Your preferred squads for the WI test series and the test series in Australia

[Franco Vazquez]

So according to some people here, Mavi will make his Test debut before FC debut. WOW I think last time that happened was when Yasir Ali made his debut for Pakistan in 2004

[zen]

19 hours ago, zen said:

Below is the 11 that I would prefer:

 

• Openers: Shaw and Rahul
• Batsmen: Pujara, Kohli and Vihari, can bowl off-spin but needs to learn to utilize the rough areas
• WK: Pant (Saha if available) 
• AR: Pandya
• Spinner / Pace Bowler: TBD based on conditions. If spinner, would prefer a mystery one 
• Pace Bowlers: 3 from Bumrah, Shami, Saini, Ishant, Siraj, Yadav and Bhuvi 

 

Except Saha, everyone is less than 31 years of age. Shami's age is a question mark though .... The 11 has a nice mix of experienced players and new ones who can take up the responsibility in 2020s .... Pandya, who has the ability to bowl at 140+ and hit 100s,  could become a key player for Ind if handled properly. We have players who are consistent. Pandya's role would be to try to give Ind the momentum or snatch the initiative from the opposition, either through a good burst of support pace bowling or quick runs. His fielding is a bonus. Where our players drop catches, he can create chances. He would be more like a Swiss Army Knife  

 

PS Vs. WI, we would play 2 seamers + 2 spinners + AR 

Glad to have gone in with a young team .... and not banking on the customs such as playing a spinner irrespective of conditions 

[SecondSlip]

16 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

It wud be KS bharat not ishan kishen ( his keeping hasnt been gr8 neither he is on radar when it comes to test cricket)

We wnt take only one spinner specialy when 2 test are in Adelaide n Sydney 

 

Going with only four fast bowlers in 1st 11 - means they ll all have to bowl 20-25 overs a day , Nair n vihari are part timers spinner who wnt be of much use . U certainely dnt want that kind of workload on Bhuvi n bumrah who plays every format 

 

Also after a point it affects ur over rate which is not good for ur captain who is also our best batsman

Ishan Kishan is a superior cricketer compared to Bharat. It will be a bad decision if Bharat is selected over him. 

Australia themselves only pick one spinner in their test squads for home series, Nathan Lyon. Neither Ashwin or Jadeja are going to take wickets or score big runs down under. It's better to learn from Australia and select only 1 specialist spinner. 

Vihari can be the batting spin allrounder that the team needs down under. He can give us 10-15 tight overs of spin bowling when our 4 fastmen need a breather. 

We played 3 fast bowlers + Pandya in both South Africa & England. Kohli never got banned even once. I don't know where you are bringing this up from.

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 minutes ago, SecondSlip said:

Ishan Kishan is a superior cricketer compared to Bharat. It will be a bad decision if Bharat is selected over him. 

Australia themselves only pick one spinner in their test squads for home series, Nathan Lyon. Neither Ashwin or Jadeja are going to take wickets or score big runs down under. It's better to learn from Australia and select only 1 specialist spinner. 

Vihari can be the batting spin allrounder that the team needs down under. He can give us 10-15 tight overs of spin bowling when our 4 fastmen need a breather. 

We played 3 fast bowlers + Pandya in both South Africa & England. Kohli never got banned even once. I don't know where you are bringing this up from.

Have u seen Bharat ?? bat or keep???

Kishen keeping has been poor in recent domestic games

 

Thats coz they can call a backup anytime ....we have to fly him down from a diff continent

Home team always select one keeper but visiting 2.........coz flying down and settling down issue 

 

Vihari as ur spin bowling all rounder????? haha 

I hve seen sachin n sehwag bowl and they had far more talent with ball then vihari but they didnt become batting all rounder they were jst part timers. 

India men mere samjh men aata.....australia men maar padegi 

 

Coz pandya bowls as breather so he ll bowl around 10 overs....a main bowler will bowl 20 ( diff samjha ) 

[Kothili]

1. Rahul (Shaw if KL fails)

2. Vijay (Shaw if Vijay fails)

3. Pujara

4. Kohli

5. Vihari

6. Pant

7. Jadeja 

8. Kuldip

9. Ishant (Umesh)

10. Bhuvi

11. Bumrah

[Vilander]

Kuldeep

Siraj 

Vihari

KLRahul

Pant

 

These guys need to be backed and groomed. Success in Aus is definite.

[Vilander]

Shaw and Even Gill for WI hopefully.

[express bowling]

13 hours ago, Franco Vazquez said:

So according to some people here, Mavi will make his Test debut before FC debut.

 

Saw young pacers Porel and Prasidh bowl in a recent FC match.  Both lack FC experience.

 

They became totally exhausted on day 2 and were bowling 10 kph slower than day 1 ,  became less accurate too and lost all intensity.

 

Playing atleast one full FC season if not more and a couple of A-team Unofficial test series is a must for all pace bowlers, if they have to play test cricket.

 

Big difference between bowling 10 overs a day and 16 to 22 overs for two days on the trot while fielding for 12 hours

Edited September 12, 2018 by express bowling

[SUMO]

18 man squad - 

Kl

Vijay

Chepu

Vk

Rahane 

Pant

Jaddu

Ishant

Shami

Bumrah

Siraj

 

Shaw

Nair

Vihari

Ashwin

Umesh

Pandya

Saha 

Dont think kuldeep will get any assistance from aus pitches bcz he bowls slower with higher trajectory.

Need someone to keep one end tight for pacers and contribute with bat.

 

Just for the sake of taking an allrounder - hardik...wont be in starting XI ... Bcz vijay shanker bowling will be useless on flat roads and his batting may be good but certainly not like a specialist test batsman.

 

No need of bhuvi unfortunately.

 

Personally not convinced of either nair or vihari both seems to struggle against bounce which will in plenty in aus. But no other option as of now...may be mayank agarwal can be tried in middle order

[UrmiSinhaRay]

Both Rahul and Pant look good on the backfoot and are fluent cutters and pullers. Both have handled bouncer barrage by Stokes with confidence.
 
And Rahul is very good at defending well directed bouncers, making the ball drop to a stop near his feet by playing with a soft bottom hand.
 
And both Rahul and Pant will get confidence from playing a big innings each ... out of Asia in the 5th test in England.
 
This bodes well for the Australian tour, where tracks maybe flat but bouncy.  And the kookabura ball does not move a lot.
 
 
 
 

Baal Hoga.
Kab thhe ye log jaab series win karne wale they?
Both of them (especially Rahul) will be the same old crabs against SENA teams when it matters the most and then will score daddy hundreds when everything is out of their hands.

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[prasen82]

I think rahane ls done folks. What makes you think he will find form that has eluded him for 2 years. He is like yuvraj in his last few matches . Need to move on from him n  shikhar.

 

I dont want to give them chances with west indies. 

 

Openers

KL Rahul

Shaw

 Mayank- backup

 

Pujara

Kohli

 

Vihari

Nair

 

Pant

Bharat - backup

 

Bowling allrounder / Batting AR

 

Batting AR

Vijayshankar

 

Bowling AR

Jadeja

Ashwin

Bhuvi- not sure of effectiveness in aussie pitches

Pandya

 

Pacers

Ishant

Khaleel- can be wild card

Shami

Saini

Siraj

Bumrah