Indian Team for 5th test-The Oval

[Lord]

Given the set of players we have in this squad - it would be immaterial whether we play an extra batsman or bowler. Rohit, Jadeja, Binny .. whoever is,chosen ... have a low probability of succeeding in a meaningful way. The additional bowler or barman must have decent probability of actual performance. Naman Ojha seems like the only choice. Unless Umesh is allowed to play.

no Ashwin and 4 pacers is good combo

[Yoda-esque]

Haha this will be interesting, after all the "experts" got exactly the team they wanted the previous test.

[rkt.india]

Haha this will be interesting' date=' after all the "experts" got exactly the team they wanted the previous test.[/quote'] no matter which team you pick, you need to do well with the bat first to think of winning. Three of the top 6 batsmen dont have even 200 runs in this series.

[Sooda]

Vijay Pujara Rahane Kohli Rohit Dhoni Ashwin Bhuvi Shami Ishant Varun

[vayuu1]

Vijay,poker,pussara,hackoli,Rahane,captain kunt,asswin,bhuvi,sharma,aaron and Robin Hood pandey. sent from dil se

[vvvslaxman]

What makes you believe that 5 bowlers will get us 20 wickets? We played our best 5 bowlers this last match, and yet they did nothing. There is no point in addressing our bowling weakness by making our strength, batting weaker. Good batting is the only way for our bowlers will do well. Batting runs will bring pressure on the opponents and thus helping our bowlers. So we need good batting lineup and for that, play 7 batsman + Ashwin at 8.

Adding extra batsman won't automatically make your batting good. But adding a bowler will enable rotation of bowling better which will prevent over bowling of main bowlers. Tell me the equivalence in batting? Is there anything called over batting? Besides Ashwin replaced 6th batsman who already out scored on a muc challenging surface than the genuine no 6 on a flat track.

[vvvslaxman]

4 bowlers on a flat track is suicidal. We will overwork two of them and concede a 500+ total easily

We did that in first test. What we got was lack of steam, injuries nothing else. If 5 batsmen can't score 6th batsmen is going to jack most of the time. Considering one of Ashwin, dhoni, jaddu can click what is the point of adding more and more batsmen.

[vvvslaxman]

I dont understand.We were bowled out for 150 odd at Southampton.And what do we do?We drop another batsman.NAman Ojha should have been given a chance.

He was replaced by Ashwin who made 89 runs. There is only so much no.6 bat could do. Dhoni was our no 6. He made 71.

[King Tendulkar]

He was replaced by Ashwin who made 89 runs. There is only so much no.6 bat could do. Dhoni was our no 6. He made 71.

But we need MORE RUNS!! So these guys can still score thos runs if at 7 and 8 and strengthens us. Allows us to bring another bat at 6 who may score some. Batting is so weak we need runs. Must have top 6 plus ashwin and then mr corrupt

[vvvslaxman]

But we need MORE RUNS!! So these guys can still score thos runs if at 7 and 8 and strengthens us. Allows us to bring another bat at 6 who may score some. Batting is so weak we need runs. Must have top 6 plus ashwin and then mr corrupt

It is very very rare high scores achieved without the help of top 5 btasmen. You need top 5 to click.. India has batting upto Bhuvaneswar. If 6th batsman gets out for a duck.. imagine the plight of bowling.

[BlueBee]

Why so much discussion on this topic. ? India's going to lose anyways. :hehe:

[vvvslaxman]

Why so much discussion on this topic. ? India's going to lose anyways. :hehe:

Just time pass lol. Virat Kohli will complete epic fail series with a bang.

[BlueBee]

Just time pass lol. Virat Kohli will complete epic fail series with a bang.

Who is Virat Kohli?

[vvvslaxman]

Who is Virat Kohli?

Anushka sharma's boy friend :winky:

[brendan07]

Pick the same side and hope Dhoni doesn't bat first on a raging seamer first day would be a good start. Could go with just one spinner though.

[CSK Fan]

Relax' date=' old man. Blind hatred is not going to solve anything. Dhoni, the batsman is the least of our worries today.[/quote'] That is like saying Sachin, who was the second best bat on our last tour was the least of our worries and should never have retired. Unlike you people are NOT looking at one series (Drop Kohli, etc, etc.) We are looking at THREE years if performance and failures

[FreakazoiD]

Pick the same side and hope Dhoni doesn't bat first on a raging seamer first day would be a good start. Could go with just one spinner though.

Same side? No way Gambhir can play at test level ever again! I don't care who replaces him - Dhawan, Rohit, Binny, heck even Ojha. And Ishant has to replace Pankaj if he is fit. These 2 changes are no-brainers really...

[maniac]

Rohit hasn't got acclimatized to the conditions yet....playing too far and far in between :nervous:

[King Tendulkar]

1 Rahane 2 Vijay 3 Gambhir/Dhawan 4 Pujara 5 Kohli © 6 Rohit 7 Ashwin 8 Oijha (wk) 9 BK 10 Aaron 11 Yadav

[Gunner]

Pick the same side and hope Dhoni doesn't bat first on a raging seamer first day would be a good start. Could go with just one spinner though.

THIS. We lost the test when Captain Cool won the toss and decided to insert a struggling batting line-up in the best bowling conditions of the summer.