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Okay, so toss is not in our hands. It is likely England will once again be gifted the flattest of flat tracks which will nullify both spinners. Assuming we can't drop the deadwood that is Dhoni, what is the best we can do?

 

1) Rohit 

2) Rahul

3) Kohli

4) DK

5) Dhoni

6) Pant

7) Pandya

8) Bhuvi

9) Chahl/Kuldeep

10)Shami

11)Bumrah

 

We bat till 8 - Bhuvi has test 50s in England IIRC and can bat. Out of Kulcha, I am tempted to go Kuldeep. From memory, Chahal bowls more pies and bad balls than Kuldeep on average. The rest of the line-up picks itself. I am still tempted to have Jadhav over DK especially since it gives us an extra bowling option. God forbid, if BK twists his ankle like he did vs Pak, then we are screwed.

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Hitman

KL

Kohli

Pant

Pandya

Dhoni

Jadeja

Kumar

Shami

Chalal

Bumrah

 

India need a big innings from Hitman or Kohli.

 

DK/Jedhav will not win India a match or help attain a par score its useless and wasteful to have them in the side. Jadeja however can be a match winning bowler.

Posted
4 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

Hitman

KL

Kohli

Pant

Pandya

Dhoni

Jadeja

Kumar

Shami

Chalal

Bumrah

 

India need a big innings from Hitman or Kohli.

 

DK/Jedhav will not win India a match or help attain a par score its useless and wasteful to have them in the side. Jadeja however can be a match winning bowler.

Batting is too thin. Dhoni is useless and Pant/Pandya are dashers...which effectively means just Rohit and Kohli. I'd have Jadeja over Dhoni but it will never happen

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11 minutes ago, Dil Dil India said:

Batting is too thin. Dhoni is useless and Pant/Pandya are dashers...which effectively means just Rohit and Kohli. I'd have Jadeja over Dhoni but it will never happen

Yes the batting is so super thin, but its going to make no difference having Dk or Jedhav there batting they wont win India a match nor help score a par total.

 

I would have more faith in Jadeja/Kumar together batting than DK or Jedhav.

 

The only way India can win the world cup is if Kohli or Rohit hit 150+. This reminds me of the old days of India being so dependent on Tendulkar.

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Pant, Rohit, Kohli, KLR, Jadhav, Pandya, Bhuvi, Dhoni, Kuldeep/Shami, Chahal, Bumrah.

 

No doubt everyone will hate the presence of jadhav (who is no good if he bats below 5), but not having a 6th bowler option will screw us up if even one of the bowlers does badly (which I'm sure they will). Alternative is to swap jadhav for jaddu, but batting will be further weakened.

Posted (edited)

Will play jadeja and open the bowling with him should finish Shami off by 40 overs. 

Will let jaddu bowl to stokes fast flat spinners 

Edited by figo6762
Posted
Will play jadeja and open the bowling with him should finish Shami off by 40 overs. 
Will let jaddu bowl to stokes fast flat spinners 
And jaddu will go the distance as in champion's trophy final.
Posted

Tbh we are really needed some one like dhawan as opener. Who could be aggressive and yet sensible and hence allowing some like Rohit to settle down. 

 

For once, I want KL Rahul to go after English bowlers even if he get out in the process. We need make full use of new ball while batting because once the ball get older, it's game over.

Posted

Agarwal might be the No. 4 that we've been looking for..

 

KL

Rohit

Kohli

Agarwal

Dhoni (Ideally DK here)

Pant

Pandya

Jadeja/Bhuvi

Kuldeep

Shami

Bumrah

 

Posted

Pant came in and started having an impact straight away..no reason Mayank cannot do the same.

Hope they play Mayank and Jadeja against SL and see what kind of form they are in..if they show promise alter the XI accordingly.

Posted

Would wait until the Lanka game to see how Mayank/Jaddu perform (if they play). 

 

Either way Jadeja must play against England instead of Chahal and Kuldeep for Bhuvi. 

 

Pant

Rohit

Kohli

Rahul

Mayank

Pandya

Dhoni

Jadeja

Kuldeep

Shami

Bumrah

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