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Last 8 matches including the World Cup - Average: 49.5 Economy Rate: 11.42 No batting ability whatsoever Why does he keep getting picked?

Good to see a classical spinner who actually turns the ball. Other spinners weren't getting as much turn as he was. He should also continue working on his batting. Bowlers should come with some batting ability, which he has, but may not be at Jadeja level yet in terms of batting.

This is good to hear. There was no point in continuing with SKY anyway. SKY, thank you for your contributions. You have a fantastic win-loss record and some sensations trophies on the way It is time to move on. I would have preferred to have Patidar in the team and given captaincy right away, but Iyer is also a good choice. Players will respect Iyer more since he has played all 3 formats for India for a while now.

Congrats RCB. The stars of the season were (in order): 1. The bowlers: Bhuvi, Hazlewood got early wickets, kept the runs in check for the most part and the supporting crew of Rasik and Krunal were also very effective. 2. The middle order of Patidar, Padikkal, David and Krunal rescued the team on many occassions and still managed to play T20 style innings. Venkatesh played some good cameos when he got his chance. 3. Kohli also upped his strike rate this season to keep up with the pace of scoring this season and was a constant source of energy for the team as he always is.

Please please do not go crazy with the celebrations on the streets or in the Bengaluru stadium. Keep it classy and don't gather in crowds. Hope politicians are wiser this time.

The Star of the season! The player everybody came to watch The player everybody appluaded The player who made this season his own

Exactly. They are the kind of team that will be limited in their range. Just look at the IPL Super Striker list: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2026 GT doesn't have a single player in the top 20. Even tuk tuk Kohli and mental midget KL Rahul improved their striking capability this season. Sai and Gill are nowehere close to the top strikers. If your top two batters who both open just strive for a "safe" total and not go for anything more, then more than likely, they will be able to score a lot of runs at a middling strike rate. But they will always fall short when they come across a team with a player in red hot form. For T20s you need X-factor players like Vaibhav or Abhishek to set the tone for the innings.

Correct. Unless we see some dust popping up from the ball touching the ground, it should genereally be considered out if the ball is within the player's fingers at all times.

Gill more interested in being in Kohli's good books rather than playing for his own team.

Lucky Kohli. That should have been given out.

Lol. Kohli doesn't get to score winning runs.

He has a set motion. No imaginative or inspiring leadership.

Gill as a captain is just going through the motions. Why wouldn't he bring the field in, ask Prasidh to bowl bouncers and have a short leg. No imagination whatsoever. And he is our Indian Test and ODI captain

Rashid should have been brought to bowl earlier. Now RCB have match in their pocket

I hope ths time RCB will not have any extravagant celebrations in Bengaluru. Keep it sane guys. Enjoy the win, but no need to create a risky situation again.