Indian Squad announced for SL tour

[Manucrick]

Those fools drop Abhishek Sharma I can't believe this 

[RajBan]

The team selection is baffling.

 

Jaiswal is not in ODIs?

Parag is in both format but Rinku is not?

Rana and Kuldeep is in ODIs but not in T20?

Abhishek Sharma is dropped from the T20!!!

Dube now extended to ODIs.

 

A real head scratcher that.

[Chakdephatte]

2 hours ago, Kron said:

Reason apparently according to bcci is Gill has the looks, charm and personality to be a superstar plus talks better.

Jaiswal unfortunately lacks in charm and personality. So they can't make him a superstar. 

 

Bcci needs superstars to put butts on seats 

Kohli was different. Even when he was 19-20, he had this vibe. Whether he is batting, fielding, or setting the field, he always carried his energy with him. Even though a batsman should not be judged by any of these, he had superstar qualities way from start. While many see him as rude, he has immense love for his fellow players- Siraj, Dhawan, Ishant, Shami. His selections may have been foolish at times, but he was always supportive and not insecure of other talents. 

 

Gill has nothing, apart from batting talent. 

 

Edited July 19, 2024 by Chakdephatte

[dilliboy]

6 hours ago, Sandz said:

Mixed bag squad which is the norm for Indian selectors and some very strange selections.

 

T20 bowling still looks weak. Surely we can try someone other than Khaleel and Siraj.

 

Jaiswal is an all format player, can’t believe he is still hasn’t made his ODI debut, should have played the World Cup! 

 

Pant in ODIs make sense, that format suits him better than T20.

 

KL and Dube in ODIs is a waste.

 

Sai and Abhishek should have made the squads.

 

To all Gill haters he didn’t select himself so stop with the Kanspiracies.

 

 

 

Agree about Pant in ODIs being good but the irony is that he probably would be backup in ODIs behind Kela and first choice in T20s..when it should be the other way round 

[cowboysfan]

BCCI owes Indian cricket fans some answers to the selection they make,some of them make absolutely no sense.

[rollingstoned]

Very disappointed with Abhishek being dropped. Not sure if they gave him a reason either. 

It is pleasantly surprising that Mukesh and Avesh were dropped too however, makes me think this is squad is part experimental and partly to give Kohli and hitman practise before the CT.

[raki05]

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ravindra-jadeja-no-longer-in-odi-plans-selectors-want-axar-patel-washington-sundar-in-champions-trophy-bcci-official-101721368293141.html

[Frustrated]

8 minutes ago, raki05 said:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ravindra-jadeja-no-longer-in-odi-plans-selectors-want-axar-patel-washington-sundar-in-champions-trophy-bcci-official-101721368293141.html

It seems, the match winning knock by Axar under pressure in the Final of WT20 (at a stage where Ind were reeling at 34/3) has reinforced TM's confidence/trust on him to handle complex situations.                                                                                              This probably gives us a strong hint as to how Jaddu will be treated henceforth.  Maybe he would be considered only for tests. This sounds music to our ears @Gollum.  

[Gollum]

Washi is another Jaddu. Axar is a champ though, full support.

[neel roy]

News is coming in that it was Agarkar who made the decision of dropping Abhishek. The team was already selected and Gambhir had his first meeting day before yesterday. The reason was Gill and Jaiswal had waited for their chances. Gill was the highest scorer in 2023 ipl scoring hundreds after hundreds but still he had to sit out and was not even picked for w cup. Same as Jaiswal who had a monster 2023 season but was not even played in the w cup. The TM doesnt forget past performances and hence they want to set a continuity. So Gill and Jaiswal will be the openers for India till 2026. Abhishek and Rutu will be fighting for reserve keeper and next IPL is going to be the clincher. Sigh

Edited July 19, 2024 by neel roy

[neel roy]

40 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

It seems, the match winning knock by Axar under pressure in the Final of WT20 (at a stage where Ind were reeling at 34/3) has reinforced TM's confidence/trust on him to handle complex situations.                                                                                              This probably gives us a strong hint as to how Jaddu will be treated henceforth.  Maybe he would be considered only for tests. This sounds music to our ears @Gollum.  

Axar has played more match winning knocks in all formats against tough oppositions more than kohli rohit. The Australia home tour in 2 matches he saved us by his batting, ditto against england in 1 match in the previous tour and again this tour. I have lost count how many times Axar has saved us in test matches. In any dodgy situation india pushes axar up. I remember even the high voltage second bdesh test , india were in tatters till Axar came out and blasted couple of fours and was not out overnight. Stemmed the rot. Scored a handy 20+. In one odi against windies he single handedly won the match when we needed 96 from 48 balls with 3 wickets in hand. Even in the bangladesh odi which we lost ( Rohit finger injury) he was sent up the order and scored a 55 if I am not wrong and should have won it for india. The t20 w cup against pakistan his 18 ball 20 was gold dust. The only criticism i have of him is he is too nonchalant sometimes and a bit dozey perhaps doesnt even realise how important his wicket is and so gets out lazily..havent even gone to his bowling as yet. The Tristan Stubbs wicket was the game changer in final. Stubbs with his unorthodox play, if he had stayed 3 more overs game would have been over. Also the over against Imad Wasim. And his unbelievable catch of stoinis with his wrong hand. Enough said. 

Edited July 19, 2024 by neel roy

[R!TTER]

18 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

How the heck Shivam Dube is in both squads? In ODI cricket of all places.

CSK quota

[R!TTER]

14 minutes ago, neel roy said:

The Australia home tour in 2 matches he saved us by his batting, ditto against england in 1 match in the previous tour and again this tour

You're counting this against the backdrop of Jadeja or just a comment in general?

[neel roy]

9 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

You're counting this against the backdrop of Jadeja or just a comment in general?

Just as a stand alone Test Batsman. jadejas batting has regressed in last 6-7 home tests. he just has one century but the rest of the innings has been not as we have expected...,Axar has become a better batsman in tests where he has got chance to play

[Nikhil_cric]

So, even Gambhir can't make a difference to selections either.  All that blame on Dravid was for nothing.

 

As usual, T20I selection is senseless with Abhishek dropped. 

 

If he doesn't get enough experience by 2026,  BCCI will ask Jadeja to come out of retirement for the 3rd spinner role .

 

ODI selection is OK.  You can't have Sai and Jaiswal when Kohli and Rohit are still around. 

 

Samson will be one keeper too many.  Only questionable selectin is Dube but apparently he's the only "seam allrounder" going around with Nitish injured 

 

 

 

 

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

So, even Gambhir can't make a difference to selections either.  All that blame on Dravid was for nothing.

 

As usual, T20I selection is senseless with Abhishek dropped. 

 

If he doesn't get enough experience by 2026,  BCCI will ask Jadeja to come out of retirement for the 3rd spinner role .

 

ODI selection is OK.  You can't have Sai and Jaiswal when Kohli and Rohit are still around. 

 

Samson will be one keeper too many.  Only questionable selectin is Dube but apparently he's the only "seam allrounder" going around with Nitish injured 

 

 

 

 

 

Even Dravid mostly continued from where Shastri left but somehow got the blame lmao

[prudent_kreeda]

14 hours ago, putrevus said:

Dropping Abhishek makes no sense. Not that I think he is going to be great but after what he has done in last tour he should have played here.

 

I maybe in a minority, the more Abhishek plays, the more he is going to be found out. I hope I am wrong in my assessment.

 The more a youngster is found out , the faster he matures , (provided he has the will to improve) . Feel abhi will work on those.

While most are going gaga over his hundred , he has big weakness against moving deliveries , he needs to tighten up that area to come good as opener.

. If he flops as opener in next 4-5 matches , he will be trolled no end here in ICF ! . For me he looks a certainty in T20 if he can bowl 2 over every match decently. He can be an excellent floater batsman - play him as opener or 1 down or anywhere needed as per match situation . The moment Riyan & Abhi can complete 4 overs quota between them , indian T20 team will become real good in future . 

[prudent_kreeda]

5 hours ago, RajBan said:

The team selection is baffling.

 

Jaiswal is not in ODIs?

Parag is in both format but Rinku is not?

Rana and Kuldeep is in ODIs but not in T20?

Abhishek Sharma is dropped from the T20!!!

Dube now extended to ODIs.

 

A real head scratcher that.

 

There is  not great deal of baffling in selection if one sees it objectively  except for the exclusion of Abhishek in T20 - 

ODI selection -- 

1.Rohit & Kohli were confirmed as certainties by BCCI , hence not much in the hands of selectors or coach to experiment . Since there are only 6 games to play till CT, they need to play in them. Even though Riyan is in the 15 , my gut feeling is Jaiswal is first in the queue if a replacement is required during CT as he can be reserve opener . Riyan needs more grooming than Jaiswal(already established) and more probably he will be on bench in this series but will be working with new coaching set up  to make him ready- riyan as a bowling option in emergency could be the factor , he is being groomed . Do not see Parag playing in CT honestly.

2. No new comer will be included in CT team , hence do not see Rinku getting selected.

3. Rana - nothing to do with CT team , more from long term view Plus ODI is safer for a new bowler than T20. He will  surely play in next T20 series  if he does well in ODI .

4. Kuldeep is a must both T20 & ODI . CT selection confirmed. No need to test him in SL T20 series . Rather they will check about Bishnoi in T20 by playing him against good spin players of SL.

5. Abhishek - This was the right time to test good T20 players for the next 2 years . Its a bad omission.  

6. Dube - Very difficult to hang on . Got in due to Hardik not in the team.   

Edited July 19, 2024 by prudent_kreeda

[putrevus]

8 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

What if a youngster like Jaiswal plays all 6 ODI'S and scores 2 100's and couple of 50's ?

It will be too much of a headache for the mgmt, whom to pick and whom to drop. 

 

They have hinted to Jaiswal that you're not in scheme of things atleast for CT. 

Is there a rule Jaiswal needs to play as an opener only.

 

They are doing a big mistake in dropping a guy like Jaiswal, he could have played in place of Dube in world t20  too in middle order.

 

 

What if Jaiswal is lighting up t20s and he already is doing that in tests , would you still drop  him from Odis.

 

Samething if both  Rohit and Kohli are doing well in Odis  even after CT and  are fit enough  plus want to play World Cup, would you drop them.

 

IMO they should always try to find place for talented players, Jaiswal is one of them.They could not find a place for Sehwag in middle order, they made him an opener, we know what happened next.

Edited July 19, 2024 by putrevus

[Lone Wolf]

3 hours ago, neel roy said:

News is coming in that it was Agarkar who made the decision of dropping Abhishek. The team was already selected and Gambhir had his first meeting day before yesterday. The reason was Gill and Jaiswal had waited for their chances. Gill was the highest scorer in 2023 ipl scoring hundreds after hundreds but still he had to sit out and was not even picked for w cup. Same as Jaiswal who had a monster 2023 season but was not even played in the w cup. The TM doesnt forget past performances and hence they want to set a continuity. So Gill and Jaiswal will be the openers for India till 2026. Abhishek and Rutu will be fighting for reserve keeper and next IPL is going to be the clincher. Sigh

We are touring SA for 4 T20Is a week before 1st test in Perth so Jaiswal and Gill won't play those games in all likelihood.

Chance for Abhishek and Ruturaj there for sure.

 

Top order likely to play in Durban the 1st T20

Abhishek

Ruturaj

SKY

Samson (wk)

Parag

Hardik