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Rahul's stay was not a reflection of his technique more a reflection of nerves. He probably wanted to stay positive like Rahane. Kohli might have told him "play your natural game".. Of all the bowlers Lyon must have been the least threat to him.Very poor thought process. I understand it is his debut. But guys like Uthappa showed lot more maturity in the early stages of their careers. Also he looks like playing across the line a bit more. Probably his strength. But he needs to take time out there before playing extravagant shots.

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I think the situation Rahul came in was actually tough. The poor debutant was caught in 2 minds. Wither to defend and reduce the momentum or to attack and partner the set batsman. I'm sure he'll come good in Sydney..

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I have seen him play domestic, and he surely comes across as a solid player. Even the 4-5 balls that he played before the brainfart, he looked good, though too short to form any concrete opinion Some commentary from CI. 107.5 Lyon to Rahul, 1 run, comes forward and flicks the flighted delivery confidently past the short leg fielder for his first Test runs 108.5 Hazlewood to Rahul, no run, short of length ball, Rahul gets well forward as he defends the ball towards cover 109.2 Lyon to Rahul, no run, gets nicely forward to this over-the-wicket delivery, tapped back towards the bowler 109.3 Lyon to Rahul, no run, gets well inside the crease this time as Lyon drops it a touch short, defended towards short leg Each of his shots has some adjective of confidence mentioned... Again, too short to say anything, and the way he threw his wicket was pathetic, particularly given that he was dropped off the previous ball.. I was wondering if Kohli would tell him to calm down just after he was dropped, but sad to see a senior guy like Kohli telling him to go for the big shots... Easy to get carried away by such advice... Would surely give him more time to figure it out by himself
Might be sarcastic. Rahul took it literally. :giggle:
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Who the hell is saying Kohli asked him to go for big shots? Lip reading?
He waved his hands about saying go over the fielder.Even the commies were saying that
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MTC' date=' clearly Kohli gestured towards Lokesh to go over deep square for a six.[/quote'] I think he was saying, if you want to hit, aim for deep square instead. That doesn't mean he meant next ball
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I think he was saying' date=' if you want to hit, aim for deep square instead. That doesn't mean he meant next ball[/quote'] this is where lokesh missed OUR captain kewl.. when a senior guy gives some suggestion we desis end of doing it compulsively.. dhoni might have told to play his natural game and lokesh might have stayed there safely ..:--D
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I think he was saying' date=' if you want to hit, aim for deep square instead. That doesn't mean he meant next ball[/quote'] Kohli was laughing away, probably to rub it in the faces of Aussies. The next ball, Lokesh bhai went for an almighty slog.. Never understood why!
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The last 2 times a number 6 batted in the 1st innings' date='he scored 43 and 32(:(() #justsaying[/quote'] Isnt Lokesh Rahul part of #team piss too #justsaying
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Rahul has got a lot of runs recently by attacking spinners in the domestic matches. like many recent Indian batsmen he under rated Lyon and tried to attack him to get over his debut nerves. not going to be easy for him - hopefully he gets another chance in the next match. he has to do something in this time as he wont get a lot of chances. his key test is still going to be against pace where he will face a much bigger jump in quality

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