England's tour of India (Nov '16/Feb '17)

[zwarrior]

nope.

Lot of misfieldings in ODI seies too. And just now in this match.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Lot of misfieldings in ODI seies too. And just now in this match.

It can happen at the end of the day they are humans not machines.

 

[Akshay.]

Has anyone else observed that Kohli's fielding standards dropped since last series ? Since the time he took over captaincy.

And Bumrah has also bowled very poorly since Kohli became the captain

 

[zwarrior]

It can happen at the end of the day they are humans not machines.

I didn't say it shouldn't happen. I just said what I observed. Chill ![DOUBLEPOST=1485435582][/DOUBLEPOST]This is how one should play in PP. I hope Pant gets a chance in next two matches.

 

[Targaryen]

The current commentary is quite pathetic. They call the bad ball when it is hit for boundary but when same ball is bowled and if batsman defend it then they call it a great ball.

Completely disgusting....

 

[Bigby Wolf]

[[/DOUBLEPOST]This is how one should play in PP. I hope Pant gets a chance in next two matches.[/QUOTE]

Yeah once upon a time we used to have Virender Sehwag to do that and now crap like Dhawan.

 

[zwarrior]

Bhuvi shouldn't be dropped in LO. For me, he is the second best after Shami.

 

[Targaryen]

We still have hitman Rohit Sharma whom we are dearly missing ATM. He would've smashed everything.

Yeah once upon a time we used to have Virender Sehwag to do that and now crap like Dhawan.

 

[zwarrior]

Another misfield by Kohli. When the runs in scoreboard is less, it should not happen. But glad it happened as Chahal got another wicket.

 

[Targaryen]

Virat's fielding has been poor since his captaincy takeover.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

We still have hitman Rohit Sharma whom we are dearly missing ATM. He would've smashed everything.

Nothing when compared to Sehwag ,Rohit bats according to the conditions and at times can have a very slow start unlike Sehwag who irrespective of conditions can take the attack to the oppostion.

 

[SaiSrini]

How do you expect Manish Pandey to come at no 6 and hit 6 sixes for you. ?
He is a top order batsman, who normally bats at no 3/4.
He never got chance. Whenever he got, he was treated like a finisher, but he is not.
And I am sure in the next match they will drop him by saying that he didn't performed well.

Rare, but a post where I completely agree with you! Pandey has been unlucky.

 

[Targaryen]

Nothing when compared to Sehwag ,Rohit bats according to the conditions and at times can have a very slow start unlike Sehwag who irrespective of conditions can take the attack to the oppostion.

India don't have players like Sehwag as he is the last one with such skill in recent past. Other countries do have such players. Australia - David Warner, South Africa- Hashim Amla, England - Jason Roy, New Zealand - Martin Guptill, West Indies - Darren Bravo, Bangladesh - Tamim Iqbal, Pakistan - Mohammad Hafeez etc...

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Exactly. And he got the cricketer of the year award and he was boasting about it all over the press. In my opinion, he's a self blowing trumpet and a one trick pony. Should be kept far away from limited overs cricket at least. He can't bat aggressively, is a lethargic fielder and a very very poor LOI bowler. Once a quality batsman gets after him, he has no temperament and skill to counter. You should see the way Maxwell caught him pants down a few IPL's before. He still had the nerve to challenge him in the press openly and made a fool out of himself.

There is one more thing here. India are playing a jaded and outdated brand of cricket. You see the number of dibble doubly cricketers in that XI? It's ridiculous!

1) Yuvraj - Is he the batsman he was? His value as a left arm spinner is undermined if Jadeja plays. His fielding has certainly deteriorated over the years.
2) Pandya - Bowling seems to have improved. Can give 6-7 overs I feel, but can you bank on 10 on him? I doubt. He's very inexperienced as a finisher as well. Could do with Raina at 6.
3) Jadhav - I don't think he's an off spinner and it's shameful to put him in the same bracket as Raina. I feel Raina has to be part of this side.
4) Jadeja- Asset in the field, 20-30 runs with the bat but I don't think he can be a 'match winner' with the ball.

My point is, India doesn't have match winning bowlers. They have fillers as bowlers and often hope the opposition gifts them a wicket to break open. I also for the life of me can't get why you would play Umesh ahead of Bhuvi. Bhuvi is a wicket taker up front and by far the better death bowler.

India's side should be-

Rahul
Rohit
Kohli
Dhoni
Yuvraj/Pandey
Raina
Pandya/Jadeja
Kuldeep Yadav
B Kumar
Shami
Bumrah

Kuldeep Yadav is young and a wicket taker. I feel limited overs is more about wrist spinners than finger spinners. Would love to see Chahal in the squad than the cricketer of the year or that Mishra.

India are again falling into the trap of playing outdated cricket with players way past their prime like they did in limited overs with the former 'big 3/4.'

Wrist spinners are gold in limited overs.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

India don't have players like Sehwag as he is the last one with such skill in recent past. Other countries do have such players. Australia - David Warner, South Africa- Hashim Amla, England - Jason Roy, New Zealand - Martin Guptill, West Indies - Darren Bravo, Bangladesh - Tamim Iqbal, Pakistan - Mohammad Hafeez etc...

Mayank Agarwal falls in the above category but haven't heard of him since the Pink ball Deodhar Trophy Tournament last August.
Also didn't do well in the last years ipl too.
Not sure about Rishab Pant.

Pakistan - Mohammed Hafeez are you kidding? It should be Sharjeel Khan