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Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of 2019 World Cup, to be replaced by Rishabh Pant [Update Post #189]

jnaveen1980 said:
Dhawan is a certified ICC tournament bully. Come ICC tournament he wakes up. As important as Kohli at the top in ICC tournaments. Problem with announcing replacement though is he can't come back automatically after recovery. Someone else has to get injured.
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as per [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] he can't.. if he's removed them his WC is over..
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
You can go and read my posts where I clearly mentioned Shankar can play both in place of Rahul(if he doesn't perform), Jadhav and Pandya. My preference was Pandya because both are similar. :inti
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I didn't see that post.

The difference between him Jahdav isn't that much. That's who he is probably competing for with a slot when Dhwaan is fit.
 
Itachi said:
You "rate" or "hate" Shankar?

I believe it should be the second. This guy is next bits and pieces player in making.
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Nah, man :)). I really like Shankar and if given a prolonged shot at a starting place I feel he'll do well. Then again you guys watch him often so I could be 100% wrong in my assumption of him.
 
MMHS said:
If they replace an injured player (Dhawan), they can’t bring him back without another player getting injured. If management is confident that he’ll be back in 3 weeks and they will ant him in later stages, then they’ll have to manage with 14 players and carry Dhawan as squad member. Big blow, no doubt.
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Damn!! didn't really think about that.
 
This practically means that the atg KL rahul will open for india.India's opponents will now be panicking!
 
With or without Dhawan, India is reaching semi-finals. I think India should not call his replacement if there is a chance for his return in the knockout games.
 
Thats a serious blow not only to India but for the tournament. You do need stars in the biggest tournament.

Those who will make mistake of thinking it will crush india confidence maybe wrong. Who knows it fire up one of their sleeping giants?

However, losing a settled and dangerous opener can sometime unbalace you as well
 
Agreed

Mamoon said:
Dhawan is incredible and this is a huge blow for India, but KL Rahul has looked in very good touch. This could be be the breakthrough that he needs in ODI cricket.

India should bring in Shankar instead of DK. Shankar has character and provides an additional bowling option.

DK is the poster boy of mediocrity and it is a miracle that someone so average has survived in the golden era of Indian cricket for about 15 years.

He should have never been picked in the squad ahead of Pant.
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Sir, ur words have more wisdom then anyone I have come across . Feel it’s exactly what’s gonna happen .

Shankar played well against New Zealand and his height and technique well suited to handle West Indies pacers . This might be a blessing in disguise as india needs to beat england or West Indies and New Zealand or pak and a semi spot is guranteed
 
Seems like another blessing in disguise thread.

Pakistan has had many shares of blessings that never were, now its India’s turn.

No Dhawan is huge huge blow.
 
docteurmanish said:
Sir, ur words have more wisdom then anyone I have come across . Feel it’s exactly what’s gonna happen .

Shankar played well against New Zealand and his height and technique well suited to handle West Indies pacers . This might be a blessing in disguise as india needs to beat england or West Indies and New Zealand or pak and a semi spot is guranteed
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Thank you. I like the look of Shankar - he is not the most talented player, but he has character and guts.
 
Just need lockie Ferguson to break sharmas thumb on Thursday ;)

All jokes aside, I was thinking the other day that Babar has removed the arm guard again, and hope he will not get hit !
 
Mamoon said:
Dhawan is incredible and this is a huge blow for India, but KL Rahul has looked in very good touch. This could be be the breakthrough that he needs in ODI cricket.

India should bring in Shankar instead of DK. Shankar has character and provides an additional bowling option.

DK is the poster boy of mediocrity and it is a miracle that someone so average has survived in the golden era of Indian cricket for about 15 years.

He should have never been picked in the squad ahead of Pant.
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Pant needs to score in List A Cricket first.

Averages aren't everything but there is a reason he averages a mediocre 29 after 38 innings.
 
Mean&Green said:
So is he out or is he in
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Its a hairline fracture,means will be healed in 3 weeks.So he will be fit to play last group game and knockouts.Thats why he is being kept in the team.Till then we have to manage with DK and shankar.This is why we needed pant.
 
ICC is dumb for this rule (replacement). This keeps a back door open for team (s) to manipulate and alter their squad. For Dhawan’s case, IND can bring Pant as replacement, then Shankar or DK can get “injured” and Dhawan can come back again.

This was the case in Soccer WC as well before 1986, but FIFA was smart enough to fix this - 23 men/women squad with 3 designated GK.... and that’s the end of it - unless the squad dies in plane crash (no joke - replacement is allowed for death ....), otherwise no replacements. ICC should allow 20 players’ squad with 3 WKs and NO replacement what so ever.
 
While the news of wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant being asked to join the Indian squad in England for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has been doing the rounds since yesterday, a BCCI official has told PTI that the Indian team management never asked for replacements for Shikhar Dhawan, who will be out of at least three India WC games due to a hairline fracture on his left thumb.

The official, under condition of anonymity, also stated that the news of Pant joining the squad are mere speculations. “The team management never asked for replacements. I don’t know from where the news of Rishabh Pant joining the squad was making rounds. It was speculation by the media,” the official told PTI.Dhawan, who sustained a thumb injury while batting against Australia, will be under observation, according to a statement released by the BCCI team management on Tuesday.

Dhawan, who sustained the injury while batting against Australia, will be under observation, according to a statement released by the BCCI team management on Tuesday.

“Team India opening batsman Mr Shikhar Dhawan is presently under the observation of the BCCI medical team. The team management has decided that Mr Dhawan will continue to be in England and his progress will be monitored,” said BCCI in a media release

“Mr Dhawan sustained an injury on the back of his left hand in the region between the index finger and thumb during the CWC 2019 league match against Australia,” added BCCI.

India is scheduled to play New Zealand on Thursday and then face Pakistan on June 16, Sunday.

CricketCountry had earlier reported that that Dhawan has gone to Leeds for further assessment on extend of the injury and while there is still speculations on for how long Dhawan will be sidelined, it is confirmed that the 33-year-old will miss India’s next two games.

With Dhawan’s unavailability, India may be forced to change their successful opening combination. KL Rahul, India’s back-up opener up till the World Cup could be bumped up the order making way for either Vijay Shankar or Dinesh Karthik to fill in the No.4 slot.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...ments-for-shikhar-dhawan-bcci-official-855610
 
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Shikhar Dhawan's pain threshold is incredible, says Sunil Gavaskar


ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar, speaking to India Today, said Team India can afford to wait for Shikhar Dhawan to recover from his thumb injury but maintained that it all depends of the India opener's ability to withstand pain.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar heaped rich praise on Shikhar Dhawan as the left-handed opener withstood pain to score a match-winning hundred after being hit on his thumb vs Australia in a World Cup 2019 match on Sunday.

Gavaskar conceded India are in a tricky position when it comes to naming a replacement for Shikhar Dhawan who has suffered a fracture on his thumb. The batting great said India can afford to wait for his recovery if the final assessment suggests a recovery period of around 15 days.

Shikhar Dhawan is expected to be out of action for the next few matches and sources say that Team India is trying to have him back before India's big-ticket clash against hosts England on June 30.

Dhawan is currently with Team India physio Patrick Farhat consulting specialists in Leeds as the team management is awaiting a final assessment on the nature of Dhawan's injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are unlikely to make an announcement on replacements until they get a clearer picture of the injury.

Speaking to India Today from the UK, Sunil Gavaskar said: "Incredible. At the end of the [Australia] match, he [Shikhar Dhawan] was being interviewed, he had a band-aid. His pain threshold should be incredible. He is a strong man, well-built. He is Gabbar.

Gavaskar added: "He can bear the pain but it depends on the kind of fracture. If it's a straight fracture, you recover a little bit quicker. But if it's a ring fracture, it will take a little bit of time.

"The best case scenario is he is ready in about 2 weeks time because of the pain threshold he has. Worst case, he will be out for more than 3-4 weeks.

"I would wait if the doctor says he will be ready in 15-20 days. Even if he misses the England game, then he still has games against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to get him ready for the knockout stages. It all depends on his pain threshold."

Dhawan braved the pain after being hit on his thumb as early as the 9th over and went on to hit a match-winning 117 against Australia on Sunday.

Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are being considered as replacements for Dhawan. Notably, Pant was named among the reserves for the World Cup squad.

Sunil Gavaskar believes Pant is the ideal replacement for Shikhar Dhawan and pointed out that the wicketkeeper-batsman might want to prove the selectors' decision to leave him out of the World Cup squad at the first place was wrong.

Nonetheless, Gavaskar also said Dinesh Karthik can be used as an opener even as KL Rahul is tipped to partner Rohit Sharma at the top of the order.

"I don't know if they have got a specialist opener as a standby. If they don't have one, then it's Rishabh Pant. If Pant is flown in, then Dinesh Karthik, with his experience, can open the batting. As a back-up opener, Rahul. You have Dinesh Karthik who has opened the batting for India occasionally in Tests and ODIs. So you have that option already," Gavaskar added.

"So I think, they should be looking at bringing Rishabh Pant in. He's been in cracking, hot form. High on confidence, would probably want to show that he should have been in the team in the first place."

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-world-cup-2019/story/world-cup-2019-shikhar-dhawan-injury-sunil-gavaskar-pain-threshold-rishabh-pant-1546803-2019-06-11
 
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Rishabh Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan
 
MMHS said:
ICC is dumb for this rule (replacement). This keeps a back door open for team (s) to manipulate and alter their squad. For Dhawan’s case, IND can bring Pant as replacement, then Shankar or DK can get “injured” and Dhawan can come back again.

This was the case in Soccer WC as well before 1986, but FIFA was smart enough to fix this - 23 men/women squad with 3 designated GK.... and that’s the end of it - unless the squad dies in plane crash (no joke - replacement is allowed for death ....), otherwise no replacements. ICC should allow 20 players’ squad with 3 WKs and NO replacement what so ever.
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it is not easy to fake injury. The ICC physio will have to certify that the player is injured.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You can make these situations your nightmare or use it an opportunity to bounce back. &#55357;&#56908;<br>Thank you for all the recovery messages from everyone. &#55357;&#56911; <a href="https://t.co/mo86BMQdDA">pic.twitter.com/mo86BMQdDA</a></p>— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) <a href="https://twitter.com/SDhawan25/status/1139375320325185539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Squad depth, injuries, replacements in World cup 2019

I believe one factor in how teams perform to qualify and eventually lift the cup will be squad depth and fitness.

Injuries have started already and will continue to come into play more in second half of tournament now.

Russel struggling every game.
Roy and Morgan today.
Stoinis for Australia.
Dhawan for India.
Shahzad out already.
Steyn out already.

Alhamdolillah, so far we haven't had any issues and we do have good backup players on the bench but fitness of Wahab and Amir will be critical as they have been leading bowlers and if management plays them every game they will need to stay injury free.

Not sure if there is already another thread on this, but we can track all the injuries, replacements, squad backups, etc on this thread.
 
Wonder if the whole Shihkar Dhawan thing is to throw off Pakistan's planning? I expect him to be in the team tomorrow!
 
MenInG said:
Wonder if the whole Shihkar Dhawan thing is to throw off Pakistan's planning? I expect him to be in the team tomorrow!
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No way, he was virtually batting with one hand for most of the innings against Australia. It is a hairline fracture and he will be out of action for 20 days.
 
Dhawan is a fighter.

Hit a stunning World Cup century with a broken freaking finger. What is this guy made of?
 
Big blow.
Shikhar Dhawan is out of the world cup. Will be replaced by Pant.
 
Rishabh Pant replaces injured Shikhar Dhawan in Team India World Cup squad

Opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of Team India’s ICC World Cup campaign due to the thumb injury sustained during the match against Australia. Rishabh Pant, who was added as a cover for the southpaw and is currently in England with the team has been named as the official replacement in the squad.

Dhawan sustained the injury during India’s group stage match against Australia when a Pat Cummins bouncer hit his thumb. The southpaw continued to bat and went on to slam a majestic ton but after the end of the match, it was revealed that Dhawan had been ruled out of the tournament for 10-12 days.

Dhawan’s absence will be a big blow for India as the left-hander hit form in the innings against Australia. Also, he has been India’s leading run-scorer in the last three ICC events and formed a prolific opening pair with Rohit Sharma.

Rishabh pant, who was not included in India’s initial World Cup squad, comes in as a replacement. He along with Ambati Rayudu were named as standbys when the squad was announced.

Pant has played five ODIs since his debut against West Indies in October last year and averages 23.25, and he was part of India’s squad during their home series against Australia this year. However, the selectors opted for Dinesh Karthik’s experience ahead of young Pant when they named the World Cup squad.

The wicket-keeper batsman had a stellar Indian Premier League season and in 16 matches, he scored 488 runs at an average of 37.53. He has also made a spectacular start to his Test career and in nine matches, he has managed to score 696 runs at an average of 49.71 and this includes two centuries.

It remains to be seen if he slots in at the number 4 position as India already have KL Rahul as Rohit Sharma’s opening pair and the duo was mighty impressive in the match against Pakistan.

Also, Vijay Shankar, who was picked up as an option for the number 4 position, gave an account of his credentials with a good all-round display against Pakistan.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...d-cup-squad/story-CelSFa6rzYWfpEoV6sqgyJ.html
 
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That’s a terrible news.

Arguable the most consistent tournaments batsman in the world let alone India.

Extremely unlucky.

Bhuvi is also out for a couple of weeks
 
Big blow it is!!
KL Rahul has more responsibility now.
Unimaginable loss. Get Pant in the middle order.
 
These things cannot be helped. One should count the blessings instead. The blessing is, it is Pant who replaces him, not Rayudu.
 
JattMaula said:
Silver lining.
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Yeah....With Pant - its hit or miss....if he fires, he could win us singlehandeldy...am hoping he will do an Inzi like innings in 1992 Semis...at a crucial stage....on the other hand -we dont have an adequate replacement for SD - good we didnt go to Rayudu or manish pandey...the outside bets wold be either gill or shaw but i guess they didnt want to expose the young guys before their time...
 
Pant will not make the playing XI mostly! It will probably be the same side that played against Pakistan (with Shami replacing Bhuvi) but it will be tough to beat strong oppositions like England, NZ, Australia... with that team unless the top guns keep performing! This is best chance for England to win the cup. I pity them if they can't win this one. They are the real strong team compared to all other sides and can form a really strong 2nd XI with their bench-strength! (That's why they are the closest to the dominant old Australian & West Indies sides!)
 
Kaptan said:
I don't think Pant will get to play. Most probably Shankar will come at number 4. :facepalm:
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well...u still cant judge shankar by one/two innings, dont forget he is a terrific fielder, his anticipation is much faster than a lot of other indian fielders - he is very quickoff the blocks and gets very quick to the ball... he can get you run outs, + he is is an average/above average bowler...useful to filll the 5 bowlers quota of overs....
 
I think India will experiment with Pant as well to see if he provides better balance. Shankar is not that good a batsman. At number 4 you need someone who can occupy the crease for a long time and score at a decent rate. Sanju Samson should have been picked.
 
Shankar is the incumbent no 4. And as long as this weather and conditions remain he is a good 6th bowler.

Pant will carry drinks for now.
 
Pant should have been in the squad already, ahead of the of talentless hack DK. A shame about Dhawan though - he is 33 already, this may as well be his last World Cup.

Pant is very unlikely to make the XI though. Shankar is a useful bowling option as well.
 
Big blow for India. One of their top 3 is out of the wc. They still have back ups but Dhawan is One of the key to their top 3 batting order success.

This will disrupt Ind a bit although they were fine against Pak with new opener. Come against England, NZ, then in the semis they’ll miss Dhawan and his good record in icc events plus the experience he has.
 
RamLakhan said:
Pant will not make the playing XI mostly! It will probably be the same side that played against Pakistan (with Shami replacing Bhuvi) but it will be tough to beat strong oppositions like England, NZ, Australia... with that team unless the top guns keep performing! This is best chance for England to win the cup. I pity them if they can't win this one. They are the real strong team compared to all other sides and can form a really strong 2nd XI with their bench-strength! (That's why they are the closest to the dominant old Australian & West Indies sides!)
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Shami for bhuvan is a given....but i'd take pant over Kedar....kedar is wasting a spot he is an average fielder and above average batsman....Pant can play that crucial innings that can put a total out of reach or chase down a total in a hurry....he can damage the bowlers....the problem is his consistency, his impulsiveness and i donot know about his fielding ability but i donot think he is a gun fielder...
 
JattMaula said:
Shankar is the incumbent no 4. And as long as this weather and conditions remain he is a good 6th bowler.

Pant will carry drinks for now.
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Well as far as carrying drinks is concerned (12th man) that should always be your best fielder....so if jaddu is not in the playing XI-its default -he's the twelthie...
 
TamiL_GarvaM! said:
Shami for bhuvan is a given....but i'd take pant over Kedar....kedar is wasting a spot he is an average fielder and above average batsman....Pant can play that crucial innings that can put a total out of reach or chase down a total in a hurry....he can damage the bowlers....the problem is his consistency, his impulsiveness and i donot know about his fielding ability but i donot think he is a gun fielder...
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Don't think Pant is a Finisher yet. Kedar is very very experienced List A finisher. And he has done well for india. Don't go by IPL form.
 
So if we want to play pant then he should replace jhadav/ Shankar bcz one of them needed as 6th bowler .

Rahul
Sharma
Virat
Pant
Dhoni
Shankar /Jhadav
Pandya
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bhumrah
Shami
 
Huge blow.

Pant should replace the delicate flower that is Jadhav or Vijay "Kapil Dev" Shankar.

You cannot play both Jadhav and Shankar in the same team. It's just criminal.
 
Mamoon said:
Thank you. I like the look of Shankar - he is not the most talented player, but he has character and guts.
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Somehow Shankar reminds me of Robin Singh. Utility player with ball and bat but not ultra talented like his peers
 
1.KL Rahul
2.Rohit Sharma
3.Virat Kohli
4.Rishabh Pant
5.MS Dhoni
6.Vijay Shankar
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Yuzvendra Chahal
9.Kuldeep Yadav
10.Mohammad Shami
11.Jasprit Boomrah

it's Kohli/Rohit or bust....Losing Dhawan is a big blow
 
Mp812 said:
Somehow Shankar reminds me of Robin Singh. Utility player with ball and bat but not ultra talented like his peers
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How is Pandya different from Robin Singh then? Robin was a good fielder too, used to hit big shots sometimes and was a timepass bowler like Pandya. :inti
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">India's highest runscorer in the last five major tournaments: <br><br>2013 Champions Trophy - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2014 Asia Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2015 World Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2017 Champions Trophy - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2018 Asia Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NZvSA</a></p>— SportsFlashes (@sportsflashes) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsflashes/status/1141318448825458688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Chokli said:
1.KL Rahul
2.Rohit Sharma
3.Virat Kohli
4.Rishabh Pant
5.MS Dhoni
6.Vijay Shankar
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Yuzvendra Chahal
9.Kuldeep Yadav
10.Mohammad Shami
11.Jasprit Boomrah

it's Kohli/Rohit or bust....Losing Dhawan is a big blow
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Dropping Jadhav for Pant? Can Pant bowl off spin? :inti
 
Swashbuckler said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">India's highest runscorer in the last five major tournaments: <br><br>2013 Champions Trophy - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2014 Asia Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2015 World Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2017 Champions Trophy - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2018 Asia Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NZvSA</a></p>— SportsFlashes (@sportsflashes) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsflashes/status/1141318448825458688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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It's going to be a lot more difficult, hopefully KL comes through
 
Lol at people including Pant in the playing XI. Lads! Shankar has given India the much needed break through in the match against Pak. He's a gun fielder and a proper batsman at 4. What utility does Pant have besides hacking his way to 10 ball 20 runs and let's not even get started with his terrible fielding. Pant can carry drinks for the team for now and babysit Thala's daughter until the Final.
 
Chokli said:
Kuldeep/Chahal

Gavaskar called Jadhavs bowling mixed pakoras
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Jadhav has improved his fielding now. His quick throw made Finch run out in the Australian match. Moreover, he is a very good batsmen at number 6. Got an average of 40 plus with a strike rate of 100. Chased a 350 plus score with Kohli scoring even faster than him. Also showed nerves of steel in winning the Asia cup. No way in hell, Indians will be dropping him for Pant who has not proven anything in ODIs yet.
 
Chokli said:
1.KL Rahul
2.Rohit Sharma
3.Virat Kohli
4.Rishabh Pant
5.MS Dhoni
6.Vijay Shankar
7.Hardik Pandya
8.Yuzvendra Chahal
9.Kuldeep Yadav
10.Mohammad Shami
11.Jasprit Bumrah

it's Kohli/Rohit or bust....Losing Dhawan is a big blow
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This would be my best XI now as well. At least until Bhuvi regains fitness.

How much team India misses Dhawan will depend on how KL Rahul performs.

Suddenly he becomes as critical a player in the team as Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah and Kulcha.
 
ak619 said:
This would be my best XI now as well. At least until Bhuvi regains fitness.

How much team India misses Dhawan will depend on how KL Rahul performs.

Suddenly he becomes as critical a player in the team as Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah and Kulcha.
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I am hoping KL will be able to fill the void of Dhawan.

All he has to do is stay at the wicket with Rohit.

We just need to make sure they are no more than 3 down by the 35th over
 
RainStopsPlay said:
Lol at people including Pant in the playing XI. Lads! Shankar has given India the much needed break through in the match against Pak. He's a gun fielder and a proper batsman at 4. What utility does Pant have besides hacking his way to 10 ball 20 runs and let's not even get started with his terrible fielding. Pant can carry drinks for the team for now and babysit Thala's daughter until the Final.
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Pant will babysit Sharma ji ki 6months baby while Mrs shops Gucci and Papa earns runs.

He could have played if Rahul had flopped but his chances of being in XI is very low now. Good experience for Pant though, being in the dressing room with Kohli, Dhoni, Sharma.
 
Swashbuckler said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">India's highest runscorer in the last five major tournaments: <br><br>2013 Champions Trophy - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2014 Asia Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2015 World Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2017 Champions Trophy - Shikhar Dhawan<br>2018 Asia Cup - Shikhar Dhawan<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NZvSA</a></p>— SportsFlashes (@sportsflashes) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsflashes/status/1141318448825458688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Argh! Somehow he always came good in big tournaments
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
How is Pandya different from Robin Singh then? Robin was a good fielder too, used to hit big shots sometimes and was a timepass bowler like Pandya. :inti
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I understand what you're saying, but if I agreed with you, then we'd both be wrong.
 
Damn...what a bummer! Did not see that coming. Disrupted the entire team combination. Hope Bhuvi is still in the race.
My XI:

KL
Rohit
Kohli
Dhoni
Pant
Pandya

Variables:
Kedar/Shankar/sir jaddu
Bowlers (2 pacer+ 2 spinners/ 3 pacer+1 spinner)

I've put Pant reluctantly there. DK doesn't instill much confidence either. Shankar,at best can hold on to his wicket. Hope he proves us all wrong, I am sure Shankar will be picked @4. All these years, with all the resources, the MSK Prasad brigade could not groom a single genuine middle order batsmen. shame.
 
Call me old fashioned but I think it's better to retain the winning combination. Shankar hasn't done too bad to dropped and Jadhav's importance can't be measured by mere numbers.
 
Luckily, 2 relatively easier matches (afg, bd) coming up and one (sl) after the England match to test the bench.
 
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Luckily, 2 relatively easier matches (afg, bd) coming up and one (sl) after the England match to test the bench.
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BD won't be easy. i expect that game to be close one, especially if India experiments. I think India will play their best team against them and keeping their experimentation for AFG and SL.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Official Announcement &#55357;&#57000;&#55357;&#57000; - <a href="https://twitter.com/SDhawan25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SDhawan25</a> ruled out of the World Cup. We wish him a speedy recovery <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://t.co/jdmEvt52qS">pic.twitter.com/jdmEvt52qS</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1141310074939330560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An official request has been made to replace Shikhar with <a href="https://twitter.com/RishabPant777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RishabPant777</a> in the World Cup squad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a> <a href="https://t.co/WqXptyspSm">pic.twitter.com/WqXptyspSm</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1141322835349999621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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