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| ![]() #MYXI P Shaw, K L Rahul, C Pujara, V Kohli (c), A Rahane, GH Vihari, R Pant (wk), R Ashwin, I Sharma, M Shami & J Bhumrah. Even though H Pandya performed well still we need proper 7 batsmen. But Kohli and Shastri will make H Pandya play even on one leg. Last edited by VWAllstar : 29th August 2018 at 00:14. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() For the first time in Kohli's term as a test captain so far (38 Tests), we may see an unchanged team tomorrow...It's a baffling record that he has not played the same team for 2 consecutive matches! Dhawan,Rahul,Pujara,Rahane looked a lot better than the first 2 tests and Pandya with that 5-wicket haul and a 50 has pretty much sealed it. But if they come out with the "Horses for Courses" thing and play around with the bowling setup, the record will increase to 39. |
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For every Tendulkar that we found, we ended up burning out dozens of promising cricketers who could have done better if picked a few years later. At least now we have the IPL to sustain them in money terms. before IPL, many such other rejects got into such a poor rut that they barely even played for their Ranji teams later. Last edited by suhaas307 : 29th August 2018 at 09:54. Reason: Fixing typo | |
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| ![]() http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/...er-odi-cricket Interesting read with a lot of details. It confirms what some of us suspected about Bevan and Dhoni in ODIs |
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![]() I read about Ashwin before posting here. He is fit and has bowled in all practice sessions it seems. However Shami may be replaced with Shardul or Umesh it seems. And if the pitch supports spin then Jadeja may come in as an additional spinner too. | |
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| ![]() Actually, the record is more damning than that. He has never played the same 2 teams ever - i.e. not just in consecutive matches. Each of his matches has had a unique team as compared to any of the teams he has captained. |
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| ![]() Bhuvi is fit again & has figures of 3-33 in the India 'A' game in the Quadrangular! Perhaps the selectors should send him off to England for the 5th test. |
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Pujara did well and unless Kohli is unable to play, no need for Hanuma as replacement. And despite all the doubts on Pandya he did end up doing well, so why replace him with someone else ? Why fix something that ain't broken ? But then you never know Kohli ... ![]() Last edited by NPV : 29th August 2018 at 19:08. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() I don't have a stats to back me up, but I just get the feeling that luck does not favor Indian captains during toss. Even during this ENG tour, Kohli has won the toss in 1st one day and lost 5 consecutively since then. Who knows, if he had won the toss in 2nd test, the result could have been completely different? Anyway, eagerly waiting for the toss which happens in less than 10mins! Edit: one more added to his list :( Last edited by kavensri : 30th August 2018 at 15:05. |
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| ![]() 38 unique teams and now an anomaly. But I still feel they should have gone with Shaw and Jadeja instead of Dhawan and Shami respectively. If not now then when do we give these young guns an opportunity? I hope Dhawan proves me wrong. He has to hit a century in this match. |
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| ![]() Considering how frequently Bumrah has been bowling a no-ball, shouldn't he be sent back to NCA to get this fixed. It's almost like: Bumrah gets a wicket - let's check his foot - oh, it's a no-ball! |
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