India's T20 squad, too many ball eating batsmen - Rahul, Dhawan, Kohli, Shreyas....what next Pujara, Padikkal, Rahane?!

[shortbread]

They need to bat two overs before getting a single!

 

I understand having one, maybe two in the batting line-up. But pointless carrying 4-5 such batsmen in a T20 squad.

[rkt.india]

Rahul is seriously out of touch.

Edited March 16, 2021 by rkt.india

[Ankit_sharma03]

to early to put rahul in that list

Leave padikkal alone for now

[Nonbeliever]

They first play for own goals.  Team goals come later. 

[Lone Wolf]

Rahul is himself responsible to get into this list.  That IPl has changed him for good. 

[chewy]

IPL Career Strike rates:

Rohit - 131

Dhawan - 127

Kohli - 131

Iyer - 126

Rahul - 136

 

 

Pathetic except for Rahul, not sure if any the above deserve to be in India T20 team.

[G_B_]

Drop iyer.

 

Play an allrounder like jadeja. Simple

[R!TTER]

17 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Rahul is himself responsible to get into this list.

Well tbf he sat on the benches 2(3?) months straight after a good LO leg of Oz tour. He should've been released to play some domestics if they were not gonna pick him even for a single test!

[SK_IH]

2 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Rahul is himself responsible to get into this list.  That IPl has changed him for good. 

These guys get so enamoured with these 50 plus scores & averages, they relish opportunities of filling their boots whenever possible. Rahul has learnt that art from famed top 3 of Indian line-up. 

I hope he introspects & goes back to being a "T20" batsman in this IPL. Strike rates do matter

[Ankit_sharma03]

BCCI shud put an enquiry committee to find out who put this in KL head that S/r dnt matter 

[The Realist]

Rahul needs to be put out to pasture.

 

Looks miserable & mentally done. Only recall if piles up big numbers in domestic cricket.

[Bread_Pitt]

2 hours ago, chewy said:

IPL Career Strike rates:

Rohit - 131

Dhawan - 127

Kohli - 131

Iyer - 126

Rahul - 136

 

 

Pathetic except for Rahul, not sure if any the above deserve to be in India T20 team.

Rahul last year - 129

 

His sr is dipping n dipping.

[Bread_Pitt]

2 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

BCCI shud put an enquiry committee to find out who put this in KL head that S/r dnt matter 

He's not a child. It's his own doing. He is the freaking captain. Nuff said. 

[Adamant]

For all those who think Devdutt Paddikal is a great find for our loi team, how do you think he will fit in this team when he cant bat at 100+ str rate even in domestics?
Sorry but we need more dynamic Players, Shaw should be our next opener not paddikal. Also Paddikal isnt a test batsman, so the chances of him succeeding in international cricket are low.

[Adamant]

One more thing, if everyone here wants Kohli, Rohit to play like Pandya then please don't come in crying when they average 22 instead of 50 and 35 respectively. 

There's a tradeoff between strike rate and average and this applies to each and every player. The only player who violated this was Sir Viv Richards. 

 

On topic, i still think that Kohli and Sharma should play more freely, Sharma should utilise the powerplay better and Kohli should improve his hitting against spinners. 

Kohli and Sharma should start putting more responsibility on the shoulders of the youngsters, that will allow them to bat freely. Don't know why but it looks like the captain and vice captain do not trust the youngsters fully as they always resort to building a foundations instead of going full gung ho. 

[Majestic]

All of them except Dhawan has good stats. Problem is Pant who has not played a single great knock in T20s.

 

Edited March 17, 2021 by Majestic

[nevada]

Kohli knows this and is trying to change to an aggressive approach but Archer and Wood are too hot to handle and wrecking that plan. We need someone to play a special, impactful innings like Kishan did in the 2nd game to give some momentum to the innings. Rohit and Rahul are very much capable. If at-least one clicks, it would be a big help. 

[express bowling]

10 hours ago, Majestic said:

All of them except Dhawan has good stats. Problem is Pant who has not played a single great knock in T20s.

 

 

How does Dhawan make it to the T20I squad, let one the playing 11  !!!!

Edited March 17, 2021 by express bowling

[prudent_kreeda]

1 hour ago, nevada said:

Kohli knows this and is trying to change to an aggressive approach but Archer and Wood are too hot to handle and wrecking that plan. We need someone to play a special, impactful innings like Kishan did in the 2nd game to give some momentum to the innings. Rohit and Rahul are very much capable. If at-least one clicks, it would be a big help. 

 

There is no point in abusing Indian Team when it loses. Lets face it . This Eng Team is far superior to Indian Team and the major gap difference now  is  due to Archer & Wood  . No surprise  if series ends in 4-1 in their favour if both play in next 2 games.   This Indian team lacks  in Bowling both pace & Spin compared to them . Batting in any case a notch below ENG.

Until India finds a way to counter wood and get runs , India will struggle. Going after Archer in opening spell is more difficult due to sharp lift and pace he generates in first 2 overs . 

[Bread_Pitt]

1 minute ago, prudent_kreeda said:

 

There is no point in abusing Indian Team when it loses. Lets face it . This Eng Team is far superior to Indian Team and the major gap difference now  is  due to Archer & Wood  . No surprise  if series ends in 4-1 in their favour if both play in next 2 games.   This Indian team lacks  in Bowling both pace & Spin compared to them . Batting in any case a notch below ENG.

Until India finds a way to counter wood and get runs , India will struggle. Going after Archer in opening spell is more difficult due to sharp lift and pace he generates in first 2 overs . 

Pujara is the guy. He can take the shine off the ball and see off the first 10 overs.