MechEng Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Bumrah will breathe fire at Gabba after a quiet SCG outing. MARK. MY. WORDS. Frustrated and Soldier 1 1 Link to comment
urbestfriend Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 If we're really going with 5 bowlers, then definitely kuldeep for me. Shardul can come in for Saini although I think saini should play, but pacer replacing Jaddu is not a good move. Link to comment
AuxiliA Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I like Natrajan in T20s, but he hasn't justified a test call over Kuldeep and Shardul. Moreover he is a proper no11, would not be a suitable replacement for Jadeja at all. Thunderstorms are forecasted on all 5 days, which means wet outfield. Playing Kuldeep would be a huge gamble. Could very well go the Yasir Shah way. Go with Thakur if you want 5 bowlers, or bring in Saha as keeper and play with 6 batsmen. OpeningBatsman, raki05 and express bowling 3 Link to comment
G_B_ Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Assuming Vihari Pant Ashwin cannot play Sharma Gill Pujara Rahane Agarwal Shaw Saha Kuldeep Saini Siraj Bumrah this is the only option.... Clarke 1 Link to comment
asterix Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 58 minutes ago, G_B_ said: Gabba not spin friendly. No Kuldeep. Your effective options are 3 pacers + Ashwin if Pant cant keep. 4 pacers (Natrajan or Thakur) + Ashwin if Pant can keep. Agree, get Natrajan in place of Jaddu. 4 pacers + Ashwin and 6 batsmen including WK. Lets kick those Cheating Arses... Link to comment
asterix Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Need variety in pace. Nattu’s slow pace can be compensated on a fast bouncy pitch. No poor playing 2 spinners. Either play 7 batsmen or 6 batsmen but no 2 spinners. Link to comment
Gollum Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Jaddu, Vihari are out cos of injury. Kuldeep is a must. Ash seems to be carrying injury as well and Bumrah is one long spell away from breaking down. And if some bowler gets hit we will struggle with a 4 man bowling attack, decent possibility of that happening. We need a 5th bowler who Aussies will fear, Thakur/Nattu will accomplish nothing. Moreover Kuly is as good/bad a batsman as Shardul. Pick a XI capable of picking 20 wickets for <500 runs. Beyond that cutoff even extra Kohli won't help us win the match. Gill Rohit Che Rahane Pant Mayank Ashwin Kuly Bumrah Saini Siraj Two things must work in our favor. 1. Win toss, bat first, exploit tired legs of Cummins and co. 2. Fit Pant who can keep. 1 is beyond our control. Regarding 2 if Pant isn't fully fit, drop Mayank, push Rohit to MO and make Saha open with Gill. Saha's 15(40) opening at Gabba is good enough for me since he adds a lot as keeper, and keeps Pant fresh. Hell Raiser and Lone Wolf 2 Link to comment
SrinjayDutta Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, G_B_ said: I personally feel India needs to go for the kill. We need to in for the WTC points. Even if we lose its fine. With 4 bowlers I doubt we can get 20 aussie wickets. Australia too today struggled with 4 bowlers. Cummins I feel ran out of steam. With 4 bowlers you are expecting to do quite a big job. Vihari injury was a big blow as he was somebody who could be that person who bowled 10 overs. I think mayank can bowl 5 7 overs. maybe our tailunted vc? Link to comment
urbestfriend Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, SrinjayDutta said: I think mayank can bowl 5 7 overs. maybe our tailunted vc? Cant win a match if you rely on these. If injury is the concern, we must go with 5 bowlers. Otherwise it becomes difficult to even put up a fight. Link to comment
express bowling Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1. Gill 2. Rohit 3. Pujara 4. Rahane 5. Pant 6. Mayank 7. Saha 8. Ashwin 9. Saini 10. Bumrah 11. Siraj Sgattick10 and OpeningBatsman 2 Link to comment
WC2011INDIA Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Rahane will pick the best team possible from the depleted resources available. nevada and kohli 2 Link to comment
Khota Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Keep the same team except for the one injured. Do not change the openers. Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 my biggest concern is 5th bowler now with jaddu n vihari gone, Bumrah has had a long tour. Ashwin looks to back issue and Saini isnt looking quite in rhythm Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Shaw vs MAyank vs Saha- Shaw plays pace n bounce much better then other 2 but he isnt in form either. This call has to be taken by TM on net, If pant can keep look to do something about that 5th bowler Link to comment
urbestfriend Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, express bowling said: 1. Gill 2. Rohit 3. Pujara 4. Rahane 5. Pant 6. Mayank 7. Saha 8. Ashwin 9. Saini 10. Bumrah 11. Siraj I'd have played the same but considering the experience of past two matches where Yadav and Jaddu got injured, it will be foolish not to expect one more bowler's injury. Best bet is play another bowler even if the batting resource is depleted. Link to comment
SrinjayDutta Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 news sources already mention thakur instead of jadeja. He is the closest like for like replacement but then pant must bat at 6, ashwin at 7. shardul is not a bad bat, but cant expect more than 20 per innings from him. I hope he can keep the other pacers fresh and keep it tight. Rohit sharma and mayank, both needs to step up, particularly the senior trio of pujara rohit and rahane need to do bulk of the scoring. Only chance we have is if we bat first and score 300 to 350. I would feel pretty hurt if we lose this series. the 1st test was there for the taking. we are clearly the better team currently. the injuries have completely broken our back. Link to comment
OpeningBatsman Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gollum said: Jaddu, Vihari are out cos of injury. Kuldeep is a must. Ash seems to be carrying injury as well and Bumrah is one long spell away from breaking down. And if some bowler gets hit we will struggle with a 4 man bowling attack, decent possibility of that happening. We need a 5th bowler who Aussies will fear, Thakur/Nattu will accomplish nothing. Moreover Kuly is as good/bad a batsman as Shardul. Pick a XI capable of picking 20 wickets for <500 runs. Beyond that cutoff even extra Kohli won't help us win the match. Gill Rohit Che Rahane Pant Mayank Ashwin Kuly Bumrah Saini Siraj Two things must work in our favor. 1. Win toss, bat first, exploit tired legs of Cummins and co. 2. Fit Pant who can keep. 1 is beyond our control. Regarding 2 if Pant isn't fully fit, drop Mayank, push Rohit to MO and make Saha open with Gill. Saha's 15(40) opening at Gabba is good enough for me since he adds a lot as keeper, and keeps Pant fresh. Ashwin n kuldeep batting after the fall of 6 wickets is not ideal.. Tail is too weak ashwin can't repeat today's heroics every time.. At 7 n 8 I think we need bowlers who can bat. Edited January 11, 2021 by OpeningBatsman Link to comment
KiraReturns23 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 51 minutes ago, express bowling said: 1. Gill 2. Rohit 3. Pujara 4. Rahane 5. Pant 6. Mayank 7. Saha 8. Ashwin 9. Saini 10. Bumrah 11. Siraj Need five bowlers, bring Thakur in place of mayank Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Baki bache who is not injured Link to comment
NameGoesHere Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, KiraReturns23 said: Need five bowlers, bring Thakur in place of mayank If Pant can keep I'd bring in Thakur for Saha. Otherwise I'd agree. Edited January 11, 2021 by NameGoesHere Link to comment
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