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But in 2017 is very different & specially in Test, because India is not chillar team. They are no. 1 in the world.
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But in 2017 is very different & specially in Test, because India is not chillar team. They are no. 1 in the world.
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Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair or both - India's selection combinatorics
5-3-2 with Ajinkya Rahane
India's Test vice-captain returns to the fold after sitting out the Mumbai and Chennai Tests against England due to a finger fracture sustained at the Wankhede nets. Against England, Rahane endured, easily one of his worst series since establishing himself as a first-team regular, returning scores of 13, 1, 23, 26 and 0 from five innings before injury cut short his participation. He played the final ODI against England but managed only a solitary run before finding some form with a brisk 78 for Mumbai against Baroda in a Zonal T20 competition.
There were murmurs of a technical flaw against the short ball when New Zealand's pacers pinged him on the helmet more than once in Indore. But his class and long-format pedigree remains undoubted. He should seamlessly slot back in at No. 5 and also ease India's slip fielding woes in the process.
"We all know what Ajinkya has done for India," Kumble said. "His performances have been phenomenal across conditions. It is nice that somebody [Nair] who has come in to replace (him) because of (his) injury in Mumbai, and just three or four innings later, he was able to score a triple hundred. It is nice to have that kind of ability and that kind of contribution coming in from youngsters as well."
5-3-2 with Karun Nair
Virat Kohli loves his 6 batsmen (5 + keeper) formula for home Tests. It's a strategy that has empowered bowlers to win Test matches for the team, while keeping the onus on the top order to bat big and make up for the absence of a sixth batsman. So far, the keepers (both Saha and Parthiv) and the lower-order led by R Ashwin have played their parts to perfection with the bat to allow Kohli to field that extra bowler. So if Kohli does decide to hold firm to this new-found combination, then the think-tank will have to choose between Rahane and Nair.
There maybe reason for Nair's inclusion after all. In the previous Test, Nair became only the second Indian to score a Test match triple hundred. It would be cruel if he were to miss out after such a heroic show. But he certainly won't be the first to such a dubious distinction.
Andy Sandha, who scored the maiden Test triple hundred, never played another Test. Len Hutton and Inzamam-ul-Haq too missed their respective teams' next Tests after scoring a triple-hundred.
6-2-2 with Rahane and Nair
Alternatively, India can play both Rahane and Nair in a 7-4 combination on a bat-once-bat-big Hyderabad surface. Two of India's recent victories in Hyderabad have been achieved by an innings, by batting deep. But, such a ploy will need them resting the third spinner (Jayant Yadav/Kuldeep Yadav), increasing the workloads on R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, ahead of sterner Tests against Australia. However, both India's main spinners were rested for the recently-concluded T20I series against England and could be pressed into longer service for the team's cause.
Moreover, that Karun Nair and Murali Vijay rolled their arms over in the nets under Kumble's supervision presents Kohli with an opportunity to go back to the New Zealand series mode, where Rohit Sharma played as a pure batsman at No. 6 and offered a handful overs to allow the frontline spinners to catch a breather.
"Obviously, they [Ashwin and Jadeja] are proven match-winners and have the ability to not really bother about conditions. People tend to look at the surface and not give too much credit to spinners, especially when spinners perform in India. But at the end of the day, it is the ability of the bowlers to pick up 20 wickets and Ashwin is a proven world-class bowler. To support him and also as a combination, these two have done really well," Kumble said.
Bowling Mix
5-2-2-1 or 5-3-1-1 with Hardik Pandya as the seam-bowling all-rounder
The uncapped Hardik Pandya is a joker in the pack for India and could be used summoned any time the curators throw up an oddball - one that is either overly seamer friendly or a rank turner. Being a seam-bowling all-rounder, Hardik can play as a third seamer or in a more rare scenario, play as a second seamer-all-rounder facilitating Kohli to go in with three specialist spinners. As Kumble reckoned ahead of the Bangladesh squad, Hardik's versatility will perhaps be best understood in India's overseas tours, which will commence at the end of this year.
"We certainly want to keep Hardik in the mix because he is someone who has the ability to become a good all-rounder even in the longer format. That is one of the reasons we have pushed Hardik (into Test squad). It is very rare when someone can run in and bowl close to 140 (kmph) and bat in the middle order, lower middle order. That is the ability that Hardik brings in," Kumble said.
"Yes he is not really tested in the longer format but we certainly believe that if he is part of the mix and whenever the opportunity comes if we try him out, then in the future, when we travel outside India, he is someone you look at. So it is important to keep players with that ability to be in the mix. That is one of the reasons he is in the squad."
5-3-2 or 5-2-3 with Bhuvneshwar Kumar
So far, India have adopted a more horses for courses approach with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In typical sub-continent conditions, Kohli has preferred to use the likes of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma in short bursts, whose extra pace makes reverse swing a potent weapon in these conditions. Bhuvneshwar comes in on wickets with a little more assistance for a conventional seamer like Gros Islet or Kolkata, where he set up victories with his five-fers. Bhuvneshwar can play in a two-man seam attack, where he also offers his dogged presence with the bat or in a three-man attack as a new-ball bowler.
Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair or both - India's selection combinatorics - Cricbuzz
5-3-2 with Ajinkya Rahane
India's Test vice-captain returns to the fold after sitting out the Mumbai and Chennai Tests against England due to a finger fracture sustained at the Wankhede nets. Against England, Rahane endured, easily one of his worst series since establishing himself as a first-team regular, returning scores of 13, 1, 23, 26 and 0 from five innings before injury cut short his participation. He played the final ODI against England but managed only a solitary run before finding some form with a brisk 78 for Mumbai against Baroda in a Zonal T20 competition.
There were murmurs of a technical flaw against the short ball when New Zealand's pacers pinged him on the helmet more than once in Indore. But his class and long-format pedigree remains undoubted. He should seamlessly slot back in at No. 5 and also ease India's slip fielding woes in the process.
"We all know what Ajinkya has done for India," Kumble said. "His performances have been phenomenal across conditions. It is nice that somebody [Nair] who has come in to replace (him) because of (his) injury in Mumbai, and just three or four innings later, he was able to score a triple hundred. It is nice to have that kind of ability and that kind of contribution coming in from youngsters as well."
5-3-2 with Karun Nair
Virat Kohli loves his 6 batsmen (5 + keeper) formula for home Tests. It's a strategy that has empowered bowlers to win Test matches for the team, while keeping the onus on the top order to bat big and make up for the absence of a sixth batsman. So far, the keepers (both Saha and Parthiv) and the lower-order led by R Ashwin have played their parts to perfection with the bat to allow Kohli to field that extra bowler. So if Kohli does decide to hold firm to this new-found combination, then the think-tank will have to choose between Rahane and Nair.
There maybe reason for Nair's inclusion after all. In the previous Test, Nair became only the second Indian to score a Test match triple hundred. It would be cruel if he were to miss out after such a heroic show. But he certainly won't be the first to such a dubious distinction.
Andy Sandha, who scored the maiden Test triple hundred, never played another Test. Len Hutton and Inzamam-ul-Haq too missed their respective teams' next Tests after scoring a triple-hundred.
6-2-2 with Rahane and Nair
Alternatively, India can play both Rahane and Nair in a 7-4 combination on a bat-once-bat-big Hyderabad surface. Two of India's recent victories in Hyderabad have been achieved by an innings, by batting deep. But, such a ploy will need them resting the third spinner (Jayant Yadav/Kuldeep Yadav), increasing the workloads on R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, ahead of sterner Tests against Australia. However, both India's main spinners were rested for the recently-concluded T20I series against England and could be pressed into longer service for the team's cause.
Moreover, that Karun Nair and Murali Vijay rolled their arms over in the nets under Kumble's supervision presents Kohli with an opportunity to go back to the New Zealand series mode, where Rohit Sharma played as a pure batsman at No. 6 and offered a handful overs to allow the frontline spinners to catch a breather.
"Obviously, they [Ashwin and Jadeja] are proven match-winners and have the ability to not really bother about conditions. People tend to look at the surface and not give too much credit to spinners, especially when spinners perform in India. But at the end of the day, it is the ability of the bowlers to pick up 20 wickets and Ashwin is a proven world-class bowler. To support him and also as a combination, these two have done really well," Kumble said.
Bowling Mix
5-2-2-1 or 5-3-1-1 with Hardik Pandya as the seam-bowling all-rounder
The uncapped Hardik Pandya is a joker in the pack for India and could be used summoned any time the curators throw up an oddball - one that is either overly seamer friendly or a rank turner. Being a seam-bowling all-rounder, Hardik can play as a third seamer or in a more rare scenario, play as a second seamer-all-rounder facilitating Kohli to go in with three specialist spinners. As Kumble reckoned ahead of the Bangladesh squad, Hardik's versatility will perhaps be best understood in India's overseas tours, which will commence at the end of this year.
"We certainly want to keep Hardik in the mix because he is someone who has the ability to become a good all-rounder even in the longer format. That is one of the reasons we have pushed Hardik (into Test squad). It is very rare when someone can run in and bowl close to 140 (kmph) and bat in the middle order, lower middle order. That is the ability that Hardik brings in," Kumble said.
"Yes he is not really tested in the longer format but we certainly believe that if he is part of the mix and whenever the opportunity comes if we try him out, then in the future, when we travel outside India, he is someone you look at. So it is important to keep players with that ability to be in the mix. That is one of the reasons he is in the squad."
5-3-2 or 5-2-3 with Bhuvneshwar Kumar
So far, India have adopted a more horses for courses approach with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In typical sub-continent conditions, Kohli has preferred to use the likes of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma in short bursts, whose extra pace makes reverse swing a potent weapon in these conditions. Bhuvneshwar comes in on wickets with a little more assistance for a conventional seamer like Gros Islet or Kolkata, where he set up victories with his five-fers. Bhuvneshwar can play in a two-man seam attack, where he also offers his dogged presence with the bat or in a three-man attack as a new-ball bowler.
Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair or both - India's selection combinatorics - Cricbuzz
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sagR said:
yes bro Karun definitely deserve a place.
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Ratnakar Shetty, Santosh Rangnekar to manage India-Bangladesh Test
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday named its general manager (administration and game development) Ratnakar Shetty as observer for the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh, starting from Thursday in Hyderabad.
Besides Shetty, the board’s chief financial officer Santosh Rangnekar was also named as financial advisor to ensure proper maintenance of records in relation to income and expenditure for the Test match.
There is no recognised body governing the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and even as elections had been held, the results have not been declared due to a court order.
“In compliance with the order dated 06.02.2017 passed in WP(PIL)M.P. No.30 of 2017 in WP(PIL) No.16 of 2017 by the Hyderabad Court and further on approval received by the Committee of Administrators of the BCCI, BCCI has appointed Ratnakar Shetty to supervise and monitor arrangements being made by the HCA and Santosh Rangnekar as financial advisor to ensure proper maintenance of records in relation to income and expenditure for the Test match,” read a BCCI statement.
The members of the previous HCA regime had resigned and there is no recognition for the interim body that was set up some time back.
The BCCI’s worries were compounded by the lack of funds with the HCA, who also wrote to the national board a few weeks back about its problem to hold the game if funds were not sanctioned.
Ratnakar Shetty, Santosh Rangnekar to manage India-Bangladesh Test - India.com
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday named its general manager (administration and game development) Ratnakar Shetty as observer for the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh, starting from Thursday in Hyderabad.
Besides Shetty, the board’s chief financial officer Santosh Rangnekar was also named as financial advisor to ensure proper maintenance of records in relation to income and expenditure for the Test match.
There is no recognised body governing the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and even as elections had been held, the results have not been declared due to a court order.
“In compliance with the order dated 06.02.2017 passed in WP(PIL)M.P. No.30 of 2017 in WP(PIL) No.16 of 2017 by the Hyderabad Court and further on approval received by the Committee of Administrators of the BCCI, BCCI has appointed Ratnakar Shetty to supervise and monitor arrangements being made by the HCA and Santosh Rangnekar as financial advisor to ensure proper maintenance of records in relation to income and expenditure for the Test match,” read a BCCI statement.
The members of the previous HCA regime had resigned and there is no recognition for the interim body that was set up some time back.
The BCCI’s worries were compounded by the lack of funds with the HCA, who also wrote to the national board a few weeks back about its problem to hold the game if funds were not sanctioned.
Ratnakar Shetty, Santosh Rangnekar to manage India-Bangladesh Test - India.com
UPDATE :
Ajinkya Rahane to replace Karun Nair in Test team
Ajinkya Rahane is set to replace Karun Nair in the Indian team in the one-off Test against Bangladesh starting on Thursday. Virat Kohli, during the press conference on the eve of the Test, announced it on Wednesday.
While Karun can consider himself unlucky, Rahane’s inclusion in the side was justified by skipper Kohli as he said: “One game doesn't overshadow two years of hard work, he is the most solid batsman of our team in the Test format.”
India vs Bangladesh: Ajinkya Rahane to replace Karun Nair in Test team
http://m.indiatoday.in/story/virat-kohli-bangladesh-hyderabad-test-ajinkya-rahane-karun-nair/1/877597.html
Virat Kohli chooses Ajinkya Rahane over Karun Nair for India vs Bangladesh Test | cricket | Hindustan Times
Ajinkya Rahane to replace Karun Nair in Test team
Ajinkya Rahane is set to replace Karun Nair in the Indian team in the one-off Test against Bangladesh starting on Thursday. Virat Kohli, during the press conference on the eve of the Test, announced it on Wednesday.
While Karun can consider himself unlucky, Rahane’s inclusion in the side was justified by skipper Kohli as he said: “One game doesn't overshadow two years of hard work, he is the most solid batsman of our team in the Test format.”
India vs Bangladesh: Ajinkya Rahane to replace Karun Nair in Test team
http://m.indiatoday.in/story/virat-kohli-bangladesh-hyderabad-test-ajinkya-rahane-karun-nair/1/877597.html
Virat Kohli chooses Ajinkya Rahane over Karun Nair for India vs Bangladesh Test | cricket | Hindustan Times
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This is Issue in our Team they always thinking abt past not abt future kohli is not a exceptional in this meanwhile hurting words to Karun :s:s
.. As a captain you have full authority for PXI selection but for that dont hurt the talent ..
.. As a captain you have full authority for PXI selection but for that dont hurt the talent ..
