Help me pick India's best current\future T20 xi

[Need4Speed]

Assuming they perform per the promise they have shown..I would like to pick the below xi for India T20 side..

 

Y Jaiswal - addnl quality - wrist spin

Abhishek Sharma - addnl quality - left arm spin..working on variations

SKY

Parag-addnl quality - right arm off spin.. variations

Rinku

Pandya\NKR - AR--NKR can replace Pandya when he improves

Keeper Bat??-Pant is still questionable in t20s

Spinner-Bowling AR??

Harshit Rana--some ability to bat

Boom

Mayank Yadav

 

-This xi has good batting depth till 9

-Good bowling depth with 3 good pace bowlers,1 pace bowling AR,1 specialist spinner who can bat,additional bowling options in Jaiswal,Abhishek,Parag

 

This is an exciting  explosive eleven in batting as well as bowling with experience in SKY,Pandya,Boom..but Help needed in:

 

1-Keeper batter..the keeper bat should be able to come in and start scoring without wasting too many balls..as he is coming lower down the order..Pant , Kishan, Jurel they need some time..probably thats why TM is thinking about Jitesh..do we have any goo doption..may be Abhishek Porel?

 

2-Spinner--I would like a wrist spinner..else may be Sundar can be an option..he isnt a good hitter but can bat..in case of a wrist spinner Bishnoi or Kuldeep may come into picture but then he will have to improve batting further..

additionally if we reduce batting depth from 9 to 8..then we can go for any of the specialist spinner..who bowls well for us..

A good finger spinner gives control..but wrist spinner gives wkts..its a conundrum for me..similarly Axar provides good batting but not an agressove option in bowling..can give control though..but Abhishek can improve bowling..

 

3-Arshdeep has done well in T20s and has variety with left arm inswing,yorkers,good short balls..I dont know how to fit him in..probably in place of Harshit if he improves batting..

 

 

Thoughts,Critiques,Opinions are all welcome here..

Edited October 2, 2024 by Need4Speed

[Chakdephatte]

Everyone selects himself. No question about it. 

 

For wicketkeeper, it has to be Samson. Pant and Ishan are terrible. 

[Need4Speed]

33 minutes ago, Chakdephatte said:

Everyone selects himself. No question about it. 

 

For wicketkeeper, it has to be Samson. Pant and Ishan are terrible. 

For spinner..would you prefer finger spinner who cant bat too..either Sundar or Axar or wrist spinner from Kuldeep\Bishnoi

[PSB_Zone]

With Parag and Abhishek already avialable as finger spinners. Wrist spinner is needed even if does not bat.

 

Ishan kishan preferred even If he bats at no. 6 or 7. He is a better keeper than samsun .

Edited October 3, 2024 by PSB_Zone

[Chakdephatte]

12 hours ago, Need4Speed said:

For spinner..would you prefer finger spinner who cant bat too..either Sundar or Axar or wrist spinner from Kuldeep\Bishnoi

No need of Axar/Sundar. 

Edited October 3, 2024 by Chakdephatte

[Norman]

14 hours ago, Chakdephatte said:

Everyone selects himself. No question about it. 

 

For wicketkeeper, it has to be Samson. Pant and Ishan are terrible. 

 

Samson is pathetic behind the stumps. He may or may not score 10-15 runs more than pant but he will definitely cost us matches by dropping or miss stumpings.

[Norman]

We have to try other keepers in T20s now. Enough of this Samson, kishan tamasha which has yielded us nothing. Pant should be limited to longer formats.

 

Jitesh looked promising at the start but looks mediocre now. 

[Gollum]

Gill, Sundar aren't natural T20 players. Waste of investment. 

[Gollum]

16 minutes ago, Norman said:

We have to try other keepers in T20s now. Enough of this Samson, kishan tamasha which has yielded us nothing. Pant should be limited to longer formats.

 

Jitesh looked promising at the start but looks mediocre now. 

We never had a gun keeper in this format, even Dhoni was terrible.

 

Reckon Saha should have been given a run 10-12 years back, he could have been wk opener, and tbh better opening option than Rahane who played 2014 and 2016 WT20s. 

[Lord]

6 hours ago, Norman said:

We have to try other keepers in T20s now. Enough of this Samson, kishan tamasha which has yielded us nothing. Pant should be limited to longer formats.

 

Jitesh looked promising at the start but looks mediocre now. 

 

can try that uncapped player, Mahendra something

[Need4Speed]

7 hours ago, Norman said:

We have to try other keepers in T20s now. Enough of this Samson, kishan tamasha which has yielded us nothing. Pant should be limited to longer formats.

 

Jitesh looked promising at the start but looks mediocre now. 

how about Abhishek Porel..he didnt waste too much time in last IPL..one of the few bright spots for Delhi..

[tapandrun]

1. Abhishek

2.Jaiswal

3.sky--should play at 3 more balls he faces more runs team gets

4.WK -- Not pant, kishan or samson or jitesh . Need to find some1 better

5.Pandaya

6.Parag.

7.Rinku

8.Axar for now

9.Leg-spinner who can bat 

10.Rana

11.Bhumrah

12. Some LAF who can bat t20 style, for a strong t20 side there should be a wk-batter in opening pos. and atleast 1 allrounder in top 3 

 

 

gives u batting till 10,4 allrounders (Abhishek, Pandaya, Parag/Jaiswal and Axar), 4 LH batters. 3 pacers and a leg-spinner 

 

Edited October 4, 2024 by tapandrun

[tapandrun]

17 hours ago, Gollum said:

Gill, Sundar aren't natural T20 players. Waste of investment. 

There is no point of accumulators in t20 now, last ipl showed that. Sundar lack hitting ability for a #6/7/8 and not a sharp fielder

[Need4Speed]

1 hour ago, tapandrun said:

1. Abhishek

2.Jaiswal

3.sky--should play at 3 more balls he faces more runs team gets

4.WK -- Not pant, kishan or samson or jitesh . Need to find some1 better

5.Pandaya

6.Parag.

7.Rinku

8.Axar for now

9.Leg-spinner who can bat 

10.Rana

11.Bhumrah

12. Some LAF who can bat t20 style, for a strong t20 side there should be a wk-batter in opening pos. and atleast 1 allrounder in top 3 

 

 

gives u batting till 10,4 allrounders (Abhishek, Pandaya, Parag/Jaiswal and Axar), 4 LH batters. 3 pacers and a leg-spinner 

 

would you not prefer an express and accuate pace bowler like Mayank in place of 8 or 9(not in batting order though)..our batting reduces from 10 to 9 but our bowling gets more lethal..Pandya I am happy to keep as 4th pacer..as a luxury..

I want Mayank to be our attacking option in Middle overs..this bowling will be relentless..

[tapandrun]

1 minute ago, Need4Speed said:

would you not prefer an express and accuate pace bowler like Mayank in place of 8 or 9(not in batting order though)..our batting reduces from 10 to 9 but our bowling gets more lethal..Pandya I am happy to keep as 4th pacer..as a luxury..

I want Mayank to be our attacking option in Middle overs..this bowling will be relentless..

fully fit mayank is match winner as was displayed in ipl matches 2 matches 2 pom, not a single bad ball. Didnt include him bcoz of low sample size.

if he is able to replicate what he did in those 2 matches he would be like malinga/pathirana who are wkt takers being economical then the team can get by even if bhumrah has an off-day 

 

 

[Need4Speed]

5 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

fully fit mayank is match winner as was displayed in ipl matches 2 matches 2 pom, not a single bad ball. Didnt include him bcoz of low sample size.

if he is able to replicate what he did in those 2 matches he would be like malinga/pathirana who are wkt takers being economical then the team can get by even if bhumrah has an off-day 

 

 

Agreed..hence I am assuming in my xi..Mayank Harshit etc all these young guys are playing to their potential..expecting them all to be fully fit too

[jf1gp_1]

Bowling would be led by Naseer khan (160+) supported by Pankaj Sharma (150+) and Ayush A the leg spinner

 

Batting will be Mayak thakur who will take over from Virat. 

[Need4Speed]

3 hours ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Bowling would be led by Naseer khan (160+) supported by Pankaj Sharma (150+) and Ayush A the leg spinner

 

Batting will be Mayak thakur who will take over from Virat. 

And keeper bat Suresh Gilchrist?

[raki05]

On 10/3/2024 at 7:49 PM, Lord said:

 

can try that uncapped player, Mahendra something

Thara bhai Mahendar….

[Chamsi]

We gotta admit that a keeper at the top is quite necessary for this team as it simply allows for more flexibility in the lower order. Except Dhruv Jurel, admit it, all the other options are out of form or mediocre. Sanju, Pant, Ishan, Jitesh, KL, have all produced extremely inconsistent performances in the middle order.

 

So forcing these keepers to open or not be in the squad is a good option to have a settled batting order.

 

Except CSK, a lot of the titles have been won with teams having opener-keepers. MI with Parthiv, KKR with Robbie and Salt, GT with Saha, Gilchrist in DC I think. 
 

That is what they are experimenting with Sanju right now, and I see it as a win.

Edited October 5, 2024 by Chamsi