India start as underdogs against Pak??

[Jimmy Cliff]

7 minutes ago, wanted_desi said:

But...But he gives the stability in middle that no one needs anyways in this age.

He's a rare batsman who plays the anchor role in the slog overs.

[Turning_track]

Doesn't matter who is the underdog, IndoPak matches is about handling pressure & showing discipline on the field. In the last two decades there have been so many instances between these two teams that if you consider the current form, the stronger side has lost matches.

Right now I'm concerned about our batting. Removing top 3 of our batting order leads to a tentative middle order which Sarfaraz would be hoping to exploit. Also, they bat deep & I will give credit to Sarfaraz who uses his bowlers smartly. Our middle order has become like a mucky chemistry lab thanks to often changing & chopping, players unsure of their roles.

Edited September 17, 2018 by Turning_track

[Laaloo]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

SRs while chasing against non-minnows post 2015 WC.

 

@SecondSlip apni aankhe khol

[prasen82]

2 hours ago, Laaloo said:

@SecondSlip apni aankhe khol

Wow.. never seen this stats before.. being a dhoni fan I confess, he needs to retire now.

[Zero_Unit]

OP isn't wrong. Though pakistan is a much better side than the last couple of year and is the most balanced team in this asia cup, no way are they world beaters. The fans/pundits are talking though as if this is imran khan's old team. These guys played a tournament against ZIM, piled up lots of 100's and wickets against them and are pretending though as if they will walk all over Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India. I won't be surprised if some reality check is given to these guys by both BD and AFG.

[Wall2018]

Toss will be a major factor...

Without Kohli... Toss is the only thing we can win...

[diga]

Mickey Arthur & inzamam have built a good team...

[Lannister]

6 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

SRs while chasing against non-minnows post 2015 WC.

 

I knew right away from which end I need to look. This is way more pathetic than I thought. 

[The Dark Horse]

6 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

SRs while chasing against non-minnows post 2015 WC.

 

Effectively he's screwed up 29 chases for India..

[mani sha]

7 hours ago, Laaloo said:

You're insulting me here by wasting my damn time. Do you understand what strike rate is?  Go look at the last 3/4 years. Dhoni has edge in average because he plays for not outs but everyone edges him in s/r.

 

And try to filter by chasing if you can. Dhoni has embarssing strike rate while chasing. Stop living in 2012. This is 2018 and dhoni is not good enough. He wasn't good enough in 2014. He wasn't good enough in 2015. He wasn't good enough in 2016. He wasn't good enough in 2017. Hes not good enough this year and he sure as hell won't be good enough next year.

 

Now stop wasting my brain cells. Go learn how the game has changed and we simply can't afford to have a middle order full of hasbeens who can't strike over 85 despite playing with short boundaries and powerplays and 2 new balls.

dhoni is blocking pant

 

get pant, pandya brothers as 5,6,7 

add bhuvi at 8

add two wrsit spinners at 10 and 11 and bumrah at 9 

good enuf batting and bowling 

[Mosher]

13 hours ago, Laaloo said:

We have a middle order of dhoni Karthik rayadu 

 

God help us

Imagine Dhoni and Rayudu at the crease consolidating together. Pakistan players will **** their pants. Overdose of winning mentality

[motomaverick]

If we don't lose to Hong Kong today, then tomorrow's game is going to be a dead rubber anyways. Why so much fuss?