Road to India in Australia 2024-25

[Sunil1z]

Can WTC final be held at MCG in June ? Or weather is too hostile?
IND should agree to play WTC final at MCG if both IND and Aus reach there . We have far batter record at MCG than Lords .

 

[Spark]

Shami out of the series apparently. Massive blow

 

[Sunil1z]

If Shami is missing Aus tour then we shouldn’t play Bumrah against NZ or play him only in 1 Test . He has become extremely vital now .

 

[Starfighter]

Shami out of the series apparently. Massive blow

Must say the source I saw didn't look too reliable. I'd wait for better confirmation.

If true it resolves the debate about Deep playing.

 

[Spark]

Must say the source I saw didn't look too reliable. I'd wait for better confirmation.

If true it resolves the debate about Deep playing.

TOI don't have the greatest rep but I didn't think they made up stuff like this usually

 

[govinda indian fan]

Shami to miss bgt

 

[govinda indian fan]

If Shami is missing Aus tour then we shouldn’t play Bumrah against NZ or play him only in 1 Test . He has become extremely vital now .

Bumrah must be rested at least one match vs nz

 

[centurymaker]

Others were going on about Shami and downplaying Akashdeep but I had a feeling that Shami might either not return or not be at the same level again upon his return because he is not actually 34 now but 36-37 years of age! He is pretty much finished as a pace bowler having not played for a year and in his late 30s.

Sad news is this might pave the way for trundler Mukesh Kumar to make a return to the squad for Australia when I'd really like Harshit Rana instead. Unfortunately they're not really considering him at the moment.

 

[Sunil1z]

Trundler kumar may not be a bad bet in Adelaide D/N match

 

[centurymaker]

Bumrah must be rested at least one match vs nz

He was going to be rested for either the 2nd or 3rd Test anyway. But I hope he only plays one test now instead of two.

 

[Daemon]

Dayal was in the squad for the BD tests so I assume he gets first crack

 

[TheJediBrah]

Good news for India tbh. The more bowlers injured the better India tend to do in Australia

 

[Spark]

Others were going on about Shami and downplaying Akashdeep but I had a feeling that Shami might either not return or not be at the same level again upon his return because he is not actually 34 now but 36-37 years of age! He is pretty much finished as a pace bowler having not played for a year and in his late 30s.

Sad news is this might pave the way for trundler Mukesh Kumar to make a return to the squad for Australia when I'd really like Har**** Rana instead. Unfortunately they're not really considering him at the moment.

Surely they can't be thinking of playing Mukesh. Surely. He's the absolute pure archetype of the sort of "pace" bowler India used to bring down here and get absolutely flogged. Binning those blokes off is the principal reason they've started winning here consistently.

 

[Kirkut]

If Shami is missing Aus tour then we shouldn’t play Bumrah against NZ or play him only in 1 Test . He has become extremely vital now .

Yeah, and this is a 5 test series, right?

If Bumrah becomes unfit, 5-0 thrashing coming our way...

 

[Sunil1z]

Surely they can't be thinking of playing Mukesh. Surely. He's the absolute pure archetype of the sort of "pace" bowler India used to bring down here and get absolutely flogged. Binning those blokes off is the principal reason they've started winning here consistently.

How will he do in Adelaide D/N match ?

 

[Kirkut]

Others were going on about Shami and downplaying Akashdeep but I had a feeling that Shami might either not return or not be at the same level again upon his return because he is not actually 34 now but 36-37 years of age! He is pretty much finished as a pace bowler having not played for a year and in his late 30s.

Sad news is this might pave the way for trundler Mukesh Kumar to make a return to the squad for Australia when I'd really like Har**** Rana instead. Unfortunately they're not really considering him at the moment.

Oh no, Mukesh Kumar for Australia tour? Didn't we learn our lessons when Vinay Kumar played at Perth?

Besides, it's been a really long time since Shami has played tests. Not sure he will be the same bowler even after he becomes fit.

 

[centurymaker]

Here is the hierarchy-

1. Bumrah
2. Siraj
3. Akashdeep
4. Dayal

5. Mukesh Kumar
6. Prasidh Krishna

Because in the Irani Cup that's happening right now between Ranji champs Mumbai and Rest of India XI, selectors went with Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, and Prasidh Krishna as the 3 pacers.

Moreover the latter two played in SA in the New Year's Test and Mukesh even played a test vs England. Not to mention that he took Mumbai's first 3 wickets yesterday.

I see the selectors going for these 5-6 pacers for Australia barring no more injuries, unless Rana does something special in T20Is/first few rounds of Ranji to displace one of them.

 

[honestbharani]

I think it will go -

Bumrah
Siraj
Akashdeep
Dayal
Mukesh
Saini
Shardul/Harshit
Prasidh
rest

I expect an 18 member squad to be selected. So maybe 3 openers, 6 MO bats including the 2 keepers, 2 allrounders (Ash and Jaddu basically), 1 genuine spinner, 1 seamer who can bat and 5 other seamers.

 

[Starfighter]

Har**** Rana

This is gonna be mildly amusing in the future.

 

[Thala_0710]

I think it will go -

Bumrah
Siraj
Akashdeep
Dayal
Mukesh
Saini
Shardul/Har****
Prasidh
rest

I expect an 18 member squad to be selected. So maybe 3 openers, 6 MO bats including the 2 keepers, 2 allrounders (Ash and Jaddu basically), 1 genuine spinner, 1 seamer who can bat and 5 other seamers.

Heard they were considering Ruturaj as the third opening choice behind Rohit/Jaiswal.
My prediction for an 18 man squad would be:
Openers:
Rohit
Jaiswal
Ruturaj

MO Bats:
Gill
Kohli
Rahul
Sarfaraz

Keepers
Pant
Jurel

All rounders
Jadeja
Ashwin
Thakur

Pacers
Bumrah
Siraj
Akashdeep
Dayal
Mukesh

Spinners
Kuldeep