***Official*** South Africa in India 2015

[honestbharani]

Ojha?

 

[cnerd123]

Nah, over the hill.

Need someone young and ***y. Kuldeep Yadav IMO.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Should just troll the world with two teams. A 4 spinner team with good batsmen against spin at home on spinning tracks and an away team with the regular wheel of mediocrity and batsmen good enough to bat on seaming conditions.

 

[honestbharani]

Or hedge our bets and play with 11 batsmen away.. Draw every game away and win every game at home..

 

[honestbharani]

Should just troll the world with two teams. A 4 spinner team with good batsmen against spin at home on spinning tracks and an away team with the regular wheel of mediocrity and batsmen good enough to bat on seaming conditions.

Vijay will still be in both, and Dan will still protest.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Should just troll the world with two teams. A 4 spinner team with good batsmen against spin at home on spinning tracks and an away team with the regular wheel of mediocrity and batsmen good enough to bat on seaming conditions.

It could actually work too. Prepare dustbowls at home and have Jadu/Ashwin run through them, so they get annoyed and go "Oh yeah? Well come to SA, we'll prepare greentops and kill you". Then Binny comes in and takes 6/4. Number in the rankings in 12 months. Foolproof imo.

 

[cnerd123]

Should just troll the world with two teams. A 4 spinner team with good batsmen against spin at home on spinning tracks and an away team with the regular wheel of mediocrity and batsmen good enough to bat on seaming conditions.

INDIA HOME
---------------
Vijay
Dhawan
Pujara
???
???
???
Saha (+)
Ashwin (*)
Jadeja
Mishra
K. Yadav

INDIA AWAY
-----------------
Vijay
Rahul Jnr
Rahane
Kohli (*)
Pujara
Binny
Saha (+)
Ashwin
Bhuvi
Ishant
U. Yadav


Really have no idea who the best batsmen against spin are in India. Would expect some domestic stalwarts ala Dogra, Manhas, Yashpal to be pretty decent. Maybe someone like Tiwary. Don't know tho tbf.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gautam Gambhir for the home side.

 

[Daemon]

It's a joke that Binny has played international cricket. Makes me so mad when you think of those that miss out despite performing.

 

[cnerd123]

Gautam Gambhir for the home side.

Past it IMO.

It's sad we have no idea who the best players of spin in the country are, yet are pretty certain Dhawan/Kohli/Rahane/Rohit aren't them.

 

[cnerd123]

It's a joke that Binny has played international cricket. Makes me so mad when you think of those that miss out despite performing.

My theory is that he gets picked so that Mayanti gets to tour with the team and the rest of the side can ogle at her at the hotel pool.

 

[harsh.ag]

My theory is that he gets picked so that Mayanti gets to tour with the team and the rest of the side can ogle at her at the hotel pool.

More like so that Mayanti is cheerful while the rest of the side ogle her at the hotel pool. She is coming on tour regardless.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Or hedge our bets and play with 11 batsmen away.. Draw every game away and win every game at home..

Assuming a 90% win rate at home and 90% draw rate abroad, that's 45 wins and 10 losses per 100 Tests overall. #1 team material.

The IPL and home ODIs to continue to be played on flat tracks just to troll visiting players even more.

 

[honestbharani]

Screw Ganguly, Sachin and VVS. WE should be the consultants for BCCI..

 

[Pratters]

Ojha is taking a lot of wickets. He should be in the conversation.

 

[harsh.ag]

Parvez Rasool imo. Batting till 11

 

[honestbharani]

Heard Kuldeep can bat too. And he will give us the whole gamut of spinning options. Left and right arm off and leg break bowlers.

 

[Pratters]

I really like how Kuldeep bowls. Watched him a bit a few months back. Wish he goes on to fulfill his promise.

 

[weldone]

Ashwin has climbed to no. 2 spot in ICC test bowlers' ranking - right after Steyn

 

[Black_Warrior]

INDIA HOME
---------------
Vijay
Dhawan
Pujara
???
???
???
Saha (+)
Ashwin (*)
Jadeja
Mishra
K. Yadav

INDIA AWAY
-----------------
Vijay
Rahul Jnr
Rahane
Kohli (*)
Pujara
Binny
Saha (+)
Ashwin
Bhuvi
Ishant
U. Yadav


.

So the most aggressive and fearless and best batsman doesn't make it to either team despite inviting everyone to 'come to India'?