- I told this before. I am telling now. Go watch domestic matches. You will know his patience.
- He scored 3 centuries in tests with SR of 45-55 and his SR currently is 55. This is not patience ?
- Sehwag scored aggresively.
- And harsh that you are judging him only by last couple of matches and not his entire career! Anybody can have bad a match or two !
1. I know his patience, and I also know the way he constructed his last 4 innings, which could have been a lot better.
2. Patience is something which one shouldn't be having once in a while. One must have it every time he plays.
3. Sehwag played aggressively and what eventually happened? He was dropped for 2 and half years before he announced his retirement. He never made a come back.
4. He is a youngster, and was roped into the team because there weren't other options and he was doing well. When he is in the pattern of the same old opener, no point in continuing with him, unless he proves that he has enough patience to wait for things. We're discussing about Tests, not T20s. Agreed, its being harsh by seeing his performances in the 4 innings. But what bothers me is the way he started and ended the innings in all 4 occasions are the same. Try to score only boundaries and get out.
Scoring and getting runs is important. It's not how you get it, it's whether you get it or no. And he is getting runs ! Again I take the reference of players like Sehwag, Baz.
Brendon McCullum is one off player who could consistently slog. His home conditions are different, and its perfectly alright for him to choose slog over class. You can clear the boundaries with easy in New Zealand. That isn't the case in India- and exactly the reason why Sehwag (or for that mater even Shikar Dhawan) was not allowed to continue.
Dude. See these two sentences 'Gambhir is back in form' . 'Rahul was always in form'. Why should Rahul sit ? Why should he make way for GG when Rahul is already playing well?
Did Rahul lose form ? NO
Is Rahul scoring ? YES
A is a senior player, and tries to play aggressive cricket and fails- A is dropped.
B replaces A, follows same trend, eventually fails.
C replaces B, and is trying to follow same trend. What will you do? Will you compare him with Z, who is on a different page altogether and say "Its fine for him to play because A and Z were allowed to" or try to get C on right path?
Your team requirement is very clear- no aggressive approach unless it is necessary or you are consistent in doing it. When you are clearly failing with aggressive approach and still continue to do it, whats the point of doing it all over? To rppe in D?
Then, why the #### should he sit for so called Gambhir's new form ? And by the way, GG played well only in last 3 FC matches. Not whole freaking season. Look at past 3 years in Ranji trophy. Compare Rahul's stats vs GG's stats. Then talk to me about their form. Until you check this, I am not replying to you anymore.
A player should replace another player only when the player loses form. Has Rahul lost form ? NO. Then, he should not sit out . As simple as that !
You cannot compare KLs performance with GGs performance. If you talk about performance, I doubt if Rahul even attracted KSCA selectors when GG was awarded ICC Player of the Year. And I expect you not to reply as I'm reluctant to compare their stats.
Choking? When did we choke? Choking means throwing away the game when you are in a winning position. We were never in a winning position against Australia.
I'm talking about the tournament overall, not the particular game. With 100% win record, we were strong enough to win against Australia, but we miserably failed. Batting was our strength and lack of big match players was clearly seen.
Buddy, how can you not expect a response like that when you post "You mean three months experience is enough for players to get acclimatized to the situation? I don't think so." I mean just read that sentence couple more time times and you might realize how naive it sounds.
Exactly, when you are unable to spell a silly English word properly, which probably a 3rd grade kid does correctly, how do I expect you to talk sense?
As I told again, we are here to discuss and mature discussions happen only when you respect the other opinions no matter how silly they sound.
May be you are right- 3 months is more than enough, but
I don't think so. I'm free to express my opinions and you are expected to respect it, not tell how ridiculous it is. Of course it is up to you, if you tell how ridiculous my opinions are, I'm forced to tell how ridiculous your "Experiance" is.
PS: No matter who replies to this topic, as of now, this is my opinion and it will
not change: KL Rahul is not yet completely ready for test cricket, and Gautam Gambhir must be back in the team. We, as a team, need experienced players keeping worse case scenarios in mind.
currently, this is my take on this topic, I end my discussion here.
