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India's World Cup squad
Narper
2019-04-15 13:42:18
Squad:
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik
Discourse
2019-04-15 13:52:25
Strong team, but......the english conditions???
StumpCam
2019-04-15 14:00:13
Vijay Shankar over Rahane??? Surprised!
runout
2019-04-15 14:33:17
In reply to StumpCam
I guess Rahane has gone the route of Che from the selectors point of view.
Narper
2019-04-15 16:04:26
Karthick chosen over Pant
Must have been a tough decision to make.
Halliwell
2019-04-15 21:29:25
In reply to Narper
Raina???
goofballs
2019-04-15 22:25:57
I will not watch dem without Pant.
shivnotout
2019-04-16 13:02:15
In reply to Narper
Ambati Rayudu???
runout
2019-04-16 13:21:02
In reply to shivnotout
He is too spotty. A liability in the field.
RemainsUnknown
2019-04-16 17:27:59
In reply to Narper
Karthick chosen over Pant
Must have been a tough decision to make.
It was and it was explained.
In reply to goofballs
I will not watch dem without Pant.
Look, Dhoni was on the squad as first choice WK... he continues to prove himself.
It was down to Denesh or Pant as the back-up.
The explanation is that when finishing the innings, Kartik has proven he can do it with a more level-head than Pant in the recent past. So Kartik got the nod.
Pant tends to throw his wicket away plenty of times 'as that's how he plays' kinda like Hetty.....
Since Pant is young, the selectors have time for him and he should only get better & learn from this.
PS. I will watch ANY Team with Kohli in it.... even if the rest are 10 Sammys who just jump and clap.....
Narper
2019-04-17 11:45:14
In reply to shivnotout
Rayudu was left out in favour of Vijay Shankar, who, in the words of the chief selector, brings "three dimensions" to the side. A day after the said selection, Rayudu tweeted: "Just ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the World Cup." It was followed by a winking and a smiling emoji.
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Narper
2019-04-17 11:47:56
In reply to RemainsUnknown
Look, Dhoni was on the squad as first choice WK... he continues to prove himself.
Nope....Dhoni is 50% cappo from behind the stumps.
The great Bishen Singh Bedi said so.
goofballs
2019-04-17 22:48:43
In reply to RemainsUnknown
Overlooked your post and this.
Pant tends to throw his wicket away plenty of times 'as that's how he plays' kinda like Hetty.
....
Just my personal exaggerated preference to watch Pant, but NOOOOOOOOOOOO00000000 to bolded stuff above.
Big difference. Hety has problems with skills as well as shot selection, plus temperament and......
Pant Takes the game to the opposition and might get out doing it and that's ok with me.
Don't disagree otherwise.
Dhoni makes it on merit and as someone says, his head. Even if not, he should not be
Shived, discarded like used tampon after all his service and entertainment.
I like Karthik since as a teenager his mother moved back to India, with father working in middle east, so he could play competitive cricket.
Chubby Boy then, Parthiv was in contention for the job but Dhoni came along and surpassed both of them.
Dinesh Ramdin has really matured playing with level head and still being able to smartly put the ball away. So the two keepers earn their place.
Pant could have come in as opener or #3 during field restrictions and take the bowling apart. Just my wish for a different dimension to the game, for spectator like me.
Again, my opinion for whatever it is worth.
runout
2019-04-18 00:47:13
goofballs
2019-04-18 15:03:23
In reply to runout
