My Team for The Tour of Australia (Only for 4 tests)

I have thought to write about this since last week.

I would start with openers’ slot:

Openers’: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul/Robin Utthappa

Middle Order: Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane

Wicket Keeper: MS Dhoni (Captain), Wriddhiman Saha

All Rounder: Ravindra Jadeja, Rishi Dhawan/Karn Sharma

Spinner: R Ashwin

Pacer: Umesh Yadav, Varun Aron, Ishanth Sharma, Md Shami, Bhuvneshwar kumar

Reason:

Opener: We don’t have much option with openers as well, we can use make shift openers such as Rahane in worse condition.

Middle order is pack.

Wicket Keeper: Don’t have much choice available for wicket keepers as Saha is the best available keeper in India at this moment.

All rounder:  I always think that Jadeja must play in test as an all rounder. He needs guidance from seniors. He is having good range of shots as well he is very tight with ball too. Any one among Rishi & Karn can get an opportunity. Karn didn’t prove himself in longer format of the game. He is a good bits & pieces bowler and batsman. I have seen his batting in IPL, not impressed though his bowling is impressive. Rishi has performed well in longer format with bat & ball. However this guy does not have rapid pace however this guy can be handy as he plays his cricket in Dharmashala. The pitch is fast & helpful to bowlers.

Spinner: There is no one near Ashwin at this moment, when it comes to bare spin department.

Pacer:  These are the best 5 pacers available in India, who can take 20 wickets of oppositions on most of the surface.

I really want India to bat with 6+5 rather than 7+4. Ball won’t swing as much it was in England. Players like Jadeja/karn/Rishi (any one of them) + Ashwin+Bhuvi can easily make up for a batsman. The main issue would be pace and bounce. We saw India actually can play pacers better than spinner. Even they lost series in England not due to pacers due to their inability to play spinners.

The fielding & catching has to improve. I am sure India can create history in Australia. It’s a best ever opportunity for India to win a series against Australia.

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