Kohli's top innings on difficult conditions (bowler friendly conditions+bowlers exploiting those conditons)

[Vilander]

Kohli failed in a green pitch in Eden. 

[wanted_desi]

4 hours ago, Gollum said:

FTB without a shadow of doubt, scary part is he is in his peak years now...not a newbie or veteran. Compare this to SRT's peak years, let us not even get to the quality of bowling during those days. Kohli SRT comparisions must stop, any person who dares bring this FTB in the same sentence as true greats like SRT, Lara, Viv etc should not be taken seriously. Even a 19 year old Sachin was twice the batsman this brat is ever going to be in his lifetime. Sure he has the fame and $$$ but Kohli will never be a test great for me, this must be the 1st decade since pre SunnyG days that we don't have a single test batsman who we can say is in the top 3-4 in the world. 

Prithvi is my only hope as he did stand out in Domestic matches on difficult pitches. If ball is swinging, Kohli isn't your man most of times. 

[Gollum]

All these yo yos and DNA tests aren't going to develop technique or improve catching skills. Kohli better work on his skills in stead of showing off, test cricket is the real deal and gimmicks won't lead you to success.

[wanted_desi]

11 minutes ago, Gollum said:

All these yo yos and DNA tests aren't going to develop technique or improve catching skills. Kohli better work on his skills in stead of showing off, test cricket is the real deal and gimmicks won't lead you to success.

This! Out strongest Test Side from 2008-2011 wasn't composed of players with 6 packs. 

Edited November 16, 2017 by wanted_desi

[Gollum]

9 minutes ago, wanted_desi said:

This! Out strongest Test Side from 2008-2011 wasn't composed of players with 6 packs. 

Exactly. Even in this side our 2 main MVPs, Ashwin and Che don't fit the 6 pack criteria that Captain Brat wants to inculcate. Granted they haven't exactly translated their success overseas but that is more to do with technique than fitness, eg Ash the batsman is more technically equipped to score in those conditions while Ash the bowler has some shortcomings. Nothing at all to do with fitness. Kohli may well develop an 8 pack and run 100m under 11s but can he give a guarantee  that he will be as safe a catcher as VVS, Viru and Sachin? I wish our players learn how to play the moving ball and at least hold on to 80% of the catches (a low bar I agree but seeing that past 2 years I will take 80% in a heart beat) before the SA tour else we are going to get humiliated. 

[putrevus]

I will take this team over any Indian team, people tend to forget stinkers so called greatest batting lineups gave us. 

 

Every team will have odd failure here and there What matters is how well they pick up. Kohli is fine , if he stinks up England tour next year then come and complain.

Edited November 16, 2017 by putrevus

[MechEng]

4 hours ago, Gollum said:

Exactly. Even in this side our 2 main MVPs, Ashwin and Che don't fit the 6 pack criteria that Captain Brat wants to inculcate. Granted they haven't exactly translated their success overseas but that is more to do with technique than fitness, eg Ash the batsman is more technically equipped to score in those conditions while Ash the bowler has some shortcomings. Nothing at all to do with fitness. Kohli may well develop an 8 pack and run 100m under 11s but can he give a guarantee  that he will be as safe a catcher as VVS, Viru and Sachin? I wish our players learn how to play the moving ball and at least hold on to 80% of the catches (a low bar I agree but seeing that past 2 years I will take 80% in a heart beat) before the SA tour else we are going to get humiliated. 

I kind of relate it to the way field hockey changed from Dhyanchand's time (when it was a skill game) to the present day where it's more about strength and fitness than skill. Irrespective of what fitness level a batsman may achieve, playing swing has always been and will always be about traditional batting skills.

[Laaloo]

Add this inning to the tally. Saved the match for us.

[King Tendulkar]

Haters won’t count it . When score runs always easy to haters lol

 

tons galore in aus . Many Indians would only dream of such knocks 

[sensible-indian]

Kolkata 2016 against Boult, Henry

Vizag 2016 against rampaging Broad

Kolkata 2017 on a seamer friendly pitch against in form Lakmal and Shanaka

 

3 high quality innings....all clutch when team needed it the most.

 

All in 2nd innings.

 

 

Edited November 20, 2017 by sensible-indian

[Laaloo]

On 11/16/2017 at 4:28 AM, sscomp32 said:

AGAIN. 

AGAIN TODAY!!!!!!

[Trichromatic]

26 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

AGAIN TODAY!!!!!!

Best conditions to bat on in this test.

[Sachinism]

38 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

Best conditions to bat on in this test.

This is the probably when subjectively judging innings.

You only have to look at the batsmen who followed him to know conditions weren't exactly easy.

 

[Trichromatic]

Just now, Sachinism said:

This is the probably when subjectively judging innings.

You only have to look at the batsmen who followed him to know conditions weren't exactly easy.

 

Rahane is only proper batsman after him who can be relied upon for these conditions. Dhawan and Rahul played easily at same time.

[SK_IH]

@Gollum need your two cents on the 2nd innings effort

[Gollum]

16 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

@Gollum need your two cents on the 2nd innings effort

Decent effort today but bowling attack was very soft and the pitch wasn't that difficult. 

[rkt.india]

38 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

Rahane is only proper batsman after him who can be relied upon for these conditions. Dhawan and Rahul played easily at same time.

they batted in the after noon yesterday. Rahul too gone early today morning. Morning will always have some moisture on pitch like this.

[Cricketics]

People keep saying flat as if they have batted on the pich, only to see how well bowlers bowled and got the purchase out today from the wicket where top batsman like Rahane and all got out.  This was another brilliant ton by Kohli. 

[jf1gp_1]

We are a one man team. He clicks we win he fails we look no better than SL. Upcoming odi series will show how we will struggle to beat SL in his absence.

[mishra]

Only bat who stood out was Chepu. If it wasnt RR philosophy we would have batted longer