centurymaker
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India was effectively playing with 5 bowlers anyway. Thakur was mostly just a part-timer!! So just have Kohli bowl the 2 overs that Thakur would have bowled.
SKY can bowl some offies, so I would go with this lineup.India only needs 2/5 wins now, even 1/5 should be enough given the NRR. So yeah match results are a bit irrelevant. All that matters is the two knockout matches.
First thing is first, got to throw Thakur out of the first XI.
Also India can perhaps consider resting Kuldeep.... you know.....
Ashwin can have a go, as NZ has 5 lefties in their top 8.
Gill
Rohit
Kohli
Iyer
Rahul
Ishan/Sky
Jadeja
Ashwin
Shami
Bumrah
Siraj
Rohit was quite good at it earlier in his career. Decided be cbf after a couple of injuries though.It completely ****s the balance.
We either take the risk of 5 bowlers by bringing in Ishan/Sky for Hardik and Shami for Shardul, or just bring in Ashwin for Hardik and Jadeja bats one position higher.
Neither is great but too bad all our batsmen refuse to learn passable offspin which is possibly the easiest thing in any sport to be competent at.
Atleast be pessimistic about the right thing. It's our tail, Shami and Pandya that's the problem.Iyer is not inspiring confidence. Gill has also yet to play the way we expect.
Not looking good.
I think Bumrah would like to be the highest wicket taker in this WCRest Kuldeep and Bumrah now
world record score incomingLineup vs England at Lucknow
Rohit
Gill
Kohli
Iyer
Rahul
Ishan
Jadeja
Ashwin
Kuldeep
Shami
Bumrah
I’d honestly be resting Bumrah and maybe some the batters between games once a semi final spots achieved. Keep Bumrah as fit and fresh as they can without much injury risk. Also I think it’s important for guys in the middle order to get some form leading up to the knockouts like Gill, Shreyas, Sky etcI think Bumrah would like to be the highest wicket taker in this WC
My point is Bumrah doesn't want any rest. He has his own personal milestones that he is chasing.I’d honestly be resting Bumrah and maybe some the batters between games once a semi final spots achieved. Keep Bumrah as fit and fresh as they can without much injury risk. Also I think it’s important for guys in the middle order to get some form leading up to the knockouts like Gill, Shreyas, Sky etc
Pandya thing was already discussed.Atleast be pessimistic about the right thing. It's our tail, Shami and Pandya that's the problem.