Play KL Rahul at 5

[ThePhenomenal1]

Its time to stop kl rahul opening.

 

Put him at 5, let him play the older ball and we keep him as a slip catcher which we need right now.

 

Shaw and Pujara to open. Not a demotion for pujara as we need him to block and build an innings from one end.

 

Rahane at 3 could work as well. Rahane responded well today to a relatively newish ball. We need to make big changes because the current approach isn't working.

 

Our test batting core is Kohli, pujara and rahane so this puts them at the top to face the most number of deliveries.

 

Pujara (need his spin as part time)

Shaw

Rahane

Kohli

Rahul

Pant

Jadeja

Pandya

Ishant/Bhuvi

Shami

Bumrah

Edited September 2, 2018 by ThePhenomenal1

[WeStMiDz]

4 minutes ago, ThePhenomenal1 said:

Its time to stop kl rahul opening.

 

Put him at 5, let him play the older ball and we keep him as a slip catcher which we need right now.

 

Shaw and Pujara to open. Not a demotion for pujara as we need him to block and build an innings from one end.

 

Rahane at 3 could work as well. Rahane responded well today to a relatively newish ball. We need to make big changes because the current approach isn't working.

 

Our test batting core is Kohli, pujara and rahane so this puts them at the top to face the most number of deliveries.

 

Pujara

Shaw

Rahane

Kohli

Rahul

Nair (does he bowl spin too?)

Jadeja

Pandya

Ishant/Bhuvi

Shami

Bumrah

Nice team, might need a guy behind the stumps though...

[ThePhenomenal1]

3 minutes ago, WeStMiDz said:

Nice team, might need a guy behind the stumps though...

Lol thought i was missing someone. Pant for Nair then...

[LordPrabhzy]

31 minutes ago, WeStMiDz said:

Nice team, might need a guy behind the stumps though...

Lets fly in Dhoni... Oh wait we already have 2 retirement home members in DK and Pappu waiting in the wings. Line me lago Tony Bhai

[kohli]

Let him drop from last test,its good for him also.we can't disturb our full batting position for Rahul.

[prasen82]

Rahul for shaw as of now. He done himself no favors..

[OpeningBatsman]

no. he should be dropped. 6 straight test failures doesn't merit selection in the xi. 

[OpeningBatsman]

There were people saying Rahul wasn't getting picked coz Kohli was jealous of him.. Lmao... What he can or might achieve in future is another debate, as of now  it's a sin to even put his name along side Kohli. 

Edited September 3, 2018 by OpeningBatsman

[SK_IH]

He needs to be dropped.Both Pandya and Rahul come across as wannabe Kohlis minus the work ethic it seems( though I may be wrong).

Rahul needs to find a way to succeed in all formats,which is hampering him at the moment.His stocks have fallen considerably.To be honest he has been worse than Dhawan.

[Andy]

Not long back I read on ICF how Rahul is a direct competitor of Kohli and on par with him as a batsman. 

[Stan AF]

Drop him

[diga]

9 minutes ago, Andy said:

Not long back I read on ICF how Rahul is a direct competitor of Kohli and on par with him as a batsman. 

For now Rahul has to be dropped.. He needs to sort out his technique against the incoming ball. 

 

Rahul is having a similar performance compared to what Kohli went through in his Eng outing in 2010 & 2014 

 

ps: Also read that this is Rahuls first experience in Eng (never played club cricket in Eng too). That is disastrous for an opening bat

 

 

[Vilander]

6 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

Lets fly in Dhoni... Oh wait we already have 2 retirement home members in DK and Pappu waiting in the wings. Line me lago Tony Bhai

actually he should have retired from t20 and played tests and ODI.

[Vilander]

18 minutes ago, Andy said:

Not long back I read on ICF how Rahul is a direct competitor of Kohli and on par with him as a batsman. 

potential to be on par. which he still has, he could come back next season and score well here, like Kohli did. 

[Andy]

7 minutes ago, diga said:

For now Rahul has to be dropped.. He needs to sort out his technique against the incoming ball. 

 

Rahul is having a similar performance compared to what Kohli went through in his Eng outing in 2010 & 2014 

 

ps: Also read that this is Rahuls first experience in Eng (never played club cricket in Eng too). That is disastrous for an opening bat

 

 

I dont remember Kohli playing in test matches in England in 2011. His first major test was in 2011 against West Indies and he failed massively. Went back and fixed his game. Before that he was already lighting up the ODI format scoring runs everywhere consistently. Especially standing up outside India where most were failing to deliver, unloke Rahul who has been hot and xold in every format. 

Kohli's next big test ce in Australia where he stood up and didnt look back ever since other than 2014 n England. 

 

It is nothing short of fanboyism based on region or culture he belongs to from some of the posters over here. He is a stroke maker, has the potential to be a top ODI player if he stays consistent. Dorsnt have a texhnique to deliver in test cricket in testing conditions. Could be the same if ODis are played in testing conditions as well. 

[Andy]

13 minutes ago, Vilander said:

potential to be on par. which he still has, he could come back next season and score well here, like Kohli did. 

Its not like he has failed only in England. I fail to remember him having Kohli'sque performances in any format upto 2014 what Kohli was. 

 

Abroad ? One hundred in Australia thats what I can remember of. 

[Vilander]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

Its not like he has failed only in England. I fail to remember him having Kohli'sque performances in any format upto 2014 what Kohli was. 

 

Abroad ? One hundred in Australia thats what I can remember of. 

he played very well at home had a long string of very fine performances - he has certain weakness that he needs to work on not unseen in the past - cant write him off but surely he needs to move out of opening slot.

[Andy]

2 minutes ago, Vilander said:

he played very well at home had a long string of very fine performances - he has certain weakness that he needs to work on not unseen in the past - cant write him off but surely he needs to move out of opening slot.

Home performances doesnt count when you are genuinely trying to figure out if the batsman has the technique to fight it out abroad.  Karun Nair has a daddy hundred FFS. Would be a headless chicken where the ball moves around..

Edited September 3, 2018 by Andy

[Vilander]

Just now, Andy said:

Home performances doesnt count.. Karun Nair has a daddy hundred FFS. Would be a headless chicken where the ball moves around..

cant say that

 

Rahul has a 199 and string of 9 consecutive 50+ score many against touring Aus side when everyone else including Kohli struggled. So its not straight forward as you put it, he is definitely having an issue with incoming delivery but he is extremely good at home. 

[Andy]

1 minute ago, Vilander said:

cant say that

 

Rahul has a 199 and string of 9 consecutive 50+ score many against touring Aus side when everyone else including Kohli struggled. So its not straight forward as you put it, he is definitely having an issue with incoming delivery but he is extremely good at home. 

The players that struggled and have still performed abroad I am not concerned about them as they are still capable of handling the moving ball. They are proven. The conditions in India doesnt make a difference as it dors when we play outside hence no matter even if you score 100 tons in India, you still do not assure you have the ability to do outside like Kohli has. Its more like a home track bully.