call him Eden.
 

WK batsman Urvil Patel has done well.

Good thread. Who all are the key players playing?
 

Dhull,Arya, Suryavanshi,Prince Yadav,Hangerakar,Simrarjeet, Prabhsimran etc
There are few more,will mention others too
@express bowling
@Mosher@Need4Speed
@singhvivek141@diga@tweaker@Vk1
@rollingstoned if you are aware of  few India prospects ,name them here and there performance as of now

No thread on the same,so came up with this
Carry on with updates here please 
Mods pin this thread 
@Austin 3:!6
@Lord
@rkt.india
@Forever Indian
 
Meanwhile Umran has picked 3 wickets vs UP for 37 off his quota

Lmao
 

Gill is available to grovel but is his neck up to it?

As someone who doesn't rate Dravid highly, I will say that GG is the worst thing to happen to Indian cricket since the 2000 fixing saga. 

You would think coach being a former pure opening batsman would know the value of proper test batsmen... but very apparently it's not.