'Rohit brings flair at No. 3' - Bangar, (To be Moved To Jokes Section-G_B)

[tweaker]

Flair gone again for 9,we don't want flair,we want runs even if they are workmanlike

[adi B]

Mumbai lobby at full flow here,Kohli and shastri need a danda up their @r$e if they still can't see that nohit is a joke of a #3 bat

[maniac]

Serious Hatred and it is real sad....fans are like goldfish such short term memory...This is the guy who won you a knock out in a semi final,not too long ago,Just won the IPL, was on top of the world.....was our best bat in the Aussie Tri-series....Just an odd failure and the haterz are out.....really disgraceful

[Forever Indian]

Serious Hatred and it is real sad....fans are like goldfish such short term memory...This is the guy who won you a knock out in a semi final' date='not too long ago,Just won the IPL, was on top of the world.....was our best bat in the Aussie Tri-series....Just an odd failure and the haterz are out.....really disgraceful[/quote'] Lol, can you enlighten me which of those are in whites? The last useful innings he played was against the minnow attack of WI at home.

[vvvslaxman]

Rohit has far too many weaknesses to be exploited. If one ball doesn't get him. next will. Pujara puts a price on his wicket if not anything.

[Vijy]

Rohit has far too many weaknesses to be exploited. If one ball doesn't get him. next will. Pujara puts a price on his wicket if not anything.

I am not a Che fan, but he didn't put all that much of a price in Eng, NZ and Oz either. Would prefer to see someone else instead of Che or Nohit.

[vvvslaxman]

I am not a Che fan' date=' but he didn't put all that much of a price in Eng, NZ and Oz either. Would prefer to see someone else instead of Che or Nohit.[/quote'] He overdid that if anything. Was overcautious. But that is an attitude i can live with . If he can get through initial phase he will make big scores.

[maniac]

He overdid that if anything. Was overcautious. But that is an attitude i can live with . If he can get through initial phase he will make big scores.

Actually so is Rohit.....he did all the hardwork in every chance he got....He should realise that he is in the X1 because of his special ability and be the match winner he is...not be overcautious and defensive....if that is what the role entails than better to have Che instead

[vvvslaxman]

Actually so is Rohit.....he did all the hardwork in every chance he got....He should realise that he is in the X1 because of his special ability and be the match winner he is...not be overcautious and defensive....if that is what the role entails than better to have Che instead

Striving to protect your wicket is a good quality in Test cricket. That is what Dravid did. Worked for us. Pujara is in the same mould. India never had lottery player like Rohit sharma since Srikkanth in the top 3. Rohit on the other hand has worse defensive technique than lot of tailenders in the world.

[The Realist]

Striving to protect your wicket is a good quality in Test cricket. That is what Dravid did. Worked for us. Pujara is in the same mould. India never had lottery player like Rohit sharma since Srikkanth in the top 3. Rohit on the other hand has worse defensive technique than lot of tailenders in the world.

Just from the Ashes novice tailenders like Wood and Hazlewood have a better technique and more match awareness than Nohope Nohit. He's nearing his 30s and has shown no tangible improvement or progression in test cricket. A poor man's Mark Ramprakash seems to be the limit of his ambitions.

[Cricket_Hacker]

That flair!

[Vijy]

Just from the Ashes novice tailenders like Wood and Hazlewood have a better technique and more match awareness than Nohope Nohit. He's nearing his 30s and has shown no tangible improvement or progression in test cricket. A poor man's Mark Ramprakash seems to be the limit of his ambitions.

I'm no fan of Nohit, and would love to see him get kicked out but he's certainly a better ODI player than Ramps was. Statistically, at the moment, he also has a higher test avg.

[HippoSucks]

In this series, which scenario would people prefer: Pujara playing all 6 innings and making 25 (60) in each innings (assuming the openers stayed in long enough so Pujara seeing off the new ball with his slow innings isn't required) or Rohit making a match winning century and getting 10 (20) in the rest of the 5 innings? Rohit has played 19 innings and just 2 at home. He definitely deserves more chances. However batting at #3 is not the right position for him. Rohit at #5 in the subcontinent is much better than Pujara considering his form right now.

[kosingh]

In this series, which scenario would people prefer: Pujara playing all 6 innings and making 25 (60) in each innings (assuming the openers stayed in long enough so Pujara seeing off the new ball with his slow innings isn't required) or Rohit making a match winning century and getting 10 (20) in the rest of the 5 innings? Rohit has played 19 innings and just 2 at home. He definitely deserves more chances. However batting at #3 is not the right position for him. Rohit at #5 in the subcontinent is much better than Pujara considering his form right now.

Kind of an unrealistic scenario. I wouldn't bet on Rohit making a century in 5 innings. Pujara is more likely to achieve that, if anything.

[HippoSucks]

Kind of an unrealistic scenario. I wouldn't bet on Rohit making a century in 5 innings. Pujara is more likely to achieve that' date=' if anything.[/quote'] Considering that Pujara failed to convert his starts on the flat pitches in Australia as well it is more likely that Rohit gets one big score than Pujara. If anything it is an unrealistic scenario because Rohit may not fail in 5 innings. However in another scenario, if Pujara played for Rohit today and got 9 (50), people would not have reprimanded him.

[BeautifulGame]

In this series, which scenario would people prefer: Pujara playing all 6 innings and making 25 (60) in each innings (assuming the openers stayed in long enough so Pujara seeing off the new ball with his slow innings isn't required) or Rohit making a match winning century and getting 10 (20) in the rest of the 5 innings? Rohit has played 19 innings and just 2 at home. He definitely deserves more chances. However batting at #3 is not the right position for him. Rohit at #5 in the subcontinent is much better than Pujara considering his form right now.

Can u provide any proof for that match winning innings at no.3 for Rohit in the past? Other its just playing fantasy cricket . Pujara has stellar record in sub continent of scoring 100s regularly at no.3 .Why should a player with hopeless technique be played at 3 over someone with proven record ? And why should Rohit be accommodated at 5 and move our best player from his settled at? So to cover Rohit's incompetence we should move Rohit to 5 and expose Rahane,our best bat , to new ball.Sorry that's the sort of thinking that saw Dravid move to open to accommodate Yuvraj and ruined our chance of winning a test series in Australia .

[HippoSucks]

Can u provide any proof for that match winning innings at no.3 for Rohit in the past? Other its just playing fantasy cricket . Pujara has stellar record in sub continent of scoring 100s regularly at no.3 .Why should a player with hopeless technique be played at 3 over someone with proven record ? And why should Rohit be accommodated at 5 and move our best player from his settled at? So to cover Rohit's incompetence we should move Rohit to 5 and expose Rahane,our best bat , to new ball.Sorry that's the sort of thinking that saw Dravid move to open to accommodate Yuvraj and ruined our chance of winning a test series in Australia .

Pujara isn't going to be successful at #3 with this form either. He hasn't gotten a century since 2013 and while he didn't play much in the subcontinent since then, he still got many chances on flat pitches. It isn't about accommodating players but picking the best players at the correct batting position. Even in the subcontinent both of them may not do well right now at #3. However Rohit will most likely do better than Pujara considering their current form. So if Rahane bats at #5 he doesn't face many deliveries and has to bat with the tail but if he bats at #3/#4 then he has to face the new ball which is also an issue?

[BeautifulGame]

Pujara isn't going to be successful at #3 with this form either. He hasn't gotten a century since 2013 and while he didn't play much in the subcontinent since then, he still got many chances on flat pitches. It isn't about accommodating players but picking the best players at the correct batting position. Even in the subcontinent both of them may not do well right now at #3. However Rohit will most likely do better than Pujara considering their current form. So if Rahane bats at #5 he doesn't face many deliveries and has to bat with the tail but if he bats at #3/#4 then he has to face the new ball which is also an issue?

What current form ? Pujara had a better series in England Australia and even in the warm up in Sri Lanka . Pujara has a great record @ 3 in subcontinent over a long period against quality opposition . What has Rohit achieved to be picked ahead of him ? How does failure in 12 tests merit selection ahead of Pujara? Frankly leave that all to one side .Kohli Shastri and Co wants to bat him at 3 .Do u think he has the technique or record to bat at no.3 for India. As for Rahane leave him at 5 where he has stupendous record play players who are good enough so that he is not led stranded .Definitely the solution is not moving him to 3 and having a tail that starts at 5

[adi B]

In this series, which scenario would people prefer: Pujara playing all 6 innings and making 25 (60) in each innings (assuming the openers stayed in long enough so Pujara seeing off the new ball with his slow innings isn't required) or Rohit making a match winning century and getting 10 (20) in the rest of the 5 innings? Rohit has played 19 innings and just 2 at home. He definitely deserves more chances. However batting at #3 is not the right position for him. Rohit at #5 in the subcontinent is much better than Pujara considering his form right now.

Nohit's technique is atrocious for test level.just answr in a simple yes or no,is nohit's technique and temperament good enough to survive in test cricket(don't mix any other format,just test cricket!!)?

[Marut]

Sunil Gavaskar says "Rohit is a better choice over Pujara but I feel Virat should bat at No. 3. That way, he can set the agenda for the rest," Gavaskar told NDTV. http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/rohit-is-better-choice-but-i-feel-virat-should-bat-at-no-3-sunny-gavaskar/20150811.htm Sunny bhai wants Virat at no.3 but I feel he is better at no.4. People under-estimate Rohit and over-estimate so-called technique. When the sucker-ball comes, no Bradman/Dravid/Ponting can do anything. It is about how much a batsman can do in little-time to set up the match. Rohit is as good as anyone when it comes to that. He can literally demotivate an entire bowling line-up with his skills.

The difference between good and great batsmen is their ability to weather that sucker-ball. They have the technique to survive some nasty balls that other batsmen are unable to do. In fact the main difference between domestic bullies and internationally acclaimed batsmen is the ability to survive hostile spells of bowling. All you need to dismiss Rohit is to bowl an outswinger followed by an inswinger (or vice versa), his dismissals are quite predictable on wickets that offer something to the bowlers. 6 bowled 2 lbw 7 caught behind, 15/18 dismissals to moving deliveries when playing away from home.