Possible 1st Test Line Up Vs Australia at Perth

[Lord]

12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

INdia's problem will be there is nobody to play the waiting game. Every one has the tendency to feel the ball constantly. So i expect more collapses. India needs a boring defender at 3 or 4.

 

Jurel can do it at best. Has shown technique like Pujara and good temperament

[test fan]

KL

Jaiswal 

Devdutt 

Kohli 

Pant

Jurel

Another batsman 

Ashwin 

Akashdeep 

Harshit/ Prasidh/ Siraj 

Bumrah

 

No need to Play 5 specialist bowler as pitch will be bowler friendly .

 

Nitish Reddy is not suitable for test cricket so no use of him .

Edited November 19, 2024 by test fan

[vishalvirsingh]

Reading News today, i understand Nitish reddy and Harshit Rana are kind of certain to debut on a 10 mm Green Opus wicket.

Many former players are not convinced that Nitish is good enough to represent an Indian 11 and he is neither as good as Shardul in bowling nor as good as Hardik in Batting and probably Shardul could have been a better bet. Even I share the same feeling that Shardul is a better bowler than Nitish and Nitish is a better batsman than Shardul. so let's see how he performs.

I have to APPRECIATE the Guts and the decision-making capability of GG who is actually declaring a WAR against the AUSTRALIAN 11. Probably our pace attack could be SIRAJ, BOOM, HARSHIT, NITISH, and maybe Ashwin. Harshit marked in specifically to hurt the Aussie batsman ( as else on wicket-taking ability Akash Deep or Prasidh may be a better option). I am not saying that Harshit is a lesser bowler than Prasidh or Akashdeep but giving Harshit debut on dangerous Perth. he could get excited seeing the green pitch and kinda do what Umesh Yadav used to do ( spray around). Harshit is no MAYANK Yadav (Mayank is 150 k at a line n length which is high rising n ideal for Australian pitch). 

So, any other coach would not have played Harshit and Nitish in the 11, at least in the first test match. Now, if these 2 guys debut and perform well, credit should go to GG.

I will be very delighted if Harshit hits an Aussie batsman and creates some panic. I strongly believe that as soon as a bowler hits the batsman, it is just a matter of time, and very soon, the batsman will gift his wicket away to the same bowler or attack other bowlers more and gift his wicket away.

I hope GG plays them and his decision is correct. let us see.

i am sure boom , harshit and siraj will create lots of issues for Australian batsman. Aussie batsmen should be ready to take body blows like Pujara took in the last series. Harshit is a well known FIGHTER and he will create PAIN for Aussie batsman for sure.

[vvvslaxman]

Ashwin vs Jadeja vs Sundar. Each has a reason to play ahead of other. But sundar covers a bit of what Ashwin offers ,bit of what Jadeja offers. An off spinner Check. Improved one. A decent batsman and leftie check.  It will be a massive call to leave both Ash and Jaddu. Unheard of in the last 10 years or so.

[Sgattick10]

My revised 11

 

KL

Jaiswal

Devdutt

Kohli

Pant

Jurel

Reddy

Washy

Harshit

AkashDeep

Bumrah

 

 

Batting till 9, 5 bowling options. 

 

 

[Manucrick]

My 11 for the match but I know this won't happen 

Jaiswal - India second best batter in test

Washington - can save his wicket for long time unlike Kela and virat

Jurel - need a solid batter at three 

padikkal - done well in a matches 

kohli - 

Pant - India best batter in test

Jadeja - Better than Ashwin in sena 

Nithish reddy - Need capable Batter  who can bowl a bit

Harshit Rana - got pace can bat to 

Akash Deep - we don't have any other good bowler 

Bumrah - national treasure

 

[sandeep]

16 hours ago, SandeepMotta said:

It's not just about Siraj's form, it's the effort which seems to be missing and no wonder even his pace is greatly down.

if you're right about that, I'm sure Boom, the coach, bowling coach etc can see it too.  Prasidh Krishna demonstrated his effectiveness in the 2 'A' games, he's tall, quick enough, and young. Akash is not that quick, but solidly reliable in terms of accuracy and doing the hard yards for spell after spell.  I believe in Boom, and his judgement. I think he'll go with Siraj, but am completely comfortable in whatever bowling lineup that Boom chooses to go with for T1.

 

In Boom I trust!

[sandeep]

9 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

DDP batted well iin tough batting conditions in both the innings of the first Unofficial test for India A.

 

He may not be a bad choice here. 

I will admit to being biased for Washi, but I thought he would be a good shout to get in the top order once Gill was out injured.

 

I see the logic for DDP though, worth the punt I guess.

[sandeep]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

Ashwin vs Jadeja vs Sundar. Each has a reason to play ahead of other. But sundar covers a bit of what Ashwin offers ,bit of what Jadeja offers. An off spinner Check. Improved one. A decent batsman and leftie check.  It will be a massive call to leave both Ash and Jaddu. Unheard of in the last 10 years or so.

with Gill out, we could have played 2 out of these 3 - I believe in Washi as someone who can bat in the top 6. 

 

Washi + Jadeja I think is a better pick than one of these plus a Nitish. 

[Lone Wolf]

Manju wants Sundar over Ashwin.  I can't see GG being bold enough to drop senior players so when it comes to merit only younger players can replace younger ones.

 

I like the XI of @Sgattick10 it's a near perfect one for conditions of Perth.

 

But GG will push for Ashwin and Siraj's inclusion we know that.

 

Harshit v Prasidh is a coin flip at this point.

Logic says Harshit must play in Perth but can't be sure with this TM

[wanted_desi]

50 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Manju wants Sundar over Ashwin.  I can't see GG being bold enough to drop senior players so when it comes to merit only younger players can replace younger ones.

 

I like the XI of @Sgattick10 it's a near perfect one for conditions of Perth.

 

But GG will push for Ashwin and Siraj's inclusion we know that.

 

Harshit v Prasidh is a coin flip at this point.

Logic says Harshit must play in Perth but can't be sure with this TM

 

Sundar > Ashwin. AShwin is too old now and opposition spinners have outperformed him in home series. 

[Stan AF]

When will they actually announce the playing 11 ?? (or 12, i should say)

 

One day before the game?

[Serpico]

15 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

When will they actually announce the playing 11 ?? (or 12, i should say)

 

One day before the game?

Shouldn't announce till the toss. One advantage we hold for first test is Aussies don't know the exact XI, why give it up 

[saransh]

Any idea how we can watch the match on fox cricket in India? Don't want to watch the series in the crap fest that is jio cinema

[Stan AF]

6 minutes ago, saransh said:

Any idea how we can watch the match on fox cricket in India? Don't want to watch the series in the crap fest that is jio cinema

Pimp daddy Star sports is telecasting this one.

[straighttalk]

Based on what Cricinfo wrote I think the team would look like this

 

Jaiswal 

KLR

Padikkal

Kohli

Pant

Jurel

Reddy

Ashwin

Rana

Bumrah

Siraj

 

This is not the team I would select. I would go with this team

 

Jaiswal

KLR

Jurel

Kohli

Pant

Jadeja

Washington

Rana

Bumrah

Akashdeep 

Siraj/Prasidh

 

I don't have much hope from Padikkal specially on this pitch.Jadeja is a very improved batsman and can do what Padikkal does and is experienced..plus provides fielding and bowling options.

Washington over Ashwin is contentious but spinners take time to adjust in Aus conditions..and Ashwin is more experienced but probably lacks in form. Only on this pitch Washington wins due to his batting and maybe spinners will not be that important. He covers for Nitish absence on batting form

 

The four pacers is much better than having Reddy play as a fourth seamer.

 

On other pitches with Gill and Rohit back

Jaiswal

Rohit

Gill

Kohli

Pant

KLR/Jurel

Reddy

Ashwin 

Bumrah

2 of the inform pacers or Shami or rotate

 

I don't have much hope fromRohit if he plays like Afridi but he is not going to be dropped 

 

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, Serpico said:

Shouldn't announce till the toss. One advantage we hold for first test is Aussies don't know the exact XI, why give it up 

Even we don't know yet. But based on practice session sarfraz is out

[saransh]

47 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

Pimp daddy Star sports is telecasting this one.

Ohh broadcast quality is slightly better in hotstar, but our commies will still be unbearable to watch 

[vvvslaxman]

Jadeja picked 10 wicket haul last match. So won't be dropped.  Pecking order will be Jadeja , Ashwin , sundar

[Teengunalagaan]

I would be selecting this

 

Sundar

Jaiswal

Jurel

Kohli

Pant

Sarfaraz

Jadeja

Reddy

Rana

Akashdeep/prasidh

Bumrah

Edited November 20, 2024 by Teengunalagaan