Think this is a reflection that selection is still largely done on the basis of out of date metrics.
I cannot get over KL Rahul saying he feels strike-rates are 'very, very overrated', small wonder KXIP are plumb last and are finding new ways to lose games of T20 cricket.
Could we generously say he was arguing for situational strike rates which take into account the different stages of the game?
It's is abu Dhabi not sharjah but yes it is going to be a fun game.
I think 3 is potentially more natural for him. You want the top 2 going hard in the first 4Shit idea
I think it suits him better, mind. Needs balls to feel himself into a game.
I will give Jaiswal some more chance. Heard he is generally a free flowing batsmen. Butler jaiswal smith samson stokes would be my preferred setup.
It was a stupid idea today! He’s barely out of quarantine and has probably had just first and only net since August. Should have allowed him to come in after 10th over.Shit idea
I think it suits him better, mind. Needs balls to feel himself into a game.
damn- I read it as Sharjah and for extra excited!
I would get it if Stokes was bang in form and Rajashtan did not have any other options but off of a 2 month lay-off I don't think it works. He's best in that middle order solving the messes the top order gets them into to. He thrives on match situation.
why did they drop Pant and Hetmyer today?
Pant injured so needed a keeper so brought in carey and hence dropped hetmyer.
Ah! Makes sense but that has a dramatic impact on their batting power
Yes but still this is a stupid innings by dhawan.
Dhawan best days are long gone. This is him at his very best - and he certainly doesn't have any faster gear.
They should drop him. I've always been curious to see what Pant can do opening, because they've already got decent lower order hitting in Hetmyer and Stoinis.
I'm not sure if it is the selectors though tbh. Kohli has unprecedented influence on the team (going as far as appointing the coach), so I think a lot of it is his doing/choice.
Kohli has lost 7 semifinals/finals in a row.
Kiss of death
They'll still win.Kiss of death
This approach was born under Dhoni's captaincy after Sehwag and Sachin called it quits. Dhawan and Rohit becoming as good as they did have definitely turned it into a philosophy. In the prior era, Sehwag almost always went hard early on. Even during Sachin and Ganguly years, at least one of them used to try to go hard from beginning.
Yeah, they are all Blackberry boys trying to stay relevant in a TikTok world.
That is not necessarily linked to not having an aggressive batting line up. After all we lost to NZ in the semi due to so called conservative batsmen collapsing in swinging conditions. Dhawan was in incredible form in WC before he got injured and Rohit hit a zillion centuries. Issue in ODIs has clearly been not being able to solve the middle order problem which includes refusal to bin Dhoni two years ago. For T20s I agree that aping ODI team is not going to lead to success.
They also got beaten by England on a complete patta. That team needed a 280-320 par pitch to win and was in trouble if the par score was higher or lower. That to me stinks of par scores in the early 2010s.
Only an inform Kohli does what he did yesterday with the effortless risk less appreciation.
If you are playing full 20 overs and staying till the end then you need to atleast score 80 plus. He never accelerated and at the rnd scored 15 runs less and cost Delhi the game
Agree with the Dhobi part. The problem also is that India never gave their MO a chance to do anything of note. The way the top order bats, number 4-5 come in the last 10 and are asked to smash it away (which in current ODIs with the way fielding restrictions are, is the hardest point of the innings to speed up).
Predictable Indian fan, binning off Kohli, the best batsman of his generation by some distance taking all 3 formats into account. You can make the same point while not bringing Kohli into the conversation, hardly helps your argument. The problem is that Indians are risk-averse by definition, so you are hardly going to find many good examples of players and coaches who will promote high-risk cricket, which is needed to beat the likes of England and WI in T20 matches.
Would Samson get into the Indian team? I've been waiting for him to reach his potential for years now.
These are true statements but I don't think Delhi had much choice today with Pant being injured. Rahane has no business playing in T20 cricket at any level, he should instead focus on other formats where his talents are allowed to be maximized.
