2nd ODI, West Indies tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Dec 18 2019 01:30 PM IST

[Norman]

[Norman]

Could have just sent Shreyas. 

[ganeshran]

If we dont get to 350, it will be an epic failure

[nevada]

Ridiculous shot from Kohli. Karma for being the strike hog and not sending another player. 2 low scores in two games, out both times to poor shot selection - time to put him on notice! 

[Amit228]

Last 15 overs batting first.. turning out to be a real issue for indian team..  let's see how iyer & pant takes it on.

[Sachinism]

lol soft dismissal for Virat. Not helping his 1st innings record 

[raki05]

If Rohit goes now...we LL restrict below 300.lesson learned for Kohli, if you come after 35 overs you LL not have 40 century and my get out on duck.

[nevada]

1 minute ago, ganeshran said:

Duck for Kohli 

A golden duck too! If you are gonna score a duck, make it golden!

[raki05]

That's why we can't groom youngsters if top 2 or 3 play for their 100 till 35th over.

Edited December 18, 2019 by raki05

[Amit228]

Just now, nevada said:

Ridiculous shot from Kohli. Karma for being the strike hog and not sending another player. 2 low scores in two games, out both times to poor shot selection - time to put him on notice! 

Lol... Time to put him on notice?? Billi ke gale me ghanti bandega kon lekin 

[nevada]

1 minute ago, Amit228 said:

Lol... Time to put him on notice?? Billi ke gale me ghanti bandega kon lekin 

I was just trying to show how silly it is to target someone like Pant with harsh criticism for similar mistakes.

[Cricwala]

55 in overs 1-10, 43 in overs 11-20, 72 in overs 21-30.

 

ODIs saw pinch-hitting phenomenon in 90s where teams targeted first 10 overs when ball was hard. Scoring in middle overs was the challenge when ball became old and spread out fields. Since 2015 WC, teams are motoring THROUGHOUT the innings! But Indian team plays relatively safe in first 20 overs, accelerates in middle & end overs. If they lose few set batsmen in middle, their middle lower order often fails to accelerate at end - partly because of lack of match practise as top 3 play risk free cricket at the top.

 

They need to take more risks in first 20 as well...those extra 20-30 runs are difference between 320 (chaseable score today) and 350 (winning score)...ideally we shld target 360+ on flat tracks to put match beyond question.  Guys like Pant, Pandya, Dube shld be kept in mix for late overs hitting. But today we dropped Dube for a nurdler like Jadhav who is now absolutely useless as part-time bowler too!

Edited December 18, 2019 by Cricwala

[nevada]

2 minutes ago, raki05 said:

That's why we can't groom youngsters if too 2 or 3 play for their 100 till 35th over.

TBF, Rohit got to his 100 without fuss and Rahul was stuck in the 90s for a couple overs as Rohit got most of the strike. Rahul also did reasonably well in reaching 100 with minimal fuss. Hope Rohit scores big today, this is the type of situation he thrives in.

[Cricwala]

5 minutes ago, raki05 said:

That's why we can't groom youngsters if top 2 or 3 play for their 100 till 35th over.

can't blame KL - this is what he has learnt from his seniors "Ensure you score 100 so u aren't dropped at the first sign of failure." CYA (Cover Your A**) in action - Iyer, pant should also do the same - make sure they stay Not Out and let others take the risks 

[raki05]

6 minutes ago, nevada said:

TBF, Rohit got to his 100 without fuss and Rahul was stuck in the 90s for a couple overs as Rohit got most of the strike. Rahul also did reasonably well in reaching 100 with minimal fuss. Hope Rohit scores big today, this is the type of situation he thrives in.

yup agreed and now it require even more as we don't have much batting left.

[Cricwala]

90 in over 30 -40  come on - make it 100+ in last 10 so we reach 360+

[nevada]

1 minute ago, Cricwala said:

can't blame KL - this is what he has learnt from his seniors "Ensure you score 100 so u aren't dropped at the first sign of failure." CYA (Cover Your A**) in action - Iyer, pant should also do the same - make sure they stay Not Out and let others take the risks 

He learnt it from coach bewda according to whom only scoring 100s keeps you in the team. Consistently scoring several 50s in a series is no good!

[raki05]

5 minutes ago, Cricwala said:

can't blame KL - this is what he has learnt from his seniors "Ensure you score 100 so u aren't dropped at the first sign of failure." CYA (Cover Your A**) in action - Iyer, pant should also do the same - make sure they stay Not Out and let others take the risks 

Spot on.

[Gollum]

Pointless 100 by KL, opening partnership shows why we are far from challenging England in this format. 

[Sachinism]

That's the way to do it