england would've loved to have batters like pujara and rahane back in the team
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*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour
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OverratedSanity
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Rahane yes, pujara no. Think he'd be a major upgrade on someone like Patidar. These slow low turners are ideal conditions for a huge Chepu ton. Guy's been piling on the runs in ranji unlike rahane too.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. We know patidar s **** now. Make the call ffs.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Another 75 runs from India and it will be a fun second dig.
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
I think Rohit's time is over. He is not able to get good scores consistently anymore.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Oh yes why bowl for eight hours to a guy in the heat who won’t get out and will anchor an innings when you can bowl to Patidar who will make a brilliant 13 off 10.
Red_Ink_Squid
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Sorry but I think you're overselling Patidar's 13s off 10s. As 13s off 10s go, his are ok but nothing special imo.
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jaiswal has replaced pujara and gill went down to no.3 patidar is in for kohli.
Socerer 01
International Captain
he hasnt been pilling on runs, his best scores have been against the weaker sides and his returns against bigger sides have been more modest
besides we’ve already been at this point with him the last time he was recalled because his replacement sucked and he filled the boots with runs, it was the same story internationally where he failed to translate the form
give Padikkal the debut instead imo, he has 100s against strong teams like Punjab and Tamil Nadu and a 100 against the Lions team plus is young
slowfinger
International Debutant
a lot of disrespect being thrown around here just because India have lost the last 5 sessions of the series. They're still very much in the game and some big runs are due 4th innings
Aidan11
International Vice-Captain
Correct. The tail could wag tomorrow and if they get close to our score they have every chance of winning. Especially if we start our 2nd innings the way we started the 1st.
Socerer 01
International Captain
my brother in christ, you’re talking about the Indian tail
Aidan11
International Vice-Captain
I'm also talking about the English bowling.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Did the pitch get that hopeless in the afternoon? Seemed to be ok at 50/1 when I logged off.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
He has had a rough time personally. Much like Cummins, think that must have had an impact. He was getting good at Vizag and bowled well for 5 overs before trying too much at Rajkot 1st innings. Hope he can relax and find his best form soon. Rohit not giving him the new ball, at least in the second innings is also worrying.
White Ball
State 12th Man
I agree and this guy was my hero going up. Who would you like to see as a replacement?
Niall
International Coach
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What has he achieved in any format to retain him?
He can take his beloved Patidar with him also.
If they don't win the series just bin him.
What has he achieved in any format to retain him?
He can take his beloved Patidar with him also.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I made these points about Rohit and Dravid back i 2020 when everyone was gunning to have Virat removed as captain. And everyone was convinced Rohit was a good captain based on nothing more than IPL and the odd series when the big guns rested and he led.
To be fair to him, he does seem to be a good leader of men but the tactical part is something he seems hopelessly bad at.
Hope he can prove me wrong this test with whatever is left of it.
EDIT - While Patidar has looked bad, you guys wrote how he looked good in Vizag in this very thread. He also made it on the back of big runs in Ranji as well as A cricket along with some good shows in the IPL. I do think the IPL is a good metric to understand if a player can produce the performances required when put in the limelight. While he has sucked (a lot more than I thought, and I was never gonna drop say Shreyas for him overall), I dont think that is a selection issue. Selecing him for this test though, that was terribad.
To be fair to him, he does seem to be a good leader of men but the tactical part is something he seems hopelessly bad at.
Hope he can prove me wrong this test with whatever is left of it.EDIT - While Patidar has looked bad, you guys wrote how he looked good in Vizag in this very thread. He also made it on the back of big runs in Ranji as well as A cricket along with some good shows in the IPL. I do think the IPL is a good metric to understand if a player can produce the performances required when put in the limelight. While he has sucked (a lot more than I thought, and I was never gonna drop say Shreyas for him overall), I dont think that is a selection issue. Selecing him for this test though, that was terribad.
Socerer 01
International Captain
Thala for the new season
Socerer 01
International Captain
Rohit is good in odis and t20s tbh but he has a bad tendency to freeze when pressure is on and let matches go by himI made these points about Rohit and Dravid back i 2020 when everyone was gunning to have Virat removed as captain. And everyone was convinced Rohit was a good captain based on nothing more than IPL and the odd series when the big guns rested and he led.
To be fair to him, he does seem to be a good leader of men but the tactical part is something he seems hopelessly bad at.
no clue why he got test captaincy tbh
Arachnodouche
International Captain
@honestbharani Would you give Patidar another chance in what's looking likely to be the decider?