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Afghanistan has lost but gave much better fight than India did (esp. bowling)


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Common for God's sake, Afghanistan had 4 runs less than India on board when they got onto the field defending their total.

Yet, the innings was watchable and felt like any team can win the match up until 17-18th over.

I would have expected team India to at least give me this kind of fight and got beaten by a better team on that day (or a team in better form).
 

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As soon as AFG can sort out their Pace bowling and improve their batting to bat longer periods, AFG can contend for big titles. Right now their spin attack is single-handedly carrying their team. Fielding and fitness can be better as well. 

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17 minutes ago, I6MTW said:

As soon as AFG can sort out their Pace bowling and improve their batting to bat longer periods, AFG can contend for big titles. Right now their spin attack is single-handedly carrying their team. Fielding and fitness can be better as well. 

 

not sure why they arent playing Hamid Hassan. Clearly better than these

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India's biggest weapon, Shardulkar, was missing. Playing Shami and Bhuvi together was a blunder. Bumrah bowled just one over till the 11th over. On a good day, our bowling will run through that Pakistani lineup, not that they are weak, though. If we had Siraj, we would have better chances :wall:

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4 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Indian white ball attack is one of the weakest attacks in the world.

 

We just love to live in denial about it.

 

1)    Our fast bowlers can bowl 135 k to 145 k all day in test matches ... but don't want to bowl any quicker in T20s, while every other country does and succeeds. 

 

2)   Many of our Fast bowlers don't want to practice and develop yorkers and slower balls.

 

3)   Our selectors are enamoured by medium pacers. They keep selecting them although none of them have great careers.

 

4)   Our spinners are too defensive.

 

5)   Most of our Captains and bowlers prefer to.control runs rather than pick wickets. 

Apart  from bumrah which bowler balls 135 to 145 kph all day in test matches?

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2 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Indian white ball attack is one of the weakest attacks in the world.

 

We just love to live in denial about it.

 

1)    Our fast bowlers can bowl 135 k to 145 k all day in test matches ... but don't want to bowl any quicker in T20s, while every other country does and succeeds. 

 

2)   Many of our Fast bowlers don't want to practice and develop yorkers and slower balls.

 

3)   Our selectors are enamoured by medium pacers. They keep selecting them although none of them have great careers.

 

4)   Our spinners are too defensive.

 

5)   Most of our Captains and bowlers prefer to.control runs rather than pick wickets. 

 

Pacers are also too defensive with new ball. Can't remember last time someone bowled like Shaheen did vs upfront.

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5 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Pacers are also too defensive with new ball. Can't remember last time someone bowled like Shaheen did vs upfront.

Even in odis, they bowl defensive line. Our pacers do not attack stumps. Remember asif Ali hit couple of Sixes to Southee. He in turn hit him on helmet. That kind of aggressin when a havk is attacking you is missing. We need to do what we do in test. Couple of wides won’t make any difference as long as you let the hacks know their place.

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13 hours ago, Indwin said:

Apart  from bumrah which bowler balls 135 to 145 kph all day in test matches?

 

Shami did from 2013 to 2020. 

 

Umesh did from 2011 to 2017. In fact went up 148 k/150 k as top speeds. 

 

No reason why Shami has to reduce his pace in 2021.

 

 

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Hmm.... this means if we lose the toss to Afghanistan - we could lose to them? So New Zealand match is important but winning that is not a guarantee of qualification. Excellent! Will hopefully keep Kohli's ego in control.

 

On another note - dew or no dew, trundler or big trundler..... why do Indian bowlers have to bowl on legstump and worse? Mind boggling if it is planned.

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5 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

Shami did from 2013 to 2020. 

 

Umesh did from 2011 to 2017.

 

No reason why Shami has to reduce his pace in 2021.

 

 

 

Shami's 35+ in reality now.

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21 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

Shami did from 2013 to 2020. 

 

Umesh did from 2011 to 2017.

 

No reason why Shami has to reduce his pace in 2021.

 

 

Did shami breach 145kph even for a single time in tests after the Nz tour?

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