Rajat Patidar v Sarfaraz Khan

[vvvslaxman]

2 hours ago, Need4Speed said:

Patidar wont be a chance..Kishan and SKY will bat in MO..in KLs and Iyer's absence..

I wanted Patidar to be given a try but they would like to keep a limited set for odi wcup..

unless Patidar has a breathtaking IPL season..it will be difficult for him to pip any one else from odi team..

 

 

Instead of playing Srilanka they could have created 2 Indian teams have a series between them.

[Sooda]

Patidar should be given a chance in LOIs 

 

Would have had him ahead of Tripathi in the queue 

[Need4Speed]

8 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Instead of playing Srilanka they could have created 2 Indian teams have a series between them.

If our fast bowlers like Bumrah,Sen,Prasidh are fit..then its a good idea..

[tweaker]

Rajat Patidar has been called up as replacement for Virat Kohli for the first two Tests of the five-match series against England

[Lone Wolf]

Clash of two domestic titans...  Patidar wins the initial battle courtesy superior India A & IPL numbers. 

Already has a ODI debut to his name in SA. 

[Frustrated]

Both are good.  But Sarfaraz needs to reduce weight. Is too fat.  Can he field?  Looks like mini-Azam Khan to me.  

Edited January 24 by Frustrated

[The Realist]

Heard a piece from Jarrod Kimber and he says that Khan's fitness/physique is seen as too poor for him to be selected for international level.

[vvvslaxman]

6 hours ago, Frustrated said:

Both are good.  But Sarfaraz needs to reduce weight. Is too fat.  Can he field?  Looks like mini-Azam Khan to me.  

 

Yea. it also speaks about his dedication. His brother in comparison looks okay atleast now.

[Need4Speed]

Sarafaraz had discipline issues in the past against him..

in any case..irrespective of the stats..form..Patidar looks more international quality to me..

[Gollum]

Sarfaraz Khan must be 150 kgs, no thanks. 

[Vijy]

5 hours ago, Gollum said:

Sarfaraz Khan must be 150 kgs, no thanks. 

must be a typo. I would say 250

[putrevus]

So who will you blame here bozo Dravid or selectors.

 

They did select Patidar in the squad but he does not get a chance as this moron Dravid wants his pet KL to play as a batsman.

[vvvslaxman]

Sarfraz is also heating up the competition with an 160. But he must realize without losing weight he is not getting anywhere close to the selection. 

[tweaker]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Sarfraz is also heating up the competition with an 160. But he must realize without losing weight he is not getting anywhere close to the selection. 

If he can bat whole day,field whole day he may be match fit.

He should have looked after his fitness in the off season .

 

But if he is agile on the field ,can bat longer his fitness should not hinder his selection in the team

[vvvslaxman]

4 hours ago, tweaker said:

If he can bat whole day,field whole day he may be match fit.

He should have looked after his fitness in the off season .

 

But if he is agile on the field ,can bat longer his fitness should not hinder his selection in the team

It should not. But it will. For starters he has to reach the level of his brother atleast. He looked similar in stroke play plus he can bowl. I sense Mushee may play for India before Sarfraz.

[Lord]

Why is there a comparison? They both should be drafted in

[BacktoCricaddict]

6 hours ago, Lord said:

Why is there a comparison? They both should be drafted in

Every time we (I) start to write off Sarfaraz, he makes a positive contribution. I realize fitness is an issue, and people have alluded to some attitude problems in the past but man ... maybe he does deserve an opportunity. People mature with age, so maybe his attitude problems are behind him.

 

Also, he and Patidar can't do much worse than Gill or Iyer at this point. And it might light a fire under those guys to have some legit competition.

Edited January 26 by BacktoCricaddict

[Lone Wolf]

20 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Every time we (I) start to write of Sarfaraz, he makes a positive contribution. I realize fitness is an issue, and people have alluded to some attitude problems in the past but man ... maybe he does deserve an opportunity. People mature with age, so maybe his attitude problems are behind him.

 

Also, he and Patidar can't do much worse than Gill or Iyer at this point. And it might light a fire under those guys to have some legit competition.

Looking at how Gill & Iyer are going both of these guys would be massive upgrade. 

Hopefully Rajat is a solid slip catcher like Gill though (only thing he is supposed to be good at these days. 

[Vijy]

Looks Fatman will have a lieutenant in FatKhan since the latter has been selected in the squad.

[Vijy]

On 1/26/2024 at 8:29 AM, BacktoCricaddict said:

Every time we (I) start to write off Sarfaraz, he makes a positive contribution. I realize fitness is an issue, and people have alluded to some attitude problems in the past but man ... maybe he does deserve an opportunity. People mature with age, so maybe his attitude problems are behind him.

 

Also, he and Patidar can't do much worse than Gill or Iyer at this point. And it might light a fire under those guys to have some legit competition.

patidar should be in the team, sarfaraz should not (he's not test level on current evidence). would rather have seen a stop-gap spin expert like mayank or karun nair instead.