Will any commentator, reporter, or ex-player call out non-selection of Abhishek?

[Ultimate_Game]

Will we see anyone call out this non-sensical selection? The best Indian opener this IPL with more than 400+ runs at SR of 200+ is not selected and non-performers are selected without any rationale. All the commies, and ex-players are quick to throw non-stars under the bus but will they have balls to call out this idiocy?

 

In case of Rinku they mentioned it's his IPL form and ignored his stellar intl record. And in case of Abhishek, somehow the IPL form is not good enough for selection. So what is it? How do you get selected? Seeing likes of Siraj, Jadeja, and Rohit selected despite poor IPL form and lack of intl T20 performances, will someone finally call spade a spade?

[Need4Speed]

9 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Will we see anyone call out this non-sensical selection? The best Indian opener this IPL with more than 400+ runs at SR of 200+ is not selected and non-performers are selected without any rationale. All the commies, and ex-players are quick to throw non-stars under the bus but will they have balls to call out this idiocy?

 

In case of Rinku they mentioned it's his IPL form and ignored his stellar intl record. And in case of Abhishek, somehow the IPL form is not good enough for selection. So what is it? How do you get selected? Seeing likes of Siraj, Jadeja, and Rohit selected despite poor IPL form and lack of intl T20 performances, will someone finally call spade a spade?

had he bowled more and got few wkts..he could have been the AR we were looking for..

is a must in T20 setup post wcup..

[Ultimate_Game]

12 minutes ago, Need4Speed said:

had he bowled more and got few wkts..he could have been the AR we were looking for..

is a must in T20 setup post wcup..

 

His batting alone deserves selection. The fact he's a spinner to boot and can get 1-2 overs in should be an added bonus!

[Nikhil_cric]

22 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

His batting alone deserves selection. The fact he's a spinner to boot and can get 1-2 overs in should be an added bonus!

They may not even be able to fit in all of Jaiswal, Kohli and Rohit. Abhishek will just end up warming the bench. 

[Ultimate_Game]

41 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

They may not even be able to fit in all of Jaiswal, Kohli and Rohit. Abhishek will just end up warming the bench. 

 

At least we can niggle someone in case of emergency

[kosingh]

Have to be at least 30 years old, so he has to wait a while

[RajBan]

1 hour ago, Nikhil_cric said:

They may not even be able to fit in all of Jaiswal, Kohli and Rohit. Abhishek will just end up warming the bench. 

Kohli and Rohit should not have been there in the first place. The 35 ball 50s that they may score will be more damaging as it gives enough ammunitions to paid influencers, and retarded fanbase to glorify the outdated style.

 

Sharma and Jaiswal followed by Samson, Sky, Rinku and Dube should have been our minimum line-up.

[Nikhil_cric]

2 minutes ago, RajBan said:

Kohli and Rohit should not have been there in the first place. The 35 ball 50s that they may score will be more damaging as it gives enough ammunitions to paid influencers, and retarded fanbase to glorify the outdated style.

 

Sharma and Jaiswal followed by Samson, Sky, Rinku and Dube should have been our minimum line-up.

Ideally, yes. But considering that Ro and Ko are automatic selections, there is no place for him in the squad. 

[Need4Speed]

6 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

His batting alone deserves selection. The fact he's a spinner to boot and can get 1-2 overs in should be an added bonus!

As a batter its difficult to get into the side..ask Rinku..

if selectors were brave it was a different matter..

[putrevus]

Very good non selection.  

[Ultimate_Game]

3 hours ago, putrevus said:

Very good non selection.  

 

Lack of a single trophy over the last decade when even the likes of WI, SL and Pak were able to win one says it all about our selection process of selecting "experience" over performance

[putrevus]

3 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Lack of a single trophy over the last decade when even the likes of WI, SL and Pak were able to win one says it all about our selection process of selecting "experience" over performance

No selections are perfect but this case non selection is the right call.

 

When your best bowler is choker and cannot do anything in crunch these things happen.

[vvvslaxman]

All the one-dimensional hacks should be weeded out. If they fail with bat (either by getting out for nothing or tuk tuking for 15 overs)  that's it they have no other way they can be useful for the team.  Rohit, Kohli, Rahul.  Then the half baked all rounder Jaddu.  Bowlers who can't bat or field. Arshdeep, Siraj.  In this case Siraj clicks once every 5 match. Arshdeep looks like part timer. It is not like our batsmen are great fielders. They also drop catches or misfield or both.  Loser clan. I want those guys to mix with these guys. But in hindsight these bozos will infect them with their statpadding skills. Hope Jaiswal has the vaccine.

[Vijy]

13 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Lack of a single trophy over the last decade when even the likes of WI, SL and Pak were able to win one says it all about our selection process of selecting "experience" over performance

India fans don't care about trophies. there are quite a few of them on ICF itself. it's that old 80s, 90s mentality of just having a few "superstars" and focusing on their personal records, and hyping them to the skies. and all those superstars are batters, not boomer (who might be a choker, but is also an ATG)

Edited May 10, 2024 by Vijy

[jf1gp_1]

Yuvraj his mentor himself is writing he isnt ready but will be soon. Lets trust Yuvi, am sure he knows what he is talking about. 

 

[BacktoCricaddict]

20 hours ago, Vijy said:

India fans don't care about trophies. there are quite a few of them on ICF itself. it's that old 80s, 90s mentality of just having a few "superstars" and focusing on their personal records, and hyping them to the skies. and all those superstars are batters, not boomer (who might be a choker, but is also an ATG)

Other things I have learned from ICF:

 

If you point out one thing wrong with Kohli, you must be a Rohit-bot or Gambhir-bot.

If you criticize Rohit being out of form, you must be a Kohli-bot or Pandya-bot.

If you don't think Dhoni is perfection, you must be a Ganguly-bot or Rohit-bot or Kohli-bot or Gambhir-bot.

 

[Vijy]

2 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Other things I have learned from ICF:

 

If you point out one thing wrong with Kohli, you must be a Rohit-bot or Gambhir-bot.

If you criticize Rohit being out of form, you must be a Kohli-bot or Pandya-bot.

If you don't think Dhoni is perfection, you must be a Ganguly-bot or Rohit-bot or Kohli-bot or Gambhir-bot.

 

the three commandments

[rkt.india]

2 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Other things I have learned from ICF:

 

If you point out one thing wrong with Kohli, you must be a Rohit-bot or Gambhir-bot.

If you criticize Rohit being out of form, you must be a Kohli-bot or Pandya-bot.

If you don't think Dhoni is perfection, you must be a Ganguly-bot or Rohit-bot or Kohli-bot or Gambhir-bot.

 

It's like being termed andhbhakt if you don't agree with Anti-Modi brigade.

[putrevus]

Once  thing I have learnt on ICF,they love assigning the blame on select few players and also players who are not selected  are always Bradmans and Malcolm Marshalls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ultimate_Game]

On 5/11/2024 at 1:13 AM, jf1gp_1 said:

Yuvraj his mentor himself is writing he isnt ready but will be soon. Lets trust Yuvi, am sure he knows what he is talking about. 

 

 

Sometimes you have to give youth a chance, especially when they're in form. Yuvraj wasn't ready either when he made his debut as a 19 year old. Nor was Kohli, Rohit, and many others who got their chance as a youngster. Tendulkar made his debut as a 16 year old on a tour to Pakistan! If we had a similar approach and were cautious, I doubt any of these things had happened. But sometimes you have to back youth and potential as there're certain lessons they can only learn at intl level. I would've agreed with the current approach and sentiment if we were actually being successful and winning tourneys. We haven't won zilch for more than a decade now (since 2013),and even likes of SL, Pak and WI have won a tourney since then. That clearly shows the current approach doesn't work and needs a change.

 

The kid (Abhushek) is in form and is matching Head, which is no small feat. His confidence is sky high and that's the time to give him a chance. Give him free reign to go after the bowling in PP and he may do what we've struggled to do for ages with experienced players, i.e., play fearless cricket and put opponents on the back-foot. There's a reason we won WT20 in 2007, and beat Aus in Aus in 2020-21 with youth and players who weren't "ready". If you don't give someone like Abhishek a chance now, when exactly are you gonna give him a chance? When he's jaded and start playing for averages? Or when he becomes disillusioned and demotivated like Shaw?

Edited May 12, 2024 by Ultimate_Game