Devdutt Paddikal is worst pick in test matches similar to SKY's selection v Aus last year

[Nikhil_cric]

2 hours ago, Adamant said:

Why am I hearing that Rohit will replace Jurel and not Paddikal, is the Indian TM daft?

Also where would you play Paddikal now that Rohit is back?

 

At 5 maybe. 

 

Rohit 

Jaiswal

KL

Kohli

Padikkal 

Pant

 

[singhvivek141]

4 hours ago, Adamant said:

Why am I hearing that Rohit will replace Jurel and not Paddikal, is the Indian TM daft?

Also where would you play Paddikal now that Rohit is back?

 

Foolish decision, if that happens.

Jurel is anyday a better batter and better fielder than DDP.

[Norman]

4 hours ago, Adamant said:

Why am I hearing that Rohit will replace Jurel and not Paddikal, is the Indian TM daft?

Also where would you play Paddikal now that Rohit is back?

 

 

Rohit is going to be playing in the middle order most likely so a straight swap for Jurel. 

 

This is what happens when you have a guy who plays only on captaincy quota.

[Sandz]

If Rohit bats in the middle then watch KL get out for a duck, and if he doesn’t , well a duck is guaranteed either way.

Edited November 28, 2024 by Sandz

[tweaker]

Devdutt selected for test team against Afghanistan.

[vvvslaxman]

Did well. watched for a while. His crease bound defense is alright in subcontinent conditions. But this is going to be an issue in SENA especially in helpful conditions. Both Sai and DDP have some level of weakness. DDP is serviceable in these conditions given his recent form. 

[Lone Wolf]

11 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Did well. watched for a while. His crease bound defense is alright in subcontinent conditions. But this is going to be an issue in SENA especially in helpful conditions. Both Sai and DDP have some level of weakness. DDP is serviceable in these conditions given his recent form. 

DDP apparently used his long reach to smother spin.  He may be a dud vs pace... But let's see if it works vs spin in Lanka 

[vvvslaxman]

6 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

DDP apparently used his long reach to smother spin.  He may be a dud vs pace... But let's see if it works vs spin in Lanka 

Lefties are always a plus. Not many know how to bowl to a leftie compared to a rightie. But someone like vishwa fernando shapes the ball away from leftie. This can land him in trouble if viswa gets his length right and he gets some swing. That is the way he plays. He justkeeps bat, pad everything in li ne and defends from the crease. He may not get leg before or bowled. But a good slip catch candidate.

[govinda]

Ddp is serviceable in asia but shouldn't take him to nz

[govinda]

3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Lefties are always a plus. Not many know how to bowl to a leftie compared to a rightie. But someone like vishwa fernando shapes the ball away from leftie. This can land him in trouble if viswa gets his length right and he gets some swing. That is the way he plays. He justkeeps bat, pad everything in li ne and defends from the crease. He may not get leg before or bowled. But a good slip catch candidate.

This guy has cement feet. If he had bit of foot movement would been like yuvi

[Manucrick]

5 minutes ago, govinda said:

Ddp is serviceable in asia but shouldn't take him to nz

i would take him on subcontinent pitches honestly padikkal better than sai

[Manucrick]

30 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Did well. watched for a while. His crease bound defense is alright in subcontinent conditions. But this is going to be an issue in SENA especially in helpful conditions. Both Sai and DDP have some level of weakness. DDP is serviceable in these conditions given his recent form. 

We need a aggressive batsman in this series padikkal can be that but yes i don't trust him in nz sai to 

[Lone Wolf]

8 minutes ago, govinda said:

This guy has cement feet. If he had bit of foot movement would been like yuvi

That's the issue he has absolute zero footwork which is a shame coz he does has strokeplay needed to do well across conditions.  

But with hint of seam movement and conditions he will be totally exposed.  I am not sure he can leave the ball as well.  T20 instincts will kick in

[Lone Wolf]

4 minutes ago, Manucrick said:

We need a aggressive batsman in this series padikkal can be that but yes i don't trust him in nz sai to 

In SL as Rahane said it is important to attack early on.  Their bowlers lose the plot once attacked.

 

Our players don't have much defensive technique to begin with most can't rotate strike either.  Best bet is to score boundaries early on and disturb their lengths and rhythm.

 

Even Pakistanis and England have relied on attacking Prabath Jaysuriya in SL with great success 

Edited August 8 by Lone Wolf

[Vk1]

On 8/8/2026 at 10:29 PM, Lone Wolf said:

That's the issue he has absolute zero footwork which is a shame coz he does has strokeplay needed to do well across conditions.  

But with hint of seam movement and conditions he will be totally exposed.  I am not sure he can leave the ball as well.  T20 instincts will kick in

He has scored bucket load of runs on those ranji green pitches.. broke the door almost. Need to give him a run before dismissing him.

[putrevus]

Travis head does not have any footwork, neither did Mathew Hayden. Temperament and ability to execute strokes under pressure is more important than technique and footwork.

 

Padikkal has improved himself a lot, let him fail before throwing him out.He cannot be worse than guys like Jurel and Sundar.

[singhvivek141]

On 8/12/2026 at 4:13 PM, putrevus said:

Travis head does not have any footwork, neither did Mathew Hayden. Temperament and ability to execute strokes under pressure is more important than technique and footwork.

 

Padikkal has improved himself a lot, let him fail before throwing him out.He cannot be worse than guys like Jurel and Sundar.

 

Travis has batswing man...extremely fast batswing. He is quick to judge the length as well. Balls just fly away then he hits them.

 

Hayden had solid reach, and he had footwork, specially against spin. His resurgence happened in India in 2001.

[tapandrun]

His best format is 50-overs, they can not give him chances there so they are playing him tests.

 

They did samething with patidar, t20 was his format but they tried him Oids and test. 

 

Sarfaz got same test matches and then was left out, yes he may not be v.good vs pace but give him chance to fail.

 

Its how they deal with external media/fan pressure, just do a random selection , like nabi was selected to A sides .Karun was selected with no plans. 

[putrevus]

17 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said:

 

Travis has batswing man...extremely fast batswing. He is quick to judge the length as well. Balls just fly away then he hits them.

 

Hayden had solid reach, and he had footwork, specially against spin. His resurgence happened in India in 2001.

The same Travis Head look very average in 2018.Let us see how this guy does before throwing him out.He is replacing Sai who is crap to begin with , so is India missing anyone good.

[BacktoCricaddict]

1 minute ago, putrevus said:

The same Travis Head look very average in 2018.Let us see how this guy does before throwing him out.He is replacing Sai who is crap to begin with , so is India missing anyone good.

Agreed. He has piled on the runs in dominating fashion in domestic red ball and (like SNK) deserves a chance. Whether or not he will succeed, who knows?