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With World Cup next year, I think IPL performance will be key for players for a place in Indian T20 squad. While a lot will depend on their current form, what do you think will be the best XI that India can field in T20 game?

Rohit
Rahul (wkt)
Kohli(c)
Iyer
--------( vacant spot)
Pandya
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Saini
Chahal
Bumrah

Possible contenders/backups-

1) Shaw/Agarwal/Dhawan

2) SKY/Pandey/Pant/Samson

3) Tewatia/Sundar/Dube/ Krunal

4) Shami/ Chahar/ Natarajan
 
I would like to see this 11

Rahul
Rohit
Kohli
Iyer
Pant
Pandya
Washington Saunder
Bhuvi/Jadeja
Bumrah
Saini
Kuldeep/Chahal
 
For T20

Rohit
Mayank
Kohli
Rahul
Iyer
Pant
Pandya
Jaddu Bhai or tewatia
Saini or Chahal depending on condtions.
Shami
Bumrah

What a freaking team. Beast mode. Too good. Come at us all of you lot. If Kohli has brains he would pick this side but he is a fool so I don't know what to expect.
 
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tyron_woodley said:
For T20

Rohit
Mayank
Kohli
Rahul
Iyer
Pant
Pandya
Jaddu Bhai or tewatia
Saini or Chahal depending on condtions.
Shami
Bumrah

What a freaking team. Beast mode. Too good. Come at us all of you lot. If Kohli has brains he would pick this side but he is a fool so I don't know what to expect.
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Chahal is he the medium pacer ?
 
Jaddu in t20 lineup?

Lmao.

The greatest act of Jaddu was to convince the world he is a good t20 bowler.

If experienced posters falling for this, no wonder our selectors are this way.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Jaddu in t20 lineup?

Lmao.

The greatest act of Jaddu was to convince the world he is a good t20 bowler.

If experienced posters falling for this, no wonder our selectors are this way.
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Just an option. Can choose Chahal or tewatia or some other bowling all-rounder easily. Makes no difference in a top class world class elite team.
 
What out for Shikhar Dhavan sneak in with his friendship of Captain and Coach.
 
tyron_woodley said:
Just an option. Can choose Chahal or tewatia or some other bowling all-rounder easily. Makes no difference in a top class world class elite team.
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He's not even an option bud.

He has never been a good t20 bowler in his career. International or t20.

His odi performances get conflated with his t20 ones.

Whom we pick makes a world of difference and we of all teams should know it after our recent tournament fiascos.

Our spin AR options are:

Sundar
Krunal
Tewatia

I might have missed some but these 3 come to mind.
 
We need a change in our mentality.

Our batters are happy playing match losing, stat boosting knocks in the name of stability.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
He's not even an option bud.

He has never been a good t20 bowler in his career. International or t20.

His odi performances get conflated with his t20 ones.

Whom we pick makes a world of difference and we of all teams should know it after our recent tournament fiascos.

Our spin AR options are:

Sundar
Krunal
Tewatia

I might have missed some but these 3 come to mind.
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Omg you are right. Sundar has been absolutely brilliant. I forgot him. No defo not krunal.

Either way what a beast team. Top class team as long as we pick the right personnel.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
We need a change in our mentality.

Our batters are happy playing match losing, stat boosting knocks in the name of stability.
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Yup, our batsman still have the mentality that they can go run a ball for the first few overs and accelerate when they get set.
Specially Rohit, he is usually very slow at the start even though he has the ability to go gung ho
Even Kl rahul is now doing the same, but why blame him he's just learning from his seniors.
 
tyron_woodley said:
For T20

Rohit
Mayank
Kohli
Rahul
Iyer
Pant
Pandya
Jaddu Bhai or tewatia
Saini or Chahal depending on condtions.
Shami
Bumrah

What a freaking team. Beast mode. Too good. Come at us all of you lot. If Kohli has brains he would pick this side but he is a fool so I don't know what to expect.
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Rahul is an opener bro and a pretty successful one, his position shouldn't be swapped.
 
Next T20 WC is in India and there is still one more IPL to go in April next year. Based on current form, this should be the 15 for the WC.

Openers
Rahul ( wk)
Rohit
Mayank

Middle Order
Kohli
Iyer
Samson / Gill / D. Kartik

All rounders
Jadeja / K. Pandya
Sundar
H. Pandya

Spinners
Ashwin
Y.Chahar

Pacers
Bumrah
Bhuvi
Shammi / D Chahar
Saini

Note:
1) No Dhawan please-past his prime in T20.
2) Shaw has technical issues and being exposed in IPL.
3) No Manish Pandey please. He is a good for ODI only.
4) No place for that hack R. Pant.
5) Don't need pseudo allrounders like Shivam Dubey and Vijay Shankar.
6) Tewtia looks like another hack. Let him prove himself again in the next IPL.
7) No Shardul or Khaleel - both TTF.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
He's not even an option bud.

He has never been a good t20 bowler in his career. International or t20.

His odi performances get conflated with his t20 ones.

Whom we pick makes a world of difference and we of all teams should know it after our recent tournament fiascos.

Our spin AR options are:

Sundar
Krunal
Tewatia

I might have missed some but these 3 come to mind.
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I get your points on Jadeja but he has shown lots of improvement in his batting/hitting over last two years, he is an economical bowler and an outstanding fielder, bats at 7 and his hitting skill are better than Sundar.

They all are closer options but at no.7 and as fifth bowling option, I feel Jadeja is still our best bet.
 
deep82 said:
Next T20 WC is in India and there is still one more IPL to go in April next year. Based on current form, this should be the 15 for the WC.

Openers
Rahul ( wk)
Rohit
Mayank

Middle Order
Kohli
Iyer
Samson / Gill / D. Kartik

All rounders
Jadeja / K. Pandya
Sundar
H. Pandya

Spinners
Ashwin
Y.Chahar

Pacers
Bumrah
Bhuvi
Shammi / D Chahar
Saini

Note:
1) No Dhawan please-past his prime in T20.
2) Shaw has technical issues and being exposed in IPL.
3) No Manish Pandey please. He is a good for ODI only.
4) No place for that hack R. Pant.
5) Don't need pseudo allrounders like Shivam Dubey and Vijay Shankar.
6) Tewtia looks like another hack. Let him prove himself again in the next IPL.
7) No Shardul or Khaleel - both TTF.
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I agree with this except the middle order.

Samson and Pant both are flawed. Gill in middle order really? DK, no he will flop more than perform.

Rest I agree.
 
Ab Fan said:
I agree with this except the middle order.

Samson and Pant both are flawed. Gill in middle order really? DK, no he will flop more than perform.

Rest I agree.
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Kohli, Iyer and Pandya are locked for our middle order. The last middle order spot is just a backup anyway - Samson, Gill, Pant or Kartik.
 
Ab Fan said:
I get your points on Jadeja but he has shown lots of improvement in his batting/hitting over last two years, he is an economical bowler and an outstanding fielder, bats at 7 and his hitting skill are better than Sundar.

They all are closer options but at no.7 and as fifth bowling option, I feel Jadeja is still our best bet.
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Jadeja is the most underrated player in all formats.

Hell he is on the way to become a test ATG. Look at his bowling figures. Jesus Christ.
 
tyron_woodley said:
Jadeja is the most underrated player in all formats.

Hell he is on the way to become a test ATG. Look at his bowling figures. Jesus Christ.
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I agree. He has experience and if we are stuck in a situation where we need 45 off 5 overs in a WT20 game, I can expect Jadeja to bat through and win it. Krunal will hit a few but get out in such a situation and Sundar can't take us through the chase, Jadeja can chase that though.
 
In bilateral T20s, we should stop picking Rohit and Kohli. Time to groom younger batsmen. Give the captaincy to KL Rahul. Pick Bumrah only for World T20s.

Batsmen: KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agrawal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav
Keepers: Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant
Allrounders: Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar
Spinners: Yuzvendra Chahal
Pacers: Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Shivam Mavi
 
Ab Fan said:
I agree. He has experience and if we are stuck in a situation where we need 45 off 5 overs in a WT20 game, I can expect Jadeja to bat through and win it. Krunal will hit a few but get out in such a situation and Sundar can't take us through the chase, Jadeja can chase that though.
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He is yet to show that in international T20s. There have been flashes of brilliance here and there, but sadly that's about it.
 
ShoonyaSifar said:
In bilateral T20s, we should stop picking Rohit and Kohli. Time to groom younger batsmen. Give the captaincy to KL Rahul. Pick Bumrah only for World T20s.

Batsmen: KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agrawal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav
Keepers: Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant
Allrounders: Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar
Spinners: Yuzvendra Chahal
Pacers: Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Shivam Mavi
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I have been saying that for a long time. Problem is they all have to play. Money talks. People pay to watch them play so they are forced to play hence they get less rest. Unlike the English and Australian players who are allowed to take ample rest to prioritise World cups or ICC events, Indian players don't enjoy that luxury.
 
Ab Fan said:
I get your points on Jadeja but he has shown lots of improvement in his batting/hitting over last two years, he is an economical bowler and an outstanding fielder, bats at 7 and his hitting skill are better than Sundar.

They all are closer options but at no.7 and as fifth bowling option, I feel Jadeja is still our best bet.
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He is not an economical bowler in T20s.

His line & lengths don't work in T20s.

Haven't watched a lot of Sundar's batting but if my memory serves me right, he is a better striker of the ball easily.

May not have clicked yet in this year's IPL but has the talent.
 
Ajinkya Rahane
Shikhar Dhawan
Ambati Rayudu
Virat Kohli*
DK (WK)
Manish Pandey
Vijay Shankar
Shardul Thakur
Khalil Ahmed
Kuldeep
Bumrah

Reserves
Krunal Pandya
Mohammad Siraj
 
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Next wt20 is in India so.....

Rahul (wk)
Rohit
Kohli
Iyer
Pandya
*******
Tewatia :)
Shami
Chahal
Kuldeep
Bumrah


Reserves - Bhuvi, Saini, Mayank, Gill

Have no idea who that **** will be.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
He is not an economical bowler in T20s.

His line & lengths don't work in T20s.

Haven't watched a lot of Sundar's batting but if my memory serves me right, he is a better striker of the ball easily.

May not have clicked yet in this year's IPL but has the talent.
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He got a poor start this year but is starting to get back to the rythm, his economy is 7.1 in international T20 cricket and averages 29. He also has international experience and over the years has improved a lot.

On Sundar's batting, actually this is first time I am hearing that he is a good striker of the ball. I have followed this year's IPL and RCB games closely, Sundar has basically batted like a night Watchmen and whenever I see him bat he bats like that. I don't know, may be I am wrong but his batting in 2020 is exactly what Jadeja batting was when he debuted. Absolutely of no worth in T20 cricket at 7. Basically an inch better than Ashwin's batting in T20 cricket.
 
Yes, Axar patel has improved his power hitting and he has an economy of under 6 in IPL 2020 which is insane. He has always been a miser, not a wicket taker but a choker in the middle overs.

On current form, I would put him ahead of krunal and Jadeja.

Our spin bowling resources:

Chahal
Kuldeep
Ashiwn
Washington
Jadeja
Axar
Krunal

Uncapped Spinners getting game time in IPL 2020

Ravi Bishnoi (leg spinner) - impressed a lot of people, bit like rashid khan in bowling style
M. Ashwin ( leg spinner) - posseses massive googly and has impressed as well.
Varun Chakarworty ( off spinner / mystery spinner) - A bit like Narine and getting regular game time.
Rahul Chahar ( leg spinner) - A quick arm action and an economical IPL. Maybe not a wicket taker.
Rahul Tewtia ( leg spinner) - A proper leg spinning allrounder. Still jury out on his bowling though.
Shreyas Gopal ( legspinner) - Ever reliable, misery and takes crucial wickets. Unsung performer.


Uncapped Spinners sitting on bench in IPL 2020

Sai Kishore ( left arm spin) - Warming bench becasue CSK apparently prefer 35 year old Chawla and Karn Sharma.

K.Gowtam ( off spin) - Warming bench because Kings X1 prefers two leg spinners. He is a power hitter also as shown in IPL 2018.

J Suchit, M. Sidharata & Ankul Roy ( left arm spin )- Highly rated but no chances to the trio.

Mayank Markende ( leg spinner)- forgetten and no where in contention even for IPL.
 
A similar analysis on Indian pace bowling stocks.

International level

Bumrah ( All Format)
Shami ( All Format)
Bhuvi ( White Ball)
Yadav ( Red Ball)
Ishant ( Red Ball)
Saini (All format potentially)
D Chahar ( White ball )



Tried & Tested Failures
Boil my blood each time seeing them in IPL year after year.

Shardul
Khaleel
Siraz
Undakat
Kaul
Aaron
Mohit


Uncapped Pacers getting game time in IPL 2020

T Natrajan - He has highest percentage of yorkers in IPL2020 and bowls in death. But speed is low around 132 kph which would not cut in International cricket. Better than Khaleel though.

Sandeep Sharma - A trundler at around 128kph and can only bowl with new ball. He will never make to Indian team.

Kartik Tyagi - An exiting talent. Tall, lovely runup and generates pace around 140kph. He should be a top priority at MRF pace academy to manage his career.

Shivam Mavi - Didn't impress despite getting lots of game. Not looking like an Indian prospect at the moment. Avg speed 138- 140 kph

Nagarkoti - Got less chances than Mavi but he too didn't impress and looks raw and undercooked. Avg speed 140kph

Prasidh Krishna- Got limited opportunities but delivered average performance. Avg speed 135-138 kph.

Arshdeep- A left arm 125kph trundler and did decent on sluggish pitches. But everyone knows he is not an Indian prospect.

Avesh/Deshpande/Thampi/Rajpoot - Alll four got couple of opportunities but nothing special on first look. Though they can generate good pace of around 138-140 kph.


Uncapped Pacers on bench in IPL 2020

S Warrier- Only a domestic warrier but can never make it big in IPL and Int. cricket.

Ishan porel - A true exciting talent- tall, hit the deck hard and most importantly gave stellar performances in List A, Domestic T20 and Ranji trophy last season. No chances in IPl so far.

K Asif & Monu Kumar - Again CSK giving chance after chance to Shardul but have not given single game to any of these two youngsters.
 
1. Rohit
2. Rahul
3. Pant
4. Iyer
5. Pandya
6. Kohli
7. A. Patel
8. K. Pandya
9. Chahal
10. Bumrah
11. Chahar/ Bhuvi
 
Jadeja is a rubbish lower order t20 batsman, you don't need someone who starts slowly and then accelerates as a lower order t20 batsman, you need someone who score 20(10) and gets out.
 
Rahul
Rohit (c)
Kohli
Mayank
Iyer
Hardik
Krunal
Bhuvi
Ashwin
Bumrah
Chahal
 
I pick my team based on consistency and good temperament. I don’t go with players of flash in the pan.
My 15 member squad

1 Rahul (K)
2 Rohit (C)
3 Kohli
4 Iyer
5 Surakumar
6 D Kartik
7 Axer Patel
8 Saini
9 Shami
10 Bhumrah
11 Chahel
Bench: Mayank, Bhuvi, Jadeja,Manish/ Dhawan.

Not sure whom to pick between Manish and Dhawan
 
Rohit
Rahul (wkt)
Kohli(c)
Iyer
Pant
Pandya
Washington
Bhuvi
Saini
Chahal
Bumrah
 
Sanju Samson making a strong claim at no.5 as he also adds that explosiveness factor missing in the lineup.
 
Abdul Samad is an exceptional talent. Need to be developed quickly, can play at 7 in Indian team in a couple of years time in LO format.
 
Ab Fan said:
Abdul Samad is an exceptional talent. Need to be developed quickly, can play at 7 in Indian team in a couple of years time in LO format.
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Guys like him and Tewatia are the need of the hour for the Indian team. They can hit out at the end and bowl handy 5th bowler overs with Pandya (when he eventually starts bowling).

But unfortunately, kaptaan may pick Jadeja or even worse Sundar at no.7 :facepalm:
 
Dhawan/Mayank
Rohit
Rahul (WK)
Kohli
SKY/Kishan
Pandya
Samad/Tewatia
Chahal
Bumrah
Shami
Bhuvi
 
Mesozoic said:
Guys like him and Tewatia are the need of the hour for the Indian team. They can hit out at the end and bowl handy 5th bowler overs with Pandya (when he eventually starts bowling).

But unfortunately, kaptaan may pick Jadeja or even worse Sundar at no.7 :facepalm:
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Tewatia should have been picked in the squad. The guy is an excellent fielder also so that advantage of Jadeja is gone anyways.

Kaptaan is known for doing brainfade stuffs. He will persist with Jadeja for two more years and then start making change at business end. With a few months left of 2023 WC, he will start looking for better options and in the World Cup, we will go without a no.7.
 
Mesozoic said:
Dhawan/Mayank
Rohit
Rahul (WK)
Kohli
SKY/Kishan
Pandya
Samad/Tewatia
Chahal
Bumrah
Shami
Bhuvi
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What a team. Just amazing. If Kohli can't win the t20 WC with this top class team then he should step down.

I agree 100% Samad must play.
 
Ab Fan said:
Tewatia should have been picked in the squad. The guy is an excellent fielder also so that advantage of Jadeja is gone anyways.

Kaptaan is known for doing brainfade stuffs. He will persist with Jadeja for two more years and then start making change at business end. With a few months left of 2023 WC, he will start looking for better options and in the World Cup, we will go without a no.7.
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Samad has smashed around bumrah, nortje and rabada. I think I have seen enough. He warrants an automatic spot.
 
tyron_woodley said:
What a team. Just amazing. If Kohli can't win the t20 WC with this top class team then he should step down.

I agree 100% Samad must play.
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He will have no excuses. Home conditions, a top class team, brilliant spinners....

But still I have zero to minimum hope. He'll find a way to mess things up.
 
For the next year T20 WC , The eleven would be like

1. Rohit
2. Dhawan
3. Kohli C
4. Iyer
5. Kl Rahul wk
6. Pandya
7. Jadeja
8. Varun/Bhuvi/Natarajan
9. Shami
10. Chahal
11. Bumrah
 
There will be a major shift in Indian cricket only after 2023.

Kohli, Pujara, Rahane, Rohit, Dhawan, Ishant, Shami, Ashwin, Jadeja, Saha & Manish Pandey will be past their best and I can see only Jadeja and Kohli to continue after 2023 for few more years on the basis of their exceptional fitness.

If India could not win at least 2 of the 5 ICC trophies in next 3 years ( two T20 WC, two test championship & one ODI WC ), it will be major disappointment for fans.
 
I am feeling for SKY Surya Kumar Yadav.

He is at his peak and his time is now. I wish he can maintain his form till the next IPL in 5 month time. If he has another spectacular IPL, there is no way selectors can ignore him any further.
 
Rahul
Shaw
Rohit
Virat
Gill
Hardik
Jadeja
Chahal
Shami
Bumrah
Natarajan

You can make 2 great teams with so many options


Dhawan
Agarwal
Surya Kumar Yadav
Kishan
Pant/Samson
Tewatia
Samad
Chahar/Varun
Bhuvi
Tyagi
Saini
 
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Natarajan has been impressive in his debut T20 match. He should be seen as India's main bowler in T20 cricket alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvaneswar Kumar.
 
Dhawan should be shown the door now.

Mayank
Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Kishan
Pandya
Jadeja (I think he deserves a shot now as much as I don't want him anywhere near the t20 team)
Sundar
Chahal
Bumrah
Natarajan
 
Mesozoic said:
Dhawan should be shown the door now.

Mayank
Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Kishan
Pandya
Jadeja (I think he deserves a shot now as much as I don't want him anywhere near the t20 team)
Sundar
Chahal
Bumrah
Natarajan
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Easily the most mediocre T20 side. Can't win anywhere outside India. Actually can we even win in India?
 
I think Pants must be considered for the WT20 taking place this year. Pants and Pandya in middle order will be key for India.
 
I don't think India takes T20 seriously like us. They have all the ingredients to be World beater. I get the feeling India will win this year T20. Don't think under Misbah & Waqar we have any chance to enter even in semi because every team will send their first XI.
 
Our spin attack is overrated. Need to replace Chahal with a youngster. Need 2 spinners in the middle who concede runs under 7rpo
 
RyanRyan10 said:
Our spin attack is overrated. Need to replace Chahal with a youngster. Need 2 spinners in the middle who concede runs under 7rpo
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Chahal is a brilliant T20 spinner who basically trolled Aussies and Langer as a concussion substitute in first T20 match. He has done great for RCB as well over the last few years.

He is overrated in ODIs.
 
Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Ishan
Pandya
Pant
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Chahal
Bumrah
Natrajan/ Shardul

Playing with bumrah, chahal, Natarajan & bhuvi means 9,10,11 can’t make even 10 run so we need to replace Natarajan with Shardul.
 
Ab Fan said:
Chahal is a brilliant T20 spinner who basically trolled Aussies and Langer as a concussion substitute in first T20 match. He has done great for RCB as well over the last few years.

He is overrated in ODIs.
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Brilliant spinner has an economy of 8.97 & 9.05 in last 2 calendar years & his averages have been 39 & 45.

Even in the series downunder, after the man of the match winning performance, he flopped in the next two games.

What he does in IPL doesn't matter because he is consistently proving to be a liability for the national side especially against quality teams.
 
India vs England: T20I Squad "Most Balanced", Ravindra Jadeja Will Return Whenever Fit, Says Virat Kohli

India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday indicated that Ravindra Jadeja will return to the Indian fold once the all-rounder is fit to take the field. He also said that the team is looking at match-winners going into the T20 World Cup later in the year. Jadeja had started training last week after undergoing successful thumb surgery and Kohli feels the all-rounder's inclusion will make the Indian outfit more balanced. "I feel the squad right now what we have barring Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) who will come back whenever he is fit is the squad that I feel is the most balanced in front of the all options readily available for us to take on the field," Kohli said on the eve of the first T20I against England.

India have some newcomers in their squad and all of them have high potential to start firing from game number one.

The Indian skipper also highlighted how the hosts are looking for players who have the "X-factor" and are more suited to the T20 style of batting.

"We have played with a certain kind of pattern in the past. We didn't probably have a big tournament to work towards. If you look at the squad we have to try and made an addition like guys who can be X-factor with the bat," said Kohli.

"Do things which is the need of the hour in the T20Is. These guys have done (that) in the IPL on a regular basis. We have tried to cover all those bases. Now it will be interesting to see how they go about these games.

"These are the only games we have as a team before the World Cup. And it will interesting to see how these guys fair out in the middle," he added.

India and England will play a five-match T20I series beginning Friday.

https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-en...-return-whenever-fit-says-virat-kohli-2388791
 
This more than likely Indias only series before the World T20. Kohli said Rohit and Kl will open, I don’t see that changing. So the top 3 seems set. Number 4 looks like it will be between SKY and Iyer. Don’t see Ishan Kishan getting ahead of one of those two. Pant and Pandya will bat at 5 and 6. Jadeja will definitely come back as Kohli has said. Don’t see a need for Axar Patel if Jadeja is a lock in the team. Kohli seems to be a fan of Saunder so I think he will play. Chahal also seems a certainty although I would like to see Kuldeep get a chance. Bumrah will play, the final seamer spot is probably between Natrajaan,Bhuvi, and Shami.


KL
Rohit
Kohli
SKY/Iyer/Kishaan
Pant
Pandya
Saundar
Jadeja
Bumrah
Chahal/Kuldeep
Shami/Bhuvi/Natrajaan


Expect the 11 to involve these players. If Tewatia,Dhwaan, or someone else have a good IPL they could come into contention.

Seems like a strong 11 to me. Kohli needs to get things right tactically as well. I would say after England, India are the 2nd favourites.
 
Hasan123 said:
This more than likely Indias only series before the World T20. Kohli said Rohit and Kl will open, I don’t see that changing. So the top 3 seems set. Number 4 looks like it will be between SKY and Iyer. Don’t see Ishan Kishan getting ahead of one of those two. Pant and Pandya will bat at 5 and 6. Jadeja will definitely come back as Kohli has said. Don’t see a need for Axar Patel if Jadeja is a lock in the team. Kohli seems to be a fan of Saunder so I think he will play. Chahal also seems a certainty although I would like to see Kuldeep get a chance. Bumrah will play, the final seamer spot is probably between Natrajaan,Bhuvi, and Shami.


KL
Rohit
Kohli
SKY/Iyer/Kishaan
Pant
Pandya
Saundar
Jadeja
Bumrah
Chahal/Kuldeep
Shami/Bhuvi/Natrajaan


Expect the 11 to involve these players. If Tewatia,Dhwaan, or someone else have a good IPL they could come into contention.

Seems like a strong 11 to me. Kohli needs to get things right tactically as well. I would say after England, India are the 2nd favourites.
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India are strong favourites espically if it starts spinning flat tracks will suit england
 
Hasan123 said:
This more than likely Indias only series before the World T20. Kohli said Rohit and Kl will open, I don’t see that changing. So the top 3 seems set. Number 4 looks like it will be between SKY and Iyer. Don’t see Ishan Kishan getting ahead of one of those two. Pant and Pandya will bat at 5 and 6. Jadeja will definitely come back as Kohli has said. Don’t see a need for Axar Patel if Jadeja is a lock in the team. Kohli seems to be a fan of Saunder so I think he will play. Chahal also seems a certainty although I would like to see Kuldeep get a chance. Bumrah will play, the final seamer spot is probably between Natrajaan,Bhuvi, and Shami.


KL
Rohit
Kohli
SKY/Iyer/Kishaan
Pant
Pandya
Saundar
Jadeja
Bumrah
Chahal/Kuldeep
Shami/Bhuvi/Natrajaan


Expect the 11 to involve these players. If Tewatia,Dhwaan, or someone else have a good IPL they could come into contention.

Seems like a strong 11 to me. Kohli needs to get things right tactically as well. I would say after England, India are the 2nd favourites.
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I don't think Pandya can handle the 3rd seamer spot yet. Need 3 pacers and 2 spinners.
 
Kl
Rohit
Kohli
Yadav/ iyer/ kishan
Pant
Pandya
Jadeja
Sundar
Axar / chahal
Bumrah
Bhuvi/ nattu
 
Pant has ATG potential and hence he must play.

Give him 50 more chances, give him similar treatment as it was done to Rohit Sharma.
 
Rahul
Rohit
Kohli
Iyer/SKY
Pandya
Pant/Kishan
Jadeja/Tewatia
Thakur/Chahar
Ashwin
Bumrah
Natarajan
 
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