This document contains the playing XI for a cricket team along with details on player roles. It lists the batting and bowling roles for each player, with most being batting specialists and a few all-rounders. The batting order is described as fluid depending on the match situation. The team aims to bat deep with hitters for both pace and spin through to number 8 in the order. The bowling lineup includes 4 spin options and 3 pacers to account for West Indies pitches, with 2 bowlers capable of bowling at all phases of the innings. Batting "shields" of right and left-handed batters are intended to complicate opponent matchups with complementary players.
This document contains the playing XI for a cricket team along with details on player roles. It lists the batting and bowling roles for each player, with most being batting specialists and a few all-rounders. The batting order is described as fluid depending on the match situation. The team aims to bat deep with hitters for both pace and spin through to number 8 in the order. The bowling lineup includes 4 spin options and 3 pacers to account for West Indies pitches, with 2 bowlers capable of bowling at all phases of the innings. Batting "shields" of right and left-handed batters are intended to complicate opponent matchups with complementary players.
This document contains the playing XI for a cricket team along with details on player roles. It lists the batting and bowling roles for each player, with most being batting specialists and a few all-rounders. The batting order is described as fluid depending on the match situation. The team aims to bat deep with hitters for both pace and spin through to number 8 in the order. The bowling lineup includes 4 spin options and 3 pacers to account for West Indies pitches, with 2 bowlers capable of bowling at all phases of the innings. Batting "shields" of right and left-handed batters are intended to complicate opponent matchups with complementary players.
1 Prithvi Shaw RHB Front loading - PP Exploiter None
2 Rahul Tripathi RHB Front loading - PP Exploiter None 3 Suryakumar Yadav RHB All Round Hitter None 4 Tilak Varma LHB Spin Hitter (Anchor if needed) RAO Match-up 5 Hardik Pandya (c) RHB All Round Hitter RAP PP - MO (Enforcer) 6 Axar Patel LHB Spin Hitter (Improved vs pace) LAO PP - MO 7 Sanju Samson (wk) RHB Pace Hitter None 8 Washington Sundar LHB Hitter - Floater RAO PP - MO 9 Ravi Bishnoi RHB None - Lower Order RAL MO (High pace wrist spin) 10 Jasprit Bumrah RHB None RAP All Phase 11 Arshdeep Singh LHB None LAP All Phase (Swing) • Fluid batting order - Entry point will depends on the match situation or Match-ups • Batting till eight - Mix of pace & spin hitters - Mix of RH & LH batters • Four Spin options & Three pacers considering west indies pitches - Two all phase bowlers • Batting shields (RH2LH/Spin2Pace) to complicate match-ups with complimentary players • Tilak as LH - MO specialist batter to counter RAL/LAO/SLA - Anchor if needed • Axar or Hardik may bowl in PP to favourable match-ups (or if swing available)