*Official* India in West indies 2023

[Silver Silva]

Not sure what to think about the Indian batting as there is a mix of out of form experience, some random in forms and a bunch of new guys. But then the #9 has four test 50s in nine games...so it's certainly pretty good depth.

The Indian fast bowling sucks though, so definitely the right call to go with two spinners (IMO they should be doing that basically all the time given all the injuries and inconsistency with the fast bowling).

With all due respect, do you think the Indian Selectors have double standards in selection policy? ..
Ishan Kishan is not a proper keeper , he didn't even keep wicket in his last FC game yet he gets a game but for others they are excluded for apparent cricketing reasons like Sarfraz Khan for example.

 

[Silver Silva]

Not thrilled at Jamal Warrican being in our test side against India.......

If the pitch requires 2 spinners, we are in serious trouble unless we score big first innings runs.

Who would you have rather played ?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yep from Colombo , and a proud Nondescripts fan aswell

Cool...good to have you on here!

By any chance, what are your thoughts on Kumar Sangakkara?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Not thrilled at Jamal Warrican being in our test side against India.......

If the pitch requires 2 spinners, we are in serious trouble unless we score big first innings runs.

No one is thrilled with Warrican in the side, besides His Majestry...Sir Doctor Senator Desmond Haynes.

 

[Silver Silva]

Cool...good to have you on here!

By any chance, what are your thoughts on Kumar Sangakkara?

Absolute gentleman of cricket and a great role model for Sri Lankan youth, and in my opinion the best Sri Lankan batsman of all time ...

 

[silentstriker]

With all due respect, do you think the Indian Selectors have double standards in selection policy? ..
Ishan Kishan is not a proper keeper , he didn't even keep wicket in his last FC game yet he gets a game but for others they are excluded for apparent cricketing reasons like Sarfraz Khan for example.

Sarfraz Khan doesn't seem to be fit enough to play international professional cricket in this day and age so I understand his exclusion.


This Ishan Kishan thing is just a stupid idea, and I think shows how undervalued pure keeping skills are these days amongst selectors. They're trying to replace Pant, just like everyone was trying to replace a Gilchrist. But Gilchrist was a very good keeper. And with the depth India have in batting, plus their inexperienced fast bowling attack, they need a keeper who will hold on to catches and save runs way more than the 10 extra runs he may get over his replacement.

It's the baseball concept of VORP (value over replacement player). Kishan is negative if you factor his keeping.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Highest avg in FCC at the time of India Test debut
88.37 - Vinod Kambli (27 matches)
81.23 - Praveen Amre (23)
80.21 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (15)
71.28 - Rusi Modi (38)
70.18 - Sachin Tendulkar (9)
68.78 - Shubman Gill (23)

Alice Athanaze / Ishan Kishan & Yasaswi Jaiswal debut

Westindies have won toss & bats

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Absolute gentleman of cricket and a great role model for Sri Lankan youth, and in my opinion the best Sri Lankan batsman of all time ...

Awh great!
I see that you don't fit in the same school of thought as one of our fellow members here, also a Sri Lankan @Himannv

 

[silentstriker]

LOL I saw Chanderpaul on screen and I was like is this a replay from an old Test match? Before I remembered.

jesus christ I'm getting old. Jimmy Anderson is the only active Test player older than me now. Please never retire Jimmy.

 

[silentstriker]

Also did ESPN get rid of commentators to save money? I'm not hearing any commentary, just game sounds.

 

[Himannv]

Awh great!
I see that you don't fit in the same school of thought as one of our fellow members here, also a Sri Lankan @Himannv

Lord have mercy

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That's one of Kraigg's bread and butter shots, that glance

 

[silentstriker]

Like no seriously, there is no commentary. Not necessarily a bad thing given the quality of some of the commentators, but it's hilariously unprofessional by ESPN.

 

[Himannv]

Absolute gentleman of cricket and a great role model for Sri Lankan youth, and in my opinion the best Sri Lankan batsman of all time ...

Post reported.

 

[silentstriker]

Like no seriously, there is no commentary. Not necessarily a bad thing given the quality of some of the commentators, but it's hilariously unprofessional by ESPN.

Though hearing the Indian players on stump mic midly sledging is pretty funny.

 

[slcricfan1]

Like no seriously, there is no commentary. Not necessarily a bad thing given the quality of some of the commentators, but it's hilariously unprofessional by ESPN.

Its the same on the official windies youtube stream

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Dominica's tourism ministry went out of their way to sponsor our team for this test match. That's the state of our cricket team in 2023.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I'm already tired of this Oppenheimer movie trailer on ESPN.

 

[Silver Silva]

Awh great!
I see that you don't fit in the same school of thought as one of our fellow members here, also a Sri Lankan @Himannv

Haha yes I have already seen he is not a big Sanga fan, that's okay , Sri Lankan cricket and its cricketers are tough , what's one more critic .

 

[Socerer 01]

With all due respect, do you think the Indian Selectors have double standards in selection policy? ..
Ishan Kishan is not a proper keeper , he didn't even keep wicket in his last FC game yet he gets a game but for others they are excluded for apparent cricketing reasons like Sarfraz Khan for example.

the previous incumbent Bharat didn’t keep in his last domestic fc match for Andhra either because these two are some of their best players for their domestic sides its not an unusual thing here