Ravindra Jadeja, Siddarth Kaul to replace Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur in India’s squad [Post #265]

[Sanzcool]

India squad for Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Y Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) September 1, 2018

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/840543

Virat Kohli has been rested for the 2018 Asia Cup, starting on 15 September in the United Arab Emirates, and Rohit Sharma will stand in as captain, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Saturday, 1 September.

Manish Pandey returned to the side, thanks to his excellent recent form, but the standout name was that of Khaleel Ahmed, the left-arm medium-pacer from Rajasthan, who got his maiden international call-up.

Kedar Jadhav was also included in the 16-man squad, having missed the three-match one-day international series in England, as was Ambati Rayudu.

Suresh Raina missed out, though, along with Umesh Yadav, Siddarth Kaul, and Shreyas Iyer, all of whom were part of the ODI squad in England.

Kohli was rested, possibly with an eye on the Tests against the Windies in October, which start less than a week after the final of the Asia Cup on 28 September. The selectors, however, decided to play others likely to feature in the Tests, including Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul.

Pandey’s call-up is no surprise. He has been in a rich vein of form, and was the top run-scorer in the recent quadrangular series between India A, India B, Australia A and South Africa A. His 306 runs in four matches, including a 73* in the final, helped his India B side to the title.

Manish Pandey was rewarded for his excellent form in the quadrangular series Manish Pandey was rewarded for his excellent form in the quadrangular series
Jadhav was also part of the India B side, but his contributions were less spectacular – he totalled 30 runs in four matches, and in his one outing with the ball returned 0/10. However, he proved his fitness in the series, having come back from a hamstring injury that ruled him out of most of the Indian Premier League in April and May, and the tour of England that followed.

Rayudu was another player to make a comeback. He was originally in the squad for the ODIs in England, but was then excluded after failing the Yo-Yo fitness test. However, he cleared the test thereafter, and was part of the India A side in the quadrangular series, scoring 62*, 48, 11 and 66 in his four matches.

Ahmed, 20, has played 17 List A and 12 T20s so far, and was part of the India A side that toured England in June. He was also involved in the quadrangular series, picking up seven wickets in four matches, including a 3/45 against South Africa A.

The Asia Cup is a six-team affair, with India slotted in Group B, along with Pakistan and a qualifier. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are in Group A.

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed

[saeed5646]

Without kohli advantage pakistan

[OneTip-OneHand]

Indian cricket team for

#AsiaCup2018

Rohit Sharma(C), Shikhar Dhawan (VC), KL Rahul, AT Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Kartik, Kuldip Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Y Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumra, Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed: #BCCI

Don’t understand Selector’s obsession with Rayudu, Pandey, Jadhav and Thakur. Axar Patel too. Thats 5 bad selection out of 16.

[Canford Cliffs]

Not a bad team...ideally wanted Pant inplace of that baggage Dhoni but rest ok.

[Greenstorm]

With Rohit Sharma as captain, India's chances of winning has increased.

[battler]

Bumrah should have been rested too.

[MenInG]

Means nothing as India are a strong team regardless

[Cricket-Pundit]

Khaleel Ahmed is a good inclusion, we need a left-armer somewhere down the line

[Canford Cliffs]

Don’t understand Selector’s obsession with Rayudu, Pandey, Jadhav and Thakur. Axar Patel too. Thats 5 bad selection out of 16.

Pandey is the highest scorer playing for India B against Aust and SA A teams.

Axar is in top form in county cricket.

Thakur will play the 18th sept game and is there to keep Bumrah fresh for next day

[happydavy]

Dinesh Karthik? It's quite amazing how a guy, with no performance, quietly sneaks into the national team so consistently for last 15 years.

[Mamoon]

As expected, India didn’t go with the full squad and rested the best player in the world.

A moment of silence for some of our Pakistani fans who were adamant that Kohli will play because India cannot afford to send a weakened team to a tournament where they will play Pakistan multiple times.

My apologies, but please feel free to lick your wounds.

[battler]

Pandey, kedhar Jadhav, Axar Patel lol Pathetic squad.

[Mamoon]

Dinesh Karthik? It's quite amazing how a guy, with no performance, quietly sneaks into the national team so consistently for last 15 years.

He is going to milk the fluke knock against Bangladesh for a while. The biggest TTF India has produced in the last two decades.

[Canford Cliffs]

Khaleel Ahmed is a good inclusion, we need a left-armer somewhere down the line

Khaleel is not international standard yet. May do well against lesser teams like BD or the qualifier etc. But against the likes of Fakhar or Babar he will go for plenty.

Siraj is a better bowler.

[Canford Cliffs]

As expected, India didn’t go with the full squad and rested the best player in the world.

A moment of silence for some of our Pakistani fans who were adamant that Kohli will play because India cannot afford to send a weakened team to a tournament where they will play Pakistan multiple times.

My apologies, but please feel free to lick your wounds.

Yeah specifically @Syed1 who said India will never rest Kohli in a tournament where it is suppose to play Pak multiple times

[cricketjoshila]

Should have rested Pandya and Bumrah also. Asia cup isnt a significant tournament any more.

[Arham_PakFan]

Not a bad squad. Only Kohli among the important players has been rested. The squad is good for UAE conditions

[Hawkeye]

Without Kohli, it's not fun or competitive anymore.

Sad.

[saeed5646]

So we were told that india will rest there main player like bumrah,dhawan etc but only kohli is rested.
2 points to determine
1)Either india is one man army kohli
2)India team can perform witout kohli there batting don.t depend only on him

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Squad looks pretty average without Kohli. Happy for Khaleel Ahmed we desperately need a left arm fast bowler. Guys like Axar, Rayudu and Jadhav makes me want to punch in the wall.

[MenInG]

Should have rested Pandya and Bumrah also. Asia cup isnt a significant tournament any more.

Just because Pakistan playing in it? Thankfully BCCI don't think so.

[cricketjoshila]

So we were told that india will rest there main player like bumrah,dhawan etc but only kohli is rested.
2 points to determine
1)Either india is one man army kohli
2)India team can perform witout kohli there batting don.t depend only on him

Dhawan was never supposed to be rested.

Bumrah's name was doing the rounds. But it was also said that he just came back from a 2 month injury break.

Only Pandya is a surprise as he was supposed to be rested.

[the_outsider]

Was sure that Pandya would be rested. Suprised to see him in the squad. He's had a very heavy workload.

Shocked they picked DK over Pant. A 34 year-old backup for a 37 year-old Dhoni. Brilliant!




Also, I was really hoping they would revisit Jadeja as the 6th bowler and #7 batsman. India needs a 2nd all-rounder in the XI.

[Tyler Durden]

Kedhav Jadhav again? Didn't he look like a Joker in CT matches? His 2 or 3 spin overs with comic action is not going to help us win a tournament and the less we talk about his terrible fielding the better it is. I wish and pray he's not included in the Playing 11. This is looking like an extended version of CSK team to me. I would have felt very happy if we had players like Pant and Gill in place of Kedhar and Karthik or Dhoni. But can't stand this guy Kedhar Jadhav.

Karthik is done and dusted too. Why not Pant in his place??? Urgh!

And then comes Axar Patel, when did he last play for India? We added Krunal Pandya for Eng LOI series and he disappears again because of this good-for-nothing Axar Patel.

I thought Indian selectors would take a leaf out of England or Pak's Book and give opporunities to Youngsters, but looks like it's not gonna happen until we terribly fail in this Asia Cup and World Cup 19.

This is the right time to give opportunities to Pants, Gills, Shaws and Sirajs.. But Indian selectors never ceaze to amaze me with their terrible team selections.

[Bilal Ahmad15]

LOL, first the terrible scheduling made the Asia Cup look worse now Kohli isn't even playing which makes the Asia Cup seem like nothing at all.

[Canford Cliffs]

Squad looks pretty average without Kohli. Happy for Khaleel Ahmed we desperately need a left arm fast bowler. Guys like Axar, Rayudu and Jadhav makes me want to punch in the wall.

The biggest baggage is our Jharkhandi legend. Atleast Axar and Rayudu have some decent domestic performances. What has Dhoni done??

[cricketjoshila]

Just because Pakistan playing in it? Thankfully BCCI don't think so.

Nothing to do with Pakistan. Asia cup just isnt a premier tournament anymore.

Australia tour is far far more important than Asia cup and Bumrah and Pandya should be fit for that.

Bcci has shown what they think by resting their captain their best player the best batsman in the world and arguably one of the greatest batsman in ODIs.

[the_outsider]

Guys like Axar, Rayudu and Jadhav makes me want to punch in the wall.

Why? All three have done well given the limited chances they have received.

Jadhav has tailed off a little, so I can still understand your displeasure about his selection.

But Rayadu has a 50+ avg and Axar has the lowest economy rate of all bowlers in the squad. He's a good defensive bowler. But he needs to do a lot more with the bat.

[saeed5646]

Dhawan was never supposed to be rested.

Bumrah's name was doing the rounds. But it was also said that he just came back from a 2 month injury break.

Only Pandya is a surprise as he was supposed to be rested.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/sh...-2018-Asia-Cup

Was talking about this

[cricketjoshila]

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/sh...-2018-Asia-Cup

Was talking about this

Ohk.

[javier]

It's a very insignificant tournament anyway , disappointed that so many seniors Indian players are being played.

Should have selected a squad of 11 amateur players and India would still do ok .

[Slim]

Without kohli advantage pakistan

The rest of the team is totally unchanged. So doesnt makes much of a difference.

[the_outsider]

And then comes Axar Patel, when did he last play for India? We added Krunal Pandya for Eng LOI series and he disappears again because of this good-for-nothing Axar Patel.

Don't know why people like to rip on Axar. He has done nothing to deserve it.

He's a very safe bowling option. Might not get you too many wickets but almost always keeps it tight from one end.

He has the lowest economy rate of all bowlers in the squad.

[Major]

Yeah specifically @Syed1 who said India will never rest Kohli in a tournament where it is suppose to play Pak multiple times

Lol


spot on by Mamoon.

Indian fans dont care about asia cup, and to them Pakistan rivalry means nothing.

[Rightarmfast]

This is a very poor move by BCCI. This is a ' neither here, nor there' Indian team. They are still playing Bumrah and Bhuvi, who need rest. In batting, they still have an expired Dhoni in the team. In addition to them, DK, Axar, Rayadu, Jadhav, Shardul are not the players who are going to set the world on fire. These kind of players pull the Indian team 20 yrs back in time.

The BCCI is quietly slipping these players in so that, when they send all these seefarishi players in major tournaments, including WC, people will not raise eyebrows. Corruption to the core. Indian cricket is suffering big time due to bad and corrupted selection.

Whereas, an express quickie like Siraj has not been given chance, even Avesh and Prasidh could have come in to just have a feel of international cricket.

A blunder which will cost India dearly in the long run.

[InziRules]

Kohli running away from Amir to preserve his legacy.

Unlike Sachin who faced whoever got him out cheaply to take revenge.

Guess that's what separates the GOAT Sachin from pretenders like Kohli

[Nikhil_cric]

This is a very poor move by BCCI. This is a ' neither here, nor there' Indian team. They are still playing Bumrah and Bhuvi, who need rest. In batting, they still have an expired Dhoni in the team. In addition to them, DK, Axar, Rayadu, Jadhav, Shardul are not the players who are going to set the world on fire. These kind of players pull the Indian team 20 yrs back in time.

The BCCI is quietly slipping these players in so that, when they send all these seefarishi players in major tournaments, including WC, people will not raise eyebrows. Corruption to the core. Indian cricket is suffering big time due to bad and corrupted selection.

Whereas, an express quickie like Siraj has not been given chance, even Avesh and Prasidh could have come in to just have a feel of international cricket.

A blunder which will cost India dearly in the long run.

Top post. The names you mentioned are garbage cricketers who don't deserve a spot in the squad.

[Tyler Durden]

My playing 11:

Rohit
Dhawan
KL Rahul
Rayudu
Manish Pandey
Dhoni
Pandya
Bhuvi
Kuldeep
Chahal
Bumrah

[Srtfan]

Worst selection committee is now,they deoped one expired and bring another expired.not giving decent chance to any player.fill full team with expired player

[Sam99]

On these pitches rohit and dhawan will score big runs and probably won't even need kohli.

[Mamoon]

Kohli running away from Amir to preserve his legacy.

Unlike Sachin who faced whoever got him out cheaply to take revenge.

Guess that's what separates the GOAT Sachin from pretenders like Kohli

Kohli and Amir have played 6 matches against each other.

India have won 4, Kohli was man of the match twice in those matches. Furthermore, he scored 81 in 68 balls in one of the matches where he did not win the Man of the Match Award.

No wonder Kohli running away from Amir. Let’s get real - Amir is nothing but a speck of dust in front of Kohli. Even if Kohli retires today and Amir plays for a hundred years, he will not have half the legacy Kohli has.

[AFM]

This is disappointing. I was looking forward to the Asia Cup. But humiliating India without Kohli playing just won't be the same.

[Hawkeye]

I see how this thread is going to progress.

"IND/Kohli is so afraid of Amir, he decided to rest!".

"Coward Kohli".

Yep, you can try and make yourself feel good. But the fact is this tournament isn't being given much attention and importance, sadly.

The terrible scheduling and over the top ego to NOT change that horrible scheduling added to it.

[Sam99]

This is disappointing. I was looking forward to the Asia Cup. But humiliating India without Kohli playing just won't be the same.

Can someone pin this post till end of asia cup?

[Sam99]

It will be either amir eating both rohit and dhawan or vice versa. Nothing in between i guess.

[Usman Chadda]

So India A will take part in the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan have no excuse to not make the final outright now. Pakistan should play with the same intensity against India A as they would have with a full strength side.

[RamLakhan]

Kohli and Amir have played 6 matches against each other.

India have won 4, Kohli was man of the match twice in those matches. Furthermore, he scored 81 in 68 balls in one of the matches where he did not win the Man of the Match Award.

No wonder Kohli running away from Amir. Let’s get real - Amir is nothing but a speck of dust in front of Kohli. Even if Kohli retires today and Amir plays for a hundred years, he will not have half the legacy Kohli has.

I think you should be granted Indian Passport asap! I wholeheartedly appreciate your keenness towards India

[the_outsider]

Kohli running away from Amir to preserve his legacy.

Unlike Sachin who faced whoever got him out cheaply to take revenge.

Guess that's what separates the GOAT Sachin from pretenders like Kohli

Amir is an average bowler. Even Pak batsmen look forward to batting against him. Amir should feel very lucky that people actually hype him up enough that "Kohli vs Amir" is even a thing.

[RamLakhan]

Time for KL Rahul to cement his place in LOIs (preferably No.3 - as Dhawan & Rohit are fixed and Kohli willing to move down if some younger guy plays well at No.3) He has to make his mind up for two choices (Opening in Test Cricket or No.3/No.4 in LOIs) I don't think he is capable of handling both, that's assured now! He should have took guidance of Gambhir or Sehwag of how to handle opening in both formats & be successful, as switching between formats & batting positions is way too much for him to handle!

[Usman Chadda]

Amir is an average bowler. Even Pak batsmen look forward to batting against him. Amir should feel very lucky that people actually hype him up enough that "Kohli vs Amir" is even a thing.

Kohli hyped Amir up himself on media

Now don’t say, he’s looking for a PSL contract

[Sam99]

Good thing for india is they don't have clueless captain anymore so chances are more of winning cup.

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Lets see how far India get without Kohli

[j_kazmi]

We have no excuse not to beat them then if Kohlis not playing.

[MenInG]

Love all the excuses and counter-excuses being thrown around already!

[BDfanforever]

This is basically a full strength IND team just without Kholi.

[RamLakhan]

Rohit Sharma will be 2 times more effective as captain!

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This is a very poor move by BCCI. This is a ' neither here, nor there' Indian team. They are still playing Bumrah and Bhuvi, who need rest. In batting, they still have an expired Dhoni in the team. In addition to them, DK, Axar, Rayadu, Jadhav, Shardul are not the players who are going to set the world on fire. These kind of players pull the Indian team 20 yrs back in time.

The BCCI is quietly slipping these players in so that, when they send all these seefarishi players in major tournaments, including WC, people will not raise eyebrows. Corruption to the core. Indian cricket is suffering big time due to bad and corrupted selection.

Whereas, an express quickie like Siraj has not been given chance, even Avesh and Prasidh could have come in to just have a feel of international cricket.

A blunder which will cost India dearly in the long run.

Best post in this thread so far. This was a perfect opportunity to test players like Gill, Shaw, Mavi etc but once again we choose players like Axar, Jadhav, Rayudu. We have all seen how they perform when they step outside of subcontinent.

Why waste our time on these players again and again? Pathetic squad. On one hand they have rested Kohli and giving a message that they don't care about Asia Cup and on the other hand bowlers like Bhuvi and Bumrah have been selected.

[barah_admi]

Bumrah should have been rested too.

Rested? For what? He has barely 10 tests under his belt and a few ODIs, get out of here.

And Kohli is not being rested for laughs, he is being rested so that he can get treatment for his back, which has bothered him throughout the test series.

[Canford Cliffs]

Best post in this thread so far. This was a perfect opportunity to test players like Gill, Shaw, Mavi etc but once again we choose players like Axar, Jadhav, Rayudu. We have all seen how they perform when they step outside of subcontinent.

Why waste our time on these players again and again? Pathetic squad. On one hand they have rested Kohli and giving a message that they don't care about Asia Cup and on the other hand bowlers like Bhuvi and Bumrah have been selected.

Lol if we have selected Shaw, Gill, Mavi etc. you would have said why our sooperstars are resting? Why they not taking Asia cup seriously? They never rest in IPL...etc etc

Stop being oppurtunist brother

[Hasan123]

Doesn't look a strong Indian team to me. Really should be winning this tournament. Didn't expect Kohli to play . Also thought Bumrah might have been rested.

[babajee]

Kohli was the only thing standing in between Pakistan and the Asia Cup. Good luck India

[navin]

without kohli it's a half strong team, though I expect them to give a strong fight

[the_outsider]

Kohli hyped Amir up himself on media

Now don’t say, he’s looking for a PSL contract

There's a difference between giving respect to an opposition and thinking he's a the greatest thing since sliced bread.

But I suppose certain individuals just don't have the cerebral capacity to realise that.

Amir isn't even in the best bowler in his own team. Lol.

[the_outsider]

Kohli was the only thing standing in between Pakistan and the Asia Cup. Good luck India

Forget Kohli. Last year even Bangladesh was in between Pakistan and the Asia Cup. Good luck fellas!

[Joseph Gomes]

I didn't expect Kohli to play this tournament with the awful schedule it has. Pakistan is hot favourite to win.

[daytrader]

Any reason for his non-selection? Maybe he's looking for some rest?

[Brodipet_baadshah]

And Kohli is not being rested for laughs, he is being rested so that he can get treatment for his back, which has bothered him throughout the test series.

He was rested in the attempt to manage his workload..no where msk mentioned about any injury

[barah_admi]

He was rested in the attempt to manage his workload..no where msk mentioned about any injury

The injury is there for everyone to see. He had a bad back and yes, he needs time away so he can rest it.

The Indians are trying to get their excuses in already "oh its a tournament where we didnt play our best team" although Indias best ODI cricketers are playing.

[BlackShadow]

Kohli sits out every time India play weak opponents. This guy doesn't believe in boosting stats at all. King for a reason.

[pakistani pride]

Kohli and Amir have played 6 matches against each other.

India have won 4, Kohli was man of the match twice in those matches. Furthermore, he scored 81 in 68 balls in one of the matches where he did not win the Man of the Match Award.

No wonder Kohli running away from Amir. Let’s get real - Amir is nothing but a speck of dust in front of Kohli. Even if Kohli retires today and Amir plays for a hundred years, he will not have half the legacy Kohli has.

There is only 1 match people remember between the 2 and in this case it was only 1 over

Go and lick your wounds.

[Usman Chadda]

There's a difference between giving respect to an opposition and thinking he's a the greatest thing since sliced bread.

But I suppose certain individuals just don't have the cerebral capacity to realise that.

Amir isn't even in the best bowler in his own team. Lol.

Where did that poster say Amir is the greatest thing since sliced bread?

[Joseph Gomes]

Any reason for his non-selection? Maybe he's looking for some rest?

India plays two back to back matches, so can't afford to get Kohli injured.

[Brodipet_baadshah]

On one hand they have rested Kohli and giving a message that they don't care about Asia Cup and on the other hand bowlers like Bhuvi and Bumrah have been selected.

Sir, on one hand kohli played each and every match in the England series and on the other hand bhuvi nd bumrah barely played any...bhuvi gone missing in the 5 tests and bumrah played just a t20 and 3 tests in the overall uk tour

They can rest a player who played 16-17innings in a month and half but the same cannot rest players who played barely 6-7innings..may be in your parallel world the workload of kohli nd bhuvi/bumrah are same but in reality they are not

[jeeteshssaxena]

Now i think india will win this tournament.
Pak will underestimate us and we will beat them.
Rohit is our main player.

[Joseph Gomes]

Now i think india will win this tournament.
Pak will underestimate us and we will beat them.
Rohit is our main player.

Don't get your hopes up with Rohit. He is extremely inconsistent. His median ODI score is some 22, his average (and mean) is high due to his massive hundreds, which comes once in every 10 match. In the other matches he scores around 22 runs.

[gazza619]

What is Dhoni doing? Isnt this 2018..? Or have I gone back to 2008..

[gazza619]

Now i think india will win this tournament.
Pak will underestimate us and we will beat them.
Rohit is our main player.

Good. Can you please create a seperate thread on this so that we can bump into it as and when we please.

[Dagestani_Eagle]

Don't get your hopes up with Rohit. He is extremely inconsistent. His median ODI score is some 22, his average (and mean) is high due to his massive hundreds, which comes once in every 10 match. In the other matches he scores around 22 runs.

How does one calculate this. I need to see this

[gazza619]

India should have rested 2 or 3 more players. After all a lot of players were also part of the long England tour. This was an opportunity to try out new guns.

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Lol if we have selected Shaw, Gill, Mavi etc. you would have said why our sooperstars are resting? Why they not taking Asia cup seriously? They never rest in IPL...etc etc

Stop being oppurtunist brother

May be if you read my post again then you will understand. I clearly said that the selectors look confused by resting Kohli and picking Bhuvi and Bumrah. If they were in a mood to experiment then they could have selected better players than TTFs like Jadhav, Rayudu and Axar. Stop being stubborn for once.