India tour of England 2018

[SaiSrini]

Also, I would think it would be more flexible if Kohli drops himself to No. 4 in ODI's. Being the great batsman that he is, Kohli is more flexible than Rohit with his acceleration and switching gears. I think people love Kohli to bat at No. 3, but to get Rahul and Dhawan to open and also to keep Rohit in the top order, Kohli can move one step down and bat at No. 4. If Rahul/Dhawan/Rohit get going, Kohli can come in to bash it out. If any of the top order fails early, Kohli is the rock around whom the batting rotates. It makes sense that the best batsman of the side take up the fulcrum batting spot.

After Kohli, it should be Dhoni, Raina/Karthik (I'd vote hugely in favor of Raina if he can restart his bowling) and then Pandya and the bowlers. I have a feeling Karthik will keep getting a game here and there since Dhoni is still very much in and they will consider it a luxury to convert a keeper into a fielder. And Raina gives the left handed variety and is more aggressive than Karthik on most days.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/102858/bumrah-ruled-out-of-england-t20is

Bumrah and Sundar out of t20Is the former likely to be out of ODIs as well but its good to have India A tour having simultaneously with the senior team the likes of Chahar,Thakur, Axar or Krunal etc. can be drafted in the squad as possible replacements.

 

[Ashutosh.]

Krunal Pandya and Deepak Chahar replaced Sundar and Bumrah respectively in T20 Squad.

 

[Sahil180]

Unbelievable that Rayudu fails the Yo-Yo test whereas Ashwin seems to clear it. Very disappointed with Rayudu!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_...s-fitness-test-likely-miss-england-odi-series

BTW as per Harbhajan, Raydu did 15.1 despite he was not 100% ready, he had some injury. He deserved a second chance.

 

[zwarrior]

http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/102858/bumrah-ruled-out-of-england-t20is

Bumrah and Sundar out of t20Is the former likely to be out of ODIs as well but its good to have India A tour having simultaneously with the senior team the likes of Chahar,Thakur, Axar or Krunal etc. can be drafted in the squad as possible replacements.

Bumrah is a huge loss. Hope he can be back for ODIs atleast.

 

[AliB]

Don't understand the point on why everyone wants Rohit to bat down the order? Rahul is the no. 4 we've been looking for sometime now!!

 

[Ashutosh.]

My lineup for 1st T20I ―

Rohit
Shikhar
Virat
Rahul
Raina/Karthik/Pandey
Dhoni
Hardik
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Umesh
Chahal

 

[Master Bates]

My lineup for 1st T20I ―

Rohit
Shikhar
Virat
Rahul
Raina/Karthik/Pandey
Dhoni
Hardik
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Umesh
Chahal

Forget Rohit. Rahul will replace him. Raina at 4. Dhoni at 5. 6 should be DK.

 

[Gopal123]

Forget Rohit. Rahul will replace him. Raina at 4. Dhoni at 5. 6 should be DK.

You must be huge IPL fan.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

It's funny to see people talking about Rohit batting down the order despite having best stats as opener in the whole world in entire history. A player averaging about more than 60 in last 3 years of his career is being doubted just because he failed on just one particular tour. Yes he failed in South Africa but did anyone look at the fact that he is not a Test player? Did anyone look at the fact that Amla failed to capitalize in the ODI series despite being around for 15 years in International Cricket and that too in home conditions? I mean why put one of the best opener in world Cricket at no.4, I mean it's just a stupid decision. We have tried batting Virat Kohli at 4 in 2015 for the sake of batting Rahane at 3 and it went miserably wrong at that point of time did anyone ask Kohli to leave the team just because he failed ? You just can't damage your team balance for the sake of giving an opportunity to a youngster over experience and performances. And what special has Rahul done in the ODI format to be batting top of the order? Seriously a player averaging under 10 in the ODI format barring Zimbabwe has to be preferred over Rohit ? Yes Rahul got limited opportunities but it's certainly not the time to give him that opening slot just 11 months before the WC. India's chances rely on Dhawan and Rohit opening together and not groom anyone else over there !!!!!

 

[Ashutosh.]

Forget Rohit. Rahul will replace him. Raina at 4. Dhoni at 5. 6 should be DK.

But Virat won't drop Rohit.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

With Bumrah out, it was a no brainer to pick Kaul. Umesh is a terrible death bowler and should only be used if you're playing 3 seamers. Terrible selection but expected from this captain and management.

 

[zwarrior]

With Bumrah out, it was a no brainer to pick Kaul. Umesh is a terrible death bowler and should only be used if you're playing 3 seamers. Terrible selection but expected from this captain and management.

Umesh is bowling well and picking up wickets and more experienced than others. Important thing is he is taking wickets in PP. I would have preferred Umesh too.

 

[Ashutosh.]

Umesh is bowling well and picking up wickets and more experienced than others. Important thing is he is taking wickets in PP. I would have preferred Umesh too.

But he gives too many runs in death overs.

 

[aditya123]

How awful is the coverage though. Sony/ESPN should have stuck to giving us the British Sky Sports feed rather than the crap they're giving us here. Its underwhelming, to say the least for a highly anticipated tour like this. I don't even think they have their commentary team in England here. It results in a clearly more lacklustre environment.