England LOI team will totally humiliate us in ODI's and T20's

[maniac]

ODI Strike rates of England ODI squad batsmen(most probable as squads not announced)

Morgan 87.28

M.Ali 97.01

J.Butler 120.09

A.Hales 94.29

J.Roy 103.74

B.Stokes 94.42

J.Baristow 86.57

C.Woakes 84.28

B.Duckett 80.92

S.Billings 110.94

J.Vince 84.55

[maniac]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

 

Rahul is going to be a huge upgrade over Rahane in LOIs.

 

Anyone who has seen him bat in the last 6 months will know that  he is hitting big shots at  will while playing long innings and has shown the ability to tackle and hit  pace and bounce.

 

Not talking about blazing starts but long, responsible innings at a high SR....which is the need of the hour.....so that there is someone other than Kohli to take primary responsibility to allow the others to play around them. If one fails, we still have the other one to bank upon.  We will then see MSD play more freely and Pandey and Co. can play with less pressure.

 

Modern cricket is different.....English batsmen will start attacking from ball 1.......Rahul might be in great form but he will still start steadily,may be a little faster over Rohit,Rahane and Dhawan......He is more in the Virat Kohli mould.

 

Yes his addition will strengthen the side no doubt but he is not the missing link.

 

In Aus early this year both Rohit and Kohli got great starts but our team lost it's way towards the end on many occasions...we have a lot of flaws with our modern approach.

 

Rohit or Virat can be excused if they make steady starts because they both have shown the ability to get you those 15-20+ run overs at times when set.....2 other players who have are Dhoni and Raina and they both have lost their way....these days 15-20 run overs are more frequent and we don't have too many players to do that.

[express bowling]

4 minutes ago, maniac said:

ODI Strike rates of England ODI squad batsmen(most probable as squads not announced)

Morgan 87.28

M.Ali 97.01

J.Butler 120.09

A.Hales 94.29

J.Roy 103.74

B.Stokes 94.42

J.Baristow 86.57

C.Woakes 84.28

B.Duckett 80.92

S.Billings 110.94

J.Vince 84.55

 

Most of these guys have started their ODI careers in the recent past, in the last 3 years.

 

ODI batsmen have higher SR in general in this period.

 

Our top players have been playing for long and .....to get a clear picture....you need to compare their SR for the last 3 years.

 

Also, it is important to demarcate between the SR of No.1 to No. 4....where  SR of 90+ in the last 3 years is good

 

And the SR of batters from No.5 to No.8....where a SR of 105+ in the last 3 years is preferred.

[Bigg Brother]

England will eat this team alive..Fortunately it is 3 match series.

[maniac]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

 

Most of these guys have started their ODI careers in the recent past, in the last 3 years.

 

ODI batsmen have higher SR in general in this period.

 

Our top players have been playing for long and .....to get a clear picture....you need to compare their SR for the last 3 years.

 

Also, it is important to demarcate between the SR of No.1 to No. 4....where  SR of 90+ in the last 3 years is good

 

And the SR of batters from No.5 to No.8....where a SR of 105+ in the last 3 years is preferred.

That is a challenge with the England team because they went into a complete overhaul mode after 2015 WC...so just over the last year.3 year data will not be available

 

Sometimes statistics may not give you the entire picture...if you have watched the England team play in LOI formats in recent times, you will know.

 

Yes you may make an argument that some of these players are fairly new and may lack experience...but if it is a flat pitch these batsmen will take the pitch out of equation....on a competitive pitch too they are a threat because they have bowlers who hit 90+ and also good LOI spinners......I still think Indian team should be sentenced to some jail term for throwing wickets to Ali but him and that Rashid guy are decent spinners in the LOI format as well.

[express bowling]

13 minutes ago, maniac said:

Modern cricket is different.....English batsmen will start attacking from ball 1.......Rahul might be in great form but he will still start steadily,may be a little faster over Rohit,Rahane and Dhawan......He is more in the Virat Kohli mould.

 

Yes his addition will strengthen the side no doubt but he is not the missing link.

 

In Aus early this year both Rohit and Kohli got great starts but our team lost it's way towards the end on many occasions...we have a lot of flaws with our modern approach.

 

Rohit or Virat can be excused if they make steady starts because they both have shown the ability to get you those 15-20+ run overs at times when set.....2 other players who have are Dhoni and Raina and they both have lost their way....these days 15-20 run overs are more frequent and we don't have too many players to do that.

 

I don't disagree. Our team lacks the modern LOI approach of high SR batting.

 

But, to do that, we need atleast 2 pillars in our batting.  I am not really thinking about Rahul opening but batting at No.4.

 

Dhawan should be given the task of attacking viciously from ball 1....even Rohit....same with Pandey, Jadhav,  Pandya and Axar....but 2 solid high SR, long innings pillars in between are required for that.

5 minutes ago, maniac said:

That is a challenge with the England team because they went into a complete overhaul mode after 2015 WC...so just over the last year.3 year data will not be available

 

Sometimes statistics may not give you the entire picture...if you have watched the England team play in LOI formats in recent times, you will know.

 

Yes you may make an argument that some of these players are fairly new and may lack experience...but if it is a flat pitch these batsmen will take the pitch out of equation....on a competitive pitch too they are a threat because they have bowlers who hit 90+ and also good LOI spinners......I still think Indian team should be sentenced to some jail term for throwing wickets to Ali but him and that Rashid guy are decent spinners in the LOI format as well.

 

We need a couple of real high SR batsmen....that I agree with.   We are missing out on this aspect of  modern LOIs.   I had pointed this out emphatically, with stats, in another thread.

 

England have only one pacer who can bowl 90 mph + consistently ....Mark Wood....and he is often injured.  Plunkett is more someone whose highest speed is 90 or 91 mph....like most of our pacers.

Edited October 26, 2016 by express bowling

[express bowling]

Here is a list of SRs of  Indian and English batsmen in the last 3 years in ODIs  ( minimum 1000 runs )

 

Overall figures

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2016	62	55	10	1919	129	42.64	1607	119.41	4	10	4	166	57
JJ Roy (ENG)	2015-2016	32	31	2	1109	162	38.24	1069	103.74	3	5	3	129	14
SK Raina (INDIA)	2013-2015	45	40	3	1207	110*	32.62	1177	102.54	2	7	4	109	30
V Kohli (INDIA)	2013-2016	58	56	8	2701	154*	56.27	2805	96.29	10	11	3	242	38
RG Sharma (INDIA)	2013-2016	46	45	3	2300	264	54.76	2424	94.88	7	10	2	208	81
AD Hales (ENG)	2014-2016	38	36	1	1322	171	37.77	1399	94.49	4	6	3	147	27
MS Dhoni (INDIA)	2013-2016	52	43	9	1553	92*	45.67	1712	90.71	0	13	1	122	37
S Dhawan (INDIA)	2013-2016	51	50	1	2178	137	44.44	2412	90.29	6	13	1	262	28
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2014-2016	63	58	3	1855	121	33.72	2074	89.44	3	12	6	150	58
JE Root (ENG)	2014-2016	58	54	4	2391	125	47.82	2766	86.44	8	13	2	194	23
AM Rahane (INDIA)	2013-2016	54	52	2	1762	111	35.24	2170	81.19	2	13	3	173	23

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_strike_rate;qualmin1=1000;qualval1=runs;spanmin1=26+Oct+2013;spanval1=span;team=1;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

Butler is the standout guy and we do not have anyone like him.

[maniac]

16 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

I don't disagree. Our team lacks the modern LOI approach of high SR batting.

 

But, to do that, we need atleast 2 pillars in our batting.  I am not really thinking about Rahul opening but batting at No.4.

 

Dhawan should be given the task of attacking viciously from ball 1....even Rohit....same with Pandey, Jadhav,  Pandya and Axar....but 2 solid high SR, long innings pillars in between are required for that.

 

We need a couple of real high SR batsmen....that I agree with.   We are missing out on this aspect of  modern LOIs.   I had pointed this out emphatically, with stats, in another thread.

 

England have only one pacer who can bowl 90 mph + consistently ....Mark Wood....and he is often injured.  Plunkett is more someone whose highest speed is 90 or 91 mph....like most of our pacers.

Woakes,Jordan can all hit 90mph....Stokes too can be 85mph+ if fit...anyway what's your point? Are you saying Indian ODI/T20 line up is better than England? or are you saying that once Rahul comes back,England team is going to be a no biggie.

 

No disrespect but let me clarify here before I know what I am debating exactly.

Edited October 26, 2016 by maniac

[express bowling]

23 minutes ago, maniac said:

Woakes,Jordan can all hit 90mph....Stokes too can be 85mph+ if fit...anyway what's your point? Are you saying Indian ODI/T20 line up is better than England? or are you saying that once Rahul comes back,England team is going to be a no biggie.

 

No disrespect but let me clarify here before I know what I am debating exactly.

The first line I said in the above post was,  " I don't disagree, our team lacks the modern approach to LOI batting "....so that means I am not really debating  but agreeing with you.....that  the England ODI team is better than us especially in terms of modern approach to ODI batting.

 

My next point was a way to reach that modern approach in a make-shift way .....the make-shift approach necessitates  from  the fact that there is  no time left for the ODI series with England.  We must create 2 solid, long innings at high SR  pillars at  No.3 and No.4, in Kohli and Rahul and tell some of the other batsmen at the top and bottom to start attacking from ball 1 and play around the 2 pillars.

 

My next point was about the bowling pace of the 2 teams, which i don't think is much different apart from Mark Wood.  Infact, they don't have a pacer like Bumrah.

 

So...in a nut-shell...our problem is that we don't have even a couple of real high SR batters that modern day ODIs demand and we must make a makeshift arrangement to create that quickly by the method I mentioned  or some other approach.   ( Please check the relative SR of the 2 teams in the last 3 years that I posted. )

 

 

Edited October 26, 2016 by express bowling

[maniac]

14 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Here is a list of SRs of  Indian and English batsmen in the last 3 years in ODIs  ( minimum 1000 runs )

 

Overall figures

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2016	62	55	10	1919	129	42.64	1607	119.41	4	10	4	166	57
JJ Roy (ENG)	2015-2016	32	31	2	1109	162	38.24	1069	103.74	3	5	3	129	14
SK Raina (INDIA)	2013-2015	45	40	3	1207	110*	32.62	1177	102.54	2	7	4	109	30
V Kohli (INDIA)	2013-2016	58	56	8	2701	154*	56.27	2805	96.29	10	11	3	242	38
RG Sharma (INDIA)	2013-2016	46	45	3	2300	264	54.76	2424	94.88	7	10	2	208	81
AD Hales (ENG)	2014-2016	38	36	1	1322	171	37.77	1399	94.49	4	6	3	147	27
MS Dhoni (INDIA)	2013-2016	52	43	9	1553	92*	45.67	1712	90.71	0	13	1	122	37
S Dhawan (INDIA)	2013-2016	51	50	1	2178	137	44.44	2412	90.29	6	13	1	262	28
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2014-2016	63	58	3	1855	121	33.72	2074	89.44	3	12	6	150	58
JE Root (ENG)	2014-2016	58	54	4	2391	125	47.82	2766	86.44	8	13	2	194	23
AM Rahane (INDIA)	2013-2016	54	52	2	1762	111	35.24	2170	81.19	2	13	3	173	23

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_strike_rate;qualmin1=1000;qualval1=runs;spanmin1=26+Oct+2013;spanval1=span;team=1;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

Butler is the standout guy and we do not have anyone like him.

This is why I said statistics are deceptive....Joe Root is just above Rahane on the list but the guy can be as good as Kohli in a chase and can up his game based on situation...there is no comparison between him and Rahane. Similarly Raina has a high S/R and is 3rd on the list...can't remember what was Raina's last big score....on the other hand Butler has those stats scoring 50's and 100's in the last 15 odd overs both at home and away.

[express bowling]

9 minutes ago, maniac said:

This is why I said statistics are deceptive....Joe Root is just above Rahane on the list but the guy can be as good as Kohli in a chase and can up his game based on situation...there is no comparison between him and Rahane. Similarly Raina has a high S/R and is 3rd on the list...can't remember what was Raina's last big score....on the other hand Butler has those stats scoring 50's and 100's in the last 15 odd overs both at home and away.

 

Yes...but we get a general idea that we don't have a batter like Butler, with SR of  119 and average of 42.....and the need to find one ASAP.  

 

The list shows the need for a far higher SR among one or two  batsmen in a team .....which our team is somehow in denial of.

 

 

Edited October 26, 2016 by express bowling

[putrevus]

Why is KL Rahul upgrade over Dhawan in LOIs. Dhawan has two 50s and a hundred in his last three innings. How is heck will KL Rahul better that record.

Rahul if he plays should be no 5 and Pandey no 6 or vice versa. 

 

People are under estimating England in tests if India wins the series I will be very happy.

 

[Gambit]

5 hours ago, Viper said:

Apologize for comparing king kohli to sachin 

 

King had capacity to matches alone and ATG at 25 and no we will be fine.. Worry about your #9 ranked team 

Serious question. When did you start watching cricket?

[velu]

32 minutes ago, Gambit said:

Serious question. When did you start watching cricket?

any word about sachin and you got serious ?

 

kohli is ATG in ODIs already 

[Gambit]

1 hour ago, velu said:

any word about sachin and you got serious ?

 

kohli is ATG in ODIs already 

Unlike you, I don't have an alarm system at home which gets triggered with loud siren sounds and red lights flashing everytime Dhoni's name is mentioned on message boards causing you to drop down a fireman's pole and rush to your computer/phone to defend him. 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

any word about sachin and you got serious ?

 

kohli is ATG in ODIs already 

Yea we will talk about Kohli ATG status when he scores in a WC or when he starts scoring runs outside Asia.

Tendulkar wipes the floor with Kohli.

Apologize for comparing king kohli to sachin 

 

King had capacity to matches alone and ATG at 25 and no we will be fine.. Worry about your #9 ranked team 

Yea its an insult to SRT to compare him with Kohli.

[express bowling]

9 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Yea we will talk about Kohli ATG status when he scores in a WC or when he starts scoring runs outside Asia.

 

List of  Indian batsmen  in our history with highest averages outside Asia ( excluding Zim and minimum 1000 runs )

 

Kohli  is first in the list in ODIs and 6th in that List in test matches

 

 

ODIs --

 

 

 

Overall figures

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0
V Kohli	2009-2016	65	63	9	2464	133*	45.62	2812	87.62	7	13	3
RG Sharma	2008-2016	65	62	11	2215	171*	43.43	2795	79.24	4	14	4
MS Dhoni	2006-2016	94	79	16	2599	95	41.25	3122	83.24	0	19	4
G Gambhir	2007-2012	33	30	3	1094	113	40.51	1316	83.13	2	7	1
R Dravid	1996-2011	107	101	13	3546	145	40.29	5072	69.91	4	31	3
S Dhawan	2011-2016	42	41	2	1563	137	40.07	1787	87.46	5	7	1
SC Ganguly	1992-2007	90	89	5	3304	183	39.33	4485	73.66	8	18	7
SR Tendulkar	1990-2012	144	141	9	5098	163*	38.62	6155	82.82	9	28	7
M Azharuddin	1985-1999	90	86	14	2418	93*	33.58	3482	69.44	0	17	2
V Sehwag	2001-2012	70	70	3	2132	125*	31.82	2243	95.05	4	10	6
A Jadeja	1992-1999	46	43	5	1206	100*	31.73	1936	62.29	1	6	0
SK Raina	2006-2015	69	59	8	1588	110*	31.13	1665	95.37	2	5	1
DB Vengsarkar	1976-1990	48	47	6	1237	88	30.17	1943	63.66	0	7	4
Yuvraj Singh	2001-2013	87	80	6	2230	139	30.13	2671	83.48	2	14	8
SM Gavaskar	1974-1986	47	44	5	1175	92*	30.12	2162	54.34	0	10	2
N Kapil Dev	1979-1994	87	79	13	1766	175*	26.75	1863	94.79	1	7	7
RJ Shastri	1982-1992	50	46	8	1010	63*	26.57	1966	51.37	0	7	2
K Srikkanth	1983-1992	50	50	3	1174	93*	24.97	1832	64.08	0	8	7

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;host=1;host=2;host=3;host=4;host=5;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=1000;qualval1=runs;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

 

TEST  MATCHES --

 

 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
AM Rahane	2013-2016	17	29	5	1312	147	54.66	4	7	2
R Dravid	1996-2012	63	117	15	5420	233	53.13	13	28	2
SM Gavaskar	1971-1986	46	81	6	3868	221	51.57	15	15	5
SR Tendulkar	1990-2012	73	128	10	6007	241*	50.90	18	28	9
M Amarnath	1976-1986	24	41	1	1936	138	48.40	4	12	3
V Kohli	2011-2016	24	43	1	1939	200	46.16	8	4	4
VVS Laxman	1997-2012	57	102	11	3856	178	42.37	7	25	7
SC Ganguly	1996-2008	41	71	6	2711	144	41.70	5	15	4
PR Umrigar	1952-1962	18	35	2	1278	172*	38.72	4	7	2
GR Viswanath	1971-1982	34	61	3	2195	114	37.84	3	18	4
VS Hazare	1946-1953	17	32	2	1079	145	35.96	2	5	2
M Azharuddin	1985-1999	38	57	3	1907	192	35.31	6	6	1
V Sehwag	2001-2012	33	61	0	2145	195	35.16	5	7	8
M Vijay	2010-2016	19	35	0	1187	146	33.91	2	7	3
RJ Shastri	1981-1992	30	48	6	1407	206	33.50	5	1	4
FM Engineer	1962-1974	20	39	2	1209	89	32.67	0	8	4
DB Vengsarkar	1976-1992	48	82	6	2463	157	32.40	4	13	8
AL Wadekar	1967-1974	22	41	1	1219	143	30.47	1	8	3
MS Dhoni	2006-2014	39	72	5	1996	92	29.79	0	15	7
W Jaffer	2002-2008	18	34	0	1006	212	29.58	2	7	4
N Kapil Dev	1979-1994	44	67	4	1640	129	26.03	3	7	9

 

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;host=1;host=2;host=3;host=4;host=5;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=1000;qualval1=runs;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, express bowling said:

List of  Indian batsmen  in our history with highest averages outside Asia ( excluding Zim and minimum 1000 runs )

 

Kohli  is first in the list in ODIs and 6th in that List in test matches

 

 

ODIs --

 

 

 

Overall figures

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0
V Kohli	2009-2016	65	63	9	2464	133*	45.62	2812	87.62	7	13	3
RG Sharma	2008-2016	65	62	11	2215	171*	43.43	2795	79.24	4	14	4
MS Dhoni	2006-2016	94	79	16	2599	95	41.25	3122	83.24	0	19	4
G Gambhir	2007-2012	33	30	3	1094	113	40.51	1316	83.13	2	7	1
R Dravid	1996-2011	107	101	13	3546	145	40.29	5072	69.91	4	31	3
S Dhawan	2011-2016	42	41	2	1563	137	40.07	1787	87.46	5	7	1
SC Ganguly	1992-2007	90	89	5	3304	183	39.33	4485	73.66	8	18	7
SR Tendulkar	1990-2012	144	141	9	5098	163*	38.62	6155	82.82	9	28	7
M Azharuddin	1985-1999	90	86	14	2418	93*	33.58	3482	69.44	0	17	2
V Sehwag	2001-2012	70	70	3	2132	125*	31.82	2243	95.05	4	10	6
A Jadeja	1992-1999	46	43	5	1206	100*	31.73	1936	62.29	1	6	0
SK Raina	2006-2015	69	59	8	1588	110*	31.13	1665	95.37	2	5	1
DB Vengsarkar	1976-1990	48	47	6	1237	88	30.17	1943	63.66	0	7	4
Yuvraj Singh	2001-2013	87	80	6	2230	139	30.13	2671	83.48	2	14	8
SM Gavaskar	1974-1986	47	44	5	1175	92*	30.12	2162	54.34	0	10	2
N Kapil Dev	1979-1994	87	79	13	1766	175*	26.75	1863	94.79	1	7	7
RJ Shastri	1982-1992	50	46	8	1010	63*	26.57	1966	51.37	0	7	2
K Srikkanth	1983-1992	50	50	3	1174	93*	24.97	1832	64.08	0	8	7

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;host=1;host=2;host=3;host=4;host=5;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=1000;qualval1=runs;team=6;template=results;type=batting

 

 

 

TEST  MATCHES --

 

 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
AM Rahane	2013-2016	17	29	5	1312	147	54.66	4	7	2
R Dravid	1996-2012	63	117	15	5420	233	53.13	13	28	2
SM Gavaskar	1971-1986	46	81	6	3868	221	51.57	15	15	5
SR Tendulkar	1990-2012	73	128	10	6007	241*	50.90	18	28	9
M Amarnath	1976-1986	24	41	1	1936	138	48.40	4	12	3
V Kohli	2011-2016	24	43	1	1939	200	46.16	8	4	4
VVS Laxman	1997-2012	57	102	11	3856	178	42.37	7	25	7
SC Ganguly	1996-2008	41	71	6	2711	144	41.70	5	15	4
PR Umrigar	1952-1962	18	35	2	1278	172*	38.72	4	7	2
GR Viswanath	1971-1982	34	61	3	2195	114	37.84	3	18	4
VS Hazare	1946-1953	17	32	2	1079	145	35.96	2	5	2
M Azharuddin	1985-1999	38	57	3	1907	192	35.31	6	6	1
V Sehwag	2001-2012	33	61	0	2145	195	35.16	5	7	8
M Vijay	2010-2016	19	35	0	1187	146	33.91	2	7	3
RJ Shastri	1981-1992	30	48	6	1407	206	33.50	5	1	4
FM Engineer	1962-1974	20	39	2	1209	89	32.67	0	8	4
DB Vengsarkar	1976-1992	48	82	6	2463	157	32.40	4	13	8
AL Wadekar	1967-1974	22	41	1	1219	143	30.47	1	8	3
MS Dhoni	2006-2014	39	72	5	1996	92	29.79	0	15	7
W Jaffer	2002-2008	18	34	0	1006	212	29.58	2	7	4
N Kapil Dev	1979-1994	44	67	4	1640	129	26.03	3	7	9

 

 

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Rohit 43, second best. One more thing, It tells you how batting has become easier in ODIs overseas. Imagine the type of pitches we used to get in ODIs in Australia and SA in 90s and early to mid 2000s.

Edited October 27, 2016 by rkt.india

[express bowling]

7 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Rohit 43, second best. One more thing, It tells you how batting has become easier in ODIs overseas. Imagine the type of pitches we used to get in ODIs in Australia and SA in 90s and early to mid 200s.

You  have given your  reply in my quote.   Please change that.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2016 by express bowling

[express bowling]

19 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Rohit 43, second best. One more thing, It tells you how batting has become easier in ODIs overseas. Imagine the type of pitches we used to get in ODIs in Australia and SA in 90s and early to mid 2000s.

Yes...but the SA pitches were quite difficult on our last 2 tours.

 

Another thing is, these stats were in reply to whether Kohli is scoring outside Asia.

 

What is important is that our batters score all over the world, on the pitches they are getting. That will win us matches. 

Edited October 27, 2016 by express bowling