2023 ICC Cricket World Cup (October/November) - India

[harishankar]

I wouldn't call it desperate, but changing what has worked so well is an odd move.

Yes, but with few runs to defend, Rohit had to gamble.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

It absolutely was a desperate move based on the belief of “Shami’s in form and Siraj is not, so let’s do it”.

Could see a case for it if they were defending 160. I guess it worked but you'd want Shami in a spell now, not the player who is not in the best form.

 

[icyman]

This is where that weird innings from Rahul and Virat will come to haunt us. Head has been brilliant and the pace is fast too, unlike out batsmen

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Need a wicket or two now. If they keep going for 5-7 overs more its game over. There is no scorecard pressure today.

 

[Fenil]

Them switching Shami and Siraj around was not the best of moves at all…

It was a good ploy though. The goof up in the slips and too many extras in the first 3-4 overs didn't help the cause.

 

[Bevab]

It was a good ploy though. The goof up in the slips and too many extras in the first 3-4 overs didn't help the cause.

I don’t think it was because all of those extras from Shami were a direct result of him bowling for the first time with a new ball in a while as @CerealKiller pointed out. The slip-up in the slips was off Bumrah.

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This is where that weird innings from Rahul and Virat will come to haunt us. Head has been brilliant and the pace is fast too, unlike out batsmen

Head didn’t walk in when his side was at 80-3, are you genuinely trolling at this point? The natural comparison would be Labu and he’s been way worse than Rahul. Head’s current SR is also much worse than Kohli’s at the same stage.

 

[blockerdave]

This idea of people playing bad or weird innings cuz they have an SR <100 is so bloody dumb.

This is obviously not an easy pitch to bat on, vs 2 high quality attacks.

 

[Pinch hitter]

Slowly World Cup going out of our Hand... Need couple of quick wickets...

 

[harishankar]

pitch is looking easier now?

 

[Bevab]

This idea of people playing bad or weird innings cuz they have an SR <100 is so bloody dumb.

This is obviously not an easy pitch to bat on, vs 2 high quality attacks.

This is painfully obvious to anyone watching the game.

To make matters even worse, neither Aussie batter here have actually been more proactive compared to the accused selfish blokes.

 

[Till Valhalla]

It absolutely was a desperate move based on the belief of “Shami’s in form and Siraj is not, so let’s do it”.

Even if they did that shouldn't have given him that many overs.

 

[Fenil]

I don’t think it was because all of those extras from Shami were a direct result of him bowling for the first time with a new ball in a while as @CerealKiller pointed out. The slip-up in the slips was off Bumrah.

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Head didn’t walk in when his side was at 80-3, are you genuinely trolling at this point? The natural comparison would be Labu and he’s been way worse than Rahul. Head’s current SR is also much worse than Kohli’s at the same stage.

Yes yes, I know the slip up was off Bumrah. Just saying that THAT too didn't do good as 0-1 would have put Australia under pressure.

 

[Bevab]

Even if they did that shouldn't have given him that many overs.

Yeah I wouldn’t have minded an over to Shami or even two but Siraj should have bowled in the powerplay. He looks like a sitting duck now.

 

[harishankar]

Travis Head is doing it here.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Current boundary count:

India 13 Australia 10