MI and DC players should form the core of the XI for T20 WC

[Ravi_Shastri]

20 minutes ago, raki05 said:

On topic....csk candidature should also be there. Thakur bas naam hi kaafi hai.

But, actually thakur is from Mumbai. So that'll do 

[raki05]

5 minutes ago, Ravi_Shastri said:

But, actually thakur is from Mumbai. So that'll do 

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

[coffee_rules]

DC is pale compared to MI. Iyer plays once in a blue moon like this and Pant is happy playing 25-30s

[Stan AF]

 

Suryakumar Yadav makes compelling case for World Cup spot

On Thursday, after missing the third game, Suryakumar returned but had no such jitters. He dispatched the very first ball he faced from Archer for an agenda-setting six, never really let up, and showed India the way to bat first. Archer banged in a chest-high lifter at 144kph, but Suryakumar swiftly jumped back and nailed a one-legged pull with gum-chewing swagger and jaw-dropping timing.

 

Suryakumar had pulled off a similar outrageous hit - a reverse-scoop - off Archer over Jos Buttler's head for six in IPL 2020. At the post-match virtual media interaction, Suryakumar revealed that he was well-prepared for Archer's hit-the-deck bustle.

 

"My plan was very clear when I went into bat," Suryakumar said. I've seen him [Archer] in the last two, three seasons in the IPL also. I've watched all of his games in international cricket as well. So whenever a new batsman comes in, what plans he has... Obviously I had my plans as well when I went in to bat. It was a great opportunity for me to bat at No. 3 for India. I knew that he'd come a little short at me so I really wanted to execute that and I was really happy with the way things went."

Suryakumar Yadav goes inside out  BCCI

Mark Wood then cranked his pace up to 148.5kph, but Suryakumar rose on top of the bounce and laced him through the covers for four. Then, when Chris Jordan explored a fuller length and aimed for off stump with a blameless delivery, Suryakumar manipulated the field by opening the bat-face and gliding it away between backward point and short third man for four. Despite Rahul's go-slow, Suryakumar's sustained intent and aggression saw India gallop to 45 for 1 in the powerplay.

With Suryakumar taking England's fast men for runs, Eoin Morgan turned to Adil Rashid to burgle a few quiet overs, but Suryakumar picked him apart, too, in clinical fashion. All up, he hit 23 off eight balls from Rashid; only Mohammad Hafeez, Glenn Maxwell (twice) and Martin Guptill have scored more runs off Rashid in a T20I, but then again all these batsmen had the benefit of facing more balls than Suryakumar did.

Rashid usually starts by threatening the stumps and then unleashes the wrong'un - he did Kohli like a kipper with the variation, but once Suryakumar put those attempted googlies away, Rashid didn't quite have a Plan B. After splicing a sweep for four, Suryakumar dashed out of the crease, collapsed his back leg, and launched him inside-out for six next ball.

In Rashid's next over, Suryakumar stretched so far across and outside the line of off, taking the lbw out of equation and drilling a sweep through square leg for four. That big reach from Suryakumar forced the legspinner to go much shorter and outside off. It came out as a half-tracker that was scythed through cover-point for four. It brought about a dominant 28-ball half-century for Suryakumar and although he was dismissed in controversial fashion, his blazing effort put India on course for a slightly above-par 185 for 8, which they could defend despite the onset of heavy dew.

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-vs-england-4th-t20i-ahmedabad-suryakumar-yadav-makes-compelling-case-for-world-cup-spot-1255220

Edited March 19, 2021 by Stan AF

[sage]

 

[Majestic]

6 minutes ago, sage said:

 

Pretty spot on advice there by Michael to Indian team and Virat. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

40 minutes ago, sage said:

 

 

Spot on

[Stan AF]

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

4 hours ago, Stan AF said:

 

Suryakumar Yadav makes compelling case for World Cup spot

On Thursday, after missing the third game, Suryakumar returned but had no such jitters. He dispatched the very first ball he faced from Archer for an agenda-setting six, never really let up, and showed India the way to bat first. Archer banged in a chest-high lifter at 144kph, but Suryakumar swiftly jumped back and nailed a one-legged pull with gum-chewing swagger and jaw-dropping timing.

 

Suryakumar had pulled off a similar outrageous hit - a reverse-scoop - off Archer over Jos Buttler's head for six in IPL 2020. At the post-match virtual media interaction, Suryakumar revealed that he was well-prepared for Archer's hit-the-deck bustle.

 

"My plan was very clear when I went into bat," Suryakumar said. I've seen him [Archer] in the last two, three seasons in the IPL also. I've watched all of his games in international cricket as well. So whenever a new batsman comes in, what plans he has... Obviously I had my plans as well when I went in to bat. It was a great opportunity for me to bat at No. 3 for India. I knew that he'd come a little short at me so I really wanted to execute that and I was really happy with the way things went."

Suryakumar Yadav goes inside out  BCCI

Mark Wood then cranked his pace up to 148.5kph, but Suryakumar rose on top of the bounce and laced him through the covers for four. Then, when Chris Jordan explored a fuller length and aimed for off stump with a blameless delivery, Suryakumar manipulated the field by opening the bat-face and gliding it away between backward point and short third man for four. Despite Rahul's go-slow, Suryakumar's sustained intent and aggression saw India gallop to 45 for 1 in the powerplay.

With Suryakumar taking England's fast men for runs, Eoin Morgan turned to Adil Rashid to burgle a few quiet overs, but Suryakumar picked him apart, too, in clinical fashion. All up, he hit 23 off eight balls from Rashid; only Mohammad Hafeez, Glenn Maxwell (twice) and Martin Guptill have scored more runs off Rashid in a T20I, but then again all these batsmen had the benefit of facing more balls than Suryakumar did.

Rashid usually starts by threatening the stumps and then unleashes the wrong'un - he did Kohli like a kipper with the variation, but once Suryakumar put those attempted googlies away, Rashid didn't quite have a Plan B. After splicing a sweep for four, Suryakumar dashed out of the crease, collapsed his back leg, and launched him inside-out for six next ball.

In Rashid's next over, Suryakumar stretched so far across and outside the line of off, taking the lbw out of equation and drilling a sweep through square leg for four. That big reach from Suryakumar forced the legspinner to go much shorter and outside off. It came out as a half-tracker that was scythed through cover-point for four. It brought about a dominant 28-ball half-century for Suryakumar and although he was dismissed in controversial fashion, his blazing effort put India on course for a slightly above-par 185 for 8, which they could defend despite the onset of heavy dew.

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-vs-england-4th-t20i-ahmedabad-suryakumar-yadav-makes-compelling-case-for-world-cup-spot-1255220

Every time a new player does well at number 3/4, it scares me. The insecure Kohli will do everything possible to derail that player and then pick a weaker player who is easier to manipulate.

[Suhaan]

3 hours ago, Stan AF said:

 

Yes,strike rate is overrated for Clown brigade only

[Stan AF]

On 3/18/2021 at 10:58 PM, Stan AF said:

 

Only rogith was dhatthi but he'll come around.

 

 

Told ya so 64(34)..

 

Most importantly set the tone with 5 sixes.

[Ankit_sharma03]

This IPL is for MI to loose, they are too good 

[nevada]

Potential match winners from MI -

 

Hitman 

SKY 

Kishan 

Pandya 

Chahar 

Bumrah 

 

Too good! A big shout-out to the Ambanis and their coaching staff for making winning a habit for all these players. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bowl_out]

4 minutes ago, nevada said:

Potential match winners from MI -

 

Hitman 

SKY 

Kishan 

Pandya 

Chahar 

Bumrah 

 

Too good! A big shout-out to the Ambanis and their coaching staff for making winning a habit for all these players. 

 

 

Yeah. Super strong core. All of them are in the T20I team now.

 

And Krunal is the 7th guy who's in the ODI squad