Match Thread: India Vs Hong Kong | 4th Match| Group A, Asia Cup at Dubai | Sep 18 2018

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5 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

So even hong Kong has a better wicketkeeper than us @SecondSlip

Keeping is underrated. A team like Hong Kong, whose medium pacers aren't express (to put it gently) can really benefit from a class keeper. Other teams prefer to go for a batsman who occasionally keeps, because batting stats are easier to compare, while judging keeping requires you to watch the match and use your brain, which overpaid selectors couldn't be arsed to do. I have no doubt that the likes of Matthew Cross, McKechnie et al. would find it difficult to break in to a top side, although one could argue for their selection (if they were eligible) on their keeping alone.

Case in point: Matthew Cross. Assume he were to play for England (it's probably not hard to find an English ancestor somewhere down the line), he would be kept out by someone like Jos Buttler or Johnny Bairstow. Although Cross' keeping is miles better, his batting is probably a level or two lower (although he did a decent job in front of the wicket when Scotland beat England earlier this year), and he would not get to play - simples! In Scotland or Hong Kong, there is no such "batsman with keeping gloves somewhere at the bottom of his kit bag" knocking on the door, so they can invest in their best keeper.

Also, small Associate nations have a very small talent pool, which makes it easier for national level selectors to keep closer tabs on players, especially such finer (difficult to quantify, i.e. read off at a glance from the scorebook) details like keeping skills - like was he standing up to the stumps to a high 120s medium pacer, stopping the batsman from using his feet, and still stop extras (which Pant seems unable to do even when standing back and the ball bursts through his hands to hit his helmet positioned behind him) - and go on to effect dismissals like freakish caught-behinds ...

[Laaloo]

11 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Dhoni's SR against spinners in 2018 is 59 lol

But his average!!!!!!!!!!

[SecondSlip]

I blame Shakib Al Hasan. 

 

Had he given the last over to a proper bowler in the Nidahas final, then Karthik would never have hit that 6 off the last ball. 

 

Now we are stuck with this TTF until the World Cup  

[Deleted_User_1]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA India is so miserable they cannot score against Hong Kong? 

 

King Kong phucked Bewda!!

[Zero_Unit]

If this is the state vs HK, imagine Pakistan and the rest ...

[jf1gp_1]

How quick is khaleel

[vayuu1]

How **** is kedar jadhav, this guy can't hit to save his ass same with rayudu though he scored 60 can't believe we are playing same old **** while Pant kishan shaw gill Aggarwal Rahul are warming the bench

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[Sgattick10]

Chahal has such a punchable face 

[vayuu1]

If this is the state vs HK, imagine Pakistan and the rest ...

Yup that is why I said India might not qualify for semi in wc 2019

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[coffee_rules]

More than enough against HK, but Padosis and even Afg can possibly chase this.

[vayuu1]

Bhuvi 131 kph

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[Mosher]

1 minute ago, jf1gp_1 said:

How quick is khaleel

Around 135-145k's. 

[Sgattick10]

Thigh slapper gets a stare from Bhuvi after going for a meek attempt in slip 

[RAZPOR]

2 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

How quick is khaleel

have seen him go close to 150 in some domestic games.

[MK55]

Does anyone know of an online streaming link? I'm not seeing this match broadcasted on Willow for some reason 

[Nikola]

Khaleel's action looks similar to barinder sran's action imo. Hopefully he can swing/seam at good pace.

[tweaker]

1 hour ago, Franco Vazquez said:

 

 

[Sgattick10]

Ramiz, Gavaskar and Russel in comm box 

[tweaker]

Khaleel in the attack

1 hour ago, Franco Vazquez said:

Where can I watch in hindi commentary

[Sgattick10]

Khaleel 138