What should be our LOI team right now?

[express bowling]

8 hours ago, Tibarn said:

ODIs 

 

 

For CT2017 I want to pick Pandey and Bhuvi, but that is a really long tail, and I am not sure Pandey fits at 6, so Dhoni would have to once again play 6. We could play both Pandya bros together instead, but I need to see them get some international batting practice first. 

 

Overall, our side is pretty settled, and we don't need to change much, but it's hard to select two players to fit into the 6/7 slots. 

 

Lack of lower-middle order power-hitters / all-rounders does not make our team settled.   Teams have batsmen with SR of 110 to 125  as their power hitters these days.  This is our biggest problem.  We need players in the mould of the Pandya brothers for these slots but they are not  ready for ODIs yet.

 

We have not really caught up with the high SR modern ODIs these days and have performed poorly in the last 32 months or thereabouts.

 

We may require a 3rd seamer in England too in place of Jadeja.

 

 

[sandeep]

Hardik Pandya should play in the next away ODI tour unless he is injured or completely loses the plot.  We need to use these non tournament ODIs as NFL teams use pre-season games.  I think his batting is too slog-happy and maybe exposed against better teams, but if he can step up, then we have the perfect guy for #6/7 spot who can give you 5+ overs as well.  

[jalebi_bhai]

Rohit

Dhawan

Kohli

Rahul

Dhoni

Pandey

Jadeja

Ashwin

Bhuvi

Shami

Bumrah/Sran

12th man: Rahane

[express bowling]

8 hours ago, jalebi_bhai said:

Rohit

Dhawan

Kohli

Rahul

Dhoni

Pandey

Jadeja

Ashwin

Bhuvi

Shami

Bumrah/Sran

12th man: Rahane

 

Good team otherwise...but  Pandey and  Jadeja are not good enough to bat at no. 6 and no. 7.   

 

Pandey is not a lower order slogger per se  (  would be better at no. 4 or no. 5 )   and  Jadeja has a  SR  of only  84  in ODIs.

Edited September 16, 2016 by express bowling

[renjith]

Unlike many people think pandya has a decent defence. He has already played some tight innings in Ranji trophy.

[express bowling]

3 hours ago, renjith said:

Unlike many people think pandya has a decent defence. He has already played some tight innings in Ranji trophy.

More than that , Pandya's  innings of 47 against South Africa in a BP XI game on a challenging track and his 79 against Australia A on a seaming track...shows his ability to survive against good attacks / on tough pitches.

Edited September 16, 2016 by express bowling

[GautiMaan]

Manish seems like a perfect fit for us,It is a shame that we are not playing ODI's for a long time he could have cemented his place

Miles better than Rayudu or Rahane.