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Rahane the SENA specialist post-2014/15 Aus tour


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The thing I hate about him is that he has zero guts. He looks and plays like a scared chicken out there. I guess teams don’t even take him seriously because they know he’s not going to hurt them and can be kept quiet with the basic line and length. He gets out to spinners without much fight. He’s been useless for a while now - in India and overseas - and he’s been rewarded captaincy for his ineptness and impotency. Thank you Bombay! 

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4 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Rahane playing in this team is a classic example of the super favouritism shown towards established senior players.

 

No performance is needed. Seniority is the key.

 

More performances were perhaps demanded in the 1980s Government offices. 

 

 

Its very difficult to get promotions quickly even in govt offices without performing these days,unlike indian team.

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He has always been a support player (even at his best) but now he cant even do that.
Why is Ashwin not getting the captaincy.?What has this midget done , Ashwin is way more intelligent and despite his limitations he has always performed at his best.On the other hand the last time this man won us a match singlehandedly was in lords 2014.

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41 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

Does a person, who is almost on the way out, get captaincy ?

 

A couple of 40s will ensure that he plays the next test series vs England. And he has already got one of those 40s.

its just temporary captaincy (lol if paine brings this up behind the stumps).

 

Since we only play five specialist batsmen in home matches, next three matches are going to be bat-off between Gill/Rohit/Rahul/Rahane for no. 5. If one them make centuries and rahane don't, he will not survive for england series. On the other hand if all of them flop, rahane will be picked even if he flopped worse than them since he is the senior. Its all in the hands of his competitors now, hopefully they will make this opportunity count. 

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1 hour ago, Gollum said:

We all agree that he sucks in Indian conditions and is specifically chosen for exploits in RSA, Eng, Aus, NZ. He had a good set of performances in the 2013-15 cycle which earned him some leeway. His last 100 was in 2014 MCG, didn't do much in 2015 SCG test as well. 

 

Anyway here are the scores:

 

2018 Jo'burg: 9, 48 (did well, 48 worth much more)

2018 Birmingham: 15, 2 (missed opportunity to win us the game)

2018 Lord's: 18, 13

2018 Nottingham: 81, 29

2018 Southampton: 11, 51 (another missed opportunity)

2018 Oval: 0, 37

2018 Adelaide: 13, 70

2018 Perth: 51, 30

2018 Melbourne: 34, 1

2019 Sydney: 18, DNB

2020 Wellington: 46, 29

2020 Christchurch: 7, 9 (missed opportunity, one of the most cowardly displays of batting against Wagner)

2020 Adelaide: 42, 0 (ran out well set Kohli and was dismissed soon after, missed opportunity)

 

13 tests, 25 innings, continuous run

Returns: 664 runs, avg 26.56, SR 42.13, 0 100, 4 50s, HS 81 (and people mock Pant despite his 2 100s in Eng/Aus :laugh:)

1/3rd of his innings are single digit scores, not one score above 81, manages a 50 every 6th innings!!!!. 

Gets easiest batting conditions at #5, when ball is older/softer and 30-40 overs before opponents take second new ball. 

 

For someone who is a liability at home, who offers no secondary skill, whose slip catching has gone to dogs, timid personality with no mental strength. How is this guy a national captain? Even Bangladesh won't have such a guy in the team, forget as skipper. 

Insightful post that. 

 

Even many all rounders average more than 26. 

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How come horses for courses policy doesn't apply to new skipper? Far superior test cricketers like Jadeja, Ashwin are dropped overseas, ok understandable even though their legendary feats in familiar conditions have earned them more leeway objectively speaking. But how come Rahane plays every match in SC? Think of how many youngsters we could have groomed in his place....Vihari, Gill type players should have played multiple tests at home, scored daddy 100s and hence more confidence and innings building ability heading to tougher assignments like NZ/Aus. 

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God these are terrible numbers & he is the stand in captain lmfao:hysterical:.  No wonder lolli keeps him around.  Imagine if any other decent player was given Captaincy instead of this joke..  Lolli would not have dared to go home.  Even a T20 specialist will do a better job than Rahane in SENA countries.

Vihari should've played in India over this joke & now he is the likely the sacrificial lamb. 

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28 minutes ago, Serpico said:

its just temporary captaincy (lol if paine brings this up behind the stumps).

 

Since we only play five specialist batsmen in home matches, next three matches are going to be bat-off between Gill/Rohit/Rahul/Rahane for no. 5. If one them make centuries and rahane don't, he will not survive for england series. On the other hand if all of them flop, rahane will be picked even if he flopped worse than them since he is the senior. Its all in the hands of his competitors now, hopefully they will make this opportunity count. 

Rohit will open in India most probably with Mayank. 

 

Rohit

Mayank

Che

Kohli

x

WK(hopefully Pant)

Jaddu

Ashwin

 

So one out of Gill, Vihari, Rahane, Rahul can be slotted at #5. Rahane it will be, if Gill does very well in these 3 tests watch them drop Mayank and push Gill as opener. Rahane is going nowhere no matter how many times he fails, very powerful lobby behind him. 

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3 hours ago, Gollum said:

Rohit will open in India most probably with Mayank. 

 

Rohit

Mayank

Che

Kohli

x

WK(hopefully Pant)

Jaddu

Ashwin

 

So one out of Gill, Vihari, Rahane, Rahul can be slotted at #5. Rahane it will be, if Gill does very well in these 3 tests watch them drop Mayank and push Gill as opener. Rahane is going nowhere no matter how many times he fails, very powerful lobby behind him. 

Kaunsi lobby bhai? Guy has been kicked out of shorter formats and now isn't even a regular in IPL team. If he had a strong lobby, he would still be playing the shorter formats.

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