All Time India XI game

[sunilz]

Indian players in last 40 years have rarely struggled against leg spin bowling. They generally have problems against off spin bowling such as saqlain, murali, Swann, panesar, lyon. I can't remember when was last time a leg spinner troubled India?

 

[vcs]

Bowling records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo

Mushtaq Ahmed did well against us in ODIs. I had a vague memory of him bowling well against us, good to see the stats back it up.

Only played one Test against India though.

 

[srbhkshk]

A good read on Nissar and Amar -

https://madcrazyhatter.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/forgotten-heroes-amar-singh-and-mohammad-nissar/

 

[NUFAN]

India A XI
1 Vijay Merchant
2 Navjot Sidhu
3 Mohinder Amarnath
4 Vijay Hazare
5
6
7 Ravi Ashwin
8 Syed Kirmani
9 Amar Singh
10 Bishan Bedi
11 Mohammad Nisar


Enginner and Chandra miss out from being level by 1.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sidhu's an awful choice and no Chandra in two xis is a disgrace. ffs CW.

 

[NUFAN]

- Select a batsman at 5 for India A XI
- Select the final player to join the A team


- Name the India B XI keeper
- Name 1 opening batsman for the B team.

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For that final spot I think its tough to know whether a pure bat, all rounder or bowler is the best option.

 

[harsh.ag]

This is a terrible A side.

 

[sunilz]

- Select a batsman at 5 for India A XI
- Select the final player to join the A team


- Name the India B XI keeper
- Name 1 opening batsman for the B team.

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For that final spot I think its tough to know whether a pure bat, all rounder or bowler is the best option.

Laxman
Ganguly

Engineer
Gambhir

 

[srbhkshk]

Laxman
Umrigar

Engineer
Gambhir

 

[Teuton]

Azharuddin
Laxman
Engineer
Engineer

 

[Flametree]

Think we'd do better asking Amarnath to open and having Pujara at 3, but there you go.

Laxman
Umrigar

Engineer
Vijay

 

[OverratedSanity]

Laxman
Umrigar

Engineer
Engineer

 

[the big bambino]

This is a terrible A side.

Who would you take out and replace them with?

 

[the big bambino]

btw 5 and 6 Laxman and Lala Amarnath.

 

[harsh.ag]

Who would you take out and replace them with?

Engineer as keeper-opener instead of Sidhu. Then the batting order can be strengthened with both VVS and Vishwanath.

Merchant
Engineer +
Amarnath
Hazare
VVS
Vishwanath
Umrigar/Ashwin
Zaheer/Amar Singh
Chandra
Nissar
Bedi

 

[the big bambino]

Engineer as keeper-opener instead of Sidhu. Then the batting order can be strengthened with both VVS and Vishwanath.

Merchant
Engineer +
Amarnath
Hazare
VVS
Vishwanath
Umrigar/Ashwin
Zaheer/Amar Singh
Chandra
Nissar
Bedi

Would pick Ashwin over Umrigar, both Zak and Amar Singh and Bedi. Sorry to leave out Chandra but I have the common prejudice of desiring 3 seamers in my team. I like the contrast and variety Zak, Amar Singh and Nissar bring to the side.

 

[J_C]

Viswanath
Laxman

Engineer
Gambhir

 

[CricAddict]

Viswanath
Laxman

Engineer
Vijay

 

[NUFAN]

India A XI
1 Vijay Merchant
2 Navjot Sidhu
3 Mohinder Amarnath
4 Vijay Hazare
5 VVS Laxman
6 Polly Umrigar
7 Ravi Ashwin
8 Syed Kirmani+
9 Amar Singh
10 Bishan Bedi
11 Mohammad Nisar

 

[watson]

Really nice India A team IMO.

I like Vishy but can’t really grumble about Hazare or VVS