Border Gavaskar Trophy - Will this possibly be our best ever squad to tour Australia?

[Adamant]

On 7/9/2024 at 12:46 AM, express bowling said:

1. Rohit

2. Jaiswal .. LHB

3. Gill

4. Kohli

5. Pant .. LHB

6. Jurel / Rahul 

7. Jadeja .. LHB 

8. Harshit

9. Akashdeep  /  Kuldeep ( based on pitch )

10. Bumrah

11. Shami

 

12. Rahul / Jurel 

13. Sarfraz

14. Ashwin 

15. Kuldeep / Akashdeep

16. Siraj

 

 

.... Both Harshit and Akashdeep are tall, hit the deck, low FC average pacers, ideal for Australia.  And both have batting ability. Hence both should play. 

....  This team has alternating RHB and LHB 

 

 

Losing confidence in Siraj?
Harshit can bat but I looked at Akashdeep's stats, they dont suggest he can bat,

[express bowling]

2 hours ago, Adamant said:

Losing confidence in Siraj?

 

 

Siraj has become a Jeckyl or Hyde bowler.

 

One day he bowls accurately and with bounce and movement at 135 to 145. Next day he floats the ball up at 128 to 138 and sprays the ball.

 

One nwver knows which Siraj will turn up on a given day. 

 

2 hours ago, Adamant said:

Harshit can bat but I looked at Akashdeep's stats, they dont suggest he can bat,

 

Akash has improved his batting in the last 18 months or so.

[VT87]

2 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Siraj has become a Jeckyl or Hyde bowler.

 

One day he bowls accurately and with bounce and movement at 135 to 145. Next day he floats the ball up at 128 to 138 and sprays the ball.

 

One nwver knows which Siraj will turn up on a given day. 

 

 

Akash has improved his batting in the last 18 months or so.

 Akashdeep may be run out off gas after first spell of bowling we need someone who can bowl with old ball too

Edited July 10, 2024 by VT87

[express bowling]

1 hour ago, VT87 said:

 Akashdeep may be run out off gas after first spell of bowling we need someone who can bowl with old ball too

 

 

My preferred playing 11 has 3 other pacers, Bumrah, Shami and Harshit, who are all excellent with the old ball. 

 

Akashdeep and Kuldeep will be rotated based on the pitch. Kuldeep for Sydney type pitches. Akashdeep for Perth, Gabba type pitches. 

 

Moreover, Akashdeep may need some work on his old ball skills but he does not run out of steam. Clocked 143+ multiple times with the older ball and got some bounce too. 

[Lone Wolf]

5 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Siraj has become a Jeckyl or Hyde bowler.

 

One day he bowls accurately and with bounce and movement at 135 to 145. Next day he floats the ball up at 128 to 138 and sprays the ball.

 

One nwver knows which Siraj will turn up on a given day. 

 

 

Akash has improved his batting in the last 18 months or so.

Need to see more of Akash as of now Siraj ahead.

I want Akashdeep to play at least 3 more tests out of 5 at home to really gauge what he is all about.

[Nikhil_cric]

Talking about the batting of 8,  9, 10 and Jack is pointless. 

 

Pick your best bowlers and get them to hit/bat a little .

 

 

[Kron]

I would say best top 8 we can put out right now would be

 

Jaiswal

Rohit 

Gill

Kohli

Sai maybe or paddikal

Pant

Jadeja

Rana

 

[diga]

has Patidar dropped out of the radar of ICFers?

[Norman]

1 hour ago, diga said:

has Patidar dropped out of the radar of ICFers?

 

Not international material. 

[Nikhil_cric]

1 hour ago, diga said:

has Patidar dropped out of the radar of ICFers?

Too much competition. Others grabbed their chances while he failed.

 

Also he will be 31 and older than the rest . 

 

Not worth the investment. 

[Nikhil_cric]

Could we add Pradosh Ranjan Paul to the squad though ? 

 

Anybody seen his batting ?  He was the highest scorer on India A tour to SA.   So can get handle the high bounce in Southern Hemisphere ? 

[Lord]

4 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Talking about the batting of 8,  9, 10 and Jack is pointless. 

 

Pick your best bowlers and get them to hit/bat a little .

 

 

 

Ideally yes, but for us 'a little' doesnt work because top order craps the bed too often and lower order saves them, specially in SENA

[Ultimate_Game]

4 hours ago, diga said:

has Patidar dropped out of the radar of ICFers?

 

Mentally fragile and poor temperament. He was blocking half volleys against Eng spinners. It was almost like watching a poor man's KL Rahul. An absolute mental midget similar to KS Bharath. Both of them shouldn't be anywhere near the Indian team.

[Adamant]

20 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Talking about the batting of 8,  9, 10 and Jack is pointless. 

 

Pick your best bowlers and get them to hit/bat a little .

 

 

Its not pointless, its basically the reason we won in Gabba last time.

The point is to win and if a number 8 player can score runs than why not?

Shardul did that last time, this time we need Rana to do the exact same thing, cant put someone like Kuldeep or Bumrah at no.8, that's horrible

[Majestic]

Australia will come well prepared with plans vs Rishabh Pant and his success is vital for team's success because his game means business straightaway, extremely impactful. If he fails, it will make things worse for India.

 

Gill and Rahul have not done that well but both are excellent player of pace and bounce with enough experience. Great chance for them to deliver their best series.

 

3 lefties in top 7. Batting looks pretty good and so does bowling with Bumrah, Shami, Siraj and Kuldeep. The 4th pacer Harshit Rana or Akashdeep can be tried in Brisbane and Perth although they will find hard to contribute with bat, being their first overseas tour.

[Kron]

48 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Australia will come well prepared with plans vs Rishabh Pant and his success is vital for team's success because his game means business straightaway, extremely impactful. If he fails, it will make things worse for India.

 

Gill and Rahul have not done that well but both are excellent player of pace and bounce with enough experience. Great chance for them to deliver their best series.

 

3 lefties in top 7. Batting looks pretty good and so does bowling with Bumrah, Shami, Siraj and Kuldeep. The 4th pacer Harshit Rana or Akashdeep can be tried in Brisbane and Perth although they will find hard to contribute with bat, being their first overseas tour.

Would as pradosh be is very good va pace bounce

[Adamant]

BUMP!!

 

Young squad with a lot of talent.

[Lord]

1 hour ago, Adamant said:

BUMP!!

 

Young squad with a lot of talent.

 

Good thread. You missed one player in OP. Nitish Reddy.

 

We'd have dominated in SENA if Pandu was there. Hopefully Nitish can do so now. Good start.

 

 

[Serpico]

No one expected KL to come good but he was crucial in both the innings

[Sandz]

On 7/11/2024 at 8:27 PM, diga said:

has Patidar dropped out of the radar of ICFers?

3 demerit points for bringing his name up