*Official* India in West indies 2023

[Adorable Asshole]

There's just one writer for Pakistan too. In the event that he quits Cricinfo would have no Pakistani representative too and that would be no reflection of the state of world cricket.

So you are saying that there are not enough Pakistani cricket writers?

 

[Saket1209]

West Indies team for 2nd test will more or less be same squad. There is not much time for the second test so they can't include new players. Maybe 1 or 2 from the camp but not more. I don't think they will drop reifer or blackwood.

 

[Beamer]

Ok so they have dropped Reifer and brought in...... Kevin Sinclair!

I haven't a clue what they are doing but at least it means a proper batsman at number 3. I can only think Sinclair is cover for Rakheem.

Anyway, I'm guessing the lineup will be,:

Braithwaite
Chanderpaul
McKenzie
Blackwood
Athanaze
Da Silva
Holder
Cornwall/Sinclair
Joseph
Roach
Gabriel

That is a better lineup and at least offers something slightly different. No idea if McKenzie is ready or not (I suspect not) but at least he won't be worse than Reifer.

 

[Saket1209]

Ok so they have dropped Reifer and brought in...... Kevin Sinclair!

I haven't a clue what they are doing but at least it means a proper batsman at number 3. I can only think Sinclair is cover for Rakheem.

Anyway, I'm guessing the lineup will be,:

Braithwaite
Chanderpaul
McKenzie
Blackwood
Athanaze
Da Silva
Holder
Cornwall/Sinclair
Joseph
Roach
Gabriel

That is a better lineup and at least offers something slightly different. No idea if McKenzie is ready or not (I suspect not) but at least he won't be worse than Reifer.

I think the pitch is again a Turner. So basically they will go with Sinclair and warrican as the two spinners or might even go with 3 . Who knows.

 

[Bahseph]

Record wise or eye-test wise it just didn't make sense for Reifer to bat 3. I don't know how much you can expect from someone who has 1 FC hundred and only went up the order a season or two back.

 

[Saket1209]

So we can assume reifer internatinal career is over.

 

[Beamer]

Record wise or eye-test wise it just didn't make sense for Reifer to bat 3. I don't know how much you can expect from someone who has 1 FC hundred and only went up the order a season or two back.

It was a shameless attempt to get him in the team because he can't play as an allrounder when we have Jason Holder. It's rubbish like that that undermines our ability to be competitive.

 

[WICFan]

So we can assume reifer internatinal career is over.

Shouldn't assume anything with these selectors.

 

[Bahseph]

It was a shameless attempt to get him in the team because he can't play as an allrounder when we have Jason Holder. It's rubbish like that that undermines our ability to be competitive.

Hmm but his bowling has completely fallen off. Rakheem was down and he wasn't trusted with a significant bowling load. It's a terrible selection.

 

[Saket1209]

I think no team can win against India on a turner with Ashwin and Jadeja in the squad. So if again they make a slow low pitch, even God can't be able to save them.

 

[WICFan]

It was a shameless attempt to get him in the team because he can't play as an allrounder when we have Jason Holder. It's rubbish like that that undermines our ability to be competitive.

Yeah, when Mayers is available that's an extra all-round option.

Reifer certainly shouldn't have been in consideration for the No. 3 batting position.

 

[Saket1209]

Yeah, when Mayers is available that's an extra all-round option.

Reifer certainly shouldn't have been in consideration for the No. 3 batting position.

Reifer and Blackwood are probably the worst Middle order batsmann. I think Wi have done right by removing him from the squad.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Heard through the grapevine that the team composition will be,
1. Kraigg
2. Tage
3. Kirk
4. Blackwood
5. Athanaze
6. Holder
7. Da Silva
8. Sinclair
9. Alzarri
10. Roach
11. Gabriel

This is quite the shift away from the usual craziness of last game.

I believe that Sinclair joined the team as an injury cover for Cornwall. I don’t expect him to get the debut. It will be interesting to see though if he does…

 

[slippy888]

Jadeja is ageing everyday he now 34 is this a concern guys

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Jadeja is ageing everyday he now 34 is this a concern guys

Now I feel old.

I'm almost the same age as Jadeja.

 

[ataraxia]

Jadeja is ageing everyday

 

[Socerer 01]

Jadeja is ageing everyday he now 34 is this a concern guys

every 60 seconds in Africa

a minute passes

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Vitat Kohli's 500th International & 100th test between india vs Westindies

Team v Team-Test-Win-Lost-Draw.

{Eng v Aus
357-151-110-96}
{Eng v WI-
163-51-59-53}
{Eng v SA-
156-66-35-55}
{Ind v Eng-
131-50-31-50}
{Aus v WI-
118-60-32-25-#}
{Eng v Nz -
112-52-13-47}
{Ind v Aus-
107-45-32-29-∞)
{Aus v SA-
101-54-26-21-}
{Ind v WI
-99-23-30-46}

# 1 no result
∞ 1 no result

 

[ataraxia]

{Ind v Aus-
107-45-32-29∞)

That's a lot of draws

 

[Saket1209]

Heard through the grapevine that the team composition will be,
1. Kraigg
2. Tage
3. Kirk
4. Blackwood
5. Athanaze
6. Holder
7. Da Silva
8. Sinclair
9. Alzarri
10. Roach
11. Gabriel

This is quite the shift away from the usual craziness of last game.

I believe that Sinclair joined the team as an injury cover for Cornwall. I don’t expect him to get the debut. It will be interesting to see though if he does…

It depends on how the pitch is. Maybe they play Warrican and Sinclair.