Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[Sherlock Holmes]

Reminds me of Yuvraj

That is what I was thinking about.

So better than the fake cricketer Shivam Dubey

 

[wasteyouryouth]

That is what I was thinking about.

So better than the fake cricketer Shivam Dubey

You just confirmed Shivam Dube's place in the World Cup squad.

 

[icyman]

You just confirmed Shivam Dube's place in the World Cup squad.

The way our ex- Test vice captain is going, I wouldn't be surprised if he makes a stunning comeback for the WTC and the World Cup. Perhaps, even fill in the leadership hole in the longest format for a year or 2...

 

[LiveLoveABD]

That is what I was thinking about.

So better than the fake cricketer Shivam Dubey

I think batting position and the left handedness is similar. However, Yuvraj's big match/tournament temperament is rare so I will wait to see it to believe it. On a batsmanship level I think Tilak has a more closed base compared to the open one of Yuvraj. He should be a better off side player than Yuvi but that cow corner area we will seldom find someone who could access that part of the ground as well as Yuvraj. He also had very quick feet so his transfer of weight while batting went unnoticed. The thing is, Yuvraj's make up in terms of build allowed him access to almost all hitting zones because of his long levers but yeah.. without question I would love to see TV get a run at 4 after the 23 WC.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Fun fact about SKY here he started his career in Mumbai domestic circuit as an opener was touted as a potential replacement for Sehwag because of his explosive game back in 2011.

 

[icyman]

The IPL needs a format change. It just seems like too much cricket at the moment. The format could have 2 groups of 5 each playing games on a home-away basis. They could then get into a Super 6 format with the Top 3 and then onto the finals. Might make for more interesting viewing and more high pressure games then.

 

[asprin]

I cannot for the life of me understand why Abdul Samad is persisted with. He has been given innumerable chances and he hasn't set the stage of fire so far. I'm glad questions over his inclusion is gaining traction.

 

[Till Valhalla]

I cannot for the life of me understand why Abdul Samad is persisted with. He has been given innumerable chances and he hasn't set the stage of fire so far. I'm glad questions over his inclusion is gaining traction.

He should have won yesterday's game. Any other batter with this kuch experience in IPL would have atleast came close.

 

[Bevab]

I cannot for the life of me understand why Abdul Samad is persisted with. He has been given innumerable chances and he hasn't set the stage of fire so far. I'm glad questions over his inclusion is gaining traction.

Sunk cost fallacy due to his retention.

 

[pillowprocter]

Not Yash Dhull losing 5 bats on the way from Bengaluru to Delhi... my man can't catch a break.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Sawai Mann Singh is one of the iconic stadiums in Indian cricket history.

That Dhoni 183 is one of the moments for sure.

That 362 - 1 chase by India vs Australia in 2013.

Good to see some cricket back with Rajasthan Royals in it.

 

[CooldiPargi]

There have been 27 First Over Maidens since 2014 IPL, KL Rahul has played 11 of them.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

There have been 27 First Over Maidens since 2014 IPL, KL Rahul has played 11 of them.

Showing his consistency

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Showing his consistency

He has played two back to back good knocks. It is fashionable on this forum and Pakistani social media to just keep blabbering about strike rates. It was even more embarrassing to hear KP imploring KL to get out on commentary. It just shows everyone's general perception of this format now where every game should be a 200 v 200 game. Flat tracks, short boundaries and due to boot.

The most captivating cricket games are those that allow a contest and I think the 160-180 games allow that. It's frankly quite shameless if this forum becomes another Star broadcast or a Cricbuzz panel.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

He has played two back to back good knocks. It is fashionable on this forum and Pakistani social media to just keep blabbering about strike rates. It was even more embarrassing to hear KP imploring KL to get out on commentary. It just shows everyone's general perception of this format now where every game should be a 200 v 200 game. Flat tracks, short boundaries and due to boot.

The most captivating cricket games are those that allow a contest and I think the 160-180 games allow that. It's frankly quite shameless if this forum becomes another Star broadcast or a Cricbuzz panel.

Either you are delusion and or a big a KL fanboi which you are most likely.

The trolls and criticism for KL is here and elsewhere for very long period of time and the reason being he is intent or his ultra defensive mindset of taking the game too long till the end putting the pressure on other batters hence affecting scoring.

KL Rahul is a bloke who's got all the shot in the book and on his day can look up the best in the world when on full display he scored a 14 ball half century in the IPL and had a some decent blazing knock over the years.

KL Rahul PP strike rates in the IPL

2019: 120.8 (Avg 46.4)
2020: 124.6 (Avg 152)
2021: 115.1 (Avg 64.8)
2022: 103.6 (Avg 33.8)
2023: 109.2 (Avg 95).

That Strike rate is acceptable if he is able to bat throughout the innings like he did in 2020 where he ended up batting till late and scoring big which isn't an ideal formula in the shortest version of the game where you have designated batters in the middle overs specifically meant for power hitting.

His style of batting of batting is ideal for a team where there isn't much power hitting options available in the lower order so he can look to build and play an innings throughout the 20 overs which he has done quite successful over the years especially with the Punjab franchise winning orange caps.

Whe you have power hitters like Pooran, Stoinis to come out also having the likes of Badoni and Pandya in the mix batting with a sedate strike rate and throwing up the wicket later is just a waste.

That Chinnaswamy match was another such case, Yes Siraj was bowling bonkers in power play but the bloke played 20 deliveries for just 18 runs and got out at the 11th over with rpo being 14 an over. (Thanks to some hitting by Pooran
otherwise the game was all but over.)

The best T20 teams in the World (England for example) has players who go right from ball one and have players in the ranks to slog the hell out in the middle overs.

The low slow wickets like yesterday or LSG are ideally suited for his style of batting but the T20 world is going to put out that 180-200 kind of pitches 8 times out of 10 no matter what and his style of play or mindset is definitely not a way for achieving big innings consistently.

Heck that mindset even costed India atleast few icc events and exactly why Pakistanis all across the web are criticising Babar and Rizwan.