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Indian Cricket Dhaba
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CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
Mohit is injured I believe.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I wonder what the ODI line up will be now...
Nohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Rahane
Dhoni
Manish
Jadeja
Ashwin
Shami
Ishant
Umesh
NOt looking like the best side to take on Australia in Australia. I feel this will be a very predictable line up and will get thrashed.
Nohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Rahane
Dhoni
Manish
Jadeja
Ashwin
Shami
Ishant
Umesh
NOt looking like the best side to take on Australia in Australia. I feel this will be a very predictable line up and will get thrashed.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
He had a lousy series against RSA... Kinda the straw that broke the camel with his selection, I feel. I am not worried about Raina being dropped. He can always get back in on the back of T20 performances. My worry is the finisher role has been the issue for India. We need hitters who can also bat decently in crisis at 5,6, and 7. With Dhoni batting more and more like a #4, I am not sure if we can afford to keep giving chances to folks like Pandey and Rahane. They are all just a bunch of #s 3 and 4 who will get into the same side and then struggle. My ideal Indian ODI side will have Rohit and Raina at #s 5 and 6 because they are the best bets for coming and hitting from ball 1 and they have enough batting pedigree to bail us out in the times when we get into a tough spot. It will also free up Rahane to bat at his best position and we still get the benefit of his ace fielding in the circle. But Rohit is so good and scores so big at the top of the order that we can't justifiably move him down. I would rather have seen them try Irfan Pathan and Hardik Pandya in the side. I wouldn't mind both playing with Ashwin being a lone spinner, giving us depth at 7,8 and 9 with Shami at10 and perhaps Umesh or Ishant at 11.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Raina being dropped is pretty silly IMO. I've never really rated him that highly but if he could be cloned I'd actually pick two of him in the Indian ODI side right now. His player type is precisely what they lack at the moment.
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
Salamuddin
International Debutant
Don't see what's so silly about it. Raina hasn't been performing of late and Gurkeerat looked impressive in the A team tri series that India won in July.
Tbh for all the investment that India have made in Raina they have probably only really gotten par or below par returns. Time to see what Gurkeerat or potentially Manish has to offer. Good move I think for a series that in the grand scheme of things isn't that important but will allow the Indian selectors the chance to see how the newbies fare against a decent fast bowling attack inn their den rather than say against Sri Lanka or Bangladesh.
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Salamuddin
International Debutant
The only really poor selection for me across India's T20 /odi sides for Australia is that of Axar Patel. Never understood India's fascination with him - looks like a poorer version of Sir Ravi Jadeja.
Why would you have both of them in the one squad on a tour of Australia of all places ? Politics rearing its head the only explanation for me. I think India should have picked Shreyas Iyer instead - time to see whether that kid is really the goods or not.
Why would you have both of them in the one squad on a tour of Australia of all places ? Politics rearing its head the only explanation for me. I think India should have picked Shreyas Iyer instead - time to see whether that kid is really the goods or not.
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Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Fair selections, though they're on thin ice with Rishi Dhawan, who's had a poor season with the ball. He's made it because his team, a known bunch of under-performers, made the quarters of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which is no mean feat this time. His bowling doesn't add much- he's much the same bowler as Mohit Sharma, who will get plenty when it's green as grass, but struggle when it's not- but when it's flat, he can score more than a few. MP's Jalaj Saxena had a far better all-round season, and carried his great Ranji form into 50 overs, but missed the cut because he bowls off-spin.
They're on even thinner ice with Hardik Pandya, who's just too raw to be playing for India. Persisting with unproven youth over a long time has always proved costly for India, and they'd do well to keep his role in the tour to a bare minimum- give him one game only.
Kedar Jadhav was a surprise exclusion. He had a poor Ranji season, but more than made up for it in the Hazare Trophy, being one of the top three. He may be that finisher the Indians need- besides being a decent middle-overs batsman capable of building an innings. Not a Test prospect, but definitely one to choose for ODIs, and a better choice than Pandya.
They're not really stuck with Shikhar Dhawan at the top. Mayank Agarwal is the best OD batsman on present form, while Uthappa and by a long shot Jalaj Saxena can also do well at the top. Missed a trick here.
That new bowler from Punjab is a surprise selection. That Pankaj (back from injury and a fantastic return to active cricket) had an average run in the Hazare trophy and Pandey, a poor one, didn't help matters much.
Yuvraj was recalled for T20s on the back of a good Hazare series, including two scores over 70, narrowly missing a century and keeping an average of 85 at a century strike rate, so this is a pick on present form. Nehra, though, may purely be a T20 specialist.
They're on even thinner ice with Hardik Pandya, who's just too raw to be playing for India. Persisting with unproven youth over a long time has always proved costly for India, and they'd do well to keep his role in the tour to a bare minimum- give him one game only.
Kedar Jadhav was a surprise exclusion. He had a poor Ranji season, but more than made up for it in the Hazare Trophy, being one of the top three. He may be that finisher the Indians need- besides being a decent middle-overs batsman capable of building an innings. Not a Test prospect, but definitely one to choose for ODIs, and a better choice than Pandya.
They're not really stuck with Shikhar Dhawan at the top. Mayank Agarwal is the best OD batsman on present form, while Uthappa and by a long shot Jalaj Saxena can also do well at the top. Missed a trick here.
That new bowler from Punjab is a surprise selection. That Pankaj (back from injury and a fantastic return to active cricket) had an average run in the Hazare trophy and Pandey, a poor one, didn't help matters much.
Yuvraj was recalled for T20s on the back of a good Hazare series, including two scores over 70, narrowly missing a century and keeping an average of 85 at a century strike rate, so this is a pick on present form. Nehra, though, may purely be a T20 specialist.
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cnerd123
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Agree with both. Raina is perfect for this side, its just that we need to find someone else to support him, and his recent form hasn't been great. Good chance for Raina to go away and work on his game and for the side to try out some new guys.
Hope Pandya and Gurkeerat do well. They could solve so many problems. Would be worth looking at Irfan Pathan again. He's doing well, but might be too old keeping 2019 in mind.
Niall
International Coach
Happy Nehra is in the squad, has done very well in the IPL over last few seasons, he may fail internationally but he merits a look. Yuvraj in the side is absolutely hilarious, constantly fails in the IPL and produced an all time great match losing innings against Lanka in the 2014 final. I love the guy, but the dude is absolutely finished. He won't offer much with the ball so those who scream "ALL ROUNDER VALUE" please don't. Jadhev I like a lot should have got a look, and of course Dhawan instead of Iyer and Uthappa is a bit silly.
Bar that, the squad is fine.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
I don't know where else to put this:
Kohli's Indian Super League team, FC Goa, scored a late goal in the final last night to go up 2-1 with 3 mins left. Kohli was in the crowd and went nuts celebrating.
His team then conceded 2 goals in the next 3 mins and lost 3-2
Kohli's Indian Super League team, FC Goa, scored a late goal in the final last night to go up 2-1 with 3 mins left. Kohli was in the crowd and went nuts celebrating.
His team then conceded 2 goals in the next 3 mins and lost 3-2
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duffer
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Heh, it was incredible to watch live. So happy for Chennai, Tamil Pride!I don't know where else to put this:
Kohli's Indian Super League team, FC Goa, scored a late goal in the final last night to go up 2-1 with 3 mins left. Kohli was in the crowd and went nuts celebrating.
His team then conceded 2 goals in the next 3 mins and lost 3-2