Team for 3rd test

[tweaker]

Team for 3rd test

Dhawan

Rahul

Rahane

Kohli

Rohit

Saha

Jadeja

Ashwin

Shardul

Bhubaneswar

Shami

[sandeep]

Shardul?  A bit drastic.  Shardul is a domestic trundler, a marathi vinay kumar.  He can do what Ishant does, but just much worse.  And I'm a Bombay guy.  

 

But I'm sure Kohli's going to feel the burn of this draw.  I would be surprised if there are no changes to the bowling "attack".  

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Pitch to dekh le bhaim

[express bowling]

I want Rahul to play this test.

 

Regarding bowlers, a lot would depend on the pitch.  Jadeja in place of  Mishra may not be a bad idea.  Jaddu has a knack of picking wickets if there is any help on offer for the spinners.

[zen]

Looking at the big pic, Ind is already ahead in the series. Tests are not LOIs where the result is usually a win or a loss. In tests, the result can be a win, a draw or a loss. For a side that is ahead, a win or a draw = it is ahead. And vice versa 

 

The team selection should depend up on the pitch. The management should also ponder that do they want to bring in too many players who may have to adjust to the conditions vs those who have already adjusted and risk losing when Ind is already ahead in the series 

 

[G_B_]

same team... maybe a call between Shikar and Murli... 

[tweaker]

The only change,most probably will be Jadeja in place of Mishra.

I would really like the management to drop Ishant & Yadav so that they can comeback as thinking bowlers,so that they don't panic when their plan does not work.They should have mental strength to try not to bowl all over the places & stick to simple length & length routine.

They could have learned from their Windies counterparts how they dried runs from our batsman.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Dhawan

Vijay

Rahul

Kohli

Rahane

Jadeja

Saha

Ashwin

shami

Umesh

Shardul/ishant

 

If i had aaron i would have dropped umesh as well, but i want him to be in rhythm as Home series are coming and he did well in 1st test. Ishant was bowling well but bowling short n wide line is waste of energy. So i would like to try shardul for this game. Mishra has his limitation and is a complete liability on field whereas jadeja contributes more. Jadeja can pull few miracle in field can score quick and if the pitch helps his bowling he can even run through them. If not he bowls a tight line n length

[express bowling]

Does Shardul have the pace required for international cricket  ?  

 

He was bowling 128 k to 142 k in Ranji Trophy but those speed guns are so unreliable.

 

He is very accurate though, bowls out-swingers and has a sharp bouncer.  He is  a bowler with decent skills and that is a plus.

[maniac]

After this kind of a setback of not finishing things off...I see the same team being played...no way unknown commodities like Shardul getting a shot.

 

Kumble has more faith in Mishra the genuine spinner than Jadeja so don't see that happening.

 

Max I can see is Bhuvi might replace Yadav or Rohit being played as a 6-4-1 strategy to ensure no further hiccups 

[express bowling]

1 minute ago, maniac said:

 

 or Rohit being played as a 6-4-1 strategy to ensure no further hiccups 

Kohli reiterated in the post match interview that he wants to continue with 5 bowlers.

 

We scored 500 but failed to get the opposition out twice.  No way will the number of bowlers be reduced.

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Does Shardul have the pace required for international cricket  ?  

 

He was bowling 128 k to 142 k in Ranji Trophy but those speed guns are so unreliable.

 

He is very accurate though, bowls out-swingers and has a sharp bouncer.  He is  a bowler with decent skills and that is a plus.

We have to Try new people whenever possible before we go overseas. The guy is known for Reverse swing in domestic and atleast he ll bowl with full intensity. With ishant we know wat we ll get

[express bowling]

1 minute ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

We have to Try new people whenever possible before we go overseas. The guy is known for Reverse swing in domestic and atleast he ll bowl with full intensity. With ishant we know wat we ll get

If Shardul is good then  I have no problem with him being tried...but  I doubt a new player is going to be introduced until we have won the series.

[maniac]

Just now, express bowling said:

Kohli reiterated in the post match interview that he wants to continue with 5 bowlers.

 

We scored 500 but failed to get the opposition out twice.  No way will the number of bowlers be reduced.

The kind of defensive mentality that crept in the 2nd test where we wanted to ensure safety,makes me doubt otherwise...in terms of fielding and bowling Kohli was pretty aggressive but batting was pretty conservative.

 

Especially with WI showing a fight,India might be a little on the defensive now...not by a lot but just a little.

 

Had we wrapped this up then sure but this result might change plans.

 

It looks like whenever I mention Rohit there seems to be an automatic difference of opinion...how about 6 batsman with Rahul at No3 with Vijay back :)

 

ANyways at this point it is just an estimate and an assumption let us see how it pans out

[Lannister]

Pujara should be dropped. In bowling department, a trundler should come in place of Ishanth 'useless' Sharma and Jadeja in for Mishra. 

[maniac]

8 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

We have to Try new people whenever possible before we go overseas. The guy is known for Reverse swing in domestic and atleast he ll bowl with full intensity. With ishant we know wat we ll get

People were saying Pankaj SIngh was a savior in England too lol....Ishant might be average by world standards but he is one of the best we got....I have always said he is not a spearhead material but if we find 2 good bowlers,he is a gun bowler to have as your 3rd seamer...unfortunately Shami is a 3rd seamer at best as well and so is someone like Aron and Bhuvi.

 

Yadav is the most disappointing of the lot...has all the tools to be a strike bowler but he is just inconsistent....I won't call him brainless just inconsistent

 

 

[mishra]

2 hours ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Pitch to dekh le bhaim

Next match pitch provide better surface for Test match than Kingston. They said its a ground where there is everything for everyone. Good batsmen will score runs. but tailenders will struggle.

Not a Pitch for Sharmaji. Spinners will hold the key on day 5

[mishra]

Take Pujara out of batting lineup and We will definitely struggle unless Kohli does some magic. I have no confidence in our classy openers Dhawan and Vijay.

[Ankit_sharma03]

14 minutes ago, maniac said:

The kind of defensive mentality that crept in the 2nd test where we wanted to ensure safety,makes me doubt otherwise...in terms of fielding and bowling Kohli was pretty aggressive but batting was pretty conservative.

 

Especially with WI showing a fight,India might be a little on the defensive now...not by a lot but just a little.

 

Had we wrapped this up then sure but this result might change plans.

 

It looks like whenever I mention Rohit there seems to be an automatic difference of opinion...how about 6 batsman with Rahul at No3 with Vijay back :)

 

ANyways at this point it is just an estimate and an assumption let us see how it pans out

A no to 6 batsman in any case , be it rohit at 6 or anyone. No one bowls in top order so a big no-no to 6 batsman unless we are playing on a pitch which so bowler friendly that 4 bowlers are enough.

[Ankit_sharma03]

9 minutes ago, maniac said:

People were saying Pankaj SIngh was a savior in England too lol....Ishant might be average by world standards but he is one of the best we got....I have always said he is not a spearhead material but if we find 2 good bowlers,he is a gun bowler to have as your 3rd seamer...unfortunately Shami is a 3rd seamer at best as well and so is someone like Aron and Bhuvi.

 

Yadav is the most disappointing of the lot...has all the tools to be a strike bowler but he is just inconsistent....I won't call him brainless just inconsistent

 

 

Shardul may turn to be a disappointment or something good. But unless we try how would we know.

Thompson n Zaheer had a lot of praise for this guy so there would be something.