If I'm caption then I must play them against Pakistan .they can bundled out any team around under 250 easily .in Indian pitch you only can stop the run flow by taking wickets rather then bowling tight lines.Hmm... I'd say no. In my opinion, they should not play together for at least the first half of the tournament. I think it'll do India wonders.
But shardul is not gonna score more than 15 runs .if India have out and out wicket-taking bowlers then they can Stop the apposition team 20-30 runs shorts .
Yeah if we're talking pure momentum and confidence between the two sides, it's with India by leaps and bounds. Any sort of relentless pressure caused by India not just with the ball but with the bat as well against Pakistan and that should be good enough.
Shardul on his day and pitch can add a quick fire 40-50 runs as well with a strike rate of 180+
Yes condition is matter so is apposition. Pitch like Chennai , Lucknow are more spin friendly so we can Play three spinners + 2 pacers + pandya . Ahemdabad pitch what I have seen during IPL offers more seam and swing during the night so definitely I'll go with Shami ,Siraj Bumrah
So far he doesn't justified his batting ability in limited over formats ( not talking about IPL ) .Shami and Bumrah both can score 10-12 runs when needed .but I'm not compromised on bowling strength just becouse Thakur can score some runs and he is also very expensive bowler
You guys trust so much on thakur .
He is exactly same as Chahal, brings nothing to the table.
Your batting is pretty suspect though. Depends on the pitch. Sky is an average player who fails in pressure games. Rohit consistent failure. Kohli failure in odi since 2011.
Lol, Thakur is not strengthening our batting, he is only weakening it.
KKR also showed confidence but he failed
Yes totally agree .he is not a allrounder which people's are think .so it's better to go with Wicket-taking bowler rather than him .
exactly, His batting is useless as he always failed whenever we expected from him. Even Shami can tonk few shots so can Bumrah
India has to play 2 pacers + Hardik as pacers.
Shardul will provide no balance. He is good bowler only in overcast conditions
Yea but not that Thakur or Jadeja will win us a match while batting. So better to play to your strengths rather than finding a below average solution to a genuine problem.
Considering how orthodox and parochial Rahul Dravid is, he won't take any risks and play the same team until they loose in semis. Ashwin will play all the matches initially and hopefully will be dropped once he gets found out 'once again'!
If the pitches are dead like the ones we saw in recent ODI series - then Ashwin will be canon fodder
Don't think Pandya can be relied on to bowl 10 overs in all conditions. Plus he doesn't have the fitness to do it for the whole tournament.
Shami does it again .any opinion change now ?!
Omg you were suggested dropping of Jadeja.
If you want to play 5 bowlers you have to .Omg you were suggested dropping of Jadeja.
Delusions are sad, pandya has done more In indo pak games than shaheen
Shami and Bumrah won a test with their batting in England. He can be dangerous. But unpredictable;
Bumrah batting is improved a lot but Shami batting is not much improvement. He is a good hitter but need to work on rotating the strike .both can be very handy if batting coach can give them 10-15 minutes in between
Better than thakur giving away 80 runs and then scoring 20 30 runs
Siraj is many times better than Thakur any week of the day.
Better bowler on good days.
Especially when that guy isn't even an all rounder!
If India play 5 proper bowlers , they will not be chasing 320 .
I'm more worried about scenarios where we're 180/4 chasing 260. Having Ashwin at 8 could be the difference between a straightforward chase and a stressful one. Particularly in a knockout game.
