Shardul Thakur : Your thoughts after his first game?

[neel roy]

8 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

He does.

Thats because he pitches it up a lot which may not be a bad thing in Lords, Birmingham Edgbaston, Leeds Headingley and Nottingham Trent bridge, but not in Oval or Southampton Rose Bowl which is flat  .. so I would go for horses for courses..

Edited January 22, 2021 by neel roy

[prudent_kreeda]

21 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

Ash is a No.8 batter now. So is Shardul

 

If Ash plays then Shardul has to be dropped and we have to play either Jadeja or Hardik at 7.

 

Having Jadeja as the lone spinner allows us to play 4 specialist pace bowlers ... 2 fast bowlers + 2 swing bowlers. This will give us tremendous versatility. 

 

Don't you think this can be an advantage in England ?

 

IN ENG , if we are thinking that ASh & Jaddu would be required in the X1 , we  are admitting that our pacers will fail  and there ends any chance of a good show in Eng as our batting is the weak link.

Hence there is place for 1 spinner  and that spinner should be the attacking spinner with lot more guile . 

Ideal should be 3 best pacers + Ash + Hardik .  

Since hardik may not be put under  stress , he may not bowl much . So we may end up with Shardul at 7 in atleast 1-2 matches .

We may even end up with Jaddu at 7 as Ash nowadays does not last full series. 

Lets see , we are touring in 2nd half and if its a dry summer , both spinners may play in one of the flat pitches . Who knows .

Edited January 22, 2021 by prudent_kreeda

[express bowling]

16 minutes ago, prudent_kreeda said:

 

IN ENG , if we are thinking that ASh & Jaddu would be required in the X1 , we  are admitting that our pacers will fail 

 

 

 

Which is why I am trying to look for a combination that allows us 4 pacers + 1 spinner ... while having a good batsman at 7

 

 

16 minutes ago, prudent_kreeda said:

 

Ideal should be 3 best pacers + Ash + Hardik .  

Since hardik may not be put under  stress , he may not bowl much . So we may end up with Shardul at 7 in atleast 1-2 matches .

 

 

Problem is ... Hardik may not be able to bowl much and Shardul is not a No.7

 

 

16 minutes ago, prudent_kreeda said:

We may even end up with Jaddu at 7 as Ash nowadays does not last full series. 

Lets see , we are touring in 2nd half and if its a dry summer , both spinners may play in one of the flat pitches . Who knows .

 

 

I think Jaddu at No 7 and as the lone spinner solves most problems 

 

The slight fall in bowling quality will be offset by having a really strong 4 pronged pace attack.

 

 

[express bowling]

22 minutes ago, neel roy said:

Thats because he pitches it up a lot which may not be a bad thing in Lords, Birmingham Edgbaston, Leeds Headingley and Nottingham Trent bridge, but not in Oval or Southampton Rose Bowl which is flat  .. so I would go for horses for courses..

 

 

Fair enough.

[helperononline]

This guy is so selfless Just look at thakur happy  face  about siraj getting five wickets but also thakur got four wickets in the same innings.

 

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48 minutes ago, helperononline said:

This guy is so selfless Just look at thakur happy  face  about siraj getting five wickets but also thakur got four wickets in the same innings.

 

 

Totally! That Raina-type vibes are always welcome in the team and adds to the team spirit. 

 

I am very excited about what he has to offer in England during the summer. A bit more accuracy with the ball and some luck, to complement his pluck with the bat, will add immense depth to our team.