Just because you met Shikhar in an airport toilet or whatever it was...
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*Official* India in Bangladesh 2015
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weldone
Hall of Fame Member
I'd rather drop Mohit.
Gnske
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The taste of a man who only buys his apparel from Culture Kings.
No wonder he's so intensely disliked.
Shri
Mr. Glass
I thought Dhoni absolutely ramming into that skinny **** of a bowler getting in the way of a single was better.
Shri
Mr. Glass
No you get youngsters into the side and let them gain 3 years worth of international experience to prepare for the biggest tournament. Right time to chuck out a few guys who are going nowhere as ODI cricketers.
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
And what if those youngsters suddenly get injured/lose form just before the WC? It's obviously important to keep the next WC in the back of your head but ultimately any team's focus should be on the next match, to try and figure out match combinations for a tournament 4 years away is silly. Dhoni for example most probably won't be there for the next WC, at least IMO, but that doesn't mean he should be dropped because "oh whats the use in him playing if he won't be there for the WC". He's still an exceptional limited overs player and should play for as long as his form allows for it.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
ODIs except world cups don't hold much value. When you drop the older players who are not in your plans for the next world cup, you can get more from them in other formats. The experience the younger players get in ODIs is invaluable and help advance the cricketers. It's the right thing to do. Sports men on their own accord will hardly ever call it quits and people don't usually have the balls to drop the biggest players. So our players carry on for a long time.
Niall
International Coach
Can happen to anyone really, Kohli and Amla stunk it out in this world cup and nobody would say they were inexperienced youngsters.
I don't think anyone wants India to bin everyone, just tinker a little and see what the next generation can offer especially in the lower order where nearly all Indian fans have admitted they have problems.
Shri
Mr. Glass
You bring in whoever has been the second choice all along. You don't base your whole plan on injuries ffs.
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
It doesn't matter, theoretically your whole batting order can go for a toss just before the world cup for various reasons, which is why I feel its important to let things take their course and not plan in such an extreme fashion so 4 years prior to one tournament. I would personally just play the best 11 players possible, regardless of whether they will make the 2019 WC or not.
Also in your opinion who are those guys who are going nowhere as ODI crickets exactly?
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Kohli tonning up vs. Pakistan automatically means he didn't stink up the World Cup. Doesn't matter if he got a golden duck every other match. That's the rule.
Niall
International Coach
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
it's all conspiracy theory. sehwag called and unearthed the secret ingredient to team india
Niall
International Coach
Most of the Indian posters seem like a decent lot, so this is not meant as trolling.
But watching England today India could learn something, its proof India need the lower order to really contribute more than what they have been doing.
They need to start bedding some fearless youngsters and get them ready for the next few years.
Imagine Jadeja today if he was Bairstow?
The likes of Hooda, Pandya, Samson, some of these kids deserve a chance.
But watching England today India could learn something, its proof India need the lower order to really contribute more than what they have been doing.
They need to start bedding some fearless youngsters and get them ready for the next few years.
Imagine Jadeja today if he was Bairstow?
The likes of Hooda, Pandya, Samson, some of these kids deserve a chance.
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