SK_IH Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Quote "The team management has sat me down and explained exactly what they expect out of me. I needed to know personally also, to kind of prepare and know in which direction I'm heading," Rahul said after making a 60 off 66 balls as an opener against Afghanistan. "Whenever I don't get a chance, I use my time to work on my skill and improve my fitness. The amount of cricket we play, the number of days we're on the road, it's hard to keep fit. When I don't play, it's easy to sulk and ask the same question: 'Why am I not playing?' But I try to use the time to improve my skill, get better with my fitness and make the most of it when I get a chance." Rahul was clear he wasn't comfortable in the middle order, but insisted he would do what the team asked of him, even if it meant batting outside his comfort zone. "Look, it's been challenging of course to bat in different positions, and some positions which I haven't been comfortable with," he said. "I've always batted at the top of the order from junior cricket, that's the most comfortable position for me. But in a team sport, you need to be flexible and whatever responsibility the team gives you. You need to put your hand up and try to do the best you can. Unfortunately, for me, the chances I've got in the middle order haven't really gone my way. Again, I just look to keep working hard, keep improving my game and whatever opportunities I get, I try to give it my best shot." Source : http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24798441/team-management-explained-expect-kl-rahul velu and mishra 1 1 Link to comment
bowl_out Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 That's still not telling what the management expects of him - if it is to play in the middle order, he should take the goddamn role for now and move up the order with the when the opportunity comes RAZPOR and flamy 2 Link to comment
Lannister Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I think he has resigned to his fate. But still he's playing plenty of games in the form of Test Cricket, T20s and IPL. World cup is not be all and end all. He should just focus on Australian tour, for now and like he said, keep himself fit. RAZPOR, flamy, beetle and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
mishra Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) We need him in the middle order. He needs to understand that slow bowlers will make life difficult. However he should be able to calculate when the Power play will come into play and how he ensures that he has his wicket in the PP to make any ammends in S/R. Not only that a middle order batsman should also know how many overs a weaker bowler must be bowled so that everything sums up to 50 overs. For me middle order batsman should have a brain which can calculate and calculate as good as opposing captain. Sometime, that calculation may go wrong because some delivery got your name written on it. So he needs to train his brain. He has all the cricketing skill. But brain needs to switch on too. Edited September 26, 2018 by mishra GolGappe 1 Link to comment
velu Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 warming the bench ? i guess shasri might have asked him to go to the media and tell this .. they are feeling the heat raki05 1 Link to comment
raki05 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, velu said: warming the bench ? i guess shasri might have asked him to go to the media and tell this .. they are feeling the heat velu 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) bachcha gayo che. he will be warming up the bench for a long time. taking that review when there were other 8 waiting in a chase will hurt his chances to be chosen over biryani and dk. Edited September 26, 2018 by coffee_rules Link to comment
mani sha Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 wash dhoni feet praise ram seeta allow ass* hen shastri drinks carry team bags get a game against ireland kenya nepal and nigeria every 3 months Adi BB and saik 2 Link to comment
RAZPOR Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Damn ..didn't realise it's this bad. I think he has been told by the management that he is strictly the backup opener and nothing else. A star player wasted. express bowling, flamy and diehardpacer 3 Link to comment
Moochad Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 It is easier to bat in the middle order, so long as he can rotate the strike, so he should embrace the chance to be a #4. He has the better talent for that position as well because he can provide the 6 hitting ability the middle order needs. Wish he got a century yesterday, that was how he could've supplanted Rayudu for 4 express bowling 1 Link to comment
RAZPOR Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, Moochad said: It is easier to bat in the middle order, so long as he can rotate the strike, so he should embrace the chance to be a #4. He has the better talent for that position as well because he can provide the 6 hitting ability the middle order needs. Wish he got a century yesterday, that was how he could've supplanted Rayudu for 4 Why would he take that risk when management isn't even ready to give him a full series at no4 .He might get dropped from the squad if he has 2 failures. It's the job of the captain to assure him that he will still get oppurtunities at the opening if he fails at no. 4. That hasn't happened . Kohli has failed at this job ,we needed a Ganguly for this ,who made Sehwag I to an opener from the middle order spot. Unfortunately we don't have Ganguly as captain AuxiliA and Lannister 2 Link to comment
Moochad Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, RAZPOR said: Why would he take that risk when management isn't even ready to give him a full series at no4 .He might get dropped from the squad if he has 2 failures. It's the job of the captain to assure him that he will still get oppurtunities at the opening if he fails at no. 4. That hasn't happened . Kohli has failed at this job ,we needed a Ganguly for this ,who made Sehwag I to an opener from the middle order spot. Unfortunately we don't have Ganguly as captain That is the same for all who we are trying in the middle order though, Pandey, Rahul, Rayudu, DK. Only Jadhav seems to have seized the chances he got so far, that too b/c he is such a handy bowler. We have too many options, the think tank should have zeroed in on max 2 players by now. Kohli failed in giving players no settled position to bat, but Rahul doesn't deserve a promise or anything to get to open if he fails. We are already settled at opener, if he wants to break through it has to be at 4. If he fails there he needs to do better. Link to comment
Khota Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 They need to find a way to get him in rotation. he has earned it. Final Dhoni needs to sit out. RAZPOR 1 Link to comment
wanted_desi Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 They expect me bring water in 20 seconds. I will have to improve my fitness for that. OpeningBatsman, Mosher, saik and 2 others 5 Link to comment
prasen82 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 The good thing is all probables have proved their worth. Jadhav with the ball. Rayudu 3 fifties Rahul a 60 in only chance DK decent middle order knocks . Only mistake would be of getting out to HK in 30s. Dhoni has failed lot more. I have seen so many articles today questioning dhonis place today. So looks like the retirement is imminent . Link to comment
RAZPOR Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Moochad said: That is the same for all who we are trying in the middle order though, Pandey, Rahul, Rayudu, DK. Only Jadhav seems to have seized the chances he got so far, that too b/c he is such a handy bowler. We have too many options, the think tank should have zeroed in on max 2 players by now. Kohli failed in giving players no settled position to bat, but Rahul doesn't deserve a promise or anything to get to open if he fails. We are already settled at opener, if he wants to break through it has to be at 4. If he fails there he needs to do better. No one deserves anything in international cricket. But that's not how you make a team,if your players keep doubting Thier place in the team they ll never be able to play Thier natural game. Read up a bit on how Ganguly made Sehwag an opener ,Sehwag has an interview somewhere where he explains all this. Same with Kaif and yuvraj. That's how you make a team.Even Dhoni took a stance to get seniors out of the LOI team early on in his career.Kohli has been meek in team building and still looks upto Dhoni to take decisions,not the way forward to make a great team. Edited September 26, 2018 by RAZPOR Link to comment
Kothili Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Rahul's ODI career is over, thanks to a horrible nepotistic management and a hare brained captain. RAZPOR and Jimmy Cliff 1 1 Link to comment
zen Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 If Rahul is primarily seen as a reserve opener, he should use it to his advantage and play with less pressure and enjoy himself in LOIs, while work on cementing his place as an opener in Tests Focus on Tests more. Enjoy LOIs Link to comment
express bowling Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, wanted_desi said: They expect me bring water in 20 seconds. I will have to improve my fitness for that. Primary expectation ... Bring beer for Shastri in large coffee cups during match days ... camera moves to Shastri and he is drinking " coffee " sensible-indian, RAZPOR, saik and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Bigg Brother Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I was surprised when I came to know that He has only played 13 ODI matches. It is criminal to not have him in playing XI when DK,Jadhav,Yuvraj and Pandey are preferred over him. Neverthless He can still cement his position in tests and t20s. RAZPOR, Kothili, express bowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment
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