Quote from: Out of mind on Today at 04:36:32 PM

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Only if the rain god goes easy on mortals, otherwise get ready for rain interruption and even a complete first day washout is on the card as the weather forecast is not promising.

Quote from: Bitcoin Smith on Today at 05:51:32 PM

Quote from: JSRAW on Today at 04:34:08 PM

Washington is an interesting case, he isn't even a first choice spinner in his domestic team and only got in the test team when he was part of the India tour of Australia, he was a bowling reserve for practice only and never meant to debut there. His batting is a big plus but it won't matter as long as you are not improving with the ball and so far, he didn't show any positive sign.

I guess, they will have to replace Ashwin with 1 batting-spin and 1 spin batting allrounder and hope they chip in together and bring at least 7-8 wickets and contribute with the bat.

Those domestic players are above 33 years means they won't be considered in my opinion and Washington Sundar is the only available off spin in Ind there's even anyone yet in India A team so as you said if he can tweak his skills he definitely got a big opportunity cause he got the batting ability which proven already so when there's the right time I think he should be given a fair run to decide whether he is capable of making it or then we have to go with left arm and leg spin for a certain period of time.

He's up on the pecking order for sure but at the same, every potential talent deserves a long rope but the problem is that the Spin slots are packed with Ashwin-Jadeja-Axar-Kuldeep and Ash-Jaddu will be there for at least the current WTC cycle or maybe 1-2 year more so atm, it's hard to fit him in the Playing XI. If by any chance India is playing with the 4 spinners and 1 seamer then maybe he could come as a replacement for Axar otherwise i don't see him in the playing XI

In the last series against England, India already used Jadeja/Axar and Kuldeep here n there so it's not like they are not trying this left arm and leggie combination, it's just you need a off spin option as well because it gives you enough variety.