Kohli

[mani sha]

Who will bell this cat ? 
 

why are ex cricketers never critisizing him . His test batting is horrible. His fielding is bad. Why are new guys not given chances ??? 
 

he is not tendulkar. Even in last year , tendulkar was not a bad test batsman. Kohli can’t play any spinner well now. Or swing bowler. 
 

why is v Prasad , Gavaskar or anybody not saying anything ?? 

[The Realist]

[wanted_desi]

 

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NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell on Friday suggested what millions of Indians had been dreading to hear - the great Sachin Tendulkar should hang up his boots. Chappell, whose younger brother Greg could be sacked as India's coach next week following the team's first round exit from the World Cup, said Tendulkar was past his prime and must retire.

"At the moment he looks like a player trying to eke out a  ..
 

"At the moment he looks like a player trying to eke out a career; build on a glittering array of statistics," the senior Chappell wrote in the Mumbai-based Mid-Day newspaper.

"The Indian has suffered a lot of injuries where his play has deteriorated and there is nothing that melts your mental approach quicker than physical handicaps," he wrote. "For whatever reason, Tendulkar hasn't been able to maintain his extremely high standards for the last few years and unless he can find a way to recapture this mental approach he's not doing his team or himself any favours.

 

"If Tendulkar had found an honest mirror three years ago and asked the question: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the best batsman of all?' "It would've answered: 'Brian Charles Lara.' "If he asked that same mirror right now: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, should I retire?' "The answer would be: 'Yes.'"
 

 

 

 

This whole thing brings me back to 2006/2007 of Endulkar Saga prior to SM and PR stuff. It is not that they don't know Kohli should not even allowed to be in Delhi team let alone Indian team, but whole PR and brand stuff has been put in front of our faces. Mind you Tendulkar only had like 9-10 test matches where his average was poor and he was called out for it. 

 

We are not even seeing best XI playing for India, it is more like Brand Indian XI playing. Honestly at this point, I don't care if they lose next match, WTC and WC 2023. For me it isn't India XI playing, it is Brand XI playing out of India. I should have no attachment to any of those. 

 

 

[Vijy]

On 3/3/2023 at 1:40 PM, wanted_desi said:

 

 

This whole thing brings me back to 2006/2007 of Endulkar Saga prior to SM and PR stuff. It is not that they don't know Kohli should not even allowed to be in Delhi team let alone Indian team, but whole PR and brand stuff has been put in front of our faces. Mind you Tendulkar only had like 9-10 test matches where his average was poor and he was called out for it. 

 

We are not even seeing best XI playing for India, it is more like Brand Indian XI playing. Honestly at this point, I don't care if they lose next match, WTC and WC 2023. For me it isn't India XI playing, it is Brand XI playing out of India. I should have no attachment to any of those. 

 

 

the goal is to play the most recognizable names, but not the best players

[figo6762]

Get rid of the whole team bunch an oldies and lose few series call it rebuilding , win a few and then you have the bunch underperforming and can’t throw them out .. story of Indian cricket ..  politics, corruption, nepotism, stardom, MONEY 

[mani sha]

K l rahul test performance was better than Kohli imo . He was playing off the new ball. Is a decent wkt keep . In many ways a utility player. If he was dropped, Kohli too should be dropped. Ideally gill and sky in place of Kohli 

 

I truly believe ipl , it’s money has been a curse to indian cricket . 
 

tendulkar was bad during last 10 tests and needed to go - likely cos of him sharma got derailed . But he was afforded a decent farewell and was told to quit . 
 

we are seeing a generation of talent about to be wasted. S khan , sky , sundar - they should be with gill in playing eleven . 
 

brat has made so much money .will not get our respect . 
 

V few people I remember retired with dignity . 
dravid , kumble are two that come to mind . Brand india is never gonna win any trophies.  We will loose in lords - lucky to have the spin - twins with pant . Three great cricketers have carried a bunch of deadweights . 
 

 

[singhvivek141]

On 3/3/2023 at 9:40 PM, mani sha said:

Who will bell this cat ? 
 

why are ex cricketers never critisizing him . His test batting is horrible. His fielding is bad. Why are new guys not given chances ??? 
 

he is not tendulkar. Even in last year , tendulkar was not a bad test batsman. Kohli can’t play any spinner well now. Or swing bowler. 
 

why is v Prasad , Gavaskar or anybody not saying anything ?? 

This cat is going to spill over the milk over and over again, and no one is going to say anything.

 

People in SM often display their worst behaviour as there is no fear of any repercussions, one tweet and the entire vella toxic fan army will start hurling abuses on mother, sister, grandmother on YouTube, insta, Twitter and what not. Gambhir is a prime example due to his comments against MSD.

 

Unless selectors grow a spine and take a call, I doubt anyone is going to raise any comments against him, unless he performs so badly that people itself fed up of him (I see these cracks happening atleast in Tests where people are asking to retire in Tests after WTC 2023 and play ODI/T20 instead).

[mishra]

On 3/3/2023 at 4:10 PM, mani sha said:

why is v Prasad , Gavaskar or anybody not saying anything ?? 

The secondary roles of players like Gavaskar, Kapil, Sachin, Dhoni, Kohli is how BCCI sells cricket to its youth. BCCI has not done anything to find and sell a new batsman or a bowler or a allrounder as a  brand. This is where Kohli was so good at, by killing anything which can be packaged as brand and sold to people of India and Indians globally.

 

 

Kohli was expected to protect his turf, but BCCI should have shown spine some 6-8 years back and invested in branding couple of young players.

Edited March 7, 2023 by mishra

[Kumkumpatel]

It’s a good question why some players get more chances despite their recent form. Ex-cricketers might avoid criticism to stay positive or respectful. As for why new players aren’t getting a chance, it often comes down to team strategy and current selections.

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[diga]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/fab-four-root-and-williamson-keep-the-flag-flying-high-kohli-smith-1449623

 

Cricinfo started the Kohli analysis ...  

[deepdynamo]

2 minutes ago, diga said:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/fab-four-root-and-williamson-keep-the-flag-flying-high-kohli-smith-1449623

 

Cricinfo started the Kohli analysis ...  

 

Yes, cricinfo hits it hard this time. Shocking test stats for Kohli in last 5 years. No one could have survived such horrible rut. But then Kohli is untouchable. 

[Ultimate_Game]

3 hours ago, deepdynamo said:

 

Yes, cricinfo hits it hard this time. Shocking test stats for Kohli in last 5 years. No one could have survived such horrible rut. But then Kohli is untouchable. 

 

There's a reason why the team looks good when Kohli takes a break. Happened in Aus in 2020-21, and against against England recently. He's a walking wicket at the time and others who performed poorly like Pujara and Rahane have been dropped. Kohli doesn't deserve a spot in the team and is bringing the team down plus he's a poor catcher to boot.

[Sgattick10]

I just hope Kohli doesn't stand in the slip in upcoming test matches 

[tweaker]

4 hours ago, deepdynamo said:

 

Yes, cricinfo hits it hard this time. Shocking test stats for Kohli in last 5 years. No one could have survived such horrible rut. But then Kohli is untouchable. 

Team management did it work by delaying debut to Jaiswal,Sarfaraz etc.

[Need4Speed]

I have always been great admirer of Kohli in ODIs..but in test matches I always had my doubts..he really worked hard to adapt to test cricket..and in that sense..he did good..but not to the dominance he has in white ball cricket..

what I liked about him is his agressiveness on the field(apart from dropping catches lol) and how our pace bowling shined during his tenure as a test captain..