express bowling Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I got the feeling that our team did not really give importance to this series and were playing casually. None of the key players played with intensity. And with so much cricket being scheduled, it is bound to happen. Focus is bound to be on Tests and T20Is this year. The series against Australia did not have any tests or T20Is ... so we saw us playing with much more intensity. bhakum20 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 NZ did not have full team but neither did we. Rohit and Dhawan were missing. And Shardul was missing on the bench Unstable Joe 1 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 every TOP tier team is basically damn good in their own conditions. Just because we could thrash them 1-4 in the previous tour doesn't necessarily mean we can repeat the same in this tour. Also experienced players like Dhawan,Rohit were missing. Both Shaw & Mayank are highly talented and ample chances should be given. Only regret is blunders TM made.Split up of KUL/CHA has never been a good idea. If Kuldeep indeed has been lesser potent due to some injury , then playing him alone in the 1st ODI was the mistake. Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Suhaan said: I think this is 3 match series and we have lost it already Just checked after your post. Indeed a 3 match series which we have lost. The best that our team can do is win the last ODI, fly home with a 5-0 T20i series win and a 1-2 loss. I will accept that gladly on an overseas tour against NZ. Whereas a result of having whitewashed them in T20i and getting whitewashed in ODI is an even series for both teams. Suhaan 1 Link to comment
Cricketics Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 They have the best fast bowling bench strength. So many bowlers who can clock high 140s and most of them injured currently but easily play for this NZ side. Link to comment
Frustrated Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Straight Drive said: Just checked after your post. Indeed a 3 match series which we have lost. The best that our team can do is win the last ODI, fly home with a 5-0 T20i series win and a 1-2 loss. I will accept that gladly on an overseas tour against NZ. Whereas a result of having whitewashed them in T20i and getting whitewashed in ODI is an even series for both teams. Question of flying home does not arise now . Coz there a test series too, to be played from 21 Feb onward. Link to comment
adi B Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I hope mayank and shaw are played as openers in the last game and not dropped to accomodate any other batsman. If you try someone with potential, give them a decent run Link to comment
Autonomous Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Prithvi Shaw looked good in the 2nd ODI. Some beautiful shots. Link to comment
cricketpitch Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Don't care about the two losses. Happy that Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal were given opportunities. But extremely disappointed with the inclusion of Kedar Jadhav in the X1. Don't understand why he is still playing for India. Do India actually see him in their best X1 in about 3 years in ODI? India's best X1 in this series should have been this for the first couple of games: Prithvi Shaw Mayank Agarwal Virat Kohli Shreyar Iyer KL Rahul Manish Pandey R Jadeja N Saini M Shami Y Chahal J Bumrah They could have even tried opening with Rahul and having Pant in the middle order as the keeper. But still happy that the two youngsters getting a chance. Thakur's selection is like when we used to give India caps to some random pace bowlers from domestic cricket in the 90's. Thakur may have done decently in this game but he does not feature in our best X1 and should not be anywhere near our National squad. I am now worried that he he will be chosen as the replacement of Ishant Sharma if the latter was found unfit in the Test series. Manish Pandey looked in great tough in the T20 series and I am surprised that the TM have preferred Jadhav in place of him. Link to comment
Gollum Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) Set to win 4 ODIs in a row. They also thrashed us in the WC warm up fixture. Difficult match-up. Edited February 11, 2020 by Gollum Link to comment
Gollum Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) A fluke once in a lifetime knock by Jaddu made the SF look close, otherwise it was going to be a one-sided beatdown. They know how to play us. Need better tactics and selection keeping our bogey team in mind, we are 1-6 in last 3 decades against them in ICC tourneys for a reason. Edited February 11, 2020 by Gollum Zero_Unit and Vijy 2 Link to comment
Zero_Unit Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Yes they are. People always seem to take NZ lightly. You don't end up in two WC final consecutively out of the blue. Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 we need a few batsmen who can bowl a bit .The likes of Sachin,Sourav,Sehwag,Yuvraj & Raina all could bowl depending on the conditions.And they changed the course of the match on several occasions..Now...? Link to comment
FischerTal Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 didn't we beat them 4-1 last year against a full strength NZ team? Link to comment
Gollum Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, FischerTal said: didn't we beat them 4-1 last year against a full strength NZ team? They experimented a lot esp when it came to bowling changes, maybe they weren't motivated enough. Also Kulcha had the novelty weapon. Edited February 12, 2020 by Gollum Link to comment
Stan AF Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 9:13 PM, ShoonyaSifar said: No Kane Williamson, no Boult, Matt Henry and Fergusson - thats 4 players missing from the WC final team including almost the entire bowling attack (Santnr didn;'t play today). This was an almost NZ A team. Losing to them is not okay especially when you have a loudmouth captain and coach who keep repeating how great they and their team is. Brutal truth. Link to comment
FischerTal Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Just now, Gollum said: They experimented a lot, maybe they weren't motivated enough. Also Kulcha had the novelty weapon. you only experiment when you aren't confident of your team strength. although I agree with you, Kuldeep's form is crucial for us doing well. Rat and Bewda dont know how to manage a team properly. raki05 1 Link to comment
FischerTal Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Main problem is our bench strength is quite weak, especially in bowling department. Vickydev 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, FischerTal said: you only experiment when you aren't confident of your team strength. Or when a WC is 2 months away. Kane knows his priorities. Link to comment
Stan AF Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 1:08 PM, Gollum said: A fluke once in a lifetime knock by Jaddu made the SF look close, otherwise it was going to be a one-sided beatdown. They know how to play us. Need better tactics and selection keeping our bogey team in mind, we are 1-6 in last 3 decades against them in ICC tourneys for a reason. Damn. That hurts. Gollum 1 Link to comment
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