Yashasvi Jaiswal is currently best batsman in India

[Laaloo]

18 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

When was the last time an Indian left handed batsman hit double century?

 

Ganguly in 2006?

 

Kambli in 1993 before that?

Jadeja hit a triple century 

[Number]

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Edited February 3, 2024 by Number

[putrevus]

22 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

When was the last time an Indian left handed batsman hit double century?

 

Ganguly in 2006?

 

Kambli in 1993 before that?

India never had great left hand batsmen.

[putrevus]

Based on what I saw in SA, Kohli is still the best batsman in India.

 

On these pitches , he would have made merry too against England.

 

Jaiswal played very well in this match.

[Lone Wolf]

4 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

Most runs in a match by Indian batsmen since 2018

 

Match totals

Player	Bat1	Bat2	Runs	BF	SR	4s	6s		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
RG Sharma	176	127	303	393	77.09	33	13		v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019
V Kohli	254*	-	254	336	75.59	33	2		v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
MA Agarwal	243	-	243	330	73.63	28	8		v Bangladesh	Indore	14 Nov 2019
YBK Jaiswal	209	15*	224	307	72.96	22	7		v England	Visakhapatnam	2 Feb 2024
MA Agarwal	215	7	222	402	55.22	24	6		v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019
RG Sharma	212	-	212	255	83.13	28	6		v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
MA Agarwal	150	62	212	419	50.59	26	5		v New Zealand	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021
RR Pant	146	57	203	197	103.04	27	4		v England	Birmingham	1 Jul 2022
V Kohli	149	51	200	318	62.89	26	1		v England	Birmingham	1 Aug 2018
V Kohli	97	103	200	349	57.30	21	0		v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018

Mayank vs NZ in Wankhede on that rank Turner...  One of the best knocks ever in Indian conditions. 

Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets & other batters were looking sitting ducks. 

Whatta beast vs spin...  Came from Sidhu school of thought.   Managed to teach the pitch of the ball by using his feet almost every time. 

[express bowling]

Jaiswal has the hunger for runs .. the run machine mentality.  Something that is lacking in Gill so far.

 

We need more such batters who want to score lots and lots of runs and can bat when the going gets tough. 

[putrevus]

I don't think Gill lacks hunger to score runs, he has technical issues.Can he overcome those issues is the question.

 

People without hunger to score runs don't score 1400 plus runs in a year in odis.

[singhvivek141]

1 hour ago, Trichromatic said:

When was the last time an Indian left handed batsman hit double century?

 

Ganguly in 2006?

 

Kambli in 1993 before that?

Gautam Gambhir in 2008 vs Australia in Delhi

Dhawan came close in 2013 but got out at 187.

Edited February 3, 2024 by singhvivek141

[BacktoCricaddict]

20 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I don't think Gill lacks hunger to score runs, he has technical issues.Can he overcome those issues is the question.

 

People without hunger to score runs don't score 1400 plus runs in a year in odis.

Drawing board. Go to domestics. Get coached. Figure things out. Score more piles of runs and come back.

 

Plus, I think he is better off as an opener than #3.

[BacktoCricaddict]

27 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Jaiswal has the hunger for runs .. the run machine mentality.  Something that is lacking in Gill so far.

 

We need more such batters who want to score lots and lots of runs and can bat when the going gets tough. 

The role of "luck" must also be mentioned. Root dropped him once. Gill gave one chance and it was a tough one that got snapped. Not saying that luck is everything, but sometimes, it makes the difference between a 36 and 136.

[singhvivek141]

24 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Jaiswal has the hunger for runs .. the run machine mentality.  Something that is lacking in Gill so far.

 

We need more such batters who want to score lots and lots of runs and can bat when the going gets tough. 

 

Have seen his interviews, facing all those hardships in his younger days has kinda grounded him, he looks like someone who has strong control on his emotions and hence that's why he don't get carried away even when things go well. 

 

I look at him and I feel he is someone who will always be honest to himself, unlike the Shreyas Iyer who seems to be living in his own Lala Land.

[vvvslaxman]

He has god given temperament. Hope other youngsters get inspired by his story and take their game to next level. I think Sarfraz should be given a shot and see what he does with it. It is totally unfair they gave chance to SKY in Tests and oDIs while Sarfraz not getting a chance even in home tests.

[putrevus]

17 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Drawing board. Go to domestics. Get coached. Figure things out. Score more piles of runs and come back.

 

Plus, I think he is better off as an opener than #3.

He has huge backlift which is going to be problem if he is an opener in England or NZ or even SA.

 

He plays square of wicket very well so he will do well in Australia.

 

Dravid is best coach for him to take help in dealing with spin bowling.Hard hands is what worries me about Gill and playing spin.

 

I would not discard a talent like Gill that soon, he is similar to KL Rahul who in the process of developing attacking strokes has lost solidity in red ball cricket.

 

Playing some domestic matches would not hurt him.

[Vijy]

56 minutes ago, putrevus said:

He has huge backlift which is going to be problem if he is an opener in England or NZ or even SA.

 

He plays square of wicket very well so he will do well in Australia.

 

Dravid is best coach for him to take help in dealing with spin bowling.Hard hands is what worries me about Gill and playing spin.

 

I would not discard a talent like Gill that soon, he is similar to KL Rahul who in the process of developing attacking strokes has lost solidity in red ball cricket.

 

Playing some domestic matches would not hurt him.

yes, he is very similar to kela in many ways

[coffee_rules]

Rula diya yaar iss bacche ne ..

 

 

 

If you didn't cry watching this, then you are not even human#YashasviJaiswal pic.twitter.com/OkWZ6yERnM

— Berlin (@Toxicity_______) February 3, 2024

Edited February 4, 2024 by coffee_rules

[Need4Speed]

10 hours ago, putrevus said:

He has huge backlift which is going to be problem if he is an opener in England or NZ or even SA.

 

He plays square of wicket very well so he will do well in Australia.

 

Dravid is best coach for him to take help in dealing with spin bowling.Hard hands is what worries me about Gill and playing spin.

 

I would not discard a talent like Gill that soon, he is similar to KL Rahul who in the process of developing attacking strokes has lost solidity in red ball cricket.

 

Playing some domestic matches would not hurt him.

Yes I feel it too..since he started playing more agressively for IPL…he doesnt look compact in defence anymore..

[putrevus]

54 minutes ago, Need4Speed said:

Yes I feel it too..since he started playing more agressively for IPL…he doesnt look compact in defence anymore..

That’s okay , he has changed his game to suit white ball cricket. He will need to get his confidence back  in  test cricket .He will be fine .

[Need4Speed]

19 minutes ago, putrevus said:

That’s okay , he has changed his game to suit white ball cricket. He will need to get his confidence back  in  test cricket .He will be fine .

I want his old self back..didnt want to ruin his game in the white ball circus..but he has the right to make money..just hope we dont lose him..

[putrevus]

Well played Gill, hope this is a new start for many more great innings.

[Lord]

15 hours ago, putrevus said:

I don't think Gill lacks hunger to score runs, he has technical issues.Can he overcome those issues is the question.

 

People without hunger to score runs don't score 1400 plus runs in a year in odis.

 

Exactly. Its the coach's role is to work with him. He can overcome issues