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India WC Thread

harry jolshan

harry jolshan

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ankitj

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Daemon said:
Nah, don't think we should leave Dhawan out. He did well in the CT in England so it's not like he's sure to fail in these conditions. Coming off a very strong series against SL as well.

Leaving him out means we got to bring in Rayudu who gets bogged down easy by good bowling and tight fields. Knowing our bowling we'll be needing lots of runs and fast, which Dhawan offers.
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On evidence of this tri-series, you will still be starting with Dhawan? I would honestly keep him out after seeing how he is going. Rahane did well as opener in the chances he got and performed well in these conditions in test series. I would have him open with Rohit.
 
cnerd123

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Dhawan's issues are more mental than technical I reckon. He's a fidgety player. He can't stop himself from playing at balls he shouldn't be playing at. He can definitely score in these conditions, just needs to get his head on straight.
 
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ankitj said:
On evidence of this tri-series, you will still be starting with Dhawan? I would honestly keep him out after seeing how he is going. Rahane did well as opener in the chances he got and performed well in these conditions in test series. I would have him open with Rohit.
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Yeah it's a bit of a headache now isn't it. I really really dislike the idea of Rayudu playing though so I'm still tempted to take the risk with Dhawan. Tough call though.
 
Contra

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Dhawan's issues are more mental than technical I reckon. He's a fidgety player. He can't stop himself from playing at balls he shouldn't be playing at. He can definitely score in these conditions, just needs to get his head on straight.
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I kind of disagree actually. Dhawan has a very odd sort of technique which can be both advantageous and disadvantageous depending on how the opposition bowler bowls to him. Dhawan is a player who bats mostly inside the line of the ball, his front foot doesn't stretch too much but he always plants it out. He never goes onto the backfoot at all and just replies on his fast hands to get through the ball on time which is why he always looks like someone who is going to get nicked off. If you don't have a backfoot game then you need to either be really good at leaving deliveries (which he's not atm).
 
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Yea, that's true. He needs to leave well. He isn't doing that. I think that's more mental than technical. Because he has scored in tough conditions before. Just needs to apply himself.
 
Contra

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He left well in NZ tbf, but even then, I can't see him having significant success on pitches with bounce if he isn't going to transfer his weight onto the backfoot. In fact, transfering his weight onto the backfoot should improve his leaving the ball, instead of keeping his front foot plodded and playing inside the line of deliveries bowled at him (which he eventually ends up nicking).
 
harsh.ag

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Dhawan going in at number 4 not a bad idea, me thinks. Saves him from the swing, and if he can get going, then anything could happen. This also gets Kohli in at number 3, since Rayudu is probably not as useful below that.
 
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Overreaction IMO. He's fine at 6/7, he just needs some decent batsmen around him in that lower order.

4-5-6-7-8 as Kohli-Ashwin-Raina-MSD-Jadeja should give him the balance they want. Can play 5 bowlers, Kohli at 4, and batting down till 8. You are risking Ashwin at 5 but he isn't going to go worse than Rayudu in that slot is he? With Dhawan/Rohit/Rahane in the top 3, you have a pretty stable batting lineup.
 
Prince EWS

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weldone said:
Gavaskar thinks Ashwin should open.
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Haha, a nice hat to throw in the ring with Ian "open with Binny" Chappell.

Rohit should open with either Rahane or Dhawan. No need to get funky with it when you've got three reasonable options IMO.
 
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