Indian Team for 5th test-The Oval

[someone]

One thing I hope is that we play to to our strengths. Many experts always talk about how India must adjust and play a particular way and team to win. The 5 bowlers strategy being one of them. I don't agree with such idea. We don't have great bowlers so 4 or 5 bowlers actually doesn't matter. Basically,we don't have the quality of players to select from. So when our strength is batting, let's make that our focus. 2nd test match was an example of it.

[vvvslaxman]

One thing I hope is that we play to to our strengths. Many experts always talk about how India must adjust and play a particular way and team to win. The 5 bowlers strategy being one of them. I don't agree with such idea as the truth is we don't have the quality of players to select from. So when our strength is batting' date= let's make that our focus. 2nd test match was an example of it.

come again :giggle: HOpe you don't include Ashwin, Bhuvaneswar in that list. FYI 2nd test match India had 5 genuine batsmen that's it.

[CSK Fan]

One thing I hope is that we play to to our strengths. Many experts always talk about how India must adjust and play a particular way and team to win. The 5 bowlers strategy being one of them. I don't agree with such idea. We don't have great bowlers so 4 or 5 bowlers actually doesn't matter. Basically,we don't have the quality of players to select from. So when our strength is batting, let's make that our focus. 2nd test match was an example of it.

Yes, let's discard the formula which caused us to win the Lord's match and chose the one which made us lose :giggle:

[Lannister]

Vijay Pujara kohli Rahane Ojha Dhoni (I'd rather sack him and make pujara captain) Binny (As someone said, lucky charm) Ashwin BK Aaron Shami/Ishanth

[vvvslaxman]

We lack the killer instinct. In key moments we made their lives as comfortable as possible. When we had them at 170 for 6 we didn't go for the kill with more men around

[adi B]

is it only me who thinks we can still win at the oval (largeely because of the nature of the pitch)

[someone]

Yes' date=' let's discard the formula which caused us to win the Lord's match and chose the one which made us lose :giggle:[/quote'] Our winning formula at Lords was Binny, nothing else mattered. He is the lucky charm. :--D But seriously, our sole focus should be on batting, we can only do well in bowling if we create pressure by scoring huge runs in batting.

[Lord]

Our winning formula at Lords was Binny, nothing else mattered. He is the lucky charm. :--D But seriously, our sole focus should be on batting, we can only do well in bowling if we create pressure by scoring huge runs in batting.

we should try him just for fun and find out if hes indeed lucky.Others are doing crap anyway :cantstop:

[FreakazoiD]

Sorry, but Naman Ojha is just not an international level batsman. I saw the video highlights of his innings against Australia A, they were all slow subcontinental type tracks, and most of his runs were off the spinners. His technique is poor, and I can guarantee he will fail. However if the motive is to try someone new because there is no other option, try him out.

[game_changerr]

e bhi haarega,,,,anushka ko fake beard ,moustache lagakar khila do

[peterparker]

Sorry' date=' but Naman Ojha is just not an international level batsman. I saw the video highlights of his innings against Australia A, they were all slow subcontinental type tracks, and most of his runs were off the spinners. His technique is poor, and I can guarantee he will fail. However if the motive is to try someone new because there is no other option, try him out.[/quote'] There's a misconception that if batsman can score in australia, he is technically correct. The pitches in australia carry more bounce, but don't have swing. A batsman who can handle bounce is bound to score more runs there. But the conditions in england are entirely different, batsman who play late and watch the swing can score. Also, the batsman who scores in england actually can score anywhere. In the present line up, only rahane has scored runs and he has been consistent all through out the season. Rest have been hopeless, pujara was unlucky. gambhir, he is exposed, he does not have range of shots. kohli, howsoever people might defend him, he technical shortcomings are visible.

[yoda]

is it only me who thinks we can still win at the oval (largeely because of the nature of the pitch)

:agree:

[vvvslaxman]

Our winning formula at Lords was Binny, nothing else mattered. He is the lucky charm. :--D But seriously, our sole focus should be on batting, we can only do well in bowling if we create pressure by scoring huge runs in batting.

So Rohit would have scored 300 runs after India was 8 for 4? Ashwin has made 89 runs getting out only once. That more than makes up for 6th batsman.

[someone]

So Rohit would have scored 300 runs after India was 8 for 4? Ashwin has made 89 runs getting out only once. That more than makes up for 6th batsman.

Who knows? :--D It's always better and reasonable to bank on your strengths than trying to minimize your weakness. Our batting is our strength and really we can only win in overseas by creating a scoring good runs which would then create the pressure when bowling.

[vijay50]

Who knows? :--D It's always better and reasonable to bank on your strengths than trying to minimize your weakness. Our batting is our strength and really we can only win in overseas by creating a scoring good runs which would then create the pressure when bowling.

What happened in 3rd test when Rohit was there.

[maniac]

So Rohit would have scored 300 runs after India was 8 for 4? Ashwin has made 89 runs getting out only once. That more than makes up for 6th batsman.

Dude wtf is your obsession with rohit? Everyone sucks currently...the only guys who can escape blame completely are vijay,rahane and Bhuvi

[someone]

What happened in 3rd test when Rohit was there.

Nothing, but that's not the point. The point is strategy, not the individual player. The right strategy has got to be focus on our strength, which is our batting. Let's worry about our bowling later. 7+4 is much better and Ashwin should be our primary spinner.

[someone]

Sorry' date=' but Naman Ojha is just not an international level batsman. I saw the video highlights of his innings against Australia A, they were all slow subcontinental type tracks, and most of his runs were off the spinners. His technique is poor, and [b']I can guarantee he will fail. However if the motive is to try someone new because there is no other option, try him out.

Can you give the next lottery winning numbers?

[express bowling]

Bring in Naman Ojha. Not because he is better but because he is an unknown entity to the English and his weaknesses have not been analyzed much . Many new batters ,not known to the English, have succeeded initially in this series , only to fail later. Vijay Gambhir Pujara/ Kohli Rahane Naman Ojha Dhoni Ashwin Jadeja Bhuvi Aaron Ishant

[vvvslaxman]

Nothing' date=' but that's not the point. The point is strategy, not the individual player. The right strategy has got to be focus on our strength, which is our batting. Let's worry about our bowling later. 7+4 is much better and Ashwin should be our primary spinner.[/quote'] That is not strategy. That is total bakwas. If only we had used 5 genuine bowlers from the first test with better rotation there would have never been weariness, breakdowns they would have been far more penetrative throughout the day. For peanut 50 extra runs (at most scored by no.6) you give away 200 extra runs with a tired bowling unit which will affect the rest of the series as well. This was repeatedly said by everyone in the very very first test 1000 times. But he acted as if he wanted to prove a point he doesn't need more than 4 he underused 5th bowler. In the third test he made the dumbest team selection. India is not used to playing 5 test series. especially this line up. Gap between first and second test was mere three days. IN addition to that they had to bat as well thanks to our top order. So if anyone needed ultimate comfort cushion that were bowlers not the batsmen considering you have handy lower order batsmen. No.6 batsman brings NOTHING to the table in winning a test. But No.5 specialst bowler enables the captain to rotate the bowlers better and he can have someone like Aaron go for 4 over fast spells .Unless your idea is to draw the test how would you justify a 4 bowler theory . This is all the more ridiculous considering our batsmen can't bowl to save their life.