I would rest SKY to test the true merit of the rest of the batting unit

[G_B_]

SKY is masking a lot of weakness with his freak innings....

 

At best NZ can now draw this T20 series...(not that these bilateral matter).

 

The entire batting unit barring Kohli and Sky looks totally out of form...

[TheWall]

No need to test. It's confirmed. The rest are waste.

[QuarantineTormentino]

Next match we should ideally play this xi (but I know it won’t happen)

 

Gill

Pant (wk)

Iyer

Hooda

Samson

Hardik

Sundar

Kuldeep

Siraj

Umran

Arshdeep

 

 

 

[QuarantineTormentino]

If they trust Kishan or Samson’s keeping enough they can replace Pant with Kishan

[Majestic]

1 minute ago, QuarantineTormentino said:

If they trust Kishan or Samson’s keeping enough they can replace Pant with Kishan

If they want to try Kishan let them do it over a decent sample in T20s. 

[G_B_]

I feel give Pant an extended run as opener...

 

I still think he is caught between playing it safe or going all out.

[CricketWise]

Rest is vibes. What's there to test 

[vvvslaxman]

No need. Just need a reshuffle of batting order.  Pant bats down. Hooda bats up opening with Kishan. Right/left.  SKY at 3. Shreyas 4. Pandu 5. Pant at 6.  Sundar at 7.

[Majestic]

I would drop Pant and bring Prithvi Shaw as opener. Two years to experiment in this format and hence you can bring Shaw in this format in my opinion. He has the game to dominate the bowling.

 

Shaw

Kishan/Pant

SKY

D Hooda/Shreyas

Pandya

Samson

 

That's top 6 in T20s.

 

In ODIs :- Rohit, Gill, Kohli, Pant, SKY, Pandya. Backups - KLR, S Iyer

Reserves - S Samson

 

 

[Adamant]

54 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

No need. Just need a reshuffle of batting order.  Pant bats down. Hooda bats up opening with Kishan. Right/left.  SKY at 3. Shreyas 4. Pandu 5. Pant at 6.  Sundar at 7.

Rishabh needs to open, he can't bat at 5 in t02is. 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Adamant said:

Rishabh needs to open, he can't bat at 5 in t02is. 

 

He can't open either. He had trouble clearing inner field even in power play. Atleast against spinners he has some chance

[dilliboy]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

 

He can't open either. He had trouble clearing inner field even in power play. Atleast against spinners he has some chance

Give him a decent run and then drop or play him depending on how he performs 

[G_B_]

Pant in t20 has been thus far a disappointment 

 

Would have thought this would be strongest format 

 

Bit like sehwag who was brilliant in tests with field close in but in t20 was so so

 

 

[Lord]

2 minutes ago, G_B_ said:

Pant in t20 has been thus far a disappointment 

 

Would have thought this would be strongest format 

 

Bit like sehwag who was brilliant in tests with field close in but in t20 was so so

 

 

 

Sehwag and his starts were a big reason in us winning two WCs though.

 

 

[singhvivek141]

Only one of Pant or Kishan should play, what's the need of playing 2 players who are similar in their roles ?

Our TM again messed up the selections....if Pant isn't working in T20's then switch over to Kishan, but both shouldn't play together just for the sake of variety.

[mani sha]

Pant as a t20 batter is useless . Needs to be dropped . Sampson as wicketkeeper needs to be tried . Or Bharat  . 

[Lord]

Pant

Kishan

Gill

Samson

Iyer

Hooda

Hardik

Sundar

Siraj

Umran

Arshdeep/Kuldeep.

 

 

Batting till 8. 6 bowling options.

 

Need to give Pant a decent run at opening. If it fails after 10 games, drop him. But don't move him up and down.

 

 

 

[coffee_rules]

Sky 111* (51)

Extras 11

Rest 69(69)

 

NZ will obviously like the Rest for Sky (pun intended)

Edited November 20, 2022 by coffee_rules

[vvvslaxman]

[Lord]

3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

lol Samson's figures are inflated due to Ireland tour though.