King Tendulkar Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 smokes a 4 for his 50:--D Link to comment
CoverDrive Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 With Gambhir and Sehwag it seems like a Trend now - both have gone into this mode of going for fast runs. All the innings so far have left us 100 odd for 2 are 4 rpo. It is good if one of them plays fast but one has to slow down and look to build an innings. you can't always hit your way to a 100. And all this on flat tracks. I don't know what will happen against Aus Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Today he was unlucky. Umpire was blind. Link to comment
Pagalpanti Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Well its not as bad as it looks, Gambhir is playing well but just getting out in odd ways. He doesn't look out of form though. Link to comment
Sachin=GOD Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Mark my words - Gambhir will score heavily in Australia +1 Link to comment
Sachinism Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Haven't seen much of this series, but this doesn't sound good. He is a pretty reliable bat. Saw quality in the CLT20 at the start, can't remember if he scored much later. He'll be back, too good a batsman to not be scoring heavy again Link to comment
asterix Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Could be due to some loss of Mojo.. Link to comment
BERGKAMP Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 he has already made his millions, has settled down now, lets hope he still has some inner drive and desire to achieve bigger and better things on the field. wouldn't like to see complacency creeping in. Link to comment
Viki_J Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Its not like he is in terrible form or anything, but if we are to do well in Australia and beyond, we really need him to recapture his old self. This too is bothering me...hope he does well in AUSIE !:nervous: Link to comment
Karan114 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Going nearly two years without a hundred is definitely a big concern for any Test opener (though his runs in SA were vital all the same). I guess the various injuries have hindered him in that time. Hopefully he can get a big one soon - in this series he has gotten starts in each innings at least. Link to comment
Sooda Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 In Eng I thought he actually looked ok in the few brief starts he had. Link to comment
Ram Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Haven't seen much of this series, but this doesn't sound good. He is a pretty reliable bat. Saw quality in the CLT20 at the start, can't remember if he scored much later. He'll be back, too good a batsman to not be scoring heavy again To be honest, its not really that bad. But watching him bat these days, you can tell that the clarity and assurance that so characterized his batting in 2008-09 is missing now. There's a lot of airy-fairy wafts outside off-stump. He doesnt drive in front of the wicket as much as he used, but instead resorts to risky glides down to the third-man for a large proportion of his runs. Something's not right with Gambhir, and only he knows what it is. Link to comment
saneindian Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 When he bats well, GG plays in the V and has a solid defense. Right now lots of cross batted swipes, the cheeky shots through the gully region and some uncharacteristic shots leading to his downfall. But despite all that, he has been getting starts, hasn't exactly struggled for runs he has been scoring. Link to comment
Texan Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Gambhir is an adrenaline player. He needs some confidence at the moment. He is looking a bit out of place these days in the Test team. I hope he is given few more chances cos when he gets going, he is a big run-getter and forms one half of the best opening partnership in Indian cricket's history. Link to comment
panther Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 his average has dropped below 50 as well now india has 5 batsman with 50+ average in test. Link to comment
the_indian_fan Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 the same gambhir avges 57 in odis with a sr of 92 in the last 2 years. and it was due to gambhirs 97 that we won the wc and just like how gambhi did well in sa, avging 53 in tests, gambhir will do well in aus also in the tests Link to comment
Cricket Tragic Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Agree with the OP. We had this debate last week as well. He definitely isn't at his best and hasn't been for a year and half now in tests. I don't think it's a major worry though and hopefully one big knock will get him back into top form. Link to comment
gsivak Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 To me it looks like he is batting well, he was just unlucky to be given out in this match. I am sure a big hundred is just around the corner. Gambhir may not be the most talented batsman in the team but his commitment to the game and the team is unquestionable. Link to comment
carnish Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 He is batting well but trying a few things soon in his innings... he chases balls too wide to drive early on with the new ball ... however by no means he is out of form... he needs to control his mind a little and bat with a little more patience and being a stroke player his runs will always come Link to comment
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