rangeelaraja Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 We certainly don't have all our bases covered. Have I missed any chinks ? Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: We certainly don't have all our bases covered. Have I missed any chinks ? Yes, Iyer and Gill are notoriously unreliable, and they are both in top 4 Sandz 1 Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Vijy said: Yes, Iyer and Gill are notoriously unreliable, and they are both in top 4 I think you are being extremely harsh on Gill. Today he became the fastest ever to 2000 ODI runs. If that is not consistency, what is ? he can't score 100 everytime. Atleast he is not getting out in single digits in opening overs. Edited October 22, 2023 by rangeelaraja cricspirit and Sandz 2 Link to comment
Norman Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 To put it simply, we don't have enough depth in both the departments. What we have are - 5 genuinely good batters who can all contribute to a match winning cause on most days. 5 genuinely good bowlers who can all turn the game on its head in the space of two overs in most conditions against any opponent. And if you ask me , whether we can win the World Cup with these resources - I honestly do not know.. Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: I think you are being extremely harsh on Gill. Today he became the fastest ever to 2000 ODI runs. If that is not consistency, what is ? he can't score 100 everytime. Atleast he is not getting out in single digits in opening overs. he is quite useless once pitch is non-belter. and less said about shreyas "hooker" iyer the better Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Norman said: To put it simply, we don't have enough depth in both the departments. What we have are - 5 genuinely good batters who can all contribute to a match winning cause on most days. 5 genuinely good bowlers who can all turn the game on its head in the space of two overs in most conditions against any opponent. And if you ask me , whether we can win the World Cup with these resources - I honestly do not know.. who are these 5 good batters? I count 3: rohit, virat, and kela Link to comment
Norman Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Just now, Vijy said: who are these 5 good batters? I count 3: rohit, virat, and kela Iyer and Gill are good enough. Former looked in supreme control against Pakistan... Gill was on his way to a hundred against Bangladesh before he got playing a pretty good shot. Link to comment
Suhaan Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Same old story ,top heavy Long tail MO unreliable,Iyer is not helping himself Kela can implode any moment and rediscover his usual meek self anytime Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Norman said: Iyer and Gill are good enough. Former looked in supreme control against Pakistan... Gill was on his way to a hundred against Bangladesh before he got playing a pretty good shot. match was done and dusted when Iyer hit that 50. he will crumble faster than a cookie. we have 3 good batters; 2 of them are fortunately ATGs Link to comment
wanted_desi Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 It is not perfect squad, but should be able to win against anyone. My worry is top 3 wickets falling for very low score in knock out stages. Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 minute ago, wanted_desi said: It is not perfect squad, but should be able to win against anyone. My worry is top 3 wickets falling for very low score in knock out stages. i.e., the same old story Link to comment
putrevus Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Welcome to Indian teams in white ball cricket since 2013. Lord and Vijy 1 1 Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) Our best XI ...addresses these chinks to a large extent. Best XI : Rohit Gill Virat Iyer KL Pandya - bowls Jaddu - bowls Ashwin - bowls ------ batting upto here. Bumrah - bowls Siraj -bowls Kuldeep -bowls 6 bowlers with Pandya and batting upto 8 with Ashwin If we need 9/10/11 to bat to save our backside on our home turf, then shame on us. This is our best side. Edited October 22, 2023 by rangeelaraja Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: Our best XI ...addresses these chinks to a large extent. Best XI : Rohit Gill Virat Iyer KL Pandya - bowls Jaddu - bowls Ashwin - bowls ------ batting upto here. Bumrah - bowls Siraj -bowls Kuldeep -bowls 6 bowlers with Pandya and batting upto 8 with Ashwin If we need 9/10/11 to bat to save our backside on our home turf, then shame on us. This is our best side. why 3 spinners though? I think it should be shami in place of kuldeep. or in place of ashwin Link to comment
rollingstoned Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 No team has all bases covered. We should try to use what we have which is more than good enough to win the world cup for sure even if it's not perfect or an atg lineup. Conditions and crowd support both are firmly in our favour to help mitigate that. Norman, Vijy and Suhaan 1 2 Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Vijy said: why 3 spinners though? I think it should be shami in place of kuldeep. or in place of ashwin So based on 1 game kuldeep should be dropped ? Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: So based on 1 game kuldeep should be dropped ? yes, because the going will get worse for him vs SA. play him when pitch has something in it for spinners and/or teams are not strong vs spin Edited October 22, 2023 by Vijy rangeelaraja 1 Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Squad may not be perfectly balanced... But I find it better than 2019. DK Jadhav Dhoni Boobie Chahal... You got 4 genuine non performers back then. This squad is a massive upgrade. We need to be a bit smarter especially Gill & Iyer. Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Just now, Vijy said: yes, because the going well get worse for him vs SA. play him when pitch has something in it for spinners and/or teams are not strong vs spin Seems like you have the crystal ball. Can you declare the WC winner already please. Will save everybody another month or so. Link to comment
Vijy Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Just now, rangeelaraja said: Seems like you have the crystal ball. Can you declare the WC winner already please. Will save everybody another month or so. either India or NZ. Link to comment
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