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***Official*** India in South Africa 2021-22

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
Back to the 90's baby :punk: oldies galore Trundlers galore.. Meek captain coach.. Infighting. Losing against B teams on a slow pitches. Substandard spinners.
 

cnerd123

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I've given up trying to understand the selections and strategies for India in JAMODIs anymore.

How is this supposed to help us win the next world cup?
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
Best XI they can come up with a average squad
Ruturaj
Dhawan
Kolli
Pant
Rahul (back at 5)
Kishan
Shardul
J Yadav
Ashwin
Bumrah
Prasidh
 

karan_fromthestands

State Captain
Dravid was about to cry looking at his face expressions lol.. Both Captain Coach are meek & defeatist.
You are being overcritical here. Kela is not captaincy material but Dravid has done a great job recently with the youngsters, he should be given some time. I am sure he'll sort out the issues. But it was really strange though, if Iyer wasn't bowling, he shouldn't have been in the side, Surya would have been a better choice. If Chahal can't perform on this kind of a pitch against SA, what's his use? He was really bright but has become complacent I think.
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
You are being overcritical here. Kela is not captaincy material but Dravid has done a great job recently with the youngsters, he should be given some time. I am sure he'll sort out the issues. But it was really strange though, if Iyer wasn't bowling, he shouldn't have been in the side, Surya would have been a better choice. If Chahal can't perform on this kind of a pitch against SA, what's his use? He was really bright but has become complacent I think.
I think bowling is a big issue. Our stats since WC 2019 are worst as a bowling unit among top 10 sides. Minnow level
 

karan_fromthestands

State Captain
The disparagement of Bavuma's captaincy and tactics looks extremely funny now. :D
I've only been impressed by Bavuma so far. Only criticism would be him not accelerating at the right time with the bat, but people were complaining about him throwing away starts, so he was trying to stay there for as long as he can.
 

cnerd123

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I've given up trying to understand the selections and strategies for India in JAMODIs anymore.

How is this supposed to help us win the next world cup?
Okay I haven't fully given up

My guesses are:

A) They didn't want to go full development squad because still need Super League points, so pick some veterans to get a win or two (Dhawan, Bhuvi, Chahal)
B) Logistical hassle of getting players out there and in bubbles so decided to retain guys from the Test side who are fringe ODI players anyways (Aswhin, Thakur)
C) Keep some players around to gain more experience in the conditions for future Test tours here, plus have them working with coaches/physios in the setup in preparation for upcoming series (Pant, Yadav, Siraj)
 

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