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What if rohit instead of hitting ball in air punches it to long off in 2023 final??

What if sachin didn't recommand msd for captaincy??

What if kohli retired in 2022 from test cricket??

What if we played fifth test of 2021 eng tour??

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43 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

MSD run out was a notable  what if moment.  MSD was setting himself up against to take down Jimmy Neesham in 50th over. 

 

no he left it too late. 

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That painful drought period of 2014-2023 was just a series of one "what if" after another..

 

Bu biggest what if is - What if Rohit was given White ball captaincy straight away in 2017 with Kohli just remaining the test captain? Surely vadapav would have won us something

 

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What if Irfan Pathan never changed his bowling action, and continued swinging the ball albeit at medium pace?

 

We would have probably had our first Test series win in South Africa, with Sreesanth and Zak.

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11 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

MSD run out was a notable  what if moment.  MSD was setting himself up against to take down Jimmy Neesham in 50th over. 

Nonsense. He was too old, too fuccckkkin slow and frankly shouldn't have been in the squad itself. 

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1 hour ago, jf1gp_1 said:

It was around 25 in 9 deliveries. Yes was tough but you never know.

25 in 9 with tailender at other end. Practically needed to face all deliveries and still it way too tough given his form 

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8 hours ago, Norman said:

That painful drought period of 2014-2023 was just a series of one "what if" after another..

 

Bu biggest what if is - What if Rohit was given White ball captaincy straight away in 2017 with Kohli just remaining the test captain? Surely vadapav would have won us something

 

The 2019 WC team was so strong. Rohit as captain would have brought the much needed calm and self belief to the team. 

Another what if is Dhawan getting injured and forced to sit out of the tournament. He is typically clutch plus left handed and would have provided stability at one end. 

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Sadagopan Ramesh, big fan. Should have partnered Sehwag, at least till GG's emergence in 2004-05. 

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Mayank Yadav. What if he had a strong, durable body. It was just 2 or 3 games he played in his first IPL but the excitement he caused was something else! 

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1 hour ago, nevada said:

Mayank Yadav. What if he had a strong, durable body. It was just 2 or 3 games he played in his first IPL but the excitement he caused was something else! 

Meh, every fast bowler has these inuries in initial career. Cummins debuted at 19, and then was injured and did not play tests for another FIVE years with different injuries. He only played couple of matches/series in between these years in other formats and had 4 different major injuries and some other minor ones. Yet the Australian board consistently backed him without any returns, for 5 freaking years and then reaped the results.

 

Bumrah had them, Starc had them, if you are fast, you get injured in initial part. Things like stress fractures make you stronger

 

Its about how the board supports you and encourages you when you get injured as a fast bowler, which matters

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33 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Ganguly faking an injury on eve of Nagpur 2004 was way worse. Even Bhajji did the same.

Rameshs last series was against Srilanka.They had to accomodate VVS, Sehwag, Deep Dasgupta and Connor Williams from Baroda during the whimsical zonal selections in the next series against Saffers and he was the fall guy..

 

Very few test matches in the early 2000s and once he was dropped,he had no way to come back

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