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Rahul can bat at no 3 and kohli at 4 because it will give india stability in middle order. Ind are struggling to find a no 4 batter. Even if a couple of wickets fall early kohli can rebuild the innings and if the platform is set then he can play the big strokes as well. In this way he can be shielded from the new ball in Sa. At ano 4 he can control the gane in middle overs which are most vital phase of the innings.
One negative will be that he will score less 100s but it willbenefit the team more.
Now take a situation like ct 17 had kohli came at no 4 and ball had been 10 overs old . Ind would have a far batter chance of winning even after losing early wickets.
If ind loses 2 quick wickets in a run chase it will not mean that match is over.
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You want your best batsmen to face the maximum deliveries in ODI.

Dhawan/Rohit/Kohli should be your Top 3.

Rahul can come in at 4. But he seems to have lost all his confidence. Playing like a total tailender. A mere shadow of what we saw of him during his debut in Australia.

The Top 3 are locked at least until 2019 WC. Dhawan is 32. May be when Dhawan starts fading around 34 or 35, Rahul can open with Rohit. IMO, Rahul has been given a long rope. But he failed to cement his place time and again unlike Dhawan who seems to grab the most of his opportunities.

Rahul should learn to bat at No.3 or perish. If he can learn to keep, may be he can come in as a WK batsman in place of Dhoni at least in T20's.
 
Rahul should bat at 4

India needs to find their Butler/David Miller type batsman at 6 from this IPL season to complete the team.
 
You people are not getting my point if ind loses 2 quick wickets than kohli can still win u games . Rahul can bat really well at no 3 . He can rotate the strike and hit big strokes when set. Moreover the chances of collapse will be minimized
 
A resounding NO. He has already tried this no.4 experiment before and it hasn't quite worked.
Virat kohli is the team's best batsmen and he needs to be given time to make an impact on the match and he can make this impact best if he plays at no. 3.
 
battler said:
A resounding NO. He has already tried this no.4 experiment before and it hasn't quite worked.
Virat kohli is the team's best batsmen and he needs to be given time to make an impact on the match and he can make this impact best if he plays at no. 3.
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You are right that he is goven chance at no 4 but at that time the no 3 was rahane. Kl rahul can be a better no 3 than rahane.
 
I think Indian team and selectors are eyeing for post 2019 WC scenario. Rohit and Dhawan would past it after the 2019 WC which means they won't be having a backup quality opener in the side.

This is one of the reasons may be why they are keeping KL Rahul away from no.4 option. They want him to be their premier opener after 2 years time and hence ready to take a big risk by bringing karthik in the middle order position. This could really affect their chances of WC 2019 though.

As for the OP, there is no point changing VK's position because when a guy has won so many games at no.3, there is no reason why you would change his favourite position. He won't be able to make much impact at 4 either.
 
as of now MSD should be our No. 4. he's a good accumulator and a good runner BTW wickets.
 
India has been searching for number 4 for a while. Due to injury issues, Manish Pandey couldn't be in playing Xi, otherwise he could be good candidate. I think giving long run to Shreyas Iyer can be good punt. India can switch back and forth with Manish Pandey if either of them are inured or out of form.

But absolutely no to Kohli being number 4. Kohli plays excellently in between 20 to 40 overs.
 
ICC World Cup: Team India considered Virat Kohli at No. 4 slot

MUMBAI: Did a split-second decision taken inside the Indian dressing room during Wednesday’s chase, one that couldn’t be put into effect for lack of those precious seconds, cost Virat Kohli’s team?

It would appear so, if one takes into account the strategy that the Indian team was busy reworking as soon as openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma walked onto the field.

The sun was out, the outfield had dried up, and pacers weren’t really looking threatening as India finished the remaining 4.5 overs from Tuesday evening on Wednesday morning. The umpires, not wanting to take the risk of a longer break for threat of the rain, called for play to begin almost immediately and out walked Rahul along with Sharma.

It was right then that Kohli, all padded up inside the dressing room to be ready for his Number 3 spot, got involved in a hurried discussion with coach Ravi Shastri, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar and MS Dhoni to check if he could drop down the order to bat at No. 4.

“Pant or Pandya could’ve walked in and just blocked the first few overs. Maybe the first 10 (overs) could’ve been kept as the target. Just block, see off those overs. Things would’ve been different,” said sources.

The fourth ball of the very first over from Trent Boult to Rahul swung in, but did not appear lethal. The fifth swung away from him, and then some more, before it dawned there was some juice in the wicket despite the shining sun and stable weather.

The dressing room chatter picked up pace. Send in Pant or Pandya, save Kohli for No. 4. A few overs through and the wicket would settle down well. Right then, on the third ball of the second over, nine deliveries into the game, Sharma edged one behind to Tom Latham off Matt Henry.

“Virat walked out. You never know how things would have panned out, had he stayed back,” sources added. Before the end of the third over, 16 balls into the game to be more specific, Kohli was back and the dressing room was gutted.

By the end of the eighth over, things began to look different. One decision that may rankle over time is if MS Dhoni could’ve walked in at No. 6 instead of seven or higher. With a Karthik or a Pandya to follow at a later stage, the possible change in Dhoni’s batting position could’ve worked differently.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...t-kohli-at-no-4-slot/articleshow/70186364.cms
 
Question is are Rohit and Dhawan worth persisting?

Both will be 36 by the next WC and it's vital succession planning is done right here, if at least one of them is going to be replaced. The next opener ideally needs 3-4 years before they are ready to step-up in the next WC - Pakistan did a good of job this with bringing in Babar Azam just after the 2015 WC. But overall have paid the price for recalling Malik and sticking with the likes of Hafeez and an unfit Sarfraz.

It goes to show it takes a long while to not only build but working out your best playing combination.
 
To be really frank India need to bring back Shreyas Iyer at number 4. He was discarded for no reason from the XI. He is doing well in the India A tour to West Indies as well. Virat can continue at Number 3.
 
giri26 said:
To be really frank India need to bring back Shreyas Iyer at number 4. He was discarded for no reason from the XI. He is doing well in the India A tour to West Indies as well. Virat can continue at Number 3.
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Shreyas was dropped because he was proving to be a mental midget, India's last SA trip proved a bit of that. But probably no one knew that ones selected to replace him (Rayudu, Shankar, Rahul etc) were even bigger mental midgets.
 
I think we'll have to play people like Shaw, Gill and Mayank on this WI trip. Just because they open for their state team or perhaps India 'A' team, doesn't mean they can't play in the middle order especially when we seem so starved for middle order bats.

That was an awful awful strategy of Kohli not to play either of this trio in this WC. Shreyas too would have been a huge upgrade over likes of Pant, Shankar, Rahul, Karthik etc.
 
Doesn't matter where he bats if he continues to choke.

He looked like a deer in headlights when he came out to bat against us and Pakistan in the CT Final.
 
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MP2011 said:
I think we'll have to play people like Shaw, Gill and Mayank on this WI trip. Just because they open for their state team or perhaps India 'A' team, doesn't mean they can't play in the middle order especially when we seem so starved for middle order bats.

That was an awful awful strategy of Kohli not to play either of this trio in this WC. Shreyas too would have been a huge upgrade over likes of Pant, Shankar, Rahul, Karthik etc.
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BCCI really should drop guys who wont be there for 2023 and start blooding young players in now so they're ready.
 
He wanted to bat at #4 in semi finals looking at conditions. But he won't drop himself at #4 for all matches obviously cause that would affect his century ratio by much.
 
topspin said:
Question is are Rohit and Dhawan worth persisting?

Both will be 36 by the next WC and it's vital succession planning is done right here, if at least one of them is going to be replaced. The next opener ideally needs 3-4 years before they are ready to step-up in the next WC - Pakistan did a good of job this with bringing in Babar Azam just after the 2015 WC. But overall have paid the price for recalling Malik and sticking with the likes of Hafeez and an unfit Sarfraz.

It goes to show it takes a long while to not only build but working out your best playing combination.
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Rohit also played in the middle order (for a long time) before becoming an opener! So one of these middle order guys can take over that opening job again some time in future if needed! The issue is to groom good players not based on batting positions! We can't force Rohit/Dhawan to drop now itself for this! Let them play till they are naturally phased out! World Cup planning is important, but we can't keep only that in mind while building a team... Rohit/Dhawan needs to play till they are doing at the best (And if that best continues till the world cup then so be it!)
 
Sam99 said:
He wanted to bat at #4 in semi finals looking at conditions. But he won't drop himself at #4 for all matches obviously cause that would affect his century ratio by much.
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I don't think he has that Tendulkar/Amla kinda mindset.

He may be a bottler but selfish he is not.
 
Sam99 said:
He wanted to bat at #4 in semi finals looking at conditions. But he won't drop himself at #4 for all matches obviously cause that would affect his century ratio by much.
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Nothing wrong in dropping down to No.4 at least in ODIs... He has issues with new ball, and the two new balls in ODIs is going to cause problems for at least 5 overs each at least on non-flat pitches! So he has to set aside the "Century Tally" and safeguard himself (continuing like this can affect his average which is in sweet 60s) He should concentrate getting centuries in Tests... And in T20s he can definitely come at No.3 (OR maybe even here he should come at No.4 or even not play much matches giving chance to other youngsters!)
 
RamLakhan said:
Rohit also played in the middle order (for a long time) before becoming an opener! So one of these middle order guys can take over that opening job again some time in future if needed! The issue is to groom good players not based on batting positions! We can't force Rohit/Dhawan to drop now itself for this! Let them play till they are naturally phased out! World Cup planning is important, but we can't keep only that in mind while building a team... Rohit/Dhawan needs to play till they are doing at the best (And if that best continues till the world cup then so be it!)
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Rohit in the middle order didn't work for him and it won't work now because he needs time to get going and not to forget his age as well.

As for persisting with him and Dhawan (until they reach their decline) is a risky move because you just don't know when that will happen. India needs to drop at least one of them now and develop another opener, so he will be more than just ready in time for the 2023 WC, as we saw with Babar Azam recently.

Whether they drop Dhawan or Rohit for now is a big dilemma. If the WC was held outside Asia, I would say dropping the latter is a straightforward choice to take as he's a slow starter, showing decline in fitness and especially because he is complete liability against lateral movement from the pacers.

However because it is in India and as he has an excellent record there along with a fantastic showing in the recent WC, it may seem he has earned the right to stay in the side, but he has a lot of work to do fitness wise and work hard on his game, so he can find a way to score runs if he reflexes being to fade away.

As anyone is going to bat lower down the order it is Dhawan. He plays spin very well and I have a feeling he will benefit from facing the older ball.

If he wasn't such a slow starter, putting him in the middle order would be an easy choice. Unfortunately this is going to be a real nightmare for captain, coach and selectors. I just hope India doesn't keep this opening merely for ease of affairs. For now I would open with Rohit and try Dhawan at number 4/5.
 
Why? India have a whole lot of time to experiment now..

Shaw can be keep as backup opener.

Pant and Gill are the middle orders for India.
 
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If he bats at 4 he will be the best number 4, same with number 3 so I can see the point.
 
Aman said:
BCCI really should drop guys who wont be there for 2023 and start blooding young players in now so they're ready.
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Alas.. our selectors and board don't have that vision. Dhoni will continue at least for 2 more years as his presence is required for CSK brand value. Kohli will continue to captain for different marketing reasons. Our team will still not finalize our middle order until next world cup. Shastri will continue to drink, flirt in all the away tours while still coaching. This is Indian cricket in a gist.
 
This paranoid insecure guy will hold on to his captaincy at any costs.He is even going to west indies ODIs to boost stats and score some hundreds so rohit cant have an open field.Poor captain with insecurity,and also tactically dumb and arrogant.Only good things he has done is introduce fast bowler culture and fitness.In terms of selections,tactics,grooming young talent he is total zero.He has destroyed indian batting culture by consistently playing just 3 batsmen in line up.
He needs to go in ODIs.Fake aggression bacchu with zero brains.Let him stay in tests where fast bowlers are most important.
 
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Three is his role. We don't play NZ in swinging conditions in a knockout every day :) We may never play again
 
Bottler can bat where he wants to, results are not gonna change in ICC tournaments.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Three is his role. We don't play NZ in swinging conditions in a knockout every day :) We may never play again
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Its not just swinging conditions, CT final against Amir was not swinging conditions at all. That was clear pressure and good bowling.
 
To be honest if it's a match in swinging conditions where left arm bowlers like amir/Boult get an early wicket and are bowling good Kohli should come at 4.

On 90% pitches in ODI he is fine at #3
 
i just cannot believe some of the quotes abt kholi in this thread... bottler ? insecure? drop him? are you guys for real? really? Kholi is the best batsmen of this decade... along with Smith ... period.... he is in top 10 best batsmen ever ... and this is coming from a pakistani fan who hates the indian cricket team ( as an opponent , nothing personal ) really guys.. one bad loss and you making him a villan of a south indian movie lol ....

there are short comings... KL Rahual is an abs crap... Kharthick - Jhadav - coward Dhoni (now ) Pant ( now, could be better) these are the reason you lost not kholi or his captaincy ...

I would love the BCCI to dispose kholi of captaincy and drop him for XYZ reasons.... the day you do that, your team is done for atleast 3/4 years.... please fo tht lol
 
for people propagating how amazing Rohir Sharma is, he was dropped 9 times in CWC-19... 9 times and of 650 runs he scored, 480 were scored after the drop.. and almost all the catches were regulation catches.. catch 75% of those and you have a bigger bottler ....runs come crashing down to 250 odd and hes done ... so really stop gloating him over kholi ... Sharma is an average cricketer who had some good days and thats tht... IPL and its "hidden" corruption doesnt make him a better captain
 
The major problem for india is the top 3 have always tended to fire in most series so those batting 4 and downwards are rarely tested to much when it comes to fire fighting in tough situations. Come the CT final and world cup semi final when top 3 failed middle order was found wanting.

The strength is also the weakness at times, india need to find a way of testing and grooming middle order players so they are up to task when next major tournament comes round.
 
giri26 said:
To be really frank India need to bring back Shreyas Iyer at number 4. He was discarded for no reason from the XI. He is doing well in the India A tour to West Indies as well. Virat can continue at Number 3.
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Have you seen Iyer bat in SA?
 
Kohli should bat at 4. There is no experience in the middle order without Dhoni. He needs to control 25 to 40 and unleast Pant and Pandya in the last 10
 
Rellu_Katta said:
for people propagating how amazing Rohir Sharma is, he was dropped 9 times in CWC-19... 9 times and of 650 runs he scored, 480 were scored after the drop.. and almost all the catches were regulation catches.. catch 75% of those and you have a bigger bottler ....runs come crashing down to 250 odd and hes done ... so really stop gloating him over kholi ... Sharma is an average cricketer who had some good days and thats tht... IPL and its "hidden" corruption doesnt make him a better captain
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Not everybody is a bad fielder. There is a psychology aspect to dropping catches of good Batsmen. The aura and threat of the batsman means fielders are under immense pressure to catch it or lose the game. Great Batsmen capitalize on the chances. The same reason why Babar was dropped about 6 times in this world cup as per CI. Good Batsmen tend to do that to the fielders.
 
Abdullah719 said:
ICC World Cup: Team India considered Virat Kohli at No. 4 slot

MUMBAI: Did a split-second decision taken inside the Indian dressing room during Wednesday’s chase, one that couldn’t be put into effect for lack of those precious seconds, cost Virat Kohli’s team?

It would appear so, if one takes into account the strategy that the Indian team was busy reworking as soon as openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma walked onto the field.

The sun was out, the outfield had dried up, and pacers weren’t really looking threatening as India finished the remaining 4.5 overs from Tuesday evening on Wednesday morning. The umpires, not wanting to take the risk of a longer break for threat of the rain, called for play to begin almost immediately and out walked Rahul along with Sharma.

It was right then that Kohli, all padded up inside the dressing room to be ready for his Number 3 spot, got involved in a hurried discussion with coach Ravi Shastri, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar and MS Dhoni to check if he could drop down the order to bat at No. 4.

“Pant or Pandya could’ve walked in and just blocked the first few overs. Maybe the first 10 (overs) could’ve been kept as the target. Just block, see off those overs. Things would’ve been different,” said sources.

The fourth ball of the very first over from Trent Boult to Rahul swung in, but did not appear lethal. The fifth swung away from him, and then some more, before it dawned there was some juice in the wicket despite the shining sun and stable weather.

The dressing room chatter picked up pace. Send in Pant or Pandya, save Kohli for No. 4. A few overs through and the wicket would settle down well. Right then, on the third ball of the second over, nine deliveries into the game, Sharma edged one behind to Tom Latham off Matt Henry.

“Virat walked out. You never know how things would have panned out, had he stayed back,” sources added. Before the end of the third over, 16 balls into the game to be more specific, Kohli was back and the dressing room was gutted.

By the end of the eighth over, things began to look different. One decision that may rankle over time is if MS Dhoni could’ve walked in at No. 6 instead of seven or higher. With a Karthik or a Pandya to follow at a later stage, the possible change in Dhoni’s batting position could’ve worked differently.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...t-kohli-at-no-4-slot/articleshow/70186364.cms
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Rubbish...a premier batsman can't block in the first 10? He's a freakin test batsman for Pete's sake. Enough of excuses for the pathetic batting in the first 10. Learn how Kane batted in the first 10 on the same pitch
 
What does it matter where he bats in bilateral, WC is over and there's not CT either. Only place where Kohli can do in these 4 years is Asia Cup.
 
Abdullah719 said:
ICC World Cup: Team India considered Virat Kohli at No. 4 slot

MUMBAI: Did a split-second decision taken inside the Indian dressing room during Wednesday’s chase, one that couldn’t be put into effect for lack of those precious seconds, cost Virat Kohli’s team?

It would appear so, if one takes into account the strategy that the Indian team was busy reworking as soon as openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma walked onto the field.

The sun was out, the outfield had dried up, and pacers weren’t really looking threatening as India finished the remaining 4.5 overs from Tuesday evening on Wednesday morning. The umpires, not wanting to take the risk of a longer break for threat of the rain, called for play to begin almost immediately and out walked Rahul along with Sharma.

It was right then that Kohli, all padded up inside the dressing room to be ready for his Number 3 spot, got involved in a hurried discussion with coach Ravi Shastri, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar and MS Dhoni to check if he could drop down the order to bat at No. 4.

“Pant or Pandya could’ve walked in and just blocked the first few overs. Maybe the first 10 (overs) could’ve been kept as the target. Just block, see off those overs. Things would’ve been different,” said sources.

The fourth ball of the very first over from Trent Boult to Rahul swung in, but did not appear lethal. The fifth swung away from him, and then some more, before it dawned there was some juice in the wicket despite the shining sun and stable weather.

The dressing room chatter picked up pace. Send in Pant or Pandya, save Kohli for No. 4. A few overs through and the wicket would settle down well. Right then, on the third ball of the second over, nine deliveries into the game, Sharma edged one behind to Tom Latham off Matt Henry.

“Virat walked out. You never know how things would have panned out, had he stayed back,” sources added. Before the end of the third over, 16 balls into the game to be more specific, Kohli was back and the dressing room was gutted.

By the end of the eighth over, things began to look different. One decision that may rankle over time is if MS Dhoni could’ve walked in at No. 6 instead of seven or higher. With a Karthik or a Pandya to follow at a later stage, the possible change in Dhoni’s batting position could’ve worked differently.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...t-kohli-at-no-4-slot/articleshow/70186364.cms
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This is all ** and planted stories. If Kohli wanted to bat at no:4, then he should have done that against Lanka in the previous game. There was no need for him to come at no:3 when India had almost won the match. He could have sent DK or Jadeja or Pandya to give them some batting practice but no he came himself because he could see a few cheap runs on offer.
 
Kohli should always bat 3. The best players are ready to take on the most difficult challenges.
 
Kohli should stay at #3.

Your best batsman has to play at #3 to maximize overs.
 
JaDed said:
The best bottler you mean..
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There's enough sample size to conclude that yes. But I think it might be over confidence and negligence as well. 2015 WC, pull shot to Mitch, 2017 CT, trying to hit the ball on the leg side right after getting dropped. 2019, a few away deliveries and walks right across stumps to play the inswinger. It appears he anticipated the ball would be in in both CT and 2019 WC and was playing across. That's his bread and butter shot but executed terribly.
 
JaDed said:
The best bottler you mean..
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There's an ODI League to win now and Kohli averages 67+ in 130 matches (chasing) with 25 centuries.

Those "meaningless" bilateral chases people complain about will matter a lot more starting in 2020.
 
kingusama92 said:
There's an ODI League to win now and Kohli averages 67+ in 130 matches (chasing) with 25 centuries.

Those "meaningless" bilateral chases people complain about will matter a lot more starting in 2020.
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True, but the league is in essence just a pathway for 2023 World Cup qualification ;-)
 
JaDed said:
The best bottler you mean..
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He could bottle at 4 also. SO you will drop him only for semi finals and finals? He was doing well until the semis. There is a limit to give importance to those semis, final. Once the world cup is over what then? Next 4 years we won't watch cricket?
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Three is his role. We don't play NZ in swinging conditions in a knockout every day :) We may never play again
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Not going to lie, I'm enjoying the fact we did this to Kohli :))

We've tarnished his career and ended all GOAT talks.

Fans have turned on him, want him to be dropped as captain and are calling him a choker.

I remember how much grief Indian fans gave us but I always had a gut feeling we could do India in at least once in the WC because of how much we had played them. You learnt nothing in those matches while our players picked up weaknesses and closed the gap.

If you had sent your B team, you probably would have made the Final.
 
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jnaveen1980 said:
He could bottle at 4 also. SO you will drop him only for semi finals and finals? He was doing well until the semis. There is a limit to give importance to those semis, final. Once the world cup is over what then? Next 4 years we won't watch cricket?
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He didn't score any century in group stage either. The semi final is only talked about so much because of his lack of impact in group stage.

This is his 3rd World Cup in a row where he failed to achieve anything. Kohli's low scores were hugely responsible for India exit from 2015 WC, 2017 CT and 2019 WC.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
He didn't score any century in group stage either. The semi final is only talked about so much because of his lack of impact in group stage.

This is his 3rd World Cup in a row where he failed to achieve anything. Kohli's low scores were hugely responsible for India exit from 2015 WC, 2017 CT and 2019 WC.
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I am more worried about his captaincy. His defensive team selection rather than batting. No team should go into a world cup banking on just 2 batsmen. Everybody has to step up in the absence of others.
 
MP2011 said:
Shreyas was dropped because he was proving to be a mental midget, India's last SA trip proved a bit of that. But probably no one knew that ones selected to replace him (Rayudu, Shankar, Rahul etc) were even bigger mental midgets.
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Shreyas Iyer just played 6 games for India and we have already formed an opinion on him. I am sure we will do that tomorrow when Gill or Shaw play ODIs as well. We deserve the Karthiks and Rayudus in our XI and will never get young players with that attitude.
 
rhony said:
Have you seen Iyer bat in SA?
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Yes I have, have you seen Rohit bat in SA? He averages 19 after 14 games against South Africa, shall we drop him as well? Iyer has only played 6 games overall, if we discard players after four or 5 games, we are never going to find anyone.
 
giri26 said:
Shreyas Iyer just played 6 games for India and we have already formed an opinion on him. I am sure we will do that tomorrow when Gill or Shaw play ODIs as well. We deserve the Karthiks and Rayudus in our XI and will never get young players with that attitude.
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Lol, never ever meant what you have accused me of. All of us who saw Shreyas in that SA series, know how out of depth he looked during that series, with dropped catches and poor batting. That he wasn't given more chances to prove himself, is entirely on Kohli and that MSK guy.

That error is even more glaring especially considering what rubbish they chose instead for a trophy as premier as WC.
 
giri26 said:
Yes I have, have you seen Rohit bat in SA? He averages 19 after 14 games against South Africa, shall we drop him as well? Iyer has only played 6 games overall, if we discard players after four or 5 games, we are never going to find anyone.
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How you score runs matter. Iyer couldn't put bat to ball in SA. There is a reason why he wasn't picked later on. Let's hope I'm wrong
 
Joseph Gomes said:
He didn't score any century in group stage either. The semi final is only talked about so much because of his lack of impact in group stage.

This is his 3rd World Cup in a row where he failed to achieve anything. Kohli's low scores were hugely responsible for India exit from 2015 WC, 2017 CT and 2019 WC.
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What's with the centuries? His scores helped his team win. He played very well. He failed big in the SF and low scores in other SF , finals are true as well and one of the reasons why India lost. No complaints with his batting in the league stages in this WC
 
Indian fans should be grateful they have kohli in their ranks. It’s not like newcomers such as Pant and Shankhar have set the world alight.

He should def bat at 3 with KL at 4. Pant is a long-term 6 with Pandya 7. I think Ind needs a Raina-esque No. 5.

KL should be given a longer rope at no. 4. He has enough class but lacks confidence. The lack of confidence is due to the management’s policy of not letting him settle in any role.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
I am more worried about his captaincy. His defensive team selection rather than batting. No team should go into a world cup banking on just 2 batsmen. Everybody has to step up in the absence of others.
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True, he failed to take leadership unlike Dhoni in 2007 who axed the seniors quickly. Now I hear Kohli has rift with Rohit and BCCI has stated he will have no say in selecting next coach.

Maybe all of this was long overdue.
 
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