NareshK Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Why didnt he try to bowl a few overs over the wicket, just to change things up a bit and see what happens ? He was quite predictable just bowling that line and after a while looked pedestrian. Also that line meant drifting on legs and conceding easy runs. Serious lack of thought in not trying other strategies when something is not working.
Ghost Buster Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ^He came into the team for just completing 300 wkts. Now its over thank him and make him indian bowling coach by retiring him.
Yoda-esque Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ^He came into the team for just completing 300 wkts. Now its over thank him and make him indian bowling coach by retiring him. Wow!
saneindian Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ^He came into the team for just completing 300 wkts. Now its over thank him and make him indian bowling coach by retiring him. Yeah obviously. Bowling 60 overs in the match, 25 overs in the day and running in bowling 134-135 even in the last moments of day 5 is a child's play.
SLICKR392 Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ^He came into the team for just completing 300 wkts. Now its over thank him and make him indian bowling coach by retiring him. You read the title wrong. It says Zaheer, not Sachin. okthxbye !
Yoda-esque Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 You read the title wrong. It says Zaheer, not Sachin. okthxbye ! Uh oh
Lord Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 I was surprised as well.should have tried for 2-3 overs atleast
Sid Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ^He came into the team for just completing 300 wkts. Now its over thank him and make him indian bowling coach by retiring him. :hysterical::cantstop:
Cricketics Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 He was trying it all for the team. I am sure after the game got over, he will think about it all. He bowled his heart out. Let people whine and cry about his bowling, but he was still today our X-Factor. He still gives me more hope than any new young bowler from India. I am really happy about Shami, but Zaheer is the one which gives me more confidence. He still got it. Please respect him. You should see how Steyn faired in this same game, and compare that to Zaheer, who was coming from injury, and bowled pretty well according to me. I loved his instances of going to Shami and Sharma and talking to them. CLASS ACT.
SLICKR392 Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 He was trying it all for the team. I am sure after the game got over, he will think about it all. He bowled his heart out. Let people whine and cry about his bowling, but he was still today our X-Factor. He still gives me more hope than any new young bowler from India. I am really happy about Shami, but Zaheer is the one which gives me more confidence. He still got it. Please respect him. You should see how Steyn faired in this same game, and compare that to Zaheer, who was coming from injury, and bowled pretty well according to me. I loved his instances of going to Shami and Sharma and talking to them. CLASS ACT. He makes a big difference to the team. I wouldn't drop him until we have a set attack in Shami, Yadav, Bhuvi and Pandey.
JourneyMan Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 It surprised me as well. Quite unexpected from someone so experienced and knowledgeable about the game.
NareshK Posted December 22, 2013 Author Posted December 22, 2013 He was trying it all for the team. I am sure after the game got over, he will think about it all. He bowled his heart out. Let people whine and cry about his bowling, but he was still today our X-Factor. He still gives me more hope than any new young bowler from India. I am really happy about Shami, but Zaheer is the one which gives me more confidence. He still got it. Please respect him. You should see how Steyn faired in this same game, and compare that to Zaheer, who was coming from injury, and bowled pretty well according to me. I loved his instances of going to Shami and Sharma and talking to them. CLASS ACT. I'm not taking anything away from his effort. He bowled his heart out and so did Ishant and Shami. It was still a good batting track and they were bowling against very good batsmen in their home conditions and gave everything they could. But I was surprised by this tactic. He could have bowled a few overs from over the stump and try to get the ball to come in or try to angle the ball away from the right hander to get an edge. Should have tried what is his natural style of bowling when something is not working.
Cricketics Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ^Yes, he probably over did it, but I think he was having lot of confidence in that delivery of his. I do remember him beating Faf and both ABD while bowling those line, which he couldn't do today much by bowling from over the wicket. I think he is getting better though and hopefully by 2nd test, he should have come out to be a better bowler than what he was in this test.
mancalledsting Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Why didnt he try to bowl a few overs over the wicket, just to change things up a bit and see what happens ? He was quite predictable just bowling that line and after a while looked pedestrian. Also that line meant drifting on legs and conceding easy runs. Serious lack of thought in not trying other strategies when something is not working. I thought it was a worthy move initially- but should have changed after it was ineffective
ThePhenomenal1 Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Zak is class but im sure he's got the brains to change things up. So disappointed, he could have got edges
jf1gp_1 Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 whats up with 100 new threads created today
NareshK Posted December 22, 2013 Author Posted December 22, 2013 whats up with 100 new threads created today You can always read the old threads if that's what you're interested in.
Ghost Buster Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 And everyone thinks he is fit, was funny watching him giving guard of honour to the ball chasing it to the boundary. Bowling only around the wkt to right handers just like ashwin used to do in odi's. If you are talking about his pace then i will not argue was better than bhuvi in odi's.
Sean Bradley Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Zack Should have atleast tried bowling over the wicket, he dragged his plan a for the entire day, took ashwin out of the game in a way, not only he would have posed a different threat by changing the angle but also could have created some rough for ashwin to work upon, wonder what Dhoni & Zack were thinking.
saneindian Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 And everyone thinks he is fit' date= was funny watching him giving guard of honour to the ball chasing it to the boundary. Bowling only around the wkt to right handers just like ashwin used to do in odi's. If you are talking about his pace then i will not argue was better than bhuvi in odi's. 60 freaking overs in the match, was bowling 137 in the last moments of the test. Lost his steam a little bit but can an unfit person bowl 60 overs?
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