Hardik Pandya mega discussion thread

[Ankit_sharma03]

7 minutes ago, Serpico said:

 

Nortje-   2

Morris-   2

Rabada-  2

Cummi-  2

 

Definately not trundlers 

[Lone Wolf]

53 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Ishan Kishan's 30 sixers this year,

 

Saini-      4

Rabada- 3

Nortje-   2

Udana-  2

I Tahir-  2

Stoinis- 2

Jadeja- 2

Rashid- 2

Yuzven-2

Zampa- 1

Rajpoot-1

Deepak-1

D Sams- 1

Steyn-    1

Kane W- 1

Dubey-  1

Bishnoi- 1

Sandeep-1

 

Indian- 13; Internatioanl- 17

 

Have to say this is even more impressive list of victims

 

http://www.cricmetric.com/playerstats.py?player=Ishan+Kishan&role=batsman&format=TWENTY20&groupby=opp_player&start_date=2020-01-01&end_date=2020-11-17&start_over=0&end_over=9999

 

Boy that's some list.  That too on bigger boundaries.  Kishan has surely taken his game to the next level.  Hopefully Indian selectors don't think of him as a keeping option only.  He can come in as a pure specialist bat in T20 cricket.  

Rahul

Rohit/Mayank

Samson

Kohli 

Kishan

Pandya

That's a top class Top 6 & ready to compete with likes of England. 

 

[zen]

1 hour ago, Serpico said:

Pandya's sixers this year:

 

http://www.cricmetric.com/playerstats.py?player=HH+Pandya&role=batsman&format=TWENTY20&groupby=opp_player&start_date=2020-01-01&end_date=2020-11-17&start_over=0&end_over=9999

 

 

SDP  

 

what a player! To be able to hit 6s without having much time to get set and mostly at the death with key bowlers on 

 

[zen]

 

 

[zen]

Just looked at the scorecard v Aus ... won the game (and therefore the series) for Ind ... MoM

 

SDP

Edited December 6, 2020 by zen

[zen]

Usually free flowing players. Either will play a high strike inning (and great entertainment + optimal use of middle overs) or get out of the way so others have enough balls to make an impact ... a win-win for India! 

 

If these two maintain form, there are hopes for India winning a world cup sometime in near future!

 

Edited November 3, 2021 by zen

[Pollack]

Pandya should first take care of his fitness. If he isn't bowling, he isn't good enough batsman to play at no 4. He can improve though. Let's see. As of now he is a minnow basher.

[Majestic]

Let them do something of that sort vs New Zealand. Against NZ, they bat at same position but bat like tortoise.

[dilliboy]

They played a similar innings against England earlier this year too... Give them freedom and they can go berserk 

[zen]

Whenever SDP is in early, he usually plays a good knock. Examples includes 87 v Pak in CT, 2 90s in Aus, and of course was also MoS v Aus in a series in India

 

Add to that a test 100 in SL and a 90 odd in tough SA conditions! 

[zen]

5 minutes ago, Banton said:

Against Nz beediman and pant played 43 balls - 35 runs 

They have Pak’s #  … Next encounter, Pak will be taken to cleaners  

Edited November 3, 2021 by zen

[Vijy]

4 hours ago, zen said:

They have Pak’s #  … Next encounter, Pak will be taken to cleaners  

when is this next encounter you speak of? next yr? I doubt if team will be the same; lots can happen in one year.

[zen]

3 minutes ago, Vijy said:

when is this next encounter you speak of? next yr? I doubt if team will be the same; lots can happen in one year.

Yeah, at this point, the next World Cup in Aus, which would suit both the batsmen even more.

Edited November 3, 2021 by zen

[Vijy]

Just now, zen said:

Yeah, at this point, the next World Cup in Aus, which would suit both of batsmen even more.

let's see. I am expecting at least or both of them to be injured at that time. neither of them have robust bodies or fitness, and add to that BCCI's huge overloading and horrible man-management skills

[Jay]

3 hours ago, zen said:

Yeah, at this point, the next World Cup in Aus, which would suit both the batsmen even more.

Yes Australia, India, West Indies, s.africa, even England all suit our batsmen. 

 

New zeland pitches and conditions are the worst for our batting and u.a.e in short formats. 

 

I am 100% sure our test team would thrive un u.a.e. 

 

We struggle when our batting needs to generate power to execute shots. We thrive when ball comes onto bat at pace. I am surprised pakistan has done well on these pitches considering their lack of power hitting tbh. 

[rkt.india]

9 hours ago, Pollack said:

Pandya should first take care of his fitness. If he isn't bowling, he isn't good enough batsman to play at no 4. He can improve though. Let's see. As of now he is a minnow basher.

Just this year, he was top scorer for us in ODIs in Australia batting at 4-5. So, he can perfectly play as a batsman in the middle order. No need to label him if he can't bowl regularly, find someone else. It's not like we have a line if middle order batsmen.

[rkt.india]

9 hours ago, Majestic said:

Let them do something of that sort vs New Zealand. Against NZ, they bat at same position but bat like tortoise.

Against NZ, they batted at 5-6. Kishan Rahul opened. Rohit 3, Kohli 4.

[rkt.india]

7 hours ago, Banton said:

Against Nz beediman and pant played 43 balls - 35 runs 

India were 4 down for nothing in that game.

[Majestic]

10 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Against NZ, they batted at 5-6. Kishan Rahul opened. Rohit 3, Kohli 4.

Yes but they did come with same number of overs remaining. What did they do? Batted like tortoise that game. 

[QuarantineTormentino]

Batting at no 3/4 is still beneath A player of SDP’s quality and stature. He should ideally open the batting and bowling and play as a player coach