cricketfan28 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Most probably it will be jaiswal or Sai ..even gambhir cannot make vaib happen
zen Posted May 30 Posted May 30 (edited) I will leave it to the selectors - now I am not worried about why gets picked and who does not. But if I were to pick 15 “at the moment”: Gill (c) Sooryavanshi (wild card based on current form and potential) Sai S Kohli S Iyer KL (wk) Hardik Axar Bhuvi Siraj Bumrah Abhishek or Jaiswal or Rohit (batsman) Samson or Pant (wk) Shami if fit or equivalent (pace bowler) - to be rotated with other pace bowlers Jadeja or Sundar (spinner, AR) PS the above is subject to change without notice. Edited May 30 by zen rangeelaraja 1
rangeelaraja Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 8 hours ago, zen said: I will leave it to the selectors - now I am not worried about why gets picked and who does not. But if I were to pick 15 “at the moment”: Gill (c) Sooryavanshi (wild card based on current form and potential) Sai S Kohli S Iyer KL (wk) Hardik Axar Bhuvi Siraj Bumrah Abhishek or Jaiswal or Rohit (batsman) Samson or Pant (wk) Shami if fit or equivalent (pace bowler) - to be rotated with other pace bowlers Jadeja or Sundar (spinner, AR) PS the above is subject to change without notice. Damn good team - but why not Ishan Kishan in place of KL ?
zen Posted May 31 Posted May 31 (edited) 1 hour ago, rangeelaraja said: Damn good team - but why not Ishan Kishan in place of KL ? Kishan can work too. KL can potentially play big innings when required (has a good record down the order in ODIs iirc) and is technically more sound which can help in ODIs, while Kishan can play at a higher strike rate so more suited to T20s relatively. Usually pick the one is better form. Edited May 31 by zen
bowl_out Posted May 31 Posted May 31 15 hours ago, zen said: I will leave it to the selectors - now I am not worried about why gets picked and who does not. But if I were to pick 15 “at the moment”: Gill (c) Sooryavanshi (wild card based on current form and potential) Sai S Kohli S Iyer KL (wk) Hardik Axar Bhuvi Siraj Bumrah Abhishek or Jaiswal or Rohit (batsman) Samson or Pant (wk) Shami if fit or equivalent (pace bowler) - to be rotated with other pace bowlers Jadeja or Sundar (spinner, AR) PS the above is subject to change without notice. Hardik cannot bowl 10 overs in ODI consistently. We need a 6th bowler. Which is why Nitish or someone else has to come in place of Sai or Sooryavanshi. Iyer, Gill, KL, Kohli, Hardik are fixed spots and won't change. So, the only options to remove are Sai and VS to accommodate a 6th bowler who can bat, which will either be Nitish or Washi
Suhaan Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Sir Boobie should not be allowed anywhere near,he too much like Pandya cannot bowl 10 overs These IPL 4 overs are entirely different , he won't get the comfort which he enjoys in RCB in national team
tapandrun Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Though Ind batting in Odis does not have have high or near to 0 mix of t20 batters but good to see Odi players like Kolhi , Iyer,Gill,kl are in-tune with t20s. So if they can atleast play at high tempo but they will struggle when there is need for sudden impact innings getting 20 more runs to the total or shaving-off quick 20-30 runs frm the target
zen Posted May 31 Posted May 31 (edited) 7 hours ago, bowl_out said: Hardik cannot bowl 10 overs in ODI consistently. We need a 6th bowler. Which is why Nitish or someone else has to come in place of Sai or Sooryavanshi. Iyer, Gill, KL, Kohli, Hardik are fixed spots and won't change. So, the only options to remove are Sai and VS to accommodate a 6th bowler who can bat, which will either be Nitish or Washi Now we could probably be stepping into a tournament where top teams are looking to attack at any given point, not playing formulaic cricket. So unless a bowler or a batsman offers value in his domain, he should be only be played if absolutely necessary and depending on the form of others. If Hardik cannot bowl his 10, he needs to command a space for his batting in the 11 - otherwise he is inconsistent with both bat and ball. By adding another such inconsistent player, the 11 could get diluted further. Edited May 31 by zen
Ultimate_Game Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Ideal WC team... Jaiswal/Sai Sooryavanshi Sai/Kohli Iyer (c) Axar Ishan (wk) - enough of KL Pandya (vc) Nitish Reddy or another pace all-rounder Bhuvi Bumrah Varun C (if it's a turning pitch)/ Mohsin, Shami, Siraj (or an in form pacer on a pace friendly pitch) This team has batting depth till 8, had lefties at the top and enough youngsters and impact players. Plus no softies or mentally fragile players like Gill or KL.
Norman Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Gill's captancy and loser panoti attitude worries me to no ends. At this point, we are better off without him in the side and giving the captancy to Samson or iyer. Jaiswal Samson (WK) Kohli Iyer (C) Tilak Hardik Axar Harshit Kuldeep Bumrah Siraj RESERVES - Kishan, Sundar, NKR, Prasidh (yes) 1. Enough of KL in white ball cricket. Let's keep him focused on test opening. 2. Vaibhav is way too raw to play a senior world cup. We can definitely unleash him in 2028 T20 and LA. 3. Sai Sudharshan looks like a mentally weak softie ..hell nah. 4. Harshit Rana at 8 looks like a big risk but we got no other options. 5. Boobi? Seriously? In 2026? Come on...
tapandrun Posted June 1 Posted June 1 (edited) Think this is going to be the playing 11 and the 4 on bench player. Apart from kuldepp reservers can change depending up-on what they think is more suited to them. Clearly see Sundar getting in inplace of rinku, if rana gains fitness he may replace Prince, even Pradish can make it but he can not play in 11 then both siraj and Pradish are not last over bowlers. Position Player Name 1 Rohit Sharma 2 Shubman Gill (C) 3 Virat Kohli 4 Shreyas Iyer 5 KL Rahul (WK) 6 Hardik Pandya 7 Nitish Kumar Reddy 8 Axar Patel 9 Jasprit Bumrah 10 Mohammed Siraj 11 Arshdeep Singh Reserve 1 (Batting Cover) Sanju Samson Reserve 2 (Finisher Cover) Rinku Singh Reserve 3 (Spin Cover) Kuldeep Yadav Reserve 4 (Pace Cover) Prince Yadav Edited June 1 by tapandrun
SecondSlip Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Shubman Gill (C) 3. Virat Kohli 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. KL Rahul (WK) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Nitish Reddy 8. Axar Patel 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Jasprit Bumrah 11. Muhammad Siraj Is this batting line up deep enough to win the trophy? @Nikhil_cric @Lone Wolf @Gollum
Nikhil_cric Posted June 5 Posted June 5 (edited) 6 hours ago, SecondSlip said: 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Shubman Gill (C) 3. Virat Kohli 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. KL Rahul (WK) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Nitish Reddy 8. Axar Patel 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Jasprit Bumrah 11. Muhammad Siraj Is this batting line up deep enough to win the trophy? @Nikhil_cric @Lone Wolf @Gollum Decent lineup. Need 3 proper fast bowlers + Ha Pa/Reddy We need a proper batsman at #6 who can bowl a few overs. That's the issue. Something like this 6. Parag 7. Ha Pa 8. Axar 9. Rana 10. Bumrah 11. Arshdeep/Gurnoor/Prasidh? Edited June 5 by Nikhil_cric tapandrun 1
Gollum Posted June 5 Posted June 5 6 hours ago, SecondSlip said: 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Shubman Gill (C) 3. Virat Kohli 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. KL Rahul (WK) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Nitish Reddy 8. Axar Patel 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Jasprit Bumrah 11. Muhammad Siraj Is this batting line up deep enough to win the trophy? @Nikhil_cric @Lone Wolf @Gollum No place for Rohit. Iyer also has question marks, KL being the mental midget he is, I would rather have Sanju or Ishan. Don't need 2 spinning options for a WC in RSA. Need 3 proper pacers. Lone Wolf 1
Suhaan Posted June 5 Posted June 5 21 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said: Decent lineup. Need 3 proper fast bowlers + Ha Pa/Reddy We need a proper batsman at #6 who can bowl a few overs. That's the issue. Something like this 6. Parag 7. Ha Pa 8. Axar 9. Rana 10. Bumrah 11. Arshdeep/Gurnoor/Prasidh? I would also take Abhishek there,him batting at 8 is worth experimenting obviously before WC,can give you few overs as well Why not explore how he does in this format down the order? Lone Wolf and tapandrun 2
Nikhil_cric Posted June 5 Posted June 5 6 minutes ago, Suhaan said: I would also take Abhishek there,him batting at 8 is worth experimenting obviously before WC,can give you few overs as well Why not explore how he does in this format down the order? You expect too much from our lot. We are not bold enough. Lone Wolf and tapandrun 2
Lone Wolf Posted June 5 Posted June 5 9 hours ago, SecondSlip said: 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Shubman Gill (C) 3. Virat Kohli 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. KL Rahul (WK) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Nitish Reddy 8. Axar Patel 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Jasprit Bumrah 11. Muhammad Siraj Is this batting line up deep enough to win the trophy? @Nikhil_cric @Lone Wolf @Gollum Top 7 has all right handers. Would be tough for this side to survive KO's or let alone get there. I'd have Kishan and Jaiswal in there for variety and explosiveness
tapandrun Posted June 5 Posted June 5 18 hours ago, SecondSlip said: 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Shubman Gill (C) 3. Virat Kohli 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. KL Rahul (WK) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Nitish Reddy 8. Axar Patel 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Jasprit Bumrah 11. Muhammad Siraj Is this batting line up deep enough to win the trophy? @Nikhil_cric @Lone Wolf @Gollum 2 spinners ??? -- Think Ind should have 3 proper pacers , Ind didnt develop a lh mo batter but yes looks a realistic playing 11. Other have been posting kind of imaginary 11. top 5 + Pandaya are locked in the batting line-up there is no point is discussing anyother option
deepdynamo Posted June 6 Posted June 6 If Pandya is unfit, we have a huge problem. Axar, Jadeja and Wasshington are not ODI allrounders. First we need to finalize our ODI template. GG tends to go with 5 batsman +3 AR + 3 bowlers. This is a reciepe for disaster. We should go with 6 pure batsman ( and hope one of them roll over his arm) + Pandya + spinner + 3 fast bowlers
bowl_out Posted June 6 Posted June 6 On 6/4/2026 at 6:22 PM, SecondSlip said: 1. Rohit Sharma 2. Shubman Gill (C) 3. Virat Kohli 4. Shreyas Iyer 5. KL Rahul (WK) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Nitish Reddy 8. Axar Patel 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Jasprit Bumrah 11. Muhammad Siraj Is this batting line up deep enough to win the trophy? @Nikhil_cric @Lone Wolf @Gollum If you remove Nitish, Axar, and add SKY, Jadeja, that's our WC 2023 XI Later, Hardik got injured and Shami played in his place
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