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It seems team management has decided that they will go with Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli will be top three. That is a given and won't change. Rahul will also come in at 4. My playing XI would be :-

 

Rohit

Dhawan

Kohli

KL

Sundar(in mould of Shakib type A/R)

Pant(wkt)

Shardul

Deepak

Siraj

Prasidh

Bishnoi/Yuzi

 

No place for SKY or Shreyas or even Hooda. Can pick Kuldeep as second spinner also.

 

Discuss!

 

 

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It seems team management has decided that they will go with Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli will be top three. That is a given and won't change. Rahul will also come in at 4. My playing XI would be :-
 
Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
KL
Sundar(in mould of Shakib type A/R)
Pant(wkt)
Shardul
Deepak
Siraj
Prasidh
Bishnoi/Yuzi
 
No place for SKY or Shreyas or even Hooda. Can pick Kuldeep as second spinner also.
 
Discuss!
 
 
KL not in 1st odi. So we can think of doing some experiment.

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KL is missing from 1st ODI..  I'll go with

 

Ruturaj

Dhawan (unfortunately) 

Rohit

Kohli 

Pant (wk) 

SKY (finisher) 

Washy

D Chahar

Bishnoi

Siraj

Prasidh 

 

Potential 1 game shootout between Dhawan & Ruturaj.  Whoever comes on top won't be a back up opener.   Tough ask for Rutu but only way he can make Rahul Dravid think otherwise. 

 

Btw Rahul Dravid will 100% not play Rutu Bishnoi but field same playing XI like last ODI with Washy replacing Jayant. 

 

 

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Such lack of imagination, TSK-TSK  let me try :baking:

RGS

Dhawan (Rishi)

Eternally angry young (old?) man (Rayu)Dud

BRat

midget slinga - Jadhav

Karthik

Karke aaya - chota Panda

MS (wk) specialist review taker/consultant

Bhukhe

Ethical Mind

Chahaal

 

KL (reserve keeper) - only because this isn't a WC SF :laugh:

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58 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

KL is missing from 1st ODI..  I'll go with

 

Ruturaj

Dhawan (unfortunately) 

Rohit

Kohli 

Pant (wk) 

SKY (finisher) 

Washy

D Chahar

Bishnoi

Siraj

Prasidh 

 

Potential 1 game shootout between Dhawan & Ruturaj.  Whoever comes on top won't be a back up opener.   Tough ask for Rutu but only way he can make Rahul Dravid think otherwise. 

 

Btw Rahul Dravid will 100% not play Rutu Bishnoi but field same playing XI like last ODI with Washy replacing Jayant. 

 

 

Rohit

Dhawan (unfortunately) 

Kohli 

Pant (wk) 

Iyer

SKY (finisher) (Rahul to replace Iyer or SKY from 2nd ODI)

Washy

Shardul

D Chahar

Yuzi Chahal

Siraj/ Prasidh

Rutu, Bishnoi, Avesh will have to wait

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7 hours ago, Majestic said:

It seems team management has decided that they will go with Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli will be top three. That is a given and won't change. Rahul will also come in at 4. My playing XI would be :-

 

Rohit

Dhawan

Kohli

KL

Sundar(in mould of Shakib type A/R)

Pant(wkt)

Shardul

Deepak

Siraj

Prasidh

Bishnoi/Yuzi

 

No place for SKY or Shreyas or even Hooda. Can pick Kuldeep as second spinner also.

 

Discuss!

 

 

Is it the XI you expect from our TM or you "want" to see on field? I would personally be disappointed to see all accumulator top 5 though.

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1 hour ago, express bowling said:

Dravid said that the erstwhile top 3 will play, no matter what. So, for ODIs ...

 

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan

3. Kohli

4. Pant

5. Rahul

6. SKY

7. Deepak

8. Washington

9. Bishnoi

10. Prasidh

11. Siraj

 

No way to pick a 6th bowler without weakening an already weak batting.

 

 

I have no problem with Hitman as his acceleration can and is destructive. I would even argue, that when he has his eye in, no boundary is safe.

 

We just need Dhawan and Kohli to get out early. Heaven forbid they do well, that could cement their career for another year in this team.

 

This team bats deep, yet will go tuk tuk for 30+ overs.

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1 hour ago, express bowling said:

Dravid said that the erstwhile top 3 will play, no matter what. So, for ODIs ...

 

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan

3. Kohli

4. Pant

5. Rahul

6. SKY

7. Deepak

8. Washington

9. Bishnoi

10. Prasidh

11. Siraj

 

No way to pick a 6th bowler without weakening an already weak batting.

 

 

 

Can you select the team which you would want if you had freedom, assumption is Hitman is captain.

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1 hour ago, SRT100 said:

I have no problem with Hitman as his acceleration can and is destructive. I would even argue, that when he has his eye in, no boundary is safe.

 

We just need Dhawan and Kohli to get out early. Heaven forbid they do well, that could cement their career for another year in this team.

 

This team bats deep, yet will go tuk tuk for 30+ overs.

Rohit Sharma starts even more slowly than Kohli and Dhawan is way ahead in this aspect. 

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7 minutes ago, Adamant said:

Rohit Sharma starts even more slowly than Kohli and Dhawan is way ahead in this aspect. 

 

The acceleration of Hitman though is breathtaking. Kohli and Dhawan have not been anywhere near this for a long long time.

 

Hitman and Pant the only Indian players capable of hitting a double century in ODIs.

 

 

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I have no problem with Hitman as his acceleration can and is destructive. I would even argue, that when he has his eye in, no boundary is safe.
 
We just need Dhawan and Kohli to get out early. Heaven forbid they do well, that could cement their career for another year in this team.
 
This team bats deep, yet will go tuk tuk for 30+ overs.
U need one accumulator and that is Dhawan. Kohli is class, his form is temporary.

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10 hours ago, Vijy said:

just play anyone who is over 35, form or fitness is irrelevant. make sure to pack it with non performing batters and trundlers.

Reality is that apart from occasional beatings in bilaterals, cricket in ODIs is not competitive enough to force Indian team to bear the consequences of sub-optimal batting tactics.  We'll still manage to win more often than we lose in useless ODI games and series, and infantile idiots who don't understand what's going on will "defend" Virat or whoever is captain, by citing "winning percentage".   

 

Only way to force a change in tactics and selection is losses.  repeated ones.  

 

If there is no new batsman as opener in the Windies ODI series, I'll probably end up having to wish for Indian loss so that we get the changes we need if we are to have any realistic chance for ODI WC victory in home conditions. 

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5 hours ago, express bowling said:

Dravid said that the erstwhile top 3 will play, no matter what. So, for ODIs ...

 

1. Rohit

2. Dhawan

3. Kohli

4. Pant

5. Rahul

6. SKY

7. Deepak

8. Washington

9. Bishnoi

10. Prasidh

11. Siraj

 

No way to pick a 6th bowler without weakening an already weak batting.

 

 

 

Play that top 3, but just shift them down one slot.  

 

  1.  Shaw/ KLPD (attacking version not the phuddu one)
  2. Dhawan
  3. Rohit
  4. Kohli
  5. Pant
  6. SKY
  7. Sundar
  8. Chahar
  9. Bishnoi
  10. Siraj
  11. Prasidh

 

 

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2 hours ago, sandeep said:

 

Play that top 3, but just shift them down one slot.  

 

  1.  Shaw/ KLPD (attacking version not the phuddu one)
  2. Dhawan
  3. Rohit
  4. Kohli
  5. Pant
  6. SKY
  7. Sundar
  8. Chahar
  9. Bishnoi
  10. Siraj
  11. Prasidh

 

 

 

 

Shaw is not in the squad and KL has decided to administer KLPD if he comes at the top. He is much better at 4 or 5.

 

And Sundar is better at 8 as he is not a big hitter yet.

 

 

 

 

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