KL Rahul must play as opner in LOI

[sergio04]

as we all know rohit is not good against swing bowlers and kl rahul is too good talent not to select in playing xi

india should change its batting order

like this

kl. rahul

s.dhawan

rohit

virat

ms dhoni

kedar/manish

pandya

[wanted_desi]

No way Kohli should bat at #4, Rohit can move to bench if KL Rahul has to play. Although, he should play against Bangladesh in knock out match.

Edited October 17, 2017 by wanted_desi

[SK_IH]

14 minutes ago, wanted_desi said:

No way Kohli should bat at #4, Rohit can move to bench if KL Rahul has to play. Although, he should play against Bangladesh in knock out match.

[CommonMan]

yes, we need Vikranth added in the squad immediately  

[BeautifulGame]

Who said Rohit is weak against swing in ODIs ?

[jusarrived]

I dont see this happening anytime soon , Dhawan and Rohit have cemented their place in the side and Rahane will not be moved for another 12 months . He will have to wait a while to get even limited opportunities . 

 

I think he should start playing down the order in domestic and be ready if any opportunities arise in the middle order . Thats his best chance of getting into the team 

[gakgupta]

Who said Rohit is weak against swing in ODIs ?

It's so obvious...do anyone have to say that??

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[BeautifulGame]

29 minutes ago, gakgupta said:

It's so obvious...do anyone have to say that??

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No it's not obvious because his performance and stats say otherwise.

 

If anything he is India's best batsman in helpful conditions for pace bowlers.

[Khota]

Even these slots are cemented there is room for rahul. He is a must for Indian side and should be in the rotation.

[jusarrived]

21 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said:

No it's not obvious because his performance and stats say otherwise.

 

If anything he is India's best batsman in helpful conditions for pace bowlers.

Helpful conditions dosent necessarily mean only swing . Rohit is better than anyone in the team when there is bounce and every one else is better than him when there is swing/seam on offer . That innings he played in SA against Steyn ranks as one of the most embarrassing knocks by an Indian top order batsmen .

 

All said , I wudnt worry too much about conditions in ODI's . You hardly play 1-2 matches in a year on such pitches , so its of little relevance .

[Ankit_sharma03]

1st Dhawan n rohit have done no wrong

2nd he can bat at 4............he just needs time and backing but we are trying lesser player like pandey n karthik 

 

Its not what right for the individual player, its what important for the team

[Lannister]

It seems that shameless Gavaskar has got some agenda running against him and to make it even more worst, our gutless selectors took a U turn and even listened to this so-called expert. 

[BeautifulGame]

Helpful conditions dosent necessarily mean only swing . Rohit is better than anyone in the team when there is bounce and every one else is better than him when there is swing/seam on offer . That innings he played in SA against Steyn ranks as one of the most embarrassing knocks by an Indian top order batsmen .
 
All said , I wudnt worry too much about conditions in ODI's . You hardly play 1-2 matches in a year on such pitches , so its of little relevance .

Don't confuse test and ODIs .

Rohit was the MOS in West Indies tri series ,when there was plenty of swing on offer for ex.Rohit is excellent at seeing of the new ball whenever there is some assistance on offer for bowlers .Has done it plenty of times ,that's one major reason his record as opener is phenomenal.

[jusarrived]

40 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said:

Don't confuse test and ODIs .

Rohit was the MOS in West Indies tri series ,when there was plenty of swing on offer for ex.Rohit is excellent at seeing of the new ball whenever there is some assistance on offer for bowlers .Has done it plenty of times ,that's one major reason his record as opener is phenomenal.

Not confusing formats , but like I said in ODI's even a helpful pitch lasts barely 4-5 overs so its easy to get away even if you play and miss a few , but that dosent change the fact that he does not have the technique to handle swing/seam . 

[bowl_out]

Move your best player from his most successful batting position, so you can fit an inconsistent ever-injured guy in a spot where 2 other guys have done so well??

 

Thread ends right there.

[Vilander]

for some unknown reason. 

ROHIT is a GUN in ODI's.

 

Not sure why but he is a GUN.

[Vilander]

7 hours ago, BeautifulGame said:

Don't confuse test and ODIs .

Rohit was the MOS in West Indies tri series ,when there was plenty of swing on offer for ex.Rohit is excellent at seeing of the new ball whenever there is some assistance on offer for bowlers .Has done it plenty of times ,that's one major reason his record as opener is phenomenal.

i think his game is a weirdly weak in defense in swinging conditions and somehow his timing improves within an innings by a higher percentage than with other players and he get in line even in swing conditions in ODI as a result. This could be the only reason why he does well in ODI but does not do well in tests.   Very wierd.

[cowboysfan]

he is an opener,its what i have been saying from the beginning.The only way he plays for us if dhawan is hurt or starts sucking big time.

[Nonbeliever]

Don't worry talent like rahul will surely get his due place no matter how hard cuptaan and coach deny him the opportunity.

Edited October 18, 2017 by Nonbeliever

[Texy]

When u have such blatant regionalism....spearheaded by Sunny...players like Rahul will have to wait til they're 30 to get a chance like Kedar