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Mental fatigue. Simply saps your energy.

With Axar at 9, we bat super deep. We knew before the tourney that Sharma was a high standard deviation batter. From batting POV, as long as he doesn't waste balls, he can be carried. My issue is more with his fielding. This guy is usually an electric fielder but dropped two easy catches yesterday. This can be truly damaging in knockouts.

Can't carry two passsngers that too as Captain and Vice-Captain.

Flexibility is fine but shuffling your batting order for the heck of it is counter-intuitive. The key is giving clarity. For ex. if your number 4 comes in to bat in the PP, he must know what his role is. On the other hand if he walks in the 10th over, he must know what to do in that situation. Role definition is more important than flexibility in any format.

No wonder this buffoon wants RoKo gone from ODIs also. As long as the stalwarts are there, this guy won't be allowed to do his musical chairs in ODIs.

“I think in a one-day format, you should know the template that you want to play with. I've always believed that in white-ball cricket, batting orders are very overrated, except for the opening combination. In Test cricket, obviously, you've got to have a fixed batting order, but it (batting order) is very, very overrated (in white-ball formats),” said Gambhir in the post-match press conference. Batting Orders are Over-rated in White-ball Cricket

Ro - Player of the Series vs Oz Ko - Player of the Series vs RSA

BUMP

Package deal hai bhidu

RoKo to Ozs today:

Self Explanatory Thread Really want Hitman to sign off with an ODI WC winners medal.

I am personally skipping this game and don't want this game to get any sort of coverage beyond necessary. A general thread to discuss India's campaign in the tournament is the best middle ground we can provide.

We have created a general thread to discuss India's campaign in the tournament. For those who still want to discuss today's game, use that thread. https://www.indiancricketfans.com/topic/137236-asia-cup-discussion-thread-indias-campaign/

Look, let's make this very simple. Post the data that proves we have a better win percentage in SENA with Bumrah in the team than without him. Bumrah's debut can be the cut-off. I am not interested in emotional ranting and venting. Post data and disprove the propagandists and agenda peddlers. If you can't back your claims with data, just admit it.

One series of over-exertion. Granted, it was ill advised from Rohit, who was desperately trying to save his Test career. Otherwise Bumrah's workload has been well managed. He skipped a lot of home series early on in his test career as Umesh-Shami-Ishant were brilliant at home.

ICF really confounds me sometimes. On one hand people blow a fuse when RoKo get any sort of preferential treatment. But when it comes to Bumrah, there are plenty of excuses going around. People are more than willing to justify 'Feed the King to starve the subjects' type of logic.

The point I was making is that Bumrah is given every edge he needs while the rest have to do the donkey work.

Being given the more conducive bowling end or the ball when it is in a more potent condition. Basically, giving him every edge we can while the rest have to work things around.

9 wins in how many games with Boom in SENA?

His individual numbers probably remain good, but is it worth it if other bowlers are handicapped? Let's say we have a batter who only does well at 4. He is brilliant at 4, but hopeless otherwise. Playing him at 4 results in other batters being used sub-optimally and out of position. Is it worth having such a player in the team? Are his individual runs a justified trade-off?

Again, the issue is that others excel in his absence. It's almost to the point that accommodating Bumrah handicaps the rest of the bowlers because of all the preferential treatment given to Boom.

If you even take home and away together, we are a poorer team with Bumrah against tough opposition.