2nd T20I , Edgbaston ,July 09, 2022, India tour of England

[raki05]

This Harshal Patel is right now tm favourite....he gets to play each and every match . Either he ll be dropped right before wc like Rayadu or ll be one of the main contributor of our wc exit.

[Bigg Brother]

This series reminds me of India vs Australia T20 series right before the wt20 2016..India defeated Australia 3-0 convincingly and we were hoping that it was India's wt20 to win and what happened after 2 months at home- got bowled out for 79 against NZ,huffed and puffed against Bangladesh to win the match,needed Kohli special to win it against Padosis and then crashing out to WI ending the miserable campaign. I literally don't have hope on this team specially when in form played are made to sit out to accomodate seniors on the basis of reputation. India can afford to play on 1 of the Kohli,KL and Rohit if they want to win this time.. Kohli looks hopelessly gone case with literally no hunger for runs in him. Rohit is customary pick as he is captain. 

 

[Bigg Brother]

1 hour ago, raki05 said:

This Harshal Patel is right now tm favourite....he gets to play each and every match . Either he ll be dropped right before wc like Rayadu or ll be one of the main contributor of our wc exit.

He literally hasn't got anything in his bag except cutters ..How can one be so one-dimensional... Reminds me Andrew Tye of Australia... Won't last long..

[Need4Speed]

48 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

He literally hasn't got anything in his bag except cutters ..How can one be so one-dimensional... Reminds me Andrew Tye of Australia... Won't last long..

Atleast Shardul can hit the ball and bowl cutters..but I dont prefer him as well..

Needed to groom Mohsin khan who could hit the deck hard and is a left armer..

heard he is good with the bat too..Shami rates him highly

[Need4Speed]

Bhubi is enjoying English conditions and we are happy with the result and should enjoy teams succcess however

in aussi land if Bhubi doesnt get swing with kokaburra..it will be a different story..

we need to think about WC perspective

[Jay]

36 minutes ago, Need4Speed said:

Bhubi is enjoying English conditions and we are happy with the result and should enjoy teams succcess however

in aussi land if Bhubi doesnt get swing with kokaburra..it will be a different story..

we need to think about WC perspective

This why I am afraid.

[Frustrated]

H Patel is the only weak link, it seems. But he is not going anywhere.  I think he is being persisted with, coz he plays as a bowling all rounder.    Can smash a few with the bat at the death.   

Having said that, D Chahar can play that role too.   His batting has improved a lot recently.   In the WT20, it's either H Patel or D Chahar (if  he is fit), I believe.

Shardul is out of contention for now. So, we dont have too many choices.  

[tweaker]

9 hours ago, raki05 said:

This Harshal Patel is right now tm favourite....he gets to play each and every match . Either he ll be dropped right before wc like Rayadu or ll be one of the main contributor of our wc exit.

Harshal Patel is there to secure place for Shami as Axar is for Jadeja.They dont select players who can be threat for senior players.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Only good thing from these bilaterals is we get to see new players.  Now with 2-0 up we might see Umran Hooda & probably Arshdeep or Bishnoi. 

Dravid won't have made any change in case it was 1-1.  So that's a big positive there. 

[raki05]

13 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Only good thing from these bilaterals is we get to see new players.  Now with 2-0 up we might see Umran Hooda & probably Arshdeep or Bishnoi. 

Dravid won't have made any change in case it was 1-1.  So that's a big positive there. 

I still believe dravid don't have guts to drop Kohli in next match.Also he is so desperate for a clean series victory that I fear he will make any changes in winning combination bullshit.

Edited July 10, 2022 by raki05

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, raki05 said:

I still believe dravid don't have guts to drop Kohli in next match.Also he is so desperate for a clean series victory that I fear he will make any changes in winning combination bullshit.

Kohli isn't going anywhere for now.  At least till Asia Cup.  He will score few runs vs WI..  Against Shepherd & Kesrick williams & book his place for Asia Cup & WT20

[Nikhil_cric]

I'd like to see a lineup of

 

Rohit

Pant

Hooda

SKY

Jadeja

Pandya

DK

Bumrah

Bhuv

Chahal

Avesh/Umran

 

I think the top 7 should be exactly in that order because DK's game is geared towards explosive death hitting while Jadeja can handle the middle phase better and us not as explosive. DK should only be brought up the order if wickets haven't been lost until the death overs.