express bowling Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Time and again he is playing well under pressure, batting with the tail. Against quality attacks. Outside the sub-continent. Scores quickly at the end. Good puller, cutter and plays the short ball as well as the moving ball well. This is the kind of batsman I want playing for us.
Old guy Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 I think Pujara is both Dravid (in defense) and Laxman (in stroke play). I don't see any Dravid or Laxman in Rahane. He is pretty different from other Indian batsmen of the past or current generation. i see lot of tendulkar in his shot making specially back foot drives and straight drive .. also he is being compared to laxman because his innings have come when they are needed most
ThePhenomenal1 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 love our young batsmen. vijay, dhawan (although has been flopping), pujara, kohli, rahane. even kumar has stepped up. just need to add saha for that mofo dhoni and get ashwin in as spinner and we have an awesome batting lineup that will serve us. considering GG is on bench too.
ThePhenomenal1 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Time and again he is playing well under pressure, batting with the tail. Against quality attacks. Outside the sub-continent. Scores quickly at the end. Good puller, cutter and plays the short ball as well as the moving ball well. This is the kind of batsman I want playing for us. agreed. also love how these young batsmen inspire each other and show how to improve. rahane has made his name and history with a 100 at Lords on an atypical green mamba wicket! when india were collapsing too.
SLICKR392 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 "One of the quirks about Rahane is that he never looks at the wicket. Even in the IPL he will always come and ask - how does it look" -Dravid
SLICKR392 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 i see lot of tendulkar in his shot making specially back foot drives and straight drive .. also he is being compared to laxman because his innings have come when they are needed most Yeah, resembles more of Tendulkar with his stroke plays.
Laaloo Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 Yeah' date=' resembles more of Tendulkar with his stroke plays.[/quote'] Phew More Sachin and less dravid please
Lord Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 i see lot of tendulkar in his shot making specially back foot drives and straight drive .. also he is being compared to laxman because his innings have come when they are needed most also bcoz they look nervous all the time :cantstop:
Old guy Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Yeah' date=' resembles more of Tendulkar with his stroke plays.[/quote'] yep that is because he has to get 100 with tail
express bowling Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 agreed. also love how these young batsmen inspire each other and show how to improve. rahane has made his name and history with a 100 at Lords on an atypical green mamba wicket! when india were collapsing too. I like this new test batting lineup a lot too. Gutsy and play well under pressure Dhoni and Jadeja are the weak links though.
Lord Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 yep that is because he has to get 100 with tail no its just the face :cantstop:
Austin 3:!6 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Rahane must open the innings with Rohit at no.5 Dhawan is a walking wicket. Surprised no one raising eyebrows on him.
Lord Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Rahane must open the innings with Rohit at no.5 Dhawan is a walking wicket. Surprised no one raising eyebrows on him. walking wicket scored a ton in NZ,almost 2. Can't drop players after 2-3 failures
ThePhenomenal1 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 I like this new test batting lineup a lot too. Gutsy and play well under pressure Dhoni and Jadeja are the weak links though. yup, we have great young batsmen. Those weak links can be sorted in one huge selection move. 1. Sack dhoni (call it a resignation) as test captain and from the squad, citing "focus on WC as the reason" 2. Drop Jadeja 3. Add saha at 6, and ashwin for jadeja. Top 7 of VJ, Dhawan, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Saha, Ashwin. Then kumar at 8 so he's not batting early. Then 3 good pacers. Best combo for team imo. If you play binny, then kumar at 9. Can always add GG for dhawan if you want as well
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