QuarantineTormentino Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) Thread to track Players that keep getting consistently picked in their team’s XIs although they have zero/low contribution to wins or on some occasions even prove costly to their respective teams. So far in this IPL - Dube, Saha, Pandey, Rahane, Pooran, Gayle, Shabaz Ahmed, Dan Christian Edited April 19, 2021 by QuarantineTormentino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowl_out Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Shahbaz Ahmed won them a game with 3/7. The rest look fine.. Some more : Ruturaj, Riley Meredith QuarantineTormentino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Pooran? The best T20 batsman in the world. Just because Punjab are underutilizing him by playing him at 5 doesn't mean he is a free rider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 37 minutes ago, SK_IH said: Pooran? The best T20 batsman in the world. Just because Punjab are underutilizing him by playing him at 5 doesn't mean he is a free rider. Good lord. It just takes three sixes to become best in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 54 minutes ago, Adamant said: Good lord. It just takes three sixes to become best in the world. Yes because it's all sixes in T20 cricket, understand the format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, SK_IH said: Yes because it's all sixes in T20 cricket, understand the format It's about runs and strike rate not sixes. Afridi isn't the greatest T20 batsman, reliability is a big thing, Pooran falls short on that front express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Kohli. Incapable of being the main man, predictable weakness against spin, chokes under pressure. Yet commands massive salary and is a starter in every match. QuarantineTormentino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Adamant said: It's about runs and strike rate not sixes. Afridi isn't the greatest T20 batsman, reliability is a big thing, Pooran falls short on that front Start watching T20 cricket around the world to understand the format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarantineTormentino Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 29 minutes ago, nevada said: Kohli. Incapable of being the main man, predictable weakness against spin, chokes under pressure. Yet commands massive salary and is a starter in every match. Agree his batting has been awful, But his team is sitting on top of the table, with 3/3 wins, so he’s contributing with his captaincy. Unpopular opinion, but so far in this tournament Kohlis captaincy has been good. Gave Sundar a shot at opening the batting, is getting optimum use out of Maxwell’s talent, is rotating his bowlers well more often than not, and is giving youngsters a chance. Heck, he’s even calling tosses correctly lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) @Adamant Ignorant fellows like yourself should read the below article to understand what makes a good T20 batsman & why Pooran is the best T20 batsman https://wisden.com/stories/global-t20-leagues/indian-premier-league-2021/will-nicholas-pooran-define-the-next-decade-of-t20-cricket/amp? Edited April 19, 2021 by SK_IH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarantineTormentino Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, SK_IH said: Pooran? The best T20 batsman in the world. Just because Punjab are underutilizing him by playing him at 5 doesn't mean he is a free rider. Unfortunately while Pooran is indeed not being utilised correctly, the fact is that he has began this tournament terribly batting wise, and with idiot Rahul taking over the gloves despite not being a regular keeper, Pooran hasn’t been able to showcase his primary skill either. Therefore, although may not be his fault, doesn’t change the fact that he hasn’t contributed anything substantial so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dery Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Shami, Smith, Morgan, Cummins will underperform QuarantineTormentino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickydev Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Washington Sundar..dont think he has done enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, QuarantineTormentino said: Unfortunately while Pooran is indeed not being utilised correctly, the fact is that he has began this tournament terribly batting wise, and with idiot Rahul taking over the gloves despite not being a regular keeper, Pooran hasn’t been able to showcase his primary skill either. Therefore, although may not be his fault, doesn’t change the fact that he hasn’t contributed anything substantial so far. You cannot call someone like him free rider, other teams ll be waiting to appropriate him if given a chance. He is getting the chances on pure merit QuarantineTormentino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarantineTormentino Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, SK_IH said: You cannot call someone like him free rider, other teams ll be waiting to appropriate him if given a chance. He is getting the chances on pure merit Alright fair enough, but he’s started with scores of 0,0 and 9... surely he’s a much better batsman than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dery Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 And perennial underperformer MS Dhoni beetle and Rasgulla 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prabhdeep Singh Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Dhoni no doubt, he thinks it is a government job, there is no limit to the greed. Has not performed since 2011 world cup, 10 years ago. Global.Baba, raki05 and beetle 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 15 hours ago, Prabhdeep Singh said: Dhoni no doubt, he thinks it is a government job, there is no limit to the greed. Has not performed since 2011 world cup, 10 years ago. Ziada ho gaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianCapitals Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Samad Abhishek Sharma Dube Vohra these are players who don’t ball more than 1 over or who don’t score more than 10 runs on average no surprise srh and rr struggling in early stages as carrying too much deadweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Butler, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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