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Patel & Somerville to lead Test spin attack in India

Experienced spin trio Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville and Mitchell Santner will be supported by rising stars Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips when the BLACKCAPS begin their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) defence on the G.J. Gardner Homes Tour of India later this month.

The five spin options have been included as part of a 15-strong squad for the two Test series, to be played in Kanpur from November 25-29, and Mumbai from December 3-7 - where conditions are expected to suit the slower bowlers.

The rest of the squad has a familiar feel with the regular Test top five and Will Young filling the batting positions, and Tim Southee, Neil Wagner and Kyle Jamieson providing the pace options.

Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme made themselves unavailable for selection due to the prospect of further time in bio-secure bubbles and Managed Isolation.

BLACKCAPS coach Gary Stead said player welfare remained paramount.

“Trent has already spent the best part of 60 days in hard managed isolation this year, while Colin had been on the road since May until recently returning home from Pakistan.

“From talking to both players it was clear the best option for them was to be left out of this Test tour and for them to instead focus on being ready for the New Zealand home summer.”

The India tour marks the first time Phillips has been selected in the Test squad since debuting against Australia as a late replacement in 2020, when the BLACKCAPS camp was struck by illness on the eve of the New Year’s Test in Sydney.

The 21-year-old Ravindra made his BLACKCAPS debut in a T20I against Bangladesh in September and, although he toured England with the Test side earlier this year, has yet to appear in the longest form of the game.

Patel and Somerville are set to lead the spin attack and have a particularly impressive record when playing together, combining for 28 wickets in their three Tests as teammates: against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2018, and Sri Lanka in Galle and Colombo in 2019.

The India Test series will be the first without wicket-keeping stalwart BJ Watling since his retirement following the WTC final win in England, with Tom Blundell set to take over the Test gloves.

Stead said they’d very much taken a horses-for-courses approach when picking the tour squad.

“Touring India is one of the greatest experiences in cricket and I know our guys are really looking forward to the challenge,” he said.

“It’s fair to say we’re expecting spin-friendly conditions and it’s great to have a range of options in this department.

“The success of our spinners on recent tours to the sub-continent has been encouraging and we hope they can once again feature prominently.

“It’s really exciting to begin the second instalment of the WTC and we know there’ll be an extra incentive for all the teams we play following our win in the inaugural competition.”

BLACKCAPS Test squad for India
Kane Williamson (c)
Tom Blundell (wk)
Devon Conway
Kyle Jamieson
Tom Latham
Henry Nicholls
Ajaz Patel
Glenn Phillips
Rachin Ravindra
Mitchell Santner
Will Somerville
Tim Southee
Ross Taylor
Will Young
Neil Wagner

The New Zealand based Test players depart for India on Monday November 8 at 6pm.

The BLACKCAPS will first face India in three T20 Internationals on November 17, 19 and 21 – with the current T20 World Cup squad carrying on for that series.
 
India XI in my opinion :-

Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli(c)
Shubhman Gill
Rishabh Pant (wkt)
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Axar Patel
Umesh Yadav
Mohammad Siraj
 
Rohit Sharma may get rest during test series.
 
Rohit Sharma has been named India's T20I captain for their series against New Zealand this month.

Sharma will captain a 16-man squad for the three T20Is against New Zealand, starting 17 November, with fellow opener KL Rahul acting as the vice-captain. This will also be the first assignment of the new Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who takes over the reins from Ravi Shastri.

Virat Kohli, whose tenure as India's T20I captain came to an end at the conclusion of their ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, has not been included in the squad.

The squad sees a few fresh faces in the form of Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel. It also sees the return of several familiar faces such as Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, among others.

Apart from the captain and vice-captain, five layers who were part of the World Cup squad have retained their places for the three-match series against New Zealand. The reserve players- Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel - also find a spot in the squad.

India will look to start building towards the next T20 World Cup in Australia after a disappointing performance in the UAE which saw them losing their opening two games to Pakistan and New Zealand. Despite winning their last three games handsomely, India did not have enough points to qualify for the semi-finals.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj.

Schedule:

1st T20I: 17 November, Jaipur

2nd T20I: 19 November, Ranchi

3rd T20I: 21 November, Kolkata
 
Good to see Mickey mouse format of the game being played upfront. This will give our test regulars bit of breather.
 
Good to hear that our major players will be rested for the Mickey Mouse format. This will give them a breather for test cricket.
 
Iyer needs to utilize this moment. Only if BCCI had the guts to do this before WT20, absolute disaster Kohli’s LOI captaincy.

Kohli will be remembered for losing to PCT in CT final and to PCT in Wt20
 
MenInG said:
Rohit Sharma has been named India's T20I captain for their series against New Zealand this month.

Sharma will captain a 16-man squad for the three T20Is against New Zealand, starting 17 November, with fellow opener KL Rahul acting as the vice-captain. This will also be the first assignment of the new Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who takes over the reins from Ravi Shastri.

Virat Kohli, whose tenure as India's T20I captain came to an end at the conclusion of their ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, has not been included in the squad.

The squad sees a few fresh faces in the form of Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel. It also sees the return of several familiar faces such as Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, among others.

Apart from the captain and vice-captain, five layers who were part of the World Cup squad have retained their places for the three-match series against New Zealand. The reserve players- Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel - also find a spot in the squad.

India will look to start building towards the next T20 World Cup in Australia after a disappointing performance in the UAE which saw them losing their opening two games to Pakistan and New Zealand. Despite winning their last three games handsomely, India did not have enough points to qualify for the semi-finals.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj.

Schedule:

1st T20I: 17 November, Jaipur

2nd T20I: 19 November, Ranchi

3rd T20I: 21 November, Kolkata
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Bhuvi is still in the mix? Did I miss something
 
Ab Fan said:
Good to hear that our major players will be rested for the Mickey Mouse format. This will give them a breather for test cricket.
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If it’s indeed a Mickey Mouse format, then why are the Gladiators of test cricket at the Mumbai airport? shouldn’t they have won eyes closed. Stop making excuses and accept other team’s achievements.
 
India should win 2:0, but they'll need to be switched on from the start. If NZ win a good toss and push through to a win in the same way that England did earlier this year, NZ will walk away from the series with a 1:1 draw and 50% of the WTC points.
 
MP2011 said:
Good to see Mickey mouse format of the game being played upfront. This will give our test regulars bit of breather.
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Post 2021 we'll see a lot of Indians calling T20s mickey mouse cricket. obviously such a label won't be given to IPL though. Who knows maybe they'll flip back again if India manages to do well in the 2022 World Cup.
 
krazystrong said:
Post 2021 we'll see a lot of Indians calling T20s mickey mouse cricket. obviously such a label won't be given to IPL though. Who knows maybe they'll flip back again if India manages to do well in the 2022 World Cup.
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T20 is mickey mouse format of the game. What problem do you have if I or anyone else calls it like that?

As for IPL, not every Indian considers it the holy grail so I don't know why are you getting unnecessarily offended by someone not rating T20s!
 
Bahnz said:
India should win 2:0, but they'll need to be switched on from the start. If NZ win a good toss and push through to a win in the same way that England did earlier this year, NZ will walk away from the series with a 1:1 draw and 50% of the WTC points.
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You may win a test in India or may not win but it's been a while since you last won a test in India.

And no, winning toss isn't everything in India. So many instances when we lost the toss and went on to win the tests/series.

So teams playing better cricket than us will have a better shot at winning rather than the ones relying on toss.

However, I think your spinners should do well on this short trip.
 
No way this should have been a 2 tests series, minimum 3 tests should have been played between top 2 test teams
 
India will be burning in anger. We have seen how the black caps have owned them recently in various competitions:ashwin
 
Bilateral T20 series is boring. I would watch a test match that ends in a hard fought draw than a T20I that does not have any context.
 
I am really excited for tests.
This can be one of the most competitive series played in India in recent times.
New Zealand have a strong squad and mental advantage over India.
With out of form Indian batting and lack of confident players ,i'm predicting India has only 60:40 chance.
 
MP2011 said:
T20 is mickey mouse format of the game. What problem do you have if I or anyone else calls it like that?

As for IPL, not every Indian considers it the holy grail so I don't know why are you getting unnecessarily offended by someone not rating T20s!
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I agree. Yes, it is a good performance from Pakistan this year in WT20 but our point was with respect to resting players for the upcoming T20I series, which is absolutely right. We would want our main players to be fresh for Test Cricket and produce top results that they have already produced in all their series in India, Australia multiple times and England once.
 
Could care less for the LOI series, but need to make the Kiwis pay for their green mambas in NZ tour:srini
 
Ab Fan said:
India XI in my opinion :-

Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli(c)
Shubhman Gill
Rishabh Pant (wkt)
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Axar Patel
Umesh Yadav
Mohammad Siraj
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Good selection.
Umesh is best pacer on Indian tracks but i would have gone with Ishant instead of Siraj.
 
MenInG said:
Rohit Sharma has been named India's T20I captain for their series against New Zealand this month.

Sharma will captain a 16-man squad for the three T20Is against New Zealand, starting 17 November, with fellow opener KL Rahul acting as the vice-captain. This will also be the first assignment of the new Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who takes over the reins from Ravi Shastri.

Virat Kohli, whose tenure as India's T20I captain came to an end at the conclusion of their ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, has not been included in the squad.

The squad sees a few fresh faces in the form of Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel. It also sees the return of several familiar faces such as Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, among others.

Apart from the captain and vice-captain, five layers who were part of the World Cup squad have retained their places for the three-match series against New Zealand. The reserve players- Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel - also find a spot in the squad.

India will look to start building towards the next T20 World Cup in Australia after a disappointing performance in the UAE which saw them losing their opening two games to Pakistan and New Zealand. Despite winning their last three games handsomely, India did not have enough points to qualify for the semi-finals.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj.

Schedule:

1st T20I: 17 November, Jaipur

2nd T20I: 19 November, Ranchi

3rd T20I: 21 November, Kolkata
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Why stuck with Bhuvi again? He was poor in IPL and looked sick in world cup.
Rahul Chahar and Varun deserve another chance. They are new players and should be handled carefully.
Glad to see Pandya getting drop. He shouln't be near the team.
Nice to see likes of Gaikwad,V Iyer,Harshal,Avesh got selected on merit and Yuzi, Deepak recalled.
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
Good selection.
Umesh is best pacer on Indian tracks but i would have gone with Ishant instead of Siraj.
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Ishant is not our future. We should persist with Siraj as he is our future. He is young and got rest during World T20, I am sure he must be eager to come hard on the field and bring out his best.
 
street cricketer said:
Could care less for the LOI series, but need to make the Kiwis pay for their green mambas in NZ tour:srini
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The pitches last time India toured NZ were a lot more balanced than when NZ toured India.

I'd expect India to win the series (at home is the only place they can beat NZ- India got thumped in NZ and on neutral territory in the final) but NZ to fight hard. Even if we grab 1 draw it won't be a bad result- it's all about trying to make that test world cup final again.
 
Usergame said:
The pitches last time India toured NZ were a lot more balanced than when NZ toured India.

I'd expect India to win the series (at home is the only place they can beat NZ- India got thumped in NZ and on neutral territory in the final) but NZ to fight hard. Even if we grab 1 draw it won't be a bad result- it's all about trying to make that test world cup final again.
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NZ got a greentop at Kolkata the last time they toured India and they still rolled over.
 
MP2011 said:
T20 is mickey mouse format of the game. What problem do you have if I or anyone else calls it like that?

As for IPL, not every Indian considers it the holy grail so I don't know why are you getting unnecessarily offended by someone not rating T20s!
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Because this is a sentiment the majorite
 
Usergame said:
The pitches last time India toured NZ were a lot more balanced than when NZ toured India.

I'd expect India to win the series (at home is the only place they can beat NZ- India got thumped in NZ and on neutral territory in the final) but NZ to fight hard. Even if we grab 1 draw it won't be a bad result- it's all about trying to make that test world cup final again.
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Lol, England and neutral territory!
 
On other note, it was absolutely pathetic of BCCI to have agreed to play WTC final in England and that too without any practice in English conditions.

No wonder Kiwis trumped us in their pet conditions where they just played a test series against England.
 
MP2011 said:
On other note, it was absolutely pathetic of BCCI to have agreed to play WTC final in England and that too without any practice in English conditions.

No wonder Kiwis trumped us in their pet conditions where they just played a test series against England.
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Yes agree. Bcci and its sponsors are concerned about quantity of games rather than quality of games. Gap between matches is so much essential
 
With the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2021, Indian cricket is entering a new phase where Rohit Sharma will take over the T20I captaincy while KL Rahul will be his deputy. However, the structural changes might not be limited to the shortest format, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selectors also reportedly looking to rejig the leadership hierarchy in Test cricket.

As per a report in the Times of India, the selectors are divided over the vice-captaincy situation in the Test team. After giving Rohit Sharma the captain's responsibility in T20 cricket, there are those who want him to be given the role of Virat Kohli's deputy in Test cricket. However, there are others who want Ajinkya Rahane to continue assisting Kohli for as long as he remains a part of the team.

India's next Test assignment is against New Zealand. In the 2-match series, skipper Kohli is set to miss the opening contest, with the team management reportedly deciding to give him a rest. In the second match, however, Kohli is expected to return and take the charge.

Rahane has been a regular member of the Indian team in the longest format of the game and has done well whenever he has been called upon to lead the side in whites. The Test series triumph in Australia is one of the finest examples of his captaincy acumen.

One of the biggest concerns over Rahane's status in the team has been his form as a batsman. On the tour of the United Kingdom, the veteran batsman hardly managed to put in a noteworthy performance with the bat. Even during the Border-Gavaskar series Down Under, his solitary hundred in Melbourne was the only face-saving knock.

On the other hand, Rohit's rise in the purest format of the game has reportedly gotten selectors as well as the new head coach, Rahul Dravid, thinking.

The report in TOI further claims that the selectors aren't keen on replacing Rahane as the Test vice-captain at present but the situation has got them to contemplate a change. The same goes for Wriddhiman Saha, who is likely to be persisted with as the second-choice behind the stumps despite the rising sentiment over KS Bharat's inclusion.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...ptains-spot-in-indian-test-team-report/830948
 
Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant are likely to get a rest in the Test series against New Zealand Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant are likely to get a rest in the Test series against New Zealand

India are likely to rest a number of first-choice players for the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand in order to protect players from bio-bubble fatigue. The decision is being taken with a view of keeping players fresh for the multi-format tour of South Africa later this year.

According to a report by the Times of India, fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur will sit out the two Test matches against New Zealand. Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is also likely to be given a reprieve by the selectors.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the team for the three-match T20I series but is yet to select the squad for the Test matches that follow that the white-ball series.

Bumrah, Shami, and Shardul are not part of the 16-member squad for the T20I series but Pant is a part of the squad. The young wicket-keeper batsman has been part of bio-bubbles since the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June and a break in the Test series will give him a much-needed break to refresh ahead of India's hectic schedule over the next few months.

Virat Kohli, who recently quit T20I captaincy is not part of the T20 squad and is expected to sit out at the first Test match against England too. Kohli will remain Test captain once he returns to the team for the second game but there are question marks on who the stand-in skipper for the first Test will be with both Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in the fray.

India will host New Zealand for a three-match T20I series that starts from November 17 in Jaipur. The next two games will be played in Ranchi and Kolkata on November 19 and 21 respectively.

The two-match series will kickstart in Kanpur on November 25 with the second game scheduled to take place in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium from December 3.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...test-series-against-new-zealand-report/830909
 
MenInG said:
Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant are likely to get a rest in the Test series against New Zealand Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant are likely to get a rest in the Test series against New Zealand

India are likely to rest a number of first-choice players for the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand in order to protect players from bio-bubble fatigue. The decision is being taken with a view of keeping players fresh for the multi-format tour of South Africa later this year.

According to a report by the Times of India, fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur will sit out the two Test matches against New Zealand. Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is also likely to be given a reprieve by the selectors.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the team for the three-match T20I series but is yet to select the squad for the Test matches that follow that the white-ball series.

Bumrah, Shami, and Shardul are not part of the 16-member squad for the T20I series but Pant is a part of the squad. The young wicket-keeper batsman has been part of bio-bubbles since the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June and a break in the Test series will give him a much-needed break to refresh ahead of India's hectic schedule over the next few months.

Virat Kohli, who recently quit T20I captaincy is not part of the T20 squad and is expected to sit out at the first Test match against England too. Kohli will remain Test captain once he returns to the team for the second game but there are question marks on who the stand-in skipper for the first Test will be with both Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in the fray.

India will host New Zealand for a three-match T20I series that starts from November 17 in Jaipur. The next two games will be played in Ranchi and Kolkata on November 19 and 21 respectively.

The two-match series will kickstart in Kanpur on November 25 with the second game scheduled to take place in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium from December 3.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...test-series-against-new-zealand-report/830909
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Why don't they take rest during IPL. Never saw them skipping IPL for international cricket.
If they prioritise IPL over international cricket, they will get result like current T20 World cup. Then they will blame fatigue and other nonsense things for defeates.
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
Why don't they take rest during IPL. Never saw them skipping IPL for international cricket.
If they prioritise IPL over international cricket, they will get result like current T20 World cup. Then they will blame fatigue and other nonsense things for defeates.
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Yeah, agree with this.

Absolutely pathetic of Bumrah & Pant to be swayed like this by their IPL franchises. These guys don't deserve to don India colors.
 
globalcitizen said:
Yes agree. Bcci and its sponsors are concerned about quantity of games rather than quality of games. Gap between matches is so much essential
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And the worst part is that we still won't learn anything from this fiasco.
 
BLACKCAPS batsman Devon Conway has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup Final and following tour to India with a broken right hand.

Conway sustained the injury when he struck his bat immediately after being dismissed in last night’s semi-final win over England in Abu Dhabi - with an X-ray today confirming a break to his right hand fifth Metacarpal.

Coach Gary Stead said Conway was devastated by the news.

“He’s absolutely gutted to be ruled out like this at this time,” Stead said.

“Devon is hugely passionate about playing for the BLACKCAPS and no one is more disappointed at the moment than he is - so we’re really trying to rally around him.

“It looked a pretty innocuous reactionary incident on the field, but the blow obviously caught the bat between the glove padding and while it’s not the smartest thing he’s done there’s certainly an element of bad luck in the injury.

“Devon is a great team-man and a very popular member of the side so we’re all feeling for him.

“He’s determined to support the team in anyway he can for the remainder of the tour before he returns home to recover.

“Due to the timelines we won’t be bringing in a replacement player for this World Cup or next week’s T20 series against India, but are working through our options for the Test series later this month.”
 
Conway taking the Philander approach of getting injured before every subcontinent tour to protect his average:srini
 
Conway a huge loss, and such a silly way to get injured! I’m guessing Will Young will replace him, he has recent experience opening the batting in county cricket (where he scored a couple of hundreds) and performed well against England earlier this year. Also gives NZ a LH/RH opening combination. Having said that, I think Young will struggle v Bumrah, he doesn’t like it when the bowler is able to shape the ball back into his pads.
 
Bahnz said:
Conway a huge loss, and such a silly way to get injured! I’m guessing Will Young will replace him, he has recent experience opening the batting in county cricket (where he scored a couple of hundreds) and performed well against England earlier this year. Also gives NZ a LH/RH opening combination. Having said that, I think Young will struggle v Bumrah, he doesn’t like it when the bowler is able to shape the ball back into his pads.
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Don't think Bumrah is going to play the series. Heard somewhere him, Pant and maybe Shami are going to be rested to avoid the bio bubble fatigue before the South African tour coming up shortly.
 
So we are gonna play without :
Bumrah
Shami
Kohli
Rohit
Pant
I still think we will beat them quite comfortably.
 
MP2011 said:
Yeah, agree with this.

Absolutely pathetic of Bumrah & Pant to be swayed like this by their IPL franchises. These guys don't deserve to don India colors.
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IPL is killing Indian cricket's international performances.
 
As per cricbuzz, Rohit, Pant, Bumrah and Shami set to be rested for NZ tests.

Virat Kohli has already taken rest for T20I series and first test.

So, our team will be :-

KL
Gill
Pujara
Rahane(c)
Vihari
Jadeja/ Washington
Saha(wkt)
Ashwin
Axar
Siraj
Yadav
 
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RexRex said:
IPL is killing Indian cricket's international performances.
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IPL's contribution to Indian GDP is more than 200 million dollars a year. There's a world cup every year. If not this, India will fight for the next. Many industries like tourism, food, textiles, electronics, services etc benefit directly during IPL. And India has been a great team in ICC events except for the last one. They will plan better next time
 
Ab Fan said:
As per cricbuzz, Rohit, Pant, Bumrah and Shami set to be rested for NZ tests.

Virat Kohli has already taken rest for T20I series and first test.

So, our team will be :-

KL
Gill
Pujara
Rahane(c)
Vihari
Jadeja/ Washington
Saha(wkt)
Ashwin
Axar
Siraj
Yadav
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Priorities of these so-called superstars where they won't miss even inconsequential IPL games but will happily miss international games, even tests.

No wonder, we have become laughing stock in ICC events especially considering the kind of resources we have at our disposal.
 
RexRex said:
IPL is killing Indian cricket's international performances.
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It has. No wonder we haven't won a single ICC event in last 8-9 years. Our superstars prioritise their IPL franchisees over playing for country and hence results should not be surprising for anyone.
 
Conway out is a huge blow.

Boult not touring could be a blessing though as the other 3 seamers are better suited to the conditions.
 
MP2011 said:
Priorities of these so-called superstars where they won't miss even inconsequential IPL games but will happily miss international games, even tests.

No wonder, we have become laughing stock in ICC events especially considering the kind of resources we have at our disposal.
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The failures in ICC events goes down to our ineptness in pressure situation.

I have hopes now after Kohli has resigned from LOI captaincy. Even in IPL, he didn't won his team any trophy. So, IPL did showed us that he is not the right man for LOI captaincy but he was too big to be sacked and Indian team had to pay the prize for the same.

I don't like it that they are taking rest from tests. They should take rest from T20s and IPL if they want to spend some time outside bio-bubble. But they probably won't from IPL because of the money that is at stakes.
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
Why don't they take rest during IPL. Never saw them skipping IPL for international cricket.
If they prioritise IPL over international cricket, they will get result like current T20 World cup. Then they will blame fatigue and other nonsense things for defeates.
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I have been saying the exact same thing for so many years. No one cares. You will be attacked by some die hard pyjama league fans now. They will try to convince you how IPL is helping test cricket in India and how much money players are earning. Some of them speak and get excited about that money as if it is their money. :inti
 
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India’s squad for Tests against New Zealand announced

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand.

India’s Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team.
 
India's squad for Newzealand tests

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand.

India’s Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team.
 
Absolutely pathetic behaviour by BCCI, players and selection committee to rest seniors..
These jokers are resting players for all important test matches and letting them play full season of IPL..
Then they will blame fatigue for their ordinary performance in T20I world cup.
Selection of Rahane is extremely regression step..
I am wishing Newzealand to humiliate India and make they pay for their deeds..
 
My playing 11 for the first Test against New Zealand:

Mayank Agarwal
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Shubman Gill
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravi Jadeja
Wriddhiman Saha
Axar Patel
Ravi Ashwin
Umesh Yadav
Mohammed Siraj
 
Well let us be realistic. With a short playing span of about 15 years, players are looking to further their earning potential and so we can't be hypocritical about it.

With the duration of tours being padded up along with limited opportunities for outdoor activities during tours, bubble fatigues are a reality too.
This is going to hit somewhere.

Unfortunately, we as fans have to endure it and can only hope that the playing eleven that you are supporting has been given the best possible practice and facilities to enable them perform at their peak.

What we can demand though is better scheduling and player management. Though the latter seems to be happening, there is a lot to be done on former.
 
So basically indian team without Rohit ,Virat ,Pant and Bumrah .half of india strength is resting , can we win a series without them ?
 
Resting key players against a major side like NZ is ridiculous.

That says it all about Test cricket's value.
 
I read an article in today's newspaper that Dravid with his experience on player rotation and management at the NCA, has talked to the players and provided his input on team selection.

One vital factor that has been taken into account is that some players who would enter a bio bubble for the upcoming SA tour would remain in one till the T20 WC in Australia.

Considering player fatigues and bio bubble fatigues adding to that (remember Stokes) it is a staggering thought that someone could endure that for 11 months!

All I can hope is that this works well both for the players and the country. Fingers crossed!
 
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I'm all for resting pacers in India (coz only two are going to play anyway) but NZ are a top side and we really shouldn't be resting batsmen against them.
 
Ab Fan said:
As per cricbuzz, Rohit, Pant, Bumrah and Shami set to be rested for NZ tests.

Virat Kohli has already taken rest for T20I series and first test.

So, our team will be :-

KL
Gill
Pujara
Rahane(c)
Vihari
Jadeja/ Washington
Saha(wkt)
Ashwin
Axar
Siraj
Yadav
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Why Saha?
 
Winning test series in South Africa is far bigger deal than home series against New Zealand

I wud have all our premiere pace bowlers rested. Playing Bumrah on spinning pitches in India is waste of talent and energy
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand.

India’s Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team.
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Where is Hanuma Vihari?
 
Ab Fan said:
Good to hear that our major players will be rested for the Mickey Mouse format. This will give them a breather for test cricket.
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Where did you hear that lol? The format you love the most is in danger. You gave credit to IPL for India's success in test cricket but what is this? :inti
 
This may be likely starting 11 for Kanpur test..

Rahul
Gill
Pujara
Iyer #
Rahane
Jadeja
Bharath #
Ashwin
Axar
Umesh
Siraj

Iyer and Bharath likely to make their test debuts
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
This may be likely starting 11 for Kanpur test..

Rahul
Gill
Pujara
Iyer #
Rahane
Jadeja
Bharath #
Ashwin
Axar
Umesh
Siraj

Iyer and Bharath likely to make their test debuts
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We are taking NZ very lightly here. This series doesn't come under WTC or what? :inti
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
This may be likely starting 11 for Kanpur test..

Rahul
Gill
Pujara
Iyer #
Rahane
Jadeja
Bharath #
Ashwin
Axar
Umesh
Siraj

Iyer and Bharath likely to make their test debuts
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No , Mayank to open with Rahul and gill will Play at 4.
 
India's problem having too many candidates for the opening slots in Tests?

India currently have lots of options for opening position in test cricket.
Let's take a look at candidates. I have sorted them by their likely order of precedence.

1.Rohit Sharma- 8033 runs @ 54.64, 25 hundreds
2.KL Rahul- 6218 runs @ 46.05, 16 hundreds
3.Shubman Gill- 2684 runs @ 58.34, 7 hundreds
4.Mayank Agarwal-5167@ 45.72, 11 hundreds
5.Prithwi Shaw- 2263 @ 51.43, 9 hundreds
6.Abhimanya Easwaran- 4401@ 43.57, 13 hundreds
7.Priyank Panchal- 6891@ 45.63, 24 hundreds
(Note- First class numbers are shown)

Rohit-Rahul pair is set to be our openers for some more tests after their England heroics with Shubman Gill likely to be reserved opener.
Remaining four alongwith upcoming talents like Ruturaj, Devdutt, Jaiswal are top quality cricketers and cannot be put out of the team for long time.
India is lacking middle order batsmans who can take role after Kohli and Rahane's departure.
Can management utilise these players in middle order?
Rahane was top order batsman for Mumbai before his debut , but went on become decent middle order batsman. In this case, which above players can be transformed into good middle order batsman?
PLease discuss and contribute.
 
India are yet to announce Test squad, T20 is ok.. doesn’t matter for now.
 
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Space Cat said:
Conway out is a huge blow.

Boult not touring could be a blessing though as the other 3 seamers are better suited to the conditions.
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Yeah, I thought we could have won a Test with him there.
 
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