2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup - India (UAE/Oman)

[icyman]

Which one apart from Champions Trophy 2017?

2006 U-19 World Cup Final.

They defended 109, thanks to the wild banana swingers of Anwar Ali. India had the likes of Pujara, Rohit and Jadeja in the team then.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Rizwan to lead his domestic team to victory.

Already happened few months ago

I had the same feeling when Sarfaraz lifted the ICC CT.

Not saying it since they beat India. I have been following him since South Africa tour earlier this year. Most of his decisions under pressure situation seems to be spot on! Plus he looks very calm unlike Sarfaraz who loses his cool early. I felt Sarfaraz was a good Captain at best but not better than that.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Jadeja in the team then.

As far as I know Jadeja did not play that time

But yes I remember Pakistan beat Pujara's India U19 side in the 2006 Final.

But even Unmukt Chand and Markarm won U19 WCs but they are no where as good as they looked in their U19 campaigns. Markarm has a lot of potential but not often does it translate into performance. Unmukt Chand never really developed himself enough for senior Indian team.

 

[icyman]

Jadeja played that game. He was the deputy to some fellow. Jadeja also served as a deputy to Kohli in 2008.

 

[asprin]

Oh boy! I had a feeling it would be Pakistan's day but this is something else. A 10-wicket win is unheard of in Ind-Pak matches.

India did recover well to be fair. From 30-3 to 150 is commendable, and I thought it would be just enough but credit due where due. Excellent batting display that from the openers.

I'm also glad this marks the end of the mauka mauka crap. It was getting on my nerves and was no longer fun.

One ray of hope I have is that this Indian team has had a history of coming back strongly after a disappointing outing. So I'll be clinging onto that.

Team selection - From memory, Ashwin hasn't had a very good T20 record, so I'm not entirely sure if he should play. If it comes down to only 1 spot, I would go with Chahal instead of Ashwin. But Shardul is a must in my opinion. He seems to possess the golden arm that more often than not picks up crucial wickets at any given stage of the match.

Bhuvi is past his prime. He is being picked purely on reputation. It's very unfortunate because he was exceptional during his prime days. But the sooner Kohli and Co. realize that the better.

I will still stick with Pandya (bowling or not). When he gets going, there's not many in the world who could match him.

 

[Going North]

Everyone knew the dew factor would be in. India should have better acclimatized themselves as they had a month long IPL there. Either we are too tired or we simply couldn't acclimatize.

Bombay base/lobby- Tired of hearing this word.

Would you drop Rohit? Yes, he didn't do well. And I agree that the rest screwed up too. In essence, the selection was horrible from the beginning- SKY and Hardik have been out of form and shouldnt have been taken to the main event.



Would it have made a difference? In my opinion, NO! KLR would still have played a selfish knock. Highly unlikely that he was going to thrash a 30 ball 100 propelling India to 251 instead. In all fairness, Pakistan outplayed us. A total of 220 too, wasn't safe here.

In Middle east Regardless of venue batting First is never easy, Form is very important in Twenty 20, hope india not lose vs NZ otherwise i can only see NZ vs Pak semi

 

[DAP]

As an Indian fan, I was so heartbroken. Avoided Twitter as much as possible, so couldn't read wild reactions. I think the end of the match when Virat Kohli congratulated Babar and Rizwan, won my heart.

It was amazing. I agree with waste (@wasteyouryouth), Pak could've beaten any team yesterday with that performance.

Also, agree with @asprin, those mauka mauka ads were rubbish. Plus, this Indian team will come back strong. As for Pak winning, felt like India winning at the Gabba, streaks like these come to an end some day. MSD said it as much after winning against Pak in 2016 T20 WC.

 

[Going North]

Oh boy! I had a feeling it would be Pakistan's day but this is something else. A 10-wicket win is unheard of in Ind-Pak matches.

India did recover well to be fair. From 30-3 to 150 is commendable, and I thought it would be just enough but credit due where due. Excellent batting display that from the openers.

I'm also glad this marks the end of the mauka mauka crap. It was getting on my nerves and was no longer fun.

One ray of hope I have is that this Indian team has had a history of coming back strongly after a disappointing outing. So I'll be clinging onto that.

Team selection - From memory, Ashwin hasn't had a very good T20 record, so I'm not entirely sure if he should play. If it comes down to only 1 spot, I would go with Chahal instead of Ashwin. But Shardul is a must in my opinion. He seems to possess the golden arm that more often than not picks up crucial wickets at any given stage of the match.

Bhuvi is past his prime. He is being picked purely on reputation. It's very unfortunate because he was exceptional during his prime days. But the sooner Kohli and Co. realize that the better.

I will still stick with Pandya (bowling or not). When he gets going, there's not many in the world who could match him.

India not Good at t20 cricket, they all know this Fact. Only Indian Media makes it big news. I am Afraid we will be also beaten by NZ if bats first
Our last tour there we lost t20I series. Even WT20 in Middle East, NZ have more Adventage vs Dhawan (551 in IPL)less india.

 

[DAP]

India not Good at t20 cricket, they all know this Fact. Only Indian Media makes it big news. I am Afraid we will be also beaten by NZ if bats first
Our last tour there we lost t20I series. Even WT20 in Middle East, NZ have more Adventage vs Dhawan (551 in IPL)less india.

India won all 5 (2 super overs) t20i matches the last time they toured NZ (2020). You're mixing up with the 2019 Tour.

 

[Going North]

Scotland vs Afghanistan only game on Monday Oct 25.

Afghanistani spinners might have Edge vs Dutch as venue is sharjah >> track Favour Spinner, i guess M. Nabi win it 6th time vs Scotland in t20 format

 

[Deleted member 185125]

Snippet from Cricket 22 press conference

 

[icyman]

I think the end of the match when Virat Kohli congratulated Babar and Rizwan, won my heart.

I think a great deal is being made out of this. Twitter is literally gaga over these scenes. To be honest, what else do you expect? Babar and his team mates arent likely to gang up and beat MSD and Kohli to a pulp, no matter the rivalry between the 2 countries.

Commentators like Bhogle, with their amazing levels of stupidity keep calling this out. Its uncalled for. This happens after every game of cricket nowadays. Shikhar Dhawan provided his 2-bits to the Lankans. Really dunno what to make of statements like- won my heart/ melted me,blah blah!

Hope people grow out of this!

 

[icyman]

India won all 5 (2 super overs) t20i matches the last time they toured NZ (2020). You're mixing up with the 2019 Tour.

The format is fickle and is more prone to upsets than any other. A couple of good overs for either side, is all it takes to assert domination. Based on India's mental state, NZ will be tough to beat.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

<3

 

[Velocity]

I agree with most of the points raised by @LiveLoveABD ,expect the Kohli bit. In my opinion, Kohli played a pretty selfish knock. Yes, wickets were falling on the other end, at regular intervals- however, the Indian captain seemed intent upon batting it out. There was the MSD-esque tendency to bat deep and attack at the very end. A tactic, that India has regularly failed at. Knowing full well that there weren't many hitters to follow, Kohli ought to have accelerated throughout the innings.

Another pointer for me was the elevation of Ravindra Jadeja- Jaddu came in, in over #13. Did little to increase the run flow. An out of form Hardik should have been sent up the order and given a free license to swing at everything. Well, so much for strategizing from my arm-chair. Unless India gets it acts right vs NZ, am afraid we are staring at an early exit here.

By contrast, the other group will have more close contests and the top 2 from that, wont probably be decided until the very end.

Is any knock that isn't scored above a strike rate of 140 automatically a selfish knock for you?

I beg to differ. Had Kohli gone hard earlier, there's far more of a chance of him getting out and India would've made 110-120. They had a long tail yesterday, there's no batting depth after Jadeja. The fact that there was a score to defend was purely due to Kohli and Pant. Honestly, he played a responsible knock amidst the wickets falling all around him and he did accelerate towards the end too.

And Hardik too is horribly out of form, doubt it would've made a difference had he come in earlier. Jaddu is the more in form man, it made sense for him to try and get a couple boundaries which didn't happen, but that's the game.