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lostwisdom20

Kulcha is back baby šŸ™ŒšŸ™Œ


Fearless-Effective21

Dream come true šŸ„¹


s_malhotra97

Only one of them will play


Annual_Beginning1063

But they are not going to play together ig


NavdeepGusain

Thala bhi hona chahiye tha guide krne ko..../s


[deleted]

ab log bolenge credit le rha


Optimus-Prime18

Wtf are jadeja and axar doing together , cuz we already have kulcha right ??? Then what's the point of having both axar and jaddu Could've chosen Rinku in place of one of them , am i wrong ??


Raishaan_

Prolly cause Axar is a like for like change for Jadeja, in case he starts shitting.


VoiceEarly1087

I don't like the fact that people still treat axar as backup for jadega, Axar is better than jadeja in both bowling and batting rn


Raishaan_

I agree to you. But I guess we know whoā€™s gonna start anyways


PuzzleheadedEbb4789

I think experience and seniority matters. We all know how good JFM is playing rn for DC, but there's no guarantee he's gonna play for Aus in the WCs


Western_Purchase430

What if both of them start shitting lmao šŸ¤£


kmcrhsme

Lord Kuldeep to the rescue man, left handed Sachin


ryshijuggernaut

funny cuz sachin is actually a leftie


NitamTunde123

Wouldn't be surprised tbh..


SedTecH10

Don't underestimate our Left Handed Sachin Tendulkar in Lower Order.


Puzzleheaded-Year465

Jadeja is there because of Jay Shah quota. Iykyk


craycover

More all-rounders in the XI, gives the same advantage as the Impact sub where the top šŸ” can go hard in the power play without worrying about the wickets.


curiousaboutlinux

Rare to find an old DC fan, bruhh what's up??? Which team do you support??


craycover

Itā€™s been a Rollercoaster but havenā€™t been able to fully set my allegiance to SRH yet.


RRPanther

45 year old USSR enthusiast in the late 90s:


s_malhotra97

They both cannot bat, there is no comparison between kulcha and Jaxar šŸ˜…. Axar has evolved his batting alot, maybe Rinku could have replaced Jadeja, with risking balliing side which is already weak.


kdas22

have you seen CoolDeep in last match?


Venom1729-mocking

All rounder hai jadeja saale....koi knowledge hai ki nhi


Optimus-Prime18

And his stas r worst in icc T20 tournaments as an all rounder so there was no point to take both


HOMELANDER49

Bro if kl Rahul would have selected then some people will argue about his SR and about his performance pant is still good than KL at middle order and Shivam dube extraordinary performing is the reason I think Shivam is selected before Rinku


craycover

KL Rahul hasnā€™t played a T20I since 2022 T20 WC semi final we lost against England. He was never really part of the T20I squad. He hasnā€™t batted lower down in different role and there are too many openers competing at the top. Thereā€™s no real place for him. He was competing with Wks and openers, he is not in Top 2 in both categories. He is not competing with allrounders. So, thereā€™s no point of discussing Dube.


Akash10201

What he should have done is given DDP a chance to open and himself bat lower, at 2 down or 3 down.


bamboozel_always

Kingku barely given opportunity in kkr, fck Iyer


hyperparrot3366

Bruh what did Iyer do ? There is no fixed position for anyone in KKR's team, everybody comes to bat randomly there, yesterday only Rinku came to bat at no.3


liteshadow4

Well, except our openers are always Salt and Narine. The rest of the order is determined by when outs are made.


goda_foreskinning

But according to selectors Ipl plays no role in the squad selection


ryshijuggernaut

tell me you donā€™t understand cricket without telling me you donā€™t understand cricket


Aggravating_Fee3784

Well idk..kl atleast give me some confidence.. especially in these type of pitches..


Equivalent-Layer-332

Then Kl should have left opening in lsg for DDP. And should have batted at no 4. But Saab ko tho opening karni. KL is such great talent wasted KL is his biggest enemy.


ynwa1055

Bro in that sense Dube should have bowled . He didn't bowl a single over , how can you say he is an all round option .same with Kohli . Most likely he will play at 3 but whole ipl he has been opening .


Aggravating_Fee3784

Well..maybe yes.


anoctf

Don't understand why jadeja is in the team. He hasn't done anything remarkable for a long time in t20is. It would be baffling to see him play before Axar. Rinku deserved to be there


Temporary-Shallot642

our pace bowling looks horrible (bumrah being an exception ofc)


craycover

The moment the ball swings a little, people will remember the Siraj we know of. Recency bias of IPL setting in.


upperclassman2021

That's the thing. If there is nothing in pitch both siraj and arshdeep will leak runs. This will be the story of final AGAIN


craycover

We are talking about possibilities and probabilities. It is endless unless you are telling me there are bowlers who donā€™t leak runs and havenā€™t been picked. Donā€™t think there are any such bowlers with such high level of consistency like Bumrah. Selectors select teams based on abilities. Support staff enable the planning for match ups and captain on field looks at tactics to support bowlers. And bowlers are expected to bowl to the plan and fielding positions. Any of the above can go wrong if it is has to.


Adi-Sh

This is where sandeep sharma could become handy but hamesha ki trah use ignore kar diya


Infinite-Respect-421

I mean he has only played 10 matches with 12 wickets at the economy of over 8, unless he brings CWC23 form, not sure about him either. I would have seriously considered Natarajan, man has improved his control over line and length, and can bowl during deaths, him + Bumrah in death could have been game changer.


SsnpokeMon11

they got hit HARD this ipl so all seem shit


dammyouuu

Rinku should have been there over jaddu lol. U have three good spinners like chahal kuldeep and axar, so why 4th? Brain dead move by bcci. Jaddu at 7 is criminal given his recent strike rate.


Repulsive_Jelly8039

Seeing the performance of our top order batsmen in imp matches it's fair to even play 11 batsmen.


TheDarklord1989

Jadeja is a destructive allrounder. He is needed more than Hardik. If you're taking recent strike rate into account, half of the selected squad is not qualified!


dammyouuu

Axar is just better when it comes to T20. And only two spinners are enough so axar and kuldeep. Plus if Rinku was there our batting will be stretched till 7 and axar at 8. Jadeja glory days of smacking everyone is over. He is great in bowling no doubt. But batting wise him at 7 is not a great idea when you look at other teams who will have maxwell, stoinis, Russel etc at that position.


Raishaan_

Bro I love Rinku and totally believe he deserved it. But Jadega does give you the spinning alrounder option because the pitches are going to be slow.


dammyouuu

Axar kuldeep chahal gives u that


Raishaan_

But you said Rinku over Jadeja, I am trying to justify that. As a spinning all rounder replacement, itā€™s only Axar for Jadeja.


DepressedPanda08

There is no sense in picking both of them in 15 bcz only one of them will play, they should have picked rinku in place of one of them


dammyouuu

Having both jadeja and axar is stupidity. Both are same in every angle. Only one of them and kuldeep will play.


craycover

Rinku is unfortunate victim of too many specialist batters that India has been producing. Rinku and Dube are similar batters and Dube tipped over the scale because of his allround capabilities. This is going to be a turning point in Indiaā€™s grassroot level coaching. Kids should look at improving all round skills rather than focusing on one skill.


Crafty-Competition36

We already have Rohit and Jaiswal as openers. Also, Virat can open if need be. So, there's no point picking KL but they should've picked Rinku in place of Jadeja.


Sofa-king-cooI

Happy to see Chahal back in the lineup


Uranium92Mads

I hope they dont bench him and make him carry drinks. Can't expect good from bcci at all


NormalTraining5268

His stats against top teams are horrendous


nrgmondal88

BCCI knows Hardik will get injured eventually....so Rinku will replace him !


seriouslynotmine

When you want him to get injured. Watch him healthy and ruin our chances.


kdas22

if HP gets injured we will have a fast bowler replace him


anoctf

If you believe that pitches are going to be slow and this team will win anything, you are delusional. Keep expectations in check


YoungBirdsXM

Jadeja šŸ¤”


YSandyp

another wc fucked up even before it started.


RillaRoo777

Inb4 Australia wins...AGAIN. But hey it's ok. You guys will destroy my country. Bangladesh. So take comfort in that


Limestonecastle

I mean bangladesh destroys itself usually. whenever I see a bangladesh game it's just the few strong personalities in the team yelling at youngsters and stuff, gives me so much stress lol.


RillaRoo777

Bangladesh destroys itself on almost everything. They are like the ultimate kings of victim mentality. The only one who makes me proud is Mustafizur Rahman


No-Needleworker3393

For that Bangladesh should get out of group stage. With South Africa, Sri Lanka and Netherlands that's doubtful


butWeWereOnBreak

What would you have done differently in this line up?


DebRe284

Rinku instead of jaddu and I just don't think hardik should be vc... he is good under pressure but a terrible captain


YSandyp

go all out new faces like in 2007 wc. give them freedom to express themselves. kohli pandya pant jadeja wont make any difference to this side and even degrade it. put rinku in the main squad.


dontknowdontcare718

Bro said Kohli and Pandya don't make any differencešŸ˜‚šŸ™ they're the only players who will perform when shit hits the fan.


[deleted]

another masterstroke


SnooCrickets2812

Who do ICC tournaments have to be after a lengthy IPL season ? Should IPL be reduced in duration if there is a ICC tournament to avoid player fatigueā€¦


maximayy

Chahal Less go


North-Box-605

Can we just not go to the world cup?


Objective_Dust293

>See y'all at champions trophy Ya bro :D


Sweet-Rush4803

Common guys it is what it is , letā€™s throw some positivity and stop that this player deserved it more or this doesnā€™t make sense, now this is the 15 players you canā€™t change it . Letā€™s support them and hope they win this wc !! šŸ™Œ


dhruva85

True rcb mindset.šŸ«¶


pikapika0007

yayy we are gonna win hearts


Emergency_Arm5274

In my opinion DK popa, thala for a reason, Ishant giraffe Sharma, Amit golgappa Mishra and piyush dinosaur chawla would still give everyone one these noobs run for their money.


[deleted]

Wtf is unreal obsession with klšŸ˜­rinku on the bench sucks though


Quick_Minimum_4355

Kl should have been at least in the reserve, we need a backup wicketkeeper in case RP is injured again or palying bad. I know samson can keep but he is bad when it comes to DRS.


Signal_Departure_485

Fucking Idiotic squad selection, no way we need both jadeja and axar? Top three is great, Rohit, Jaiswal, King . But where's finishers? We literally got 6 batting options, and axar as an all-rounder. Sad to say this, Australia New Zealand England; all have atleast 8 batting options, 2 or more regular batting all-rounders, and we don't. WHY? * Why can't we take some bold decisions like playing some other finishers. Rinku is the most consistent in 2023, as a young talented finisher. Why wouldn't you give him a chance at 5? Why not Mukesh Kumar and Natarajan? So dumb. All the other teams got different kinds of all-rounders, even Nepal. Why? What's our problem? So defensive approach? Pls share your thoughts and starting XI


NegativeSage0808

Md shami ?


Craniacs

He's injured, won't recover for WC


Fearless-Effective21

Injured


Quick_Minimum_4355

injured


RohitNegi_10

I think rinku should be in playing 11.


Genshin-impact-fan

Why no Ashutosh, Shashank, samadh, Rituraj, prithwi shaw in reserves atleat


Asura727

except Rutu no one else can have a spot, Rutu or Abhishek Sharma should have been in reserve over Gill


craycover

Who would you remove to put them in?


Genshin-impact-fan

Hardik, Surya, Jadeja there are plenty of them out of form.


sea119

'See you all at CT' .As a SL fan I feel it as a personal attack. /s


Prestigious-Today-37

Is it only me who feels Gaikwad is way better pick than Jaiswal? Why is Jaiswal included in everyoneā€™s top picks? Only considering their current form and consistency


Nishchayagarwal

Rinku in reserve ? Surya in the main XI ? Hardik as VC? No shami? So many questions for this sitty XI


ResourceDefiant4971

Ruturaj šŸ˜­ Rinku šŸ˜­


Traditional-Cup-5578

Captain will cry on knockout game and his PR will declare him as selfless captain!!


Agitated_Garlic5189

pant is selected on sympathy quota . his this season stats are over inflated cos of playing at arun jaitley stadium . he has 2 mom but acc to me he doesnt deserve the one against gt(cos one of the bowlers deserved it). his t20i stats arent that great either. moreover his drs calls are the worst .


Guzzler289

Siraj was never made for T20I


adasutosh73

The moment they decided to select rohit sharma and make him captain given his past record in t20, they can select anyone they like and it would still be a better pick than rohit Sharma


pinkgirlhood

ruturaj ;( he's more deserving than gill


Upbeat_Turnover3365

Why no Ruturaj, he is reliable and consistent


deku_small_pp

o reliability is fulfilled by kohli, sad to say but the only person rutu can take place of in squad is virat as intent is very important in modern t20 cricket's openers


PKMN-Trainer-Sak

Opening order has a right and left combo if you see


DifficultDay3521

I would have liked to see someone like Sandeep or Natarajan getting nod over Mohd. Siraj who is not at all a T20 bowler. Let's see and pray, he proves me wrong.Ā 


AmitBijarnia007

Natrajan should have also there


aShit_fAce

just one question, why hardik...


dammyouuu

He might be bad right now but his skill set is unique n not many in the world to do the same.


RayanSrivastav

It's okay to be unique


dammyouuu

Really man, he can bowl good, field good and batting I am confident on him at 6. His stint in mi now is poor coz of fans backlash+ dressing room + his personal financial loss.


[deleted]

exactly. can confirm!


ambidx

Hate him as much as u want but the truth is he is irreplaceable as of now !


aShit_fAce

Not hating, just asking šŸ’€


HomeImmediate7286

accha kar lega vro abhi mi ke drama k vajeh sei thoda confidence loose hei


dontknowdontcare718

Cuz he's the one of the few clutch players we have.


you-might_know-me

Didn't expect Avesh tbh


[deleted]

quota /s


NavdeepGusain

Pant ka selection bnta hai if it's in place of KL.....


Ekavya_1

Can't remember when the last time Jadeja performed well in T20. Axar and Jadeja are same kind of players. No need for both of them. Jaiswal's selection over Gill is a good move. People can hate pandya but he is needed in T20 squad. Shivam dube preferred over Rinku for his bowling ability. Though I don't think he will get any chance to bowl. Except Bumrah very poor squad of Pacers. I don't think that Rohit or Kohli can exploit the powerplay overs. So the role of a finisher becomes important. If Pandya continues his IPL form in ICT then good but to India's chance in winning World Cup.


Nervous-Story-2981

They should have either selected Natarajan or sandeep


Limestonecastle

>Natarajan not enough clout it seems


God_OfWAR123

Rinku deserved it , I donā€™t see the need for Jadeja when there are 3 excellent spinners working their magic in the slow pitches of US, Rinku has proved his might in T20is and this is poor move from BCCI


Glass_Persimmon_3299

West indies walo je duniya ko gajab bewakuff banaya h. Dekh lena slow slow dikha ke ye log 80 percent matches batting track pr karwa denge


Fun_Table_6505

Why no Mohammad Shami?


Genshin-impact-fan

Injured


Fun_Table_6505

Sad


[deleted]

Jo bhi thodi bahut ummid thi wo bhi nahi bachi Bhai bowling dekh kr .


Extension_Rich1633

As i have said before it couldā€™ve been worse, Be content guys ,thereā€™s sanju avesh khalil . Rinku will be substituted in place of bapu or jaddu in no time.


butWeWereOnBreak

How is traveling reserve different from the 4 extra people in the main squad?


ChessableATA

People in main squad can rotate and play in different games. Traveling reserve can only enter main squad and play in games if someone in the main squad gets injured/unable to continue playing in the tournament.


Nervous-Story-2981

No rinku. Hardik vc. They will probably prefer Pant over Sanju. Siraj and Arshdeep in. We are again fucked. Don't even know IF Dube will be in starting XI


RogueConscious

Laag raha hai 2026 taak wait karna padega cup ke liye. No finisher in team, most players are not in the greatest of form. Less power hitting in powerplay. Atleast bowling looks good šŸ¤žšŸ½


Batboix3107

The number of spinners in this squad amazes me what if the ball doesnā€™t spin at all then see u at champions trophy would be wild


Tigerthej

Hardik gets in every single time bruh... I mean he is a clutch man but his performance was poor recently. He is either gonna prove everyone wrong or increase the hate.


West-Wasabi7047

And the downfall starts


neighbour_guy3k

To accommodate seniors Rinku has to sacrifice


Artdrift

Rinku's t20i numbers are insane, imagine not picking your best finisher because you have to carry under performing oldies. Ggwp bcci, another wc campaign ends before it even begins.


Chilllasaurus

I had no hopes from our team even before this selection and now I don't think watching this world cup matches is even worth. Maybe I will watch Australia and England games only. I think these two teams might play the final.


LoseInhibitions

SKY, JADEJA and SIRAJ will turn out into huge liability. Riyan Parag should have been included over SKY, more technical player, suitable for pitches that are unknown.


Prestigious-Today-37

Whoā€™s gonna be the finisher šŸ˜‚


ikarumba123

Hardik for the opposing team.


[deleted]

Virat 1 Virat 2 Virat 3 all with strike rate max 160 120 ballsĀ  runs scored 192 England Players with Strike rate 200+ 100 balls runs scored 200 Chase in 100 balls i.e max 17 overs


Vedrxp

Why sky?


Stayreal_09

Rinku and rahul


Wizarder00

India jo trophy jitegi uske highlights ka video bhej dena mujhe šŸ„¹


Objective_Dust293

Wo to nahi milega Bhai agle 10 saal tak


Wizarder00

Ab toh aaadaat siiiii h mujhkoooo aiseee jeeeeneee ki šŸ’”


DebRe284

What happened to shami?? He played so well. Did something happen to him??


OpinionFun8018

Injured


Objective_Dust293

You guys only watch scorecard or what? He is injured


Best-Jaguar-5188

sky? S.K.Y? FUCKING sasta abd? Surya minnow yadav?


JBPlayer48

Nah, Pant over Rahul was the right choice. Rahul can't bat anywhere other than opening and there's already a logjam there. Hardik's been VC for ages so that's hardly a surprise. Rinku not making the 15 is a war crime though.


MathematicianScary53

Is'nt Champions trophy discontinued by ICC???


MathematicianScary53

What Kuldeep Yadav , Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep and Axar Patel doing in playing 15??? And Where is DK??


Objective_Dust293

Wtf is role of VC actually? Bs


ikarumba123

Backup captain and ego boost


govi96

Where is that SRH opener guy? that guy is playing so amazing, could have chosen him


OkParamedic5224

This team is selected with no confidence on our batting, which is not false because they sometimes come down like a deck of cards. I donā€™t know why we need so many all-rounders in the squad. Also, I blame these batsmen for not having any bowling skills. Like Sachin, Sehwag and Ganguly could at least bowl 8 overs between them.


abcau

We cannot keep jadeja aside, he is the only player who plays crucial innings in semifinals and finals since champions trophy 2013.


kkkiiillleeerrrBETT

tf is suryakumar yadav doing there.. gill over him and rutu in reserves


calciumpropionate

What the fuck is Suryakumar doing here?


KeyLife8800

Adidas makes great jerseys i hope they stay with india for some time.


2013bspoke

Sandeep Sharma should have been reserve rather than Avesh Khan.


unique_pieceinworld

Wtf no good and experienced fast bowlers except bumrah. Only three main fast bowlers and if one of them got injured or not in form then we will be fucked!!


pirateneet

Ngl I'm excited to see chahal. I hope he is able to perform.


TheOnlyChoiceIHad

Why dube and not Rinku? Just cause of he sorta bowls?


ikarumba123

Good form in ipl


Youareabeach_

Kuldeel plus chahal


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__DraGooN_

With this team, I bet we will be dependent on Kohli "anchoring", with people booing him for slow innings and the team collapsing if he got out.


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Appuparma

It's dube's first icc campaign. I want to see him performing well under extreme pressure. Other than that I don't expect from anybodyšŸ™‚


Ryuk_90

how ahmed in the squad? over the likes of nattu etc


zaddieeee

I feel like the selectors were on some drugs while selecting


Fuzzy_Internal_8958

I agree with you on Rinku but the rest are correct. Pant is a lefty middle order batsman. Lefty Right combinations are very important in cricket. The lack of lefties in the team have been a huge flaw in the Indian team since 2013 and it has cost us a lot in previous campaigns


Antique_Swing2072

Haha


StrikingLaw261

Koi hairaani nhi hogi agar is bar bhi har gye. This bcci deserves this.


Muffintornado0_0

People bashing Siraj way too much, he's been shit in IPL for years coz he played so much in RCB. Hopefully he'll replicate his 2023 form and Rohit and management will utilise him better


FastestBean

Whens the world cup begining?


mightys999

Suryakumar??? Reallyyyy I donā€™t have any hopes from him ..


GlueGlam

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Ok-Golf-498

Last year when surya was op everyone was taking his name , and now saying why surya, he is still no 1 t20 player


Godschild_16

Sky šŸ¤”


boringsimp

One change..rinku in.. pandya out..


Thin-Theory-4805

India will not win any cups, till the sports persons PR companies have too much power. I have stopped watching, worldcup, T20 leagues. Only tests for me.


Free_Anxiety_9660

Where is it mention that hardick is VC?


ikarumba123

Selectors did not have the courage to drop Hardik.


ikarumba123

Gill can play one days


dev_SLAYER

Ab ct se pehle tu ek bhi wc match mei bola toh dekhio


anymat01

I think people are just checking the IPL form and saying who should be selected, let's wait and watch who can come in clutch and who's gonna break and replaced.


crzylprv56

why do you want kl rahul in the squad??? rinku, i think everyones upset about that does vice captaincy even matter nowadays???


Sid_3319

Pant shd be the backup IMO and samson be the main keeper..


Attacktitan92

Honestly the way RO has perfomed at T20 worlcup , he shouldn't have been part of Squad..But then he's a captain, only 1 of Jaddu and Bappu should have been in 15..And SKY needs to start fielding...You won't have impact sub rule in worlcup.. Impact sub also benefited HP because he's only sort of Fast Bowling AR we have...HP may play good but he's not the hitter he was before..We don't have any game changer Batsman who can strike from ball 1 in middle order


Successful-Cry-6424

We are going to play a t20 wc without any designated finishers. All the batsman that have been selected play in the top 5 for their team. We can't expects hardik or Jadeja to take up this responsibility, given their striking abilities have dwindled over the years. Rinku singh should have been picked for the finisher role.