Chase Master King Kohli whilst chasing in WCs

[nevada]

23 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

1. The English used the long boundary well, bowled, & set fields for it. Indian batsmen much to my chagrin didn’t improvise.

 

2. It was much easier to deposit the spinners over the short boundary than the pacers which English used.

 

also the English were better prepared to take advantage of the small boundary, because I am sure they had a hand in determining it.

Thanks, that explains it! The English are very cunning and always seem to have a trick up their sleeve. I sincerely hope NZ thrash England to boot them out of the world cup. So sick of the English preparing roads to rack up 350-400 and gloat so much. 

[rkt.india]

7 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Not a rank tuner but had enough to keep our spinners interested, also slow, double paced which Aussies hate. They batted really well that day, especially Ponting. 

Motera has always been like this. It was inherent nature of the pitch. They didn't make it slow intentionally. It was a slow pitch. Ball hardly turned. Ponting scored a 100 which means it was not a Turner.

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, rkt.india said:

Motera has always been like this. It was inherent nature of the pitch. They didn't make it slow intentionally. It was a slow pitch. Ball hardly turned. Ponting scored a 100 which means it was not a Turner.

Ponting wasn't a bad player against spin, he did well in Pak, UAE, Lanka, BD...even in ODIs in India. Your argument is bizarre. 

[Vijy]

4 minutes ago, nevada said:

Thanks, that explains it! The English are very cunning and always seem to have a trick up their sleeve. I sincerely hope NZ thrash England to boot them out of the world cup. So sick of the English preparing roads to rack up 350-400 and gloat so much. 

it's called home advantage, even if eng tends to use it more than most. Aus also employed it to some extent in last WC.

[IndianRenegade]

13 hours ago, Vijy said:

it's called home advantage, even if eng tends to use it more than most. Aus also employed it to some extent in last WC.

I agree. But may be ICC should rethink this, I am hard pressed to name another sport where the home team can manipulate conditions to favor them while making it hard for the other team. ICC should go for a good sporting wicket (something for the bowler + batsmen) and let the local conditions determine the rest.

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

He has trundler phobia in this world cup. Every dismissal (except amir where he was not out) was to a trundler.

[vvvslaxman]

13 hours ago, Vijy said:

it's called home advantage, even if eng tends to use it more than most. Aus also employed it to some extent in last WC.

There is a difference. They prepare flat pitches only for their matches. They also have different dimensions to counter spinners.  Other teams played on challenging conditions. In 2015 every team had flat tracks.

[vvvslaxman]

Australian pitches were never going to offer swing anyway. It will have a bit of bounce. That's it. There is not a lot you have to do to make it flat. But England pitches by nature offer a bit seam movement, bit of turn. 

[Vijy]

10 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

I agree. But may be ICC should rethink this, I am hard pressed to name another sport where the home team can manipulate conditions to favor them while making it hard for the other team. ICC should go for a good sporting wicket (something for the bowler + batsmen) and let the local conditions determine the rest.

 

 

one possibility is to turn over curators and pitches over to ICC instead of the host country's cricket association. this will make the games more neutral in principle.

[Gollum]

6 hours ago, IndianRenegade said:

I agree. But may be ICC should rethink this, I am hard pressed to name another sport where the home team can manipulate conditions to favor them while making it hard for the other team. ICC should go for a good sporting wicket (something for the bowler + batsmen) and let the local conditions determine the rest.

Davis Cup, Ryder Cup. 

Edited July 2, 2019 by Gollum

[gakgupta]

On the lighter note...

 

just for laughs

 

https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/mohammed-shami-pictures/articleshow/70145130.cms

[Sean Bradley]

Bhai ko ek din ka break mila nahi ki sexting chalu , At this rate 25 years from now there will be atleast one shami playing in England, South Africa, Australia, and wherever Shame Bhai goes.

[WC2011INDIA]

4 minutes ago, Sean Bradley said:

Bhai ko ek din ka break mila nahi ki sexting chalu , At this rate 25 years from now there will be atleast one shami playing in England, South Africa, Australia, and wherever Shame Bhai goes.

I thought that was a norm among men from this kaum.

Edited July 10, 2019 by WC2011INDIA

[gakgupta]

12 minutes ago, Sean Bradley said:

Bhai ko ek din ka break mila nahi ki sexting chalu , At this rate 25 years from now there will be atleast one shami playing in England, South Africa, Australia, and wherever Shame Bhai goes.

both in women team and mens team..

lol

[gakgupta]

9 minutes ago, WC2011INDIA said:

I thought that was a norm among men from this kaum.

let's make it religious here...

 

I heard Jadeja has 3 wives or something...

[Gollum]

Another glorious contribution today. 

[Gollum]

Overall

Kohli in WC KOs:

 

6 matches, 73 runs, avg 12.16, SR 56.15

 

LINK

 

Kohli in tournament KOs (incl tri-series):

 

15 matches, 346 runs, avg 28.83, SR 82.18, HS 96* (against Bangladesh)

 

LINK

 

Viv who? Ponting who? Sachin who? 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Gollum
wrong thread

[mishra]

There was some thread that Kohli isn’t getting enough balls to hit century. 

 

What a mental midget this guy is

[Gollum]

Kohli in WC KO chases: avg 15.25, SR 60.39

 

 

[maniac]

Have to say Williamson is more clutch than Kohli