I see the road very tough for DK in Indian team, as we’ve a plethora of players ahead of him. Venkatesh and SKY are likely the designated finishers and Pant is also one, while I expect Hardik to get back in that mix after this IPL (seeing his bowling return). With the likes of Jadeja, Deepak, Shardul there and also Washington Sundar, I can’t see how DK can get in.
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What RR felt last night, RCB facing that issue many many years... Team dependent fully on top order, if pitch is good for bowlers, than they have to hold them back and try to score in death overs... And in bowling, even they get early wickets, few bad overs and match is lost... Last 2 wins of RCB where top order failed, but middle and low order players made sure they reach the target is rare thing in RCB history... Even I can't remember when that last happened...
I dont know how you say that DK has had chances. If you give him isolated chances like Manish Pandey and Karun Nair, IMO, they don't really count in my opinion. Had DK been given a proper run, proper batting positions, fair enough. If you have the guy play one match and sit out for the next 7-8, its not classified as him getting chances.
The persistence that the management showed with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Jadeja -ofcourse those were too long a rope, but DK deserved a good run and he didnt get it.
As to @Gaurav_7 point- the real contribution would have come had he been played in more games. As a finisher, he would be responsible for scoring quick runs and he did that- esp in a team with Dhoni and the top order eating up most of the deliveries.
It definitely is tough for DK to break in, but with no one has ,in the recent past/ IPL scored as quickly as DK. As you mentioned, with Pant and Kishan almost certain, the management might not want to take a chance with selecting 4 keepers again. The only way for him is if SKY/ any keeper gets injured.
Disagree with the analysis. RR does have power hitters at the top. However, they also have Hetmyer and Samson in the middle with Riyan Parag to follow.
In comparisons with RCB, RR has a much better bowling attack than RCB ever had. RCB, had big names always, but they never delivered. RR's current attack is quite well balanced and has the ability to challenge any side. With the 2 spinners being backed up by Prasidh, Saini and Boult, I think they are placed far better. The DK and Shahbaz blitzkrieg actually took RR by surprise ,more than anything else.
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Something different about RCB setup this year.
The team might not look like the OLD RCB filled with superstars of top heavy batting order but the stepping of players Shahbaz, Akash Deep with the ball in the last game is something which has never happened with them before.
And Talking about DK , the man has been playing since 2004 never had the consistent run up until 2018 but was given a fair bit of opportunities after that in all three formats till the 2019 WC and he failed.
His role as finisher is spot on in the RCB setup & in all three matches he did finished matches perfectly well for them.
The team might not look like the OLD RCB filled with superstars of top heavy batting order but the stepping of players Shahbaz, Akash Deep with the ball in the last game is something which has never happened with them before.
And Talking about DK , the man has been playing since 2004 never had the consistent run up until 2018 but was given a fair bit of opportunities after that in all three formats till the 2019 WC and he failed.
His role as finisher is spot on in the RCB setup & in all three matches he did finished matches perfectly well for them.
What about best spinner bhuvneshwar
Bevab
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Been saying this since 2018. DK being dropped to avoid uncomfortable questions over Dhoni's spot and on the back of his ODI performances from T20Is was a joke.
I also did state that DK 2.0 was unfortunate in that India did never utilize him properly. The few times he did shine in Indian colours was when they accidentally unleashed him in his best element at the death.
My lineup back then had DK in at six or even seven with Hardik and Jadeja playing ahead of him. This was of course back when you could rely on Jaddu and Hardik bowling 8 overs between themselves which hasn't been the case for quite sometime. With SKY and Venky's emergence I don't see an easy path for him back especially in the twilight of his career.
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Can we sound a little less naive? I mean it's just a couple of games that too did not go badly for us.Already?
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