• Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.

    You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!

    If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

King Kane

International Regular
Great use of the feet from Rachin to take Jadaja downtown for six.

India are changing the field to him, he's causing some panic there.
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
I would say it's conservative more than logical.
Is the Indian batting line up really that fragile?
If you go through the team :

●Best opening partnership in the world especially in these conditions

●Gill is averaging 50+ at No.3 this year

●The selectors have decided Kohli is undroppable so that's on them

●Sarfraz is incredible in these conditions

●Pant is probably the best keeper batsmen India have ever had

●Jadeja is an ATG Indian all rounder

●Ashwin is probably top 5 greatest No.8's in history

That's enough batting cover in my opinion, they just don't trust Kuldeep Yadav when his record says they should otherwise , it's the same line of thinking that made Ashwin warm the bench at the WTC final last year.
I think the main reason is they wanted another accurate offspinner there as well as Ashwin since Latham, Conway, and Racindra are all in the top 4
 

Molehill

Cricketer Of The Year
Mitchell is like Stokes, he can look terrible early on and then unleash with a matchwinning innings,
I think the best example of that these days is Travis Head. Will literally play and miss about 10 of his first 15 balls then smack a run a ball ton.
 

Silver Silva

International Regular
NZ please share the secret on how to make Bumrah look mid in Test cricket , you are the one test nation where he looks human against.
 

Top