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*Official* Match 42 - India v West Indies
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pup11
International Coach
Mate... was it really hard to figure out that it was nothing more than a tongue in cheek comment.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Haha that's good. Very good.
vcs
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Watching him against spin bowling of any quality is even more hilarious.
shivfan
Banned
Well, I nearly got it right....That calypso tune only sounds right when David Rudder sings it....
Seriously though, I hope the Windies rest key players for this match, because playing a half-fit Gayle or a recovering Roach against India is not going to win the match, and that duo need to be fully fit for the quarterfinals, whoever we end up playing. This would be my XI, as a result:
1) Shiv Chanderpaul
2) Devon Smith
3) Darren Bravo
4) Ramnaresh Sarwan
5) Kieron Pollard
6) Kirk Edwards
7) Darren Sammy
8) Andre Russell
9) Devon Thomas
10) Suleimann Benn
11) Dev Bishoo
I still think Shiv should've played though, because this could be his last chance to play himself into form.
shivfan
Banned
To be fair, India are 'resting' Sehwag and Chawla too, and given chances to Raina and Ashwin, so I don't see much difference between that approach, and what the Windies have done....Gayle and Roach rested. WI obviously want to win this game
India better not lose a match where the opposition doesn't want to win.
kingpin
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GotSpin
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Does this mean shiv won't be playing in the quarters?Well, I nearly got it right....
I still think Shiv should've played though, because this could be his last chance to play himself into form.
shivfan
Banned
That's not really the issue....
The issue is that players like Sehwag (knee?), Gayle (abdominal) and Roach (fever) were not fully fit, and should be rested for a more important game, i.e. quarterfinal. What if they played and ended up being hurt/ill to an extent that they missed the knockout match? Imagine the repercussions then....
Could Shiv miss the quarterfinal? That seems to be the indication, doesn't it? I'm not comfortable with that, because the middle order looks brittle.