India-A team for test and LOI right now

[express bowling]

2 minutes ago, Vijy said:

True. I understand what you mean. As someone else had noted, if we had the ideal choices, Quadri would have been picked. I'm pretty sure if he played Tests, especially on our bunsens, his Test record would be superior to his FC one by a fair bit.

For sure

[Vijy]

On 11/18/2016 at 0:13 AM, express bowling said:

 

1.  Rahul   (  can hit from ball one, rotate strike , play long innings too and hit big shots )  to partner Rohit

2.  Hooda   ( big hitter at No. 6, in great form and is a part-time spinner too who can take  Raina's  role )

3.  Pant   (  Big hitter at No. 5 and in great form, can hit 6s at will )

4.   Will not be needed as long as Dhoni is there

5.  Nathu Singh  (  very good at bowling fast, inswinging yorkers at pace and has impressive List A  and T20 stats )

Amen to all that. Dhawan should be kept far away from Tests, but in ODIs he's not done badly. An alternative could involve Dhawan, Rohit, Kohli, Dhoni, Rahul too since No.5 is where he has batted in IPL. But, I agree that he would be a more suitable fit at 1.

I'm not very convinced by Pant at 5 though, even in the A team. Seems to me that he's also better off opening, or batting lower (at 6). Perhaps Hooda and Pant can swap positions. Jadhav hasn't done too much wrong as of now either.

 

Nathu's T20 stats are hugely impressive... didn't realize it until now.