rkt.india Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Quote Big Picture When Australia were the dominant ODI team not so long ago, the only competition in the rankings would be for the second spot. The current rankings present a far tighter picture: England are a cut above New Zealand and India, but these teams have so little distance separating them it's suffocating. New Zealand are ranked third and trail second-placed India by eight rating points and could overtake them by going a step further than the 4-0 thrashing they inflicted in 2014. The contests are close even when comparing the two line-ups that will face off in this series. India's top three comfortably edges New Zealand's, as it does with most other teams, averaging in excess of 64 since the Champions Trophy. But here they will be up against a masterful swing bowling pair of Trent Boult and Tim Southee. The hosts' middle order has a more settled countenance, with Nos. 4 to 7 averaging over 47 with five hundreds as opposed to India's 34 with one hundred in the same period. That middle order will be further bolstered by the return of Tom Latham, whose proficiency at tackling spin could prove pivotal, especially should India opt to field their most potent weapon: a pair of wily wristspinners who already have more five wicket hauls between them in South Africa, England and Australia than Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja combined in ODIs. Incidentally, during New Zealand's three-match ODI series against India in 2017, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal only featured together in the first ODI in Mumbai. The command with which their threat was blunted by Ross Taylor and Latham pushed India on the defensive, leading to the omission of Kuldeep from the next two ODIs. Their inclusion is an irresistible proposition, a fact corroborated by Virat Kohli post the series win in Melbourne. It would perhaps eventually hinge on the confidence the team management has in allrounder Vijay Shankar's bowling abilities. A five-match ODI series tends to lose context mid-way, especially if it proves one-sided, but these two can potentially produce cricket of a calibre so high that it might leave one longing for more. http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18808/preview/1153691/new-zealand-vs-india-1st-odi-india-in-new-zealand-2018-19 Quote Link to comment
SRT100 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 There is like 4 threads for this game. ffs the mods need to tidy things up in here of who can and cant start a thread. Too many stupid threads and stupid thread titles. The Dark Horse and SRT100 1 1 Link to comment
Austin 3:!6 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 hours ago, SRT100 said: There is like 4 threads for this game. ffs the mods need to tidy things up in here of who can and cant start a thread. Too many stupid threads and stupid thread titles. No mods anymore Switchblade 1 Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Gill needs to play all 5 games,we need to find some middle order batsmen. Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Almost the same Indian team won very closely last Oct in India. Now, in NZ, India will get hammered. The batting team looks bad, plus we don't have Bumrah. Our WC MO team looks very weak - Dhoni, Kartik, Jadhav doesn't imbibe confidence in any team. Adi BB 1 Link to comment
bowl_out Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, cowboysfan said: Gill needs to play all 5 games,we need to find some middle order batsmen. Unlikely.. TM will look at him to be the backup opener at best.. His fate will be similar to KL Rahul for a few months.. I guess Shankar will get more chances in NZ.. Kohli has been talking about other teams having 2-3 all rounders.. Maybe he is looking at Shankar / Jadhav to play alongside Pandya.. So, he'll test them out more in NZ Link to comment
flamy Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Flash Ferguson will be blowing us away. Can't wait Link to comment
wanted_desi Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Any chance in hell for Gill to make debut in this match? Link to comment
sandeep Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, wanted_desi said: Any chance in hell for Gill to make debut in this match? 5%. Who am I kidding. 0. I hope we win the toss and bat first. Link to comment
bowl_out Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 46 minutes ago, Starpower said: Bcci president request to let it go Rahul and pandya to nz because inquiry will take long long time -- 3 mos or more Not sure how that is related to my post.. I meant how Rahul was made to sit out as backup opener.. Gill might face a similar situation Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 20 minutes ago, sandeep said: 5%. Who am I kidding. 0. I hope we win the toss and bat first. Our bowlers are so bad at batting, after 5 batsman, we cant pick a pure bat at 6, only hope for Gill is for Kartik to fail or Dhoni TT o grt injured and kartik plays as wkt bst. Link to comment
flamy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Going home and cooking some Paneer Tikka for this primetime show Link to comment
flamy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Starpower said: going home from where? 6.45 in india From work Link to comment
flamy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) India chasing. Get 350 boys Edited January 23, 2019 by flamy Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thank you Kiwis for batting first,we need to test Kedhar and DK in big run chases. Link to comment
flamy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 They have dropped Karthik, and playing Rayudu OK NZ, just 350 should be enough Link to comment
sandeep Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, flamy said: They have dropped Karthik, and playing Rayudu OK NZ, just 350 should be enough WTF is wrong with Virat. saik, Number and SK_IH 3 Link to comment
sandeep Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 why the * is SMG wearing that ridiculous hat. The Dark Horse 1 Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, flamy said: They have dropped Karthik, and playing Rayudu OK NZ, just 350 should be enough Link to comment
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