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***Official*** India in South Africa 2021-22

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
ODI squad announced with KL Rahul as captain
SQUAD: KL Rahul (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
Bishnoi was apparently considered & so did Shahrukh... I think SRK is more suited to T20 as of now.
Bishnoi tad unlucky dude out bowled Chahal in VHT. Hopefully he gets his debut vs Lankans in Feb
 

slippy888

International Captain
why is bhuvi kumar still getting picked for one day cricket, he a medium fast bowler these days that adds nothing to the team.
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
My eye starts twitching when there’s still two tests to go and people are talking about LO stuff.

so back to actual cricket, Ashwin still has to play IMO. If they insist on a five man attack, id bring back ishant over shardul. Or if we think his form isn’t good enough, then yadav.
 

_00_deathscar

International Regular
My eye starts twitching when there’s still two tests to go and people are talking about LO stuff.

so back to actual cricket, Ashwin still has to play IMO. If they insist on a five man attack, id bring back ishant over shardul. Or if we think his form isn’t good enough, then yadav.
Batting…
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
why is bhuvi kumar still getting picked for one day cricket, he a medium fast bowler these days that adds nothing to the team.
Boovi kumar trundling at 125 kph is a sight to behold.. All hail the Trundlers. Avesh Khan is dropped from the squad lol who was so impressive in IPl. Dhawan a massive failure in VHT is picked ahead of Shaw & will likely open ahead of Gaikwad as well. Indian cricket at its best
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
My eye starts twitching when there’s still two tests to go and people are talking about LO stuff.

so back to actual cricket, Ashwin still has to play IMO. If they insist on a five man attack, id bring back ishant over shardul. Or if we think his form isn’t good enough, then yadav.
Next in line should be Umesh.. Ishant got dropped in Oval & in 2nd test vs NZ. Umesh with his pace will be handy. Still can't get over that delivery he bowled to Root in Oval. Guy is gun
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
He is also wayward a lot. I agree, I’d go with four and an extra batsman but that doesn’t seem to be the thinking in recent times with the Indian management, so I would be shocked if that happened.
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
He is also wayward a lot. I agree, I’d go with four and an extra batsman but that doesn’t seem to be the thinking in recent times with the Indian management, so I would be shocked if that happened.
They will take the call after seeing the pitch. Pollock said spinners haven't even bowled that much in Joburg in last few years. SA looks set to drop Maharaj & bring in Olivier I think... Or they can stick with him & drop Mulder. Thakur will surely play for India
 

Burgey

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Mate, great question and obviously the right place to ask it. Thoughts on Khawaja @Burgey ?
I think he’s the best choice atm especially given there’s no Shield cricket being played right now. Even though he is a pillow, of course.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it all gets called off though as more positive cases come through on both sides. Hopefully not though.
 

artvandalay

State Vice-Captain
Boovi kumar trundling at 125 kph is a sight to behold.. All hail the Trundlers. Avesh Khan is dropped from the squad lol who was so impressive in IPl. Dhawan a massive failure in VHT is picked ahead of Shaw & will likely open ahead of Gaikwad as well. Indian cricket at its best
Picking Dhawan was also ..inspired. if this is how it's going to be not much has changed since the previous coaching regime. Every period seems to have it's fascination for experience whether or not it's needed or required. Dravid also seems to like D chahar a lot, he didn't deserve being an automatic pick after the Nzl series imo.
 

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
Ideally I'd want 7 batsmen + 4 Fast Bowlers

Bumrah + Shami + Siraj + Ishant/Yadav (depending on form)

Ishant has the height which can add another dimension to bowling attack but might be bowling at 130-134 as he looks past his best. Yadav has that swing and pace to trouble batters but can leak runs at times

I really feel that India has to play with 4 front line fast bowlers in this game and they can add in Ashwin as well if they want 5 bowlers. But 4 proper fast bowlers is necessary. To cover for 4 fast bowlers with limited batting ability, it is a good idea to play a 7th batsman like Iyer or Vihari. The latter can bowl some spin too.
 

Apex Predator

State Vice-Captain
Picking Dhawan was also ..inspired. if this is how it's going to be not much has changed since the previous coaching regime. Every period seems to have it's fascination for experience whether or not it's needed or required. Dravid also seems to like D chahar a lot, he didn't deserve being an automatic pick after the Nzl series imo.
Chahar in ODI's doesn't makes sense at all.. Bhuvi & Chahar are somewhat similar bowlers. At least for variety they should have added Avesh. I think lad has massive massive potential. Prasidh should have been in Test squad over Arzan I think. Don't like the way we handle our young quicks. Saini made his debut at least 2 years late & he was ripping through A sides in 2016. Now he is in his 30's. They will do similar to Prasidh & Avesh I think. Seniority culture is to blame
 

Xix2565

International Regular
Ideally I'd want 7 batsmen + 4 Fast Bowlers

Bumrah + Shami + Siraj + Ishant/Yadav (depending on form)

Ishant has the height which can add another dimension to bowling attack but might be bowling at 130-134 as he looks past his best. Yadav has that swing and pace to trouble batters but can leak runs at times

I really feel that India has to play with 4 front line fast bowlers in this game and they can add in Ashwin as well if they want 5 bowlers. But 4 proper fast bowlers is necessary. To cover for 4 fast bowlers with limited batting ability, it is a good idea to play a 7th batsman like Iyer or Vihari. The latter can bowl some spin too.
If India really wanted to, they'd take out 2 of Rahane/Pujara/Kohli and replace them with Vihari and Iyer to have the flexibility of dropping Thakur for Ishant/Umesh. Ashwin stays in regardless IMO, I personally think he's too good to get binned for the likes of the underperforming trio in the middle who can't bat or bowl.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
If India really wanted to, they'd take out 2 of Rahane/Pujara/Kohli and replace them with Vihari and Iyer to have the flexibility of dropping Thakur for Ishant/Umesh. Ashwin stays in regardless IMO, I personally think he's too good to get binned for the likes of the underperforming trio in the middle who can't bat or bowl.
You can't have Ashwin at 7 and Umesh or Ishant at 8 though. The fast bowlers all being #11s is annoying.
 

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