FischerTal Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 48 minutes ago, G_B_ said: I just hope he does not find new ways to get out like he did in the SL series. He has problems with seam bowling, not good sign for opener G_B_ 1 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 37 minutes ago, FischerTal said: He has problems with seam bowling, not good sign for opener Yeah, possible. He did struggle against SL which did offer some movement. In flat pancakes in Aus, he did fine. LOL, some people compared him to Rahul Dravid after his maiden ton in Aus. Link to comment
FischerTal Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 53 minutes ago, Adi_91 said: Yeah, possible. He did struggle against SL which did offer some movement. In flat pancakes in Aus, he did fine. LOL, some people compared him to Rahul Dravid after his maiden ton in Aus. nowadays, you can't judge batsmen based on results in Aus. those flat pancakes put UAE pattas to shame Adi_91 1 Link to comment
gakgupta Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Yeah, possible. He did struggle against SL which did offer some movement. In flat pancakes in Aus, he did fine. LOL, some people compared him to Rahul Dravid after his maiden ton in Aus. It takes only one series to make ur judgement.....what a shame Even Rahul Dravid took many years to mature as a batsman. Pull out his statistics outside ASIA before 1998....I m sure u will be surprised... I m telling you.....this kid is special.... Look at the journey he has made from last 4 years.....it's huge..... I m sure, he will go on to make indias best test opener after sunny Bhai and viru Bhai Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, gakgupta said: It takes only one series to make ur judgement.....what a shame Even Rahul Dravid took many years to mature as a batsman. Pull out his statistics outside ASIA before 1998....I m sure u will be surprised... I m telling you.....this kid is special.... Look at the journey he has made from last 4 years.....it's huge..... I m sure, he will go on to make indias best test opener after sunny Bhai and viru Bhai Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk I am not saying he is not special. All I am pointing to is that he has to score runs outside the SC barring WI. Real test is in England and SA, now that Aus serves pancakes in the form of pitches to bat. I hope he first does well in this tour of WI to begin with. I want Dhawan to be dropped soon and this guy can make that happen if he plays well. Link to comment
gakgupta Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I am not saying he is not special. All I am pointing to is that he has to score runs outside the SC barring WI. Real test is in England and SA, now that Aus serves pancakes in the form of pitches to bat. I hope he first does well in this tour of WI to begin with. I want Dhawan to be dropped soon and this guy can make that happen if he plays well. For that, he has to get consistent run ..... also looking at the history, it's not that easy to score runs in WI Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk express bowling 1 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Just now, gakgupta said: For that, he has to get consistent run ..... also looking at the history, it's not that easy to score runs in WI Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk That's why I stressed on him getting runs here. 4 test series as well, so should be a good test. Link to comment
gakgupta Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 That's why I stressed on him getting runs here. 4 test series as well, so should be a good test. We have been producing good batsman but what we need is good bowlers....still looking for half decent pace bowler Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 9 minutes ago, gakgupta said: We have been producing good batsman but what we need is good bowlers....still looking for half decent pace bowler Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk To be honest, this batting lineup doesn't give me confidence. Except Kohli (who himself has not done anything big yet in Tests according to his standards), the rest are settling in to the team or are unsure about their place in the team. Bowling is the weak link, no doubt. Link to comment
gakgupta Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 To be honest, this batting lineup doesn't give me confidence. Except Kohli (who himself has not done anything big yet in Tests according to his standards), the rest are settling in to the team or are unsure about their place in the team. Bowling is the weak link, no doubt. Yeah...may be.... but if I have rate the batting line-ups across the world in test matches, we would probably stand first, NZ coming very close.... Australia is a beast in non-subcontient conditions but fails pathetic in Asian conditions....lost 4-0 to India and 4-0 to Pak England is very good but retirement of few players and loss of form of cook making this tem look vulnerable SA is in decline and relies heavily on AMLA....assuming that ABDV is at the brink of retirement... Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Link to comment
tweaker Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Rahul should be the 1st choice opener on current form,but Kohli will most probably back Dhawan.Kohli will make Pujara the sacrificial lamb express bowling 1 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 9 minutes ago, gakgupta said: Yeah...may be.... but if I have rate the batting line-ups across the world in test matches, we would probably stand first, NZ coming very close.... Australia is a beast in non-subcontient conditions but fails pathetic in Asian conditions....lost 4-0 to India and 4-0 to Pak England is very good but retirement of few players and loss of form of cook making this tem look vulnerable SA is in decline and relies heavily on AMLA....assuming that ABDV is at the brink of retirement... Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Ours is definitely the one to watch for the future. Not many old players out there, so future if they build well, looks bright. Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 7 minutes ago, tweaker said: Rahul should be the 1st choice opener on current form,but Kohli will most probably back Dhawan.Kohli will make Pujara the sacrificial lamb Not a bad idea. Otherwise, the bat and pad gap will come into play. Link to comment
gakgupta Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Ours is definitely the one to watch for the future. Not many old players out there, so future if they build well, looks bright. I m also hopeful of a very good wicket keeper batsman coming thru the ranks.... Pant and ishan kishan Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Adi_91 1 Link to comment
tweaker Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, gakgupta said: I m also hopeful of a very good wicket keeper batsman coming thru the ranks.... Pant and ishan kishan Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk And a good hard hitting fast bowling all-rounder Edited July 20, 2016 by tweaker velu, express bowling and Adi_91 3 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 15 minutes ago, gakgupta said: I m also hopeful of a very good wicket keeper batsman coming thru the ranks.... Pant and ishan kishan Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Pant is the one more hopeful of. Ishan Kishan is the Kohli wannabe right? Link to comment
velu Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 On 18 July 2016 at 6:15 PM, Malcolm Merlyn said: You have anything in mind? You have anything in mind? we got pandya for that express bowling 1 Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) 15 hours ago, deathmonger said: I don't generally follow test cricket on tv or watch IPL so haven't seen much of him but this Lokesh Rahul guy seems badass - beard, tattoo sleeve and a great proper batsman in the Kohli mould. In fact it's kind of become like a uniform. Man I love the swag these new Indian guys have. this is him before... was a biggest shock of this IPL both in terms of looks and batting style change. Edited July 20, 2016 by sourab10forever Link to comment
maniac Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Attitude of a million bucks hope performance is not 50 paise. he is lucky to have a "mentor" like Kumble though Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Kohli says MC BC in very sentence and no one give a finger....this guy just got a different hair style and everyone has lost there shit..... Bleed-Blue 1 Link to comment
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