Your Indian XI for second Test

[coffee_rules]

Rahane gets niggled out

Vihari should play

[prudent_kreeda]

21 hours ago, Majestic said:

 

I think if these two have poor returns after completion of this series, then we may get to see Shreyas and Gill getting matches at home. That is the best chance for India looking beyond these two.

 

Pujara and Rahane producing poor returns this series with averages below 30. This will allow them to give Gill, Shreyas, Vihari a chance vs Sri Lanka and Australia at home now. Then if they merit their place, next time they might travel overseas too ahead of Pujara and Rahane in reckoning.

Most probabilistic  outcome of this series and really beneficial for indian cricket for building future team . For this reason , i wanted these guys to face SA pacers & fail rather than younger lot . Had younger lot  played and failed , both  Pujara & Rahane will play home series and get stuck for another 2 years .

[Vijy]

6 hours ago, SRT100 said:

 

 

I had requote this team again its perfect.

 

Sure Ashwin drop is harsh but needed given conditions.

 

The strength in batting is phenomenal.

 

 

 

 

 

@Vijy your thoughts too along with @express bowling

this is the best possible team that @express bowling came up with. I agree 100% with it. I only hope that Mayank will tighten up his game further.

[SRT100]

4 hours ago, Vijy said:

this is the best possible team that @express bowling came up with. I agree 100% with it. I only hope that Mayank will tighten up his game further.

 

I just cannot fathom how going into a test carrying Pujara, Kohli and Rahane is the best idea for Indian cricket.

 

How come everyone be it professional or amateur can see the need to dump them, but not team management.

 

While Kohli is captain, sure his place is unfortunately a lock, till then, Pujara and Rahane need to be dropped.

[Texan]

39 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

I just cannot fathom how going into a test carrying Pujara, Kohli and Rahane is the best idea for Indian cricket.

 

How come everyone be it professional or amateur can see the need to dump them, but not team management.

 

While Kohli is captain, sure his place is unfortunately a lock, till then, Pujara and Rahane need to be dropped.

 

They are there due to political reasons, not cricketing ones. Kohli keeps them because his own form is so bad. If he drops both of them, spotlight will be on his own place. I think it is bound to happen though. I just don't see any way that all 3 should be playing the next Test. But again, I was hoping they would be dropped in the home series v/s NZ too, but that did not happen and only Rahane sat out one Test.

[SRT100]

17 minutes ago, Texan said:

 

They are there due to political reasons, not cricketing ones. Kohli keeps them because his own form is so bad. If he drops both of them, spotlight will be on his own place. I think it is bound to happen though. I just don't see any way that all 3 should be playing the next Test. But again, I was hoping they would be dropped in the home series v/s NZ too, but that did not happen and only Rahane sat out one Test.

 

Of course it is. Everyone on here knows this.

 

The fault is with the BCCI for selecting them. Once they are  dumped, Kohli will be exposed.