Fours and Sixes

[Singh bling]

West Indies hit 20 fours while India 17

West Indies hit 11 sixes while India only 4

 

So West Indies 146 runs in 31 balls while India managed 92 in 21 balls

[Ranjha]

We needed sixes and fours..Raina and yuvi style..big hits to clear the ropes and demoralize the opposition..

 

raina should have batted ahead of Dhoni then all these hitters sent Pandey, pandya to see what they are made of?

 

what was the point of keeping the wickets? We should have been 7-8 down and 220

[Iconoclast]

Power hitters will prevail on a flat track.

 

India home ground .. why wasn't a turner prepared ?

[chewy]

5 minutes ago, Singh bling said:

West Indies hit 20 fours while India 17

West Indies hit 11 sixes while India only 4

 

So West Indies 146 runs in 31 balls while India managed 92 in 21 balls

 

After 2007 World T20, India never selected enough six hitters. After decline of Yuvi, only Raina was reliable, but even he has declined.

 

Guys like Yusuf Pathan and Uthappa were dumped on their ODI records, guys like Kedhar Jadhav, Vohra, Nair, Surya Kumar Yadav are regular big six hitters in IPL. 

 

whilst likes of Rahane, Dhawan, Yuvraj don't have high SR and don't hit many sixes in IPL.

 

The selectors always go for conservative approach (I feel influenced by Dhoni). 

 

You look st teams like Aus, NZL and Eng, and they are packed with T20 specialists who have performed well in T20 competitions. Whilst India team selection is heavily influenced by ODI performance. 

 

If not Yusuf Pathan, this India squad should have included Kedhar, Vohra, Surya Kumar Yadav proven six hitters in IPL.

 

 

[Number]

Running unnecessary 2s and 3s makes you tired and you can't hit out properly.