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India have one more odi left before the World Cup.

What do posters here think the final WC 15 man squad will be?

I think we’ll see:

Batsmen:

Kohli
Sharma
Dhawan
Rahul
Rayudu/Shankar
Jadhav


Keepers:

Dhoni
Karthik/Pant


All rounders:

Hardik
Jadeja


Bowlers:

Bumrah
Shami
B Kumar
Kuldeep
Chahal
 
Gabbar Singh said:
India have one more odi left before the World Cup.

What do posters here think the final WC 15 man squad will be?

I think we’ll see:

Batsmen:

Kohli
Sharma
Dhawan
Rahul
Rayudu/Shankar
Jadhav


Keepers:

Dhoni
Karthik/Pant


All rounders:

Hardik
Jadeja


Bowlers:

Bumrah
Shami
B Kumar
Kuldeep
Chahal
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Just 3 specialist seamers? that too in England.
 
Batsman:
Kohli
Rohit
Dhawan
Kl rahul
Kedar jadhav

Allrounders :
Hardik pandya
Vijay shankar

Wicketkeepers:
Dhoni
Rishabh pant(10 times better than dk)

Bowlers:
Bumrah
Bhuvi
Shami
Chahal
Kuldeep
Seam bowler(based on ipl performance )
 
Team:

Shikkar Dhawan
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli(C)
Vijay Shankar
MS Dhoni(Wk)
Kedhar Jadhav
Hardik Pandya
Yuzvendra Chahal
Mohammad Shami
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah

Bench:

Lokesh Rahul/Ambati Rayudu
Risabh Pant
Bhuvneswhar Kumar
Khaleel Ahmed/Pacer
 
Rohit
Shikhar
Rahul
Kohli
Rayudu
Shankar
Dhoni
Jadhav
Pant
Pandya
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bhuvi
Shami
Bumrah
Khaleel
 
Dont India have any left arm pace bowlers. I miss Zaheer khan probably the best left arm pace bowler from india. India have 1 dimensional bowlers, apart from bumrah no many option for Captain to go to bowler. Bhuvi is good but placid wickets india need express bowler or left arm pace bowler in the squad. India batting heavily rely on top 3 once u get through them quickly you will have a chance to beat India.
 
lahoriyah1234 said:
Dont India have any left arm pace bowlers. I miss Zaheer khan probably the best left arm pace bowler from india. India have 1 dimensional bowlers, apart from bumrah no many option for Captain to go to bowler. Bhuvi is good but placid wickets india need express bowler or left arm pace bowler in the squad. India batting heavily rely on top 3 once u get through them quickly you will have a chance to beat India.
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khaleel
 
I do not know but one thing I am sure about that Vijay shankar is going to play WC. And i know people will debate over him, He will play as middle order.
 
Saurav said:
Rohit
Shikhar
Rahul
Kohli
Rayudu
Shankar
Dhoni
Jadhav
Pant
Pandya
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bhuvi
Shami
Bumrah
Khaleel
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Three spinners with part timer Jhadav is not too much?I think Yadav will go to UK over ome spinner being dropped.
 
DRsohail said:
Three spinners with part timer Jhadav is not too much?I think Yadav will go to UK over ome spinner being dropped.
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We'll mostly play 2 spinners with Jadhav. Between Jadeja and Chahal one will play

Unless the conditions are seam friendly,then we can play just Kuldeep
 
Saurav said:
We'll mostly play 2 spinners with Jadhav. Between Jadeja and Chahal one will play

Unless the conditions are seam friendly,then we can play just Kuldeep
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Looks like India will be only team going to WC with three specialists spinners. And Pak the only team without specialist spinner.
 
DRsohail said:
Looks like India will be only team going to WC with three specialists spinners. And Pak the only team without specialist spinner.
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Jadeja isn't a specialist spinner ,hes more a bowling AR,Shadab otoh makes the team on bowling alone
 
Vijay Shankar has really earned a spot for himself over the last few weeks. He's a very good batsman and can bowl a few overs of medium pace bowling. Risabh Pant on the other hand has really hurt his case. His batting lacks the professionalism and maturity required in the Indian team but he does have immense talent and can play great knocks for them. But he has to make the most of the few opportunities remaking before the World Cup.

I think it's a given that India will only go in with 3 fast bowlers and only 2 of them will be in the XI at the same time. Shami and Bumrah get the nod ahead of Bhuvi for the first XI. Kuldeep and Chahal are difference makers and both have to play. Hardik and Kedar will make up the other 10 overs.

Ambati Rayadu is also a weird case. He has the good performance but it's hard to believe India don't have a better number 4 than him. But he's been preferred over the likes of DK so I guess the managemt likes him. I know they don't want to play Rahul outside the top 3 but he may be a better number 4 than Rayadu.

This is the squad I think they will go with:

Dhawan
Rohit
Kohli
Rayadu
Dhoni
Kedar
Hardik
Kuldeep
Shami
Bumrah
Chahal

Rahul
Shankar
Pant
Bhuvi
 
1. Rohit
2. Dhawan
3. Kohli
4. Raydu
5. Dhoni
6.Jadhav
7.Shankar
8.pandya
9. Jadeja
10. Pant
11. Bhuvi
12. Shami
13. Bumrah
14. Kuldeep
15. Chahal
 
I agree with OP. That should be India's squad for WC.

India will most likely field two specialist fast bowlers + Hardik Pandya in their XI for all the matches. Kuldeep is a given and so is Chahal. Jadhav will be just a backup sixth option.

India needs to resolve the no. 4 issue though.
 
1.dhawan
2.rohit
3.kohli
4.shankar
5.dhoni
6.jadhav
7.pandya
8.kuldeep
9.shami
10.chahal
11.bumrah

12.bhuvi
13.rahul
14.umesh/khaleel
15.pant/jadeja
 
Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Shankar
Dhoni
Jadhav
Pandya
Bhuvaneshwar
Kuldeep
Shami
Bumrah

This will be my starting lineup!

Rahul (to be used if one of the openers is injured or completely out of form/touch or at No.3 in place of 3rd seamer if the pitch is assisting too much for bowlers and if you need additional batsman as we already have 2 medium pacers in Pandya & Shankar)
Chahal (will warm the bench and to be used on sluggish pitches - we find such pitches in England sometimes and against teams like Australia/SA who are vulnerable against spin! Otherwise India should not do the mistake as they did in the previous ODI against Australia! Teams have started to work out India's ploy of using 2 wrist spinners in ODIs... It was all fine in the beginning of this plan!)
Jadeja (will be in the squad as backup spinner! He will be in the squad more for his fielding skills and will be 1st choice substitute fielder when someone gets off the field! Otherwise he doesn't add much value and unfortunately we did not proper replacement for him!)
Umesh (horrible bowler, but will be in the squad because he at least has experience at top level and will be the choice in worst case during injury!)
Pant (backup keeper, may not be reliable as middle order bat because we unfortunately did not groom him properly in ODIs like we did in tests! And everyone knows whats the reason for that! But at least he is the better backup keeper than DK or anyone! He may not be the perfect WK at the moment, but we have played even Dravid as WK in World cup, so sometimes plans don't go accordingly!)

That makes the 16 men squad and I am not sure if anymore are allowed than this... Hopefully Rayudu & DK misses out the squad based on this method of choices! (Hopefully our honorable selectors think this way instead of any lobbying!)

As I have repeatedly said Vijay Shankar has brought a new kind of confidence and balance to this lineup especially in India. He will be a very handy bowler in English conditions so we may not need that 3rd regular seamer or 2nd regular spinner at least in this world cup!
 
I think they’ll probably leave Pant at home now and just have Dinesh Karthik as back up keeper.
 
After IPL, the scene will change for sure.
Main team:

Dhawan
Rohit
Kohli
KL Rahul
Shankar
Dhoni
Pandya
Kuldeep
BK
Chahal
Bumrah

Reserves: Shami, Pant/DK.

Not a bad team, but a shaky middle order and over reliance on Top 3. Our bowlers have to be at the top of their game and restrict opposition to under 300 to have a chance to be in the finals.
 
Dhawan
Rohit
Kohli
KL Rahul
Shankar
Dhoni
Jhadav
Kuldeep
Chahal
Shami
Bumrah

Bhuvi
Karthik
Pandya
Pant
 
1.Rohit Sharma
2.Shikhar Dhawan
3.Virat Kohli
4.KL Rahul
5.MS Dhoni
6.Vijay Shankar
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9.Jasprit Bumrah
10.Kuldeep Yadav
11.Yuzendra Chahal
 
given that nobody really grabbed no. 4 position Rahane has outside chance to take.. he's 'technically' sound and if he's played well in IPL then he might fly to England..
 
Chokli said:
1.Rohit Sharma
2.Shikhar Dhawan
3.Virat Kohli
4.KL Rahul
5.MS Dhoni
6.Vijay Shankar
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9.Jasprit Bumrah
10.Kuldeep Yadav
11.Yuzendra Chahal
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If this is the team, the batting doesn't look strong after the top 4
 
anyway here's my pre-ipl squad for WC

1. Rohit
2. Dhawan
3. Kohli
4. Jadhav
5. Shankar
6. Pandya
7. Dhoni
8. Bhuvi
9. Kuldeep
10. Shami
11. Bumrah
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12. Jadeja
13. Chahal
14. Yadav
15. Pant
16. Rahul
 
Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
No.4
Shankar
Pandya
Dhoni
Kuldeep
shami / bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bumrah
Chahal


Backup opener & no.4 :
1 ] shootout between pant & karthik .
2 ] rahul vs raydu vs jadhav : rahul is favorite here



Spin allrounder : jadeja is favorite here despite his lackluster batting

Backup seamer : will be selected based on ipl performances.

Overall imo chances are high that both jadhav & rayadu not selected in worldcup squad.
 
India can easily solve their conundrum:

1) Rohit Sharma
2) Shikar Dhawan
3) KL Rahul
4) Virat Kohli (c)
5) MS Dhoni (wk)
6) Kedar Jadhav
7) Hardik Pandya
8) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9) Mohammad Shami
10) Jasprit Bumrah
11) Kuldeep Yadav

12) Ambati Rayudu
13) Rishab Pant
14) Vijay Shankar
15) Y. Chahal

16) Khaleel Ahmed (standby)

Moving Kohli down to four will ensure that the team is no longer top heavy and having the two "greatest chasers" of all time in the middle-order will give confidence to guys like Rahul and Jadhav.
 
Ab Fan said:
I agree with OP. That should be India's squad for WC.

India will most likely field two specialist fast bowlers + Hardik Pandya in their XI for all the matches. Kuldeep is a given and so is Chahal. Jadhav will be just a backup sixth option.

India needs to resolve the no. 4 issue though.
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Two wrist-spinners and only two proper pacers in England, eh? Bring it on.
 
Bewal Express said:
If this is the team, the batting doesn't look strong after the top 4
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might not be on paper but the top 3 won't fail every match... 1 of the 3 will most likely click... plus you have dhoni who bats at a snails pace...
 
B Kumar has a good record in England, Shami in the form of his life and Bumrah is Bumrah so will be tough to drop one of those three for Chahal. India will probably play 3 seamers + Kuldeep + Hardik/Jadeja.
 
Bilal7 said:
Two wrist-spinners and only two proper pacers in England, eh? Bring it on.
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Depending on the conditions, India can definitely go with three pacers- Shami, Bumrah and Bhuvi in the XI, all three will anyways be part of 15 man squad. Add Pandya in the mix as well.

However, if conditions aren't as such as England used to be known for in past, then from an Indian perspective, surely two proper spinners should be the way to go in the playing XI. Pandya is good enough to do the third pace bowling option alongside Bumrah and Shami. Kul-cha together can be very effective, more so given other team's prolific weaknesses vs spin.

So, the idea will be to either go with: -

Bumrah
Shami
Kuldeep
Chahal
Pandya

Or,

Bumrah
Shami
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Pandya

Jadhav will be the sixth backup option either ways.
 
At the 2013 CT India went in with B Kumar, Ishant, Umesh, Ashwin and Jadeja for most of the matches. And at the 2017 CT it was Bumrah, B Kumar, Ashwin, Jadeja and Pandya.

So they’ll be willing to go down both routes when playing in England.
 
Not sure if selectors will look at the form of players in IPL to select for World Cup! It would have been so nice if the IPL was postponed this time to October (Would have served both the General Elections and World Cup well...)
 
Gabbar Singh said:
B Kumar has a good record in England, Shami in the form of his life and Bumrah is Bumrah so will be tough to drop one of those three for Chahal. India will probably play 3 seamers + Kuldeep + Hardik/Jadeja.
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If India is serious in winning then they should keep Jadeja away from the eleven. He is one of the biggest bottlers and I have always seen him failing in pressure situations on a big stage with both ball and bat.
 
troodon said:
Terrible squad.
Rayadu/Jadav/Dhoni is a recipe for disaster in the middle order.

Hopefully Shaw has a stellar IPL and makes the selectors think about him. I am surprised he is not given a chance in the ODI's yet. Many questioned his ability to play Test cricket as e is too young and he scored a century on debut.
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It won't solve any problem, shaw is an opener we need a middle order batsman.
 
No need to play both Shankar and Pandya. Team management should pick the in form Shankar and choose a specialist batsman at 4. This is a world cup not kitply cup. We shouldn't select bits and pieces, highly overhyped, overrated and inconsistent players.

If team management still want to play Pandya then he should be given 2-3 games just to give Vijay Shankar some rest before important games. :inti
 
Shaw is horribly out of form, check his recent scores in domestic cricket. Hope he finds his form in ipl(though it won't make any difference in the worldcup squad)
 
1.Rohit Sharma
2.Shikhar Dhawan
3.Virat Kohli
4.Lokesh Rahul
5.MS Dhoni
6.Rishabh Pant
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Mohammad Shami
9.Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10.Jasprit Bumrah
11.Kuldeep Yadav
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
No need to play both Shankar and Pandya. Team management should pick the in form Shankar and choose a specialist batsman at 4. This is a world cup not kitply cup. We shouldn't select bits and pieces, highly overhyped, overrated and inconsistent players.

If team management still want to play Pandya then he should be given 2-3 games just to give Vijay Shankar some rest before important games. :inti
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We don't care about world cup. We only care about IPL.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Rishabh Pant hai na? Rishabh Pant ko bhule toh nahi? Or have you also jumped out of the Rishabh Pant bandwagon? :misbah
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Chances of him being selected are bleak after average performance in the last series .
This coupled with dhoni mafias hate driven propaganda will ensure pants exit from the team.
So i am just being realistic.
He's already a permanent member of test team, so no worries.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Chances of him being selected are bleak after average performance in the last series .
This coupled with dhoni mafias hate driven propaganda will ensure pants exit from the team.
So i am just being realistic.
He's already a permanent member of test team, so no worries.
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It's pant vs karthik imo for the backup wk batsman spot in the squad. So this ipl is hugely important for both of them.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Chances of him being selected are bleak after average performance in the last series .
This coupled with dhoni mafias hate driven propaganda will ensure pants exit from the team.
So i am just being realistic.
He's already a permanent member of test team, so no worries.
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That is because there is no one to compete with his spot in the test team. His keeping alone will cost India lots of test matches in India.
 
Bilal7 said:
India can easily solve their conundrum:

1) Rohit Sharma
2) Shikar Dhawan
3) KL Rahul
4) Virat Kohli (c)
5) MS Dhoni (wk)
6) Kedar Jadhav
7) Hardik Pandya
8) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9) Mohammad Shami
10) Jasprit Bumrah
11) Kuldeep Yadav

12) Ambati Rayudu
13) Rishab Pant
14) Vijay Shankar
15) Y. Chahal

16) Khaleel Ahmed (standby)

Moving Kohli down to four will ensure that the team is no longer top heavy and having the two "greatest chasers" of all time in the middle-order will give confidence to guys like Rahul and Jadhav.
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This.

This is a great team, and if India plays this team, they will win every game.
 
Starting to agree with those who think Jadeja should be left at home. It’s probably best to take another pacer instead- going in with only Shami/Bhuvi/Bumrah as your full time pace bowlers is risky.
 
1. Rohit
2. Dhawan
3. Kohli
4. Raydu
5. Dhoni
6. Jadhav
7. Pant
8. Shankar
9. Hardhik
10. Kuldeep
11. Chahal
12. Jadeja
13. Bhuvi
14. Shami
15. Bumrah
 
My ideal XI

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Shankar
Dhoni
Jhadhav
H Pandya
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bumrah


The 4 reserves
1. Opener - KL Rahul
2. MO and WK - Pant
3. Pacer - Shami
4. Another Pacer or another spin AR - Khaleel/K Pandya/Jadeja

The selectors are likely to go with Rayudu in place of KL Rahul (and even play him at 4). Jadeja will likely be picked as the Spin AR.
 
Everyone's darling Hardik Pandya is in most fans playing XI because he can hit those big sixes, he can take wickets with his super phaast bowling and he can make a difference with his presence. No one wants to talk about his consistency and playing those innings when it matters the most.

To sum it up, he is gareebon ka Afridi. He will never live upto fans expectations and will waste whatever talent he has just like Umar Akmal. Relying too much on him will cost India some important matches in the world cup. Won't be surprised to see the same fans who want him in the team now abusing him during the world cup. :inti
 
XI I want (but wont happen):
Rohit
Shaw
Kohli
Mayank
Jadhav
Pant
Pandya
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami
Saini
 
Rohit Shikhar Virat + KLRahul backup = 4

Rayudu + Shankar + Dhoni = 3

Hardik + Jadhav = 2

Bumrah + Bhuvi + Shami = 3

Kuldeep + Chahal = 2

Total 14 definite picks. Last slot will be between DK and Rishabh Pant
 
Canford Cliffs said:
XI I want (but wont happen):
Rohit
Shaw
Kohli
Mayank
Jadhav
Pant
Pandya
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami
Saini
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Saini is too raw and Mayank can't be chosen for WC based on Test performances (plus he is an opener). Shaw cannot be chosen over Dhawan despite not having played an LOI. Though I do believe that players such as Mayank, Shaw, Pant and Gill should have been given more chances after IPL 2018 in the LOI squad.

If they had been given the same chances, I am confident that Pant would have refined his game for LOIs and would have overtaken Dhoni. I am also confident that one of Shaw and Gill would have come good as well.

Despite the game being in England, I think we should go with KulCha. In 2013 CT, spin played a big role, and could again play the same role. If it doesnt, then we could go with 2 seamers (Shami/Bhuvi & Bumrah), 1 spinner (Kuldeep), 2 pace all rounders (Shankar and Pandya), and 2 spin all rounders (Jhadhav + Krunal Pandya).

Playing 3 specialist pacers + 1 specialist spinner + 2 pace ARs will be an overkill. Replacing 1 pacer with someone like Krunal Pandya at 8 could bolster our weak middle order.
 
pratiktc said:
Rohit Shikhar Virat + KLRahul backup = 4

Rayudu + Shankar + Dhoni = 3

Hardik + Jadhav = 2

Bumrah + Bhuvi + Shami = 3

Kuldeep + Chahal = 2

Total 14 definite picks. Last slot will be between DK and Rishabh Pant
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I would replace Rayudu with Pant for the MO (and backup WK). And the 15th player would be a spin AR like Krunal Pandya, in case we dont need to play 2 spinners in the same match.
 
Sidilicious said:
My ideal XI

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Shankar
Dhoni
Jhadhav
H Pandya
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bumrah


The 4 reserves
1. Opener - KL Rahul
2. MO and WK - Pant
3. Pacer - Shami
4. Another Pacer or another spin AR - Khaleel/K Pandya/Jadeja

The selectors are likely to go with Rayudu in place of KL Rahul (and even play him at 4). Jadeja will likely be picked as the Spin AR.
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This is my team too. And if bhuvi doesn't look in good touch in practice matches, Shami will start.
 
Rohit
Dhawan
Shaw
Kohli
Rahul/Pant
Pandya
Dhoni
Kuldeep
Shami/Chahal/Jadeja
BK
Bumrah
 
Rayudu losing form at the wrong time - have a feeling he'll miss out on the final 15.

The selectors should take a gamble and take someone like Shaw or Iyer instead.
 
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My prediction purely from a part time spectator point of view
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Shikhar Dhawan
3. Virat Kohli
4. Vijay Shankar
5. Mahendra Dhoni (wk.)
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Kedar Jadhav
8. Bhuvenshwar
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Kuldeep
11. Jasprit Bumrah
12. M.Shami
13. Some medium pacer ( Maybe a newbie ldoing well in IPL for surprise factor)
14. Risabh Pant (Backup wicketkeeper opener)
15. Krunal Pandya (Backup spinner allrounder incase Jadhav fails to deliver in first few games)
 
Mp812 said:
My prediction purely from a part time spectator point of view
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Shikhar Dhawan
3. Virat Kohli
4. Vijay Shankar
5. Mahendra Dhoni (wk.)
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Kedar Jadhav
8. Bhuvenshwar
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Kuldeep
11. Jasprit Bumrah
12. M.Shami
13. Some medium pacer ( Maybe a newbie ldoing well in IPL for surprise factor)
14. Risabh Pant (Backup wicketkeeper opener)
15. Krunal Pandya (Backup spinner allrounder incase Jadhav fails to deliver in first few games)
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You need to play SHaw at 3 and push Kohli at 4 and KL Rahul/Vijay Shankar at 5.
 
If I was MSK Prasad (chief selector)...I would close my eyes, keep calm and select Navdeep Saini. This dude is tall and with sheer pace bowling at 145 consistently. He can be deadly in England if given a chance. But knowing our selectors.. they wont take him and select CSK quota Deepak Chahar (trundler) as 4th bowling option.
 
It is time to take a punt on Shaw if he does well in the IPL. KL Rahul is just too inconsistent.

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Shaw
Dhoni
Jhadhav
H Pandya
Bhuvi/Shami
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bumrah
 
Canford Cliffs said:
If I was MSK Prasad (chief selector)...I would close my eyes, keep calm and select Navdeep Saini. This dude is tall and with sheer pace bowling at 145 consistently. He can be deadly in England if given a chance. But knowing our selectors.. they wont take him and select CSK quota Deepak Chahar (trundler) as 4th bowling option.
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Deepak in England may not be bad idea but i agree just throw in Saini as gamble surprise factor. May backfire but then thats why it is a gamble
 
India should do what Sri Lanka are doing and take extra players - sure you can only register 15 players but if someone is injured you can swap them with another from outside the 15. And, much like substitute fielders, teams always lie about players being injured just so they can make a tactical swap.
 
Squad selection is quite straightforward and I think the XI almost picks itself -

Dhawan
Sharma
Kohli c
Rahul
Ryudu
Dhoni wk
Pandya
Jadeja
Bumrah
Shami
Yadav
 
Canford Cliffs said:
If I was MSK Prasad (chief selector)...I would close my eyes, keep calm and select Navdeep Saini. This dude is tall and with sheer pace bowling at 145 consistently. He can be deadly in England if given a chance. But knowing our selectors.. they wont take him and select CSK quota Deepak Chahar (trundler) as 4th bowling option.
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Thank god you are not MSK Prasad. And yeah nobody has ever played sheer pace of 145k+ in England before. So selecting him on the basis of pace alone is very clever.

What is it anyway? World Cup or Nalasopara T20 League? :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Thank god you are not MSK Prasad. And yeah nobody has ever played sheer pace of 145k+ in England before. So selecting him on the basis of pace alone is very clever.

What is it anyway? World Cup or Nalasopara T20 League? :inti
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Nalasopara T20 League would be your field of expertise isnt it?:))) But who are we to ask?
 
Who cares about India's squad not sure why we sit here in Pakpassion and even create or discuss Indian cricket.
 
1.Rohit Sharma
2.Shikhar Dhawan
3.Virat Kohli
4.MS Dhoni
5.Vijay Shankar
6.Kedar Jadav
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Mohammad Shami
9.Jasprit Bumrah
10.Kuldeep Yadav
11.Yuzvendra Chalal
 
More or less Indian squad almost picks themselves - may be 1/2 surprises but quite solid squad. Their top 5-6 players will make any team in world and that's what matters, rest 5-6 players are mainly support staff - changing 1-2 personal doesn't matter.

1. Sharma
2. Dhawan
3. *Kohli
4. ATR
5. MSD+
6. Pant/Kedar
7. HPandeya
8. BK/Jadeja
9. Kuldeep
10. Shami
11. Bumrah
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14. Shankar (KL/Shaw)
15. N Shini/D Chahar/Ishant/Khaleel
 
MMHS said:
More or less Indian squad almost picks themselves - may be 1/2 surprises but quite solid squad. Their top 5-6 players will make any team in world and that's what matters, rest 5-6 players are mainly support staff - changing 1-2 personal doesn't matter.

1. Sharma
2. Dhawan
3. *Kohli
4. ATR
5. MSD+
6. Pant/Kedar
7. HPandeya
8. BK/Jadeja
9. Kuldeep
10. Shami
11. Bumrah
-----------------------------------------
14. Shankar (KL/Shaw)
15. N Shini/D Chahar/Ishant/Khaleel
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You prefer ambati over shankar. Why?
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
You prefer ambati over shankar. Why?
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It's for specialist No. 4. I think, ATR is a proper middle order batsman who can build innings from No. 4; Shankar is more of a batting all-rounder, good for No. 6-7. I think, Shankar should fight it out with Pandeya while ATR should keep KL or Shaw out of playing XI.
 
MMHS said:
It's for specialist No. 4. I think, ATR is a proper middle order batsman who can build innings from No. 4; Shankar is more of a batting all-rounder, good for No. 6-7. I think, Shankar should fight it out with Pandeya while ATR should keep KL or Shaw out of playing XI.
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You are right. Only one out of Shankar or Pandya should play. Shankar has done well in whatever chances he got whereas Pandya is very inconsistent.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
You are right. Only one out of Shankar or Pandya should play. Shankar has done well in whatever chances he got whereas Pandya is very inconsistent.
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Shankar better batter than Pandya, in fact he is better batter than all no 4's we have tried but he is total liability with ball. If he plays he can't be played as an all rounder.
 
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