Replace Nohit with Ashwin for Gabba

[bowl_out]

Batting-wise Ashwin bit better than Nohit. And get Umesh in place of Karn (4 pacers) And can bowl a bit atleast. Ashwin anyday over piece-of-sht Nohi.

Lord and I have been pushing for this combination forever

[India-KXIP fan]

Look I now agree Rohit doesn't cut it when things are tough. He has to go but please don't use this 5th bowler bs as reason. India having 4, 5 , 6, 7 bowlers makes no difference. What matters is batting strength. So no Ashwin, he's about as good a bat as Rohit maybe few runs more in tough times. Is there a proper bat in squad, if so get him in.

[fineleg]

Look I now agree Rohit doesn't cut it when things are tough. He has to go but please don't use this 5th bowler bs as reason. India having 4' date=' 5 , 6, 7 bowlers makes no difference. What matters is batting strength. So no Ashwin, he's about as good a bat as Rohit maybe few runs more in tough times. Is there a proper bat in squad, if so get him in.

LOL! Ravi Shastri made sure Suresh Raina is there :winky: Only KL Rahul perhaps.

[India-KXIP fan]

LOL! Ravi Shastri made sure Suresh Raina is there :winky: Only KL Rahul perhaps.

Rahul replaces Dhawan for me. Dhawan unlike Vijay is chit when conditions/things in general are tough. So were Gambhir and Sehwag many times. Vijay is very rare. :hatsoff: So if Rahul replaces SD only Raina is left :omg: Brainfart!

[bowl_out]

Look I now agree Rohit doesn't cut it when things are tough. He has to go but please don't use this 5th bowler bs as reason. India having 4' date=' 5 , 6, 7 bowlers makes no difference. What matters is batting strength. So no Ashwin, he's about as good a bat as Rohit maybe few runs more in tough times. Is there a proper bat in squad, if so get him in.[/quote'] Ashwin is a better bat than Rohit... And he gives us the option to play 4 pacers... Need 5 bowlers to win a test match.... Is that so difficult to comprehend?

[Lord]

Ashwin is a better bat than Rohit... And he gives us the option to play 4 pacers... Need 5 bowlers to win a test match.... Is that so difficult to comprehend?

exactly.We can't win much if we are at mercy of opposite captain's declaration and are just trying to delay it

[Texy]

[India-KXIP fan]

Ashwin is a better bat than Rohit... And he gives us the option to play 4 pacers... Need 5 bowlers to win a test match.... Is that so difficult to comprehend?

Ur basing this need 5 bowlers to win a overseas test match theory off of England win where Binny the 5th bowler took zero wickets. It was because of Bhuvi 6 fer Ishant 7 fer not 5 bowlers :hysterical: Need batting strength where we are already fragile, need it to get draws. Ashwin/Rohit= same thing. Would rather play Raina tbh if these 3 were the options though all options are poor. India playing 4,5,6,7 bowlers makes no difference than playing 4 bowlers is that so hard to comprehend :aetsch:

[vvvslaxman]

We need to compile a list of players that can replace Rohit from India 1) Robin Bist 2) Ojha 3) M Tiwary 4) Samson

[Sooda]

http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=3116113&postcount=49 Rahane, Vijay, Pujara, Kohli, Rohit, MSD, Ashwin, BK, Ishant, Aaron, Umesh Pankaj, Shami , Mishra, Saha, S Dhawan That was the XI and squad I wanted. I would like to see Rohit given a longish run - maybe this entire series- he is a good enough bat to warrant that much

[India-KXIP fan]

We need to compile a list of players that can replace Rohit from India 1) Robin Bist 2) Ojha 3) M Tiwary 4) Samson

Samson :two_thumbs_up:

[Cricketics]

Fernando Torres will come in for Karn Sharma for sure. He will strengthen our batting.

[rkt.india]

We need to compile a list of players that can replace Rohit from India 1) Robin Bist 2) Ojha 3) M Tiwary 4) Samson

Not Ojha, Not Samson. Bist, Tiwary, and Karun Nair, that's it, cannot find anymore names.

[vvvslaxman]

Fernando Torres will come in for Karn Sharma for sure. He will strengthen our batting.

Ya it will be a compromise. Karn had to stand out. But his batting his horrible. Bowling is very very ordinary. Overall package has to be considered if all spinners suck. Ashwin will come ahead.

[vvvslaxman]

Not Ojha' date=' Not Samson. Bist, Tiwary, and Karun Nair, that's it, cannot find anymore names.[/quote'] Okay i am talking about replacing Rohit not Virat Kohli :cantstop:

[CG]

Okay i am talking about replacing Rohit not Virat Kohli :cantstop:

If u have to remove rohit u have to get kohli out of the team first.:hysterical: Captains juts love him first dhoni now his best buddy kohli.

[Cricketics]

Ya it will be a compromise. Karn had to stand out. But his batting his horrible. Bowling is very very ordinary. Overall package has to be considered if all spinners suck. Ashwin will come ahead.

I was just thinking that how about we play Jadeja as batsman for Rohit? He can give us spin option when required.

[rkt.india]

Okay i am talking about replacing Rohit not Virat Kohli :cantstop:

Ojha is an average FC player. Decent WK/bat, but cannot be picked as a specialist batsman.

[vvvslaxman]

Ojha is an average FC player. Decent WK/bat' date=' but cannot be picked as a specialist batsman.[/quote'] Again Rohit is none of anything overseas. It is a testimony to how bad Rohit is now how good Ojha is.

[bowl_out]

Ur basing this need 5 bowlers to win a overseas test match theory off of England win where Binny the 5th bowler took zero wickets. It was because of Bhuvi 6 fer Ishant 7 fer not 5 bowlers :hysterical: Need batting strength where we are already fragile, need it to get draws. Ashwin/Rohit= same thing. Would rather play Raina tbh if these 3 were the options though all options are poor. India playing 4,5,6,7 bowlers makes no difference than playing 4 bowlers is that so hard to comprehend :aetsch:

So you play 7 batsmen, and hope one of your bowlers is going to pick a 7-fer each time you play a test. That's the most pathetic defensive strategy I have heard. And I repeat myself, between Rohit, Ashwin and Raina, I find Ashwin the most reliable with the bat. On the five bowler strategy, You need 20 wickets to win a test match. With a fifth bowler, I get the option to play four quicks. And they get adequate breaks between their spells and be more effective and less injury prone. Bowling Vijay or any other part timer is a bonus and not a requirement.