neel roy 461 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Go slam bang. Play 7 batsmen and 4 bowlers. Sureshot rain. We can draw the series if we make 300 batting first. Adamant and Suhaan 2 Link to post
BacktoCricaddict 772 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 15 minutes ago, Gollum said: Hope he is honest with himself and doesn't let his ego get in the way of making a smart decision. Even if he is 70% fit now, he should sit because fielding for long hours and bowling will be a huge strain on his back. He has done his part in the series, and may be doing the team a dis-favor by pushing to play. Gollum and G_B_ 1 1 Link to post
Suhaan 10,207 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 20 minutes ago, Gollum said: No point playing him if he's not 100%fit,we need him against England We can't botch up our chance at home atleast by risking an already injured ace spinner BacktoCricaddict, Laaloo and Gollum 3 Link to post
Gollum 25,299 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 3 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Hope he is honest with himself and doesn't let his ego get in the way of making a smart decision. Even if he is 70% fit now, he should sit because fielding for long hours and bowling will be a huge strain on his back. He has done his part in the series, and may be doing the team a dis-favor by pushing to play. Doubt the concerned player is the decision maker here. We have highly paid fitness coach, physio traveling with side and captain/coach to make the call. They will even have fitness tests before the match. Not like we don't have replacement (Kuldeep), all up to Rahane now. They must learn from experience, we all know what happened when TM gambled with Ash in 2018 Southampton. Even if they want him to play he must be part of a 5 man-bowling attack and used sparingly against LHBs or his bunnies, need some insurance. BacktoCricaddict 1 Link to post
Rasgulla 5,683 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 We have this guy. It's fine Laaloo 1 Link to post
BacktoCricaddict 772 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 11 minutes ago, Gollum said: Doubt the concerned player is the decision maker here. We have highly paid fitness coach, physio traveling with side and captain/coach to make the call. They will even have fitness tests before the match. Not like we don't have replacement (Kuldeep), all up to Rahane now. They must learn from experience, we all know what happened when TM gambled with Ash in 2018 Southampton. Even if they want him to play he must be part of a 5 man-bowling attack and used sparingly against LHBs or his bunnies, need some insurance. Am more worried about the fielding than bowling. If it is a lower back injury, standing for long hours can do no good. With Kuldeep Yadav available, there is no upside to playing Ashwin unless his back is 90 % or better. Gollum and vishalvirsingh 2 Link to post
vishalvirsingh 2,983 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 ASH is a DRAMA KING..He will play tomorrow. Link to post
Gollum 25,299 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Disappointing but glad that Southampton 2018 mistake wasn't repeated by our TM. Kuly should have replaced him. Pretty good series for him, was in the MOTS race with Cummins especially after the Sydney blockathon. Not often can you say that about a visiting spinner in Australia!!! Hope he regains full fitness for home series against England. Lot of workload on him now that Jaddu is unavailable. Link to post
Serpico 859 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 He should really give up on all the T20 leagues and domestic tourneys he plays, if he wants to prolong his test career and end up with most wickets by Indian bowler His LOI ship has been sailed, he had a pretty good career, won a world cup, champions trophy, could have won a Wt20 too but he should make peace with it now Link to post
urbestfriend 265 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ravichandran-aswhin-prithi-narayanan-daughter-australia-test-draw-injury-7145229/ Link to post
putrevus 5,523 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 This is becoming a recurring theme for Ashwin, he is not able to stay fit for an entire series. He is always getting niggles in the later part of the tours. This series, I can understand his injuries but this has been happening with him since 2017. Link to post
Ankit_sharma03 22,091 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, Serpico said: He should really give up on all the T20 leagues and domestic tourneys he plays, if he wants to prolong his test career and end up with most wickets by Indian bowler His LOI ship has been sailed, he had a pretty good career, won a world cup, champions trophy, could have won a Wt20 too but he should make peace with it now Its sad that we are not using him LOI, also i dnt get this play less cricket to prolong. These guys already spend more then half the year in lockdown and still getting injured so sitting at home also doesnt help. If a player has hit his peak in terms of understand his game use him the best u can. Link to post
Ankit_sharma03 22,091 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 23 hours ago, vishalvirsingh said: ASH is a DRAMA KING..He will play tomorrow. Why wud he do drama about being injured , the guy is a fighter. Link to post
