Indian ODI team - buidling to WC in Aus

[Arthur Crabtree]

July? Isn't that deep into their off season? I think they might play up in Darwin at that time.

[shankycricket]

Brisbane and Townsville

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cheers I think Townsville is Mitch Johnson country.

[shankycricket]

This thread was created 3 years back during India's tour of England in 2011. 3 years forward and with less than 6 months to go for the mega event in Aus/NZ, we must be close to finalizing our WC plans. The final stage of the planning for the WC begins tomorrow with the ODI squad for the England all set to be named. Hope the "wise men" do their job properly because unlike in 2011, only 3 players really pick themselves (Kohli, MSD and Bhuvi). I've been campaigning for Pujara to be included in the ODI side for the last 2 years now but I'm afraid he hasn't really taken his (albeit very limited) chances vs Zim and BD. The lack of strike rotation was quite alarming in the ODIs he played in BD in June and with him not quite being in the best form in Tests, it'd be difficult to pick him for ODIs at this stage. I've been a vocal critic of the selection of Rahane in ODIs but since he is one of the very few Indian batsmen in any nick atm and having proven his ability to play world class fast bowling in tough conditions albeit in a different format, we might just be better off keeping the faith in him. Hopefully, he'll improve. Unlike in tests though where he clearly belongs in the middle order, I hope this joke of using him as a no.4 in ODIs is over. His technical prowess and the ability to play in tough conditions is best utilised at the top of the order in ODIs. He doesn't have the big hitting game or the strike rotation to bat in the middle order in ODIs.

Kedar Jadhav, who averages over 50 in LA cricket and had a stellar domestic and IPL season apart from scoring 3 fifties in as many matches for Ind A in Aus, must be picked. Could be the right fit at 5. Manoj Tiwary did well for India A in Aus in both the FC and LA matches and bowled well too. I'd like to see him at 4.
Mohit Sharma and Dhawal Kulkarni were the standout bowlers in the limited overs matches in Aus and deserve a place in the ODI squad.
Will be interesting to see if Ishant gets an ODI recall on the basis of his Test form (I hope not!).

[shankycricket]

My squad :

S Dhawan (lack of alternatives)
Rahane
Kohli
M Tiwary
K Jadhav
Dhoni (c-wk)
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bhuvi
Kulkarni
Mohit

Naman Ojha
Nohit
Ishwar Pandey
Aaron/Umesh
Karn Sharma/Akshar Patel

You can only pick 15 in a WC squad of course but I'd be tempted to take a 16 man squad for this series cos of the uncertainty surrounding quite a few spots and I'm unsure whether we'd be better off with an extra spare batsman or a bowler.

[shankycricket]

I'd still have someone like Shami very much in the frame for the WC but think he could do with a break for this series.

Anyways, the squad I expect them to pick :

S Dhawan
Nohit
Kohli
Rahane
Raina
Rayudu
Dhoni (c-wk)
Jadeja
Ashwin
Mishra
Binny
Bhuvi
Mohit
Kulkarni
Umesh

Lets see to what extent I get correct.

[dan08]

Squad for England ODIs:

Dhoni
Kohli
Dhawan
Rohit
Rahane
Raina
Jadeja
Ashwin
Binny
Bhuvi
Shami
Mohit
Rayudu
Yadav
Kulkarni
Samson
Karn Sharma

[shankycricket]

Good squad. Not sure about Raina (no ODI fifty for over a year now and if you exclude a fifty against Zimbabwe chasing 120, no fifty for more than 18 months!) but it was expected. Really happy to see Samson and Karn Sharma in. Didn't expect the selectors to be this audacious less than 6 months before a WC. Would've liked Jadhav and Tiwary over Rayudu and Raina.

[Dr Cricket]

Wouldn't mind if Bhuvi or Shami get rested although they are likely not to play much of part during the Autumn with india more or less playing 3 spinner and the 2 pace bowlers hardly bowling.

[Red Devil]

still no spot for Rishi Dhawan

Also, Umesh is more of a test bowler - why are we bringing him in for the ODI's??? Whereas Aaron seems much more suited to T20 and ODI - yet we pick him in the test squad but drop him for the ODI's!

Still think we could use Pujara at the top of the order in the WC as well.

Last chance saloon for Raina?

Good to see Kulkarni - hope he gets a chance

[andy]

agree about Kulkarni, good to see him in there!

[shankycricket]

At present, my squad for the WC is looking like (this is bound to change on a daily basis, thats how unsettled we are atm)

Fast bowlers

Bhuvi
Shami
Ishant
Umesh
Aaron

Spinners

Jadeja
Ashwin
Karn Sharma

Dhoni
Kohli
Raina
+ 5 batsmen (impossible to decide)

[shankycricket]

Would like to see Kedar Jadhav in there ideally. Still not 100% on Rayudu but another good performance in England on a spicier could book his ticket to Australia. Have serious doubts over Dhawan personally and Rahane's continuing mediocrity in limited overs cricket is infuriating despite being technically the best suited. I'm hoping for a big knock from Rahane here otherwise I'd be a bit twitchy about him. Hope Vijay gets these 2 games and does well too. Nohit would also probably come back and Samson is there in the fray too. Can't see anyone from outside this group forcing their way in but I am hoping against hope that the selectors are open minded.


Can't see Pujara forcing his way in now. Way too late. And Uthappa squandered a golden opportunity by f**king up with the A team in Australia.

[shankycricket]

Would be interested to get others' views on this.

[Dr Cricket]

Fast bowlers

Bhuvi
Shami
Ishant
Umesh
Aaron

Spinners

Jadeja
Ashwin
Karn Sharma

Dhoni
Kohli
Raina
Rohit
Vijay
Rayudu (not sure on him yet, would prefer Samson got a feeling Rayudu would do *modded* against pace.)
Rahane

Shanky the last 2-3 batting spots are very hard to pick right now in an Ideal world I would drop one of the spinners and pick an extra batsman so we have more option at the world cup if the batting fails.