Team India's squad for Asia Cup Announced - KL, Shreyas back and Tilak Varma included

[Vijy]

9 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Brian Lara avg under 35 in test against India doesnt translate to our bowling lineup being best in that era

prabhakar got exposed in many diff cases too. not sure why you brought up lara here.

[jf1gp_1]

6 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Prabhakar averaged 37 in tests snd 29 in ODIs as a bowler.

 

So, he wasn't that good a bowler overall either. Not a case of just that game.

Prabhakar was one of the better ones we had at that point in time. Plus he could open with bat when required which was a bonus once kapil retired ànd we needed a long batting line up. 

 

We were such a poor team 90s. No openers, only a young Sachin with bat and kumble with ball were the only players, no fats bowlers, captain fixed matches then cheats like jadeja.

Edited August 6, 2023 by jf1gp_1

[Vijy]

11 hours ago, Suhaan said:

You forgot Sakaria, without him everything is incomplete, he's the missing piece

 

him and undercutter, the missing pieces

[express bowling]

2 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Prabhakar was one of the better ones we had at that point in time. Plus he could open with bat when required which was a bonus once kapil retired ànd we needed a long batting line up. 

 

We were such a poor team 90s. No openers, only a young Sachin with bat and kumble with ball were the only players, no fats bowlers, captain fixed matches then cheats like jadeja.

 

Batting is a different issue.

 

Prabhakar opened the bowling for us and he was a typical slow and movement dependant new ball bowler that has been our bane for decades.

[zen]

Not sure if the squad has been announced or when it is expected to be announced but below is how it could shape up:

 

Batsmen including WK 

 

Rohit

Gill

Kohli 

 

3-4 from

 

SKY 

Jaiswal

S Iyer 

KL (wk)

Kishan (wk)

Samson (wk)

 

ARs

 

Sir Don

Jadeja

Axar

Thakur 

 

Pacers 

 

Bumrah

Siraj 

X

 

Spinners

 

Chahal 

Kuldeep 

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by zen

[Austin 3:!6]

31 minutes ago, zen said:

Not sure if the squad has been announced or when it is expected to be announced but below is how it could shape up:

 

Batsmen including WK 

 

Rohit

Gill

Kohli 

 

3-4 from

 

SKY 

Jaiswal

S Iyer 

KL (wk)

Kishan (wk)

Samson (wk)

 

ARs

 

Sir Don

Jadeja

Axar

Thakur 

 

Pacers 

 

Bumrah

Siraj 

X

 

Spinners

 

Chahal 

Kuldeep 

 

 

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul won't be fit by Asia Cup

 

Also, Jaiswal is not in the reconning in ODIs for now.

 

I think Tilak Varma will be a surprise entry replacing Samson.

 

 

[zen]

4 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul won't be fit by Asia Cup

 

Also, Jaiswal is not in the reconning in ODIs for now.

 

I think Tilak Varma will be a surprise entry replacing Samson.

 

If the squad is likely to have 2 WKs, and if KL remains unavailable, both Samson & Kishan could get the nod. 

[AKane]

Failure in Asia cup will jeopardize the chances for the much bigger and longer WC.

 

If I was either KL or Iyer, I would be reluctant to play. Most likely India will not do well in Asia cup and KL and Iyer will be shoe ins for the WC in that case.

 

However if Asia cup is a pre-requisite to prove fitness then they have no choice but to play.

Edited August 6, 2023 by AKane

[Majestic]

6 hours ago, zen said:

If the squad is likely to have 2 WKs, and if KL remains unavailable, both Samson & Kishan could get the nod. 

It will.

 

Rohit, Gill, Kishan

 

Kohli, Samson, SKY, Hardik

 

Jadeja, Axar, Thakur

 

Shami, Siraj, Bumrah

 

Kuldeep, Chahal

 

15 finalized.

[Lone Wolf]

9 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul won't be fit by Asia Cup

 

Also, Jaiswal is not in the reconning in ODIs for now.

 

I think Tilak Varma will be a surprise entry replacing Samson.

 

 

highly unlikely but we are in desperate need of a solid left handed MO player.  Tilak could solve the problem...  But he is also like Jaiswal part of Asian Games squad so 99% won't get picked for Asia Cup or WC. 

[Austin 3:!6]

7 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

highly unlikely but we are in desperate need of a solid left handed MO player.  Tilak could solve the problem...  But he is also like Jaiswal part of Asian Games squad so 99% won't get picked for Asia Cup or WC. 

 

That Asia games squad is not written in stone though...its at BCCIs discretion and they can swap players anytime. I think one of Jaiswal or Tilak would get drafted into main team.

[Austin 3:!6]

I would have this 15 member squad for Asia Cup - 

 

Openers:

Rohit Sharma (c)

Shubhman Gill

Yashasvi Jaiswal

 

Middle Order:

Virat Kohli

Tilak Varma

Ishan Kishan (wk)

KL Rahul (wk)

SuryaKumar Yadav

 

All Rounders:

Hardik Pandya

Ravi Jadeja

Shardul Thakur

 

Spinners:

Kuldeep Yadav

Yuzi Chahal

 

Seamers:

Jasprit Bumrah

Mohammad Siraj

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by Austin 3:!6

[Nikhil_cric]

Top 3

 

Rohit 

Kohli

Shubman

Jaiswal

 

4,5,6

 

Varma

Iyer(if fit)

Kishan

Parag 

 

Allrounders

 

Hardik

Axar

 

Bowlers

 

Kuldeep

Bumrah

Siraj

Shami

Prasidh (if fit)

 

This is what I'm hoping for.  Ideally I want Kohli out but that's not going to happen. So, they should atleast make him and Sharma open.  Neither of them can accelerate against spin but can still play pace. 

 

 

 

[putrevus]

Verma who has played total of two matches is now savior. How is a must in 50 over cricket?

Edited August 7, 2023 by putrevus

[Norman]

It was pathetic not to try out Jaiswal in the WI odis. Morons gave Axar Patel the no.4 spot but kept YJ on the bench for some brain dead reason only known to them. Should have tried out Tilak as well in the middle order... Absolute shitt heads

 

Jaiswal

Rohit

Kohli

Iyer/Gill

Tilak

Kishan/KL

Pandya

 

Look how versatile that batting line-up looks rather than the likely top 6 of all right handers and the tail starting at 7 with tuk tuk jaddu who has no business playing ODIs for us.

[express bowling]

1 hour ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Top 3

 

Rohit 

Kohli

Shubman

Jaiswal

 

4,5,6

 

Varma

Iyer(if fit)

Kishan

Parag 

 

Allrounders

 

Hardik

Axar

 

Bowlers

 

Kuldeep

Bumrah

Siraj

Shami

Prasidh (if fit)

 

This is what I'm hoping for.  Ideally I want Kohli out but that's not going to happen. So, they should atleast make him and Sharma open.  Neither of them can accelerate against spin but can still play pace. 

 

 

 

 

What will be your playing 11  ?

[Nikhil_cric]

6 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

What will be your playing 11  ?

 

They should try out this top 6 at least in a couple of games in the Asia Cup. SKY has failed in ODIS. And I don't think there's a need for both geriatrics. Rohit is more explosive, especially against the short ball so he starts. Bowling should always have 3 frontline quicks.  7 & 8 should be any combination of Hardik/Kuldeep/Axar depending on pitch and conditions.

 

Rohit

Jaiswal

Shubman

Tilak

Parag

Kishan

 

[Majestic]

On 8/6/2023 at 9:24 PM, jf1gp_1 said:

Prabhakar was one of the better ones we had at that point in time. Plus he could open with bat when required which was a bonus once kapil retired ànd we needed a long batting line up. 

 

We were such a poor team 90s. No openers, only a young Sachin with bat and kumble with ball were the only players, no fats bowlers, captain fixed matches then cheats like jadeja.

We were awful between 1986-1995.

 

Kapil Dev who was operating at ATG level till '85 became a Jason Holder level all rounder post that. Gavaskar was on last leg and Amarnath purple patch was over. All we had was 2-3 above average players like Vengsarkar, Azharuddin and Sidhu.

[Vijy]

9 hours ago, Norman said:

It was pathetic not to try out Jaiswal in the WI odis. Morons gave Axar Patel the no.4 spot but kept YJ on the bench for some brain dead reason only known to them. Should have tried out Tilak as well in the middle order... Absolute shitt heads

 

Jaiswal

Rohit

Kohli

Iyer/Gill

Tilak

Kishan/KL

Pandya

 

Look how versatile that batting line-up looks rather than the likely top 6 of all right handers and the tail starting at 7 with tuk tuk jaddu who has no business playing ODIs for us.

you discovered the reason for yourself: they are brain dead

[Nikhil_cric]

4 hours ago, Majestic said:

We were awful between 1986-1995.

 

Kapil Dev who was operating at ATG level till '85 became a Jason Holder level all rounder post that. Gavaskar was on last leg and Amarnath purple patch was over. All we had was 2-3 above average players like Vengsarkar, Azharuddin and Sidhu.

1993 - 1996 World Cup era side was pretty good. Definitely on an upward curve. But the relentless schedule, nepotism, and rampant fixing threw us several years behind.