Potential Post Kohli, Pujara, Rahane, Rohit Test Batting Line Up

[Prabhdeep Singh]

M Agarwal (Current Age 30)

P Shaw (Current Age 22)

KL Rahul (Current Age 29)

S Gill (Current Age 22)

S Iyer (Current Age 27)

Hanuma Vihari (Current Age 28)

R Pant(Current Age 24) - Wicket Keeper

 

Upcoming Ranji Season will provide more candidates, other possible candidates:

 

Sarfaraz Khan (Current Age 24)

Y Jaiswal (Current Age 19)

I Kishan (Current Age 23) - Wicket Keeper Option

S Samson (Current Age 27) -  Wicket Keeper Option

KS Bharat (Current Age 28) - Wicket Keeper Option

D Paddikal (Current Age 21) - Not great First Class Numbers

R Gaikwad (Current Age 24) - Not great First Class Numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Prabhdeep Singh

[Majestic]

KL

Mayank/Shaw

Vihari

Gill

S Iyer

W Sundar

Pant

 

Then in the bowling dept,

 

Axar

Bumrah

Siraj

Prasidh/Tyagi/Avesh/ D Chahar ( all won't succeed but they are contenders)

 

The only challenge is who will replace Ashwin. Are Kuldeep or Bishnoi good replacement for that?

 

[express bowling]

18 minutes ago, Prabhdeep Singh said:

M Agarwal (Current Age 30)

P Shaw (Current Age 22)

KL Rahul (Current Age 29)

S Gill (Current Age 22)

S Iyer (Current Age 27)

Hanuma Vihari (Current Age 28)

R Pant(Current Age 24) - Wicket Keeper

 

 

 

 

We play Pant at No.6 and two all-rounders at 7 and 8.

[Prabhdeep Singh]

4 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

We play Pant at No.6 and two all-rounders at 7 and 8.

 

It might change in the future to 7 Batsmen 4 bowlers combination , Ashwin & Jadeja replacements also required. S Thakur is 30 and similar all rounder D Chahar is 29.

[Sgattick10]

KL Rahul

Paddikal

Gaekwad

Gill

Sundar

Pant

Venky (AR) / Pandya if fit and firing

Bishnoi, Chahal, Yadav whoever in form

Bumrah

Siraj

Prasidh/Tyagi/Malik/Mavi

[Vijy]

My preferred all-conditions lineup:

 

Shaw/Agarwal [need to have one dasher opening; even if not technically the most sound]

KLR/Jaiswal

Vihari/Gaekwad

Gill/S. Iyer [Gill should play in middle order, not open]

Sundar/Sarfaraz [solid game against 2nd new ball + solid against spin] Sarfaraz is an underrated bat, IMO

Pant/Bharat

Thakur/V. Iyer/?? [this position is a big issue]

Axar/?? [need a backup spinner who can bat]

Kuldeep/Mavi/R. Chahar/Nagarkoti [all three are off the boil, but all are serious talents]

Bumrah

Siraj/Prasidh

 

Batting till 9. And 6 bowling options. backups for each position present as well

 

 

 

[rkt.india]

At 6, we need a batting alrounder, then Pant and four bowlers.

 

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

At 6, we need a batting alrounder, then Pant and four bowlers.

 

for some reason, bowling ARs or pseudo-bowling ARs are much more common in India. Hard to think of many batting ARs. Mankad had an avg of about 40 when opening - he and Shastri (in late part of career) are the only who come immediately to mind.

[Prabhdeep Singh]

Washington Sundar can be developed at 6 as a batting all rounder but needs do show potential in Ranji Trophy coming up.

[Vijy]

Just now, Prabhdeep Singh said:

Washington Sundar can be developed at 6 as a batting all rounder but needs do show potential in Ranji Trophy coming up.

sundar can indeed play at 6 or even 5.

[SecondSlip]

Rahul (C) 

Agarwal

Gill

Vihari

Iyer

Pant (WK) 

Jadeja

A top 7 similar to this 

[onx3]

 Hi, new poster,

 

I think more so then just replacements for the batting, we need to look at where we can improve the whole squad first. 

We have a ageing squad, that also lacks key elements.  

 

If we had those basis covered, the change of batting for the next generation could take place more smoothly.  

 

Rohit, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Ashwin, Shami, jaddu, Ishant, yadav, are the core of the squad that need replacing over next 2/3 years. 

 

Questions our domestic circuit needs to ask? 

Where is our leggie?

Wheres our offie to take over from ashwin. Can they also bat no8? 

Wheres our fast bowling genuine alrounder i.e stokes? 

Wheres our left arm fast bowler? 

Wheres our 6ft5 seamer with pace and height after ishant?

 

Currently we really only have KL, Gill, Pant, Bumrah, Siraj, Vihari that i see being here in 5 years. 

 

Being honest shaw, iyer clearly have glarring technical issues, be it swing or bounce but if those players are who we are groming, then we need the above parts of the team to be much stronger. 

We lose the dept that 7 and 8 jadd/ash give us when at home, and jaddu at 7 away from home when they gone.  I dont see bishnoi, axar, kuldeep etc batting 7 in our order and still feel pant is 1 position to high at 6 away from home. 

 

Away tests

Opener

Opener

Vihari

Gill

KL rahul

Allrounder

Pant

Spinner

Fast bowler

Bumrah

Siraj