Why is Dhoni not standing upto medium pacers?

[Cricket Tragic]

The best keeper standing up to the medium pacers was Jack Russell.

[Dravid_TheWall]

I thought he did used to come up for example when a boundary was hit. He didn't come up at all in Asia cup? Shocking.

[vvvslaxman]

I guess its to avoid injury and being cool[Lazy] Attitude.

Injury could be the reason. But towards the later part of BD assault that option could have been exercised.

[Old guy]

The reason is he doesn't give any follow through. His stands take the bowl like a wall and try to stump batsmen out. The flip side though is thin edges may not be easy to catch. Dhoni's made a trade off for those split second stumpings over catches. Fair enough, but would love to know the reason for the trade off. Surely, there has to be something. VVS, Unless our bowlers are given the charge I don't think Dhoni will move up to the stumps. Would like to know why would it help though? (apart from preventing the batsman from charging down the track)

it will help cos..batsmen wont go out of crease and wont be able to negate swing... bowlers would be able to bowl consistent full line.. and actually many medium pacers used it to good effect

[CG]

Anybody remember Gilchrist actually stood up to Mitchell johnson in india in a odi when uthappa was charging down the wicket,M.j was bowling at 145km/h

[Old guy]

Anybody remember Gilchrist actually stood up to Mitchell johnson in india in a odi when uthappa was charging down the wicket' date='M.j was bowling at 145km/h[/quote'] i think i do i also remember him standing up to mcgrath and him not liking it :hysterical:

[vvvslaxman]

i think i do i also remember him standing up to mcgrath and him not liking it :hysterical:

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[Crookbond]

That has happened only a few times and that has happened only when he thinks that standing behind might give the batsman a second extra to reach the crease and also he does that only when the throw is not hitting the stumps.

If the few times is in the multiples of 10, objective achieved! Just in case, I thought it was obvious that it helped make normal stumpings faster too. Specifying just for the record now.

[Old guy]

yes this too :D he did it many times and commentator was saying he didn't liked it :cantstop: well anyway what a bowler:hatsoff: also a gr8 keeper (gilly) my 2 favs from that gr8 aussie team

[saneindian]

He did stand upto the stumps for Pathan and Kumar in the 1st match of Asia Cup.

[Crookbond]

Anybody remember Gilchrist actually stood up to Mitchell johnson in india in a odi when uthappa was charging down the wicket' date='M.j was bowling at 145km/h[/quote'] I think it was Nathan Bracken.

[Zelig]

What if the trundlers swing the ball unknowingly? :dontknow:

[CG]

I think it was Nathan Bracken.

no it was Johnson.

[Cricket Tragic]

What if the trundlers swing the ball unknowingly? :dontknow:

:giggle:

[VRV Singh]

He wants to create the illusion of PHASST bollers

[adi B]

his hands are badly bruised, another reason why he doesnt want to play with genuine pacers

[vvvslaxman]

He wants to create the illusion of PHASST bollers

:hysterical:

[Cricket Tragic]

He does not want the phhhassst bowling fans on ICF to kill themselves.

[cameron_black]

his type of glovework (quick hands, doesn't absorb the impact by moving hands with the ball at point of impact) doesn't suit standing up to medium pacers i think.

[express bowling]

Because, after marriage, he has lost his ability to stand up before mid-night. :haha: