gakgupta Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I am not saying, he is world beater. But he is a very good keeper and more than handy in Sub-continent pitches. A very good innings on a spinning track. He has applied himself and was out for a bad umpiring decision Even DHONI wouldn't have done more on this pitch
Anitha Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Decent? It was an awesome fighting innings on a turning wicket
Ironhide Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Saha was set for a hundred, the stupid umpire robbed him of his maiden century.
sensible-indian Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Great innings today no doubt. Turned a small advantage into a massive one.
G_B_ Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I still maintain he is a quota pick. however he has earned the right to be selected for the rest of the series. That much I will say
tweaker Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 With this inning,his confidence with keeping will also improve
sensible-indian Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I still maintain he is a quota pick. however he has earned the right to be selected for the rest of the series. That much I will say He isn't quality but seems to fight well. If Kaushal was accurate, he could have got Saha under 10 runs which is also true. We unfortunately don't have many options. And Saha deserves his run.
Shivaji bhonsle Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Fighting cricketer. Reminds me of Robin Singh. But, he is 31. I don't think he is a long time prospect. Hopefully Samson will start doing well in the future to replace him.
Shivaji bhonsle Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I still maintain he is a quota pick. however he has earned the right to be selected for the rest of the series. That much I will say Who is the other keeper who would have replaced him if he is a quota pick?
Vijy Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Fighting cricketer. Reminds me of Robin Singh. But' date=' he is 31. I don't think he is a long time prospect. Hopefully Samson will start doing well in the future to replace him.[/quote'] Samson is not a regular keeper in Ranjis - keeping over 5 days is very different from hit-and-ggigle T20s. Moreover, his batting has also heavily regressed - his FC, List A and T20 avgs are quite ordinary. I have better hopes of Bains and Kishan, who are much younger and will hopefully improve in Ranjis.
Vijy Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Who is the other keeper who would have replaced him if he is a quota pick? The OP probably means Ojha?
jusarrived Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 We dont have a choice but to celebrate an occasional 50 like this one . There is hardly anyone on domestic who will push him . We are stuck with keepers like him for a while
Vijy Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 We dont have a choice but to celebrate an occasional 50 like this one . There is hardly anyone on domestic who will push him . We are stuck with keepers like him for a while He has the best batting stats of any regular domestic keeper who has played for 3-4 seasons at the least - avgs of around 45 in both FC and LOI.
Gollum Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I don't have much expectations from him but I like his fighting spirit. A fighter is what we want to see because Dhoni the batsman isn't going to be replaced in the foreseeable future. I want Saha to be tight behind the stumps(his slip up yesterday is unpardonable and such **** ups will cost us matches/series when RSA tour next), more vocal to lift the spirits of our players and score a 28(60) consistently.
BeautifulGame Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Decent knock.60 from no.6 is what the normal expectations should be.We already were well leading so there wasn't much pressure as well tbh . Still a lot to prove in both batting and more importantly in keeping .Anyway he deserves his place for atleast till SA series to prove his worth
Vijy Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I don't have much expectations from him but I like his fighting spirit. A fighter is what we want to see because Dhoni the batsman isn't going to be replaced in the foreseeable future. I want Saha to be tight behind the stumps(his slip up yesterday is unpardonable and such **** ups will cost us matches/series when RSA tour next)' date=' more vocal to lift the spirits of our players and score a 28(60) consistently.[/quote'] Dhoni's overall Test avg as a keeper is pretty impressive, esp by Indian standards, but his contributions away from the SC were not many. I hope that Saha and whoever else follows will rectify this.
Gollum Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Aakash Chopra is someone I respect a lot, especially his knowledge about our domestic players. He once said that Saha was the best pure keeper in India after Nayan Mongia. Hope yesterday's miss was just a one off.
Vijy Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Aakash Chopra is someone I respect a lot' date=' especially his knowledge about our domestic players. He once said that Saha was the best pure keeper in India after Nayan Mongia. Hope yesterday's miss was just a one off.[/quote'] I don't think that we have seen the best of Saha as a keeper, and we haven't seen his batting potential either. Here was a batsman who regularly bailed Bengal (and zonal sides) out of sticky situations on a regular basis - the go-to man. Reflected in his FC and LOI avgs of 45 or so.
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