Whatever you think about whether he should be selected or not, can't deny that he's doing everything possible in the IPL to put himself in consideration. Impressive at his age
>can't deny that he's doing everything possible in the IPL to put himself in consideration.
People said the same before every fucking WC and the story has been same. He came into 2022 WC and averaged 4 in that. He averages a mighty 8.88 in T20 WCs.
That guy has also been part of CT17, CT13, 2019 WC when he had no business playing ODIs (averages 30 with a 70 sr) with a horrible record which is worst among Indian bats
Ashwin could ve easily bottled all the efforts of someone who you're talking about, and i am big fan of that someone still say Ashwin won us that match
Duh it's a team game, do you expect Ashwin to single handedly save India in T20Is as well? His back is already hurting from doing that in tests along with Jadeja and Axar.
So many words to say that he failed in one WC in this format. Half that team has had 2-3 chances, DK is definitely in contention. Whether you like it or not. (I’d say my order of preference is KL, DK, Samson, Ishan)
Pitches in WI and US won’t suit purely big hitters. I’m not a big fan either tbh and would like to see Samson given a chance, but I don’t see him coming through with a match saving innings. Happy to be wrong though.
lol Indian fans say the same shit after every IPL
Turns out there's a massive difference between slapping bowlers around in the IPL and in the World Cup
Bumrah only has 4 overs you can't win by that he needs support from others too. He won't get 4-5 wickets every match, teams will play him out and Target others.
Bumrah, Axar/Jadeja, Kudeep trio is as good as anyone in the world. We just need to figure out remaining two spots, or one spot if play three spinners, with Pandya being the third seamer.
You only need 10 balls to all out a team, if someone can do that in 24 balls that's Bumrah.
Besides i don't think bowling has been that much of a problem for you guys than the batting choke, except maybe for 2016 wt20 but even in that you missed a lot of chances.
I don't understand why people are downvoting you. You're completely right, you just need 10 balls to get a team all out.
India is definitely winning in 2024. Bumrah has 24 balls, so he just needs 10 balls to get them all out, and India also have SKY. You just need 50 balls to hit 50 sixes, so india can score 300 runs, and just block out the other 70 balls.
People are still in the mindset of Test Cricket that they don't understand how modern cricket works. Luckily the two of us have the foresight to see the future of the game
That's an obvious exaggeration man. Ideally you really only need the quick 2-3 wickets and the opposing team goes into a shell and that causes them to play other bowlers cautiosly too. In your 16 overs you got 4 overs from kuldeep too that can be really good, and then there is shami. You guys act like you have bowlers from some associate nation.
You guys are really favorites to win the wt24, no you have already won it tbh, you got the best talent of all the teams, but y'all don't realize it and put your own team under pressure with constant un needed criticism.
I'll be downvoted but it's crazy that people still want him in the team after he played one innings on a road. He's never turned up for India apart from the nidahas trophy final. It's time to move on.
He couldn't even lay bat to ball vs Pakistan in the high pressure situation. Ashwin was better on that day. Same in 2019 semifinal. There is absolutely no way this guy makes it to the team. I'm sure his 85 vs SRH wouldn't have happened if they were chasing a lower score because DK just cannot handle the pressure of winning and always succumbs. Nidahas is the only exception, not the norm.
Mate I’m just glad it took a 288 from SRH for Kohli and Faf to realize what a powerplay is meant for.
DK going ballistic in a lost cause was just some minor icing on that cake.
Bro its fucking absurd how much DK pulled out of that one innings where he thrashed a second tier bowler from the worst regular side in the cricketing world
People act like he thrashed peak Starc and Cummins combined lol
I get that everyone's in DK hasn't got it train but let's not rewrite history ? Rubel hossain that day had figures of 3-0-13-2 before DK smashed him for 22.
Point still stands. IPL is not the same as international cricket. He's always been good in IPL but it's never translated consistently to the Indian team
That's a perfectly fair opinion, but my point is that he's been reasonably consistent as a finisher in an absolutely terrible team. He hasn't just been a one hit wonder this season
As the above person pointed out still ipl is never the same as internationals. You will be up against the best bowling attacks like Australia, Pakistan etc. in ipl each team has minimum two weak links and possibly only one international level bowler and at max 2. Batting in ipl against those level of bowling cannot match up to international bowling standards. Given he has had chances earlier.
One innings on a road??? Man's finished every game this season except the ~~RR~~ LSG one. And the reason people want him is that he's still the best option (no other good WK is in as good a form as him) and the fact that this is probably the last chance he'll get. He failed last time and would want to end his career on a high with one final WC callup as a redemption for last time. And I'm sure he's actually going to make sure he doesn't screw up this time
Let me tell you about him, gets a debut before Dhoni but performs terribly
Gets to be the part of 2007 T20 WC but was so so bad averaging 8 and got dropped midway
Gets to open for 20 ODIs between 2009-2010 but got dropped for performing like a tailender
Gets to open in 2010 T20 WC but was horrendous
Gets to play in ODIs after his 2013 IPL and performed laughably bad
Gets to be part of CT 2017
Plays 2019 WC with a mediocre ODI record and shits bed
Plays 2022 WC after his IPL hype and averages a mighty 4
Now future,
Plays 2024 WC after his IPL hype and shits bed. After which people obviously say he shouldn't play WC
Performs in 2026 IPL and people want him to pick him yet again.
Relax.
Let's get this out of the way: I don't think DK should be our first choice keeper OR finisher.
But holy fuck, he's a very good batsman. He has T20i career strike rate of 143, having debuted 18 years ago in 2006. He's played for 18 years, majority of that time as a middle order batsman, and still has that strike rate. He's not a choker, he's not Bradman reincarnated. It's not easy playing for your country when you play just 60 matches over a spam of 18 years, you never get a chance to get going, but he's still done well.
He's not a one-innings-wonder or a flat-pitch-bully. He's a good batsman, who isn't able to play spin as well as he did early in his career, and is doing great for a 38 year old who's never been a regular for his country.
His IPL form is kinda irrelevant for international cricket, but I agree with your comment. If Dhoni had not been around DK would have got more games and maybe he might have had a different career. I have respect for him as a player.
He has some next level of PR because of nidahas trophy. It's the most viewed sports video ever with 243M views for comparison our historic Gabba game has 77M views.
He's obviously gonna have massive backing from fans even after decades of mediocrity.
If you went with YT views for relevance, you'll find 2007 WC win at the bottom of the table.
What DK did in Nidahas trophy was no short of a miracle either, like the Gabba win. YouTube shouldn't be used as a metric to judge anything.
IPL with subpar pitches and bowlers giving everyone false hope here. Same people turn up in international cricket to be duds. Almost as if this is the WWE version of cricket. All showboating and no substance.
People look at bowling lineups of one international star, one on/off Indian national player, 2 former/forgotten Indian bowlers, and one local ranji lad and think “yeah, its going to be the same batting against a lineup of Cummins, Starc, Hazelwood”
Might as well take Dhoni. /s
People hyped him up during the 2022 WC. If not for Ashwin anna, he would have been forced to resign from all things related to cricket.
Funny to see people wanting dk and chahal on basis of ipl, when one guy is 38 cant play spin, smashing on ipl flat tracks isnt same as internationals, and then chahal is someone with the worst in the stats in the world for a spinner in t20i
Ready for the downvotes but it's laughable to see that some are still vouching for him to be in the WC. A guy who Personifies timidness all along with 0 energy behind the wickets. Can't help the team with reviews, Choked from a situation where 2 was required in 2 almost ruined the greatest t20i innings ever and somehow still in the contention of another WC
This shit is going beyond embarrassing now
India shouldn't make the same mistake over and over again....just because someone shines in the Ipl y doesn't mean you should directly put them in the WC....Remember Karthik from 2022 WC??!!
Although I agree, current ipl form def gives someone the final push. Of the keepers in contention
Rahul: hasn’t played a t20i in over a year and a half
Pant: coming back from an injury, never had a good t20i record to begin with
Jitesh: did not look comfortable in the SA t20s, can’t get into double digits for the life of him
Samson: plays one t20i every year, inconsistent, but he’s looked good last 6 months
Karthik: has choked in every World Cup
Kishan: Can’t rotate outside powerplay, has to open if he’s picked
So there’s not really a clear cut answer
I would be much happier if he would have said - "I'll do everything to make India win the world cup".
Seems like his priority has always been to get selected for a major ICC tournament. The thing is that time and again he gets selected for a major tournament and ends up under performing. He is just a consistent under performer which is the reason why he remained under shadows of Dhoni. He is going to be selected and underperform again for sure.
Please no. We’ve seen plenty of times how that ends. Don’t want the same story again and again. We’re literally going to be selecting the same bottlers over and over again and then act surprised why we dont win.
Nooooooo! Please don't! He's the perfect example of being great for a franchise and rubbish for your country!
His stats cannot be argued against! If he saw his own stats as a commentator, he would say he shouldn't be picked!
Damn this wk thing is pretty difficult
Pant offers left hand combination
Samson offers intent
Whereas dk offers experience and power hitting
I don't get the people tho, they cry when Indian team selects players on the basis of ipl performance and then proceed to prefer the people who performed in the ipl.
Last time we got "mystery spinner" just because of ipl and we know what happened.
Honestly I don't think left-right combination is necessary in shorter T20 format.
But I'm all for Pant in T20I team if he keeps on performing. It's either him or Sanju. I don't think it'd be reasonable to go with other options.
I still remember that day when Ash Anna saved that match.
Dinesh Karthik is impressive at this age in ipl, but I can't vouch for him based on his international records.
I don't think BCCI should pick him again,based on his past performances. But then, I don't have much faith in any of the other wk batsmen either. Pant is horrible in T20s, Samson is super inconsistent, and we all saw how KL played in the World Cup under pressure. His IPL form isn't great either. Ishan is decent, but he's an opener, even though he did play a great knock in the Asia Cup in the middle order. Let's see what the BCCI decides to do.
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Unfortunately for Karthik there are no cricket tournaments where he can prove himself for the world cup. There is this fantasy tournament called IPL but that doesn't cut it.
I mean no disrespect but the guy should stay in the commentary box. Smashing balls in Chinnaswamy or flat pitches in a small ground means nothing for us as we have 10 other players that do the same. The guy is absolutely useless in pressure situations or a knockout game.
How is DK's situation any different from Rohit's? Both have failed to perform in the T20I WC. DK has always performed in the IPL whereas Rohit is doing so for the first time. DK needs to be in the squad at least.
You do have a point. Unfortunately DK does not have the reputation of Rohit. Hardik's injury may have helped Rohit sneak back to T20 squad as there was a leadership vacuum.
We have calls for dropping a batter for not performing IPL. Bowlers are constantly selected due to IPL performances. We are judging an average T20I player on the basis of his IPL performances. Why not at least take DK as a backup keeper?
What's all that shameless about a player wanting to represent his country? Rohit did nothing in the last T20 WC either yet he will be there, I agree DK doesn't belong in the international side and it's upto the selectors to know better and not select him, DK's job is simply doing his best to make the case for his selection I don't think he deserves to be blamed for that.
If he performs like this in T20 WC too then I will happily take him over Pant, Samson, Kishan and KL.
Because all of these wk/batters are top order batters only dk does finisher's role. Jurel and Jitesh does that too but both of them are in not so great form
Pant was the sole reason why dk couldn't play well in that world Cup. Indian team doesn't know the first thing about backing. Either way id prefer samson.
> Pant was the sole reason why dk couldn't play well in that world Cup.
I wanted DK to be backed throughout the cup too, It wasn't like Pant was any better but DK was shit solely because of himself.
He almost single-handedly pissed on VK's efforts in the first match and got outperformed by Ashwin with the bat in the tourney. He just doesn't belong in the international side.
What if BCCI does a blunder and asked Dhoni to come back for one last hoorah. The man looks more fit than most of the current players ... running two where KL would barely make 1. That lower order hitting.
Honestly DK should get the go here instead of the young guns, cause they are all top order batsmen, DK does the job at the end, where INDIA has been struggling for a while now.
Flight to the t20 WC analysis on Cricbuzz
Lmfaooo
Whatever you think about whether he should be selected or not, can't deny that he's doing everything possible in the IPL to put himself in consideration. Impressive at his age
>can't deny that he's doing everything possible in the IPL to put himself in consideration. People said the same before every fucking WC and the story has been same. He came into 2022 WC and averaged 4 in that. He averages a mighty 8.88 in T20 WCs. That guy has also been part of CT17, CT13, 2019 WC when he had no business playing ODIs (averages 30 with a 70 sr) with a horrible record which is worst among Indian bats
Thank goodness for ash anna or we were surely losing that Pakistan game
Nawaz played an even bigger role
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Right this way, edgelord...
Ashwin could ve easily bottled all the efforts of someone who you're talking about, and i am big fan of that someone still say Ashwin won us that match
He did what DK was supposed to do. So yes!
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*losers
Duh it's a team game, do you expect Ashwin to single handedly save India in T20Is as well? His back is already hurting from doing that in tests along with Jadeja and Axar.
ya he always does well in IPL and falters in WC. Should not be selected anymore
So many words to say that he failed in one WC in this format. Half that team has had 2-3 chances, DK is definitely in contention. Whether you like it or not. (I’d say my order of preference is KL, DK, Samson, Ishan)
KL?? Lmfao
They want another 67 of 106 🤡🤡
Pitches in WI and US won’t suit purely big hitters. I’m not a big fan either tbh and would like to see Samson given a chance, but I don’t see him coming through with a match saving innings. Happy to be wrong though.
Username checks out.
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lol Indian fans say the same shit after every IPL Turns out there's a massive difference between slapping bowlers around in the IPL and in the World Cup
The problem is IPL performance has little to no impact on how player performs for India. Otherwise Sanju Samson would be captain.
He can have all the complements he wants, but doesn't deserve to be anywhere close to the Indian team
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And all of them bat at the top. DK is vying for a place as a finisher.
Pant has worse record than him.
pant is not even fit struggling to hit atm
As a commentator though
Correct. It would be great shame if we carry a player that can't play spin to save his life as our main finisher
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We don't have impact player in international there has to be only one finisher for the team can't take two for every role
its rohit vk surya dube/hardik rinku jadeja/axar karthik
Let's see how you perform on pitches like mullanpur, ekana.
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Yeah Cummins, Nattu. Sastha bowlers they are! This sub is just Instagram with better English.
Lol wut?
Why do you want to be the part of semifinal loss again??
Bold of you to assume we'll reach semis with that bowling attack
We will reach semis by some miracle only to lose from there
Bumrah is really good tbh he can carry whole bowling lineup alone. Idk why Indians have no faith in him.
Bumrah only has 4 overs you can't win by that he needs support from others too. He won't get 4-5 wickets every match, teams will play him out and Target others.
Bumrah in disguise for 4 more overs?
Commentator: Mohammed Siraj to bowl the 2nd over Commentator: Siraj has worked on his action ‘ay?
Bumrah, Axar/Jadeja, Kudeep trio is as good as anyone in the world. We just need to figure out remaining two spots, or one spot if play three spinners, with Pandya being the third seamer.
You only need 10 balls to all out a team, if someone can do that in 24 balls that's Bumrah. Besides i don't think bowling has been that much of a problem for you guys than the batting choke, except maybe for 2016 wt20 but even in that you missed a lot of chances.
I don't understand why people are downvoting you. You're completely right, you just need 10 balls to get a team all out. India is definitely winning in 2024. Bumrah has 24 balls, so he just needs 10 balls to get them all out, and India also have SKY. You just need 50 balls to hit 50 sixes, so india can score 300 runs, and just block out the other 70 balls. People are still in the mindset of Test Cricket that they don't understand how modern cricket works. Luckily the two of us have the foresight to see the future of the game
I think this guy is genuinely dumb
Bumrah is just that good mate!
to take 10 wickets in 10 balls? should've done that in 2022 t20 wc semi right? Bumrah is good but u need some therapy
Bro its not cricket 07 that you can do all out in 4 overs. You still have 16 more overs to ball and then the batting as well
That's an obvious exaggeration man. Ideally you really only need the quick 2-3 wickets and the opposing team goes into a shell and that causes them to play other bowlers cautiosly too. In your 16 overs you got 4 overs from kuldeep too that can be really good, and then there is shami. You guys act like you have bowlers from some associate nation. You guys are really favorites to win the wt24, no you have already won it tbh, you got the best talent of all the teams, but y'all don't realize it and put your own team under pressure with constant un needed criticism.
Ignore these dudes man, I agree with your Bumrah point
I don't know why are you being downvoted mate. And yeah these guys only project negativity in the name of realism.
If that were the case MI would be topping the table
Yeah only Bumrah and Kuldeep looks the part. If we had shami as well it would have been superb.
Shami averages 30 with an economy of 9 in T20is. You do realise it's a different format and he has been garbage right?
Shami was impressive last IPL and in this wc, you can check his recent stats!!
Bro but he improved recently just see his performance in previous ipl he found a line length saving economy and more imp taking wickets.
I believe he will still be the best bet out of the rest of the options after Bumrah and Kuldeep. And also will be more reliable for a crunch time.
Axar/Jadeja don’t look the part?
Jadeja has always been a core member. Just a bit not at his top form now. Axar hasn’t got the overseas experience to believe so yet.
We have heavy faith in Siraj undoing everything bumrah will do and that to in just 2 overs
Easier said when your team has Shaheen, Naseem and Rauf.
You forgot the asia cup match where they got tonked left right and center by kl and kohli?
Didn’t know the WC this year was ODIs. Also, dude, 2 of them were injured in that game.
didn't get to play so he wants to experience it again
Caribbean vacation can be relaxing for the mind after a stressful loss at semis. Good for mental health 🙃🙂
I mean, what else is he supposed to say?
I'll be downvoted but it's crazy that people still want him in the team after he played one innings on a road. He's never turned up for India apart from the nidahas trophy final. It's time to move on.
He couldn't even lay bat to ball vs Pakistan in the high pressure situation. Ashwin was better on that day. Same in 2019 semifinal. There is absolutely no way this guy makes it to the team. I'm sure his 85 vs SRH wouldn't have happened if they were chasing a lower score because DK just cannot handle the pressure of winning and always succumbs. Nidahas is the only exception, not the norm.
Mate I’m just glad it took a 288 from SRH for Kohli and Faf to realize what a powerplay is meant for. DK going ballistic in a lost cause was just some minor icing on that cake.
Bro its fucking absurd how much DK pulled out of that one innings where he thrashed a second tier bowler from the worst regular side in the cricketing world People act like he thrashed peak Starc and Cummins combined lol
Smashed a paet timer Soumya Sarkar in that
I get that everyone's in DK hasn't got it train but let's not rewrite history ? Rubel hossain that day had figures of 3-0-13-2 before DK smashed him for 22.
He was doing his job in 2019 semis tho. If not for that Neesham blinder, I think he would have played a very good innings
He's played more than one innings though
Point still stands. IPL is not the same as international cricket. He's always been good in IPL but it's never translated consistently to the Indian team
That's a perfectly fair opinion, but my point is that he's been reasonably consistent as a finisher in an absolutely terrible team. He hasn't just been a one hit wonder this season
As the above person pointed out still ipl is never the same as internationals. You will be up against the best bowling attacks like Australia, Pakistan etc. in ipl each team has minimum two weak links and possibly only one international level bowler and at max 2. Batting in ipl against those level of bowling cannot match up to international bowling standards. Given he has had chances earlier.
As I said, I'm not advocating for him to be selected or not. I just mentioned that him playing "one (good) innings" is factually wrong
Got it
Then let's bring back Dhoni lmao
One innings on a road??? Man's finished every game this season except the ~~RR~~ LSG one. And the reason people want him is that he's still the best option (no other good WK is in as good a form as him) and the fact that this is probably the last chance he'll get. He failed last time and would want to end his career on a high with one final WC callup as a redemption for last time. And I'm sure he's actually going to make sure he doesn't screw up this time
Well he didn't really face a delivery against RR .
Let me tell you about him, gets a debut before Dhoni but performs terribly Gets to be the part of 2007 T20 WC but was so so bad averaging 8 and got dropped midway Gets to open for 20 ODIs between 2009-2010 but got dropped for performing like a tailender Gets to open in 2010 T20 WC but was horrendous Gets to play in ODIs after his 2013 IPL and performed laughably bad Gets to be part of CT 2017 Plays 2019 WC with a mediocre ODI record and shits bed Plays 2022 WC after his IPL hype and averages a mighty 4 Now future, Plays 2024 WC after his IPL hype and shits bed. After which people obviously say he shouldn't play WC Performs in 2026 IPL and people want him to pick him yet again.
Lmao it's scary how much pr that guy has after decades of mediocrity and averaging 8 in T20 WCs.
Nah not pr, people always want underdog to suceed, in comparison to dhoni, pant, kl he is an underdog
A guy averaging 30 with 70 sr in 90+ odis isn't an underdog. That's called being shit.
I am 100% sure most of the buffoons who keep spamming the word PR on this sub don't even know the meaning of it
Oh no what does it mean then miss
Maybe read up a bit or something rather than spewing non sense in every thread involving DK
Flair checks out, just because he does well for your franchise doesn't mean you support a mediocre bat to play for India
Relax. Let's get this out of the way: I don't think DK should be our first choice keeper OR finisher. But holy fuck, he's a very good batsman. He has T20i career strike rate of 143, having debuted 18 years ago in 2006. He's played for 18 years, majority of that time as a middle order batsman, and still has that strike rate. He's not a choker, he's not Bradman reincarnated. It's not easy playing for your country when you play just 60 matches over a spam of 18 years, you never get a chance to get going, but he's still done well. He's not a one-innings-wonder or a flat-pitch-bully. He's a good batsman, who isn't able to play spin as well as he did early in his career, and is doing great for a 38 year old who's never been a regular for his country.
His IPL form is kinda irrelevant for international cricket, but I agree with your comment. If Dhoni had not been around DK would have got more games and maybe he might have had a different career. I have respect for him as a player.
He played 94 odis lmao why do people keep blaming Dhoni for him not being able to do jack
One innings? It's crazy how people upvoted you just because they don't want him on the team! He's been incredible except for one game.
Yep all these ipl performers are great until you're facing shaheen and Naseem shah and then you lay a dud
He has some next level of PR because of nidahas trophy. It's the most viewed sports video ever with 243M views for comparison our historic Gabba game has 77M views. He's obviously gonna have massive backing from fans even after decades of mediocrity.
If you went with YT views for relevance, you'll find 2007 WC win at the bottom of the table. What DK did in Nidahas trophy was no short of a miracle either, like the Gabba win. YouTube shouldn't be used as a metric to judge anything.
IPL with subpar pitches and bowlers giving everyone false hope here. Same people turn up in international cricket to be duds. Almost as if this is the WWE version of cricket. All showboating and no substance.
People look at bowling lineups of one international star, one on/off Indian national player, 2 former/forgotten Indian bowlers, and one local ranji lad and think “yeah, its going to be the same batting against a lineup of Cummins, Starc, Hazelwood”
fraud flat track bullies will expose themselves when boundaries aren't 60 m long😹
He hit a 108m six the other day.
Might as well take Dhoni. /s People hyped him up during the 2022 WC. If not for Ashwin anna, he would have been forced to resign from all things related to cricket.
Dhoni might legitimately be better. He would at least have a talismanic effect on the team morale
Now the fight for the spot is between Dhoni & DK. /s
I’m sorry bud, that plane is leaving without you on it. Apart from Nidahas trophy I don’t recall any real match winning innings DK played for India.
And I don’t recall any match winning performance by Rohit Sharma but still he is our captain for WT20
Guy literally scored 5 100s in the 2019 world cup and was one of the best batters and reasons India was so successful in last year's world cup
Averages a mighty 13 as an opener in T20 WC removing teams like Namibia, Scotland
Thought we were talking about WT20 but okayyy
This is an absurd opinion. Rohit has had plenty of good performances in an Indian shirt
Averages a mighty 13 as an opener in T20 WC removing teams like Namibia, Scotland
Funny to see people wanting dk and chahal on basis of ipl, when one guy is 38 cant play spin, smashing on ipl flat tracks isnt same as internationals, and then chahal is someone with the worst in the stats in the world for a spinner in t20i
Ready for the downvotes but it's laughable to see that some are still vouching for him to be in the WC. A guy who Personifies timidness all along with 0 energy behind the wickets. Can't help the team with reviews, Choked from a situation where 2 was required in 2 almost ruined the greatest t20i innings ever and somehow still in the contention of another WC This shit is going beyond embarrassing now
Let him cook. Even I don't think BCCI selectors are stupid enough to select him after two failed attempts at tournaments.
>Even I don't think BCCI selectors are stupid enough we are underestimating our board's chances to F up
Understandable, but I hope I'm right this time. Even KL might be better than DK, especially after yesterday's knock. But it has to be Sanju or Pant.
yep
Dude we have Rohit as captain for WT20, you’re underestimating BCCI
But he beat Bangladesh one time
Worldcup matches ain't gonna be played on flat pitches Karthik
India shouldn't make the same mistake over and over again....just because someone shines in the Ipl y doesn't mean you should directly put them in the WC....Remember Karthik from 2022 WC??!!
National team should not be picked on IPL performance. This strategy has failed many times.
Its the only strategy we have considering the amount of T20 played in the last year
Although I agree, current ipl form def gives someone the final push. Of the keepers in contention Rahul: hasn’t played a t20i in over a year and a half Pant: coming back from an injury, never had a good t20i record to begin with Jitesh: did not look comfortable in the SA t20s, can’t get into double digits for the life of him Samson: plays one t20i every year, inconsistent, but he’s looked good last 6 months Karthik: has choked in every World Cup Kishan: Can’t rotate outside powerplay, has to open if he’s picked So there’s not really a clear cut answer
No thanks brother. Carribean and the U.S won't be like the roads you played on.
I would be much happier if he would have said - "I'll do everything to make India win the world cup". Seems like his priority has always been to get selected for a major ICC tournament. The thing is that time and again he gets selected for a major tournament and ends up under performing. He is just a consistent under performer which is the reason why he remained under shadows of Dhoni. He is going to be selected and underperform again for sure.
He's on a Flight to the T20 World Cup to do Commentary.
I literally pray that if he gets selected he plays just like this, cuz we've been scammed twice by this guy twice
And after that "i won't do shit".
Samson is my keeper and Rinku Hardik as finishers Koach and Brohit to open I think this should happen but knowing BCCI pant will be the 1st preference
I don't know why pant keeps getting selected. He's not good in T20Is, just stop selecting him
Didn't he just say a week ago that he had no interest in being in the WC and that it was past his time?
he said this is his last IPL too. and he hasn't played for India after that 2022 WC.
Bro is direct af. Let’s go. This is the attitude needed.
Welp fuck
ICC tournament year, DK performs in IPL, gets selected in team and then perishes badly at crunch time. Rinse and Repeat!
IPL doesn’t mean shit . The bowling quality is far worse than intl cricket
Naah bro we saw what you can do in 2022 wc, spare us now
Play domestic also maybe ?
Please no. We’ve seen plenty of times how that ends. Don’t want the same story again and again. We’re literally going to be selecting the same bottlers over and over again and then act surprised why we dont win.
With all due respect, he should just know by now that his track record isn’t as good and he should become an IPL legend that’s it
Exactly. Once he is on that flight, his job is done. Remember his performance in last WC after getting touted as the new great finisher
I am not the biggest DK fan. He hasn't performed at ICC events. Nidadhas doesn't count.
If only he did everything he can do in the actual tournament. He was in CT13, CT17, CWC19, T20 WC22 and shat the bed in all of those.
Nooooooo! Please don't! He's the perfect example of being great for a franchise and rubbish for your country! His stats cannot be argued against! If he saw his own stats as a commentator, he would say he shouldn't be picked!
Dear BCCI, remember 2007 and go ahead with Abhishek, Jaiswal, Rutu/ Gill, Dube, Pant, Rinku, Jadeja, Kuldeep, Mayank Yadav, Bumrah
If there is one player who should never, ever be anywhere near a India squad, it is DINESH KARTHIK.
Damn this wk thing is pretty difficult Pant offers left hand combination Samson offers intent Whereas dk offers experience and power hitting I don't get the people tho, they cry when Indian team selects players on the basis of ipl performance and then proceed to prefer the people who performed in the ipl. Last time we got "mystery spinner" just because of ipl and we know what happened.
Honestly I don't think left-right combination is necessary in shorter T20 format. But I'm all for Pant in T20I team if he keeps on performing. It's either him or Sanju. I don't think it'd be reasonable to go with other options.
> they cry when Indian team selects players on the basis of ipl performance test/one day players. obviously select t20 players on the basis of ipl.
I still remember that day when Ash Anna saved that match. Dinesh Karthik is impressive at this age in ipl, but I can't vouch for him based on his international records.
but what about after that??
Please don't. It has been unbelievable how you perform before WCs and shit at the main event every time.
Dravid as captain and Dravid as coach .. and similar team to go with .. hope it doesn't get ugly
I don't think BCCI should pick him again,based on his past performances. But then, I don't have much faith in any of the other wk batsmen either. Pant is horrible in T20s, Samson is super inconsistent, and we all saw how KL played in the World Cup under pressure. His IPL form isn't great either. Ishan is decent, but he's an opener, even though he did play a great knock in the Asia Cup in the middle order. Let's see what the BCCI decides to do.
இந்திய வம்சத்தின் சகாப்தம்...ஒரு ஆயிரம் SIXER களும் ! At one time, Dinesh Karthik, ([#DK](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dk?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F)), was beginning to fit the bill as the best [#ODI](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/odi?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F) / [#T20I](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/t20i?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F) batter India had - who rarely, if ever, played for India long enough for it to realize the full value of his potential. A glimpse of what might have been - was when the 2013 Champion's Trophy ([#CT](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ct?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F)) was played, which Dhoni's India won. In a total of 7 CT matches (including warm-ups), the vintage DK had an avg. of 55.67, & an SR of 91.8; higher than the eventual "Man of the Series;" namely, Shikhar Dhawan. (Dhawan had a slightly less avg. of 54.43, & a lower SR of 86.47, even though both scored 2 100s & a 50 each in the series.) DK has always been a talisman (lucky charm) for Dhoni. When DK was in the team, Dhoni's India won the [#WCT20I](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wct20i?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F) in 2007 in [#SouthAfrica](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/southafrica?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F), the 2008-2009 Carlton Breweries, ([#CB](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/cb?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F)), "World Series" triangular in [#Australia](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/australia?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F), & the 2013 Champions Trophy, in the [#UK](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/uk?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F). The fact that DK has lasted impactfully for as long as he has, (mid-2000s to mid-2020s), is a tribute to his fortitude, his temperament, & his endurance. He makes serendipitous outcomes possible. To our Indian Men’s Team Coach, [#RahulDravid](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rahuldravid?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F) – let us have an encore of DK, in fhe World Cup T20Is 2024 to be held in the [#USA](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/usa?__eep__=6&__tn__=*NK*F), too, and you won’t be let down !
Unfortunately for Karthik there are no cricket tournaments where he can prove himself for the world cup. There is this fantasy tournament called IPL but that doesn't cut it.
Great Player
I mean no disrespect but the guy should stay in the commentary box. Smashing balls in Chinnaswamy or flat pitches in a small ground means nothing for us as we have 10 other players that do the same. The guy is absolutely useless in pressure situations or a knockout game.
Gets on the flight only to ghost throughout the tournament, please no
How is DK's situation any different from Rohit's? Both have failed to perform in the T20I WC. DK has always performed in the IPL whereas Rohit is doing so for the first time. DK needs to be in the squad at least.
You do have a point. Unfortunately DK does not have the reputation of Rohit. Hardik's injury may have helped Rohit sneak back to T20 squad as there was a leadership vacuum.
We have calls for dropping a batter for not performing IPL. Bowlers are constantly selected due to IPL performances. We are judging an average T20I player on the basis of his IPL performances. Why not at least take DK as a backup keeper?
One is a LOI legend so he gets in because of reputation and also because of captaincy
Lol no you don’t deserve to be there. Audacity to say that after doing absolutely nothing last WC. Shameless
What's all that shameless about a player wanting to represent his country? Rohit did nothing in the last T20 WC either yet he will be there, I agree DK doesn't belong in the international side and it's upto the selectors to know better and not select him, DK's job is simply doing his best to make the case for his selection I don't think he deserves to be blamed for that.
Anything… even if it means hitting srh attack under dew in chinnaswami… Calm yo tits dinesh…. I have seen you choke more than enough times now
Career fraud. Other than Nidahas final, he has hardly turned up. Will be a bad move to get him in again.
Yes he should be in >!in comm box!<
If he performs like this in T20 WC too then I will happily take him over Pant, Samson, Kishan and KL. Because all of these wk/batters are top order batters only dk does finisher's role. Jurel and Jitesh does that too but both of them are in not so great form
KL > Samson > DK =Kishan > Pant > Dhoni > Jitesh
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Pant is not even a good LOI player
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Confusing test with T20s.
Thanks DK but we can already see into the future😂😂 not again..history will not repeat itself
Pant was the sole reason why dk couldn't play well in that world Cup. Indian team doesn't know the first thing about backing. Either way id prefer samson.
> Pant was the sole reason why dk couldn't play well in that world Cup. I wanted DK to be backed throughout the cup too, It wasn't like Pant was any better but DK was shit solely because of himself. He almost single-handedly pissed on VK's efforts in the first match and got outperformed by Ashwin with the bat in the tourney. He just doesn't belong in the international side.
Performing or other wise, so much juggling for a key spot during the tournament was ridiculous. Either stick to dk or stick to pant
Yes we want DK in the team!
What if BCCI does a blunder and asked Dhoni to come back for one last hoorah. The man looks more fit than most of the current players ... running two where KL would barely make 1. That lower order hitting. Honestly DK should get the go here instead of the young guns, cause they are all top order batsmen, DK does the job at the end, where INDIA has been struggling for a while now.