OverratedSanity
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Rahane gunning it in the warm up match. None of the others bar Dhawan have done anything.
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***Official*** India in Sri Lanka 2015
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OverratedSanity
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Think we'll be fine overall. But Kohli's hard hands always worry me in such conditions.
G.I.Joe
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This match he seems to be sticking to the 18 players in a line-up theory though.
honestbharani
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I would love to see both Pujara and Nohit dropped tbh... Pujara still has to work on his game and get better, esp. in overseas conditions and him being around the side all the time and making big scores in SC conditions will harm his long term development, I feel... I would rather they play Rahul at #3. Ideally, I would love to see Virat be our #3 in all formats of the game. The game has evolved and it is no longer a necessity to have a very good defensive bat as your #3...
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Why would Pujara being in the team harm him?
harsh.ag
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Because he will score runs. That will make him think he is better than what he is. Which never works out for the better. Because confidence is bull****. He needs to score runs in the nets and in FC where the same pitches await him. That ways he can work on his flaws against lesser bowlers and gain confidence.
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I especially liked how hb said "making big scores in SC conditions will harm his long term development".
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You're going to have to explain this.
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You're going to have to explain this.
Black_Warrior
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So Murali Vijay will be dropped to accomodate Rohit?
How long before Rohit "talented and promising' Sharma runs out of excuses?
How long before Rohit "talented and promising' Sharma runs out of excuses?
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Nah, there is no chance in hell Vijay will be dropped.
Black_Warrior
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What's the XI looking like? If Kohli plays 5 bowlers, 1 out of Vijay, Dhawan, Rahul is getting dropped.
honestbharani
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Coz he has obvious weakness against the moving ball... I just don't think making more big scores in conditions that won't test that weakness of his will help him... I don't think he is a lost cause like Sehwag yet... I feel a couple of more A tours, esp. to England, will help him come back a better player. There are any number of players around the world who have benefitted from a stint away from the test side even if their replacements did not end up being better than them... Those players individually got better and came back as much better cricketers. Langer comes to mind. Clarke was dropped for a bit even if he was still able to score well in certain conditions. It maybe stupid to you but I think India as a team can get more out of Pujara if he was totally dropped for a bit and allowed to lead A teams to countries where he has trouble scoring runs. A few months away from the side now is a small price to pay if we can get him back as a real world class top order bat.
honestbharani
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I can see how the confidence thing worked out for the Aussie boys today.. More of the same, heh, Harshy?
And if you would care to read posts before responding with sarcastic BS which has nothing to do with facts, you will see that I never mentioned he is going to get better playing FC in flat tracks... I just think it is worth more for Indian cricket if he can lead our A teams to a couple of overseas tours outside the SC and get better in those conditions than racking up the runs in another SC series.
To be completely honest, I have seen a couple of SL pitches aid swing and seam at times, so on second thought, it might still provide him with challenging enough conditions that will force him to up his game and get better. That is a waaay better argument than the one you posted.
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This is all well and good, but he's still in the squad which means he's still touring with the team. He's not getting any time away or playing in the CC.
He's toured England in the past with the A team and scored heavily anyways, and also taken county stints with derbyshire? and yorkshire where he did alright for himself. He's quite clearly a thinking cricketer and knows that he needs to work on his overseas game, scoring runs in India or Sri Lanka won't delude him into thinking he doesn't. Sitting on the bench for this series won't do him any good.