Frustrated Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 He made his test debut against Australia in 2014. In that entire tour , he batted at No 3 or 4. That is where he should hv been batting all along. Clearly, he doesn't hv the technique or temperament to survive as an opener even against half decent pace bowling. Kothili and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
Kothili Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 13 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Or a flaw, he has played 29 tests with such nerves hard to believe. He has been monkeyed with by Team management without giving him a chance to settle in the Test squad right from the get go. It will be no different going forward either. You can't play freely with a sword hanging on top of your head. Has the TM given him an extended run at the top? They keep bringing back Thigh slapper the moment they get a chance. They kept rotating the openers through some grotesque rotation policy without letting anyone settle into the role. In any case I do agree if he does not score runs with the chances given his test chapter is closed. coffee_rules, UrmiSinhaRay and Frustrated 1 1 1 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 seems Rahul do not have the mental toughness & temperament required to come thru and get more better. And even his technique to tackle the moving ball as an opener seems a bit off. velu and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
Adi BB Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Raul is seen as the test opener by kohli and shastri and rightly so ,else he wouldn't have got a full series in England. Raul must be given full chance to settle in that opening slot and I am sure he will by the end of Australian tour Lannister 1 Link to comment
Lala Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Yeah bro, his honeymoon is already over. Now time for home coming. Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Rahuls has test career average of 37. He needs to take it to 45 at least to be considered as quality batsman. Talent is useless if one has average of 37 after 50 innings. Link to comment
zen Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) On 10/7/2018 at 5:07 AM, Straight Drive said: Rahuls has test career average of 37. He needs to take it to 45 at least to be considered as quality batsman. Talent is useless if one has average of 37 after 50 innings. .... I hope he does not turn in to Afridi of test cricket Edited October 8, 2018 by zen UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Tendulkar1996 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Give him the next test and 2 tests in aus,if he fails - booted back to domestics.Mayank and rohit should be backup for him.Mayank gets priority with rohit having the flexibility of having good technique for aus pitches and being able to replace rahane in the middle order if needed.(if both vihari and rahane fail) Edited October 9, 2018 by Tendulkar1996 Lannister, Forever Indian, sarcastic and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
gattaca Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 5:07 AM, Straight Drive said: Rahuls has test career average of 37. He needs to take it to 45 at least to be considered as quality batsman. Talent is useless if one has average of 37 after 50 innings. Kohli was averting in 40s as well in the beginning of his career. Kohli is different he has hunger to succeed. Rahul on the other has hunger for insta pics. His attitude is a big problem he acts like a typical urban kid who tries to act cool but that’s about it. UrmiSinhaRay and velu 1 1 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Another bit off with Rahul is his 'skeleton' . Though not a problem in itself, generally opening batsmen who are tall & comparatively thin builds up as inferior batsmen when compared to those who are much shorter in height & have broader waist line. Sunil Gavaskar, Hayden,Graeme Smith,Boycott etc etc comes to mind. Rahul is too off w.r.t body frame for my liking. A left handed stocky build batsman to partner Shaw would be ideal for opening slot Kothili and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 9 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said: Another bit off with Rahul is his 'skeleton' . Though not a problem in itself, generally opening batsmen who are tall & comparatively thin builds up as inferior batsmen when compared to those who are much shorter in height & have broader waist line. Sunil Gavaskar, Hayden,Graeme Smith,Boycott etc etc comes to mind. Rahul is too off w.r.t body frame for my liking. A left handed stocky build batsman to partner Shaw would be ideal for opening slot Hayden Graeme were a whole foot and a bit taller than Gavaskar Link to comment
Charlie_ Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Smith is 6'3, Matt Hayden is 6'2 and KL Rahul is 5'11 UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Tendulkar1996 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Vilander said: Hayden Graeme were a whole foot and a bit taller than Gavaskar Graeme gooch,Cook were also good tall openers.Sidhu was underrated player . UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Vilander said: Hayden Graeme were a whole foot and a bit taller than Gavaskar 20 minutes ago, Tendulkar1996 said: Graeme gooch,Cook were also good tall openers.Sidhu was underrated player . 2 hours ago, Charlie_ said: Smith is 6'3, Matt Hayden is 6'2 and KL Rahul is 5'11 Hayden, Smith, were not that leen like Rahul. They had bit more wider waist line in proportion to their heights .I think that brings more balance , especially for an opener. Kothili and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
G_B_ Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 he needs some consistency more than anything. a string of 50s probably a better statement than a run of ducks and a 200. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
zen Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 2 full series, 2 failures .... batted like a Nightwatchman in the series vs WI .... Shaw appears to be comfortably ahead UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Frustrated Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 8:14 PM, Kothili said: He has been monkeyed with by Team management without giving him a chance to settle in the Test squad right from the get go. It will be no different going forward either. You can't play freely with a sword hanging on top of your head. Has the TM given him an extended run at the top? They keep bringing back Thigh slapper the moment they get a chance. They kept rotating the openers through some grotesque rotation policy without letting anyone settle into the role. In any case I do agree if he does not score runs with the chances given his test chapter is closed. He has not been monkeyed by the team management in the test arena. Infact, he has been given an extended run, despite failing miserably in England (century in a dead rubber does not count much). Fact is : He is an overhyped batsman who is useless in reality . Should never be near the Indian team in tests. WC2011INDIA and UrmiSinhaRay 2 Link to comment
zen Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Since the first test vs Eng Records type batting analysis [change type] View career summary [change view] Start of match date greater than or equal to 1 Jul 2018 Ordered by default (ascending) Return to query menu Cleared query menu Career averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s unfiltered 31 50 1 1815 199 37.04 3127 58.04 5 11 5 219 12 Profile filtered 7 12 0 303 149 25.25 479 63.25 1 0 2 44 1 Career summary Grouping Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s v England 5 10 0 299 149 29.90 450 66.44 1 0 1 44 1 v West Indies 2 2 0 4 4 2.00 29 13.79 0 0 1 0 0 UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
zen Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 ^ Take that 149 out and the avg is only 14! UrmiSinhaRay and Frustrated 1 1 Link to comment
Frustrated Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, zen said: ^ Take that 149 out and the avg is only 14! Mayank Agarwal should replace him for the Australia tour. Otherwise we are doomed. zen, UrmiSinhaRay, Kothili and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment
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