The selectors should be blamed if India fails at the World Cup

[BreadPakoda]

Those who heard batting coach Sanjay Bangar's post match interview would have been surprised to know the future plan and the names being discussed as possible replacements.

First, the management feels Raina needs to be given time as he is making a comeback. Second, the possible long term replacement options are Rahane, Pandey, and Rayudu. He mentions that the batting lacks depth (while referring to the lower order) but shows no intent on correcting that.

The likes of Shaw, Gill, and Pant are nowhere in the scene.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Just like Pakistan?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Let's be honest, India has gun batting even if you exclude those supreme batting talents at the U-19. Raina and Rahane are very good LOI batsman and would walk into most teams.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Let's be honest, India has gun batting even if you exclude those supreme batting talents at the U-19. Raina and Rahane are very good LOI batsman and would walk into most teams.

Rahane?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Are you surprised? This is the weakest indian batting line up after Top 4.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Let's be honest, India has gun batting even if you exclude those supreme batting talents at the U-19. Raina and Rahane are very good LOI batsman and would walk into most teams.

Rahane is as good as Asad Shafiq in LOI's.

 

[LastManstanding]

So, we are going to play Rayudu in the middle order on the basis of his performance in the IPL as an opening batsman? That biryani must taste really good.

 

[UN talkz]

The problems is that Indian selectors and management think tank are behaving like Pak and vice versa

 

[Mr.Q]

These Indian coaches are no good. But we don’t have the time to introduce any replacement players before the World Cup. The current team is actually very good. And if it doesn’t perform well, we should be blaming the players. The decision to persist with Raina is a good one I feel.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

The problems is that Indian selectors and management think tank are behaving like Pak and vice versa

Current Pak management and selectors are doing a better job than indian selectors.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Just like Pakistan?

Pakistan selectors are doing a great job. India's team selection now is crap. I actually see Pakistan beating India at world cup if this continues.

 

[UN talkz]

Current Pak management and selectors are doing a better job than indian selectors.

That what I am saying
Ind management right now = Pak management 2011-17

 

[BreadPakoda]

These Indian coaches are no good. But we don’t have the time to introduce any replacement players before the World Cup. The current team is actually very good. And if it doesn’t perform well, we should be blaming the players. The decision to persist with Raina is a good one I feel.

Imo Raina is way past his prime. He was last good around 2012.

Rahane is not an ODI player. How is he even being discussed is beyond me.

 

[Oligochaetes]

As long as the India team keeps winnings games, the selectors will keep selecting the same faces.

It would require a series of Big defeats for Indian team to see the youngsters like Shaw Gill etc in the squad.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

As long as the India team keeps winnings games, the selectors will keep selecting the same faces.

It would require a series of Big defeats for Indian team to see the youngsters like Shaw Gill etc in the squad.

India won't lose ODI series too much. Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli would bail them out. They will be exposed in tournament elimination rounds where 1 bad game is enough. CT final maybe an outlier but it's no accident.

 

[Oligochaetes]

India won't lose ODI series too much. Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli would bail them out. They will be exposed in tournament elimination rounds where 1 bad game is enough. CT final maybe an outlier but it's no accident.

There are just 2 vacant spots in the ODI squad now barring injury.

The No.5 batter - India will prefer a batting all roudner here. Only Raina and Jadhav are contenders here... (AFAIK) Maybe the other Pandya, but I have never seen him bat so I dont know.

3rd pacer - This spot is still open. India have tried so many in ODI and T20I's... but no one has impressed so far... On top of my head, Unadkat, Shankar, Kaul, Thakur, Umesh... i think Umesh is currently best option..

Only 2 spots, so the young talents like Gill and Shaw have no chance whatsoever. Sad!

 

[Madplayer]

Current Pak management and selectors are doing a better job than indian selectors.

Indian selectors need to get theor act together. They are making the mistakes of pre Ganguly and especially pre-Dhoni era again. Selecting deadwood based on nothing but reputation. The fact that even the washed up Indian players are talented enough to keep the team afloat and competitive should not stop you from actually reaching your true potential by selecting deserving youngsters.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Yadav dropped for Shardul.

Rahul dropped but Raina retained. )

 

[troodon]

Hard to support this Indian team.

Karthik deserves a chance in place of Dhoni. But Dhoni is like a new born baby. You can never criticize him and cannot be dropped.

Shardul Thakur is as good as Ashok Dinda. Hopefully we won’t see him once Bumrah returns.

 

[Hasan123]

Yes they should take a lot of the blame.

 

[Madplayer]

Hard to support this Indian team.

Karthik deserves a chance in place of Dhoni. But Dhoni is like a new born baby. You can never criticize him and cannot be dropped.

Shardul Thakur is as good as Ashok Dinda. Hopefully we won’t see him once Bumrah returns.

The baby with a salt and pepper look.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

The whole setup is like one big old boys club with everyone doing favours to those they like or to those they are financially tied to through management companies etc.

 

[cricketjoshila]

So, we are going to play Rayudu in the middle order on the basis of his performance in the IPL as an opening batsman? That biryani must taste really food.

Thats a perfectly fine logic to ppay Rayudu based on IPL. But then why not Pant? And why Raina?

Thats the problem.

 

[Mr.Q]

Imo Raina is way past his prime. He was last good around 2012.

Rahane is not an ODI player. How is he even being discussed is beyond me.

Raina has great temperament as a batsman. He can bail us out of tough situations. Rahane is a Maharashtrian and hence can’t be dropped lol.

Everybody knew Dhoni was not going to be dropped after that booing incident and the reactions. And Karthik deserves a chance.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Raina has great temperament as a batsman. He can bail us out of tough situations. Rahane is a Maharashtrian and hence can’t be dropped lol.

Everybody knew Dhoni was not going to be dropped after that booing incident and the reactions. And Karthik deserves a chance.

Raina has nothing. He does kathak on the crease expecting a short ball each time.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Raina has great temperament as a batsman. He can bail us out of tough situations. Rahane is a Maharashtrian and hence can’t be dropped lol.

Everybody knew Dhoni was not going to be dropped after that booing incident and the reactions. And Karthik deserves a chance.

When was the last time Raina bailed us out of a tough situation? Gambhir has grit and temprament. Sehwag has explosive batting style. But their time is up. Same is the case with Raina.

 

[Mr.Q]

Raina has nothing. He does kathak on the crease expecting a short ball each time.

Wait n watch CJ bhai. He’ll be giving his critics a

 

[austerlitz]

Disgusting selection continuing.KL rahul again ignored.

 

[Mr.Q]

When was the last time Raina bailed us out of a tough situation? Gambhir has grit and temprament. Sehwag has explosive batting style. But their time is up. Same is the case with Raina.

Well he’s making a comeback. I’d wait to see how he performs. Better than batsmen like Jadhav.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Wait n watch CJ bhai. He’ll be giving his critics a

Better give us a stage performance of his dance and spare the team.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Well he’s making a comeback. I’d wait to see how he performs. Better than batsmen like Jadhav.

Jadhav is better. So are Kathik Rahul Rayudu Iyer Pant Kishan Shaw Gill Samson and a few others.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

First, the management feels Raina needs to be given time as he is making a comeback. Second, the possible long term replacement options are Rahane, Pandey, and Rayudu. He mentions that the batting lacks depth (while referring to the lower order) but shows no intent on correcting that.

The likes of Shaw, Gill, and Pant are nowhere in the scene.

You place blame on the selectors while quoting the batting coach.

Captain, coaches and selectors. They're all to blame.

 

[Mr.Q]

Jadhav is better. So are Kathik Rahul Rayudu Iyer Pant Kishan Shaw Gill Samson and a few others.

Haha Jadhav? ok. Rahul is the obvious no.4. At no.5 we want someone like Raina. Karthik and Samson are better. Rayudu is only as good as him. The others are still aliens. We don’t follow Pakistan’s selection policy. Him being a left hander also gives him an advantage.

 

[BlackShadow]

It seems that half our world cup squad will comprise of harmless trundlers and past it buddhas. :

 

[Syed1]

Aren't the captain and coach selecting the final eleven when on tour?

 

[LastManstanding]

Thats a perfectly fine logic to ppay Rayudu based on IPL. But then why not Pant? And why Raina?

Thats the problem.

Rayudu scored those runs as an opener. If he is selected he should play as an opener, playing him in the middle order doesn't make any sense.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Rayudu scored those runs as an opener. If he is selected he should play as an opener, playing him in the middle order doesn't make any sense.

In India players are moved up and down according to the empty slot. Sehwag opened. Gambhir moved to no.3 in ODIs. KL Rahul at no.3 or 4.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Even Karthik’s selection doesn’t make sense.

Kohli was 22 when he played 2011 world cup. Most of the team was under-30 except SRT who was still the very best.

Where are the young guns in this side? I thought the oldies had already played a world cup (2015) more than what they deserved.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Haha Jadhav? ok. Rahul is the obvious no.4. At no.5 we want someone like Raina. Karthik and Samson are better. Rayudu is only as good as him. The others are still aliens. We don’t follow Pakistan’s selection policy. Him being a left hander also gives him an advantage.

Might as well bring back Gambhir too.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Even Karthik’s selection doesn’t make sense.

Kohli was 22 when he played 2011 world cup. Most of the team was under-30 except SRT who was still the very best.

Where are the young guns in this side? I thought the oldies had already played a world cup (2015) more than what they deserved.

Karthik is in very good form. Just watch how fluent he was today. Problem is that rubbish players like Raina get to play.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Karthik is in very good form. Just watch how fluent he was today. Problem is that rubbish players like Raina get to play.

I’m ok with Karthik playing at Dhoni’s position or lower than that but he isn’t a number 4. Can he get a hundred if India is 50/3?

We should try better batsmen at that position. So Karthik isn’t required.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I’m ok with Karthik playing at Dhoni’s position or lower than that but he isn’t a number 4. Can he get a hundred if India is 50/3?

We should try better batsmen at that position. So Karthik isn’t required.

Yes Karthik in present form is very good.

Problem is no.4 no.5 are either dud or being changed quickly. Hence its putting too much pressure on Dhoni.

Problem is 4 and 5 and not Dhoni at 6

 

[Varun]

Power failure after the top-3 as always.

Pandya has to go first and foremost. Him and Yousuf Pathan are birds of a feather - certainly won't win any 50 over World Cup.

 

[Rahul1]

Aren't the captain and coach selecting the final eleven when on tour?

Unfortunately both our coach and captain are utterly useless.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Power failure after the top-3 as always.

Pandya has to go first and foremost. Him and Yousuf Pathan are birds of a feather - certainly won't win any 50 over World Cup.

Pandya is the best since Kapil Dev. You can't just disrespect him like that.

 

[austerlitz]

Drop dhoni and save India's WC campaign.Today's knock convinced me.

 

[Rahul1]

It seems that half our world cup squad will comprise of harmless trundlers and past it buddhas. :

Half? World Cup will take place after IPL. so you can expect another half players to get injured by the time of the World Cup.

 

[BreadPakoda]

So it was Dhoni who loved trundlers and Kohli was supposed to bring in the Yadavs and the Aarons in the side. Why then are we still persisting with Bhuvi, Shardul etc.?

 

[Usman Chadda]

So it was Dhoni who loved trundlers and Kohli was supposed to bring in the Yadavs and the Aarons in the side. Why then are we still persisting with Bhuvi, Shardul etc.?

Your fellow countrymen here were missing Kumar as a first choice pacer just a few days back. Suddenly he's rubbish

 

[The_Odd_One]

Might as well bring back Gambhir too.

Was not he recently selected for a test series?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Your fellow countrymen here were missing Kumar as a first choice pacer just a few days back. Suddenly he's rubbish

Bumrah is injured. Let him come back then we will talk.

 

[ravisurya]

Between Kohli-Shastri-Dhoni its a game of favourites, the likes or rain will keep getting selected, We might see Yuvi back in the squad next, the likes or rahul or any young players who threaten of becoming stars will not be givena chance and this will bring doom for India and next years world cup and all the series leading upto it expect ofcourse while playing SRL and WI when the likes of Dhoni make merry and paper over the cracks.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Power failure after the top-3 as always.

Pandya has to go first and foremost. Him and Yousuf Pathan are birds of a feather - certainly won't win any 50 over World Cup.

So who is your no.7 ?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Sourav Ganguly on commentary repeating what i said. India need a no.4 and no.5

 

[Varun]

So who is your no.7 ?

Somebody who is not a bits-and-pieces hack for a start. How about? :

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli (c)
Rahul
Pandey
Iyer
Pant (WK)
Kumar
Yadav
Kuldeep
Chahal

 

[cricketjoshila]

Somebody who is not a bits-and-pieces hack for a start. How about? :

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli (c)
Rahul
Pandey
Iyer
Pant (WK)
Kumar
Yadav
Kuldeep
Chahal

Who will bowl 50 overs?

 

[ask_analyse_act]

One bad match, all guns blazing. Same team won the 1st ODI emphatically

 

[Darkrai]

There is nothing the selectors can do if the management doesn't play those players...Rahul and Kartik. By selecting Dhoni and Rina the selectors are being safe but they did select players that fans want but Kohli doesn't give them enough chances.

 

[gani999]

One bad match, all guns blazing. Same team won the 1st ODI emphatically

But they bottled up the series. Hence the guns blazing.

 

[akki]

My team and selection would be in this batting order. Offcourse when you know dhoni cant be dropped.dhoni is not a finisher anymore. I would like to give him chance at n.o 3 to build innings if he cannot be dropped.

Dhawan
Rohit
Dhoni
Kohli
Kl rahul
Dinesh karthik
Pandya
Kuldeep
Bhuvi or jadeja
Bumrah
Umesh or shami

 

[Mp812]

Since everyone is becoming a selector and posting teams, let me also copy paste a ideal team selection (Essay title" If I was Indian selector").

This England ODI series has confirmed Raina and Dhoni should no longer be part of Indian T20/ODI cricket team. Age has caught up with them and with no disrespect to their glorious achievements in the past, they need to go.

Indian batting order in T20/ODI : Dhawan,Rohit ,Virat ,Lokesh Rahul (who should be a guaranteed starter for next 20 games), Risabh Pant(wk), Krunal Pandya (who lends greater balance than Manish Pandey or Suresh Raina) and Hardik Pandya .

It is a good team with right balance of freakish batters who can indulge in crazy six hitting (Rohit,Hardik,Pant) to compliment with traditional batters (Kohli,Dhawan,KLRahul)who are more of ground shot boundary players . In IPL, Krunal Pandya is proven he is as good as Robin singh (if one has to cite an example) when it comes to late order batting.His left arm spin is very decent and can get couple wickets in between especially if he is targeted becos other teams may decide to play kuldeep +chahal more safely.

When it comes to bowling Bumrah along with one out of Shami/Bhuvi/Umesh should be main bowlers along with Kuldeep + Chahal spin combo. This team has at its availability 30 overs of spin or seam bowling which can be utilised as per pitch conditions. As 5th bowler ,if its spin track , Krunal can bowl 10 overs or if seam track then Hardik can put in 10 overs. Anyway bowling has never been India's strength but in past tournaments bowlers have delivered ,so this is best bowling combo available to get 10 wkts.

If this team is selected,it will surely encounter challenges and setbacks in the coming months, but if one has to take France example from FIFA worldcup 2018, youngsters have a higher probablity of getting India the ICC WC2019.

 

[Brodipet_baadshah]

It would be better to drop dhoni as late as possible thereby hiding Pant..he should be made opener in WC19 with the license to smash and as we proceed to Semis and Finals our regular openers should return and Pant should be our finisher...he should be our trump card...this strategy may workout as it will confuse opponents thereby avoiding them from devicing winning gameplan

 

[Mp812]

It would be better to drop dhoni as late as possible thereby hiding Pant..he should be made opener in WC19 with the license to smash and as we proceed to Semis and Finals our regular openers should return and Pant should be our finisher...he should be our trump card...this strategy may workout as it will confuse opponents thereby avoiding them from devicing winning gameplan������

you just decoded kohli and dhoni masterplan

 

[cricketindiafan]

Blame no one else but the Dhoni mafia which has a vice like grip on Indian cricket. This mafia includes not just BCCI officials, some cricket pundits but Dhoni's PR agency and some media minions.

See how easily the discussion became about Dhoni's retirement to divert attention from his pathetic batting. They even talked about his batting position as if that will change anything.

Been shouting for months now this mafia will hurt us in 2019 WC and this series only proved the point.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

My team and selection would be in this batting order. Offcourse when you know dhoni cant be dropped.dhoni is not a finisher anymore. I would like to give him chance at n.o 3 to build innings if he cannot be dropped.

Dhawan
Rohit
Dhoni
Kohli
Kl rahul
Dinesh karthik
Pandya
Kuldeep
Bhuvi or jadeja
Bumrah
Umesh or shami

You would swap the position of one best ever ODI batsman just to accommodate Dhoni? That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[Ab Fan]

Will go with this:-

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Rahul(leave him there for 20 matches)
Raina/Karthik
Dhoni(since he won't be dropped)
Pandya
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami/Umesh

Raina brings the left-hand/ right-hand combination into action. I cant say how much it will work but CSK in this IPL followed this strategy and did wonders for them, which is why Indian team picked Raina and dropped Rahul in final ODI. Karthik is in good form too. So, let's see how it works.

If Dhoni had retired in 2016, Pant would have been in place of him at 6.