Lower your expectations - Rahul Dravid

[vvvslaxman]

Each of these guys worth like 100 to 200 crores. Cricket made them. Fans made them. So expectation from them cannot be contained.  This "being realistic" crap is for losers. Acting like they sucked only in this series not last 2 or 3 years is lolworthy.  Two guys who occupy two of the most important spots in a batting order average 30 or less in the last 3 years. There is this guy Asad Shafiq that plays for Pakistan. He would go missing in most of the matches. Just when he is about to be dropped would score a 50. That is pretty much some guys do with our team. There is no ruthlessness in selection especially with Test selection. This default selection of seniors and coach doubling down on the logic behind their selection should be called out.

[tapandrun]

'He got 17 in 1st innings': Rahul Dravid's fiery statement settles Bharat vs Kishan debate before 4th Test vs Australia 

 

Ind batting has come to a stage where 17 is are alot.

 

[SRT100]

Its not surprising that Dravid has this mentality which many Indian men of his time had or still have.

 

It belongs to weak, timid, easily frightened Indian men.

 

What is surprising is that he played cricket with players like Ganguly and SRT that didnt have this weak mindset.

[SRT100]

2 hours ago, tapandrun said:

'He got 17 in 1st innings': Rahul Dravid's fiery statement settles Bharat vs Kishan debate before 4th Test vs Australia 

 

Ind batting has come to a stage where 17 is are alot.

 

 

Kishan could not do any worse.

 

However there is a small chance he could have a Xfactor.

[wanted_desi]

2 hours ago, tapandrun said:

'He got 17 in 1st innings': Rahul Dravid's fiery statement settles Bharat vs Kishan debate before 4th Test vs Australia 

 

Ind batting has come to a stage where 17 is are alot.

 

 

17 is new 175*, didn't you realize pitches are so tough to bat. Kohli average should be treated like Bradman's average. 

[diga]

26 minutes ago, SRT100 said:

 

Kishan could not do any worse.

 

However there is a small chance he could have a Xfactor.

On these pitches you want a better keeper. Kishan could play ahead of Kohli and would probably do no worse.

[SRT100]

6 minutes ago, diga said:

On these pitches you want a better keeper. Kishan could play ahead of Kohli and would probably do no worse.

It was mentioned the pitch will be flat.

So Kishan for Bharat is logical.

 

A broken chair would be more useful than Kohli.

[SRT100]

31 minutes ago, wanted_desi said:

 

17 is new 175*, didn't you realize pitches are so tough to bat. Kohli average should be treated like Bradman's average. 

 

I celebrate Kohli's quarter centuries now.

 

Its more like 25 is the new 50 for Kohli in Test cricket.

Shameless.

[Texan]

If your name happens to be Kuldeep Yadav, then you should definitely lower your expectations from this team management.

[SRT100]

1 hour ago, Texan said:

If your name happens to be Kuldeep Yadav, then you should definitely lower your expectations from this team management.

Disgraceful.

 

How you can justify his non selection is a joke.

[Sandeep99]

Dravid has committed the cardinal sin. All his legacy will be tainted and all the respect will be lost. There's a reason why Sachin will never go back to the dressing room ever again. 

[SRT100]

33 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said:

Dravid has committed the cardinal sin. All his legacy will be tainted and all the respect will be lost. There's a reason why Sachin will never go back to the dressing room ever again. 

Good post.

 

One thing about SRT is that he retired with dignity fully intact. Sure the hundred 100 was farcical in the end, but he did manage to get there. He was scoring runs for India since the age of 16, so I dont blame him for picking the time to retire.

 

None of these current arseholes deserve that opportunity. They should be sacked immediately.

[Chakdephatte]

12 hours ago, speedracer said:

The pitches v england were much much worse in 2021 and he destroyed Lund along with sundar. 

 

And then you have this *wit moron putridevus say there is no talent rofl. All of you deserve this. People like him are the reason why we get this bozo dravid picking washed up old farts over young hungry lions who are significantly more talented.

 

Do you guys intentionally digress from the discussion. You know I am talking about square turners of India, right? We have hardly had 4 or 5 such tracks in as many years. And as I said we can't expect everyone to emulate Pant.

Edited March 9 by Chakdephatte

[Need4Speed]

what did Dravid mean when he said lower expectations..does he mean that we shouldnt expect batters to bat..as I dont know how low our batsmen can go..

[Lord]

On 3/9/2023 at 12:32 AM, Chakdephatte said:

 

He has not played on a pitch as bad as the last two. Even if he has, some players are special than others. These are extreme examples.

only Indore was bad. Even Axar scored in Delhi.

 

And he's not an exception.

 

Here is list of all batsmen in India since 2020. Try to find Kohli,Pujara and Rahul

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;host=6;orderby=batting_average;spanmin1=1+Jan+2020;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

[R!TTER]

19 hours ago, Need4Speed said:

what did Dravid mean when he said lower expectations..does he mean that we shouldnt expect batters to bat..as I dont know how low our batsmen can go..

They can always go lower, life finds a way 

Edited March 10 by R!TTER

[wanted_desi]

Rather than lowering my expectation, I think i should take a break from it. In professional sports, expectations will always be high, thats why top athletes are paid millions of dollars. Unless Dravid is suggesting we should stop treating Indian team as a professional team. 

 

Maybe Dravid should say that to people wasting time on Indian Cricket team.  

[jf1gp_1]

Even posts have become like Indian news channels. People only read headline completely overlooking context. 

[devla]

On 3/10/2023 at 7:45 PM, jf1gp_1 said:

Even posts have become like Indian news channels. People only read headline completely overlooking context. 

Wow, you’re still around? Remember the F1 games racing season, still may have the hardware from back then. 
 

And Dravid gets this because he is taking Indian cricket 2 steps back. India wants all out all the time, none of this bookish stuff. He needs to move on.

[vvvslaxman]

Keepers will oaccsionally drop 2 or 3 catches. Allows lot of byes. It is part of the game - Must be Dravid's new gold standard.