Last time Ind went in with 4 seamers at Perth

[Rasgulla]

13 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

That was one of the darkest days of Indian cricket. The retard captain selecting Vinnie Kumar at Perth.

That retarded captain also selected sachin. Can't forgive him for not dumping that trash and playing with Zak, Phastttt yadav and Ishant Sharma. Unfortunately, Vinay is the best 4th seamer at that dark time. 

[MechEng]

I don't think our team was more mentally blank ever compared to that test.

 

It was like you study hard for exams and when the question paper comes, your mind goes blank. You know you're going to inevitably fail so you write anything in the blank space for the sake of attempting it. That was India team's mindset in that test.

[Muloghonto]

22 minutes ago, sandeep said:

I don't.  That's why I'd either have Jadeja ahead of Bhuvi, or better still both ahead of Vihari.  

Err Vihari is coming in for Rohit. Surely, 5 batsmen with Rahane only just making a meaningful score in like forever, with 2 wonky openers is not smart ?!

[beetle]

7 minutes ago, Rasgulla said:

That retarded captain also selected sachin. Can't forgive him for not dumping that trash and playing with Zak, Phastttt yadav and Ishant Sharma. Unfortunately, Vinay is the best 4th seamer at that dark time. 

You are also using the same words for the same captain. Then why report?

Edited December 13, 2018 by beetle

[Rasgulla]

4 minutes ago, beetle said:

You are also using the same words for the same captain. Then why report?

Just checking if that button will still do anything for your personal favs. Was expecting admin to see but didn't know you can... 

[Laaloo]

2 hours ago, beetle said:

You are also using the same words for the same captain. Then why report?

The retard reported my post?

[Lala]

By the way, what was the results? 

[vvvslaxman]

Vinay kumar was not a seamer lol Fast off spinner

[rkt.india]

10 hours ago, Muloghonto said:

This is not so much about who/what the Aussies have only, its also about who/what WE have and the risks associated with it. 

A spinner can bowl way more overs than a pacer, that is indisputable. So the issue becomes of one or two batsmen getting stuck-in and batting us into the ground - becomes harder to sustain pressure with fast bowlers only, if they are not making a breakthrough, because tired fast bowlers after 60 overs or so = leaking runs a-plenty. 

I do not have the confidence in our quartet enough to say more than 2 pacers will be steady-eddys or deadly. Umesh is a no-go because he alone can lose the plot bad-enough to be a disaster. Question is, do we trust Vehari to bowl tidy overs with the pressure on or not. 

i did not say we have to play four seamers. all depends on conditions and how your 4th seamer is.  Umesh should not be in the team at all for overseas tests.  He is an HTB.