Australia's tour of India 2019

[LiveLoveABD]

Feb 24, Sun
India vs Australia, 1st T20I
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
7:00 PM
01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL

Feb 27, Wed
India vs Australia, 2nd T20I
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
7:00 PM
01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL

Mar 02, Sat
India vs Australia, 1st ODI
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
1:30 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL

Mar 05, Tue
India vs Australia, 2nd ODI
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
1:30 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL

Mar 08, Fri
India vs Australia, 3rd ODI
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
1:30 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL

Mar 10, Sun
India vs Australia, 4th ODI
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
1:30 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL

Mar 13, Wed
India vs Australia, 5th ODI
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1:30 PM
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I would have definitely played Shankar today. This is the time to bowl him specially with Pandya injured.. It wouldn't hurt his confidence to bat either.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Suddenly the selectors picked KL Rahul all of a sudden out of no where. Come on KL show that you are made for International level !!!!! When I am typing this he plays his signature drive over cover shot for a boundary !!![DOUBLEPOST=1551016704][/DOUBLEPOST]And Mayank Markande being handed his debut seems another good move. He has lot of potential in him to be a quality leg-spinner. Just need to back that with his performance

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

IMO that was poor running from Pant resulting in loss of his wicket [DOUBLEPOST=1551017923][/DOUBLEPOST]Time for Dhoni to get some runs now

 

[Bigby Wolf]

You call that a brilliance moment in the field not the other way round.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

You call that a brilliance moment in the field not the other way round.

He wasn't even watching the ball neither his partner he just took off

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

We are in serious trouble over here !!! [DOUBLEPOST=1551019645][/DOUBLEPOST]150 would be a fighting total here but I don't see us even getting those

 

[LiveLoveABD]

That middle order of our’s is brittle. Jadeja showing how you’re always a better player on the bench. Krunal seems to be an IPL hit.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

I think Jhye Richardson gave us a bonus over there [DOUBLEPOST=1551020049][/DOUBLEPOST]

That middle order of our’s is brittle. Jadeja showing how you’re always a better player on the bench. Krunal seems to be an IPL hit.

He didn't do anything much in IPL last year either

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Dhoni will have another mighty fine excuse for this might sh!te innings!

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Dhoni will have another mighty fine excuse for this might sh!te innings!

He struggled for form

 

[Ashutosh.]

Dhoni should not be in the Indian team. He does not deserve this. He is finished. He was playing test cricket in a T20 match. This is not a new thing for us. We are seeing this from last 2 years. India can't win World Cup if Dhoni will play in Playing XI.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

He is very useful in the 50 over format if he bats at 4.

Just looking ahead beyond the 19 world cup, I think we have a lot of spots to fill in the 20 over format for the 20 world cup.

 

[Ashutosh.]

He is very useful in the 50 over format if he bats at 4.

I do not think so.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I do not think so.

I see where you are coming from, but I think the problem is that him and Rayudu together choke the batting. I think Rayudu is good at his role, but with his keeping and spin assist mode Dhoni is better. That mountain of experience and calm also is an unquestionable benefit. I definitely don't see him as a good fit in T20's. The XI for the limited overs has been discussed to death. The thing is, our bowling is what is winning us matches and big moments. So most of our shortcomings get masked and this management is more about basking and bragging rather than acknowledging and learning.

Personally, I really like Rohit in the middle order for T20's. I would opt for this XI just to see how it goes-

Dhawan
Rahul
Kohli
Rohit
Pant
Karthik
H Pandya
Kuldeep
Bhuvi
Bumrah
Shami/Chahal