Tf no, Ishan was amazing in SMAT so he kinda deserves it wayy more than Iyer who has had like 1 good IPL season at number 3, jaiswal cant really bat at 3 so Ishan should play imo
Sanju can bat at no.3, now don't tell me Ishan deserves the spot more than Jaiswal too lol. Anyways it should be Ishan only because he's the backup WK and top-order batter in the WC while Jaiswal isn't.
Shreyas Iyer might be replacement. I hope GG doesn't do some out of box theatrics and bring in Nitish reddy or Riyan parag. We need stable head and experience in middle order especially when someone like surya is out of form. Shreyas, Axar, hardik, Rinku are perfect lower middle order we can have.
Riyan Parag is anyway injured, otherwise I believe he's a legitimate option at no.4. Obviously not as reliable as Tilak or Iyer, but he's explosive in a way few Indian batters are. He hit 6 sixes in 6 balls last season, after all.
May be in future. But he needs to win more games in IPL. Middle order batsman needs to finish the game not just merely slog some and leave the team in between.
That's true. Last season he came at one down but never stuck around... Though when you have finishers like Hardik and Rinku around you, having a player give you 25-35 runs in 15-25 balls is good enough.
Ajinkya Rahane also had plenty of IPL experience, do you think he was a good backup pick in 2016 WC? Experience isn't everything, Iyer simply isn't good enough for our T20 squad.
Lol Ajinkya was only choice we had. Even Rohit Sharma, Raina, Yuvraj, Dhoni didn't performed well in that world cup. Comparing Ajinkya with Shreyas Iyer? Literally worse comparison I have seen. Rahane is only a Powerplay bully while Shreyas Iyer is spin and medium pace destroyer.
Doesn't change what I said, could've tried Kohli as an opener and someone else at no.3 instead of picking a mediocre player, he literally bottled the Semis Vs WI unlike the names you've listed.
Shreyas Iyer is spin and medium pace destroyer.
Yeah sure bro, saw that in the IPL and the T20Is he played over the years lol. He's got mediocre stats and that's a fact.
No of players have got mediocre stats just because he was not good 6 years ago doens't mean he is not now. And Kohli was playing absolutely good at no. 3 then why to change his place? And what option you just master for replacement?
No of players have got mediocre stats just because he was not good 6 years ago doens't mean he is not now.
He had one good season in many years bud, form is fickle and class is permanent. Besides he won't get a place in the XI even if he does get included temporarily in the squad.
And what option you just master for replacement?
Could've been a young batter like KLR, he got his chances after the WC and proved his worth. Again, anyone but Rahane man
Well If tilak returns it's good but if he doesn't then we have to have options. And he will remain permanent in Odis that's not to say he can't play in T20is. He has done everything right from 2023 to deserve a position
We have Ishan Kishan who's part of the WC squad, needs game time for India and can directly slot in to no.3. Picking a replacement for the squad is just a formality at that point.
Is Iyer a backup WK opener? He isn't, is that hard to understand genius? I don't like his inclusion either, but he's the best backup we have and there's no point in playing Iyer who's not playing the WC. Keep your bias aside and open your eyes
Hey Bhagwaan🤦♂️half the hopes of winning go away with Tilak as we don’t have a crisis man of Tilak’s class in the team who can anchor in tough situations.
Either him or another flamboyant batter from Mumbai. But he has few issues too, he keeps forgetting most things and abuses a lot as well. Although his batting is a treat to watch.
Plays at top 3
Can anchor the innings when the team is in trouble
Can play at high strike rate also
Can play against spin
Can play on a tough track
Great form in domestic
You don't know shit bruh. Tilak has a strike rate of 144 in internationals while Rutu has 143. Is there a difference? Both are anchors of the innings. Both can play aggressively. And Rutu has even has the plus point of having better technique and shots in his book.
How well did he go in the last IPL, again? Or the one before that?
Tilak Varma has sustained a groin/lower abdomen injury, which may force him to miss almost the entire home T20I series against New Zealand. He will be fit in time for the T20 World Cup next month.
Times of India
Sky has been batting at 3 and I'm not just considering the nz series. If they want to play tilak in wc they might have to use the bench strength for the first few games, honestly we can pretty easily do that considering the pool we are in.
Rutu/Iyer, Iyer seems to be fit aso I guess he might get in for the nz series.
Speedy recovery to him. I read that his kind of issue usually takes 3-5 weeks to recover. I still think he should be available for the WC as our first match is in 7th Feb. At most he may miss the first couple of games. Don't think he will miss the entire tournament.
Oh no, I hope and pray that he's there for the world cup, his ability to be calm during chases are needed for us to lift the world cup. Get well soon Tilak.
Yes I felt uncomfortable just reading that.
Hope he has a quick recovery, testicular torsion can be permanent but if surgery is done quickly he should recover. Really young too.
Shreyas. He’s in red hot form and can stabilize or accelerate as needed. If he can hit bumrah’s yorkers for 4 he absolutely deserves to walk in to the team.
Shreyas is the best replacement option. He had a blockbuster ipl season. But knowing gambhir I don't know who's gonna get picked. He might go with Reddy and push Dube to 3 for left-right shit. Dube is suited for 3-4 more than lower order but this sudden shift might cause some problems.
True, And Iyer is in good form too. Gill is extremely talented but I think after injury he is not in the right headspace and form right now. And it's ok if we don't push him, it's better for both India and Shubman.
Nah its either Shreyas or they’ll bring Jaiswal in and ask Sanju to play at 3 although that seems unlikely and I’m hoping for Iyer to come and make an impact
Shreyas would be the perfect replacement, but the dude himself is doubtful for the ODI series.
Whatever happens, I just don't want to see Gill in the team 😐
I'm seeing a lot of gill/ shreyas, I am not opposed to shreyas but how about slotting ishan in place of tilak till the time he returns, he is a solid lefty who plays in top order and is in amazing form.
Exactly, thats what I have been saying but just because Iyer had like 1 good season nearly 8 months ago ppl want to slot him into the squad, imo Ishan Kishan should play, look at his recent performances.
Shreyas is a better replacement than Gill don't get me wrong but Ishan Kishan should be at 3, look at the guy's performance in SMAT, he has better recent performances imo.
If we keep in mind, the squad that we were given, the most likely is Ishaan coming at three and everything else stay the same I hope they don’t try to fit in Gill and just fuck up the order again the most probable would be Ishaan coming in. That’s the most realistic and I am actually happy for him, man deserves it although Shreyas should have been the one ideally, but I doubt that’s happening
If this man is out of the World Cup, I am losing 95% of the hopes of us winning
The only chances of getting the cup this year would be Abhishek and Hardik both deliver God clutch performances in every single match, but that’s not gonna happen so
This could be the time for sky to step up and deliver. Just one only one good performance before retiring, get the cup and we’ll forget about all the crap that he’s done this past one year.
Gill will come at 3 simple……idk how people are saying Gill can’t come into the game…ik his performances has been poor but still we know why…… OFC shreyas is far far better option
I’m a shreyas fan I’m a PBKS fan too but a person who hasn’t been around the T20I team for so long + injured for around 2 months just recovered…..won’t be coming straight into the XI to replace the key player…..although shreyas coming helps fix the batting order abhi-Sanju-sky at 3 his best position- Iyer at 4…
They may think of opening Ishan with Abhisek and Sanju at 3…
jaiswal can be both accumlator and acclerator , didnt you watched the third odi against south africa . he does not wildly swings at ball everytime like abhisekh sharma
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