Ind. SL thread


India, clear favts. again. They should be able to wrap this quickly and seal a SF berth. SL bowling should not pose much trouble for the Indian batsmen. On the contrary, Indian bowling can prove too much for the inexperienced SL batsmen.

My team:

1) Rohit 2) SD 3)VK 4)UV 5) MSD 6) Jad 7) Hardik 8) Ash 9) Umesh 10) Shami 11) Bhuvi

SL struggled a lot against Tahir and historically have played Ashwin poorly. Ashwin is a must play. Bumrah should be replaced by Shami in this match. Bumrah and Malinga are similar style bowlers, hence the SL batsmen could play him better than most. Kedar is a luxury and should be used only in special occasions. On true batting surfaces, there is no point in playing 7 batsmen, esp. against a weak SL bowling attack.

Jai Hind !
  

Comments

  1. Unknown8 June 2017 at 10:14

    Well played SL, deserved winners. Ind. should look into their bowling options. 2 wiks defending 320 odd is unacceptable.

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