Kohli said that Bhuvi and Kaul are in as they haven't played any game in the series and the only tactical change was of DK. So, he is ok with losing the series to get exposure for Thakur (instead of Umesh) who will most certainly not play WC for sure. Ya, right.
Apart from Kohli, there isn't one single player who is consistent. Dhawan's running was horrible throughout innings and he was run-out eventually. He was so careless that he didn't put a dive which would have saved him. Such small moments will hurt big time. Another start wasted.
It's ironic how we are searching for #4 in ODI since long time but when we had Pandey in the team, we used him at #6 or #5. I might get lot of criticism for this but he is a perfect #4 especially in these kind of situations. I always said that and the fact that he doesn't belong in T20 but in ODI and I stand to that. He is not a finisher or big hitter to play in T20 or in ODI who can play below #5. But he can rotate strike and get a boundary in between which is what required at #4. He keeps himself busy. Maybe it's too late to try him out now. And Rayudu is also perfect for #4 but he couldn't clear the yo-yo test unfortunately. ( I want to see a video recording of Jadhav clearing the test)
Management can't be serious with Pandya as the 5th bowler. He is not a good batsmen nor a good bowler. He is bits and pieces and he doesn't contribute with both in most of the matches. Team should tell him to focus on one thing properly either bat or with ball (batting, I prefer) and improve his skills while keeping the other option(bowling) as part-time. He is not doing anyone a favour with his batting and bowling. And he was rested in one of the series ! (SL, I assume?) A big, freaking LOL to the selection panel.
Since we lack proper 5th bowler, unfortunately we have to field one of Raina or Jadhav as 6th bowling option even if they are not upto the mark. We can't play only 5 bowlers especially with Pandya being 5th bowling option. I really wish that we had given Krunal a run in this series.
And I am worried Bhuvi hasn't done anything good since the start of IPL. Hope he gets his form soon.
To drop Rahul for just one match failure, I hope God enlightens the people who influences team selection. (Not that I disagree with DK being in the team.) Dropping guys like Rahul and Umesh when they are in good form, will certainly lessen their confidence which is not at all good.
