[PPS]

Originally Posted by AtheK

Sanju has lost the chance this series, with 4 failures, selectors will be definitely looking at Jaiswal for 2026 world cup now. Abhishek has cemented his place and it will now be a fight between Samson, Pant & Jaiswal for two positions in team.

In this format not putting a price on your wicket is rewarded! Samson scored 2 100s in SA, back then everyone said he's finally cemented his place in the team & Abhishek Sharma's place as an opener is still suspect. Now that Abhishek Sharma has scored a big 100 & Samson has failed everyone is saying drop Samson as Abhishek Sharma has cemented his place! You can't expect players to be changed after every series since you can't expect consistency when they play this high risk high reward game. They should be backed to play their game & only dropped when they're woefully out of form which isn't the case yet. Even if you drop Samson, who keep wickets? Jurel is a misfit in T20 setup, Ishan Kishan is the only option at the top but he's not in contention yet with the Selectors.

[NomadSK]

While his pseudo fans are busy abusing any random "Himanshu Sangwan" on social media, that darting-in delivery was out-of-syllabus for the king.

It can't get more hilarious than this for fans and embarrassing for the king when he reads this news,

Bus driver told me 'bowl fifth-stump line to Virat Kohli and he'll get out': Himanshu Sangwan stumped by surprise advice.

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[AtheK]

Originally Posted by PPS

In this format not putting a price on your wicket is rewarded! Samson scored 2 100s in SA, back then everyone said he's finally cemented his place in the team & Abhishek Sharma's place as an opener is still suspect. Now that Abhishek Sharma has scored a big 100 & Samson has failed everyone is saying drop Samson as Abhishek Sharma has cemented his place! You can't expect players to be changed after every series since you can't expect consistency when they play this high risk high reward game. They should be backed to play their game & only dropped when they're woefully out of form which isn't the case yet. Even if you drop Samson, who keep wickets? Jurel is a misfit in T20 setup, Ishan Kishan is the only option at the top but he's not in contention yet with the Selectors.

Well I agree with you but stats speaks for themselves.

Sanju Samson.



Abhishek



Clearly Abhishek is much more consistent while being more aggressive as well then Samson, scoring at higher average, almost closing on him in much lesser innings. So while your point is valid of attack, Sanju just continues to blow hot and cold and so tough to put belief for long. Let's see how things pan out, but at this point it is definitely Abhishek who is much ahead of the race then Samson for that fixed opening slot. Jaiswal also might make a case for himself very soon after this IPL ends.

Yes tough calls for selectors, but if they drop Sanju, that means Rinku Singh gets an axe to make way for a wicket keeper, seeing how Pant was preffered in last T20I WC, I see him making a comeback to T20I team soon as we inch closer to WC. Whether it is right or wrong choice we can't be sure, but yes I wish Ishan had not acted in the way he did, he would have definitely been in the mix.

[Asish_VK]

Originally Posted by AtheK

Well I agree with you but stats speaks for themselves.

Clearly Abhishek is much more consistent while being more aggressive as well then Samson, scoring at higher average, almost closing on him in much lesser innings. So while your point is valid of attack, Sanju just continues to blow hot and cold and so tough to put belief for long. Let's see how things pan out, but at this point it is definitely Abhishek who is much ahead of the race then Samson for that fixed opening slot. Jaiswal also might make a case for himself very soon after this IPL ends.

Abhishek can be a first choice opener over Jaiswal, he has an added advantage of bowling few overs when needed.

If Jaiswal replaces Sanju, Addition of another wicket keeper and shuffling of the team order comes into picture. So Sanju may get few more chances, but he needs to perform more consistently.

Looks like Sanju got into a mindset of muscling the balls rather than focusing on timing the ball, which he is too good at. He was successful in SA tour as he was not premeditating his shots frequently. He needs to find a plan for fast & short balls (on his body) soon.

Originally Posted by AtheK

Yes tough calls for selectors, but if they drop Sanju, that means Rinku Singh gets an axe to make way for a wicket keeper, seeing how Pant was preffered in last T20I WC, I see him making a comeback to T20I team soon as we inch closer to WC. Whether it is right or wrong choice we can't be sure, but yes I wish Ishan had not acted in the way he did, he would have definitely been in the mix.

Pant is great in longer format, but not a good selection in T20's as per history. It will be better to have either Ishan or Sanju for the wicket keeper slot. This IPL will give a better clarity to the selectors (I hope).

[PPS]

Originally Posted by AtheK

Clearly Abhishek is much more consistent while being more aggressive as well then Samson, scoring at higher average, almost closing on him in much lesser innings.

Averages don't matter at all in T20 format. Since there's no question of building an innings. The collapse in the 4th T20 last week is a prime example of that. Its the Strike Rates which define how much value you add to the team whether you bat at the top or at no.6! Both have more than decent strike rate so its not a cause for concern.

Jaiswal also might make a case for himself very soon after this IPL ends.

Jaiswal will eventually make it to the Squad but where do you fit him in the XI!

[AtheK]

Originally Posted by PPS

Averages don't matter at all in T20 format. Since there's no question of building an innings. The collapse in the 4th T20 last week is a prime example of that. Its the Strike Rates which define how much value you add to the team whether you bat at the top or at no.6! Both have more than decent strike rate so its not a cause for concern.


Jaiswal will eventually make it to the Squad but where do you fit him in the XI!

The only place he will play is by replacing Samson and Rishabh Pant making it back to the team. Even with his mediocre T20 record, somehow, selectors love him. I think Jaiswal will make it to team and there will be a two way circus between him and Samson. Of course, if Pant fizzles out in IPL, then Samson continues since there is no keeping option otherwise.

I do hope though that Samson continues to play. He definitely deserves a longer rope and should play the next world cup. Jaiswal is young, his time will come.

[AtheK]

Another day, another failure. Sharma Ji is averaging just 11 runs in his last 17 international appearances and he is the captain of the team.

[shashant]

Originally Posted by AtheK

Another day, another failure. Sharma Ji is averaging just 11 runs in his last 17 international appearances and he is the captain of the team.

Who's place Kohli will take once he is back. I think Jaiswal has to sit out and Gill will open.

[AtheK]

Originally Posted by shashant

Who's place Kohli will take once he is back. I think Jaiswal has to sit out and Gill will open.

Yes Gill was the designated opener anyway, Jaiswal will have to wait till our PR king retires.

[avdhesh15]

Originally Posted by AtheK

Yes Gill was the designated opener anyway, Jaiswal will have to wait till our PR king retires.

There are talks that the upcoming champions trophy will be the bow out tournament for 264. I just hope that his continued failures don't potentially cost us the title.

[antz.bin]

Hardik should really calm down on his anti-milestone stance.

That and his unnecessary hurry to finish off the game caused Gill to lose his wicket in the haste to make it to his milestone before Hardik annihilates the target.

The fact that this happened after 2 quick wickets had fallen and worsened the collapse was the point to note here. Yesterday's game was almost in the bag at the time Gill got dismissed but a stronger team like Australia has the capability to make India pay in a slightly more tricky situation.

More power to him and his selfless play, but he might want to reign it in slightly. Maybe his partner getting what he wants may not always be such a bad thing after all.

[Bhargav7]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

Hardik should really calm down on his anti-milestone stance.

That and his unnecessary hurry to finish off the game caused Gill to lose his wicket in the haste to make it to his milestone before Hardik annihilates the target.

Hardik has only one target. To win the game. His milestones, someone else's milestones do not really matter to him. Some call it winning mentality, while some call it anti-milestone. Both are correct in their own ways. I understand how milestone obsessed our nation is!

That said, cricket fans largely agree that Sachin's 98 is better than his 200.

[Shumi_21]

Really enjoyed watching the T20 series, mostly because of Archer & Wood running in tandem and bowling 150+ consistently. Abhishek met their fire with some fire of his own, but I'm afraid Sanju has been found out by getting bounced out thrice in three games.

Coming to the ODI, Iyer has tweaked his technique again and now his new stance can let his hands "go" to play the full deliveries. Gill is not at his eye pleasing best, but he will get there soon. Really liked Harshit's comeback after being tonked at the beginning of his spell. To bounce out good players of short pitch bowling like Duckett & Brook, that too on a slowish pitch speaks really well of Rana's skillset.

I also like the idea of using Axar at 5, almost as a batter who can bowl. Gives the team freedom to play an extra bowler. Really want to see Varun Chakravorty play a 50 over game too.

[Asish_VK]

And Rohit finally finds his touch! Credit where it's due, it was terrific hitting. His PR team will be elated to see this innings. Just enough juice till he retire

I guess we will see a terrific knock from kohli also in this series.

[landcruiser123]

While India were dominating T20Is, did anyone follow the Australia vs SL series?

Seems like the Aussies give SL a 2-0 drubbing while touring!!! So NZ was not the exception haha