We beat oppositions by playing smart cricket - Rohit Sharma

[putrevus]

We believe in taking singles and doubles and putting the pressure on the bowler by getting eight-nine an over without taking risks."

 

What kind of statement is this  "We beat oppositions by playing smart cricket". No Mr Rohit other teams are not fools.You are playing an outdated brand of cricket and terming it as smart cricket is ridiculous.This mindset needs to be changed if India has to do well in next T20 let alone winning it.

 

Is this the coach talking or players talking?They are doing opposite in test matches.They are playing fast bowlers and here they are playing trundlers who will be useless.They are playing too many same type of batsmen also in the team.

[jf1gp_1]

Taking 8 or 9 an over get you 170. Scorecard reflects your smart cricket wasn't good enough. 

[sandeep]

2 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Taking 8 or 9 an over get you 170. Scorecard reflects your smart cricket wasn't good enough. 

India is a 170-180 team in T20.  More on a lucky day where either a top order bat goes big, or a Pandya/Pant contributes down the order. 

 

That is a 'safe' strategy, that wins more games than you lose.  But its not a World Cup winning one. 

[GautiMaan]

Very good point about too many similar batsmen,Iyer is a fantastic choice in ODIs but in t20s he is asked to play a role which he is not suited for.Time to invest in Surya Kumar Yadav before its too late.

[sergio04]

2 minutes ago, GautiMaan said:

Very good point about too many similar batsmen,Iyer is a fantastic choice in ODIs but in t20s he is asked to play a role which he is not suited for.Time to invest in Surya Kumar Yadav before its too late.

Surya kumar should play in t20 instead of shreyas.

[Frustrated]

Wasting the power play in most t20 is never a part of smart cricket.  Don't know why hitman does not understand such a simple thing. 

[sergio04]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Wasting the power play in most t20 is never a part of smart cricket.  Don't know why hitman does not understand such a simple thing. 

Because he can't hit right from start.

He needs atleast 15 balls before getting in his grove. Prithwi shaw and kl Rahul should open in t20.

[putrevus]

These safe tactics might work in bilaterals where teams are experimenting and winning or losing does not matter much.But come big tournaments you need match winners or players with some kind of Xfactor.I like 2007 team much better than 2019 team. It was a team which could handle all situations.This one will again limp if top three fail.Why are they playing so many trundlers when so many talented fast bowlers are available.

Edited December 10, 2019 by putrevus

[Stan AF]

Stupid thinking.

 

Even more stupid to say it out loud.

[Stan AF]

From the same article.

 

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West Indies v India, Wankhede Stadium: here we go again. In the T20 World Cup semi-final at this venue more than three years ago, India managed only four sixes on their way to a total of 192 for 2. West Indies' power-hitters, led by Lendl Simmons, then made that look a whole lot smaller by smashing 11 sixes. West Indies eventually sealed the chase with seven wickets and two balls to spare.

 

[Straight Drive]

Like the villain Ajit would say "Smart Boi".

 

What a outdated approach we play in power play in T20i.

[Sandeep99]

He’s just saying his team doesn’t have the balls to risk useless T20 averages and hit big. Phattu statement.

[Sandeep99]

28 minutes ago, putrevus said:

These safe tactics might work in bilaterals where teams are experimenting and winning or losing does not matter much.But come big tournaments you need match winners or players with some kind of Xfactor.I like 2007 team much better than 2019 team. It was a team which could handle all situations.This one will again limp if top three fail.Why are they playing so many trundlers when so many talented fast bowlers are avialable.

In a way it’s good we’re not playing the likes of bumrah and saini in these useless matches. But it’s a problem if we continue to play these trundlers in tournaments as well.

[putrevus]

8 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said:

In a way it’s good we’re not playing the likes of bumrah and saini in these useless matches. But it’s a problem if we continue to play these trundlers in tournaments as well.

Why is Saini not playing , he should have been playing in this series to get experience, who is selecting these squads.

[express bowling]

19 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said:

He’s just saying his team doesn’t have the balls to risk useless T20 averages and hit big. Phattu statement.

 

Exactly this.

 

We can hit  ... but we do not want to hit lest the sparkling averages of our top batters look less sparkling ... or their number of half centuries do not look good enough.

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

Pant has to develop a finishing game. That is his role.  It is alarming to see how he completely misses the ball while attempting to hit. At worst some part of the bat should touch the ball. I sense KKD might come back again  and flop in the real match.

[putrevus]

1 hour ago, Stan AF said:

From the same article.

 

 

People are not understanding the difference in six hitting prowess between two team.Andra Russell was still very raw then now he has become a beast.

 

The way they can finish or start the innings , can Indians match them.

[Stan AF]

50 minutes ago, Straight Drive said:

Like the villain Ajit would say "Smart Boi".

 

What a outdated approach we play in power play in T20i.

Whoa!! whoa!. Who are you quoting here? :)

[SK_IH]

Playing T20 cricket without risk 

[vvvslaxman]

Yes Rohit will come in this dress next match