Indian Cricket Dhaba

[Cow Corner]

Shakar is so overrated with the bat and considering what Pant done so far for India he got screwed by not getting selected.

I don't think Pant has played any ODI innings of note in his career? Or indeed T20I (for India).

 

[marc71178]

Shakar is so overrated with the bat and considering what Pant done so far for India he got screwed by not getting selected.

Average of 23.25 in ODIs and 29.73 in all list A cricket - totally screwed...

 

[Borges]

Shakar is so overrated with the bat and considering what Pant done so far for India he got screwed by not getting selected.

The selectors have overrated Shankar with the ball; they do believe that he is an all rounder.
He appears to be a decent batsman, even if he hasn't lived up to his potential yet; but asking him to bowl some meaningful number of overs is madness.

On the evidence so for, as a pure ODI batsman, Shankar, to use standard CricketWeb terminology, is a moderate upgrade over Pant. That means: there is a clear and wide gulf dividing the two.

 

[Arachnodouche]

I don't think Pant has played any ODI innings of note in his career? Or indeed T20I (for India).

Only a matter of time until he does. Big blunder and a weak batting side regardless. Don't see them making 300 consistently enough.

 

[slippy888]

When Shankar gets under pressure and cant rotate strike he usually plays a rash shot to get out i notice this in ipl.

 

[Borges]

When Shankar gets under pressure and cant rotate strike he usually plays a rash shot to get out i notice this in ipl.

Agreed; you have been very perceptive.
Still, a better choice than Rayudu, I think: when Rayudu gets under pressure and can't rotate the strike, he just gums up the works.

 

[trundler]

He's been forced into a role he isn't really suited to. Let Jadhav do the hacky bowling and finishing. Shankar should bat 4 of 5 for reasons mentioned by slippy

 

[SeamUp]

4 pacers are travelling with the WC squad and are on stand-bye.

Navdeep Saini
Deepak Chahar
Avesh Khan
Khaleel Ahmed

 

[Andy1993]

Avesh Khan reallly...?!

 

[trundler]

4 pacers are travelling with the WC squad and are on stand-bye.

Navdeep Saini
Deepak Chahar
Avesh Khan
Khaleel Ahmed

Isn't that against the rules?

 

[SeamUp]

Isn't that against the rules?

Don't think it is? They just not registered tournament players. BCCI willing to finance it, it's all good.

 

[trundler]

Ah. Gotcha.

Saini and Avesh though? At least they didn't pick Thakur.

 

[trundler]

Or indeed, Siddharth Kaul.

 

[slippy888]

Yumes not even in the reserves what happen to his career

 

[Daemon]

Or indeed, Siddharth Kaul.

Honestly, those guys aren’t much better, if at all

 

[Arachnodouche]

If you take out the seamers from the playing XI (Bhuvi, Bumrah, Shami, Ishant), the rest of the country's pace stocks don't seem much better than what they've always been. A depressing thought.

 

[CricAddict]

If you take out the seamers from the playing XI (Bhuvi, Bumrah, Shami, Ishant), the rest of the country's pace stocks don't seem much better than what they've always been. A depressing thought.

Siraj has done very well on A tours. With time, he should translate that to international level too. Nagarkoti and Mavi are also very promising, just have to maintain their fitness. So, all is not lost I think.

Anyways, the above 4 are all young enough to play for another 5 years and hopefully another good seamer comes up during that time.

 

[Daemon]

Nostrils not bad at home either. It’s a bit much to ask for more than 4-5 test class bowlers for a country that has historically struggled to put 1 on the park.

 

[Borges]

Sri Lanka have named strong A team, with Dickwella, Dananjaya, Sandakan and Embuldeniya, for the tour to India:

 

[Borges]

The first four day game starts tomorrow (at Belgaum); Sri Lanka A should be the favourites to win this one.

Sri Lanka A 14: Niroshan Dickwella, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ashan Priyanjan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Priyamal Perera, Sangeeth Cooray, Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Kamindu Mendis

India A 14: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Prashant Chopra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, Sandeep Warrier, Ishan Porel, Tushar Deshpande