KL Rahul: When will the torture end???

[deathmonger]

15 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

We're not making WTC final. Losing to NZ at home shut that door for us. There's no point in continuing with them after the series for the next WTC cycle as it'll hold us back in the next cycle as well. May as well make the decision now and the team has shown - against Eng and in this Test - that we'll be fine. It's not as if we can't find others who can average in 30s.

 

Continuing with them would be ok for teams like NZ or Pak who don't have a big enough talent pool but we have decent youngsters to replace them. We have the whole T20 and India A squad which we can go to for replacements. There's simply nothing we gain from playing them other than kicking the can down the road and jeopardizing the next WTC cycle as well.

If we win series against Aus can make final tbh.

 

Cause that would mean Aus is cooked and I don't see them winning in SL (couldn't win even in 16 and 22 against much weaker SL teams).

 

If we lose against Aus, yeah - time to go.

 

If we win against Aus and still dont make final but those two are decent, give them the Eng tour and then retire them in the home WI tour.

Edited November 23 by deathmonger

[Ultimate_Game]

9 hours ago, deathmonger said:

If we win series against Aus can make final tbh.

 

Cause that would mean Aus is cooked and I don't see them winning in SL (couldn't win even in 16 and 22 against much weaker SL teams).

 

If we lose against Aus, yeah - time to go.

 

 

 

We'll have to win 4-0 to have a realistic chance. Even if we win, it would be a tight series - probably 2-1 or 3-2. It won't get us to the WTC final. But theoretically if we get to WTC final let them play there (at least Rohit as captain) and then move on from them. If we are out of WTC final, move on after the series.

 

The key thing has to be that we start the next WTC cycle with a clean slate and a fresh team without any passengers. Same for ODI as well. Pick a fresh squad for CT, or at the very least move on from Kohli if you still want to keep Rohit as captain. We're keeping someone like Jaiswal out of ODIs.

 

If Kohli moves away we can have a top 3 of Rohit, Jaiswal and Gill with a left-right opening combo. Now we're forced to play Kohli at 3 and he's done. He stalls the innings and then gets out. Saw that 3 times against SL when the T20 team looked so good. He's easily bogged down by spinners and can't force the pace against pacers as well.

Edited November 24 by Ultimate_Game

[deathmonger]

7 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

We'll have to win 4-0 to have a realistic chance. Even if we win, it would be a tight series - probably 2-1 or 3-2. It won't get us to the WTC final. But theoretically if we get to WTC final let them play there (at least Rohit as captain) and then move on from them. If we are out of WTC final, move on after the series.

 

The key thing has to be that we start the next WTC cycle with a clean slate and a fresh team without any passengers. Same for ODI as well. Pick a fresh squad for C, or at the very least move on from Kohli if you still want to keep Rohit as captain. We're keeping someone like Jaiswal out of ODIs.

 

If Kohli moves away we can have a top 3 of Rohit, Jaiswal and Gill with a left-right opening combo. Now we're forced to play Kohli at 3 and he's done. He stalls the innings and then gets out. Saw that 3 times against SL when the T20 team looked so good. He's easily bogged down by spinners and can't force the pace against pacers as well.

Yeah results need to go our way even if we win.

[vvvslaxman]

 

[Vicks57]

KL has the technique and he can apply himself in test cricket.

 

KL and Jaiswal should open the batting in 2nd test and onwards even with Rohit coming back.

 

Badrinath and Russell Arnold said the same. Rohit should not open.

 

To be frank, Rohit should retire from test and he is like that needless friend who tags along everywhere.

[vvvslaxman]

One of the most poetic justice in cricketing history. This guy tuk tuked for eternity and buried any hopes India had in the WOrld cup final.  Here again with the same tuk tuk buried anyhopes Australia had in the Perth Test. Almost every single past Australian players concede most important player in that match was KL Rahul above Jaiswal, Kohli, Rana, Siraj. Only Bumrah was ahead of him. It is not just batting. They thoroughly appreciate him talking to Jaiswal constantly after every wild shot. Life has come full circle for him. 

[Vicks57]

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Edited Sunday at 11:24 AM by Vicks57