*Official* India in West Indies 2019

[vcs]

Good knock from Iyer so far, looks like the exact type of middle order batsman we could have used in the World Cup.

 

[slippy888]

Indian batting has somehow become dreadfully boring to watch in the last couple of years - Rohit's the only one who occasionally plays with a bit of inspiration, apart from him it's all method or ineptness.

That's why Shewag was so good he take on bowling

 

[slippy888]

This is the best Kholi when he takes on bowling

 

[slippy888]

Jadhav needs to have ago here pointless here fluffing about with only 7 overs left

 

[slippy888]

Jadhav is useless ffs

 

[h_hurricane]

I do not get the point in playing Jadhav going ahead. He is probably a good enough ODI player still, but no way he is going to last till 2023 WC given his dodgy fitness.

 

[Bijed]

Tbh the WI selectors probably need to pull the plug on Gayle too. Didn't do very well at the World Cup and there's virtually zero chance he'll be there at the next one

 

[h_hurricane]

Is being a leftie the only reason Khaleel gets a lot of games ? Has looked mediocre every time I saw him.

 

[h_hurricane]

Tbh the WI selectors probably need to pull the plug on Gayle too. Didn't do very well at the World Cup and there's virtually zero chance he'll be there at the next one

What happened in the past 5 mins explains why Gayle is still playing

 

[Beamer]

Yet again I feel that we are panicking and pressing the risk button too quickly. There was no need for that from Pooran.

 

[Beamer]

It's really hard not to get angry at our ODI batting. It's just so brainless. A little bit more restraint and we'd have won this match. Getting tired of the stupidity.

 

[weldone]

What happened to Ambris? Will he come back after Gayle is gone?

 

[Beamer]

What happened to Ambris? Will he come back after Gayle is gone?

He should do I hope. The post Gayle line-up should be:

Opener 1: Evin Lewis
Opener 2: Shai Hope (wk)
Batsman: Jon Campbell/Sunil Ambris
Batsman: Shimron Hetmeyer
Batsman: Nicholas Pooran
Spinning All-rounder: Roston Chase/Fabian Allen/John Campbell
Pace All-rounder: Jason Holder/Andre Russell/Carlos Braithwaite
Spinner/Spinning All-rounder: Fabian Allen/Rakheem Cornwall/?
3rd Seamer who can bat: Keemo Paul/Romario Shepherd/Raymon Reifer
Opening Bowler:: Kemar Roach/Obed McCoy/Oshane Thomas
Opening Bowler: Shelden Cotterell

We desperately need a spinner and for the batting line-up to use their brains.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

He should do I hope. The post Gayle line-up should be:

Opener 1: Evin Lewis
Opener 2: Shai Hope (wk)
Batsman: Jon Campbell/Sunil Ambris
Batsman: Shimron Hetmeyer
Batsman: Nicholas Pooran
Spinning All-rounder: Roston Chase/Fabian Allen/John Campbell
Pace All-rounder: Jason Holder/Andre Russell/Carlos Braithwaite
Spinner/Spinning All-rounder: Fabian Allen/Rakheem Cornwall/?
3rd Seamer who can bat: Keemo Paul/Romario Shepherd/Raymon Reifer
Opening Bowler:: Kemar Roach/Obed McCoy/Oshane Thomas
Opening Bowler: Shelden Cotterell

We desperately need a spinner and for the batting line-up to use their brains.

We need stability in our middle order. I'd like to see Rovman Powell being used in the middle order...he's got massive potential

 

[vcs]

I went to bed with Pooran and Lewis looking good, thought they'd win from there.

 

[Beamer]

I went to bed with Pooran and Lewis looking good, thought they'd win from there.

A little bit of common sense and we would have done. We just have not got our ODI batting approach right yet, so it's hard to chase totals. Basically our only way of winning is actually batting first, smacking a large total and then our fast bowlers can sometimes cause problems. Otherwise we've no chance.

 

[Beamer]

We need stability in our middle order. I'd like to see Rovman Powell being used in the middle order...he's got massive potential

I agree as long as he learns how to bat spin. Otherwise he will be a liability. It's fair to have him in the mix for the middle order though.

 

[h_hurricane]

I went to bed with Pooran and Lewis looking good, thought they'd win from there.

I went to bed around the rain break at 13 overs with the expectation that if it was a 50 overs match India would win and if it was a 20 overs match WI would win. Anything in between would have been interesting. Felt vindicated this morning.

 

[vcs]

Good spell from Bhuvi and an excellent catch off his own bowling. Promising knock from Iyer, hopefully he can be the missing link in India's middle order.

Pant has to do better, not a good shot to get out to. Kuldeep seems to have lost his zip and accuracy in recent months, was all over the place at times. Also, I just don't get what they see in Khaleel Ahmed apart from his being a left-armer, doesn't move the ball much, average pace.

 

[Beamer]

Good spell from Bhuvi and an excellent catch off his own bowling. Promising knock from Iyer, hopefully he can be the missing link in India's middle order.

Pant has to do better, not a good shot to get out to. Kuldeep seems to have lost his zip and accuracy in recent months, was all over the place at times. Also, I just don't get what they see in Khaleel Ahmed apart from his being a left-armer, doesn't move the ball much, average pace.

Apparently Bhuvi averages 6 at the Queens Park Oval

Khaleel seemed to swing it a little and is one of those bowlers who gets wickets through bad deliveries. I saw quite a bit of him in the A team series. He's not the worst but no doubt India has much better options IMO.

Kuldeep is a little odd, he doesn't seem to be causing as many problems for us as he usually does. Still got 2 wickets though.