England Tour of India November 9 2016 - Feb 1 2017: 5 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20s

[BeautifulGame]

If we are playing Pandya he should bat at 6 or 7 imo.

We should fix a position and allow him to bat there regularly and grow .That's the best way to develop an all rounder .

Give him some responsibility without pressure and develop .

He is arguably the most crucial player ( in potential as a seam all-rounder) if we are to finally win test series in South Africa and Australia

[vishalvirsingh]

umesh and shammi should play. Ishant Could be asked to Sit , if he does not look in full rhythm.

ashwin and Jadeja are sure picks...

it will be a toss up between Mishra and Hardik Pandey as fifth bowler, depending on the Pitch.

 

 

[Austin 3:!6]

I have restrictions on Mishra the test bowler. And will definitely not take a chance against a top team like Eng.

Below is my playing XI:

Gambhir

Vijay

Pujara

Kohli ©

Rahane

Saha (wk)

Ashwin

Jadeja

Pandya

Umesh

Yadav

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[tweaker]

India has also announced their team for the test series

 

Gambhir

Vijay

Pujara

Kohli

Rahane

Nair

Saha

Ashwin

Jadeja

Mishra

Jayant

Ishant

Umesh

Hardik

Shami

 

 

[Texan]

I'd play with 5 bowlers (considering Pandya as second seamer here).

 

Vijay

Gambhir

Pujara

Kohli

Rahane

Ashwin

Pandya

Saha

Jadeja

Mishra

Shami

 

It will be interesting to see if Pandya can maintain his pace over a 5 day game.

 

Ideally, selectors should have picked some other domestic performer instead of Gambhir.

[Laaloo]

3 hours ago, Asim said:

No 7 ODIs this time?

no we're tired of winning ;)

[Laaloo]

What's the injury with Rahul? Seems like he's been out for 2 months.

[kruiser]

1st test at Rajkot, so it is going to be

Gambo

Vijay

Pujara

Kohli

Rahane

Saha

Ashwin

Jaddu

Shami

Mishra

Ishant

 

An outside chance of Umesh replacing Ishant, but this is pretty much the team that is going to play barring any injuries. 

[vayuu1]

Ist test team would be

Gambo

Vijay

Puji

Kohli

Jinx

Ash

Saha

Panda

Sir

Shami

Yadav/mishi depending on condition, if it's abrasive pitch Yadav might play, else mishi, who knows, considering England is playing 5 lefties even jayant might get nod,though I would prefer 3 pacer with one being panda and 2 spinners,though Kohli might play mishi.

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With talunt injured, who's going to be the sixth batsman?. Especially since Rahul and Shikhar are still injured.

Kungfu pandya.

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[Temujin Khaghan]

1 hour ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 

I have restrictions on Mishra the test bowler. And will definitely not take a chance against a top team like Eng.

 

Below is my playing XI:

 

Gambhir

 

Vijay

 

Pujara

 

Kohli ©

 

Rahane

 

Saha (wk)

 

Ashwin

 

Jadeja

 

Pandya

 

Umesh

 

Yadav

 

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2 spots for ummi?

yeah sure ... this reminds me of niel nithin mukesh jokes

nnm's wife - i got married to niel nithin mukesh

draupadi - bi!ch please ...

[sandeep]

22 minutes ago, vayuu1 said:

Ist test team would be

Gambo

Vijay

Puji

Kohli

Jinx

Ash

Saha

Panda

Sir

Shami

Yadav/mishi depending on condition, if it's abrasive pitch Yadav might play, else mishi, who knows, considering England is playing 5 lefties even jayant might get nod,though I would prefer 3 pacer with one being panda and 2 spinners,though Kohli might play mishi.

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Kungfu pandya.

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Gujju Lukdya will be in the XI only to get Mishy in on a turner.  Rajkot or Vizag is his best bet for a test debut.  Selectors haven't really given too much of an option - Nair is the only other possibility.  If Rahul was fit, I could see either him or Gambhir edge out Pandya as the 6th bat.  With Bhuvi injured, odds of Pandya playing as the 2nd pacer also go up a bit.  Can't see Pandya play as the 3rd seamer if Bhuvi is playing.  

 

I expect the following to be the team:

 

Gambhir

Vijay

Pujara

Kohli

Rahane

Ashwin

Pandya

Saha

Jadeja

Mishra

Shami

 

Jadeja at #9 makes this a strong tail - and allows the lower middle order to be more aggressive in trying to put pressure on the England bowlers.  That ends up being the difference very often - if you still have a bit of batting left and can bat with more aggression, all of a sudden an evenly poised game can turn into a beat-down.  Think back to Dhoni turning tables on Aussies with that 200 down the order.  When he came in, it could have gone either way.  By the time he was done, all aussies could dream of was to save the game.   

 

Batting till # 9 to attack the pommies, and 3 spinners to make them dance.  That's a VK type XI.    

 

M00Li, Pujara, Rahane, Ashwin to provide the spine.  Gambo, Kohli, Pandya, Saha and jadeja can bash the Pommie's FC level spin "attack".  

 

I think the wickets are going to be more spin friendly than the NZ series - that's the only reason for having Gambhir in the mix - he plays spin extremely well.  

[maniac]

With Rohit out,we will see good old fashioned hard fought victories....no miracles and  unheard of feats....there will be a good slong the ground stroke play...no massive 6's

 

Hope the ticket sales don't go down

[sandeep]

Look on the bright side Ritika.  More baby-making time for you!

[vishalvirsingh]

I refrain myself for picking the eleven bcos selecting 11 is dependent on Pitch..

if its a Spin track- u may wanna pick 3 spinners

if its a pacer friendly track.. one may pick 2 pacers and hardik or even 3 pacers and hardik n ashwin.

 over all with out knowledge about the Pitch.. we cannot pick the 11.

 

 

 

[vishalvirsingh]

Since Umesh was regularly picked ahead of dhaval and even BK in recent past.. it seems captains and coaches have realized the value of Speed...what Speed can bring to the Table.

even pandya being fast tracked.. its bcos of his 137k+ Speed on indian tracks...

I feel Varun Aroon is being neglected and he also requires a look in soon.

 

Ishant has also been between 136 to 147k and even shammi has bent his back bowling mostly at an average speed of 139k-140k.

 our pacers used to have an average pace of 129k and with rare balls touching 140k.

Now shammi ishant umesh try and maintain an average pace of 139 to 141k and what I am excited about is that some times ishant is the fastest and sometimes Umesh and some times Shammi...goes to show that all the three are competing...

[express bowling]

Has Pandya developed the ability to reverse the ball  ?

 

Him being picked as the 2nd fast bowler in a test  match  would depend on that factor too.  Unless a pacer can reverse the ball, he becomes ineffective on the turning tracks in India and would not add value to the team as a bowler.

[Laaloo]

I'm a bit baffled by Pandya selection. Either Kohli is strongly pushing for him or he has a uncle somewhere higher up because his FC stats are mediocre at best.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Full marks to selection committee,i have no complains with any selections.

Brilliant and well thought out

[Laaloo]

Should have selected Dhawal Kulkarni instead of Pandya. Dhawal has toiled his ass off in the domestics. He has better numbers with the bat and ball for a longer duration than Pandya. Pandya is a better version of Binny at this point in career. Dhawal had a 10-fer in his last FC match.

 

Edited November 2, 2016 by laaloo

[gattaca]

Mishra is a must against England. Yasir shah baboozled English. We would be stupid not to play him against England.