Has GT shown the world, boring but effective is still the way to go?

[maniac]

I enjoy watching Rabada bowl. Also GT has some 140+ bowlers so no eye sore trundlers. However Rashid Khan has become extremely defensive. Sai Kishore also is a good defensive bowler.

 

they have the old Indian formula of strong and conventional top 3 that chases down modest totals after a good bowling performance. 
 

not too many exciting talents but just cut for role journeyman mostly.

 

I am impressed with the safe and conventional boring approach but as a viewer the team is an eyesore. Not too say, average fielding side as well.

 

however feel they have shown boring is the way to go some times to achieve greater goals. 

[zen]

I don’t think GT is making any statements, but showing that there are various ways to cut a loaf of bread.

 

In IPL, if you want to build a batting focused team, you would have to compete for a handful of premium players with 8-9 other teams fighting for the same players in the auction to build a batting team. And then your fortune depends on which batters are in form during IPL. 
 

GT smartly stayed away from such a competition to focus on building a bowling side, creating a niche for itself. It helps that someone like Nehra, who thinks differently, is the coach. 
 

The playing 11-12 is also designed on who can make impact rather than looking to make a team that appears good on paper - which puts off most analysts and arm chair selectors used to making teams based on formula like batting till number 8, etc. 
 

Most would see quality batting till only #3, Nehraji would see that the top 3 will likely play 10-15 overs more often than not, so let’s play cameo specialists and/or all rounders from #4 onwards, spending the saved money on strengthening the bowling. So you would have guys who can bat a bit from #4 to all the way to #9 - Sundar, Tewatia, Sindhu, Holder, Rashid, Rabada, and Arshad/SaiK (depending on who plays). 

 

I think in a world where almost everyone is aping England’s batting depth LOI strategy, which could be at the end of its self life, GT decided to take a different route to team building. 
 

The lesson is simple, attempt to be the best in the category that you pick. 
 

And as cricket fans, we should appreciate that - what’s the fun when every team tries to do the same things in a tournament!
 

 

Edited May 30 by zen

[vvvslaxman]

This is unsustainable method. 

[vvvslaxman]

I won't call eyesore. Lack of sixes may be. Fortunately they not ugly to watch. Both are easy on the eye. 

[Lord]

Scoring 215 in 19 overs is not boring. We are just used to bigger scores which is more boring to me.

 

They have shown tht bowling quality still matters

[Manucrick]

42 minutes ago, maniac said:

I enjoy watching Rabada bowl. Also GT has some 140+ bowlers so no eye sore trundlers. However Rashid Khan has become extremely defensive. Sai Kishore also is a good defensive bowler.

 

they have the old Indian formula of strong and conventional top 3 that chases down modest totals after a good bowling performance. 
 

not too many exciting talents but just cut for role journeyman mostly.

 

I am impressed with the safe and conventional boring approach but as a viewer the team is an eyesore. Not too say, average fielding side as well.

 

however feel they have shown boring is the way to go some times to achieve greater goals. 

the traditional indian formula always lets us down but gt might succeed with it because the ancient cricket truth is that batters win games but bowling units win tournaments and gt is built perfectly to carry that exact formula forward

[vvvslaxman]

39 minutes ago, Lord said:

Scoring 215 in 19 overs is not boring. We are just used to bigger scores which is more boring to me.

 

They have shown tht bowling quality still matters

 

If you look at in isolation this is not a great bowling unit as we think. Rabada was never a great T20 bowler. Neither Siraj nor Prasdham. ALl leaked runs at internatinal level and lost matches.  Rashid khan is the only pedigree T20 bowler who can also be taken down these days. 

[Bigg Brother]

They chased down 205 without a loss of wicket last year or year before that.  Even yesterday it was 10 wickets victory if not for Sai's hitwicket. Unreal consistency. But need to draft few middle order batters.

[zen]

7 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

They chased down 205 without a loss of wicket last year or year before that.  Even yesterday it was 10 wickets victory if not for Sai's hitwicket. Unreal consistency. But need to draft few middle order batters.

At Punjab or versus Punjab, Sir Tewatia has to bat so wickets would fall till he arrives at the crease

[tapandrun]

If rr would have made it to the finals would that have showed that a side depending on just 1 batter and 1 bowler is still the way to go ??

 

[zen]

19 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

If rr would have made it to the finals would that have showed that a side depending on just 1 batter and 1 bowler is still the way to go ??

 

RR did not have 1 bowler and 1 batsman. It had a bowler and batsman who were in much better form than the others.

 

Soorayanshi was an outlier with his performances. But it still had 4 more batsmen scoring over 300 runs. Jadeja was handy with the bat in a game or two as well. It is the bowling that let it down more often than not, iirc. 

 

 

Edited May 30 by zen

[vvvslaxman]

Arshdeep Jansen Chahal Bartlett vs prasidh siraj Ramada Rashid. Not a lot of difference on paper. How did pk bowlers sucked so bad

[tapandrun]

23 minutes ago, zen said:

RR did not have 1 bowler and 1 batsman. It had a bowler and batsman who were in much better form than the others.

 

Soorayanshi was an outlier with his performances. But it still had 4 more batsmen scoring over 300 runs. Jadeja was handy with the bat in a game or two as well. It is the bowling that let it down more often than not, iirc. 

 

 

 

 

Chronological IPL 2026 Season Performance Matrix

Season Match	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Runs)	Yashasvi Jaiswal (Runs)	Dhruv Jurel (Runs)	Tactical Result & Team Outcome
Match 1 vs CSK	Out early (< 20)	18 (Anchored)	12 (Conservative)	Won: Small target chased without scoreboard pressure.
Match 2 vs GT	Out early (< 20)	50+ (Half-Century)	50+ (Half-Century)	Won: The only game where Jaiswal & Jurel both saved a Vaibhav failure.
Match 3 vs MI	Rapid Cameo (24)	22 (Turning Strike)	DNB (Did Not Bat)	Won: Shortened weather game handled smoothly by top order.
Match 4 vs RCB	Explosive 50+	35 (Fluid buffer)	Rapid cameo	Won: Vaibhav reached 200 runs early in season.
Match 5 vs SRH	Out early (< 20)	10 (Caught Early)	32 (Tried to repair)	Lost: Top-order cracked early trying to chase down a massive total.
Match 6 vs KKR	Out early (< 20)	15 (Timed Out)	28 (Defensive Anchor)	Lost: Stranded against mystery spin; strike rate plummeted.
Match 7 vs LSG	Rapid Boundary Fire (31)	24 (Turning Strike)	42 (Steady Anchor)	Won: Scored enough to allow Jofra Archer to defend.
Match 8 vs SRH	Out early (< 20)	6 (Sluggish start)	45 (Aggressive rebuild)	Lost: Chase fell short due to too many powerplay dot balls.
Match 9 vs PBKS	Explosive 50+	51 (Fluid 77 balls)	19 (Supporting role)	Won: Target paced nicely using a heavy powerplay platform.
Match 10 vs DC	Out early (< 20)	22 (Struggling)	38 (Rebuilding role)	Lost: Scoring dried up completely in the middle overs.
Match 11 vs GT	Out early (3 runs)	3 (Cracked under seam)	11 (Defensive drop)	Lost: Season-Low 152; exposed extreme structural reliance.
Match 12 vs DC	Out early (12 runs)	12 (Hesitant)	41 (Defensive shield)	Lost: Posted a sub-par total that was comfortably chased out.
Match 13 vs LSG	93 runs (38 balls)	43 (Fluid buffer)	14 (Supporting role)	Won: Vaibhav hit 10 sixes to cross 50 tournament sixes.
Match 14 vs MI	Explosive 50+	27 (Pressure-free)	22 (Fluid finish)	Won: Complete command over the powerplay.
The Eliminator vs SRH	97 runs (29 balls)	29 (Supporting role)	50 runs (21 balls)	Won: Vaibhav's historic 12-six rampage sets up a total of 243/8.
Qualifier 2 vs GT	96 runs (47 balls)	1 run (Dismissed)	7 runs (Dismissed)	Lost: Eliminated. Jaiswal and Jurel fell in the first 2 overs.

 

Statistical Analysis of the Numbers

• The Jurel Anchor Shift: When Vaibhav failed inside the powerplay (Scores < 20), Dhruv Jurel's role immediately transformed. Instead of playing with the freedom seen in his 21-ball 50 in the Eliminator, his scoring frequency slowed down significantly (averaging a 120–130 strike rate) as he attempted to shield a fragile middle order.
• The Jaiswal Trap: Yashasvi Jaiswal heavily depended on Vaibhav absorbing powerplay pressure. When Vaibhav fell early, Jaiswal's performance dipped sharply, as seen in his single-digit dismissals during regular-season collapses and his 1-run dismissal in Qualifier 2.

 

Chronological IPL 2026 Season Bowling Performance Matrix

 

Season Match Phase	Jofra Archer (Wickets/Runs)	Brijesh Sharma (Wickets/Runs)	Nandre Burger (Wickets/Runs)	Yash Raj Punja (Wickets/Runs)	Ravi Bishnoi (Wickets/Runs)	Tactical Result & Team Outcome
Match 1 vs CSK	3 Wickets (Dominant)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	1 Wicket (Steady)	DNB (Not in Squad)	1 Wicket (Support)	Won: Archer broke the powerplay; spinners choked the middle overs.
Match 2 vs GT	Wicketless (Tight)	2 Wickets (Clutch)	1 Wicket (Expensive)	DNB	1 Wicket (Leaky)	Won: The primary game where Brijesh and the support unit covered for an Archer dry spell.
Match 3 vs MI	3/17 (Masterclass)	2 Wickets (Fluid)	2/21 (Clinical)	DNB	Steady spell	Won: Fast bowlers completely rolled over MI's top order under lights.
Match 4 vs RCB	2 Wickets (Steady)	1 Wicket (Support)	1 Wicket (Support)	DNB	1 Wicket (Steady)	Won: Comfortably choked down a high run-chase behind early powerplay wickets.
Match 5 vs SRH	Expensive (>10.00 Eco)	Wicketless (Smashed)	1 Wicket (Leaky)	DNB	Expensive (No wickets)	Lost: No powerplay breakthroughs allowed SRH to blast a massive total.
Match 6 vs KKR	1 Wicket (Containing)	1 Wicket (Average)	1 Wicket (Expensive)	DNB	Leaked runs to spin	Lost: Batting collapsed; bowlers could not engineer a low-score defense.
Match 7 vs LSG	2 Wickets (Clutch)	Wicketless (Steady)	1 Wicket (Support)	1 Wicket (Debuted)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	Won: Scored enough to allow Jofra Archer to close out the death overs.
Match 8 vs SRH	1 Wicket (Subdued)	Wicketless (Leaky)	2 Wickets (Expensive)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Smashed out of attack	Lost: SRH capitalised heavily on the lack of an early bowling punch.
Match 9 vs PBKS	3 Wickets (Dominant)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	2 Wickets (Fluid)	1 Wicket (Support)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Won: Archer's early scalps allowed the spinners to comfortably attack.
Match 10 vs DC	Wicketless (Tight)	3 Wickets (Aggressive)	1 Wicket (Leaky)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Smashed out of attack	Lost: Bishnoi's drop in form forced deep chasing in the middle overs.
Match 11 vs GT	0 Wickets (Rare Failure)	1 Wicket (Pushed back)	0 Wickets (Smashed)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	Expensive (No wickets)	Lost: RR collapsed for 152; bowling attack unraveled without an Archer cushion.
Match 12 vs DC	Wicketless (Containing)	1 Wicket (Defensive)	1 Wicket (Leaky)	2 Wickets (Clutch)	Bench (Dropped)	Lost: Sub-par target easily chased down by DC's set batsmen.
Match 13 vs LSG	3/20 (Record-Breaking)	2/18 (Excellent)	1 Wicket (Support)	2 Wickets (Clutch)	Bench	Won: Jofra broke Shane Watson's RR record; Punja and Brijesh swarmed the tail.
Match 14 vs MI	2 Wickets (Steady)	1 Wicket (Support)	2 Wickets (Fluid)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Bench	Won: Total powerplay command choked out the MI chase early.
The Eliminator vs SRH	4 Wickets (Unplayable)	2 Wickets (Cleaned tail)	2 Wickets (Aggressive)	8.79 Economy (Top Spin)	Bench	Won: Absolute bowling annihilation to defend a massive 243 total.
Qualifier 2 vs GT	1/45 (Playoff Slump)	0 Wickets (Smashed)	2 Wickets (Late scalps)	1 Wicket (Brave)	Bench	Lost: Eliminated. Archer couldn't halt Shubman Gill's match-winning hundred

   

The Rajasthan Royals' bowling unit heavily depended on Jofra Archer, resulting in an 89% win rate (8 wins, 1 loss) when he took 2+ wickets or choked the powerplay, compared to a meager 28% win rate (2 wins, 5 losses)

 

The Rajasthan Royals' batting unit relied heavily on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, resulting in an 80% win rate (8 wins, 2 losses) when he scored over 25 runs to anchor the powerplay. In stark contrast, when opposition bowlers dismissed him for less than 25 runs, the team's win rate plunged to just 33% (2 wins, 4 losses).

 

 

[tapandrun]

40 minutes ago, zen said:

RR did not have 1 bowler and 1 batsman. It had a bowler and batsman who were in much better form than the others.

 

Soorayanshi was an outlier with his performances. But it still had 4 more batsmen scoring over 300 runs. Jadeja was handy with the bat in a game or two as well. It is the bowling that let it down more often than not, iirc. 

 

 

Here is rough analysis for rr performance and how big a factor vaibhav and archer were in the season

 

The Rajasthan Royals' bowling unit heavily depended on Jofra Archer, resulting in an 89% win rate (8 wins, 1 loss) when he took 2+ wickets or choked the powerplay, compared to a meager 28% win rate (2 wins, 5 losses) 

 

The Rajasthan Royals' batting unit relied heavily on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, resulting in an 80% win rate (8 wins, 2 losses) when he scored over 25 runs to anchor the powerplay. In stark contrast, when opposition bowlers dismissed him for less than 25 runs, the team's win rate plunged to just 33% (2 wins, 4 losses).

[zen]

1 minute ago, tapandrun said:

 

 

Chronological IPL 2026 Season Performance Matrix

Season Match	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Runs)	Yashasvi Jaiswal (Runs)	Dhruv Jurel (Runs)	Tactical Result & Team Outcome
Match 1 vs CSK	Out early (< 20)	18 (Anchored)	12 (Conservative)	Won: Small target chased without scoreboard pressure.
Match 2 vs GT	Out early (< 20)	50+ (Half-Century)	50+ (Half-Century)	Won: The only game where Jaiswal & Jurel both saved a Vaibhav failure.
Match 3 vs MI	Rapid Cameo (24)	22 (Turning Strike)	DNB (Did Not Bat)	Won: Shortened weather game handled smoothly by top order.
Match 4 vs RCB	Explosive 50+	35 (Fluid buffer)	Rapid cameo	Won: Vaibhav reached 200 runs early in season.
Match 5 vs SRH	Out early (< 20)	10 (Caught Early)	32 (Tried to repair)	Lost: Top-order cracked early trying to chase down a massive total.
Match 6 vs KKR	Out early (< 20)	15 (Timed Out)	28 (Defensive Anchor)	Lost: Stranded against mystery spin; strike rate plummeted.
Match 7 vs LSG	Rapid Boundary Fire (31)	24 (Turning Strike)	42 (Steady Anchor)	Won: Scored enough to allow Jofra Archer to defend.
Match 8 vs SRH	Out early (< 20)	6 (Sluggish start)	45 (Aggressive rebuild)	Lost: Chase fell short due to too many powerplay dot balls.
Match 9 vs PBKS	Explosive 50+	51 (Fluid 77 balls)	19 (Supporting role)	Won: Target paced nicely using a heavy powerplay platform.
Match 10 vs DC	Out early (< 20)	22 (Struggling)	38 (Rebuilding role)	Lost: Scoring dried up completely in the middle overs.
Match 11 vs GT	Out early (3 runs)	3 (Cracked under seam)	11 (Defensive drop)	Lost: Season-Low 152; exposed extreme structural reliance.
Match 12 vs DC	Out early (12 runs)	12 (Hesitant)	41 (Defensive shield)	Lost: Posted a sub-par total that was comfortably chased out.
Match 13 vs LSG	93 runs (38 balls)	43 (Fluid buffer)	14 (Supporting role)	Won: Vaibhav hit 10 sixes to cross 50 tournament sixes.
Match 14 vs MI	Explosive 50+	27 (Pressure-free)	22 (Fluid finish)	Won: Complete command over the powerplay.
The Eliminator vs SRH	97 runs (29 balls)	29 (Supporting role)	50 runs (21 balls)	Won: Vaibhav's historic 12-six rampage sets up a total of 243/8.
Qualifier 2 vs GT	96 runs (47 balls)	1 run (Dismissed)	7 runs (Dismissed)	Lost: Eliminated. Jaiswal and Jurel fell in the first 2 overs.

 

Statistical Analysis of the Numbers

• The Jurel Anchor Shift: When Vaibhav failed inside the powerplay (Scores < 20), Dhruv Jurel's role immediately transformed. Instead of playing with the freedom seen in his 21-ball 50 in the Eliminator, his scoring frequency slowed down significantly (averaging a 120–130 strike rate) as he attempted to shield a fragile middle order.
• The Jaiswal Trap: Yashasvi Jaiswal heavily depended on Vaibhav absorbing powerplay pressure. When Vaibhav fell early, Jaiswal's performance dipped sharply, as seen in his single-digit dismissals during regular-season collapses and his 1-run dismissal in Qualifier 2.

 

Chronological IPL 2026 Season Bowling Performance Matrix

 

Season Match Phase	Jofra Archer (Wickets/Runs)	Brijesh Sharma (Wickets/Runs)	Nandre Burger (Wickets/Runs)	Yash Raj Punja (Wickets/Runs)	Ravi Bishnoi (Wickets/Runs)	Tactical Result & Team Outcome
Match 1 vs CSK	3 Wickets (Dominant)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	1 Wicket (Steady)	DNB (Not in Squad)	1 Wicket (Support)	Won: Archer broke the powerplay; spinners choked the middle overs.
Match 2 vs GT	Wicketless (Tight)	2 Wickets (Clutch)	1 Wicket (Expensive)	DNB	1 Wicket (Leaky)	Won: The primary game where Brijesh and the support unit covered for an Archer dry spell.
Match 3 vs MI	3/17 (Masterclass)	2 Wickets (Fluid)	2/21 (Clinical)	DNB	Steady spell	Won: Fast bowlers completely rolled over MI's top order under lights.
Match 4 vs RCB	2 Wickets (Steady)	1 Wicket (Support)	1 Wicket (Support)	DNB	1 Wicket (Steady)	Won: Comfortably choked down a high run-chase behind early powerplay wickets.
Match 5 vs SRH	Expensive (>10.00 Eco)	Wicketless (Smashed)	1 Wicket (Leaky)	DNB	Expensive (No wickets)	Lost: No powerplay breakthroughs allowed SRH to blast a massive total.
Match 6 vs KKR	1 Wicket (Containing)	1 Wicket (Average)	1 Wicket (Expensive)	DNB	Leaked runs to spin	Lost: Batting collapsed; bowlers could not engineer a low-score defense.
Match 7 vs LSG	2 Wickets (Clutch)	Wicketless (Steady)	1 Wicket (Support)	1 Wicket (Debuted)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	Won: Scored enough to allow Jofra Archer to close out the death overs.
Match 8 vs SRH	1 Wicket (Subdued)	Wicketless (Leaky)	2 Wickets (Expensive)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Smashed out of attack	Lost: SRH capitalised heavily on the lack of an early bowling punch.
Match 9 vs PBKS	3 Wickets (Dominant)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	2 Wickets (Fluid)	1 Wicket (Support)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Won: Archer's early scalps allowed the spinners to comfortably attack.
Match 10 vs DC	Wicketless (Tight)	3 Wickets (Aggressive)	1 Wicket (Leaky)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Smashed out of attack	Lost: Bishnoi's drop in form forced deep chasing in the middle overs.
Match 11 vs GT	0 Wickets (Rare Failure)	1 Wicket (Pushed back)	0 Wickets (Smashed)	1 Wicket (Tidy)	Expensive (No wickets)	Lost: RR collapsed for 152; bowling attack unraveled without an Archer cushion.
Match 12 vs DC	Wicketless (Containing)	1 Wicket (Defensive)	1 Wicket (Leaky)	2 Wickets (Clutch)	Bench (Dropped)	Lost: Sub-par target easily chased down by DC's set batsmen.
Match 13 vs LSG	3/20 (Record-Breaking)	2/18 (Excellent)	1 Wicket (Support)	2 Wickets (Clutch)	Bench	Won: Jofra broke Shane Watson's RR record; Punja and Brijesh swarmed the tail.
Match 14 vs MI	2 Wickets (Steady)	1 Wicket (Support)	2 Wickets (Fluid)	1 Wicket (Steady)	Bench	Won: Total powerplay command choked out the MI chase early.
The Eliminator vs SRH	4 Wickets (Unplayable)	2 Wickets (Cleaned tail)	2 Wickets (Aggressive)	8.79 Economy (Top Spin)	Bench	Won: Absolute bowling annihilation to defend a massive 243 total.
Qualifier 2 vs GT	1/45 (Playoff Slump)	0 Wickets (Smashed)	2 Wickets (Late scalps)	1 Wicket (Brave)	Bench	Lost: Eliminated. Archer couldn't halt Shubman Gill's match-winning hundred

   

The Rajasthan Royals' bowling unit heavily depended on Jofra Archer, resulting in an 89% win rate (8 wins, 1 loss) when he took 2+ wickets or choked the powerplay, compared to a meager 28% win rate (2 wins, 5 losses)

 

The Rajasthan Royals' batting unit relied heavily on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, resulting in an 80% win rate (8 wins, 2 losses) when he scored over 25 runs to anchor the powerplay. In stark contrast, when opposition bowlers dismissed him for less than 25 runs, the team's win rate plunged to just 33% (2 wins, 4 losses).

 

 

Every team would have such a stat. For example, RCB wins more often when Kohli plays beyond powerplay. 
 

Now if you ask many on ICF, they will tell you to not take Kohli’s wicket. 

[Lone Wolf]

35 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Arshdeep Jansen Chahal Bartlett vs prasidh siraj Ramada Rashid. Not a lot of difference on paper. How did pk bowlers sucked so bad

Arshdeep is hella inconsistent in IPL and Chahal is a top tier scamster.

 

Jansen's underperformance is mysterious no one saw that coming.. just like no one saw Rabada bowling even quicker than Archer on average.

A 150k Rabada is easily best bowler on the planet.  Such skill at that pace is fast bowling nirvana 

The 18-19 year Rabada used to bowl close to that pace I remember 

Edited May 30 by Lone Wolf

[tapandrun]

13 minutes ago, zen said:

Every team would have such a stat. For example, RCB wins more often when Kohli plays beyond powerplay. 
 

Now if you ask many on ICF, they will tell you to not take Kohli’s wicket. 

Rcb this season has 7-8 players getting payer of the match award so the whole team is contributing towards the win

Rajasthan, Vaibhav and Jofra got 75% of  rr player of the match awards

 

 

[zen]

35 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

Rcb this season has 7-8 players getting payer of the match award so the whole team is contributing towards the win

Rajasthan, Vaibhav and Jofra got 75% of  rr player of the match awards

 

But again that is just a stat. We have seen Jurel hit tons of 50s, Jaiswal was good early on. Guys like Jadeja, Parag, etc. have done well too. 
 

In bowling - Punja, Brijesh, etc. had a few good games. Burger has given RR key breakthroughs. 

 

Deshpande bowled an excellent last over to deny GT a win - stats won’t capture such moments unless he took wickets or was MoM per your stats.

 

L

[cricketfan28]

Strike rate is everything wins you matches strike rate is overrated wins you tournaments ..this what Fleming believed in.

[Ultimate_Game]

8 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

I won't call eyesore. Lack of sixes may be. Fortunately they not ugly to watch. Both are easy on the eye. 

 

8 hours ago, Manucrick said:

the traditional indian formula always lets us down but gt might succeed with it because the ancient cricket truth is that batters win games but bowling units win tournaments and gt is built perfectly to carry that exact formula forward

 

8 hours ago, Lord said:

Scoring 215 in 19 overs is not boring. We are just used to bigger scores which is more boring to me.

 

They have shown tht bowling quality still matters

 

The difference between GT and Indian team of old is that GT batters have shown up in the playoffs while our maharathis went missing. If GT top order collapses or struggles, they will also face the same result as the Indian team of old. Indian team couldn't handle a top order collapse and the same is true for GT as they don't have the batting depth and hitters down the order.

 

As long as GT top 3 (like the Indian top 3 of Indian team of old) perform, they'll be hard to beat. They won't score 240+ or bat bat opponents out of the match, but will play percentage cricket.