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*Official* Australia Tour of India 2019
- Thread starter Daemon
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Cow Corner
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Jadeja gets into the squad if for nothing else purely for his value as a substitute fielder 
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He pretty much has a free hand to set the field and strategize when the going gets tough. His captaincy is invaluable.
ankitj
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With Shami tipping Bhuvi for pace bowler's spot we are indeed looking at a terrible tail. That might be the reason why Jadeja is again coming into favour. For me he is not good enough with either bat or ball. See how he went today with the bat. SR of ~50
harsh.ag
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Would you be okay with India starting every game with Dhoni in the XI with a deficit of 20 runs? How about 40? 100? Invaluable indeed.
Cow Corner
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He did play a decent hand in India winning the first match. He's an okay batsman (will probably average 10 runs less than DK and a lower strike rate...so maybe gets a 35 in 45 balls whereas DK would get 45/45) on average. He probably makes up for those 10 runs with 1 extra wicket every 2 games or so (0.5x wicket on average) with his glovework and captaincy/tactical nous. Virat mentioned that he'd have brought Vijay Shankar on earlier but Dhoni suggested bowling Bumrah out (he gave 1 run in his final over) and saving VS for the final over.
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What are you talking about? His batting form is good in recent months. After quite some time, he has failed with this coming after a long series of fifties. His keeping is still impeccable. His captaincy tips are invaluable. Also, everyone has mentioned how he brings a sense of calm to the team. He is still one of the biggest assets for the team.
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Some of his recent hits
Full Scorecard of India vs Australia 2nd T20I 2019 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com
Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs India 2nd ODI 2019 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com
Pant averages 20 in both ODIs and T20Is. Right now, I have more confidence in Dhoni for a 350 chase than Pant.
harsh.ag
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Not interested in Pant. Want Karthik.
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Jaddu’s taken 3 wickets in 5 ODIs since comeback which includes that legside nick. Think it’s time we play both Kuldeep and Chahal despite the hit we take to fielding and batting.
Shankar’s done well every time he’s promoted up the order so he may just start.
Openers
Kohli
Jadhav
Dhoni (to float depending on situation)
Shankar
Pandya
2 leggies
Shami
Bumrah
Long tail but does Jadeja really add that much with the bat to merit losing out on the couple of wickets Chahal pretty much always takes?
Shankar’s done well every time he’s promoted up the order so he may just start.
Openers
Kohli
Jadhav
Dhoni (to float depending on situation)
Shankar
Pandya
2 leggies
Shami
Bumrah
Long tail but does Jadeja really add that much with the bat to merit losing out on the couple of wickets Chahal pretty much always takes?
ankitj
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So no Rayudu, no Jadeja. I can get behind that. Jadhav at 4 is not quite right though. I will much rather have Dhoni at 4.
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Yeah, Dhoni should float imo. If there's a great start and we're like 2 down by the 30th, then just push him as far down as possible to hide him. Ditto if it's a big chase and we haven't had a terrible start.
If it's a middling chase or collapse then he can do the job at 4.
If it's a middling chase or collapse then he can do the job at 4.
ankitj
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I like Kuldeep's position in this table: Records | One-Day Internationals | Bowling records | Best career strike rate | ESPNcricinfo.com
What a gem!
What a gem!
CricAddict
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In that case, I am with you partially.
I want Karthik to be in the squad as well. He is a good finisher.