Ankit_sharma03 Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 "See, I am going to say something that might not sound believable to many viewers and a lot of people might laugh at my suggestion. But for me, Cheteshwar Pujara should be India's No.4 in ODIs. His fielding might be a bit weak but he is a very good batsman. I know people will be shocked by my claim but if you want a quality batsman who is better than the options India has tried off late, I think Pujara is the best choice," Ganguly revealed. Dada is confident that Pujara might be able to fill in the shoes of another legend Rahul Dravid in the Indian one-day side. "I believe Pujara has the capability to perform the role that Rahul Dravid used to do for India in ODIs. But this would have been my personal decision and I know a lot of people won't agree with me on this. Sometimes, you need solidity in one-day cricket and Pujara provides you with that in ample measure. Especially, when your top 3 batsmen are so capable and are scoring a mountain of runs," added Dada. While MS Dhoni remains the No.1 choice for the wicket-keeper's role, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant have also staked their claims for the spot in recent times although bearing less satisfying results. In the Prince of Kolkata's opinion, there could arise a situation wherein both the stumpers might fail to make it to the squad. "I would back Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik. The latter has played a lot of cameos but we haven't seen him play a big innings while pulling the team out of trouble like Kedar Jadhav does for India. So, if I have to choose one amongst the two, I would go for Pant as he is a player of the future. "But it is quite possible that none of either Pant or Karthik are selected for the World Cup. The way they have backed Vijay Shankar recently, it is possible that none of the two frontline backup wicket-keepers will make it to England. So in the event that Shankar is chosen, only one amongst KL Rahul, Pant and Karthik will be selected," elaborated Ganguly. On the question of India's chances at the quadrennial event, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) chief said that it is still 'too early' to predict but Kohli must have figured the squad out already. "There is still a lot of time left in the World Cup so it is difficult to predict India's chances at the event now. But it seems that Virat Kohli has already figured out who his Nos. 4 & 5 will be at the World Cup. I guess it will be Dhoni at five with Rayudu slotting in at the vital fourth position. Experimentation during the recent series against Australia was fine by me as you always want to look for talent but Kohli seems to have almost figured out the squad for England. "I'm not sure that KL Rahul has proved his worth for the World Cup. He has got many chances to reverse his fortunes but his international form has dipped in the past couple of years. We have backed him before but as was seen on the recent tours of Australia and New Zealand, Rahul wasn't able to inspire confidence amongst the captain or the viewers," Ganguly signed off by saying. Link - https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-exclusive-cheteshwar-pujara-would-be-my-ideal-no-4-for-the-world-cup-2019-sourav-ganguly-debunks-odi-myths-509178 rahulrulezz 1
Ankit_sharma03 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Posted March 15, 2019 In the end of the video he says "Shankar cant play as batsman alone, make him bowl as well" Yes make him bowl, but he is good enough to play as batsman only Switchblade 1
sscomp32 Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: SK_IH 1
vvvslaxman Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Are these guys out of their minds? Every team is blessed with 3 or 4 big 6 hitters. India lacks hitters that can sustain their hitting for long period. These guys propose players that are hard to dismiss. What is the point. Switchblade 1
maniac Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 On an unrelated note,didn't Dada get hair plug/weaving? How is he still balding? Probably grassy track doesn't agree with any part of his body,only flat pitch allowed That was a joke all the dadas on this forum sscomp32, Laaloo, The Dark Horse and 1 other 1 3
sandeep Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Other teams trot out the likes of Jos Buttler, Maxwell out there in the middle order. And we want to put Pujara out there. Gangu was a lot of things, but cutting edge in tactics he never was. SK_IH, diehardpacer and sscomp32 1 2
Cricketics Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Some of these past cricketers still have major "sadma" from the 2007 World Cup. sandeep and sscomp32 2
vvvslaxman Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 If they want someone like QUinton De Kock they would bring isan Kishan in. Don't know about his keeping
vvvslaxman Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Personally for one dayers i would have even picked Manish Pandey over Rayudu. He is striking at 171 in this syed mustaq ali tournament. LIttle bit of international experience. Also a gun fielder on the boundary.
Haarkarjeetgaye Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 I agree. We need solidity in middle order and he will only come into play if the top 3 fail. Brilliant choice, we should go for it.
The Realist Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Need to go backwards to go forwards, so let's select some of the following as well... diehardpacer and Adi BB 2
sscomp32 Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 If they want someone like QUinton De Kock they would bring isan Kishan in. Don't know about his keepingMiles better than pant but people would call me biased since he is from my city :)Even while batting when he gets going he is more destructive than pant but his problem is he doesn't know how to stop. Pant had that in him since start. How to sustain. Sent from my SM-G611F using Tapatalk Laaloo 1
sscomp32 Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Need to go backwards to go forwards, so let's select some of the following as well... Looks like wc winning squad but where is Mr Appam chu? [emoji28] Sent from my SM-G611F using Tapatalk Laaloo 1
beetle Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Yeh Delhi Capitals ko doobaega... diehardpacer, Turning_track, Cricketics and 3 others 4 2
rkt.india Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 24 minutes ago, sscomp32 said: Miles better than pant but people would call me biased since he is from my city :) Even while batting when he gets going he is more destructive than pant but his problem is he doesn't know how to stop. Pant had that in him since start. How to sustain. Sent from my SM-G611F using Tapatalk Kishan is inferior against Pacers, good against spin.
Lannister Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 This is the reason you could never able to win World cup under your leadership. Always conservative with your approach and afraid to take bold decisions. There's also some regional bias still dwelling within him and a bitter person to the core. Keep him away from the Indian Cricket. diehardpacer, Switchblade and SK_IH 2 1
sscomp32 Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: Kishan is inferior against Pacers, good against spin. basically dhoni :P Like i was talking to a friend and there was this pant kishan discussion. I said Pant/Kishan has full potential to be DK/MS 2.0 Lets see. :) The Dark Horse 1
SK_IH Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: Kishan is inferior against Pacers, good against spin. And what has Pant achieved against pace to proclaim he is superior to Kishan in that regard? I also so believe Kishan has better of range of strokes than Pant, lacking in patience as of now. Hope he gets into Ind squad later this year.
ShoonyaSifar Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 No surprises, Dada preferred Dinesh Mongia over Anil Kumble during 2003 WC diehardpacer 1
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