asterix Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 This will be the actual lineup… Rohit KL Pujara Kohli Rahane Pant Jadeja Thakur Umesh Ishant Bhumrah If Ishant not fit then Shami. If both not fit then Siraj continues. No other NEW player, who hasn’t played in this series will come in the last match playing XI. Thats how Team India goes about it’s business… no matter how much you discuss about various possibilities, it will happen the way it’s mentioned above. SRT100, BacktoCricaddict, G_B_ and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment
express bowling Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 2 hours ago, AuxiliA said: LOL we haven't won the series yet. England will prepare a green pitch which can produce result even in 3 days. Rahane MUST be dropped. Sadly, no point in playing Ashwin now as he lacks match practice with the bat. Bumrah is a must. This is an extremely imp. test. He can rest later. Shami in place of Siraj. Rohit Rahul Pujara Kohli Vihari/Mayank Jadeja Pant Thakur Umesh Shami Bumrah All very valid points. SRT100 and AuxiliA 2 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, asterix said: This will be the actual lineup… Rohit KL Pujara Kohli Rahane Pant Jadeja Thakur Umesh Ishant Bhumrah If Ishant not fit then Shami. If both not fit then Siraj continues. No other NEW player, who hasn’t played in this series will come in the last match playing XI. Thats how Team India goes about it’s business… no matter how much you discuss about various possibilities, it will happen the way it’s mentioned above. Am I still able to fantasize about what the line up could be or does Kohli and TM like to just f**k with my dreams of the perfect Test team to take on England in the 5th Test? You are correct, with the win in the 4th, Kohli will feel vindicated with every decision he made. asterix 1 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, express bowling said: All very valid points. Unfortunately Kohli and TM do not appreciate valid points and sensible arguments. express bowling 1 Link to comment
G_B_ Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 25 minutes ago, asterix said: This will be the actual lineup… Rohit KL Pujara Kohli Rahane Pant Jadeja Thakur Umesh Ishant Bhumrah If Ishant not fit then Shami. If both not fit then Siraj continues. No other NEW player, who hasn’t played in this series will come in the last match playing XI. Thats how Team India goes about it’s business… no matter how much you discuss about various possibilities, it will happen the way it’s mentioned above. This. asterix 1 Link to comment
G_B_ Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 India might fiddle with the batting order with rahane moving back to 5. But batsman will remain the same. There are few sites saying rahane might be rested. But i feel those are based on "sources" which is wishful thinking nothing else. asterix 1 Link to comment
asterix Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, SRT100 said: Unfortunately Kohli and TM do not appreciate valid points and sensible arguments. The way Team India works is, “once in the group, we will watch your back”. This goes for all “senior” players. So if you are dreaming/hoping for Rahane to go, I’m sorry it won’t happen. He’s lots resoect and backers in the team. His exploits in Australia as stand in captain has ensured that he won’t be dropped abruptly. All he’s to do it to stay fit. Not even injure his fingers while dropping catches… Fir players like Ashwin these rules don’t apply as he must’ve said something (being a knowledgeable free thinker) or suggested something which the Team Management & Captain doesn’t likes or see him as a potential threat. Hence he’s been sidelined and given a message to fall in line… Unfortunately India will never have the best captain who’s above groupism and politics. That player is Rohit. If he’d been the captain, nothing this sort happened. nitinbwj 1 Link to comment
DeepSpace Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 4 hours ago, SRT100 said: Dont underestimate the power of 36 and 78? India has proven it has the ability to lose a game comfortably inside 3 days. True. One 36 like session and even weather won’t help! Another of India’s issue is complacency. I hope the euphoria of this win does not lead of that thinking weather will bail them out. SRT100, express bowling and BacktoCricaddict 1 2 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Look at Laxman's comments on CI. Kohli will not drop his VC for a 5th test of the series. Rahane will get one more chance. Most likely, it will be same team as Oval or at best Siraj replaced by Ishant/Shami. My team would be Mayank/Vihari replace Rahane Ashwin replace Jaddu Siraj replaced by any fully fit bowler, Id prefer fresh legs - Prasidh express bowling and asterix 2 Link to comment
SecondSlip Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1. Rohit Sharma 2. KL Rahul 3. Cheteshwar Pujara 4. Virat Kohli (C) 5. Hanuma Vihari 6. Rishabh Pant (WK) 7. Ravindra Jadeja 8, Shardul Thakur 9. Umesh Yadav 10. Mohammad Shami 11. Jasprit Bumrah IN: Vihari & Shami OUT: Rahane & Siraj Lord 1 Link to comment
vishalvirsingh Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 8:26 PM, Ankit_sharma03 said: jasprit needs rest and ajinkya is out of form, so thats good selection. seems pradh and hanuma will play, shammi could replace siraj. rest same team. Link to comment
SRT100 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 5 hours ago, vishalvirsingh said: jasprit needs rest and ajinkya is out of form, so thats good selection. seems pradh and hanuma will play, shammi could replace siraj. rest same team. Based on this they will go Hitman KL Pujara Kohli Vihari Pant Jaddu Thakur Shami Umesh Prasidh Personally I would have gone: Hitman KL Pujara Kohli Vihari Pant Ashwin Thakur Shami Umesh Prasidh I think Jaddu for Ash would catch the Poms off guard and given Jaddu's lack of penetration to get wickets this series, rolling the dice with Ash is not a gamble at all. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 give siraj a rest and play shami. Link to comment
nitinbwj Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 You rest Bumrah and the game is gone! express bowling 1 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, nitinbwj said: You rest Bumrah and the game is gone! We may have no choice, Bumrah may be exhausted. Link to comment
sensible-indian Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 If Rahane plays the 5th test, we deserve to lose this game. Link to comment
rageaddict Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 What's the weather like for the first few days ? If it rains for as long as it is being predicted good for India, they are leading the series . Link to comment
dilliboy Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 hour ago, SRT100 said: We may have no choice, Bumrah may be exhausted. Rest him for the IPL.. This is much more important Link to comment
dilliboy Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, rageaddict said: What's the weather like for the first few days ? If it rains for as long as it is being predicted good for India, they are leading the series . First day likely to be a washout Link to comment
SRT100 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 minute ago, dilliboy said: Rest him for the IPL.. This is much more important He may be too exhausted to play back to back tests. If England bat first, he will be expected to open the bowling. Link to comment
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