gakgupta Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) I know this post is based on performance on a IPL match and this post technically should be made in IPL forum. But this is for general discussion and i thought i will post it here. I haven't seen the complete match yesterday. I have only seen the highlights. I got the feeling that he has taken it upon himself to win the match for KXIP and that shows lots of maturity. It doesn't happen that easily. Virat and dhoni has mastered this art and hence such accolades to them. I got the feeling that he was playing freely right from ball 1. But once gayle's wicket fell down, he kind of played within himself and exploded full scale in last 4 overs. If this is true, then this is a very very good sign and nobody can stop him playing for India. Forget about mumbai lobby but even Virat himself cannot stop him. Edited May 7, 2018 by gakgupta UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Lala Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Rahul is a much better opener in limited overs game. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 His IPL innings of 84 not out could be a turning point in his ODI and T20 career. He always had amazing talent but assuming responsibility and staying till the end in the shorter format is something new. May make him change his approach a bit from now on and make him a LOI matchwinner. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
jusarrived Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hes done this in international cricket against Australia , that whole series he clearly looked a class above every one in the team including virat . It's in these tough situations a player should be judged and any one who knows little about cricket could tell this guy was special and should be persisted , but instead we did everything to destroy his career . Dhawan playing over him in SA , along with Rohit playing over Rahane and playing over pujara in WI , has to be three biggest goofups (to put it mildly ) I have seen wrt selections . It's a shame that he needed these IPL knocks to come back into contention . kruiser, BlueBee, Lannister and 3 others 1 4 1 Link to comment
jusarrived Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, express bowling said: His IPL innings of 84 not out could be a turning point in his ODI and T20 career. He always had amazing talent but assuming responsibility and staying till the end in the shorter format is something new. May make him change his approach a bit from now on and make him a LOI matchwinner. It's funny that his temparnent is questioned , yeah he does get himself out most times ..but all through from u19 days he was known for scoring big hundreds , being in and out of the Indian team hes still one of the few bats to score a hundred in all 3 formats . Offcoure if you keep dropping him after playing well he will always be on the edge when he comes to bat . nevada, Gollum and kruiser 3 Link to comment
Gollum Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) He took his game to the next level against Australia in 2017, one of the greatest ever batting shows by an Indian batsman in a complete test series. His 90+51 on the Bengaluru bunsen when we were on the brink of 0-2 must rank as the standout test performance by an Indian batsman this decade. No one in this team including Kohli has the ceiling of KLR, KLR is the greatest raw talent I have ever seen since I gained some understanding about this great game (2001). I hate Kohli for sidelining such a bright prospect just because of pettiness and insecurity. Under a better team management he would already have established himself as the world's best batsman in all 3 formats, instead none of us knows whether he is going to play the Edgbaston test ahead of Dhawan/Rohit/Pujara/Karthik or the next T20/ODI series ahead of Iyer/Pandey/Jadhav/Raina/Karthik/Shankar. Edited May 7, 2018 by Gollum ThePhenomenal1, nevada and Jimmy Cliff 1 2 Link to comment
Gollum Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 44 minutes ago, BeardedAladdin said: Lol, rahul is massively overrated. he can play a lot of shots but doesn't have a defense. It's why he gets clean bowled/lbw far too often and plays away from the body. He'll never be a consistently good test player. You southies need to stop glorifying your shitty players and show some objectivity. Ayyo ayyo, enna rascala. I am not Southie, Karnataka has produced some great players and Rahul is just another one in line. If you think Rahul is a shitty player you need to re evaluate your choice of following cricket. Which state are you from? Link to comment
wanted_desi Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 They won't be kicking out Dhawan/Rohit in T20 They won't be kicking out Dhawan/Rohit/Rahane in ODIs Link to comment
Gollum Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, BeardedAladdin said: Why are you threatened by a different opinion? Judging by your posts, you are strangely biased in favor of south indian mediocrity, and your obsession with making Rahul look like a victim is difficult to rationalize. Its a trend i have noticed, you lay the same dogshit every week. KLR is my favorite young player and he has been a victim for the last year or so, many on this forum share this opinion. And where do you see me hyping Iyer, Shankar, Rayudu, Uthappa, Binny, Vinay etc? Those guys are the definition of mediocrity. KLR isn't mediocre by any stretch of imagination. Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Gollum said: He took his game to the next level against Australia in 2017, one of the greatest ever batting shows by an Indian batsman in a complete test series. His twin 90s on the Bengaluru bunsen when we were on the brink of 0-2 must rank as the standout test performance by an Indian batsman this decade. No one in this team including Kohli has the ceiling of KLR, KLR is the greatest raw talent I have ever seen since I gained some understanding about this great game (2001). I hate Kohli for sidelining such a bright prospect just because of pettiness and insecurity. Under a better team management he would already have established himself as the world's best batsman in all 3 formats, instead none of us knows whether he is going to play the Edgbaston test ahead of Dhawan/Rohit/Pujara/Karthik or the next T20/ODI series ahead of Iyer/Pandey/Jadhav/Raina/Karthik/Shankar. Minor correction. He scored 50-odd in the 2nd innings with Pujara getting 92. KLR got 90 odd in the 1st dig in a sub-200 score. Gollum 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Just now, Jimmy Cliff said: Minor correction. He scored 50-odd in the 2nd innings with Pujara getting 92. KLR got 90 odd in the 1st dig in a sub-200 score. Sorry for the mistake, corrected. Jimmy Cliff 1 Link to comment
gakgupta Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Lol, rahul is massively overrated. he can play a lot of shots but doesn't have a defense. It's why he gets clean bowled/lbw far too often and plays away from the body. He'll never be a consistently good test player. You southies need to stop glorifying your shitty players and show some objectivity. Ayyo ayyo, enna rascala.Which state are you from that makes you feel so superior?What do you think about below players ?AzharuddinLaxmanDravidKumbleSrinathG. VishwanathAnd many moreBtw, they are all from southSent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Tapatalk mani sha 1 Link to comment
Suhaan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Lol thread turned into North vs South battlefield..dont be bunch of jokers ,if kl deserves a place in the team he should be given a longer run, that should be it Turning_track 1 Link to comment
Lannister Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) Only in ODIs, both Rohit and Dhawan have got merits to play ahead of Rahul. In other 2 formats, he is miles ahead of these two and there's just no comparison. In ODIs, Rahul is comfortably better than Rahane, who we have seen in playing X1 over Rahul many a times. In Test, he is our top 3 batsmen. In T20s, there is no question that he's our top T20 batsman. If selectors have any semblance of shame, he will atleast feature in Test and T20 squads for Eng tour. Edited May 8, 2018 by Lannister express bowling and Mosher 2 Link to comment
mani sha Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 rahul looks like a combination of power class and flair kohli is an ass in not picking rahul . only if rahul blooms will we be a world beater team . his time has come Link to comment
express bowling Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, jusarrived said: It's funny that his temparnent is questioned , yeah he does get himself out most times ..but all through from u19 days he was known for scoring big hundreds , being in and out of the Indian team hes still one of the few bats to score a hundred in all 3 formats . Offcoure if you keep dropping him after playing well he will always be on the edge when he comes to bat . Everyone matures with time. Happens in cricket and happens in normal life. It happened to Tendulkar, Dravid , Dhoni and Kohli. Now, it maybe happening to Rahul and that was the point I was making. Getting dropped unfairly has obviously hampered his progress ... but it will be wonderful if he can get his confidence back via a great IPL. Edited May 8, 2018 by express bowling Lannister, philcric and Mosher 3 Link to comment
jusarrived Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 13 hours ago, BeardedAladdin said: Well, at least you're being honest for once. Good to see someone admit their favoritism. Dont have to pat his back , if possible do the same ..admit your hate for Southies diga and sensible-indian 1 1 Link to comment
Khota Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 He is indeed peaking. He needs to be consistent and should be able o displace Vijay in tests. Link to comment
Gollum Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 2 hours ago, jusarrived said: Dont have to pat his back , if possible do the same ..admit your hate for Southies and Bengalis and farmers and lower castes and liberals Partially corrected, I may have missed a 100 more categories. sensible-indian 1 Link to comment
Brainfade Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Enter my obligatory "KLR is injured half the time and it is hard to rely on him. Hope he has killed the injury bug." post. Link to comment
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