Revisiting Australia-India 2021

[Lone Wolf]

52 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

No it isn't. All great batsmen used to bat at fair clip. Even Dravid or Kallis rarely batted at under 30 SR

Dravid rarely used to let Half volleys go to waste unlike Pujara who either dead batted or barely pushed or nudged it past the square.

Main reason Dravid was successful in England & he had gift of timing and better bat flow than Pujara.

[nevada]

1 hour ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Not in Test cricket. He wore the quicks down to such an extent that by Gabba 2nd innings, the lower order could smack them for fun. 

 

Having said that, we don't have anyone who can do that now 

In retrospect, his slow innings seem like a masterstroke but I doubt Pujara or the TM planned them that way. He just couldn't score and somehow willed himself to hang around and build useful partnerships. I applauded his bravery in copping nasty blows from the fast bowlers in the final test and still carrying on. It was an ATG level performance by him in that series, though not reflected in batting average. 

[putrevus]

On 9/29/2024 at 9:54 AM, rkt.india said:

No. If you wear the main bowlers out, it becomes easier for other batsmen. It's not LOIs. That's how test cricket has been played over the years. There is no pressure of scoring quickly.

It works both ways , Pujara occupying crease worked against India by not even moving the scoreboard in two ways, batsmen at other end cannot even rotate strike so they get stuck and that often leads to them losing their wicket. Other team always is ahead in the match as they know one wicket brings two and they will be on top.

 

Pujara hurting the team happened more than Pujara tiring out bowlers especially in SEN.

 

Pujara's method worked in India where once SENA fast bowlers tired and Pujara took toll on their spinners.

Edited Monday at 02:44 PM by putrevus

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Dravid rarely used to let Half volleys go to waste unlike Pujara who either dead batted or barely pushed or nudged it past the square.

Main reason Dravid was successful in England & he had gift of timing and better bat flow than Pujara.

 

yes have to have atleast some shots to punish bad balls. Can't dead bat everything

[Lord]

37 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Pujara is an extreme example but the theory holds. 

 

You can afford one guy to drop anchor and just bury the bowlers. 

 

What Pujara did was also quite unusual in that he tempted the Aussies into bending their backs and targeting his body. 

 

It took a lot of sting out of Cummins/Hazlewood and also took LBW and bowled out of the equation .  Puji didn't take it on either and so basically he made them hit the pitch consistently with minimal chance if a wicket. 

 

It was ugly to watch but ridiculously effective with 2nd order effects favouring the rest of our lineup. 

 

 

 

As I said its a high risk approach and we are using end to justify the means. Same approach didn't work in SEN where ball moved or even in Adelaide Test of same series. Pujara did it on tracks which were easier to bat anyway and others were able to score runs on. Even with this approach apparently succeeding, we still needed other batsmen to take us over the line. 

[putrevus]

I hope team does not think 2021 as a daily occurance. What happened in Sydney  and Gabba 21 was  once in life time event.

 

Some geniuses here talk about it as if it is going to happen every match.

 

 

 

Edited September 29 by putrevus

[rageaddict]

And the rain arrives. Australia lucky to have got the match completed ..

[Nikhil_cric]

26 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

As I said its a high risk approach and we are using end to justify the means. Same approach didn't work in SEN where ball moved or even in Adelaide Test of same series. Pujara did it on tracks which were easier to bat anyway and others were able to score runs on. Even with this approach apparently succeeding, we still needed other batsmen to take us over the line. 

Yeah it won't work on surfaces/conditions where there is lateral movement because you'll get a ball with your number .

 

You need to counter attack. 

 

 

[R!TTER]

12 hours ago, rageaddict said:

And the rain arrives. Australia lucky to have got the match completed ..

They are tbh for me the luckiest team ever, across 140+ years!