Nidhas trophy team announced. Pant,shankar,siraj,hooda,sundar selected & dhoni ask for rest

[mancalledsting]

I think this could represent the big break Pant needs. Against SL/Bangla on patta tracks. Hopefully he can truly decimate this type of bowling. Also was Dhoni 'rested' or genuinely rested?

[rkt.india]

55 minutes ago, mancalledsting said:

I think this could represent the big break Pant needs. Against SL/Bangla on patta tracks. Hopefully he can truly decimate this type of bowling. Also was Dhoni 'rested' or genuinely rested?

Dhoni asked for rest himself.

[vvvslaxman]

Gurunath didn't want rest? Thought he must be super tired after captaining the side for the 3rd T20I

[jusarrived]

25 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Gurunath didn't want rest? Thought he must be super tired after captaining the side for the 3rd T20I

Hes not that stupid to give up his opening spot at this point , especially against sl and bangla . 

[express bowling]

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan

3. Pant

4. Rahul  ( he needs to target the no. 4 slot )

5. Shankar

6. Raina

7. Hooda

8. Sundar

9. Shardul

10. Chahal

11. Siraj / Unadkat

[adi B]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

Gurunath didn't want rest? Thought he must be super tired after captaining the side for the 3rd T20I

Why give away a chance to score easy runs against 2 cupcake bowling attacks 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, adi B said:

Why give away a chance to score easy runs against 2 cupcake bowling attacks 

It is a lose lose situation for him. Even if he scores 200 he will get crucified lol

[King Tendulkar]

Don’t think Washington is great pick . Not stacked up any numbers and every time I see him looks very green . Maybe one in few years time but to me not ready 

[King Tendulkar]

42 minutes ago, express bowling said:

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan

3. Pant

4. Rahul  ( he needs to target the no. 4 slot )

5. Shankar

6. Raina

7. Hooda

8. Sundar

9. Shardul

10. Chahal

11. Siraj / Unadkat

I would bat Raul 3 and put pant at say 5 . Get him away from new ball and let him come in say 7 overs to go and have a go

[flamy]

9 hours ago, Sooda said:

Siraj (and Thakur) are not T20 bowlers. Both have an ER of 8 , would have preferred Krunal for Sundar for sure. I would have gone the whole hog and rested Rohit and Shikar too, got in Nair and possibly Iyer but that's unrealistic.

 

Overall not a bad effort

Hi baby 

[Suhaan]

Just now, King Tendulkar said:

Don’t think Washington is great pick . Not stacked up any numbers and every time I see him looks very green . Maybe one in few years time but to me not ready 

Yes I thought he was a power hitter,we need at least one there

[PSB_Zone]

I will open with rahul/dhawan and play sharma at 3 as an accumalater

 

Rahul

Dhawan

Rohit

Raina

Manish

Pant

Shankar

Aksar

Chahal

Unadkat

Thakur

 

[flamy]

45 minutes ago, express bowling said:

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan

3. Pant

4. Rahul  ( he needs to target the no. 4 slot )

5. Shankar

6. Raina

7. Hooda

8. Sundar

9. Shardul

10. Chahal

11. Siraj / Unadkat

Yep, my team too.

 

No Pandi

 

Happy with the squad, good stuff by selectors. Now the playing XI selection needs to be quality like above.

Edited February 25, 2018 by flamy

[express bowling]

10 minutes ago, King Tendulkar said:

I would bat Raul 3

With Kohli usually batting at 3, Rahul needs to showcase his ability at 4 

 

Quote

and put pant at say 5 . Get him away from new ball and let him come in say 7 overs to go and have a go

 

Normally, I would do that too.   But playing in SL against SL and Bangladesh, the newish ball may not be a big issue.  I have placed him at 3 so that he gets a few balls to get set.  

Edited February 25, 2018 by express bowling

[jalebi_bhai]

Love the optimism here but we're going to see much of the same with regards to the specialist batsmen

 

Rohit, Dhawan, Raina, Pandey and Karthik will play most if not all games. If he's lucky, Rahul will get a game. Youngsters will be on waterboy duty. 

[express bowling]

4 minutes ago, jalebi_bhai said:

Love the optimism here but we're going to see much of the same with regards to the specialist batsmen

 

Rohit, Dhawan, Raina, Pandey and Karthik will play most if not all games. If he's lucky, Rahul will get a game. Youngsters will be on waterboy duty. 

 

Most people are expecting that too.

 

But pointing out what they would like.

Edited February 25, 2018 by express bowling

[jalebi_bhai]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

 

Most people are expecting that too.

 

But pointing out what they would like.

Fair enough.

[bowl_out]

Good squad. Would have liked to see Dhawan rested and Mayank Agarwal in his place

[SUMO]

dhawan could have rested as well.
dk and axar should be dropped.
dhawan and dk both in the team means no chance for pant either opener or wk slot.
more dynamic bowler like khaleel saini avesh could have been tried.

my playing XI

rohit
dhawan
rahul
raina
hooda
shanker
pant
sundar
chahal
shardul
siraj/unadkat
 

[philcric]

What's the point of Rohit and Dhawan opening, playing for 10+ overs, and leaving a few overs for the newbies? What's the upshot? What's in it for the Indian T20 (and ODI) team going forward? What will the team gain?

 

Newbies and the players on fringes should be given the opportunity up the order. We need a batsman or two to bolster both T20 and ODI teams. Raina should bat at #3, if he's back in form and gets back in ODI team, he solves the problematic #5/#6 batting spot as well as 6th bowler, apart from being a terrific fielder and all round good influence on the field. Dhawan should sit out. Rohit should bat at #6 and captain the team well.

 

No issues with bowling selections. Most of them are newbies or fringe players. Chahal should sit out. Play 3 pacers and 2 spinners.

 

The players I'd specifically like to do well in this series (with an eye on ODI team as well) ..

 

1) Pant - To be first choice in T20 team and as a back up to Dhoni in ODI.

2) Raina - To be #5 or #6 in ODI team. 6th bowling option to help out Pandya.

3) Rahul - To be first choice opener in T20 team and either #4 or opening back up in ODI.

4) V Shankar - Long shot but if he can bat really well and chip in a few good overs, he could be #5 or #6 bat and 6th bowler in both T20 and ODI teams. That way there's a chance to play 2 pacers, 2 spinners, and Pandya+Shankar, without feeling short changed in the pace options.

5) Any one among Unadkat/Siraj/Thakur to have a great series and be the 3rd pacer behind Bhuvi and Bumrah if required, as Shami and Umesh aren't being considered for LOIs these days.