by meninblue » Wed May 17, 2017 4:57 pm
Red Devil wrote:Adi - Raina is not there, maybe a bit of a surprise given his IPL performances
Kedar has taken Raina's place. Kedar played well in last OID series. He gives the option of keeping as well if needed due to some injury as well as bowl as part timer.
Red Devil wrote:I worry a bit if India try and play Pandya and Ashwin. Unless it's a turner we shoul;dn't play ashwin as he's not as effective in ODIs as in tests. In his last few ODIs he hasn't even bowled his full overs and he is a liability in the field and his batting is not very effective. He is a great test player for us but OPDIs are a different matter.
Panday as one of 5 bowlers also worries me as his bowling is not reliable enough.
Bhuvi, Bumrah, Shami and Umesh will be important but if they play both spinners and Pandya then only 2 of these 4 can play - personally I think 3 of them is an absolute minimum. I'd like all 4 but having Bhuvi and Shami at 8 and 9 leaves the batting a bit light. Maybe ...
Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Yuvi
Dhoni
Jadhav
Pandya
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Shami
Bumrah
Rohit and Shikhar are best available opening pair. Virat is a ODI champ. Yuvi,DHoni and Kedar have done well in last ODI series. Hardik was always going to be groomed and fielded in playing 11 in these conditions. Bhuvi,Shami and Jas are the best available bowlers for this format. Ashwin and Jaddu will fight for one spot. The selection committee has done a good job imo.
Test FL's - 8 , ODI and Tests Combo FL's - 1, ODI World Cup - 1, ODI FL's - 7, ODI and T20i combo FL's - 1 ,
T20 Franchisee FL's - 7, T20i Cup FL's- 1, T20 FL's- 5 , 50 Overs Domestic FL's - 1, 40 Overs Domestic FL's- 1