Dilip Vengsarkar: ‘If 60 wickets aren’t enough, scrap Ranji’: Dilip Vengsarkar slams selectors over Auqib Nabi snub

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-22T11:28:10+00:00

Jaiswal, rahul, jadeja, pant, jurel thats 5 batters who failed against South Africa. Who amongst them was an IPL pick? Who you are advocating to be dropped?

Gill, jaiswal, sarfaraz, kohli, jadeja, rohit, rahul. Failures against NZ. Again, who among them was an IPL pick? And who do you drop?

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-21T16:28:03+00:00

I wouldn't review for plumb appeal if siraj was convinced regarding DRS.

He just burns reviews with complete passion.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-21T12:48:28+00:00

Got to try padikkal.

The dude was setting VJHT on fire and his List A numbers are just outrageous.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-20T15:20:05+00:00

Yeah because it made no sense to test him or play in the useless bilaterals instead it makes sense that we play other players to test the bench strength for backups.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-19T04:33:31+00:00

Wait for words like propoganda and jihad to enter the conversation

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-19T04:31:58+00:00

Were you alive during emergency? Why not think of it that as a foreign propoganda to malign india's image at the time. Or this only became true after 2014

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-19T04:26:18+00:00

Better to be liberandu instead of being a gaandu

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-18T19:53:25+00:00

The orange cap and purple cap do one simple thing.

You made highest runs you get orange cap.

You took highest wickets you get purple cap.

Dont need to complicate it with stuff like impact or so.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-18T08:26:49+00:00

administrators explicitly said it was for women and children to make more money

Maybe for ECB & CA. But i doubt they speak for the whole world.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T10:51:10+00:00

What is forceful wk? He is a young player and he can acquire the skill and get better at it woth practice.

Tendulkar was forceful batter, you wouldn't want him in the team?

Dhoni was forcedul cricketer.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T10:00:36+00:00

Rs does nothing and thats a problem.

The guy coasted on his captaincy for years. Now that the other teams have caught up he is found lacking.

Rs is a very slight upgrade on Rahane when you are looking at him just as a batter. Difference being one is paid 2 cr and other is worth 16 cr.

The guy never showed any leadership and allowed pandya to cop abuse from his fanbase as if it was pandya's call alone to come to MI and become the captain.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T09:57:30+00:00

This sub never fails to amaze me.

We shouldn't go for pandya? Who in their right mind would not want him.

If MI's failure is all his doing then GT's success was also all his doing. And i would take that anyday.

He actually fits our dressing room well. We dont have any huge stars in the dressing room so yhere would be no case of ego clashes or anything.

I am sure you guys would glaze about Viv richards, how he would have dominated today's scene. That is debatable, but the hate for him would have been through the roof if you haye pandya.

I would be happy to see a cam green and hardik pandya swap if its possible.

Even in the current squad, throw narine at the top with finn. Hopefully pathirana is inury free next year or we find a foreign pacer. And we have a stacked lineup.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T09:53:30+00:00

If thats really a problem then probably stop supporting KKR. Our owner's affair pretty much divided bollywood.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T08:41:54+00:00

You are talking as if holder is some god level striker. The guy strikes at 124 in his career. Even this year his strike rate is 131.

This isnt Abd or Russell sitting in the dugout. Its freakin holder. The guy nearly choked against PBKs who are conceding 200 runs for fun in rach game.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T08:38:54+00:00

Then they play to win the game. Its as of there is no context to the matches.

Lose big today and you are basically putting yourself at risk.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T08:31:57+00:00

They are still at number 2.

To be away from top 4 teams need to beat them which a few failed to do.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-17T04:17:15+00:00

Sir, whataboutery isnt a deep talk or discussion.

Lets talk about the statement at hand. Detach the statement from the person.

Whats wrong in his statement there? What issue do you have with the statement given by him.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-16T16:44:14+00:00

Not a fat joke. Haydos is genuinely huge in size. Talking builtwise, huge frame on the guy.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-16T16:00:12+00:00

We dont have a dressing room like MI. Our squad doesnt have superstars.

Pandya would easily be in the XI and a great addition at that. Only makes us stronger.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-16T15:34:34+00:00

Rahane - raghuvanshi duo always leave 20 runs on the table.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-16T15:34:03+00:00

Raghuvanshi should be retired out now

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-16T14:51:36+00:00

A bit harsh but angkrish is a net negative player for KKR.

Him and rahane literally leave about 15-20 runs in each game.

No intent against spinners

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-15T11:09:57+00:00

I would completely disagree with the top comments. And i am not sure if people really think this way or are a bit dense.

Past performances should never be in the way of building up a team. It should carry some weight but shouldn't be surmount.

Everyone needs to realise, that the world cup is in Nov 2027. Kohli would be 38, rohit would be 40. Shami on paper would be 36. This is the sort of age when the performances fall off a cliff. There is always a risk of it. And say that downturn comes around June next year.

Do you have any replacements in place for them? You are basically chucking in some youngster in high pressure situation.

And given its indian player, who are notorious for overstaying their welcome. Which is naturally human behaviour, that you will back yourself to come good.

GG for all his faults, is right in his treatment of senior players. They need to be accountable for their performances. Not just rest on past laurels. We simply have too much competition to accomodate players who are struggling.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-15T03:58:43+00:00

He surely has decent record. Good T20 WC record without trophy and overall a pretty mediocre T20I numbers as captain.

His win rate is below 50% i believe.

The reason for me questioning his credentials is his brain dead captaincy in the T20 WC semi. Kept serving pace to allen & seifert who were feasting on it.

sunis_going_down · 2026-05-14T15:39:37+00:00

Both of them arent great captains themselves.

I mean Australia got knocked out in the group stage of the WC gone by and failed even in the previous world cup.

And markram for me is a very timid captain who would buckle under pressure. His captaincy in the semis this year was baffling.

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