The mediocre players have been flushed down

[Vijy]

11 minutes ago, nevada said:

Yes, he was on target from the beginning. No straying down the leg side, no wide balls or half trackers. Hit the ground running. Need more such players. 

shami, boom, akash, maybe siraj. it's not bad, but we should try bench strength more vs weaker teams

[deepdynamo]

KL is the current villain among fans but I still prefer him as a middle order candidate esp on a tough tour of Aus.

 

Atleast he has a solid technique and no harm having him among the pool of batsman. Miles better than Iyer and Patidar.

[Vijy]

49 minutes ago, deepdynamo said:

KL is the current villain among fans but I still prefer him as a middle order candidate esp on a tough tour of Aus.

 

Atleast he has a solid technique and no harm having him among the pool of batsman. Miles better than Iyer and Patidar.

those 2 are the lowest bar

[G_B_]

Basically pick people on form.

 

Nobody is undroppable.

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

44 minutes ago, Vijy said:

those 2 are the lowest bar

KL Himself is a low bar batsman who is generously inconsistent throughout his career. He playes some very tough innings only to disappear in a crucial time in the next few matches.

[vvvslaxman]

2 hours ago, Norman said:

The biggest positive for me though is Akashdeep passing the 'visual test' with flying colors. He looked international quality from the word go...now I know some will say that the wicket assisted him on the first morning, but just way he put the ball consistently in those areas and the way he was hitting the deck hard at good pace was a treat to watch.

 

Looked like a taller version of Shami. Now our pace bowling stocks look much better with Shami's possible return. Hope we unearth one more pacer in Tests before the Australian tour.

 

I think there must be a few more like him who is yet to be  unearthed because he doesn't have "stats". Selection should be a combination of stats and ability. If someone is likely to do well in overseas conditions he should be backed even if he doesn't have great record in India.

[Vijy]

12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

I think there must be a few more like him who is yet to be  unearthed because he doesn't have "stats". Selection should be a combination of stats and ability. If someone is likely to do well in overseas conditions he should be backed even if he doesn't have great record in India.

there are a fair number. harshit rana for instance passes the eye test. good domestic record, but not many matches. can become an effective no. 9 or perhaps no. 8 too

[vvvslaxman]

While we are at it we have to flush down mediocre commies like Manju, Harsha.  

[BacktoCricaddict]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

I think there must be a few more like him who is yet to be  unearthed because he doesn't have "stats". Selection should be a combination of stats and ability. If someone is likely to do well in overseas conditions he should be backed even if he doesn't have great record in India.

Especially for fast bowlers. Their window closes so quickly. I still think Siraj debuted 2 years too late.

[BacktoCricaddict]

2 hours ago, G_B_ said:

Basically pick people on form.

 

Nobody is undroppable.

 

 

Except the stars.

[vvvslaxman]

4 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Especially for fast bowlers. Their window closes so quickly. I still think Siraj debuted 2 years too late.

As i posted in the other thread i think Sandeep warrier had international potential.

[Vijy]

7 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Except the stars.

the stars, like Andie, get to play until whenever. I seem to recall some interview where Andie said that he would play until 45+ to break Murali's record. And of course, Eng (and their press) are happy to accommodate him

[BacktoCricaddict]

10 minutes ago, Vijy said:

the stars, like Andie, get to play until whenever. I seem to recall some interview where Andie said that he would play until 45+ to break Murali's record. And of course, Eng (and their press) are happy to accommodate him

I hope he plays till 50. Love to see other teams suffer like that.

[Vijy]

1 minute ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

I hope he plays till 50. Love to see other teams suffer like that.

he probably will. Eng is also very selfish with milestones

[BacktoCricaddict]

1 minute ago, Vijy said:

he probably will. Eng is also very selfish with milestones

In 8 years, we will see

 

Sir Baadal Kumar, OBE!!

Highest wicket taker ever. Took him only 32 years to get there.

[deepdynamo]

8 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

While we are at it we have to flush down mediocre commies like Manju, Harsha.  

Please tell the grand old man Sunny Bawaskar to hang his commentary shoes as well.

 

His humourless cliches are unbearable cringe.

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, deepdynamo said:

Please tell the grand old man Sunny Bawaskar to hang his commentary shoes as well.

 

His humourless cliches are unbearable cringe.

all the ind commies barring 1-2 should be expunged

[Vijy]

Can we really say that all mediocre players are flushed out? Patidar is still here, Gill is still here. Jadeja on turning tracks is a poor batter too.

[Frustrated]

15 hours ago, Frustrated said:

Bye Bye Gutkesh, Bharat and Iyer. 

Don't know how I forgot Patidar's name.  Maybe I never considered him an intl player in the first place.  Anyway, happy that he is flushed out quicker than he arrived at the intl arena.  LOL

[Vijy]

7 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Don't know how I forgot Patidar's name.  Maybe I never considered him an intl player in the first place.  Anyway, happy that he is flushed out quicker than he arrived at the intl arena.  LOL

But Patidar has not been flushed out. he is still here