Hatsoff Kohli-Shastri !

[shortbread]

1 hour ago, SK_IH said:

I agree, anyways Rohit deserves a full series here.If he fails in next two, dump him forever.

How many times does he have to fail for people to understand the obvious!

[Adi BB]

Pandya should play over rohit,he is a better bat and off course a better bowler than rohit in tests .

Vihari and agarwal shouldn't open together I feel ,better to open with pujara for stability and play vihari at 5 .

Vihari and agarwal opening might result in another disaster similar to kl and vijay 

[rtmohanlal]

Why the need of Rohit .... just can't understand as to  what his addition  benefits .... there are already 7 in the team who avg:s more or less around 50+  in domestic cricket. If these 7 can't do the job, how can an 8th one from the same set up  do it??? Just strange ....the policies of these morons ....Kuldeep would have been a great addition in the team in the place of Rohit.  

[flamy]

2 hours ago, Tridibans_16 said:

Pandya is straight out of injury without even 1 first class match! He would be too risky. The next thing you know, Pandya breaks down into his 3rd spell on day 1 and we are doomed for the rest of the match.

Pandya played Ranji before coming here

[zen]

 

4 hours ago, flamy said:

Pandya played Ranji before coming here

And he picked up a 5-er too in that game iirc. As for batting, he is as good or bad as those being considered for 6-8 spots. To Pandya’s advantage, he can score 100s 

 

Hats off to Shastri-Kohli for what? Probably this is another thread where the fans have invented a reason to praise the combo  

[Trichromatic]

3 minutes ago, zen said:

 

And he picked up a 5-er too in that game iirc. As for batting, he is as good or bad as those being considered for 6-8 spots. To Pandya’s advantage, he can score 100s 

 

Hats off to Shastri-Kohli for what? Probably this is another thread where the fans have invented a reason to praise the combo  

Hats off just selecting the team.

 

This is like congratulating a guy for not failing an exam which everyone comfortably passes.

[zen]

1 minute ago, Trichromatic said:

Hats off just selecting the team.

 

This is like congratulating a guy for not failing an exam which everyone comfortably passes.

[Real McCoy]

I would have picked Kuldeep ahead of Rohit as he is a bowler that aussies will struggle to read and he is also a better bat

[Suhaan]

10 hours ago, Pollack said:

Rohit over Pandya

Dropping both openers might look like a good idea to ICF. But trust me it's not a good move. Rahul and Pujara should have opened. Rahul don't deserve much but throwing Mayank in opening in Australia against Pat, Starc, and co is as pointless as Rahul's brainfarts. Don't at all see Mayank succeeding here. He should not be debuted in Australia for his own good.

For all the roguery one could have,the evil combo have played smartly here,i see it as quite unfair for people like kohli who would be jumping on the antirookie bandwagon after a certain failure of a debutant (and that too who makes a debut in Aus),they will very conveniently brush aside mayank after this failure and continue with their love affair with Vijay,Dhawan,Rohit,rahul, pappu patel etc

[vayuu1]

I think it's the best possible combination, 

As we don't have any choice, kuldeep is still finding his feet and rushing pandya straight in could be risky, also there may be grass in mcg but we usually it's dry beneath the grass so with both jaddu and vihari can exploit the conditions plus we can rotate fast bowlers from other ends, the key is to win the toss and bat first and look to score 350-375 even if it means if we bat at the rate of 2.75 -3 runs per over remember one thing mcg will be very hot, temperature are predicted to be around 32-35 with the 3rd day beng the hottest so the pitch is bound to crumble, it is advantage Australia before the match, but it's upto team India to nullify the advantage. 

[King Tendulkar]

Some say hats off.  Others say shocking as Vihari career will be ruined and this is delibarate move to destroy Vihari career loool

 

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Hats off for a brain dead decision and for being clueless one test after another?

[Deleted_User_1]

Rohit against Lyon will last no more than one over. He has mental issues to sort out in test cricket.

[zen]

Ideally you do not want to play all 3 from Rahane, Vihari and Rohit (their runs are more like bonus as they are inconsistent)  on this kind of surface as it makes us a bowler short on paper to push to attack Aus as we would like. Best way out is to score big in the 1st inning 

[youngindia]

6 specialist batsmen have to be developed and that can only be done by playing them. Pant or pandya are not no 6 material for the near future and they both cannot be played. 5 bowlers was a foolish idea from the start and is practically useless.

 

Hope they stick to a similar combination for the future.

[Tridibans_16]

22 minutes ago, youngindia said:

6 specialist batsmen have to be developed and that can only be done by playing them. Pant or pandya are not no 6 material for the near future and they both cannot be played. 5 bowlers was a foolish idea from the start and is practically useless.

 

Hope they stick to a similar combination for the future.

I already said that for the current squad, this is the best team. Personally would have preferred Pandya over Rohit anyday. Pandya struggles when it swings, on this patta he could have been a handful (also can bowl a few overs). Rohit, well, he is Rohit afterall.....

[Cricketics]

Boys have picked a brilliant team. Sad for Vihari but team is defeniteky good. They oerform or not is a different thing that no one has control of. Some bold moves.

 

 

 

 

[youngindia]

2 hours ago, Tridibans_16 said:

I already said that for the current squad, this is the best team. Personally would have preferred Pandya over Rohit anyday. Pandya struggles when it swings, on this patta he could have been a handful (also can bowl a few overs). Rohit, well, he is Rohit afterall.....

Pandya is significantly inferior to specialists bats, even compared to Karun or Tiwary in technical foundation.

 

He is one of the best bowler bats in the world...At  an above 6 position, he could be an asset if he improves his bowling in the future.

 

At no 6, he is a liability as he occupies a specialist's position and will harm team building for the long term as well..In two -three years time, a specialist has to be reasonably settled at no 6 and Pandya cannot play that role. Neither feasible short term or long term.

Edited December 26, 2018 by youngindia
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[Deleted_User_1]

Any thread that starts with hats off Shastri should be immediately shut down! It breeds incompetence, can incite complacency and is a threat to democratic processes!!

 

(j/k)

[Pollack]

Pujara should have opened. Vihari should play in middle order. Rohit out.