Rahane is at his worst ever form. SOoooo baaaad in all formats of the game.

[chewy]

Rahane already provide costly in last World T20 semi-final, and his hardly changed from that innings

[WC2011INDIA]

He is the least improved cricketer since making debut for India in all formats of the game. Infact, has regressed in all.

[Ultimate_Game]

1 hour ago, Pollack said:

Maybe.But not Tiwari. 

T20s are out of question because Rahane shouldn't be even as a backup or even backup's backup.Period.

Then go with Uthappa or someone else. Point is there are n number of options better than Rahane. Rahane single-handedly costs his team matches by ensuring the team ends up with a below par score with his slow batting.

[The Realist]

For someone who has played so many ODI/T20/IPL games Rahane has to be one of the worst limited over players going.

 

He plays in the same plodding way in almost every match regardless of the situation and has zero game awareness.

 

Lacks power to hit boundaries consistently and often ends up with a SR just better than a run a ball. 

 

Time to give others a chance at international level instead of endlessly recycling Rahane.

[sourab10forever]

I just don't get this chutiyappa from most of the posts above. His job is to give a solid partnership at the top and make sure that the team is in a good position at the end of the 12th over. It's Dhoni's job to do the 200+ strike rate kind of innings.

People with basic cricketing sense will understand that it was Tripathi who was the aggressor in that partnership and Rahane was the second fiddle.

The only person who did his job perfectly

Consistent and dependable.

 

[sourab10forever]

Dhoni's

12(12)

5(11)

11(14)

5(8)

28(25)

7(11)

Being the main finisher and playing during the death when most other batsmen hit 200+ SR with ease Is acceptable but Rahane is the issue.

Wah!

 

 

[Texan]

LOL at OP if he thinks a player who averages over 54 in away Tests, has hundreds in England, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies and 90s in South Africa and Bangladesh all after just one series in each country is not good for Tests. That is just hate, pure hate. Not in touch with reality at all.

[Ultimate_Game]

10 hours ago, sourab10forever said:

I just don't get this chutiyappa from most of the posts above. His job is to give a solid partnership at the top and make sure that the team is in a good position at the end of the 12th over. It's Dhoni's job to do the 200+ strike rate kind of innings.

People with basic cricketing sense will understand that it was Tripathi who was the aggressor in that partnership and Rahane was the second fiddle.

The only person who did his job perfectly

Consistent and dependable.

 

If you think Rahane is "doing his job" in T20s and shorter formats in general, you don't know much about the sport. When a team ends up with 182 where one batsman scores 46 off 41 deliveries, or if the team scores 192 with a batsman managing 40(35) then the said batsman hasn't really "done his job". The said batsman has been a liability costing his team crucial runs and the win.

 

In shorter formats Rahane has never been a match winner, hasn't shown any improvement and will continue to cost his team. It's time Rahane experiment is shelved in shorter formats and we move on. He has already cost us a WT20 semi and possibly the WT20 Cup, and I don't have appetite for more of the same.

[kira]

lol rahane's delusional fans, who want him to return in the odi team, keep getting slapped on the face by rahane's pathetic performances, I hope those clueless fans who want him in the limited overs can finally  realize how little they know about the game of cricket 

[sourab10forever]

1 hour ago, Ultimate_Game said:

If you think Rahane is "doing his job" in T20s and shorter formats in general, you don't know much about the sport. When a team ends up with 182 where one batsman scores 46 off 41 deliveries, or if the team scores 192 with a batsman managing 40(35) then the said batsman hasn't really "done his job". The said batsman has been a liability costing his team crucial runs and the win.

 

In shorter formats Rahane has never been a match winner, hasn't shown any improvement and will continue to cost his team. It's time Rahane experiment is shelved in shorter formats and we move on. He has already cost us a WT20 semi and possibly the WT20 Cup, and I don't have appetite for more of the same.

I'll give you a very simple example.If a team has scored 80/1 in first 10 and 112 in the next...It doesn't mean that the first 3 batsmen have let the team down. It was because of the platform set by the top order that the middle-order batsmen could play freely. Basic cricket sense. Don't talk about me not knowing the game. Get your basic cricketing knowledge right first.

Had Rahane scored 23(11) and got out leaving team at 60/2 after 6 overs then Smith and Faf would have to do build the partnership again. Would have ended up at 180 regardless (even with the middle order performing). Now had the middle order collapsed, they would be looking at a mediocre 140. With the batting that Pune have,it is Rahane who needs to ensure that the team gets to a minimum of 165+. Not the case with a team like GL  or RCB where the top order needs to do all the talking .

 

[The Realist]

30 minutes ago, sourab10forever said:

I'll give you a very simple example.If a team has scored 80/1 in first 10 and 112 in the next...It doesn't mean that the first 3 batsmen have let the team down. It was because of the platform set by the top order that the middle-order batsmen could play freely. Basic cricket sense. Don't talk about me not knowing the game. Get your basic cricketing knowledge right first.

Had Rahane scored 23(11) and got out leaving team at 60/2 after 6 overs then Smith and Faf would have to do build the partnership again. Would have ended up at 180 regardless (even with the middle order performing). Now had the middle order collapsed, they would be looking at a mediocre 140. With the batting that Pune have,it is Rahane who needs to ensure that the team gets to a minimum of 165+. Not the case with a team like GL  or RCB where the top order needs to do all the talking .

 

Disagree. The whole point of opening in T20s is to give the team a flying start, not build platforms.

 

There are only 120 balls available in the whole innings and eating up a third of them to score at a run a ball is almost consigning your team to defeat, unless its a very low scoring game. 

[Ultimate_Game]

47 minutes ago, sourab10forever said:

I'll give you a very simple example.If a team has scored 80/1 in first 10 and 112 in the next...It doesn't mean that the first 3 batsmen have let the team down. It was because of the platform set by the top order that the middle-order batsmen could play freely. Basic cricket sense. Don't talk about me not knowing the game. Get your basic cricketing knowledge right first.

Had Rahane scored 23(11) and got out leaving team at 60/2 after 6 overs then Smith and Faf would have to do build the partnership again. Would have ended up at 180 regardless (even with the middle order performing). Now had the middle order collapsed, they would be looking at a mediocre 140. With the batting that Pune have,it is Rahane who needs to ensure that the team gets to a minimum of 165+. Not the case with a team like GL  or RCB where the top order needs to do all the talking .

 

In a T20 you only have 120 balls. If you consume 1/3rd of those (40) and barely get 20% of the runs (40) you should be getting (200) then there's a problem. Rahane's approach is outdated and works when you need to score around 160-170. There's no way a team can recover from one player scoring 40 odd off 40 deliveries. I mean you expect the others, including the other opening partner, to score 160 off remaining 80 deliveries whereas Rahane goes along at near run a ball? Do you even watch T20 cricket and shorter formats?

 

Edit: If both openers score at near run a ball to build a "platform" the team will be 60 odd after 9-10 overs. How the hell are you going to win a T20 match that way???

Edited April 27, 2017 by Ultimate_Game

[speedheat]

 

46(41) on that track was pathetic considering how flat the pitch was, enough of this rahane tuk tuk time to drop him from our loi side no doubt he has a technique but at the same time he is bottler and limited too he bottles it when needed, he still has a place in test matches let him do his tuk tuk in tests.

 

 

 

 

[WC2011INDIA]

Bump.

 

This guy continues to embarass himself. Either scores nothing or tuk tuks. Just retire man.

 

 

[kira]

8 minutes ago, WC2011INDIA said:

Bump.

 

This guy continues to embarass himself. Either scores nothing or tuk tuks. Just retire man.

 

 

This guy and dhoni in the same team is an automatic advantage to the opposition, @Sidhoni wants both in the limited overs team lmao  such a clueless chamcha 

[Sidhoni]

27 minutes ago, kira said:

This guy and dhoni in the same team is an automatic advantage to the opposition, @Sidhoni wants both in the limited overs team lmao  such a clueless chamcha 

You're confusing formats, name caller. Rahane should be in CT squad, if there is one.

[Ultimate_Game]

19 minutes ago, Sidhoni said:

You're confusing formats, name caller. Rahane should be in CT squad, if there is one.

No, Rahane shouldn't be in CT squad. He hasn't done anything to deserve so and neither does his odi/List A record dictate his selection. Him and Yuvraj should both watch CT from home  Rahane should only be selected for Tests and is a misfit for shorter formats.

[Sidhoni]

1 minute ago, Ultimate_Game said:

No, Rahane shouldn't be in CT squad. He hasn't done anything to deserve so and neither does his odi/List A record dictate his selection. Him and Yuvraj should both watch CT from home  Rahane should only be selected for Tests and is a misfit for shorter formats.

Rohit and Dhawan aren't exactly setting the stage on fire. Pant is not opening for DD. KL is injured. What are the options?

[Ultimate_Game]

5 minutes ago, Sidhoni said:

Rohit and Dhawan aren't exactly setting the stage on fire. Pant is not opening for DD. KL is injured. What are the options?

Both Rohit and Dhawan have shown in the past that they are at the very least capable of performing at the intl level in shorter formats. Dhawan was our best batsman in CT 2013 and WC 2015 and Rohit in form can take apart any bowling. Rahane hasn't done or shown anything ever. Rahane hasn't even shown he can score quickly once set. The guy keeps on plodding around whether he's new to the crease or in his 30 or 40s. Mostly he gets out in his 20s or 30s in odis and simply isn't good enough. He's the modern day VVS Laxman - good in Tests but poor in shorter formats.

[WC2011INDIA]

39 minutes ago, Sidhoni said:

Rohit and Dhawan aren't exactly setting the stage on fire. Pant is not opening for DD. KL is injured. What are the options?

Dhawan just scored an awesome 77 in yesterday's match. He is not a good t20 player but he has solid numbers in this IPL to get selected. Rahane barring the 60 has done jack ****. 

Edited April 29, 2017 by WC2011INDIA