India's best T20 XI

[aitorita12]

As Sanju Samson has not been selected, this would have to be India's best xi
Rohit
Kl Rahul (wk)
Kohli
Suryakumar
Hardik
Jadeja
Natarajan
Thakur
Bumrah
Chahal
Shami

Hopefully, Sanju is selected for World T20 squad. Then he replaces Suryakumar.

 

[ataraxia]

lol Nattu at 7

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Rohit
Dhawan
KL Rahul
Suryakumar
Hardik
Jadeja
Samson/Pant (wk)

Sundar
Bumrah
Chahal
Natarajan

IMO. Kohli isn't needed in the T20 side despite the stellar average. We need more impact players, Kohli approaches T20s like ODIs.

 

[_00_deathscar]

The lack of Tewatia here is very disturbing

 

[srbhkshk]

IMO. Kohli isn't needed in the T20 side despite the stellar average. We need more impact players, Kohli approaches T20s like ODIs.

Yes drop the guy who single-handedly took us to 1 SF and 1 final in T20 world cups.

Kohli is fine, he scores fast enough when it's actually required.

 

[cnerd123]

The T20 side is the only team the OP can leave Pant out of and no one would mind

KL Rahul is a lock as keeper/opening bat for the time being.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, posted in the other thread but I think for the first game, the team will be like this:

Rohit
Rahul
Virat
Shreyas
SKY
Hardik
Sundar
Shardul
D Chahar
Bhuvi
Chahal

Ideally, Pant should be given time off during this LO series to recharge his batteries before the IPL and the test season away post that. But there will be an outcry if someone left Pant out of LO teams right now, even though they would be right to do so.

 

[Apex Predator]

The T20 side is the only team the OP can leave Pant out of and no one would mind

KL Rahul is a lock as keeper/opening bat for the time being.

Wicket keeper spot is gone from Rahul even Squad suggest Pant is first choice wk & Kishan as 2nd wicket keeper.
Best T20 XI
Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Kishan (aggressive left hander like Morgan)
Pant
Hardik
Tewatia
Thakur
Bhuvi
Chaval
Natarajan

 

[ankitj]

Sundar/Axar making a good case for themselves?

 

[sunilz]

Ishan Kishan
Rohit Sharma (C)
Surya Kumar Yadav
Virat Kohli
Risabh Pant
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Bumrah
Natrajan
Bhuvi

 

[honestbharani]

Too many seamers.

 

[Prince EWS]

Too many seamers.

Yeah Sundar in for Thakur and it looks good.

 

[CricAddict]

Yeah Sundar in for Thakur and it looks good.

I will take Sundar for Nattu or Bhuvi. With Bumrah already a tailender, we need a decent bat at 9 to support the batsman when required.

 

[honestbharani]

I will take Sundar for Nattu or Bhuvi. With Bumrah already a tailender, we need a decent bat at 9 to support the batsman when required.

Bhuvi is not a tailender.

 

[sunilz]

Bhuvi is not a tailender.

And you don't need more than 8 batsman for a T20 game.

 

[srbhkshk]

Yeah, your #9 just needs to not be Bumrah / Chahal level.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

1. Rohit
2. Rahul
3. Kohli
4. SKY
5. Pant
6. Hardik
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Washington
9. Ravi Bishnoi
10. T. Natrajan
11. Bumrah

 

[ankitj]

7 proper batsmen are enough (in Jadeja we get a bonus). Trying to squeeze too many bowling options and/or long tail weakens both the batting and bowling.

 

[honestbharani]

7 proper batsmen are enough (in Jadeja we get a bonus). Trying to squeeze too many bowling options and/or long tail weakens both the batting and bowling.

Allrounders ARE the match winners in LO cricket, Ankit (in fact, in all cricket ) - You know it from Lord Shardul.

 

[ankitj]

In the pursuit of #batdeep and 6 bowling options, we had Shardul Thakur slotted at #7 in last t20. What kind of #batdeep is that?