Vk1 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Shreyas Iyer is indeed the ideal man for number 4. Scores quick singles..can easily hit big sixes against spinners. should develop that skill against fast bowlers as well and then he can be the ideal anchorman finisher. Frustrated, raki05 and Suhaan 3 Link to comment
raki05 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 15 hours ago, prudent_kreeda said: He is not a finished product . Plays spin very well . But most of the big shots are down the ground and from long on to Wide mid wicket . He just needs to use the off side areas vs spinners . Then he will become not predictable . For me he does not have the same shot making ability against Pace as compared to Shaw or Pant among youngsters . Hardly plays Pull or Hook . Needs more improvement vs Pace to be good package . But good in rotation of strike , good fielder , to be persisted with . Will improve . Yes agreed.... he gave frashness to our stinking middle order but he needs to improve his game against pace. Especially hitting game and i am sure if he will be given long run he can improve. Link to comment
prudent_kreeda Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, raki05 said: Yes agreed.... he gave frashness to our stinking middle order but he needs to improve his game against pace. Especially hitting game and i am sure if he will be given long run he can improve. He can still have nearly run a ball strike rate even against pacers as he picks singles well . That's his big plus apart from power hitting against spinners. the more overs he gets to play , better he would be as he can anchor without too many dot balls . In between he will get chances against spinners in 20-40 overs period to make up his strike rate . Where he lacks a bit is when he needs to hit big against good pacers with few overs left. That was very evident even in yesterday's match. Took 31 runs off a spinner , but that over from Chase was absolute rubbish . But when pacers came back he could not bring out big shots and eventually got out. Edited December 19, 2019 by prudent_kreeda raki05 1 Link to comment
Cricwala Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 12:54 AM, Gollum said: If at all possible, going to the next WC we must look at Iyer at #3, Kohli at #4. In KOs VK goes missing too often, him being exposed so early may not be a good ploy but a batsman like that controlling the innings at #4 boosts our MO strength a lot. Iyer can play at a high SR, very dynamic, perfect fit to get a top 3 slot. Exactly, got to sandwich youngsters between experienced players. Top 3 right now represents all our experience in one baskets Link to comment
gakgupta Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 12:47 AM, Vk1 said: Shreyas Iyer is indeed the ideal man for number 4. Scores quick singles..can easily hit big sixes against spinners. should develop that skill against fast bowlers as well and then he can be the ideal anchorman finisher. Let him get some runs in SA, England and Australia.... Somehow i get the feeling that he will be sitting duck in these countries... What is his avg in these countries when he played for India A? Link to comment
Vk1 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, gakgupta said: Let him get some runs in SA, England and Australia.... Somehow i get the feeling that he will be sitting duck in these countries... What is his avg in these countries when he played for India A? All those countries have better batting pitches than even our grounds. anish2tweet 1 Link to comment
TNAmarkFromIndia Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, gakgupta said: Let him get some runs in SA, England and Australia.... Somehow i get the feeling that he will be sitting duck in these countries... We're talking about LOIs, not Tests. You're making it seem like it's all bouncing and seaming in those countries when the reality is that there are batting friendly conditions even there. Link to comment
TNAmarkFromIndia Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 He would have worked out his short ball problems by now if he was a regular since 2017. Frustrated and sergio04 2 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Dude. This guy is special. He is unflustered. He just took Starc to cleaners today. He is not the first guy who has less control over his pull shot. Won't be the last one. Frustrated and tweaker 2 Link to comment
ganeshran Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 If you can't play the short ball, you can't survive for long He plays spin really well but not yet convinced against pacers, his assault on starc notwithstanding Link to comment
putrevus Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ganeshran said: If you can't play the short ball, you can't survive for long He plays spin really well but not yet convinced against pacers, his assault on starc notwithstanding He will get better ,he has that x-factor which people have overlooked unfairly. Edited January 19, 2020 by putrevus Link to comment
TNAmarkFromIndia Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, ganeshran said: If you can't play the short ball, you can't survive for long Raina couldn't play it too and got better. Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, ganeshran said: If you can't play the short ball, you can't survive for long He plays spin really well but not yet convinced against pacers, his assault on starc notwithstanding Steve waugh could never play short ball all his life. He is an x factor. Let us appreciate his special skill of producing a 25 run over if needed. We don't need great hook shot players like DK, Rahane who average 30 at a strike rate of 75. We need impact player. This guy can be very dangerous in flow. Link to comment
figo6762 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Wonder how many in ICF have faced Starc and hazelwood in Bangalore under a full house to comment that ... you are not convinced ... wonder how y’ll will feel if the same rules apply to you at your job ... ppl should just STFU and appreciate when any player does well and not moan about what he cannot do .... Sheryas is much better than anything that the BCCI has done in the past with the number 4 position .... for BCCI’s BS selection policy I think they have done ok... with Sheyas so far ... Link to comment
TNAmarkFromIndia Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, figo6762 said: Wonder how many in ICF have faced Starc and hazelwood in Bangalore under a full house to comment that ... you are not convinced ... wonder how y’ll will feel if the same rules apply to you at your job ... ppl should just STFU and appreciate when any player does well and not moan about what he cannot do .... Sheryas is much better than anything that the BCCI has done in the past with the number 4 position .... for BCCI’s BS selection policy I think they have done ok... with Sheyas so far ... Hopefully with the way Kohli seemed to be communicating with Iyer in the middle that Kohli sees him as his new pet project of sorts and give him the backing that he gave Rayudu. Link to comment
Ajju Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Looks like Rohit when in flow. X factor player only problem weak againsy genuine quicks Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Slap in the face for MSK Prasad , Shastri, Kohli and the destitute man's Gandalf. We selected 3 wicketkeepers and Jadhav at the world cup and couldn't find a spot for this guy iyer. Of course no one is accountable for that either putrevus, nevada, Vk1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Frustrated Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Just watched the Iyer inning. He treated starc and Hazelwood like trundlers. Fearless shots all across the ground. That SIX off starc was the best one. He may not hv the pull shot in his bag. But does not matter if he keeps playing this way. Vk1, velu and putrevus 3 Link to comment
velu Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 27 minutes ago, Frustrated said: Just watched the Iyer inning. He treated starc and Hazelwood like trundlers. Fearless shots all across the ground. That SIX off starc was the best one. He may not hv the pull shot in his bag. But does not matter if he keeps playing this way. he needs to work on facing short balls though Frustrated and Vilander 2 Link to comment
sandsaims Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 His game against the short ball is extremely suspect. Getting away in Bangalore is one thing but when playing in SENA he will be in trouble. Link to comment
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