Vijay Hazare trophy 2025-26

[diga]

47 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Don't think we should take batting performances of this season seriously. Every tom,dick and harry are piling up runs. We should just focus on bowling i think. Sarfraz has hit 14 sixes. Another 400 runs in the ODIs. Padikkal is having fun. 

Only issue with Sarfaraz is that he could not attack much of a washed up pacer like Vasuki Kaushik ( extracts good bounce) ... Is that a weakness in Sarfaraz?

[vvvslaxman]

9 minutes ago, diga said:

Only issue with Sarfaraz is that he could not attack much of a washed up pacer like Vasuki Kaushik ( extracts good bounce) ... Is that a weakness in Sarfaraz?

 

These tracks don't tell us anything. Look at this. Krunal pandya has a 63 ball 100. THen there is another pandya. Nitya pandya.  Hyderbadad responds with 2 centuries.

 

 

 

 

[tapandrun]

46 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

These tracks don't tell us anything. Look at this. Krunal pandya has a 63 ball 100. THen there is another pandya. Nitya pandya.  Hyderbadad responds with 2 centuries.

 

 

 

 

 

300-400 have been common scores in Ind be it intnl or Vht.  Some pitches are easy pace and bounce.

In terms of domestic sometimes its lopsided issue with IPL level batters have better hitting ability and have evolved lot faster than compared to bowlers.

 

Bowlers needs to develop some x-factor. Run of the mill bowlers are cutting it out, these dibbly dobby bowlers can work on some ranji pitches where it assists to much 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2025 by tapandrun

[vvvslaxman]

4 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

 

300-400 have been common scores in Ind be it intnl or Vht.  Some pitches are easy pace and bounce.

In terms of domestic sometimes its lopsided issue with IPL level batters have better hitting ability and have evolved lot faster than compared to bowlers.

 

Bowlers needs to develop some x-factor. Run of the mill bowlers are cutting it out, these dibbly dobby bowlers can work on some ranji pitches where it assists to much 

 

 

 

We have to see the boundary sizes as well. Some of them are very short.

[tapandrun]

9 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

We have to see the boundary sizes as well. Some of them are very short.

yes boundary sizes should be considered in intnl level 72-75 m should be standard 

[Suhaan]

Apple Tom after picking 1 wicket  for 68 in a high scoring game finishes off the game for his side scoring 40 off 18 , hitting 5 sixes coming at 9

This is what we should look at,bowlers with pace with batting ability 

 

[AKane]

The goal of all batters - including Sarfraz Khan and his brother Musheer - should be IPL contracts. The entire training, learning, playing should be geared for the IPL.

 

If there is a call up for India then that is a bonus but it should not interfere with IPL duties. Lesson from Hardik Pandya....

 

The bread and butter should be the IPL.  Playing for India is a indulgence.

[Suhaan]

2 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

Don't think we should take batting performances of this season seriously. Every tom,dick and harry are piling up runs. We should just focus on bowling i think. Sarfraz has hit 14 sixes. Another 400 runs in the ODIs. Padikkal is having fun. 

There were some normal scores as well.  
In fact, J&K were skittled out for their lowest total of 63

Reddy bowling his quota now,says about his fitness

Limbani also doing well

Venky Iyer also heard is bending his back this season

[AKane]

Same for bowlers - target the IPL and to heck with everything else.

 

For example in 2018 (or somewhere near) Jaydev Unadkat got a 11 odd crore contract or something like that in IPL. That is some serious dough and why not....?

[Suhaan]

10 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

yes boundary sizes should be considered in intnl level 72-75 m should be standard 

Just look at sixes landing on the pavements/seats ,just chuck out others

 ,Jakhar hit way back to back rows in SMAT

Even that kid Sahil Parakh also packs decent punch,that I have seen

[AKane]

3 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

There were some normal scores as well.  
In fact, J&K were skittled out for their lowest total of 63

Reddy bowling his quota now,says about his fitness

Limbani also doing well

Venky Iyer also heard is bending his back this season

Basically if Sarfraz scores then the batting performances are to be discarded .... if he fails then the batting performances are paramount.

[Suhaan]

Chandigarh AO 113 vs Vidharbha,some low scores

[tapandrun]

26 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

Just look at sixes landing on the pavements/seats ,just chuck out others

 ,Jakhar hit way back to back rows in SMAT

Even that kid Sahil Parakh also packs decent punch,that I have seen

Yes, batters are getting lot better at hitting there is no doubt about it. They 1st banned the over-sized bat telling that those bats are making it easy to hit sixes.

 

The thing is batters are more over-powered now, batters and batting has evolved specially for easy pace and bounce wkts, bowling is lacking behind, unless teams have proper mystery/wrist spinners or top of the line bowlers like bhumrah/starc/cummins etc.. its hard for run of the mill bowlers , they rely on batters' failure.

 

now they changed the ball changing rule 

 

The only solution is to increase the boundary sizes and standardize it to 72-75 m.

 

Yes mentioned about jakhar he uses long handle v.well and even though he is tall is able to use the crease unusual for ind tallish batters. 

Sahil has great timing, think most maha batters are able to time ball better

Edited December 31, 2025 by tapandrun

[Suhaan]

Odissa vs Delhi ,another moderate total game

Odissa beats Delhi

[vvvslaxman]

Some of these VH grounds look too small. This looks like some high school ground

 

 

 

Edited January 1 by vvvslaxman

[BacktoCricaddict]

On 12/29/2025 at 3:19 PM, Suhaan said:

He used to be quite composed AR earlier 

Fro the day he was born he has been an AR.

[Suhaan]

On 1/2/2026 at 1:41 AM, vvvslaxman said:

Some of these VH grounds look too small. This looks like some high school ground

 

 

 

Few ones,most of them are played on regular grounds including telivised ones,yes ropes are mostly brought in 

I saw this happening in SA20 as well or noticed this time

[Suhaan]

Ashok Sharma picks 5 for 58 in a low scoring game vs Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan beats TN by 10 runs

[Lone Wolf]

On 1/2/2026 at 1:41 AM, vvvslaxman said:

Some of these VH grounds look too small. This looks like some high school ground

 

 

 

Why are they not playing in SMS stadium in Jaipur?? Why these secondary venues for a tournament as prestigious as VHT??

BCCI and their clowns.

[tapandrun]

Some good and continuous performance from Padikal, Kushagrah