AKane Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said: There is no point of Ashwin in a place like SA... You need overspin there. I'd have played Sundar over him. He looks like a better off spinner rn.. His loop is better & has a bit of Lyon in him too. Turns the ball from off stump. Ash darts on leg vs lefties & righties. Hopefully he gets a run in Australia next year. Better batsman too. We need to back Jadeja... More right handers in SA. He can hit the rough more accurately. This whole argument of Ashwin over Iyer based on "batting" is like.... Ashwin in 12 innings in SA does not have a single 50. He has just 1 40, 2 30s a and other nothing scores. If you want a batsman - pick Iyer. Has never played there but has upside. Far better fielder too. If you want Ashwin because you are fan and maybe he will work out - has to if you give enough chances - then say so. Lone Wolf 1 Link to comment
harpicP Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 4 hours ago, AKane said: This whole argument of Ashwin over Iyer based on "batting" is like.... Ashwin in 12 innings in SA does not have a single 50. He has just 1 40, 2 30s a and other nothing scores. If you want a batsman - pick Iyer. Has never played there but has upside. Far better fielder too. If you want Ashwin because you are fan and maybe he will work out - has to if you give enough chances - then say so. Iyer sucks vs bounce and SA is not the right place for him. He will get exposed again. But ash isn't the answer either. Lord 1 Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Weather looks very dicey,hope to see a result. Link to comment
Throwaib_Chuckter Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Make Prasidh play the first test at-least and if he doles out Prasadam everyday so be it. For me he fits the Ishant mould in test matches, sink or swim time. Chuckte Raho TC Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 11 hours ago, AKane said: This whole argument of Ashwin over Iyer based on "batting" is like.... Ashwin in 12 innings in SA does not have a single 50. He has just 1 40, 2 30s a and other nothing scores. If you want a batsman - pick Iyer. Has never played there but has upside. Far better fielder too. If you want Ashwin because you are fan and maybe he will work out - has to if you give enough chances - then say so. Iyer is not a bad batsman... We know he has a deadly square cut. If Bavuma can do well... Then Iyer has every chance as well. He is a fast run scorer & u need players like him in MO in SA. He can hit someone like Rabada off his length. He has more chance to struggle in Australia than SA where you don't need bigger inns... Just a 40-50 odd is enough to win games. AKane 1 Link to comment
vishalvirsingh Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Guys- if Shammi was fit, he would be the first Pace bowler for tests ahead of Siraj and BOOM. Why? Because he has "MASTERED" the art of pitching the ball on it SEAM-Pattti pe ball dalta hai. if the pitch is green then it is kind of SURE that he will take a FIFER, even today when he is bowling 136 to 143K but with extensive expertise to bowl on seam, he is deadly and could have won the match for us. BOOM is learning from him and that's why he is bowling various lengths and sometimes bowling on Seam too. Prasidh is too tall and should succeed or create a lot of opportunities. My 11 would include Jaddu, BOOM, Siraj, and Prasidh in the first test. I would play with 4 bowlers only and maybe Tilak Verma or any batsman as the fifth bowler. I will go with other batsmen and Boom Siraj and Prasidh as Bowlers. Shardul can be picked if his batting Skills are looking very good as I trust Prasidh Siraj and BOOM will do the needfull on a green wicket. if the pitch is a PATTA type then I will go with 4 pacers(Prasidh, Siraj, boom) and Jaddu.... Link to comment
vishalvirsingh Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 11 hours ago, harpicP said: Iyer sucks vs bounce and SA is not the right place for him. He will get exposed again. But ash isn't the answer either. i agree...iyer may flop in africa. Hope he proves me wrong. Link to comment
vishalvirsingh Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Pick Sarfaraaz in the 11.......... he is a Khadoos batsman who is in the habit of scoring 100's in India, if he scores 15 runs, you can expect him to score a 100. Link to comment
vishalvirsingh Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran. that is the test 15. Easwaran, Bharat, Mukesh kumar and Ashwin may sit out. I will play Easwaran ahead of Shardul if the PITCH is green as if pitch is green 3 pacers can win the game for us as Siraj and boom can bowl 6 to 8 over spells too and Prasidh can bowl 6 over spells and Jaddu can bowl for 10 overs at a stretch. Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 This is going to be a super fast pitch... Even 1 spinner might be a luxury Lord 1 Link to comment
harpicP Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, vishalvirsingh said: India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran. that is the test 15. Easwaran, Bharat, Mukesh kumar and Ashwin may sit out. I will play Easwaran ahead of Shardul if the PITCH is green as if pitch is green 3 pacers can win the game for us as Siraj and boom can bowl 6 to 8 over spells too and Prasidh can bowl 6 over spells and Jaddu can bowl for 10 overs at a stretch. Prasidh Is the first name I would have in SA If prasidh can't do well in tailored made bouncy pitches in SA then he should quit cricket. Prasidh Bumrah Siraj Thakur I wanted rana or tyagi but that won't happen and shardul has done pretty well in SA. Link to comment
harpicP Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 2 hours ago, vishalvirsingh said: Guys- if Shammi was fit, he would be the first Pace bowler for tests ahead of Siraj and BOOM. Why? Because he has "MASTERED" the art of pitching the ball on it SEAM-Pattti pe ball dalta hai. if the pitch is green then it is kind of SURE that he will take a FIFER, even today when he is bowling 136 to 143K but with extensive expertise to bowl on seam, he is deadly and could have won the match for us. BOOM is learning from him and that's why he is bowling various lengths and sometimes bowling on Seam too. Prasidh is too tall and should succeed or create a lot of opportunities. My 11 would include Jaddu, BOOM, Siraj, and Prasidh in the first test. I would play with 4 bowlers only and maybe Tilak Verma or any batsman as the fifth bowler. I will go with other batsmen and Boom Siraj and Prasidh as Bowlers. Shardul can be picked if his batting Skills are looking very good as I trust Prasidh Siraj and BOOM will do the needfull on a green wicket. if the pitch is a PATTA type then I will go with 4 pacers(Prasidh, Siraj, boom) and Jaddu.... I would play this ideally Jaiswal Rohit Eshwaran he can play swing well Kohli Gill kela ideally someone else like kishan or any leftie. Judejaaa ideally washy Thukarrr ideally rana Siraj Prasidh Bumrah Link to comment
Lord Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 18 hours ago, AKane said: What batting exactly? Here are Ashwin scores in the last tour 4 14 46 16 2 7 Thats a total of 89 in 6 innings of batting. We dont have many options in the squad. Link to comment
Lord Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 17 hours ago, AKane said: This whole argument of Ashwin over Iyer based on "batting" is like.... Ashwin in 12 innings in SA does not have a single 50. He has just 1 40, 2 30s a and other nothing scores. If you want a batsman - pick Iyer. Has never played there but has upside. Far better fielder too. If you want Ashwin because you are fan and maybe he will work out - has to if you give enough chances - then say so. Iyer is technically suspect and has minimal chance of doing well Would have loved to play some proper bat in his place but there's no one. Link to comment
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