No change in batting unit

[Gollum]

78 ao

63/8

 

Same MO was there when we collapsed to 36 ao. When we had to be saved by Rohit, Pant, Ashwin, Sundar in the Eng home series. 

 

While bowlers are always under the axe, batsmen escape with zero accountability, every time.

 

Explain.

[Sean Bradley]

If Captain is the first person who should be out of the batting order, how will he even dare go to Rahane and Pujara and say that I am benching you. Rahane and Pujara are just hiding their failures under the Shadow of captains failure. 

[express bowling]

How Rahane retains his place is beyond me  !!

 

Even If he ends up scoring a 100 in this test, based on the data available before this test, he should have been dropped.

 

 

[Trichromatic]

33 avg in 48 matches and how is these batsmen better than Bangladesh/WI? 

[SK_IH]

13 minutes ago, express bowling said:

How Rahane retains his place is beyond me  !!

 

Even If he ends up scoring a 100 in this test, based on the data available before this test, he should have been dropped.

 

 

Bhai shubh shubh bolo, agar iss bande ne 50 bhi maar di tou 2 saal aur khoon choosega

 

[Sooda]

Who are the droves of talent waiting in the wings - middle order bats? Want to try IPL star Surya Kumar in English test match conditions? Trust Rahane more than Vihari still. 

 

I thought Ankit Bawne could be a test option, lack of FC cricket of late probably hurt his chances

[SK_IH]

Just now, Sooda said:

Who are the droves of talent waiting in the wings - middle order bats? Want to try IPL star Surya Kumar in English test match conditions? Trust Rahane more than Vihari still. 

 

I thought Ankit Bawne could be a test option, lack of FC cricket of late probably hurt his chances

FFS do not underestimate Indian cricket, there are many batsman waiting to get chances at highest level. What wrong has Vihari done to not be trusted over a tried & tested failure like Rahane. 

[Trichromatic]

Kohli is hell bent on proving himself correct. 

[Lord]

17 minutes ago, Sooda said:

Who are the droves of talent waiting in the wings - middle order bats? Want to try IPL star Surya Kumar in English test match conditions? Trust Rahane more than Vihari still. 

 

I thought Ankit Bawne could be a test option, lack of FC cricket of late probably hurt his chances

what worse can Vihari do?

[Lord]

Jadeja batting at 5,So they know Rahane is sucking

[zen]

A big concern is that guys who are supposed to be in good form (as seen from series in India and other formats including IPL)  - Rohit, KL, Pant & Jadeja have done nothing great  in the series. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Stick to same in last test as well

ho jaane do innk avg ka satynaash...taaki agar koi inke defence men bole fir dikha do inki avgs 

[raki05]

Ye Trimurti ko nikalo bc. With new team we can still digest inning loss but it's so painful to watch these 3 old *ers who keep performing at mediocre level since eternity. Even bd would have thrown out these morons.

[ThirtyD.]

This is getting very predictable and boring now. India will fold out easily and Joe root will pile on runs; yet Kohli cucks within BCCI and media will hail Kohli’s bravery in selecting same middle order for entirety of this tour.

India losing a test, let alone a series is a tough pill to swallow with this half cooked English side. Ganguly turned out no different than other BCCI admins with no balls to question such pathetic team selection and performance.

[Real McCoy]

11 minutes ago, zen said:

A big concern is that guys who are supposed to be in good form (as seen from series in India and other formats including IPL)  - Rohit, KL, Pant & Jadeja have done nothing great  in the series. 

pardon me. kl and rohit is our batting. Pant and jadeja proved in the aus series and eng at home. what are the flop 3 doing. you are again back to your business. defending pujara.

[Real McCoy]

going with the same batting lineup is bound to produce similar results. rahane not coming in at 5 is a serious concern. if rahane is not coming in at 5, why play him then. 54/3. atleast score a 100 this time

[zen]

6 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

pardon me. kl and rohit is our batting. Pant and jadeja proved in the aus series and eng at home. what are the flop 3 doing. you are again back to your business. defending pujara.

Exactly, the point. What are the guys in form KL and Rohit doing? (Our batting as per your claim)
 

We all know that Pujara and Kohli have been pillars for Indian batting for over a decade. In SENA, guys, in form are doing nothing much here. In Aus, even a 50% Pujara hit 3 50s in last 2 tests. 
 

Edited September 2, 2021 by zen

[zen]

An out of form Kohli is the highest scorer now in the 1st inning of the 4th test … in form guys, Rohit 11 and KL 17

[ThirtyD.]

8 minutes ago, Real McCoy said:

going with the same batting lineup is bound to produce similar results. rahane not coming in at 5 is a serious concern. if rahane is not coming in at 5, why play him then. 54/3. atleast score a 100 this time

Promotion of Jadeja is to further justify Ashwin’s exclusion. Kohli, brave face, bravado etc etc.

[Adamant]

2 hours ago, express bowling said:

How Rahane retains his place is beyond me  !!

 

Even If he ends up scoring a 100 in this test, based on the data available before this test, he should have been dropped.

 

 

This happens when you have fans who hype you up to be the next captain without checking that you average 33 since 2016. 

 

Ab bhugto hype ka nateeja. 

This should be his last test.