The Most Inexcusable Droppings by Selectors

[Sunil1z]

Amazing lack of time-bending foresight from the Indian selectors there

Shami was in the squad . Played 4 matches in 2019 WC , took 14 wkts but was dropped in SF because he couldn’t bat .

 

[govinda indian fan]

Shami was in the squad . Played 4 matches in 2019 WC , took 14 wkts but was dropped in SF because he couldn’t bat .

Offcourse yuzi ****inn chahal can bat. **** bewada shastri

 

[govinda indian fan]

For non indians- bewada means drunked in mumbai which asshole shastri is

 

[Ali TT]

The latest Champions Trophy trophy should be renamed the Dubai Invitational

Wrong thread, o well

 

[slowfinger]

I'm not sure any dropping in the 90's was inexcusable, some of those keeping their places might be more questionable.

The KP one is more subjective, but there's only so long you can get away with being a complete **** before it leads to trouble.

As I've mentioned elsewhere, I still have issues about Ollie Robinson.

Im quite unhappy about Robinson being dropped. Watch him go for <20 average in the county championship as well

 

[slowfinger]

For me, as I state quite often, I will never understand Fawad Alam's exclusion in 2010 from the PAKISTAN test team the match after he hit 180 against Sri Lanka

 

[capt_Luffy]

Shami was in the squad . Played 4 matches in 2019 WC , took 14 wkts but was dropped in SF because he couldn’t bat .

Shami even had a hat trick. Was infuriating, to say the least.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

For me, as I state quite often, I will never understand Fawad Alam's exclusion in 2010 from the PAKISTAN test team the match after he hit 180 against Sri Lanka

Good shout ; was treated horribly by Pak selectors

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Kyle Abbott , 9 wickets @14 at the WC. dropped for the WC SF 2015 ..

Also a better bowler than Morne Morkel in tests, took 39 wickets in 11 tests @22 but constantly sidelined.

 

[Sunil1z]

Kyle Abbott , 9 wickets @14 at the WC. dropped for the WC SF 2015 ..

Also a better bowler than Morne Morkel in tests, took 39 wickets in 11 tests @22 but constantly sidelined.

Wasn’t Donald dropped for Paul Adams against WI in 1996 WC QF iirc.

 

[shortpitched713]

Would consider anytime a human selector deposits droppings publicly, as if they were some oversized bird, to be pretty inexcusable for mine.

 

[Burgey]

Not just a dropping from a side, but an example of junk player management culminating in a player being dropped.

In late 2010, Doug Bollinger was coming back from a lengthy injury spell. Instead of getting him to do rehab and get miles in his legs in the lead up to the Ashes, the selectors ok'ed him to go with NSW to play in that World T20 final thing in SA. As a result, he had zero stamina, was picked to play the second test in Adelaide, died in the arse on day one, was dropped largely because he "was unfit" and never picked again.

 

[Prince EWS]

Shami was in the squad . Played 4 matches in 2019 WC , took 14 wkts but was dropped in SF because he couldn’t bat .

Heeeeeere's Shami.

@Athlai @honestbharani

 

[Athlai]

Shami getting wickets by getting absolutely smashed while better bowlers operate at the other end

 

[Prince EWS]

Shami getting wickets by getting absolutely smashed while better bowlers operate at the other end

Good #8 though.

 

[Daemon]

Amit Mishra won motm in his last ODI and mots in his last series.

 

[Ali TT]

New Zealand dropping Patel after he took 10fer in India, then losing the first test vs Bangladesh.

 

[reyrey]

Praveen Kumar got dropped 2011 after being Indias best bowler in England. He could have been Indias Philander.

He never made it back into the Test side as Bhuvi emerged and he had a similar skill set, but then Bhuvi ended up being treated shabbily too.

Feels like 2 missed opportunities there for India, but I guess disciplinary issues (Praveen) and injuries (Bhuvi) played their part too.

 

[Line and Length]

Trueman
This was in an era when you toed the line and acted as the establishment expected.
It was also in the ridiculous "Gentlemen vs Players' (supposedly Amateurs v Professionals) era.
Fred didn't always toe the line and was made a scapegoat in the W.I. to protect a "gentleman".

 

[subshakerz]

Would consider anytime a human selector deposits droppings publicly, as if they were some oversized bird, to be pretty inexcusable for mine.

I was waiting for this joke.