India tour of Bangladesh, 2022 (3 ODIs, 2 Tests)

[Bigby Wolf]

 

[SaiSrini]

What bothers me is not Pujara getting the leadership, what bothers me is the typical short vision we have. Pujara was out of the team just 2 series ago, remember? I am not against it, it just baffles me that our selection, our vision is so short sighted and us as fans are doing nothing about it. Now I am not telling like old days to burn players house, but we deserve better with the talent we have, fans need to raise their voice and hurt BCCI with money where it matters.

I agree. Everything has been so haphazard for quite sometime now and thats not a surprise at all with Indian cricket at the moment.

 

[abhi_jacko]

What bothers me is not Pujara getting the leadership, what bothers me is the typical short vision we have. Pujara was out of the team just 2 series ago, remember? I am not against it, it just baffles me that our selection, our vision is so short sighted and us as fans are doing nothing about it. Now I am not telling like old days to burn players house, but we deserve better with the talent we have, fans need to raise their voice and hurt BCCI with money where it matters.

The only thing that will ever hurt BCCI is IPL hitting a downward spiral - but I just dont see the fans giving up on it. We have had a split IPL and the fans lapped it up without complaints. We have had back to back IPLs within a space if 7-8 months and it was again followed religiously by the fanbase

Come IPL season, no one is going to give two hoots about our extended under performance at international level

This might needle the IPL apologists here (not my intention), but we (BCCI + fans) have all created a monster which we can no longer control

 

[Skankhunt_42]

created a monster which we can no longer control

Every monster have an weak point. Wait till IND crashes out in WC23 at home. The fans need to have patience and wait. Probably till Jay Shah grows old and barely can hold a pen (I doubt whether he can do it even now) and take his bum along with politics out of cricket.

But we never know as boundaries shifts and new players will step in, both on and off fields

 

[abhi_jacko]

Wait till IND crashes out in WC23 at home

Maybe

Or we might drag ourselves into the knockouts relying on individual brilliance (while more than half the team under-performs) i.e. just doing enough to stay afloat until the next IPL

 

[Skankhunt_42]

Iyer's luck ran out it seems. But what pleasing to my eye is Ashwin's trust on Kuldeep. This guy actually can captain our test side

 

[Skankhunt_42]

Maybe

Or we might drag ourselves into the knockouts relying on individual brilliance (while more than half the team under-performs) i.e. just doing enough to stay afloat until the next IPL

Ipl will stay for long. I don't see miracles. Possibility of the format truncation may be on the cards somewhere down the line, soon! As IND is certain to embrace few more humiliation in international level with current crop of superstars

 

[icyman]

India's leadership race is exciting as a hung house in a Parliament!

IMO, get back Rahane, let him lead the Test team for2 years until his retirement. Build a team around the youngsters in the interim. Identify either one from Shreyas or Gill or Shaw to take over in the long run.

Hopefully, the new selection committee can sort this out once and for all.

 

[Skankhunt_42]

IMO, get back Rahane, let him lead the Test team for2 years until his retirement. Build a team around the youngsters in the interim. Identify either one from Shreyas or Gill or Shaw to take over in the long run.

I'm almost tempted to echo you on Rahane. But his performance is against him. Shaw is no in tests. He is capable to take over White ball helm but we have Hardik and pant out there. Chances are slim. Gill is a performer. Yer to know more about leadership from him but I sense we'll make a captain Babar Azam with Gill, if given the reign. However that's from far future.

I'll promote Ashwin or Shreyas to take over red ball helm. Virat would have been nice but he won't. Pant can come in line. I see a shade of ben stokes the captain in him.

White ball cricket can go on with Hardik for good 2-3 years after Vada pao leaves.

But we all know KLR will be shoved down our throat as all format captain soon. Which is why I'm certain about more humiliation.

 

[icyman]

I dont see KL as an option for a couple of reasons- we have a new selection committee, likely to be headed either by Mongia/ Kambli with someone like a Maninder singh therein. In a recent interview, Maninder did bring out the names of Shaw and Shreyas as potential captaincy options for us. KLR will be out of action for a couple of months owing to his marriage in Jan. don't expect he would be back in the squad facing Sri Lanka.

Secondly, Dravid isn't really giving the positive vibes one needs from an Indian coach. I'd expect him to be sidelined shortly. While Pandya is the obvious choice for T20, I do not see him partake much part in ODI post CWC 2023.

I hear you on Rahane's performance- however, at present, he seems the best placed option as he will lend stability to the team and has good experience under his belt. Plus, consider him as an interim option for 2 years with clear cut goals given to him. Since, he will be only playing Test cricket, I wouldn't expect him to take continuous breaks as well.

Shaw, Gill are left field options- just like Graeme Smith was, for South Africa. If it works, which I am sure it would, we would be in good hands for a long time. My ideal Indian captaincy would look like below

Test- Rahane till end 2024, have Shreyas as deputy
ODI- Rohit till CWC 2023, then Shreyas (Gill as his deputy)
T20- Pandya from now, make Shaw his deputy

 

[Skankhunt_42]

Test- Rahane till end 2024, have Shreyas as deputy
ODI- Rohit till CWC 2023, then Shreyas (Gill as his deputy)
T20- Pandya from now, make Shaw his deputy

Ashwin for Rahane and Pant as deputy are changes I'd make in tests. Also the ENG model (separate red ball and white ball captain) is what IND cricket need at the moment. 3 formats captain won't be a far fetching solution IMO. For White ball cricket, I'll go with your t20 combination.

 

[Skankhunt_42]

IND have got enough it seems. 400 odd might be a score where they can fancy innings victory. Love the mature batting they're displaying this morning

 

[asprin]

Good recovery again by India. Getting to 400 could be a big ask, but I think 350 should help put enough pressure on Bangladesh. The pitch, by no means scary, seems to reward those who apply themselves. So plenty to look forward to for both teams.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Ashwin for Rahane and Pant as deputy are changes I'd make in tests. Also the ENG model (separate red ball and white ball captain) is what IND cricket need at the moment. 3 formats captain won't be a far fetching solution IMO. For White ball cricket, I'll go with your t20 combination.

With the amount of cricket India play, the amount of time off the main captain seems to take, two captains is a must.

 

[asprin]

7 boundaries in the last 13 deliveries - someone seems to have woken up.