Please drop Pandya to maintain Test cricket’s sanctity.

[sarcastic]

1 minute ago, asterix said:

Thank you @the outsider....

Reminds all of us of the epic epic thread:

 

[Gambit]

Test cricket’s levels of sanctity must be flimsy.

 

Pandya is a star. Get used to it.

[Adi BB]

On 8/12/2018 at 9:36 PM, Adi BB said:

Knowing the op's past history of opening threads ,pandya's career will now be ressurected and he'll probably end up being a world beater 

Just wait and watch now 

[tweaker]

On 8/12/2018 at 9:36 PM, Adi BB said:

Knowing the op's past history of opening threads ,pandya's career will now be ressurected and he'll probably end up being a world beater 

[Lannister]

We need his bowling more than his batting. That's what I have always said that he needs to improve his bowling. Let's hope it's not just one-off performance. Well done Pandya. 

[speedheat]

On Sun Aug 12 2018 at 9:36 PM, Adi BB said:

Knowing the op's past history of opening threads ,pandya's career will now be ressurected and he'll probably end up being a world beater 

[rkt.india]

One spell and average is down to 27 and SR 50. 

[sandeep]

5 hours ago, Gambit said:

Test cricket’s levels of sanctity must be flimsy.

 

Pandya is a star. Get used to it.

Long time, Gambo

[SK_IH]

8 hours ago, Lannister said:

We need his bowling more than his batting. That's what I have always said that he needs to improve his bowling. Let's hope it's not just one-off performance. Well done Pandya. 

Yes his bowling is more of a necessity for this team.I hope this is not one off and captain has trust in him to bowl at crucial junctures.

[rkt.india]

4 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

Yes his bowling is more of a necessity for this team.I hope this is not one off and captain has trust in him to bowl at crucial junctures.

No, it's his batting that is more important. We already have other four specialist bowlers.we need a batting alrounder not bowling. If he becomes a bowling alrounder, he will bat at 8, not 6.

[Cricketics]

20 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

No, it's his batting that is more important. We already have other four specialist bowlers.we need a batting alrounder not bowling. If he becomes a bowling alrounder, he will bat at 8, not 6.

Yes, need him to fire with the bat too. The knocks like the one he had on South Africa tour are great and if he can pull such thing  once in a while on overseas tour, it can help India because our batting struggles have continued through out the overseas leg again. But good thing is that he is getting starts so a 50-80 runs knock is around the corner I believe. 

 

[Lannister]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

No, it's his batting that is more important. We already have other four specialist bowlers.we need a batting alrounder not bowling. If he becomes a bowling alrounder, he will bat at 8, not 6.

No, he helped us get them out for 160, which we may not have done if we depended on just three pace bolwers. This is England's lowest score in this series and 4th pacer role was a crucial here. 

[SK_IH]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

No, it's his batting that is more important. We already have other four specialist bowlers.we need a batting alrounder not bowling. If he becomes a bowling alrounder, he will bat at 8, not 6.

On the contrary if he can become a reliable bowler ,he ll be a bigger asset to the side 

Ind need more bowling out of him,he can't be a "auxiliary cover" for the 3 seamers

What he did in this innings is what is expected out of him,infact occasional 2-3 wkts ll do,this spell was magical Broad like

[rkt.india]

20 minutes ago, Lannister said:

No, he helped us get them out for 160, which we may not have done if we depended on just three pace bolwers. This is England's lowest score in this series and 4th pacer role was a crucial here. 

You are not realising that what he did should actually have been done by one of the top 3 pacers. I am not saying if he is a batting, he won't take wickets and can't bowl like this. He should be able to do that but I will be happier if he makes that #6 slot his own with batting.

[rkt.india]

Just now, SK_IH said:

On the contrary if he can become a reliable bowler ,he ll be a bigger asset to the side 

Ind need more bowling out of him,he can't be a "auxiliary cover" for the 3 seamers

What he did in this innings is what is expected out of him,infact occasional 2-3 wkts ll do,this spell was magical Broad like

A 5th bowler is always auxiliary bowler. If he is batting alrounder doesn't stop him from bowling like that. Overseas, you need as much batting as you can get. If you depending on an alrounder has to bowl spells like these, it means your main bowlers aren't doing enough and you need to take call on them. Pandya just gives a great option as 4th seamer.

[SK_IH]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

A 5th bowler is always auxiliary bowler. If he is batting alrounder doesn't stop him from bowling like that. Overseas, you need as much batting as you can get. If you depending on an alrounder has to bowl spells like these, it means your main bowlers aren't doing enough and you need to take call on them. Pandya just gives a great option as 4th seamer.

His batting might be a so called stronger part of his game but no way it is good enough to classify him as batting all rounder,infact I am not sure what is he at the moment in tests

I won't classify someone averaging 29 in First Class cricket as batting all rounder in tests as of yet.I hope he changes his approach while batting for starters

[R!TTER]

Just now, rkt.india said:

You are not realising that what he did should actually have been done by one of the top 3 pacers. I am not saying if he is a batting, he won't take wickets and can't bowl like this. He should be able to do that but I will be happier if he makes that #6 slot his own with batting.

So with hindsight out of the way, how many times you think Pandya can pull this kinda spell, in less auspicious conditions?

[Lannister]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

You are not realising that what he did should actually have been done by one of the top 3 pacers. I am not saying if he is a batting, he won't take wickets and can't bowl like this. He should be able to do that but I will be happier if he makes that #6 slot his own with batting.

But Indian bowlers are not known for individual brilliance save for one or two odd performances. They have always relied on working as a group and in such cases you need an extra backup bowler who should also be able to take wickets at moment's notice, 5 bowlers is a necessity for this Indian team. I am glad Pandya was able to pitch in with his weakest skill. 

Edited August 20, 2018 by Lannister

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

 

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“The problem is, what happens is that they compare with (Kapil Dev) but all of a sudden when something goes wrong they say he is not there. I never wanted to be Kapil Dev. Let me be Hardik Pandya, I am good at being that.

 

“I have reached here till now; I have played 40 ODIs and 10 Tests being Hardik, not Kapil Dev. They are great in their era, let me be Hardik Pandya. Let us stop comparing me with him. I will be happy if you don’t. Thank you.”

 

“First of all, I don’t play for them. They are getting paid for saying things. I don’t even want to know, I don’t even care what they say. And sir, I play for my country, It’s their job to say it and it is my job to play for my country and I am doing the right thing, and my team is happy with me. Nothing else matters.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-england-never-wanted-to-be-kapil-dev-says-hardik-pandya-after-trent-bridge-heroics/story-0NviZ9pOQyVwVi3OU0FJGN.html