KL Rahul and DK - mental midgets in World tournaments?

[Texan]

If you exclude records against minnows, KL Rahul's scores in World T20 tournaments against quality opponents reads:

3(8)

18(16)

4(8)

9(12)

9(14)

 

DK's read:

11(9)

17(12)

0(1)

16(17)

13(12)

1(2)

6(15)

 

Both have been proven mental widgets in World Cup level tournaments. Is anyone optimistic of a turnaround in their fortunes in the rest of this tournament?

[Nash]

To be fair with Kela.  This is hard for opening pair.  
DK almost lost us a match against Pakistan. And he is as the reason why we lost SA.  As finisher he needs to play 20 overs. Extra 20 runs would be helpful. 

[zen]

DK is playing his last tournament while KL would need something special to keep his place with India having a variety of top order (#1-3) batsmen to pick from. 

[cricketfan28]

Minnows or not that finish vs Bangladesh in 2018 needs mental toughness, not sure what happened to him.

[vvvslaxman]

Mere word of pressure is enough for DK.  Look how nervous he was when he was batting with the coolest player who was on his first tour to Australia.  

[IndianRenegade]

All DK needed to do last match was rotate the strike to SKY, pathetic he even failed in that.

[Majestic]

What about ODI World Cups?

[SRT100]

2 hours ago, Texan said:

If you exclude records against minnows, KL Rahul's scores in World T20 tournaments against quality opponents reads:

3(8)

18(16)

4(8)

9(12)

9(14)

 

DK's read:

11(9)

17(12)

0(1)

16(17)

13(12)

1(2)

6(15)

 

Both have been proven mental widgets in World Cup level tournaments. Is anyone optimistic of a turnaround in their fortunes in the rest of this tournament?

 

Could you do Pant's if you have time please.

[SRT100]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

Mere word of pressure is enough for DK.  Look how nervous he was when he was batting with the coolest player who was on his first tour to Australia.  

 

Then look at how Pant handles pressure.

 

Humiliated during the Adelaide Test for being overweight and unfit to play and responds by giving India a 2-1 series win after being 0-1 down.

 

His innings at the GABBA was one of the greatest I have ever seen.

[SRT100]

1 hour ago, IndianRenegade said:

All DK needed to do last match was rotate the strike to SKY, pathetic he even failed in that.

 

Dont forget drop catches and miss stumpings too.

[Texan]

3 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

Dont forget drop catches and miss stumpings too.

Ohh. Don't even get me started on that. Even Kela's part time keeping would be better than DK's.

[SRT100]

19 minutes ago, Texan said:

Ohh. Don't even get me started on that. Even Kela's part time keeping would be better than DK's.

 

I dont blame DK here, I blame the BCCI and TM for selecting him over Pant.

 

What was even more funny was that Pant was used in the advertising of the World Cup in Australia by the Australian media for the past 6 months.

Then we end up with an old man like DK instead.

[IndianRenegade]

22 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

Then look at how Pant handles pressure.

 

Humiliated during the Adelaide Test for being overweight and unfit to play and responds by giving India a 2-1 series win after being 0-1 down.

 

His innings at the GABBA was one of the greatest I have ever seen.

I guess the team has pushed itself into a rock & a hard place. 

 

DK who showed flashes of brilliance before the WC hasn't clicked so far neither in the last over specialist role (Pak) nor when he had more time (SA). Pant hasn't made his place in the team after so many chances. Opening seems to be the ideal position for his style of game play, we seemed to not have explored that properly by being inflexible with KLs position. 

 

Now that Dinesh is injured, We should still ask Pant to open in the rest of the games vs ZIm & Bangladesh. Lets see, I don't expect this team to do that, but hope they pleasantly surprise me. 

[vvvslaxman]

40 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

Then look at how Pant handles pressure.

 

Humiliated during the Adelaide Test for being overweight and unfit to play and responds by giving India a 2-1 series win after being 0-1 down.

 

His innings at the GABBA was one of the greatest I have ever seen.

 

I backed Hooda only on the premise he was going to bowl. If he was not going to bowl they might as well have played Pant.

[vvvslaxman]

11 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

I guess the team has pushed itself into a rock & a hard place. 

 

DK who showed flashes of brilliance before the WC hasn't clicked so far neither in the last over specialist role (Pak) nor when he had more time (SA). Pant hasn't made his place in the team after so many chances. Opening seems to be the ideal position for his style of game play, we seemed to not have explored that properly by being inflexible with KLs position. 

 

Now that Dinesh is injured, We should still ask Pant to open in the rest of the games vs ZIm & Bangladesh. Lets see, I don't expect this team to do that, but hope they pleasantly surprise me. 

 

Apart from SKY and Kohli everybody was worse. Just \that one is less worse . one is more worse.  Pandya has done okay in one match as an all rounder. Rohit bashed minnow team. Went missing in two crucial games. Kela failed in all 3.  DK was miserable in all 3 (in one as a keeper).  Ashwin atleast saved his name in one game.  Average, below average, mediocre.. these are the categories almost all of them fall under.

[coffee_rules]

47 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

Then look at how Pant handles pressure.

 

Humiliated during the Adelaide Test for being overweight and unfit to play and responds by giving India a 2-1 series win after being 0-1 down.

 

His innings at the GABBA was one of the greatest I have ever seen.

Test cricket vs T20

[SRT100]

30 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

I guess the team has pushed itself into a rock & a hard place. 

 

DK who showed flashes of brilliance before the WC hasn't clicked so far neither in the last over specialist role (Pak) nor when he had more time (SA). Pant hasn't made his place in the team after so many chances. Opening seems to be the ideal position for his style of game play, we seemed to not have explored that properly by being inflexible with KLs position. 

 

Now that Dinesh is injured, We should still ask Pant to open in the rest of the games vs ZIm & Bangladesh. Lets see, I don't expect this team to do that, but hope they pleasantly surprise me. 

 

Definitely agree that Pant hasnt taken his opportunities but at the same time, he gets moved around so much and there is no stability with where he plays.

 

However, I would rather take a Pant cameo of 20 off 10 balls than the crap that Karthik has dished up while batting, not to mention keeping too.

 

Yes Pant opening the batting solves multiple issues at once:

 

• R/L openers
• Replace Karthik as keeper
• Improve the PP scores
• Separates our consolidators in Hitman KL and Kohli
• Enables KL to bat in the middle order
• Can attack spinners if the opposition decide to open with them.

 

 

I mean I am sitting at my desk at work here in Melbourne and solving India's 5 major team issues by a single inclusion that completely transforms the team.

 

TM/BCCI and Hitman are clueless or shameless.

[SRT100]

19 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Test cricket vs T20

 

Batting in Australia in the Powerplays as an opener is much the same.

[coffee_rules]

7 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

Batting in Australia in the Powerplays as an opener is much the same.

As opener in T20s Pant has shown very poor temperament. Either he is over aggressive and has failed with blind ghumaos, or played too cautiously. Even in flat pitches 

[SRT100]

2 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

As opener in T20s Pant has shown very poor temperament. Either he is over aggressive and has failed with blind ghumaos, or played too cautiously. Even in flat pitches 

Irrelevant, he still would have done better with those performances than KL as opener or Karthik as keeper. Again, learn and try to comprehend the situation.

 

Your responses are more irritating than engaging.