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Day 3, sunny (following overcast), perfect batting conditions, bowlers reduce Australia to sub-par total. India just need to bat the whole day. Chance blown and famous series victory also likely gone with it. This was always coming. India's batting has been shaky since decline of Fab 4. How is it going to be rebuilt?

Rohit as opener? Give me a break. He's not even good enough to bat at 5 or 6. 

Chepu continue at 3? Yeah if you have trouble getting to sleep at night and don't feel there's not enough pressure on other batsmen as it is 

Vihari? I'm sorry, what has he ever done of worth so far that we can cling to?

 

So the way I see it that leaves:

 

1. Space

2. Space

3. Space

4. Kohli 

5. Rahane

6. Space

 

Lets slot Gill in at 3 (where being slightly more attacking a bit easier). We can't waste him as an opener and we can't dislodge VK so...

 

1. Space

2. Space

3. Gill

4. Kohli 

5. Rahane

6. Space

So who are the contenders for 1, 2 and 6? Kohli and Rahane probably only got 3 years left in them too so need to move now. KLR is not an opener. Maybe he can be given a run at no.6? 

 

Posted (edited)

From England Series:

 

R Sharma (Exceptional Home Record)

M Agarwal (Need to give him another chance)

S Gill

V Kohli

A Rahane

KL Rahul (Try him in middle order)

R Pant

R Jadeja

R Ashwin

J Bumrah

M Shami

 

At least with this team there will excellent stroke play from 1-7 with Rahane being the least attacking. There will be entertainment as a viewer.

 

It includes 4 batsmen under 30 years old which is a good blend of youth and experience.

 

Other contenders should be potential left handed batsmen however their first class records are not that great.

 

D Paddikal

N Rana

Y Jaiswal

I Kishan

 

Right handers:

 

R Gaikwad 

S Iyer (iffy with short ball though)

S Samson

P Shaw

 

 

Edited by Prabhdeep Singh
Posted

KL, Gill, Pant, Mayank, Shaw, Jadeja, Brat & maybe Pandya - I expect at least 4/5 to feature as batting mainstays over the next decade or so. Would be nice if Sharma, Dhawan, Pujara, Rahane are phased out slowly but in a more planned manner! The last transition nearly a decade ago was brutal :hmpf:

Posted

Instead of going to tried and tested players young, players should be tried in home series.

Couple of left handed batsman should be tried in top 5.

 

We have seen how much difference it brings when fresh talented youngsters ie Gill,Siraj are brought in the squad.

 

Aa many of the first choice players are nursing injuries we should try some promising youngsters.

Posted

Groom in Jaiswal and see if he fits in. His technique looks pretty good and he can score as well.

 

Agarwal (Rohit or KL also works but in India only)

Jaiswal 

Gill 

Kohli 

Rahane (need additional middle order prospects)

Pant 

Jadeja 

Spinner (Ashwin can do the job in India)

Bumrah 

Ishant 

Shami / Siraj

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, RajBan said:

Groom in Jaiswal and see if he fits in. His technique looks pretty good and he can score as well.

 

Agarwal (Rohit or KL also works but in India only)

Jaiswal 

Gill 

Kohli 

Rahane (need additional middle order prospects)

Pant 

Jadeja 

Spinner (Ashwin can do the job in India)

Bumrah 

Ishant 

Shami / Siraj

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the long term, Nair should be groomed as the middle order batsman 

Posted
4 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said:

in the long term, Nair should be groomed as the middle order batsman 

He should have been established player already,somehow Vihari leapfrogged him in England despite Nair being part of the original squad.He has not been the same batsman since.

Posted

We always think that the ones who are not part of XI are always better than the ones that are playing. Right? :phehe:

 

My team will be:-

 

Rohit

Gill

Pujara

Kohli(c)

Rahane

Pant(wkt)

Jadeja

Ashwin

Ishant

Shami

Bumrah

 

Backups:-

 

Openers- Mayank, Shaw

Middle order- KL Rahul, Vihari

Keeper- Saha/ any other youngster

Bowlers- Siraj, Umesh, Saini, Kuldeep

All-rounders:- Pandya

 

Posted
Shaw aside (currently has major technical flaws and will be a sitting duck in tests opening overseas), who are the promising up and coming young batsmen? 
Paddikal, Gaikwad,jaiswal these 3 I can think of,may be anmolpreet

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