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BGT 2027 is one of most awaited series in this wtc cycle after ashes. Let us post about preparation of both sides, how they are shaping up in build up to this series
That isGambhir is going to be India's coach till 2028/29. He is not going anywhere tbh. They will undoubtedly give him the chance to defend his T20 title in 2028. And let's be honest BCCI doesn't care about results in Tests as much as we think or else Gambhir would have been a goner in Tests after home defeats.
Why not play r. Samran. Unlike sai suds he is proven ranji performer. Also need to groom pacers for 27 sa tour, 28 bgt in aus& 29 at trophy in eng. Cant waste time on akash deep& brown ambrose. Again Give chances to ranj performers like nabi & and tall young pace bowlers like gurnoor & ashokSai Suds has been disappointing and for a home series, I feel like DDP or someone could do a job on the home tracks. But also, thinking long term, and putting eye test above stats, I think Sai Suds will come good. So lets see. The Afghanistan test and the SL tests should tell us a lot. For those ones, I would be thinking..
Jaiswal
Rahul
Sai Suds
Gill (c)
Pant (wk) (vc)
Sarfraz
Jaddu
Washy
Bumrah
Kuldeep
Siraj
We can always play Akash Deep ahead of Bumrah for the Afghanistan test and maybe even the SL test series as long as Akash gets himself fit. Shami is also a potential guy to play instead of Bumrah. Maybe we rotate those two playing with Siraj and Prasidh if Akash is still not back to full fitness.
I wont mind playing Nabi instead of Akashdeep for sure. But those are all good bowlers who deserve their shots IMO.Why not play r. Samran. Unlike sai suds he is proven ranji performer. Also need to groom pacers for 27 sa tour, 28 bgt in aus& 29 at trophy in eng. Cant waste time on akash deep& brown ambrose. Again Give chances to ranj performers like nabi & and tall young pace bowlers like gurnoor & ashok
Agree deep hasn't done much wrong but we need to groom younger fast bowlersI wont mind playing Nabi instead of Akashdeep for sure. But those are all good bowlers who deserve their shots IMO.
Don't forget the whining aussies.cheating aussies
Khawaja was overrated!Bring back usman for this
Khawaja was overrated!
[/QUOT but khawaja was Australia's best player in sc after covid. He had atg tour of pakistan and good tours of india and lanka
I think he is fairly rated but ok lets agree to disagreeI'll not deny that he had good tours. That still doesn't take away the fact that Khawaja was over rated.
Murphy is mid, never heard about second bloke and Lyon past his prime. Kunhemann is only threatMurphy, Rocchiccioli, Kunhemann and Lyon are likely to form the spin contingent.