'We can pick two more teams and win any competition in the world': Hardik Pandya

[coffee_rules]

Last 7 matches against the world beating WI team, it is 3-3 with one drawn test

[Nikhil_cric]

6 hours ago, Prabhdeep Singh said:

Most unlikeable Indian captain in my book.

 

Mediocre Cricketer.

 

Only goal is self PR.

 

Right place at the right time, seems most undeserving captain. 

 

Looks like a Gujarat quota pick.

 

Some of his comments are idiotic.

 

Money cannot buy class.

 

 

 

 

 

Unfair imo. He's the only seam all-rounder of any standard in the entire country.  Definitely not a quota pick. 

[R!TTER]

On 8/4/2023 at 11:07 PM, Bigg Brother said:

On what basis they keep harping about young team

 

[Vijy]

15 hours ago, R!TTER said:

 

nice to see some of those old songs. for a moment, I thought you had enclosed "Gore Gore O Banke Chhore", also with Ashok Kumar and Kuldeep Kaur

[Vijy]

19 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Unfair imo. He's the only seam all-rounder of any standard in the entire country.  Definitely not a quota pick. 

I wonder... who knows what next gen would do if given a chance. yes, they have very little experience, but might as well as throw some of them in the deep end.

[Frustrated]

On 8/7/2023 at 9:19 AM, coffee_rules said:

Last 7 matches against the world beating WI team, it is 3-3 with one drawn test

Losing a T20 series (in embarassing manner by 8 wickets) to a side which could not qualify for T20 WC last year..  It's the time for Disco....Dandyaaaa.....

Edited August 13, 2023 by Frustrated

[Vijy]

12 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Losing a T20 series (in embarassing manner by 8 wickets) to a side which could not qualify for T20 WC last year..  It's the time for Disco....Dandyaaaa.....

need to next lose to Zim, Afg, or Ire

[Lord]

On 8/7/2023 at 11:15 AM, Nikhil_cric said:

Unfair imo. He's the only seam all-rounder of any standard in the entire country.  Definitely not a quota pick. 

 

Thakur,Venky,Dube,Bawa are all seam ARs. Granted they don't bowl at 140 but still deserve a chance.

[Vijy]

4 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Thakur,Venky,Dube,Bawa are all seam ARs. Granted they don't bowl at 140 but still deserve a chance.

Bawa can bowl at 140+ and so can hangu and harshit

[Lord]

4 minutes ago, Vijy said:

Bawa can bowl at 140+ and so can hangu and harshit

Yes, need to develop them instead of carrying this guy in name of no alternative.

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, Lord said:

Yes, need to develop them instead of carrying this guy in name of no alternative.

it's what we kept hearing for years in tests regd our trimurthi of nos. 3-5

[jalebi_bhai]

3-4 win-loss under Pandya on this tour. 

 

[Vijy]

3 minutes ago, jalebi_bhai said:

3-4 win-loss under Pandya on this tour. 

 

 

need him to be ODI WC captain to ensure that the 1st round exit happens. even under rohit, good chance of it happening

[zen]

Even with a second or third tier bowling attack and a bunch of youngsters/new players, India is competing well against almost full strength sides. 
 

With more exposure and opportunities given to a lot of players, India is discovering some highly talented cricketers. 
 

If I am not wrong, India would also be sending different teams to Asia Cup and Asian Games.

[zen]

I would like to see the like the below to teams fielded together in a competition (ICC event, Asia Cup, etc) 

 

Team A 

 

Gill

Jaiswal

SKY

Tilak

Sir Don (c)

Samson/Jitesh (wk)

Tewatia/Sundar/Axar

Kuldeep

Umran 

Bumrah 

Siraj 

 

Team B

Rohit

Kishan/Rituraj 

Kohli

S Iyer

KL (wk)

Rinku

Jadeja

Thakur

Shami

Praiadh 

Chahal/Bishnoi/pacer/…

 

[Bigg Brother]

20 minutes ago, zen said:

Even with a second or third tier bowling attack and a bunch of youngsters/new players, India is competing well against almost full strength sides. 
 

With more exposure and opportunities given to a lot of players, India is discovering some highly talented cricketers. 
 

If I am not wrong, India would also be sending different teams to Asia Cup and Asian Games.

Our spin attack wasn't 2nd/3rd tier, Kuldeep-Chahal-Axar, all were frontline spinners, even among pacers Pandu is certain to play,Arshdeep is sure starter in T20s. Which 2nd/3rd tier bowling attack you are taking about? Only Mukesh seems 3rd tier bowler.

[zen]

Just now, Bigg Brother said:

Our spin attack wasn't 2nd/3rd tier, Kuldeep-Chahal-Axar, all were frontline spinners, even among pacers Pandu is certain to play,Arshdeep is sure starter in T20s. Which 2nd/3rd tier bowling attack you are taking about? Only Mukesh seems 3rd tier bowler.

a T20 team post 2023 ODI WC when all bowlers become available for T20s

 

Gill

Jaiswal

SKY

Tilak/Rinku/etc 

SDP (c)

Jitesh/Samson 

Tewatia/Parag/Axar/Sundar/etc (bat + bowl option) 

Kuldeep

H Rana / Umran / …. (Pace bowler)

Bumrah

Siraj 

 

So only Kuldeep = the tier 1 specialist bowler, and two ARs in SDP and Axar (who don’t bowl in every game) … 12 overs (60%) are missing from Siraj, Bumrah, and a pacer 

[ThirtyD.]

1 minute ago, zen said:

a T20 team post 2023 ODI WC when all bowlers become available for T20s

 

Gill

Jaiswal

SKY

Tilak/Rinku/etc 

SDP (c)

Jitesh/Samson 

Tewatia/Parag/Axar/Sundar/etc (bat + bowl option) 

Kuldeep

H Rana / Umran / …. (Pace bowler)

Bumrah

Siraj 

 

So only Kuldeep = the tier 1 specialist bowler, and two ARs in SDP and Axar (who don’t bowl in every game) … 12 overs (60%) are missing from Siraj, Bumrah, and a pacer 

do tell on what basis is the tharki chutiya leading the side?

[Bigg Brother]

I'm yet to see this interview of Pandu where he said stuff like this ( Can pick two more teams etc..) Did he really say that or it was just twisted by media ? 

 

Having said that, Pandya only isn't at fault, Many ex cricketers,media and even fans started boasting about India's bench strength after that Gabba test win. Goras(KP,Naseer Hussain,Ponting) praised Indian team's bench strength and many took it seriously. That was one-off and somehow India was able to conquer Australia but India should really not conflate that victory with bench strength. It was many things falling into place for Indian team during those 5 days. India really don't have international standard players and that's reality, we might boast about IPL and all but IPL is just another domestic tournament where batting/bowling standards are medicore and they are just enhanced by the coverage it gets, Look at this Sanju Samson guy, he is freakin captain of one team in IPL and here he can't play to save his life against mediocre WI attack. Indian team management really needs to assemble core bench of 15-20 players in T20 cricket rather than boasting about this bench strength. 

[sage]