Vickydev

Meh, there are way too many variables. Anyways all it requires is one bad year in their 30s for the goras to start contemplating about spending more time with their families.

Yeah was taken apart really. Didn't see any yorkers like in the video posted above. May have been due to the dew though

Right now...he plays like a hack. But he is young so should get better.

De Kock is overrated in tests.

Is this a new tendency in test cricket? Earlier WKs always used to bat at 7, especially abroad..come what may. Apart from Aus and NZ, every team has moved the wk up the order

You mean "when" right?

This is the worst standard of cricket Ive seen in SMA this year. What a poor game for the KOs

Wretched start from Karnataka. Would be interesting to see what Joshi can do

Strong Punjab team on paper. Karnataka missing quite a few players. Wonder where are Pandey and More?

If we can add a couple of people who can bowl in the top 6, we have as good a chance as any. Will allow us to play a couple of more ARs in 7-8, bat deep and have pacers who can bowl at the death..we will be fine. It will be a batting shootout mostly. Eng will be the favourites as they already have these sort of players but slower tracks may curb their strokeplayers...thats where we may do better.

Axar is fine. He is a quality cricketer and as a second spinner will be more than useful.

Some left field selections for the batting AR spot apart from the usual suspects, who are still some way off national team radar but can be groomed for the role Shams Mulani: Very good ball striking technique and looks like a very good batsman, proper AR prospect. His fitness needs to improve though Lalit Yadav: Bowls decent offspin, good power hitter. But batting against pace needs to improve. Much better prospect than Gowtham for example. Needs to be looked at just for his big hitting potential. Utkarsh Singh: LOI and T20 prospect. Can bat anywhere across

Thanks to Rory Burns Bumrah might just help himself to that early wicket everyone was craving for.

What are people's thoughts on Kishan as an LOI option? He doesnt look a test prospect for now but surely he deserves a go in other formats? He has been around the A tours for a while and seems to be doing fine

His batting last time out was nothing to take note of. Didnt score in double digits in fact. Even for allrounders I presume there will be Green and Jamieson who should be available. They are the big boys imo.