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KL Rahul has orange cap at a strike rate of 188. What's going on? There was a time 140 was considered elite strike rate.

This Hinge beating reminded me of Henry Olonga.

Worst lower order since 2022. They are so over reliant on their top order, they can't even score 150 without them. Worst average and worst strike rate in death overs among all teams.

This is probably the only time none of their top 3 got to fifty and the entire team fell like a pack of cards. Tewatia and Sharukh have one job and they can't do it. Worst team, worst lineup. Nehra Jai rated for no reason. 2022 was lucky.

They don't need to experiment much with the spot. Philips is one of the best in the world.

It doesn't matter anyway. This bowling attack does not have it.

Got a feeling that they peaked early. Not prepared to last.

What's wrong with that? It is his last match

Our strokeless guys? Who?

Bethell outscored all Bazballers Duckett, Crawley, Jamie. Sensible players like him and Root have a place in test cricket.

He can prioritize whatever he wants. Manjrekar has no right to question. One can criticize performance but why going personal?

So are you justified doing it now?

Less than 2000 away now. Two hundreds in Australia now. Australia can no longer be used as an excuse. We move forward to new set of excuses, easy match, dead rubber, no cummins, etc.

We got saved from embarrassment.

The graphics are impressive

A world cup every 4 years comes as a refreshment from t20 league fatigue. They may scrap ODIs on tours but World Cup will remain will remain a major event.

Galle and Colombo are high scoring venues. Depends on the curator but Sri Lankan pitches have a lot of 600+ first innings totals. Root has a double there, Sangakkara and Jayawardane had a 600 run partnership. Not sure about your deadly pitches comment. When they are flat, records tumble

Which website?

First they allowed him in the auction. He gets picked. And now they arw doing tamasha. Why did they let them enter the auction at all?

Nothing great by Laxman. Why can't BCCI be brave enough to contact someone with a proven track record? If Moody, Hesson, Andy Flower have previous commitments, they should go with Ponting in worst case scenario.

Lmao, what did I watch Now, I am worried about their mental health.

That should be strategy going forward. Send nightwatchmen to face the new ball regularly and give your number 3 better chance to survive.

I don't understand how we Steve Smith the same way as we did in 2019. We was called the best since Bradman after 60 tests. After 62 tests, he averaged 62, but in last 60 tests he hasn't done anything great. He isn't even the best Australian batsman this decade. Overall, Kane, Root, Brook, Jaiswal, Pant, Mathews, De Silva have been better than him. He is closer to the likes of Conway and Babar than to Root and Kane. But somehow that does not impact his legacy. I am not criticizing him, but people downplay Root's contributions so much compared to some others. He is a different batsman this decade.

Your comment is all about Steve Smith. It does not prove Joe Root is lesser batsman. You didn't even about him even once