Am I the only one who thought dhoni batted well?.. except maybe the last over he played.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I was just reacting in the heat of the moment. No need to repeat an often used statement against my posts yeah?
That's not fair.
Messi for batsman is probably a decent comparison.. Best batsman in the world.. Insane records. Shit captain.. doesnt perform for the country on the big stage..
This current Indian team tends to be great at group stages but bottles it in the big games
The obvious path forward from here is for India to install Manjrekar as selector.
Yes.
He had a gap of around 30 balls between runs/balls faced when Jadeja got out.. strike rate of around 55.
If he had scored 10 more runs till then, or had shown any indication of taking risks/going for shots, Jadeja wouldnt have had to force the issue..
Jadeja did brilliantly.. Dhoni gave him no support.. Kept piling the pressure on him.
The problem is Kohli and Shastri have too much power and if someone challenge them, it could be a revolt. I cannot see anyone removing Kohli from the captaincy in limited over formats unless he himself decides to.
Fair enough but with that name and comments like that you are asking for it.
It was more than just the last over.
His refusal to attack at all put far too much pressure on Jadeja.
Have. Would have.
Had Pant not been an absolute idiot today, we might have come much closer than we did.
Jadeja man, what a brilliant player. Didn't deserve to be on the losing side today. Such a clutch performance.
Well done to New Zealand though. That bowling attack is absolutely ace.
Jadeja man, what a brilliant player. Didn't deserve to be on the losing side today. Such a clutch performance.
Well done to New Zealand though. That bowling attack is absolutely ace.
You just know NZ are gonna roll over for Australia if they meet in the final. They have a serious Everton - Liverpool thing going on there. For the good of the tournament and a worthwhile final, come on England!
Like I said earlier it only looks decent because Jadeja played absolutely out of his skin. In isolation it was another poor innings. Maybe you could class it as good if it came off the bat of Bhuvi or such.
If it comes of, it’s perfect match situation batting. If you fall short like today, it can look foolish
Ganguly talking out of his ass defending Dhoni here.
It saddens me.
Dhoni didnt plan that chase.. The way he was playing, we would have been out of the content with 10 overs to go.. He would have done another England and finished not out with us ending at 200-8.
The only reason we got close is because Jadeja played a blinder.
It saddens me.
Dhoni didnt plan that chase.. The way he was playing, we would have been out of the content with 10 overs to go.. He would have done another England and finished not out with us ending at 200-8.
The only reason we got close is because Jadeja played a blinder.
Fair enough.
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I got shat on for making the PSG comparisons but I think this is a good moment for me to point that out.
India - welcome to what it feels like being a Pakistan fan.
I don’t think he batted well. If he wanted to play the anchor which I assume he was doing, he should have rotated the strike moreand kept the scoreboard to ticking. This would have relieved the pressure.
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I bow down to your superior grammar.
Nah Steve Smith is the Messi.
The difference is you lot had tempered expectations to begin with. Ours was dashed from a higher ledge. Man it hurts.
On a different note, I loved backing India in this world cup. It felt so nice after following United the last season.
Why blame Pant? Ffs look at the absolute state of the shots played by the players who are much more experienced.
Exactly, his slow trash innings cost us in the end.
One Indian who’ll be happy is Sanjay Manjraker. He must have breathed a huge sigh of relief Jadeja didn’t turn out to be the match winner
He needed to be promoted up the order over Pandya and Kartik.
FixedNah Steve Smith is the Maradona.
I’ll allow it.
It was a stupid shot. Absolutely unnecessary at that point and he was very well settled. Had he stuck around, Jadeja and him could have brought this home.
But anyhow, small margins and all that.
No chance
Stevw Smith is the Mutu.Nah Steve Smith is the Messi.
Dhoni batted perfectly for how a 4/5 should have batted , for some strange reason he came to bat at 7. India winning this world cup would have been bad from a management and team building point of view. Shastri & Kohli did a terrible job for the last few years and individual brilliance was overshadowing that
Great result, well done New Zealand.
India were always too reliant on their big two batsmen this tournament, no one else really did anything and it was really exposed today.
India were always too reliant on their big two batsmen this tournament, no one else really did anything and it was really exposed today.
I see some post knockout blues kicking in
Relax. The point is no one knows who deserves what until matches are played.
I thought pant played beautifully till he got out. cnut threw it away
Well...Pakistan fan in the late 90's, early 00's would be more accurate.
Brilliant player but a cheat.
imo they don't deserve to be, in your opinion they do. What if actually played all the games? What a NOVEL idea?
Maybe not in ODIs, but I seem to recall that other form of the game...