India vs Srilanka - Pre match discussion thread

[deepdynamo]

The main players are over to England which is a good thing because we get to see new players in this useless series.

 

Dhawan in ODI is indispensable but knowing he will hog one spot in T20 is a bummer.
SKY is locked in for both ODI & T20.

There is only one place between Ishan & Samson in ODI. but both can slot in T20 though.

Manish Pandey will get a go in ODI for sure but not sure about T20.
Pandya brother will hog both all rounder spots.
We may see Kulcha in ODIs but varun C & Rahul Chahar will have a look in T20.
Bhuvi , Deepak Chahar and Saini will lead the fast bowling duties.
There is no point giving chances to Paddikal, Ruturaj,  Rana, Gowtam and Sakaria  if they are not in plan for T20 WC,

My XI for ODI:

Dhawan
Shaw
Sky
Pandey
Kishan
Hardik
Krunal
Bhuvi
Saini
Yuzi
Kuldeep

 

My XI for T20:

 

Dhawan 
Shaw
Sky

Samson
Kishan
Hardik

Krunal
Rahul Chahar

Deepak Chahar
Bhuvi
Varun C

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by Austin 3:!6

[Austin 3:!6]

I would play Paddikal in T20s

[maniac]

Prematch discussion for this raddi series

[maniac]

Most pointless series. Bashing this team will not do anyone any favors and losing to them will be a humiliation for the ages.

 

Only thing that may standout is if someone scores a fastest 100, 200, take a Hattrick or take a 6 or 7 wicket haul. Even regular 150+ score or a 4-5 wicket haul won’t do much for the players.

[Majestic]

33 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

I would play Paddikal in T20s

Paddikal is not a middle order batsman.

[SK_IH]

It's a disgrace that Shikhar is not only playing but also leading the side. TM & selectors both are useless & have no idea how to say goodbye to players. Shikhar will open for India in the upcoming T20 WC & it is a vicious circle. 

[The Realist]

16 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

It's a disgrace that Shikhar is not only playing but also leading the side. TM & selectors both are useless & have no idea how to say goodbye to players. Shikhar will open for India in the upcoming T20 WC & it is a vicious circle. 

 

You just know it's a matter of time before they are reunited...

 

 

 

[SK_IH]

3 minutes ago, The Realist said:

 

You just know it's a matter of time before they are reunited...

 

 

 

Am sick & tired of this formulaic approach to opening batting in ODIs. Will take 70 for 1 instead of 50 for no loss. 

[Austin 3:!6]

2 hours ago, Majestic said:

Paddikal is not a middle order batsman.

I mean open with him and Shaw. Dhawan should not play T20s anymore.

[maniac]

22 minutes ago, MultiB48 said:

If sl can't beat them ,then they should stop playing.

Sometimes sarcasm detector goes missing  hope you meant the other way around 

[Serpico]

I will be rooting for lankan bowlers to get dhawan and Pandey early 

[speedheat]

Odi

Dhawan
Shaw

Sky
Pandey

samson
Hardik
Krunal
Bhuvi
Saini
Yuzi
Kuldeep

 

t20i

Dhawan 
Shaw
Sky

Kishan

Samson
Hardik

Krunal
Rahul Chahar

Deepak Chahar
Bhuvi
Varun C

[saik]

ODI

Dhawan(c)

Shaw

Kishan

Pandey

Sky

Hardik

Gowtham

Bhuvi

Saini

Kuldeep

Chahal

 

T20

Padikkal

Shaw

Sky

Samson

Kishan

Hardik

Krunal

Bhuvi(c)

Deepak

Rahul Chahar

Varun C

[deepdynamo]

14 hours ago, SK_IH said:

Am sick & tired of this formulaic approach to opening batting in ODIs. Will take 70 for 1 instead of 50 for no loss. 

 

With Shaw opening, we may reach 70-1 in PP this time.

 

But then you know Rohit-Dhawan will be reunited and we will be back to 50-0 template.

[Sandeep99]

It is absolutely demoralizing how Dhawan is back in the T20 side and the most favorite to open alongside Rohit in the T20 WC when you consider he was 'dropped' during the England series a couple of monhs back and his replacement Ishan Kishan belted away the best limited overs side in the world to win the game.

 

Indian cricket in a nutshell...

[deepdynamo]

Well to be honest if there is one format where we don't need many specialists, its the T20. It the format to play unorthodox players and build the team that way.

 

An ideal team should have 5 batsman (including WK), 4 All rounders and 2 pure bowlers.

 

A guy like Samad should be in scheme of things. If he can hit Rabada, Norje, Bumrah, Boult and Fergusan for massive sixes, he is the power hitter you are looking for. He can bowl you two oves in match too.

 

SKY is a superstar in T20. On current form, he can accelerate from Ball 1, a talent, which even Rohit and Kohli doesn't posseses.

Don't Steorytype Hardik Pandya in finisher role. He can win you matches playing at No. 4/5.

 

K Gowtham- can give you 2-3 overs and we have seen he strikes cleanly in IPL.

 

V. Chakrvarty- everybody is going gaga over him because he is a mystery spinner. But can you trust Kohli to select him instead of useless Yuzi.

 

Krunal is way better than Yuzi/Kuldeep in T20.

 

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The truth is that our T20 team & TM needs a total makeover.We have the resources to be absolute unbeatable in this format for atleast 3 years based on the current talent we have but the key is to think beyond test and ODI superstars. The current TM is just making the same mistake of having a template for even T20. The main culprit is the trio of Dhawan, Rohit. Kohli and to certain extent Rahul ( corrupted by current TM). They are not allowing flexibility and flamboyance to flourish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sandeep99]

I have no doubt whatsoever that we'll field a top order of Dhawan-Rohit-Clown-Rahul-Pandey in the 2023 WC.

 

Good to score 270-300/3-4 against substandard teams and will be caught with pants down when playing against the likes of England/Australia/New Zealand in knockout matches.

[deepdynamo]

4 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said:

I have no doubt whatsoever that we'll field a top order of Dhawan-Rohit-Clown-Rahul-Pandey in the 2023 WC.

 

Good to score 270-300/3-4 against substandard teams and will be caught with pants down when playing against the likes of England/Australia/New Zealand in knockout matches.

 

Yes, we can already visualize what will be the ODI top 7 in 2023 and the travesty is that Kohli won't allow anybody else to sneak in. Only Dhawan is vulnerable with sudden loss of form.
 

Rohit

Dhawan
Kohli
Rahul

Pant

Pandya

Jadeja

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

16 hours ago, SK_IH said:

It's a disgrace that Shikhar is not only playing but also leading the side. TM & selectors both are useless & have no idea how to say goodbye to players. Shikhar will open for India in the upcoming T20 WC & it is a vicious circle. 

yup high chances that ll happen coz dhawan will score in SL and in IPL , hence kohli will be convinced again. KL always scores in IPL so they ll have to adjust him somewhere....he ll be send in middle.

Boom we ll have same ODI battinglineup

[raki05]

19 hours ago, deepdynamo said:

The main players are over to England which is a good thing because we get to see new players in this useless series.

 

Dhawan in ODI is indispensable but knowing he will hog one spot in T20 is a bummer.
SKY is locked in for both ODI & T20.

There is only one place between Ishan & Samson in ODI. but both can slot in T20 though.

Manish Pandey will get a go in ODI for sure but not sure about T20.
Pandya brother will hog both all rounder spots.
We may see Kulcha in ODIs but varun C & Rahul Chahar will have a look in T20.
Bhuvi , Deepak Chahar and Saini will lead the fast bowling duties.
There is no point giving chances to Paddikal, Ruturaj,  Rana, Gowtam and Sakaria  if they are not in plan for T20 WC,

My XI for ODI:

Dhawan
Shaw
Sky
Pandey
Kishan
Hardik
Krunal
Bhuvi
Saini
Yuzi
Kuldeep

 

My XI for T20:

 

Dhawan 
Shaw
Sky

Samson
Kishan
Hardik

Krunal
Rahul Chahar

Deepak Chahar
Bhuvi
Varun C

 

Dhawan should not play in T20.