*Official* 4th Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 4 - 8 Mar 2021

[Daemon]

It's too excessive that I have to tell the algorithm that I'm not interested in them. I want CricSledges and Grade Cricketer types of pages....and of course, some of the more local IG 'models'.

This is mine too, except 50% is also dogs

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Pretty harsh on the IG models there

 

[Chrish]

Fact people are discussing 3rd test in a 4th test thread says it all about the 3rd game..

 

[sunilz]

Fact people are discussing 3rd test in a 4th test thread says it all about the 3rd game..

More like people are worried that if 4th test wicket is like 3rd one , then there is going to be only 1 winner . So no point wasting time in analysing 4th test

 

[Pup Clarke]

Do we think Shami/Pandya will play?

 

[Shri]

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant
Pandya
Ashwin
Axar
Ishant
Siraj

Will be my 11 for the 4th test. Pandya can bowl 4 overs and I mostly want him in there to break bowlers' spirits as a batter

 

[silentstriker]

Assuming it's a flat track, I would pick:

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
[insert any batsman]
Pant
Ashwin
Ishant
Umesh
Siraj

 

[Prince EWS]

Assuming it's a flat track, I would pick:

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
[insert any batsman]
Pant
Ashwin
Ishant
Umesh
Siraj

If anything I'd go the other way. If it's spinny you probably only need four bowlers because the spinners will bowl really long spells. If it's flat you could need the fifth.

 

[silentstriker]

That's fair.

 

[Flem274*]

who do you pick out of umesh and siraj? evenly matched rn

 

[silentstriker]

Umesh. He averages 19 at home since 2017.

 

[silentstriker]

I really like Siraj, but I have Bumrah, Ishant, Shami above him for sure. And Bhuvi and Umesh depending on conditions. So barring injuries/rotations, not sure where he fits in just yet.

 

[silentstriker]

Although Umesh does tend to be more inconsistent, so he can be very much hit or miss. So I might go in with three fast bowlers if Umesh is playing, vs. I could deal with Ishant and Siraj if India only play two (assuming Bumrah and Shami are out, which they will be next Test)).

 

[Flem274*]

im a big umesh fan, but hard for me to deny siraj has forced his name in so keen to hear the thread consensus

 

[Daemon]

Umesh > Siraj in India.

 

[honestbharani]

Umesh. He averages 19 at home since 2017.

BUt you are also dropping a guy who averages 9 to play him.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Virat and Ishant to do pace bowling. Sundar, Ashwin, Axar to bowl the real bowling. Go with seven specialist batsmen.

 

[Manee]

BUt you are also dropping a guy who averages 9 to play him.

Agreed - definitely keep Axar!!!

 

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

On a rank turner, India should go with 8+3

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Mayank
Pant
KL Rahul
Rahane
Ashwin
Axar
Umesh

 

[centurymaker]

If pitch is a real turner again, would only need 3 bowlers, at tops 4. So I would be tempted play Pandya as the 4th bowling option. So he would be like an insurance if some seam bowling is required at some stage.

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Agarwal/Rahul
Pant
Pandya
Ashwin
Axar
Umesh/Ishant/Siraj


if not Pandya, then even Kuldeep Yadav as I would play just 1 proper fast bowler.