[POLL] Who is going to trouble us most in the overseas assignments of 2018?

[GolGappe]

Josh Hazelwood.

[Gollum]

Steve Smith is going to score 1000+ runs in the 4 test series against us .

[rkt.india]

our slip fielders

[Cricketics]

On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2017 at 11:47 AM, sandeep said:

I voted Bairstow and Cummins - I'm a big fan of Cummins in particular - the guy for me is a better test bowler than Starc.  I don't care about stats.   

Cummins is good version of Starc who can bowl longer spells.

Starc though has recently gotten better even though keeps getting injured.

 

Starc now is starting to help Hazlewood more unlike before when Starc won't play a bigger role. Cummins is a brilliant bowler though and has it in him to comeback strong spell after spell.

 

I still feel there is no one like Hazlewood who would trouble us more. This guy will stay fit through out the 4 test matches and is likely to play all those games and bowl longer spells in each game. Anderson, Broad will give us some tough times, but nothing like Josh.

[Gollum]

Since the poll is closed here is the final tally:

 

61 members have voted

 

Batsmen:

1. Smith 26 votes

2. Kock 14 votes

3. ABDV 8 votes

 

Bowlers:

1. Rabada 24 votes

2. Starc 7 votes

3. Steyn and Anderson each with 6 votes

 

Warner and Broad each with zero votes .

[Vijy]

On 12/30/2017 at 2:39 AM, Gollum said:

Steve Smith is going to score 1000+ runs in the 4 test series against us .

looking forward to it. he will separate the men from the boys.

[Gollum]

ABDV and Philander land the 1st knock out blow. 

[chewy]

Philander will continue to bother India.

I think India can relatively cope against out and out pace, it's seaming and swinging bowlers that they do damage, because that's where sound technique is needed

Watch out for Anderson in English summer.  

[MechEng]

2 hours ago, Gollum said:

ABDV and Philander land the 1st knock out blow. 

Just wait for the harakiri a dejected/hurt Joe Root and focussed Cook will unleash on our gendbaaz.

[mishra]

Hindsight is bliss. Kohli and Shshtri combo

[Gollum]

Faf got max runs, Amla got an 80 odd in the 1st innings, both their openers got close to 100 runs in the test match. But for me ABDV was the one who gave us the hardest punch, for most people it will be either him or their captain who was dropped twice off Ashwin's bowling, once in each innings. 

[Straight Drive]

Amlas innings was the key. He got their batting alright in the first innings itself at the top of the order by scoring 82. He set the platform for the batters that followed him. When either the openers or No. 3 plays the highest innings it makes the batting job much easier for remaining middle order players.

[jusarrived]

Can you add virat as option ?

[Straight Drive]

Amla is a humble person. Once he gave his sports shoes after they had finished the tour.  I was so over the moon to actually have wore it for one full match. Most cricketers are humble and down to earth. Some are too khadoos though. Egoistic and all that. But then every profession will have the odd bad ones.

[BeautifulGame]

Should have added All the above.

[Gollum]

Bendover before another rookie, Lungi Ngidi. So utterly predictable and typical...Team Kohli 

[Gollum]

Verdict? I think ABDV and Philander take the honors. On to England. 

[Nikhil_cric]

Anderson in England.Hopefully he will slow down another yard as he turns 36. :) I think we can rein in the English bats including Joe Degeneres. Australia will be harder because Warner and Smith are gonna be a nightmare to bowl at and Hazlewood will be hard to face as well.

[Gollum]

BOOM, 2nd leg starts in around 10 days time. Root looks ominous and Anderson is on a tear these last 12 months. Now that Smith and Warner are ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy can Root displace ABDV and throw down the gauntlet to the relatively lightweight Aussie batsmen?  

Edited July 19, 2018 by Gollum

[raki05]

@ Topic : kohli and Shastri.