NZ has mentally scarred our star spinner Kuldeep, while our batters have treated Santner as some sort of legend.

[rangeelaraja]

On 10/24/2023 at 5:59 AM, Gambit said:

Kuldeep scarred? OP needs to stop following the game on Cricinfo/Cricbuzz. On the contrary, this was a test of his mental makeup, a known weakness of his, and his second spell where he just went for 5 runs per over with 2 wickets demonstrated his evolution as a bowler. His redemption arc will be complete next Sunday against England.

 

Kuldeep needs to do this more often -  he has had a tendency to mentally wilt once batsmen start stepping out and attacking him.

 

 Even in the semis against NZ - KL behind the stumps was instructing Kuldeep to bowl way outside the off-stump to the right hander when he was being attacked.

 

He is now a "senior " cricketer and should be toughend up - he is too good a bowler otherwise.

 

Aussies - dont have the batsmen to attack him - he is going to dominate them in the finals - if he does not take a lot of wickets- he will keep it very tight.

 

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said:

 

Kuldeep needs to do this more often -  he has had a tendency to mentally wilt once batsmen start stepping out and attacking him.

 

 Even in the semis against NZ - KL behind the stumps was instructing Kuldeep to bowl way outside the off-stump to the right hander when he was being attacked.

 

He is now a "senior " cricketer and should be toughend up - he is too good a bowler otherwise.

 

Aussies - dont have the batsmen to attack him - he is going to dominate them in the finals - if he does not take a lot of wickets- he will keep it very tight.

 

No he does not.

[R!TTER]

54 minutes ago, Gambit said:

Now, he needs to be part of all test squads.

Well I dunno about that, we still need Bapu's batting? He's easily the most consistent leggie I've seen since Warne & that is not an exaggeration. If he doesn't play 100 tests, provided he's fit, it would be the biggest loss to Indian cricket since Pathan 

[neel roy]

Of all his bowling to contrary of many  I liked his bowling against nz in the group stage the best.. he was tonked mercilessly by Mitchell and had a catch dropped by Bumrah.. but he came back gave only 20 odd runs in last 4 overs picked up 2 wickets, one of them of Glen Phillips.. the 2019 Kuldeep would have gone for 90.. this Kuldeep has the heart and guile to get back.. even yesterday if you see how he was ripping his leg break and kane williamson one of the best players of spin was with all his might playing off those deliveries and just defending.. if there is even a slight bit of turn in the red soil pitch jadeja kuldeep would be difficult to navigate

[cricspirit]

Bakwaas thread.. ended up being another premature ejjaaculation. NZ are out. India won comfortably both chasing and setting target. 

 

Mentally scarred .. LOL . Not sure about Kuldeep but some of our ICF members are definitely scarred from the bad matches and like imagining worst case scenarios to happen to Indian team for every match unless its minnows.