Karun Nair should have batted ahead of Pant, Pant should be #6 in long term

[Number]

48 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

He wasn't dropped after 300. He was dropped after being complete failure in BGT. His 300 was also a lucky innings with half a dozen drops. 

He didn't make it to the playing XI of next test in Pune. Which imo was a bad decision.

[diga]

Karun Nair is back to the squad after performing for 2+ years in domestics... think even he knows this is his last chance. Nothing less than a 100 will save his career

[nevada]

28 minutes ago, diga said:

Karun Nair is back to the squad after performing for 2+ years in domestics... think even he knows this is his last chance. Nothing less than a 100 will save his career

He has played county cricket for two seasons as well, so he should be well aware of English conditions. That 300 probably makes the TM hope that he still has tremendous upside, which is why he was retained and Sai was left out. So far we haven't seen much from him after 3 innings of batting. The second innings of this match and probably the next game could be the line in the sand for him. Hope he delivers! 

[putrevus]

6 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Dhoni used to bat at 7. Then Pant came and started batting at 6. Now he is batting at 5. We are consistently weakening the batting lineup by pushing a wk up the order instead of finding batsmen to do their job 

Dhoni used to bat at number 7 for one reason Fab five did not have guts to play with just five batsmen. 

 

 

Edited July 3 by putrevus

[R!TTER]

What the eff has guts gut to do with that? Practically every top side played with 6 specialist batters in the day, including Oz, the only exception being SA due to Kallis & you could argue Eng with Flintoff. Put runs on the board & let the other team buckle under pressure - that's how the game's been played for almost 150 years now & runs on the board is still the best way to win!

[crictime]

On 7/3/2025 at 1:39 PM, diga said:

Karun Nair is back to the squad after performing for 2+ years in domestics... think even he knows this is his last chance. Nothing less than a 100 will save his career

That 300+ not out inflates his average. Nobody scores big like that many times in a career. Take nothing away from that marvellous innings, but he needs to be consistent rather than one innings wonder he has been. 

[Frustrated]

Worst batter to hv ever represented Team Ind in white jersey.  Averages merely 43 despite having a fluky 300 under his belt (on tailor made home track).  That speaks how much of a trash he really is.  Averages 19 in the 4 innings on this tour on world's flattest pattas.  

Edited Saturday at 10:56 AM by Frustrated

[Trichromatic]

India lost last game after setting up 370 target in last game. Pant walks in at #5 with 320 lead and almost throws it away. Need better game awareness for #5 batsman.

[putrevus]

41 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

India lost last game after setting up 370 target in last game. Pant walks in at #5 with 320 lead and almost throws it away. Need better game awareness for #5 batsman.

No , he has done exactly what was needed, he injected energy into innings. If he gets out doing so  that is just fine.

 

Nair and Rahul screwed India last test by not even putting away bad balls.England were ready to give up on that test after Pant got out.

Edited Saturday at 12:15 PM by putrevus