Could DK become an opening option in the WC?

[zen]

Have written about Rohit's poor record in ICC events vs. major teams despite his good record in bilaterals. Now he appears to be past his best and his conversation to 50 and from 50 to 100 is not that attractive enough as well considering his low SRs, which tends to hurt Ind as he gets out more often than not to make up for it. 

 

Ind is expected to open with Rohit-Dhawan, with KL coming in at 4. If Rohit fails in the first 2-4 games, would Ind: 

 

a) move KL from #4 position to open

b) not disturb a relatively settled KL at 4 and consider DK, who is chosen in place of explosive batsmen like Pant, to open esp. since he can play "positively" too? 

 

Discuss and vote. Poll closes on 06/04. 

 

[Real McCoy]

DK opening? My answer is No. Let me think about it for a second. Fooking NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Straight Drive]

Rohit won't fail. 300 is being scored regularly in England this season. Expect him to score at least 2 tons in league matches.

[ViruDilSeKhelo]

Are you bored or something? Normally a smart guy. Rohit will play all games regardless, he won't be dropped unless he gets constant ducks.

Edited May 19, 2019 by ViruDilSeKhelo

[Ankit_sharma03]

Why are u after changing opening pair, they have done really well 

[zen]

 

 

 

53 minutes ago, ViruDilSeKhelo said:

Rohit will play all games regardless, he won't be dropped unless he gets constant ducks.

therefore a need for a contingency plan 

[WeStMiDz]

What next. Will Chahal be a surprise option at number 3 to catch the opposition off guard?

[ViruDilSeKhelo]

@zen

 

overthinking lol! Firstly he won't get such low scores repeatedly (0-20) as he's a big player and on top of it the pitches are flat as hell. He's more likely to get big scores. So the question of him being dropped is ridiculous, the contingency plan is just for you, not for the people who will select the team. You have to back your stars and give them the tournament and he's one of them. Drop him after WC if he's bad e.t.c. 

 

The only burning issues are number 4, 6 and 8. Each time it will be question of Rahul v Shankar V Kartick when you think of 4 and 6. As for 8 it will always be play BK or Jaddu for extra batting/fielding or play Chahal and make our tail even longer. 

 

Seeing these flat pitches makes me think we may be able to get away with playing Kuldeep Chahal Shami Bumrah 8-11 as we shouldn't need our tail and can play our best bowling attack.

 

Shouldn't chop and change our boys much bar minor pitch/weather changes. I'm annoyed we didn't have any warm ups. Could have seen who are the flops. For now I'll select this team based on the rubbish pitches on offer. Give Rahul 1-2 games to see if he can score big as a number 4 like him on form will make a huge difference.  if Chahal flops 1-2 games bring in Jaddu/BK for keeping it tight and extra batting depending on conditions. This is an attacking team and we should be positive first, ideally use Shankar and Jaddu as sub fielders and carry drinks fast, deliver messages.

 

Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Rahul, Dhoni, Jadhav, Pandya, Kuldeep, Shami, Chahal, Bumrah

Edited May 19, 2019 by ViruDilSeKhelo

[zen]

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, ViruDilSeKhelo said:

@zen

 

overthinking lol! Firstly he won't get such low scores repeatedly (0-20) as he's a big player and on top of it the pitches are flat as hell. He's more likely to get big scores. So the question of him being dropped is ridiculous, the contingency plan is just for you, not for the people who will select the team. You have to back your stars and give them the tournament and he's one of them. Drop him after WC if he's bad e.t.c. 

 

In that case, we should not be discussing anything as we have no control over what team does. I hope you understand that many do not post like news reporters

 

In case you are not aware, Rohit has the worst record vs. major teams despite playing in 3 ICC ODI events. People are judging him based on his bilateral record where you get to play not necessarily the strongest teams in multiple games where you come eventually have your day on a flat pitch. Will not go into details here as this has been covered in other threads including:

 

 

 

 

Therefore, the need to have a contingency plan as well 
 

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The only burning issues are number 4, 6 and 8. Each time it will be question of Rahul v Shankar V Kartick when you think of 4 and 6. As for 8 it will always be play BK or Jaddu for extra batting/fielding or play Chahal and make our tail even longer. 

 

Seeing these flat pitches makes me think we may be able to get away with playing Kuldeep Chahal Shami Bumrah 8-11 as we shouldn't need our tail and can play our best bowling attack.

 

Shouldn't chop and change our boys much bar minor pitch/weather changes. I'm annoyed we didn't have any warm ups. Could have seen who are the flops. For now I'll select this team based on the rubbish pitches on offer. Give Rahul 1-2 games to see if he can score big as a number 4 like him on form will make a huge difference.  if Chahal flops 1-2 games bring in Jaddu/BK for keeping it tight and extra batting depending on conditions.

 

Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Rahul, Dhoni, Jadhav, Pandya, Kuldeep, Shami, Chahal, Bumrah

 

 

Some good points there. Similar things are discussed below so will not repeat them:

 

 

[zen]

PS also refer to challenges discussed below:

 

 

[ViruDilSeKhelo]

@zen

 

Any scope of discussion is normal before India had selected a team for any series - all fans do this. But here the team is already selected and it's a WC with predefined roles. What you're suggesting is almost like me saying anyone thought of playing Shankar as a proper bowler at 8? It's just very unlikely to happen like Kartick opening bar injuries - even then Rahul would open. I would rather see realistic discussions as we gear up for this tournament.

 

I will read the threads you linked as I like most of what you post bro.

[zen]

2 minutes ago, ViruDilSeKhelo said:

@zen

 

Any scope of discussion is normal before India had selected a team for any series - all fans do this. But here the team is already selected and it's a WC with predefined roles. What you're suggesting is almost like me saying anyone thought of playing Shankar as a proper bowler at 8? It's just very unlikely to happen like Kartick opening bar injuries - even then Rahul would open. I would rather see realistic discussions as we gear up for this tournament.

 

I will read the threads you linked as I like most of what you post bro.

DK is in the team through and has played around 30 games in the top order. The conundrum would arise if KL settles at #4 position, so do we move a settled batsman or consider other options as well from the squad (which is what the topic is about)