India announce squad for 2019 World Cup

[Starky]

Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MSD (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Shami

Jadeja with all the bootlicking capabilities he and his family is upto recently was bound to make it..I mean what has the guy done in batting and bowling for him to be in the fifteen..If you just wanted a brilliant fielder may as well taken suresh raina ..atleast he would have got you some runs..

 

[Ronaldo7]

One fluke run in a tourney proves nothing, Hasan is not better than Shami.

Look at his overall odi record. It tells you something.

 

[Hyperion66]

Look at his overall odi record. It tells you something.

You should look at his record again how is performance continues to regress after the novelty wore off and that definitely tells you the most important thing about him that he was never that good to begin with.

 

[Hyperion66]

Bumrah is good, but the rest are ok. Hasan is better than both BK and Shami and will show it.

Not too long ago Hasan was the best bowler in the world according to PP, Abbas was the GOAT in making, Shinwari was one of the best attacking bowlers in the world and Rumman was the best death bowler. What does that tell me? PP hype machine is a joke and experts here mostly consists of college kids and not to be taken seriously.

 

[Bewal Express]

Not too long ago Hasan was the best bowler in the world according to PP, Abbas was the GOAT in making, Shinwari was one of the best attacking bowlers in the world and Rumman was the best death bowler. What does that tell me? PP hype machine is a joke and experts here mostly consists of college kids and not to be taken seriously.

Not too long ago we hammered Ind when it mattered. Was that hype too?

 

[Ronaldo7]

Not too long ago Hasan was the best bowler in the world according to PP, Abbas was the GOAT in making, Shinwari was one of the best attacking bowlers in the world and Rumman was the best death bowler. What does that tell me? PP hype machine is a joke and experts here mostly consists of college kids and not to be taken seriously.

Coz he was the best. He stayed no.1 in odis for a good amount of time.

 

[Hyperion66]

Not too long ago we hammered Ind when it mattered. Was that hype too?

No, that was fluke. We have well established that fact in the Asia Cup.

 

[Hyperion66]

Coz he was the best. He stayed no.1 in odis for a good amount of time.

His brief little purple patch is over, now he is just a decent bowler and that's about it.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

savage,but this is not professional.

 

[JattMaula]

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savage,but this is not professional.

The man has lost his last chance to play for India. And he was always a man who burned his bridges little too soon.

 

[Chokli]

The man has lost his last chance to play for India. And he was always a man who burned his bridges little too soon.

meh, he's 33...this was going to be the last time he represented india anyway if he got selected.


he has ipl money to carry him forward

 

[Chokli]

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savage,but this is not professional.

neither is the captain telling him and everyone that rayudu has the 4th spot locked down

 

[big_gamer007]

It's all about the top 3 and Bumrah. If these 4 can carry us to the cup will be a huge achievement and Kohli will stamp his name as the GOAT.

Rest 11 aren't good enough or past it.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

neither is the captain telling him and everyone that rayudu has the 4th spot locked down

Virat does'nt have full authority. Selectors are not just puppets.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

The man has lost his last chance to play for India. And he was always a man who burned his bridges little too soon.

Yeah, feel sad for him. Life has been unfair on him.
He was never a flop batsman but his batting style doesn't gel with the requirements of modern era.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

It's all about the top 3 and Bumrah. If these 4 can carry us to the cup will be a huge achievement and Kohli will stamp his name as the GOAT.

Rest 11 aren't good enough or past it.

Exactly. Rest are just there to fill up the remaining spots.

 

[Yezir]

Literally 5 out of 15 of these players are in top 10 ICC Rankings & Those 5 will also be available in the playing 11. idk what sort of aura & world beaters are you talking about here? as if india hasnt 9 series & recently beaten South Africa, Australia & New Zealand easily in their own backyard

 

[Ab Fan]

Sad that India are considered one of favourites with this squad.

Depends a lot on few players in the XI.

 

[Sin Nombre]

Sad that India are considered one of favourites with this squad.

Depends a lot on few players in the XI.

India are 3rd favourites. Lot depends on which Kohli shows up. He has not been in any form in the IPL.

 

[MP2011]

lol at Gambhir. Has lot whatever brain he had after joining BJP.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-says-gautam-gambhir/articleshow/68909679.cms

 

[MP2011]

As per him, this WC squad is better than WC '11. I can only laugh at him. Fielding of this squad is definitely better than '11 squad. Bowling has an edge but batting alone more than makes up for whatever little deficiencies in bowling and fielding.

And you need great batting to succeed on flatties. With our WC'11 batting, we could've had some hope in this WC but not with this batting lineup.

 

[MP2011]

Now I know how come a fake all rounder like Jadeja got in this squad despite doing next to nothing in whatever chances he got since CT '17. No wonder he let world know that within 3 hrs of his selection.

 

[giri26]

Pant is a much better batsman than Dinesh Karthik: Karsan Ghavri

Former pacer Karsan Ghavri feels that a “good and balanced” Indian team has been picked for the ICC World Cup 2019, but in the same vein opined that Rishabh Pant should also have made it to the squad.

Playing the devil’s advocate, the 68-year-old Ghavri said that Pant might have lost out his spot as the second wicket-keeper in the squad to Dinesh Karthik due to the latter’s superior ‘keeping abilities’.

“According to me it’s a very good and well-balanced team, but I think Rishabh Pant should have found a place. The selectors, and a lot of people, think in his wicket-keeping abilities he is no match to Dinesh Karthik. Wicket-keeping is (also) important,” Ghavri said.

“But he could have been a great advantage because Rishabh Pant, according to me, is a much better batsman than Karthik. He is a match-winner and he can win you a match on his own.

“But whatever the selectors and the captain have thought, I (still) think they have picked the best team,” said the former left-arm pacer who opened the attack for India with the legendary Kapil Dev and was a member of the 1979 World Cup squad.

The second wicketkeeper’s spot, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni holding his spot as the team’s No. 1 stumper, was a bone of contention in the selection of the squad for the marquee event starting in England and Wales on May 30.

The 33-year-old Karthik’s experience of 91 ODIs gave him the edge over the 21-year-old Pant, according to the five -member selection panel headed by MSK Prasad.

Ghavri felt Ambati Rayadu could have come in place of Tamil Nadu allrounder Vijay Shankar, but also pointed out that the latter’s all-round ability has worked in his favour.

“Instead of Vijay Shankar they should have picked Ambati Rayadu, because he is a more experienced player and he has come a long and hard way.

“The advantage with Shankar is that he is a batsman who can bowl too. This team, like the one in 1983, has four to five allrounders who can chip in with bat and ball and in fielding. I am not criticising Shankar’s selection. He is a utility cricketer,” added Ghavri.

Former chairman of selectors Chandu Borde said now there are three-four stumpers in the squad.

“Now in the team there are three or four wicket- keepers and batsmen – one is (MS) Dhoni, second is Karthik, (KL) Rahul can keep and (Kedar) Jadhav can also keep and it is a luxury as far as wicket-keeper-batsmen are concerned,” Borde quipped.

Borde advised the disappointed Pant not to give up, saying he has a bright future. “He should not (give up) and has a bright future. I am sure he will be in the team soon, sooner than what we (people) expect,” added Borde.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...sman-than-dinesh-karthik-karsan-ghavri-830587

 

[MP2011]

Only silver lining is that the likes of dhoni, jadhav, rayudu, Karthik will never play after this CWC. So all is not lost.

You never know especially with leeches like grandpa and Karthik. I mean the has been and never been have been playing for India since '04 and we, having been blessed by the stupidest chief selector of all cricket playing nations, decides to play them in another WC despite knowing fully well how below par we've been in batting ever since last WC!

 

[RamLakhan]

Yeah, feel sad for him. Life has been unfair on him.
He was never a flop batsman but his batting style doesn't gel with the requirements of modern era.

I remember this guy playing for BCCI's rival T20 league called ICL or something and made some impression there! So he and some other guys who were part of that league were banned from playing under BCCI (national and domestic teams), so he perhaps lost his way at the crucial age where he could have cemented his place! Once that happens it is difficult to sync with the changing trends and he is not the only person who hit such fate!

 

[big_gamer007]

Exactly. Rest are just there to fill up the remaining spots.

I hope they prove us wrong
.

There will be a couple of matches where the top 3 and Bumrah all fail, if the others can step up and win us those matches then we have a good chance of winning the world cup.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Pant is the old version of Maxwell.

Talented but slogging it out.

I think India didn't want to take the risk and rightly so.

The current Maxwell has better defense and can hit the long too.

I think this is what India will be looking from Pant in 04 years time.

The rest of the squad is good.

I always wanted Pandya, Jedhav, Chahal, Jadeja and Kuldeep to be included. If it's a dry English summer with some turn, Indian spinners will single handedly bring the Cup home.

Don't underestimate India.

 

[Suleiman]

Pant is the old version of Maxwell.

Talented but slogging it out.

I think India didn't want to take the risk and rightly so.

The current Maxwell has better defense and can hit the long too.

I think this is what India will be looking from Pant in 04 years time.

The rest of the squad is good.

I always wanted Pandya, Jedhav, Chahal, Jadeja and Kuldeep to be included. If it's a dry English summer with some turn, Indian spinners will single handedly bring the Cup home.

Don't underestimate India.

Don't think anyone does in World Cups. They've been one of the favorites in the last 2 editions.

 

[Suleiman]

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savage,but this is not professional.

The most average players have the best social media presence.

Rayudu, Neesham, Sehwag, Malik.

 

[Justcrazy]

I would have taken Pant with me.

He is a match winner , match winners will not do well every game , but when they do , they will win games. Very ordinary decision not to take him.

 

[amvbfm]

Pant would've been a far better choice than Karthik and if Pant was not being considered then in the presence of Rahul, i don't see the point of taking along Karthik as a backup keeper. Also can't see the point of 3 frontline spinners when Jadhav is also expected to bowl. Should've taken a seamer instead. The present squad is unbalanced with a weak middle order and very few fast bowling options.

Personally, i don't think this Indian team will make it to the semis, as i expect their middle order to get exposed at some point and the lack of a good backup seamer will also cause problems if one of their 3 seamers fails to click.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

The most average players have the best social media presence.

Rayudu, Neesham, Sehwag, Malik.

 

[JattMaula]

India is taking 4 seamers as 'net bowlers'. Saini, Khalil, Avesh and Chahar.

 

[Mp812]

Pant and Rayudu are backups as stated by MSK for any injured batter.
But I guess Rayudu by tweeting 3D tweet has probably landed in bad books of BCCI already.
So in case injury happens, Pant is front runner in all probability.
Kedar Jadhav is very injury prone aint he?

 

[Yezir]

With the same old "fragile" middle order that you are speaking about. we have won series in New Zealand & Australia. There are 3 front line spinners just in case one of them gets injured . India already has Shankar, Pandya to cover up fast bowling department. we have two world class spinners. India will easily make it to the semis. You should be really worried about Pakistan who really dosent know how to score runs in middle overs or how to finish the innings

 

[Yezir]

yeah so according to you, we should have taken someone whos bloody inconsistent just for the fact that maybe someday during the match he will score a quick 50? Over someone who at least is sensible enough to observe the situation & score accordingly. where is the logic in that? India already has enough match-winners in the squad to ease up to the semis.

 

[Yezir]

India will be in the semis easily. whether you like the squad or not & After that its just a matter of winning two games.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pant and Rayudu are backups as stated by MSK for any injured batter.
But I guess Rayudu by tweeting 3D tweet has probably landed in bad books of BCCI already.
So in case injury happens, Pant is front runner in all probability.
Kedar Jadhav is very injury prone aint he?

Looks like you badly want someone to get injured so that tullaybaaz Pant can take his place.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pant is the old version of Maxwell.

Talented but slogging it out.

I think India didn't want to take the risk and rightly so.

The current Maxwell has better defense and can hit the long too.

I think this is what India will be looking from Pant in 04 years time.

The rest of the squad is good.

I always wanted Pandya, Jedhav, Chahal, Jadeja and Kuldeep to be included. If it's a dry English summer with some turn, Indian spinners will single handedly bring the Cup home.

Don't underestimate India.

Someone else will take his place in 4 years time because his keeping isn't good and he won't be able to survive on tullaybaazi alone. Maxwell couldn't and if Afridi wasn't a Pakistani he would have been dropped long time ago too.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

India will be in the semis easily. whether you like the squad or not & After that its just a matter of winning two games.

Exactly. Time to support Indian team which is selected by the richest cricket board in the world. I know some glory hunters want to see India go down because their favorite tullaybaaz Pant isn't in the team and Dhoni is still representing India in the World Cup. Believing in God and wishing for Dhoni's injury in IPL is the only thing plastic fans can do currently.

 

[troodon]

This Jadav is a pathetic player of Fast bowlers as well as Leggies. He has no clue which way the ball spins. Just stands and wafts his bat at everything. He is our mainstay in middle order

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This Jadav is a pathetic player of Fast bowlers as well as Leggies. He has no clue which way the ball spins. Just stands and wafts his bat at everything. He is our mainstay in middle order

We should only rely on Top 3 batsmen.

 

[ShahidDar08]

Weak middle order, will heavily depend on trio Rohit, Dhawan & Kohli.

 

[troodon]

Thank goodness Rayadu is not in the squad. This guy is unfit. He did not even finish the 1st run and Jadeja was already back for the second.

 

[Hyperion66]

The most average players have the best social media presence.

Rayudu, Neesham, Sehwag, Malik.

You forgot to mention Imran Khan and Afridi.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Thank goodness Rayadu is not in the squad. This guy is unfit. He did not even finish the 1st run and Jadeja was already back for the second.

Yeah but look at Jadeja’s batting today - did not even play a shot in anger despite batting at the business end of the innings. Shocking batting really and this guy is supposed to be one of the all rounders in the Indian squad lol.

 

[Slim]

LOL @ selecting a continuous failure like KL Rahul in the squad.

And whats up with only selecting three fast bowlers?

Looks like we are going to see another jadeja special after the CT17 performance

 

[Slim]

I want KL Rahul to play against Pakistan. Want to see SSA take this hack to the cleaners.

 

[troodon]

I want KL Rahul to play against Pakistan. Want to see SSA take this hack to the cleaners.

SSA destroying Rahul? ) What a joke.

 

[Hyperion66]

I want KL Rahul to play against Pakistan. Want to see SSA take this hack to the cleaners.

I just want Pak bowlers to put up a good show and take a wicket or two for a change, even BD gives better fights of late

 

[Hyperion66]

SSA destroying Rahul? ) What a joke.

Hasan syndrome, it deludes you into thinking you are a world beater after fluking a couple of matches. Many pp posters suffer from it.

 

[Slim]

SSA destroying Rahul? ) What a joke.

How is that a joke? SSA is a fast bowling prodigy and KL Rahul is just a shiteee player.

I just want Pak bowlers to put up a good show and take a wicket or two for a change, even BD gives better fights of late

That was a good one.

Dont worry, its England. Our bowlers favorite hunting and fixing ground.

 

[Hyperion66]

How is that a joke? SSA is a fast bowling prodigy and KL Rahul is just a shiteee player.





That was a good one.

Dont worry, its England. Our bowlers favorite hunting and fixing ground.

On a serious note, SSA is one bowler that I am really worried about as an Indian fan, guy has the junoon and x factor that 90's Pak bowlers had but a bit too raw and lacks control sometimes to cause some serious damage. Just my opinion though.

 

[Slim]

On a serious note, SSA is one bowler that I am really worried about as an Indian fan, guy has the junoon and x factor that 90's Pak bowlers had but a bit too raw and lacks control sometimes to cause some serious damage. Just my opinion though.

Hes our only hope alongwith Hassan Ali in the bowling department tbh. Let's hope whatever happens, India-Pakistan match turns out to be highly competitive and not one sided.

 

[Sidilicious]

Someone else will take his place in 4 years time because his keeping isn't good and he won't be able to survive on tullaybaazi alone. Maxwell couldn't and if Afridi wasn't a Pakistani he would have been dropped long time ago too.

Did you see how he improved batting in test cricket? What makes you think he can’t develop his keeping and his limited overs batting?

 

[Sidilicious]

Pretty much the team I would have gone for, but with 2 changes.

Pant for Karthik
K Pandya for Jadeja

Still the XI is decent.

With Shankar, Pandya and Jhadhav as support bowlers for Kuldeep, Bumrah, Bhuvi/Shami & Chahal, this will be one of the strongest bowling lineups in the tournament.

We should get to the semis. After that it’s anyones game.

 

[battler]

This will be my playing XI. Lets see if my fellow posters agrees:

Dhawan
Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Shankar
Dhoni
Pandya
Kuldeep
Chahal
Shami
Bumrah

Agreed but Kohli at 3 and Rahul at 4

 

[Bilal7]

Can anyone explain (better than the selectors) why Shankar, Karthik and Jadeja were selected? The former has an average in the mid-30s in List 'A' with a standard SR and his T20 numbers are nothing special either. With the ball, it is an even more mediocre story. Karthik, meanwhile, seems completely surplus to requirements given that Dhoni is likely to play every game and Rahul can also keep wickets. His place could have gone to an extra pacer because I can definitely see one of Bumrah or Shami breaking down if they play all nine group games. As for Jadeja, he hasn't been relevant in LO cricket for the longest time and three spinners is overkill, even for India. Also, with Pandya likely to play all of the matches, Kohli will be reluctant to put out a team with only three specialist bowlers, one of whom might be the blunt spearhead, Kumar.

If the top order is not at their best and one of the wrist-spinners loses their way, India will have a bad time at this World Cup.

 

[jagatk]

Can anyone explain (better than the selectors) why Shankar, Karthik and Jadeja were selected? The former has an average in the mid-30s in List 'A' with a standard SR and his T20 numbers are nothing special either. With the ball, it is an even more mediocre story. Karthik, meanwhile, seems completely surplus to requirements given that Dhoni is likely to play every game and Rahul can also keep wickets. His place could have gone to an extra pacer because I can definitely see one of Bumrah or Shami breaking down if they play all nine group games. As for Jadeja, he hasn't been relevant in LO cricket for the longest time and three spinners is overkill, even for India. Also, with Pandya likely to play all of the matches, Kohli will be reluctant to put out a team with only three specialist bowlers, one of whom might be the blunt spearhead, Kumar.

If the top order is not at their best and one of the wrist-spinners loses their way, India will have a bad time at this World Cup.

Shankar is playing because the idiots also known as Indian selectors spent 2 years trying to shoehorn KL into the middle order position, consistently picking tried and failed rubbish like manish pandey and rayudu. Australia was a good eye opener for everyone what happens when top 3 don't work against a good side. So we get Vijay, a player who has been picked from a list that sounds like people on a make a wish list than actual professional cricketers with other picks being siraj, khaleel etc.

Karthik is a finisher and actually has a middle gear unlike pant and given KL's form he is the actual pity pick who is there because of who likes him than what he can actually do.

Jadeja has been picked i feel for the specific reason to rest pandya, we can't rest pandya without playing jadeja inplace of a leggie and he is a great fielder. Not to mention if either of the leggies have a bad game or 2 we would have no replacement if jadeja wasn't picked.

There is no logic picking any more pacers, we have picked 4 in bumrah, shami, bhuvi and pandya, of the 3 bowlers 2 will play, i feel there will be rotation. Our options outside of these are spraygun umesh, useless khaleel and hopeless siraj. It would take a brave man to pick any of those 3 in a worldcup team.

 

[Bilal7]

Shankar is playing because the idiots also known as Indian selectors spent 2 years trying to shoehorn KL into the middle order position, consistently picking tried and failed rubbish like manish pandey and rayudu. Australia was a good eye opener for everyone what happens when top 3 don't work against a good side. So we get Vijay, a player who has been picked from a list that sounds like people on a make a wish list than actual professional cricketers with other picks being siraj, khaleel etc.

Karthik is a finisher and actually has a middle gear unlike pant and given KL's form he is the actual pity pick who is there because of who likes him than what he can actually do.

Jadeja has been picked i feel for the specific reason to rest pandya, we can't rest pandya without playing jadeja inplace of a leggie and he is a great fielder. Not to mention if either of the leggies have a bad game or 2 we would have no replacement if jadeja wasn't picked.

There is no logic picking any more pacers, we have picked 4 in bumrah, shami, bhuvi and pandya, of the 3 bowlers 2 will play, i feel there will be rotation. Our options outside of these are spraygun umesh, useless khaleel and hopeless siraj. It would take a brave man to pick any of those 3 in a worldcup team.

Interesting post. if I may ask, whose shoes has Karthik been shining? As for the team combination, I don't see any situation in which the two leggies and Jadeja can successfully play in the same XI. This is England and despite news of a dry summer, it still won't turn enough to justify three spinners. If India had four pacers, they wouldn't be forced to play two spinners in every game and although they can still go in three pace bowlers, doing so for four or five consecutive games will be tough given the possibility of burn-out. They should have picked Khaleel, who is a promising, young talent.

 

[jagatk]

Interesting post. if I may ask, whose shoes has Karthik been shining? As for the team combination, I don't see any situation in which the two leggies and Jadeja can successfully play in the same XI. This is England and despite news of a dry summer, it still won't turn enough to justify three spinners. If India had four pacers, they wouldn't be forced to play two spinners in every game and although they can still go in three pace bowlers, doing so for four or five consecutive games will be tough given the possibility of burn-out. They should have picked Khaleel, who is a promising, young talent.

I think you misunderstood or maybe i did not clarify properly, KL's the pity pick not kartik, kartik's there for his finishing prowess given dhoni can't hack it at the end anymore and is slightly more polished than pant.

Jadeja will play instead of the one of the spinners, never with them. Khaleel hasn't shown anything though, you can't pick someone on promise in a worldcup there has to be some performance to go with it. Again as i said, it was basically like pak batsmen with the indian pacers, beyond the first team it's basically filling spots none of them have really done anything to standout. Those who look like they could standout like saini, haven't been given a single chance.

 

[Bilal7]

I think you misunderstood or maybe i did not clarify properly, KL's the pity pick not kartik, kartik's there for his finishing prowess given dhoni can't hack it at the end anymore and is slightly more polished than pant.

Jadeja will play instead of the one of the spinners, never with them. Khaleel hasn't shown anything though, you can't pick someone on promise in a worldcup there has to be some performance to go with it. Again as i said, it was basically like pak batsmen with the indian pacers, beyond the first team it's basically filling spots none of them have really done anything to standout. Those who look like they could standout like saini, haven't been given a single chance.

Yeah, I misunderstood, apologies. I think you're being a little harsh on Rahul though, he can do decently for India if one of the openers loses form. Not a number four though, that is for sure. It is interesting that India might play two, potentially three keepers in the same XI if Dhawan/Rohit have a stinker and Shankar fails as expected.

 

[jagatk]

Yeah, I misunderstood, apologies. I think you're being a little harsh on Rahul though, he can do decently for India if one of the openers loses form. Not a number four though, that is for sure. It is interesting that India might play two, potentially three keepers in the same XI if Dhawan/Rohit have a stinker and Shankar fails as expected.

Kl averages 17 since CT 2017, there was really no factual basis to pick kl outside of him being kaptaan's buddy.

 

[Chokli]

1.Rohit Sharma
2.Shikhar Dhawan
3.Virat Kohli
4.Vijay Shankar
5.MS Dhoni
6.KL Rahul
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Mohammad Shami
9.Jasprit Bumrah
10.Yuzvendra Chahal
11.Kuldeep Yadav

India's cup to lose.

 

[Ronaldo7]

1.Rohit Sharma
2.Shikhar Dhawan
3.Virat Kohli
4.Vijay Shankar
5.MS Dhoni
6.KL Rahul
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Mohammad Shami
9.Jasprit Bumrah
10.Yuzvendra Chahal
11.Kuldeep Yadav

India's cup to lose.

The bowling lineup is solid. Tbh I don't like Chahal so much but the other 3 bowlers are world class.

 

[giri26]

Ponting backs Pant to play 'three or four World Cups before his career is over

Former World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting said that he was surprised that Rishabh Pant missed out on India's squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, but backed the youngster to feature in 'three or four' World Cups in time to come.

Ponting, who has been head coach of the Delhi-based franchise in the Indian Premier League since 2018, has seen enough in Pant to believe that the 21-year-old probably warranted a place, not only in the 15-man squad, but also the XI. India's selectors, however, favoured the experience of Dinesh Karthik.

According to Ponting, although Pant was naturally a little dejected over his exclusion, he was taking it well. The former Australia captain, who led his team to World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, spoke highly of the wicket-keeper batsman.

"The thing that he has to remember, and we all have to remember, [is that] he's still very, very young. He's got an opportunity to play, potentially, in another three or four World Cups during the course of his career," Ponting said on Wednesday, 17 April.

"I was surprised when he was left out of the squad. I thought he'll be in and I thought he'll actually play in the starting eleven. I thought that someone like him batting at No. 4 or 5 in their side would have just been that sort of player who could have had that X-factor about him that could have been the difference between India and some other teams in the World Cup.

"One thing that we know about Indian cricket is that there is a lot of depth around, particularly around the batting side. Unfortunately, this time, Rishabh is the one that has missed out, but as I said, I think knowing what he's like and the talent he's got, I'll be surprised if he doesn't play at least three World Cups before his career is over."

Teams are allowed to make changes to the squad until 23 May, and there's still a lot of IPL matches left this season for Pant to try and force a late change in India's World Cup party. But Ponting felt he now 'can't get into that squad' and should solely focus on winning games for Delhi.

"I think it's really important now that he focuses on the little things that's going to make him a good player for us. There's nothing he can do now, obviously. Doesn't matter how many runs he scores from hereon until the World Cup starts, he can't get into that squad.

"What he can only focus on now is win games for the Delhi Capitals. I think there's enough motivation there for him with that, he's talked a lot about wanting to be a successful part of a successful Delhi team. We've got that opportunity now over the next month."


https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1186323

 

[Chokli]

Hardik has been in great hitting form, scary sight for the opposition

 

[giri26]

Ashish Nehra backs Navdeep Saini for World Cup debut

The rapid rise of uncapped pacer Navdeep Saini could actually see him making a World Cup debut, his Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling coach Ashish Nehra said here Thursday.

Snapped up for Rs 3 crore for IPL 2018, the pacer did not play any match for RCB last season but he has been a revelation this time.

The 26-year-old from Haryana was named as a standby for the World Cup beginning May 30.

“He’s got pace and bounce and the most important thing is he’s confident right now especially in this format because it’s really quick,” Nehra told reporters ahead of their match against Kolkata Knight Riders. “Within two games his confidence is high when nobody thought he will do well. That’s the beauty of IPL. He’s not going to come good in every game. He will go for runs but he’s got all the ingredients to be a good bowler.

“Look where he’s today. He is the first standby so if any fast bowler gets injured he (Saini) will be the one playing the World Cup,” he added.

“Look where he’s today. He is the first standby so if any fast bowler gets injured he (Saini) will be the one playing the World Cup,” he added.

A find of Gautam Gambhir, Saini, who made the Delhi Ranji team despite initial resistance from the DDCA officials, is known for cranking up raw pace.

Nehra said people kept questioning their decision to invest so heavily on Saini despite his limited success in white-ball cricket.

“He didn’t play last year. So many guys came up to me and said he plays only tournament games…. So many people were actually doubting his abilities and said you bought him for Rs 3 crores,” he said.

Saini has stood out at a time when senior pro Umesh Yadav and talented Mohammed Siraj have faltered especially at the death.

“It’s not easy to bowl at the death in this format. Skill-wise, I don’t think there’s any other team who have got three good fast bowlers in one team. The next name that comes to my mind is Sunrisers,” Nehra said.

“Yes they have not bowled the way they would have liked to bowl at the death or up front. But they can do better than this. Every cricketer will not have the same season.

“Last year, Umesh Yadav had a really good season. These bowlers have the skill, hope they will do better in coming games. They are working hard,” he said defending the pace duo.

“Last year, Umesh Yadav had a really good season. These bowlers have the skill, hope they will do better in coming games. They are working hard,” he said defending the pace duo.

Pacer Dale Steyn has come on board as a replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile and Nehra said the South African great has very high chances of playing Friday.

“He is a very experienced campaigner. We have all seen him doing so well not only in test cricket but for other franchises also.”

With one win from eight matches, RCB’s chance of making the play-offs appears really slim but Nehra said a turnaround is still possible.

With one win from eight matches, RCB’s chance of making the play-offs appears really slim but Nehra said a turnaround is still possible.

“We are always hopeful. We have seen teams qualifying winning last six games and with 14 points. We are not thinking of qualification but to play good cricket right now.

“We need to take one game at a time. We have lost a couple of really close games. It’s all about winning those moments,” the former left-arm seamer, said.

In the first leg, Andre Russell had left RCB in shambles smashing seven sixes en route to his 13-ball 48 not out as KKR had chased down a tall 206 by five wickets with fives balls to spare.

In the first leg, Andre Russell had left RCB in shambles smashing seven sixes en route to his 13-ball 48 not out as KKR had chased down a tall 206 by five wickets with fives balls to spare.

Down with a shoulder injury after being hit by a bouncer in Thursday’s practice, Russell is a doubtful starter.

Asked whether they’re relieved with Russell being doubtful for Friday’s game, Nehra said: “As a cricketer, I would like to see him playing and bowlers doing well against him and get him out. Fans also want to see good cricket. It’s not for Russell to hit big sixes every time.”

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...orld-cup-debut-saini-standby-for-india-831572

 

[giri26]

Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul’s World Cup participation hangs in balance

The Indian selectors have named the 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup. While both all-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener KL Rahul are part of the squad, they are yet to get clearance from BCCI ombudsman DK Jain for making inappropriate comments in a television chat show.

The duo had appeared before Jain separately. While Pandya met him on April 9, Rahul met him in Mumbai on April 10. The World Cup squad was announced on April 15.

Speaking to IANS, one of the three members of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) said that it was indeed surprising that the ombudsman was yet to hand over the report of the inquiry. The matter was handed to Jain by the CoA.

“We were hoping to get a report from the ombudsman, but haven’t received anything as yet. The team for the World Cup has been picked and the fate of the players still hangs in balance.

“Yes, they have served a temporary suspension and were called back from Australia, but you cannot decide on behalf of the ombudsman. If the ombudsman feels that they have paid for their act, then also a clean chit does have to officially come from him,” the member explained.

Another BCCI functionary said that if the two players are handed any form of suspension, the selectors will have to bring in players who are on the stand-by list.

“Well, the Indian board does have the provision to make changes to the squad till May 23 without needing the approval of the ICC’s Event Technical Committee. If a scenario does arise wherein these players are ruled out, then the selectors will pick from the stand-by players. Hopefully such a situation won’t come,” the functionary told IANS.

Repeated attempts to get in touch with Jain failed as he didn’t respond to calls or messages.

After speaking to the two cricketers, Jain had said that the players met him and explained themselves and that he would take a decision in due course.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...on-hangs-in-balance-bcci-coa-ombudsman-831580

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Pathetic squad.

This team deserves to lose and when it does, I am just going to laugh. lol.

When you make garbage selections for over 2-3 years, it's easy to justify the squad saying this is the best team we can pick.

A few questions:

1. Why was Rahane persisted with for so long?

2. Why wasn't Dhoni thrown out? (Atleast I can understand this as our selectors are gutless individuals - Sandeep Patil had more guts in his pinky finger than this MSK Prasad....imagine meeting Sachin and asking him to retire from ODIs).

3. Why wasn't Mayank given proper chances when he was ruling the roost in domestic games and A tours?

4. Why was Dinesh Karthik persisted with? That dude averages 30 in ODis and is inconsistent as hell.

5. What happened to Shubhman Gill whom Kohli called a better talent than him at 19...only to drop him forever. Why was he never given more chances in squad in the last few years?

6. Why was Axar pointlessly persisted with before getting dropped? He was even picked after an awful IPL season I believe. Neither did he have credentials nor did he have performances.

7. Which new pacers did we try seriously post CT 2017? Bhuvi is a very very risky option. Hardik is a hit or miss bowler. He can't be one of the 3 main pacers (though him & Shankar can complete the 5th bowler quota).

8. Why was the useless Rayudu hack backed so much? And then all of a sudden dropped cos he didn't perform in a 3 match ODI series?

9. Pant is not good enough to be a backup keeper bat to the politician? Seriously? lol.

Just a few questions off the top of my head.

The selectors say they let computers do data analysis to select this squad.

)

Abey lullooos.

When you don't give chances to real talents and just waste your time with hacks like Rayudu, Karthik and jokers like Dhoni...of course, the software will give you these results.

Output depends on input.

---

All said and done...I will be cheering for India inspite of the pathetic nepotistic selection.

But honestly, deep down, I know they deserve to lose.

And in a way, losing should be the right thing as that will be the right end to the pathetic, incompetent and corrupt regime that Indian cricket is these days.

All I hope is we keep the streak alive.

With Virat as captain and a joke of a middle order, I am not so sure.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Pathetic squad.

This team deserves to lose and when it does, I am just going to laugh. lol.

When you make garbage selections for over 2-3 years, it's easy to justify the squad saying this is the best team we can pick.

A few questions:

1. Why was Rahane persisted with for so long?

2. Why wasn't Dhoni thrown out? (Atleast I can understand this as our selectors are gutless individuals - Sandeep Patil had more guts in his pinky finger than this MSK Prasad....imagine meeting Sachin and asking him to retire from ODIs).

3. Why wasn't Mayank given proper chances when he was ruling the roost in domestic games and A tours?

4. Why was Dinesh Karthik persisted with? That dude averages 30 in ODis and is inconsistent as hell.

5. What happened to Shubhman Gill whom Kohli called a better talent than him at 19...only to drop him forever. Why was he never given more chances in squad in the last few years?

6. Why was Axar pointlessly persisted with before getting dropped? He was even picked after an awful IPL season I believe. Neither did he have credentials nor did he have performances.

7. Which new pacers did we try seriously post CT 2017? Bhuvi is a very very risky option. Hardik is a hit or miss bowler. He can't be one of the 3 main pacers (though him & Shankar can complete the 5th bowler quota).

8. Why was the useless Rayudu hack backed so much? And then all of a sudden dropped cos he didn't perform in a 3 match ODI series?

9. Pant is not good enough to be a backup keeper bat to the politician? Seriously? lol.

Just a few questions off the top of my head.

The selectors say they let computers do data analysis to select this squad.

)

Abey lullooos.

When you don't give chances to real talents and just waste your time with hacks like Rayudu, Karthik and jokers like Dhoni...of course, the software will give you these results.

Output depends on input.

---

All said and done...I will be cheering for India inspite of the pathetic nepotistic selection.

But honestly, deep down, I know they deserve to lose.

And in a way, losing should be the right thing as that will be the right end to the pathetic, incompetent and corrupt regime that Indian cricket is these days.

All I hope is we keep the streak alive.

With Virat as captain and a joke of a middle order, I am not so sure.

Keep crying! Just because your fav players didn't get selected, doesn't mean India deserves a WC loss! Post CT, they did try Khaleel as the pacer but he did jack in all the opportunities he got! Who are the real talents that were not given enough chances? Pants? He's one glorified tailender hack, period! Keep burning while India move forward with the selected squad by beating every top team that comes it's way like beating some associates! That's how good this squad is! Silly Pants, Shaws and Gills are not doing anything of noteworthy in the local IPL tournament and you sir want them in the WC squad?! )

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pathetic squad.

This team deserves to lose and when it does, I am just going to laugh. lol.

When you make garbage selections for over 2-3 years, it's easy to justify the squad saying this is the best team we can pick.

A few questions:

1. Why was Rahane persisted with for so long?

2. Why wasn't Dhoni thrown out? (Atleast I can understand this as our selectors are gutless individuals - Sandeep Patil had more guts in his pinky finger than this MSK Prasad....imagine meeting Sachin and asking him to retire from ODIs).

3. Why wasn't Mayank given proper chances when he was ruling the roost in domestic games and A tours?

4. Why was Dinesh Karthik persisted with? That dude averages 30 in ODis and is inconsistent as hell.

5. What happened to Shubhman Gill whom Kohli called a better talent than him at 19...only to drop him forever. Why was he never given more chances in squad in the last few years?

6. Why was Axar pointlessly persisted with before getting dropped? He was even picked after an awful IPL season I believe. Neither did he have credentials nor did he have performances.

7. Which new pacers did we try seriously post CT 2017? Bhuvi is a very very risky option. Hardik is a hit or miss bowler. He can't be one of the 3 main pacers (though him & Shankar can complete the 5th bowler quota).

8. Why was the useless Rayudu hack backed so much? And then all of a sudden dropped cos he didn't perform in a 3 match ODI series?

9. Pant is not good enough to be a backup keeper bat to the politician? Seriously? lol.

Just a few questions off the top of my head.

The selectors say they let computers do data analysis to select this squad.

)

Abey lullooos.

When you don't give chances to real talents and just waste your time with hacks like Rayudu, Karthik and jokers like Dhoni...of course, the software will give you these results.

Output depends on input.

---

All said and done...I will be cheering for India inspite of the pathetic nepotistic selection.

But honestly, deep down, I know they deserve to lose.

And in a way, losing should be the right thing as that will be the right end to the pathetic, incompetent and corrupt regime that Indian cricket is these days.

All I hope is we keep the streak alive.

With Virat as captain and a joke of a middle order, I am not so sure.

As seen by the response to your post below , don't expect any better when the majority of fans can't distinguish proper talents from has been and mediocre cricketers. Good post SIF. Been a while since I've seen you post.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Regarding Karthik yes he averages 31 with a strike rate of 74 (lol) over almost 100 odis spanning 15 years but he's done better in recent years since his 2017 comeback. He's okay as a reserve keeper batsman however he's certainly not specialist batsman material like some within the Indian setup seem to think he is.

Jadeja's selection is the real strange one - his limited overs batting is dire these days, and with the ball he isn't the player he was. He's really a specialist fielder now.

 

[Bilal7]

Pathetic squad.

This team deserves to lose and when it does, I am just going to laugh. lol.

When you make garbage selections for over 2-3 years, it's easy to justify the squad saying this is the best team we can pick.

A few questions:

1. Why was Rahane persisted with for so long?

2. Why wasn't Dhoni thrown out? (Atleast I can understand this as our selectors are gutless individuals - Sandeep Patil had more guts in his pinky finger than this MSK Prasad....imagine meeting Sachin and asking him to retire from ODIs).

3. Why wasn't Mayank given proper chances when he was ruling the roost in domestic games and A tours?

4. Why was Dinesh Karthik persisted with? That dude averages 30 in ODis and is inconsistent as hell.

5. What happened to Shubhman Gill whom Kohli called a better talent than him at 19...only to drop him forever. Why was he never given more chances in squad in the last few years?

6. Why was Axar pointlessly persisted with before getting dropped? He was even picked after an awful IPL season I believe. Neither did he have credentials nor did he have performances.

7. Which new pacers did we try seriously post CT 2017? Bhuvi is a very very risky option. Hardik is a hit or miss bowler. He can't be one of the 3 main pacers (though him & Shankar can complete the 5th bowler quota).

8. Why was the useless Rayudu hack backed so much? And then all of a sudden dropped cos he didn't perform in a 3 match ODI series?

9. Pant is not good enough to be a backup keeper bat to the politician? Seriously? lol.

Just a few questions off the top of my head.

The selectors say they let computers do data analysis to select this squad.

)

Abey lullooos.

When you don't give chances to real talents and just waste your time with hacks like Rayudu, Karthik and jokers like Dhoni...of course, the software will give you these results.

Output depends on input.

---

All said and done...I will be cheering for India inspite of the pathetic nepotistic selection.

But honestly, deep down, I know they deserve to lose.

And in a way, losing should be the right thing as that will be the right end to the pathetic, incompetent and corrupt regime that Indian cricket is these days.

All I hope is we keep the streak alive.

With Virat as captain and a joke of a middle order, I am not so sure.

Good post. Inzamam ul Haq >>> MSK Prasad. Maybe the BCCI should offer Inzi a position on the selection panel after the World Cup.

 

[troodon]

Keep crying! Just because your fav players didn't get selected, doesn't mean India deserves a WC loss! Post CT, they did try Khaleel as the pacer but he did jack in all the opportunities he got! Who are the real talents that were not given enough chances? Pants? He's one glorified tailender hack, period! Keep burning while India move forward with the selected squad by beating every top team that comes it's way like beating some associates! That's how good this squad is! Silly Pants, Shaws and Gills are not doing anything of noteworthy in the local IPL tournament and you sir want them in the WC squad?! )

Shaw has a 99 and he is doing okay in IPL. He failed in the last few games. But he is a proper middle order batsman and fits perfectly in our ODI squad.

Gill was never given a run. He played in 2 ODI's and failed when the entire team failed to play against the moving ball.

Pant cannot be in the team as long as the senior citizen is in the team.

Regarding the bowling unit, its a decent one. Our bowlers cannot hold the bat to save their lives. They make our tail the weakest in the world.

Only Grandpa's Pote can like this squad. Thankfully that useless unfit hackadu did not get selected.

 

[troodon]

Pathetic squad.

This team deserves to lose and when it does, I am just going to laugh. lol.

When you make garbage selections for over 2-3 years, it's easy to justify the squad saying this is the best team we can pick.

A few questions:

1. Why was Rahane persisted with for so long?

2. Why wasn't Dhoni thrown out? (Atleast I can understand this as our selectors are gutless individuals - Sandeep Patil had more guts in his pinky finger than this MSK Prasad....imagine meeting Sachin and asking him to retire from ODIs).

3. Why wasn't Mayank given proper chances when he was ruling the roost in domestic games and A tours?

4. Why was Dinesh Karthik persisted with? That dude averages 30 in ODis and is inconsistent as hell.

5. What happened to Shubhman Gill whom Kohli called a better talent than him at 19...only to drop him forever. Why was he never given more chances in squad in the last few years?

6. Why was Axar pointlessly persisted with before getting dropped? He was even picked after an awful IPL season I believe. Neither did he have credentials nor did he have performances.

7. Which new pacers did we try seriously post CT 2017? Bhuvi is a very very risky option. Hardik is a hit or miss bowler. He can't be one of the 3 main pacers (though him & Shankar can complete the 5th bowler quota).

8. Why was the useless Rayudu hack backed so much? And then all of a sudden dropped cos he didn't perform in a 3 match ODI series?

9. Pant is not good enough to be a backup keeper bat to the politician? Seriously? lol.

Just a few questions off the top of my head.

The selectors say they let computers do data analysis to select this squad.

)

Abey lullooos.

When you don't give chances to real talents and just waste your time with hacks like Rayudu, Karthik and jokers like Dhoni...of course, the software will give you these results.

Output depends on input.

---

All said and done...I will be cheering for India inspite of the pathetic nepotistic selection.

But honestly, deep down, I know they deserve to lose.

And in a way, losing should be the right thing as that will be the right end to the pathetic, incompetent and corrupt regime that Indian cricket is these days.

All I hope is we keep the streak alive.

With Virat as captain and a joke of a middle order, I am not so sure.

I underdstand your frustration. When the selectors never gave a chance to the young ones, we cannot expect them to be in the team for WC.

I am puzzled that Pant is good enough to be our Test keeper, but cannot get into the squad as a backup for Dhobi. Only that MSK prasad can make such selections.

Fans like us are left with no choice but to support this team. Deep down we know that this team is not good enough to beat teams like England and Australia in crunch games.

Just imagine. Moeen Ali who can open or come in at No.7 or No.8 can bat like today and destroy the opposition any time. England is one scary team.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

What's wrong with the Indian squad? Only Golden Boy Pant's exclusion can be questionned but what's wrong with the rest of the players? Crying about why Rahane, Rayudu were backed and persisted with won't make any difference. They are not in the final squad and that's what matters. Pant was given few chances but he played like a tullaybaaz and couldn't impress Shri Ravi Shastri Ji.

 

[troodon]

What's wrong with the Indian squad? Only Golden Boy Pant's exclusion can be questionned but what's wrong with the rest of the players? Crying about why Rahane, Rayudu were backed and persisted with won't make any difference. They are not in the final squad and that's what matters. Pant was given few chances but he played like a tullaybaaz and couldn't impress Shri Ravi Shastri Ji.

he should have been there as a backup for Dhoni at least.

Rayadu and Rahane are TTF's in LOI cricket. Still we persisted with them for too long. Mayank Agarwal is very unlucky to not get the chances he should have gotten.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

he should have been there as a backup for Dhoni at least.

Rayadu and Rahane are TTF's in LOI cricket. Still we persisted with them for too long. Mayank Agarwal is very unlucky to not get the chances he should have gotten.

Do you remember I was saying the exact same thing after England tour and before West Indies tour of India that Mayank should replace KL Rahul but some of you were jumping on me. Now you guys are complaining about him not getting enough chances.

There is another guy who is being persisted for too long and that is Pandya but nobody will say anything about him because he is their golden boy.

 

[Chokli]

Hardik is turning out to be one helluva all rounder for India.

He's going to light up the World Cup for sure