In the backdrop of Ravi Shastri's comment on current Indian cricket team terming it the "best travelling side in last 15-20 years", Kohli would like to play is best possible playing 11.
Ind
Vs Eng : Team India led by Virat Kohli will have only pride to
play for after going down in the Southampton Test and losing the
five-match series 1-3 against England which will see former captain
Alastair Cook playing his last international match, in the fifth and
final Test at The Oval in London starting today. The final match
might only be of academic interest but India skipper Virat
Kohli would want to finish on a high nonetheless. A scoreline of
2-3 will definitely look much better than 1-4 and India will any day
take Test win. Meanwhile in the backdrop of Ravi Shastri’s comment
on current Indian cricket team terming it the “best travelling side
in last 15-20 years”, Kohli would like to play is best possible
playing 11.
With
Prithvi Shaw's inclusion in the Test squad, the Indian selectors are
looking ahead to the next line of openers. And with Murali Vijay
dropped, they need to firm up plans ahead as attention will soon turn
to the tour of Australia in November. A school of thought suggests
that Shaw should be thrown into the deep end of the pool to ascertain
if he can take on the pressure of facing the best bowlers
international cricket has to offer. Even if he fails to get going in
this one-off Test, at age 18, Shaw still has time to climb the ladder
again. Meanwhile, any success on his part will provide an easy answer
to the opening conundrum ahead of the Australian tour.
The
other school of thought suggests that the current opening combination
of Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul ought to be retained. If the selectors
are indeed looking ahead, this could prove to bthe a last chance for
either of them to impress before the series against West Indies and
the domestic first-class season begins back at home. Early indicators
are that Shaw will have to wait for his chance, at least until the
home season.
Ravindra Jadeja to
replace R Ashwin?
Ravindra Jadeja looks set
to play his first Test on tour, with Ravichandran Ashwin not bowling
in the nets on Wednesday and moving gingerly as well. While there is
no confirmation from the management, it has been reliably learnt that
he has aggravated his hip strain and will miss out on the final
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