Tendulkar1996 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Rahul doesnt look sure of himself at all,i have little hope for him.This might finally be the unmaking of rahul and he goes the kambli way.His horrible shot selection problem again happened today. I hope he somehow steps up and becomes the man. Edited June 22, 2019 by Tendulkar1996 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, rkt.india said: He scored on all kind of pitches in IPL. They all were not flat may be ....but he lacks temperament if not both technique and temperament at international level. Link to comment
jusarrived Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 7 hours ago, rtmohanlal said: always suspected about his flexibility and there by his adaptability in all conditions and all match situations. And it is showing off now. Also, there needed to be a left hander to partner Rohit. The team is with out no left handers . Where did it show he’s struggling in these conditions? He has an obvious weakness against inswing , but he’s better equipped to handle swing than Rohit/Dhawan . You are making as though he’s been out for single digits in both the matches . He can definitely do much better , has to improve his strike rotation but he’s the best bet to open atm AK007 and prasen82 2 Link to comment
jusarrived Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 47 minutes ago, SK_IH said: Yep classic case of lacking confidence. He is unsure of how to build an innings. I honestly don’t think he will survive with his approach for too long . He has to use the power plays and try to build an innings . We don’t need him to score big hundreds , I will take a quick 50 which can give the innings some momentum at the start . AK007 and SK_IH 2 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 hours ago, jusarrived said: Where did it show he’s struggling in these conditions? He has an obvious weakness against inswing , but he’s better equipped to handle swing than Rohit/Dhawan . You are making as though he’s been out for single digits in both the matches . He can definitely do much better , has to improve his strike rotation but he’s the best bet to open atm what ever it be, when going thru the scorecard , the main culprit is definitely him. 30 of 53 balls against this weak AFG team is not at all being adequate of a quality opener. Once Sharma got out early, it was on his shoulders to keep the momentum going but he failed. Being an opener, he had the luxury of all the other batsmen to follow him, yet he was not upto the mark.Only Dhoni apart from him had str: in 50s in the inns, but even he had to be a bit cautious because of him & Jadhav being the last specialist pair remaining , once Kohli got out.More over, it is not the old Dhoni who is playing now. India can thank its bowlers from rescuing them from utter humiliation. Link to comment
Kothili Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 5 hours ago, jusarrived said: Where did it show he’s struggling in these conditions? He has an obvious weakness against inswing , but he’s better equipped to handle swing than Rohit/Dhawan . You are making as though he’s been out for single digits in both the matches . He can definitely do much better , has to improve his strike rotation but he’s the best bet to open atm Exactly. Give No-hit and Gabbar a swinging pitch and watch them sh!t their pants. KL is way better. Bambi lobby ruined his chances. Link to comment
Kothili Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, rtmohanlal said: what ever it be, when going thru the scorecard , the main culprit is definitely him. 30 of 53 balls against this weak AFG team is not at all being adequate of a quality opener. Once Sharma got out early, it was on his shoulders to keep the momentum going but he failed. Being an opener, he had the luxury of all the other batsmen to follow him, yet he was not upto the mark.Only Dhoni apart from him had str: in 50s in the inns, but even he had to be a bit cautious because of him & Jadhav being the last specialist pair remaining , once Kohli got out.More over, it is not the old Dhoni who is playing now. India can thank its bowlers from rescuing them from utter humiliation. You must be Alice in blunderland. This is a rubbish team that cannot play spin. What is this left right combination fetish of yours. The greatest ODI opening pair (Greenidge/Haynes) were both right handed that faced the fiercest bowling in the world at the time. Dont say Sachin and Ganguly. Link to comment
Yoda-esque Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Most overhyped and overrated player in the team. Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Rahul has been brilliant this WC. The innings he played against SA much have been huge boast and you see same as an opener. I hope he continues doing whatever he is doing and all this coming from someone who didn't want Rahul in WC squad. Link to comment
Pandya_Power Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I completely agree that rotation of strike is an issue. But I feel that he is a couple of decent scores away from expressing himself more confidently this WC. If he can play well in the game against Eng & WI, he will be in very good shape in the knockout stages. Link to comment
ShoonyaSifar Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 A difficult pitch against a very good spin attack, it happens. Our problem is that below par middle order, not sure if adding Pant to the mix as a specialist batsman will be of much help. He has to play as a keeper-batsman else he too will struggle. Will Dhoni agree to play as a specialist batsman? Have my doubts. Link to comment
nevada Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 As the dot balls piled up, he became desperate and tried that risky shot. Keeping wickets intact at the start is important but so is scoring runs. Premeditated defensive shots against hittable balls is as bad premeditated hoicks. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 atleast he is not getting out to low scores,lets not act like Dhawan was in great form before his century. Link to comment
SK_IH Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, cowboysfan said: atleast he is not getting out to low scores,lets not act like Dhawan was in great form before his century. The point is even after getting a start he looks uncertain. Dhawan usually scores a 100 once set. Rahul disintegrates when he is ready to hurt the opposition. Link to comment
Stuge Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 18 hours ago, Nikola said: I hate it when he throws wicket. Did in last 2 matches when he had chance to score big runs. If he gets out to good ball at start then fine but when you are well set and have taken time you can't throw it in worldcup and that too twice now in row. He has a habit of throwing away wickets . Link to comment
CG Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Kl Rahul is at his best when he is attacking,he has been far too defensive this wc. Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Kothili said: You must be Alice in blunderland. This is a rubbish team that cannot play spin. What is this left right combination fetish of yours. The greatest ODI opening pair (Greenidge/Haynes) were both right handed that faced the fiercest bowling in the world at the time. Dont say Sachin and Ganguly. left/right combo helps . Just because Greenidge/Haynes were a great pair doesn't change that fact. Even several past players have acknowledged that it helps at the crease. It makes bowler alter their lilne & lengths all the time which becomes a bit more difficult. Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 5 hours ago, nevada said: As the dot balls piled up, he became desperate and tried that risky shot. Keeping wickets intact at the start is important but so is scoring runs. Premeditated defensive shots against hittable balls is as bad premeditated hoicks. this ... for an opener , if he settles in by consuming a bit more balls, he should play longer inns and make up for consuming more balls at the start .This Rahul didn't do. Link to comment
Norman Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 If we are serious about winning the world cup , we should drop Rahul back to no.4 and open with Pant. Drop anyone of Shankar or Jadhav. Link to comment
nevada Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Norman said: If we are serious about winning the world cup , we should drop Rahul back to no.4 and open with Pant. Drop anyone of Shankar or Jadhav. I think it is better to back Rahul now as opener rather than going with Pant. With Rahul, the deficiencies are known and he and the think tank can work on fixing it. Pant as opener is an exciting prospect but he too will have issues like Rahul. There is not much time to figure out and fix them. Edited June 23, 2019 by nevada Link to comment
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