Team for next Test

[Texan]

Rohit for Mayank

Rahul for Vihari

Saini for injured Yadav

[LordPrabhzy]

14 minutes ago, Texan said:

Rohit for Mayank

Rahul for Vihari

Saini for injured Yadav

 

I dont think Vihari has done THAT bad for him to be dropped. Id keep him for another Test.

[ThirtyD.]

Agreed with the changes. It might be “unfair” to Mayank and Vihari but KL and Rohit seem better fit and more capable of adding runs than these two with their current form. However, I’m not sure if I’d ask Rohit open the batting, given that he has not batted even once in current Australian conditions (including ODI and T20).

 

KL, Gill, Pujara, Rahane, Rohit, Pant, Jadeja, Ashwin, Siraj, Saini, Bumrah

 

 

Edited December 29, 2020 by ThirtyD.

[Texan]

1 minute ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 

I dont think Vihari has done THAT bad for him to be dropped. Id keep him for another Test.

If he is kept, then I hope he moves to 3 as clearly Pujara seems to be struggling so would be good to swap spots and see if that benefits both of them. 

[cowboysfan]

2 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 

I dont think Vihari has done THAT bad for him to be dropped. Id keep him for another Test.

 

he hasnt looked great either,dont think he has a big future for India.

[wanted_desi]

What has Rohit done for a month that makes think that he can plat test match against Oz bowlers? 

 

Saini for Umesh! 

[wanted_desi]

3 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

 

he hasnt looked great either,dont think he has a big future for India.

 

We have won the match, we should avoid this culture of making changes after every match. It is what Kohli was doing. What if KL Fails, do you go back to Vihari? 

[asterix]

 

[Texan]

2 minutes ago, wanted_desi said:

What has Rohit done for a month that makes think that he can plat test match against Oz bowlers? 

 

Saini for Umesh! 

Based on what you saw so far, do you think Mayank is going to succeed as a batsman in next Test? 

[LordPrabhzy]

1 minute ago, wanted_desi said:

 

We have won the match, we should avoid this culture of making changes after every match. It is what Kohli was doing. What if KL Fails, do you go back to Vihari? 

This!! Sometimes you have got to keep a winning combination as much as possible to keep the momentum. Using that logic lets drop Pujara too, hes done worse than Vihari and also doesnt have a long future.

[cowboysfan]

I am expectly an absolute road at Sydney,clearly the aussies batting is their weakness and they cant afford to lose the next game.

[shortbread]

Rohit (week long preparation) 

Gill

Pujara

Rahane

Vihari (unfair to drop) 

Pant (gets under Oz skin) 

Jadeja

Ashwin (sacrificial opener, blunt ball) 

Natarajan (leftie and brings variety) 

Siraj

Bumrah (a weeks gap, or would have rested him due to workload fears) 

[asterix]

1 minute ago, LordPrabhzy said:

This!! Sometimes you have got to keep a winning combination as much as possible to keep the momentum. Using that logic lets drop Pujara too, hes done worse than Vihari and also doesnt have a long future.

Yes, all negative regressive players should not play anymore in this important series 

can play in India...

[Norman]

We don't need Vihari as we now have Jadeja.

Rohit and Rahul in for Mayank and Vihari...

We have to send Pujara to open. He's done and dusted and is useless anywhere else. Atleast he'll hunt down the new ball..
Saini in for Umesh

Pujara
Gill
Rahul
Rahane
Rohit
Pant
Jadeja
Ashwin
Saini
Siraj
Bumrah

[Lone Wolf]

Lol at People wanting Rohit in place of Mayank.  Dude has failed again & again & is not at his peak as well.  Poor form in IPl as well plus 34 years of age.  Mayank needs to be given next 2 games as well.  Perhaps work on his defence as well. 

Rohit has severe technical faults against Moving ball..  Both Lbw & off stump caught candidate.   Rahul deserves another go I think as a MO bat. 

 

[SanjuManju]

Rohit is not going to do any better in Australia against this attack.

 

I’d bring in Rahul for Mayank and Saini for Umesh but that’s about it

[Sandeep99]

KL

Pujara

Gill

Rahane

Rohit

Pant

Jadeja

Ashwin

Saini

Bumrah

Siraj

[Prabhdeep Singh]

Great victory for India

 

From 3rd Test we will get ideal batting line up with stroke makers if the right changes are made.

 

R Sharma

S Gill

C Pujara

A Rahane

KL Rahul

R Pant

R Jadeja

R Ashwin

N Saini

J Bumrah

M Siraj

 

For the Home tests Vs England add Kohli for 1 of the seamers. Seamers will rotate, spinners will be Jadeja and Ashwin as usual.

 

Need to continue with this line going forward.

[R!TTER]

43 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

This!! Sometimes you have got to keep a winning combination as much as possible to keep the momentum. Using that logic lets drop Pujara too, hes done worse than Vihari and also doesnt have a long future.

No not really, did you see Oz try to get a better combination for this test when it was clear Burns was a major liability? The issue with Kohli wasn't just constant changes, it was the wrong team selection (like Kuldeep on a damp, green like a moss Lords) more often than not.

 

Cool trivia - which team did Kohli retain for the first time in 37(?) tests, also where & what was the result?

Edited December 29, 2020 by R!TTER

[Laaloo]

Same team but saini for Umesh