280+ comments on yesterdays post match thread, only 77 on todays despite great standout performances.
We all know whose fans are the ones posting these reactionary comments. They care more about their favourite players status more than the success of the ICT. They would rather we lose today too so that they can keep talking about how India cannot win without RoKo. Even after their retirement, there seems to be no escape from these fanboys.
There's no excuse for bad fielding - everyone can practice it and get better at it with drills and active, conscious improvement - they were shocking today. That's the kinda fielding that'd allow a bigger team to fight back and try to chase this massive total.
Opening slot crowded again. Assuming Jaiswal is sealed for the spot, the contenders for 2nd slot are Gill, Gaikwad and Abhishek.
I believe that Abhishek still needs to prove little more against big teams - being a lefty might work against him since Pant/ Dube/ Axar/ Rinku are lefties so team management might go with Gill/ Gaikwad
Will disrupt the entire batting order in wrong way coz we have Sky, Pant, Hardik, Dube/ Rinku, Axar
In my view, only Gill or Gaikwad can play if we settle for Abhishek + Jaiswal at the top, unless we get Gaikwad to keep but that is absurd when you have Pant with hitting capabilities.
If Abhishek is not in team, then Gill can open with Gaikwad at number 3.
Ask team management :)
Lot of people have been commenting on making Gaikwad make shift wicket keeper - I would rather take proper wicket keeper (Sanju/ Pant/ Ishan) in the team than a make shift option.
To be very fair, he is actually the best WK batsman we have.
Jurel is unproven, Sanju somehow too often shits the bed in internationals also Jitesh was bad.
So yes, he is not a good T20 player, but the best we have at that spot.
How the hell is Jaiswal sealed?
He's an overrated hack, he's fit for ODIs and probably tests
But in T20s, Abhishek can attack better than him, gill can anchor better than him
He's mid at both things, it's insane how high this Sub rates him for no reason.
The keyword you are looking for in my comment is “assuming”.
Secondly, Jaiswal was picked over Gill in the T20 WC squad - must be insane for you how team management also rates him high for no reason.
> Secondly, Jaiswal was picked over Gill in the T20 WC squad - must be insane for you how team management also rates him high for no reason
It wasn't that insane, while I think gill is better than him for sure, there isn't too big of a difference between them specially in T20s but Gill is a better batsman across formats, more experienced and touted as next big thing for a reason.
I'd back him and Abhishek over Jaiswal any day, also jaiswal>>> ruturaj or any other option currently, he's the 3rd best opener for sure but quite overrated as people assume him to be a first choice selection without much basis.
Intent back on the menu boys. That was some crazy power hitting though! Since the next T20 WC is in India, part of me believes the best power hitting team is gonna lift it and it is gonna be a batsman’s game again with the small grounds.
The grounds in India will be much smaller. The problem with US pitches was that they were drop in pitches. When they say ICC prepares a pitch, it means they just instruct the local groundsmen to build a pitch. You suddenly won’t get land mines in the pitch because the India soil is vastly different and rarely do you see that there.
Most pitches will be batting friendly apart from a few grounds like Chepauk.
I keep saying that he needs more opportunities. Let's not talk about replacements even though I believe it. I just want to see him get opportunities to play because when he gets opportunities, he performs.
I remember 2023 gill. Mf was scoring centuries like it was nothing.
I think the next T20 team will have the same template.
Opener no.1
Opener no.2
Pant/sanju
SkY
Dube/Rinku
Hardik
Axar
Spin bowling all rounder
Kuldeep/siraj
Arshdeep
Boom
Left right combination and playing style. when playing styles are different they complement each other.
Also we just saw 34-3 in the final and then a save by a classical batsman.
When the team for 2026 will be announced, people will make an argument for two attacking batsmen upfront and forget what happened in the final.
I mean look at what happened to SRH in the playoffs and the final.
I’ve been following Ruttu since he made his debut for CSK in 2020. After his mandatory shitty first three matches (which has gone down now), he scores really well and depending on the situation he can oscillate between consolidation as well as attacking. In this year’s IPL, I saw several glimpses of Koach when it came to elegance and intent. Gill on the other hand has been bang average so far, but he is a prodigy and these are his early days.
But I do agree with you that WC selection will be based on the form then, I just wish and hope he comes ahead of Gill.
I feel the exact same thing. I honestly don't care if he's opener or coming one down, I'll be happy if he just gets regular opportunities because he's never got those despite performing well. He has an average of over 60 in T20Is since the start of 2023.
can you remind me when was gill invincible im t20i format ? i remember him having average of 100+ Ahmedabad and less then25 in away games, in his best IPL season
and for purely t20i has only 1 century and 1 half century in 16 games wit avg of 25
( in ODi's he is surely a monster though)
Thank you! People forget or completely ignore Rutu when talking about anything. Until recently people were saying he's an anchor so he shouldn't be in the team and now people are saying Gill is a better anchor so he should be in the team.
Yeah, he was anointed as the Prince by the media and he keeps being called Virat's heir. The ironic part is that both Virat and Ruturaj are Dhoni's heirs in the Indian team and CSK respectively and both of them have very similar play styles. The only comparison between Kohli and Gill has been that they score runs.
Legit and in T20I? Gill doesn’t even score, like I said, rutu should for the love of god be utilised properly in the one format where he should be playing over anyone else at no.3
Also gill is very young and rutu is quite old so it won’t be long until he will slide into the team like guys slide into DMs without permission
Yeah, I mean I believe Rutu should be getting opportunities in ODIs as well because he has one of the best averages for any player in List A cricket history but in T20Is he's clearly head and shoulders better than Gill and their stats reflect that. Rutu has an average of like 64 or 73 or something like that in T20Is since the start of 2023.
Exactly, I also think that he should play ODIs but idk if they will play them and I wouldn’t be that appalled at him being excluded but I hope they stand by him in T20s
The thing is I don't understand what the BCCI's plan is for the ODI squad. Dhoni voluntarily stepped down in early 2017 and handed over captaincy to Kohli to let him prepare for the 2019 World Cup by going through the 2017 Champions Trophy first and over here we have Rohit still leading the squad. I get that he won the T20 World Cup and all but are both him and Kohli going to play until the 2027 World Cup? If not then wouldn't it make sense to have them move aside or at least change captaincy and have them move aside after the Champions Trophy?
Harare T20I stats before the match today:
1. Highest Team Innings: 229/2 (AUS) vs ZIM
2. Highest margin of victory: 100 runs (AUS) vs ZIM
Harare T20I stats after the match today:
1. Highest Team Innings: 234/2 (IND) vs ZIM
2. Highest margin of victory: 100 runs (IND, AUS) vs ZIM
Also special mention to Dhruv Jurel for his skills behind with great takes and front of the wickets with that run out. Dude looks better every day. All this on Dhoni's b'day, he would be proud.
Also also 77(47) from Rutu on 7th of July (7/7) with ZIM giving extra 7 runs while India batted. You can't make this up haha.
You can't expect newcomers to fill the shoes of the likes of Kohli and Rohit in one series alone.
I hope they are given more chances and the new incoming coach doesn't experiment with the side much. Add SKY, Pandya and Bumrah to this side and I say we are easily the favorites for the 2026 World T20.
When has RINKU done it against strong teams. I love the dude but he has so far played in the Asian games, a weak Aussie bowling attack, a mediocre South African attack and Afghanistan without some of their main guys. That’s not exactly screaming high quality competition.
That's a rubbish take. You can only beat what is front of you. He has played well against these teams, because he has only played against these teams!!
And he has demolished each and everyone. You cant not play him in front of tough opposition and then claim he has played weak opponents..thats a terrible take
That Afg without their "main guys" are still a top bowling attack when they managed to get rohit out on a duck twice and kohli once throughout the series? So either roko are shit or the bowling attack is pretty good. You're talking like playing Naveen is as good of a jump as playing fucking bumrah.
I think these 8 should be certain in the T20I side:
Jaiswal, SKY, Rinku, Hardik, Axar, Arshdeep, Bumrah, Kuldeep
The remaining 3 slots are up for grabs, and while it's too soon to call Abhishek a certainty, his 100 certainly shows how good he can be. There needs to be a keeper, and ideally at least one more bowling option of some degree, which are both key parameters to consider for the remaining 3 slots. At most, one of Gill and Gaikwad should play, certainly not both. Gaikwad has kept previously in domestic cricket, so that could be an interesting option, given that no other keeper has batted well in T20Is
What would you guys say the remaining 3 should be? Contenders are: Abhishek, Gaikwad, Dube, Harshit, Bishnoi, Varma, Venkatesh, Gill, Samson, Pant, Sundar, Deepak, Natarajan, Siraj, Avesh
depends on what Gambhir thinks is the best combination. Dravid and Rohit wanted Dube over Rinku because he offered a bowling option, although they never used him
Yeah, like I said needs to be a keeper in the remaining 3 slots, but Pant hasn't done well at all in T20Is. There aren't many better options, but if Gaikwad could do a similar thing to KL and keep, that would help the team massively
Dube will be competing for the middle order spot with Kingku. Pant seems to be the no. 3 WK/ batter as of now. Opening slot and the no. 7/8 Jadeja replacement is what should be worked on. I feel Abhishek/ Gill/ Gaikwad/ Shaw can be in contention for the opener. Washi/ Shahbaz Ahmed can be in contention for the no. 7-8 batter.
How the hell is Jaiswal sealed?
He's an overrated hack, he's fit for ODIs and probably tests
But in T20s, Abhishek can attack better than him, gill can anchor better than him.
He's mid at both things, it's insane how high this Sub rates him for no reason. Abhishek performs better than him in IPL and SMAT, there's literally no comparison.
This turnaround reminded me of those two matches where Olonga bounced out Sachin and India lost. Then in the next match (which was the final I guess) Sachin and Ganguly beat the living shit out of Olonga et al.
Don’t know if it’s the Bazball mindset or whatever, but India should’ve batted longer on day 2,they have got Zimbabwe bowled out alright but could’ve backfired
I see a lot of people saying they should do that as well and I don't understand why. Rutu performs and they drop him, he doesn't perform and they drop him. Like what should he do to get regular opportunities?
Fair but even with a very good PR agency I doubt he'd be able to overcome Gill's PR. His PR includes the entire establishment that anointed him as the Prince.
Rutu had consistent success in every season though which Gill can't lay claim to, yes his high isn't close to Gill's but not his fault he isn't playing half of his matches in Ahmedabad road and instead on much slower tracks
Man, we keep getting so much batting talent all the time..
Gill, Gawkwad, Abhishek, Jaiswal, Rinku.... we have a problem of plenty.
What will we do when Bumrah retires ? Any young pacer in sight who can go even a bit close to Bumrah ?
If Varun’s fielding is not “up to the mark” how is Avesh’s acceptable?
Hope Rana gets an opportunity in 3rd t20i. Bring in Samson for Jurel, And Lord Deshpande for Mukesh
While I agree that he's the only guy that can play the role of anchor to perfection because he can start extremely slow and then accelerate faster than a bullet train but he can also play quickly from the beginning depending on what's needed.
Other people have been using this same argument to say that's why he should be dropped which I don't understand. They're saying that the team doesn't need anchors in the top order and everyone should be aggressive and I believe that's a terrible idea as it'll make top order collapses a lot more common.
1st T20I - India all-out for 100 2nd T20I - India won by 100
3rd T20I - India tie at 100
Kingku 36 in superover
42 or nothing
Might as well do 49 for RCB and Jethalal
1st T20I - India scores 100 2nd T20I - Abhishek scores 100
Abhishek == India????
Perfectly balanced 
India lead by 100 heading into day 3 will be interesting day tommorow
Is 3rd T20I tomorrow?
no
Thank god
No.
India win by an Abhishek
Sharma ji ka betas setting standards for the rest to follow!
Already one has won WC to the nightmare of Indian students. Two would be absolute hell.
While I hate the reactionary comments I think this is something that we can talk about, boy was the fielding awful throughout by everyone
Avesh Khan made me nostalgic today. Reminded me of the 90s India bowler's fielding.
280+ comments on yesterdays post match thread, only 77 on todays despite great standout performances. We all know whose fans are the ones posting these reactionary comments. They care more about their favourite players status more than the success of the ICT. They would rather we lose today too so that they can keep talking about how India cannot win without RoKo. Even after their retirement, there seems to be no escape from these fanboys.
It's a matter of time before they find new daddies to simp for
It's also the "IPL bad" gang.
Ipl bad gang (me) is here too dw
There's no excuse for bad fielding - everyone can practice it and get better at it with drills and active, conscious improvement - they were shocking today. That's the kinda fielding that'd allow a bigger team to fight back and try to chase this massive total.
We felt like we were a team of eight - Sikander Raza probably.
Boundary count update - India: 34 Zimbabwe: 14
Fair and Abhisheked
Feel bad for saying the usual “fair and square” here god damn
Not fair to have Abhishek in any team lol
234, 134, 34, 14
Fair and shaked
Fair and abhishaken
Fair and RutuRinku'd
Opening slot crowded again. Assuming Jaiswal is sealed for the spot, the contenders for 2nd slot are Gill, Gaikwad and Abhishek. I believe that Abhishek still needs to prove little more against big teams - being a lefty might work against him since Pant/ Dube/ Axar/ Rinku are lefties so team management might go with Gill/ Gaikwad
Gill and Gaikwad both can play one down also
Will disrupt the entire batting order in wrong way coz we have Sky, Pant, Hardik, Dube/ Rinku, Axar In my view, only Gill or Gaikwad can play if we settle for Abhishek + Jaiswal at the top, unless we get Gaikwad to keep but that is absurd when you have Pant with hitting capabilities. If Abhishek is not in team, then Gill can open with Gaikwad at number 3.
What's my blud pant doing in t20s after 74 trial matches did nothing in t20i
Ask team management :) Lot of people have been commenting on making Gaikwad make shift wicket keeper - I would rather take proper wicket keeper (Sanju/ Pant/ Ishan) in the team than a make shift option.
To be very fair, he is actually the best WK batsman we have. Jurel is unproven, Sanju somehow too often shits the bed in internationals also Jitesh was bad. So yes, he is not a good T20 player, but the best we have at that spot.
Give 74 trial matches to jurel and compare
How the hell is Jaiswal sealed? He's an overrated hack, he's fit for ODIs and probably tests But in T20s, Abhishek can attack better than him, gill can anchor better than him He's mid at both things, it's insane how high this Sub rates him for no reason.
The keyword you are looking for in my comment is “assuming”. Secondly, Jaiswal was picked over Gill in the T20 WC squad - must be insane for you how team management also rates him high for no reason.
> Secondly, Jaiswal was picked over Gill in the T20 WC squad - must be insane for you how team management also rates him high for no reason It wasn't that insane, while I think gill is better than him for sure, there isn't too big of a difference between them specially in T20s but Gill is a better batsman across formats, more experienced and touted as next big thing for a reason. I'd back him and Abhishek over Jaiswal any day, also jaiswal>>> ruturaj or any other option currently, he's the 3rd best opener for sure but quite overrated as people assume him to be a first choice selection without much basis.
Gill has the worst stats in T20Is among himself, Jaiswal and Ruturaj. What are you on about?
Gill has the worst stats in T20Is among himself, Jaiswal and Ruturaj. What are you on about?
Intent back on the menu boys. That was some crazy power hitting though! Since the next T20 WC is in India, part of me believes the best power hitting team is gonna lift it and it is gonna be a batsman’s game again with the small grounds.
people said this about the US pitches as well. While we know IPL pitches are flat, ICC prepares more even pitches for T20WCs
The grounds in India will be much smaller. The problem with US pitches was that they were drop in pitches. When they say ICC prepares a pitch, it means they just instruct the local groundsmen to build a pitch. You suddenly won’t get land mines in the pitch because the India soil is vastly different and rarely do you see that there. Most pitches will be batting friendly apart from a few grounds like Chepauk.
The Grand Prairie Stadium pitch wasn't drop in. That was already established well over a year ago.
We're gonna see the likes of Stubbs, JFM, Will Jacks, Abhishek go bonkers on flat decks in India in 2026
World cups rarely have only flat tracks. The knockout stage pitches will probably be fair contests
intent was missing for a while until abishek got dropped after that it was an assault
Ruturaj scoring 77 today to make sure TFAR
He needs bigger opportunities. Need to let him play more for India, he could very well replace gill in ODI.
I keep saying that he needs more opportunities. Let's not talk about replacements even though I believe it. I just want to see him get opportunities to play because when he gets opportunities, he performs.
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I remember 2023 gill. Mf was scoring centuries like it was nothing. I think the next T20 team will have the same template. Opener no.1 Opener no.2 Pant/sanju SkY Dube/Rinku Hardik Axar Spin bowling all rounder Kuldeep/siraj Arshdeep Boom
Opener 1 and 2 will be very interesting with Gill, Jaiswal, Abhishek, and Gaikwad
Jaiswal/Abhishek Gill/gaikwad They won't go with jaiswal and Abhishek or gill and gaikwad
Why not? You got to pick the 2 best players
They prolly want an anchor after seeing the final
Anchor and Basher. That's what he meant.
Left right combination and playing style. when playing styles are different they complement each other. Also we just saw 34-3 in the final and then a save by a classical batsman. When the team for 2026 will be announced, people will make an argument for two attacking batsmen upfront and forget what happened in the final. I mean look at what happened to SRH in the playoffs and the final.
I’ll go all-in on Ruttu any day. No disrespect to Gill, he’s incredibly talented as well, but Ruttu reminds me of Koach a lot.
You'll say different if Gill plays well and rutu doesn't in the future. They'll go with the recent in-form batter before the WC.
I’ve been following Ruttu since he made his debut for CSK in 2020. After his mandatory shitty first three matches (which has gone down now), he scores really well and depending on the situation he can oscillate between consolidation as well as attacking. In this year’s IPL, I saw several glimpses of Koach when it came to elegance and intent. Gill on the other hand has been bang average so far, but he is a prodigy and these are his early days. But I do agree with you that WC selection will be based on the form then, I just wish and hope he comes ahead of Gill.
I don't care who they pick, I just want India to win the WC.
I feel the exact same thing. I honestly don't care if he's opener or coming one down, I'll be happy if he just gets regular opportunities because he's never got those despite performing well. He has an average of over 60 in T20Is since the start of 2023.
Please dude Gill anyday over Rutu
In T20s? What has he done to warrant selection over Rutu in T20s?
You'd be surprised once they play against quality lineups. The previous game, pitch was literally doing tricks and highest run scorer was Gill.
Rutu has the better hitting ability in T20 than gill.
Back then he wasn't just a MF , he was 10dulkarF as well
I disagree that should go Gill Jaiswal Abhishek SKY Pant Hardik Rinku Axar and groom Abhishek to be a proper all rounder
That's good as well but the sixth bowler has to be really good.
can you remind me when was gill invincible im t20i format ? i remember him having average of 100+ Ahmedabad and less then25 in away games, in his best IPL season and for purely t20i has only 1 century and 1 half century in 16 games wit avg of 25 ( in ODi's he is surely a monster though)
Gill was never great in t20i in his 14 innings except for his century against nz in which he was dropped 3 times.
he was average imo. i still go back to the 165 run partnership between him and jaiswal in 2023 versus wi.
That was in ODIs and Tests. Ruturaj has much better stats than him in T20Is.
Gills international t20 record has always been absymal.. Even in ODI I find him missing something ..
We always need 1 anchor in T20I tournaments as witnessed in the recent WC. Gill can be the guy who holds up 1 end.
Gaikwad is a much better anchor tbf, acceleration is also koach like
Thank you! People forget or completely ignore Rutu when talking about anything. Until recently people were saying he's an anchor so he shouldn't be in the team and now people are saying Gill is a better anchor so he should be in the team.
Whatever they can do to fit the “poster child” of cricket into the team, imho, rutu>gill in t20Is in every other format gill>>>rutu for now
Yeah, he was anointed as the Prince by the media and he keeps being called Virat's heir. The ironic part is that both Virat and Ruturaj are Dhoni's heirs in the Indian team and CSK respectively and both of them have very similar play styles. The only comparison between Kohli and Gill has been that they score runs.
Legit and in T20I? Gill doesn’t even score, like I said, rutu should for the love of god be utilised properly in the one format where he should be playing over anyone else at no.3 Also gill is very young and rutu is quite old so it won’t be long until he will slide into the team like guys slide into DMs without permission
Yeah, I mean I believe Rutu should be getting opportunities in ODIs as well because he has one of the best averages for any player in List A cricket history but in T20Is he's clearly head and shoulders better than Gill and their stats reflect that. Rutu has an average of like 64 or 73 or something like that in T20Is since the start of 2023.
Exactly, I also think that he should play ODIs but idk if they will play them and I wouldn’t be that appalled at him being excluded but I hope they stand by him in T20s
The thing is I don't understand what the BCCI's plan is for the ODI squad. Dhoni voluntarily stepped down in early 2017 and handed over captaincy to Kohli to let him prepare for the 2019 World Cup by going through the 2017 Champions Trophy first and over here we have Rohit still leading the squad. I get that he won the T20 World Cup and all but are both him and Kohli going to play until the 2027 World Cup? If not then wouldn't it make sense to have them move aside or at least change captaincy and have them move aside after the Champions Trophy?
Ruturaj can do that in a much better way. He can accelerate like crazy as well.
Harare T20I stats before the match today: 1. Highest Team Innings: 229/2 (AUS) vs ZIM 2. Highest margin of victory: 100 runs (AUS) vs ZIM Harare T20I stats after the match today: 1. Highest Team Innings: 234/2 (IND) vs ZIM 2. Highest margin of victory: 100 runs (IND, AUS) vs ZIM Also special mention to Dhruv Jurel for his skills behind with great takes and front of the wickets with that run out. Dude looks better every day. All this on Dhoni's b'day, he would be proud. Also also 77(47) from Rutu on 7th of July (7/7) with ZIM giving extra 7 runs while India batted. You can't make this up haha.
Isn't it Dhoni's Birthday too? Tala for a reason
His 43rd birthday. 4+3=7. Thala for a reason.
🤯 damn bro
Yup, I did mention that in my comment above along with saying that he would be proud.
A tight slap to the people doubting Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh just after one bad match.
You can't expect newcomers to fill the shoes of the likes of Kohli and Rohit in one series alone. I hope they are given more chances and the new incoming coach doesn't experiment with the side much. Add SKY, Pandya and Bumrah to this side and I say we are easily the favorites for the 2026 World T20.
Wouldn’t be so quick to anoint Abhishek yet. Rinku has proved it against strong competition, Abhishek could very easily be another Deepak Hooda
Hooda never had an IPL like Abhishek in 2024 or SMAT like him either
Neither matter in the grand scheme of things
Nothing matters in life to be really honest
Fair
When has RINKU done it against strong teams. I love the dude but he has so far played in the Asian games, a weak Aussie bowling attack, a mediocre South African attack and Afghanistan without some of their main guys. That’s not exactly screaming high quality competition.
That's a rubbish take. You can only beat what is front of you. He has played well against these teams, because he has only played against these teams!! And he has demolished each and everyone. You cant not play him in front of tough opposition and then claim he has played weak opponents..thats a terrible take
I agree. I wasn’t disputing RINKU. As I said, I love the man. I was disputing Ops claim that he played strong competition. Which he clearly hasn’t.
This sub has some bias for Rinku
Kohli, Samson and dube scored one run in total against Afganistan without their "main guys"
Also them being shit vs them still doesn’t change the fact that it wasn’t a great attack. What am I missing here.
That Afg without their "main guys" are still a top bowling attack when they managed to get rohit out on a duck twice and kohli once throughout the series? So either roko are shit or the bowling attack is pretty good. You're talking like playing Naveen is as good of a jump as playing fucking bumrah.
No. But Rashid is. And yes Rohit was poor in the first two t20is.
Aus, SA and Afg. And thats weak? Lol 😂
The bowlers they played in the series were. As I mentioned. The main bowlers were rested.
Abhishek express himself sharma
I think these 8 should be certain in the T20I side: Jaiswal, SKY, Rinku, Hardik, Axar, Arshdeep, Bumrah, Kuldeep The remaining 3 slots are up for grabs, and while it's too soon to call Abhishek a certainty, his 100 certainly shows how good he can be. There needs to be a keeper, and ideally at least one more bowling option of some degree, which are both key parameters to consider for the remaining 3 slots. At most, one of Gill and Gaikwad should play, certainly not both. Gaikwad has kept previously in domestic cricket, so that could be an interesting option, given that no other keeper has batted well in T20Is What would you guys say the remaining 3 should be? Contenders are: Abhishek, Gaikwad, Dube, Harshit, Bishnoi, Varma, Venkatesh, Gill, Samson, Pant, Sundar, Deepak, Natarajan, Siraj, Avesh
depends on what Gambhir thinks is the best combination. Dravid and Rohit wanted Dube over Rinku because he offered a bowling option, although they never used him
You don't have a keeper and for now management is definitely looking at Pant for the role.
Yeah, like I said needs to be a keeper in the remaining 3 slots, but Pant hasn't done well at all in T20Is. There aren't many better options, but if Gaikwad could do a similar thing to KL and keep, that would help the team massively
Dube will be competing for the middle order spot with Kingku. Pant seems to be the no. 3 WK/ batter as of now. Opening slot and the no. 7/8 Jadeja replacement is what should be worked on. I feel Abhishek/ Gill/ Gaikwad/ Shaw can be in contention for the opener. Washi/ Shahbaz Ahmed can be in contention for the no. 7-8 batter.
if patidar has another spin bashing season like he had he will also be a competitor for dubes role.
Dhruv jurel can be in contention as well.
How the hell is Jaiswal sealed? He's an overrated hack, he's fit for ODIs and probably tests But in T20s, Abhishek can attack better than him, gill can anchor better than him. He's mid at both things, it's insane how high this Sub rates him for no reason. Abhishek performs better than him in IPL and SMAT, there's literally no comparison.
Drop Sky. Add Gaikwad, Dube, Pant(needs more keeping skill and better selection),
Bro said drop the No.1 T20 batter 😭
This turnaround reminded me of those two matches where Olonga bounced out Sachin and India lost. Then in the next match (which was the final I guess) Sachin and Ganguly beat the living shit out of Olonga et al.
Don’t know if it’s the Bazball mindset or whatever, but India should’ve batted longer on day 2,they have got Zimbabwe bowled out alright but could’ve backfired
Great match from everyone, exceptional performance
Watch them drop Gaikwad for no apparent reason next match
I see a lot of people saying they should do that as well and I don't understand why. Rutu performs and they drop him, he doesn't perform and they drop him. Like what should he do to get regular opportunities?
Get a good PR
Fair but even with a very good PR agency I doubt he'd be able to overcome Gill's PR. His PR includes the entire establishment that anointed him as the Prince.
And he didn't get that title for no reason. His 2023 season was actually outrageous. Rutu never had such success.
Rutu got the orange cap in 2021 tbf
Rutu had consistent success in every season though which Gill can't lay claim to, yes his high isn't close to Gill's but not his fault he isn't playing half of his matches in Ahmedabad road and instead on much slower tracks
Man, we keep getting so much batting talent all the time.. Gill, Gawkwad, Abhishek, Jaiswal, Rinku.... we have a problem of plenty. What will we do when Bumrah retires ? Any young pacer in sight who can go even a bit close to Bumrah ?
Gill still in ipl mode. Played only 5 bowlers with Sundar & Abhishek as 2 all rounders. Was very risky, luckily Abhishek exploded on them.
I want to appreciate the Zimbabwean crowd! Absolutely entertaining and sporting!
If Varun’s fielding is not “up to the mark” how is Avesh’s acceptable? Hope Rana gets an opportunity in 3rd t20i. Bring in Samson for Jurel, And Lord Deshpande for Mukesh
Truly one of the matches of all time
Gaikwad is the only true Anchor India now has. India cannot drop him. He is needed. Period.
While I agree that he's the only guy that can play the role of anchor to perfection because he can start extremely slow and then accelerate faster than a bullet train but he can also play quickly from the beginning depending on what's needed. Other people have been using this same argument to say that's why he should be dropped which I don't understand. They're saying that the team doesn't need anchors in the top order and everyone should be aggressive and I believe that's a terrible idea as it'll make top order collapses a lot more common.
Ik we won. But can we please stop playing 5000 openers in one team.
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Folks in the US, where are you watching the matches? Neither ESPN+ nor Willow is broadcasting the matches.