England tour of India (5 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20s)

[mugiwara]

Can't understand this fantasy about Dhawan. Why does he get selected frequently ? He is woefully out of form and there are tons of openers performing well in domestic.

 

[PhatBoy]

Can't understand this fantasy about Dhawan. Why does he get selected frequently ? He is woefully out of form and there are tons of openers performing well in domestic.

I reckon it's probably his average of 44 and strike rate of 90 but that's just a stab in the dark

 

[whats_at_stake]

Can't understand this fantasy about Dhawan. Why does he get selected frequently ? He is woefully out of form and there are tons of openers performing well in domestic.

Tends to lift for the big tournaments. Man of the tournament when India won the icc champions trophy in 2013 and did really well in the world cup last year.

Still with rohit to come back post injury will need to bat well for his place.

 

[mugiwara]

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Look at Dhawan's last good performance. You have to search through lot of matches to get one.

And now Rahul is gone. Again pressure is on Kohli to perform.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Very very poor start by India but the poms' bowling has been excellent

 

[mugiwara]

The problem with us is we don't utilize the PP. Every team has one. Roy, Warner, Guptill, deKock. Our players take time in the name of "settling down" and get dismissed early by wasting useful deliveries.

 

[PhatBoy]

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Look at Dhawan's last good performance. You have to search through lot of matches to get one.

And now Rahul is gone. Again pressure is on Kohli to perform.

Good point.

If we are talking in general we have to go right back to his previous match, where he got 60-odd in a warm up against the team he played today.

Or if we are talking matches for India, it has been a 2 game famine since he hit 80-odd against the West Indies.

 

[eddiesmith]

Did an Indian batsman just walk? Don't think the umpire was going to give him out...

 

[DT_fanatic]

Apparently India has lost the first ODI of the year for the last 6-7 years or something like that. Looks like that trend might continue.

 

[DT_fanatic]

Did an Indian batsman just walk? Don't think the umpire was going to give him out...

I can see why batsmen walking might seem a foreign concept to you

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Barring a Kohli miracle, this game is over. Time to switch to Premier League.

 

[mugiwara]

Good point.

If we are talking in general we have to go right back to his previous match, where he got 60-odd in a warm up against the team he played today.

Or if we are talking matches for India, it has been a 2 game famine since he hit 80-odd against the West Indies.

And in between that 80 and warm ups match, he hasn't scored. He played well in one of the Asia cup matches, but that's it. He has become very inconsistent. Whenever he bats, he never plays a solid innings. Even in the warmups, his innings was shaky.
And the reason why I am telling we have to replace him is there are other players who are playing well in domestic cricket. Instead of giving chance again and again, we can groom other players who actually can perform well. Hell, Rahane is sitting out. Yes, Rahan'e stats are bad, but he actually has talent to become good.

And same goes with Yuvraj. His prime time is over and it's time to get Manish Pandey in.

MSD is dismissed. And that's the end of this match.

 

[G Mus]

Wow this outfield

 

[mugiwara]

50 for Kohli. How long can he continue ?

 

[philreich]

50 for Kohli. How long can he continue ?

Until he gets out, you can't say for certain that it's game over. Incredible player.

 

[mugiwara]

Until he gets out, you can't say for certain that it's game over. Incredible player.

If the target was 250-275, sure. There would be some chance. But it's 350 ! And this is the last batting pair.

 

[philreich]

If the target was 250-275, sure. There would be some chance. But it's 350 ! And this is the last batting pair.

You may well be right. But I still say never say never.

 

[G Mus]

Get the feeling we're on the cusp of a special innings

 

[DT_fanatic]

Good to see Jadhav playing well - we need to move on from the likes of Yuvraj and Raina.

 

[mugiwara]

Amazing 50 from Jadhav. He needs to go on. He looks tired though.

 

[philreich]

Partnership now 124 off 95 balls. We could be in for a grandstand finish, folks.

 

[Kakkle]

This is incredible batting by these two. Barely taken a risk in their innings to date. They should win this comfortably now.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Just checked the score. Who is Jadhav? His strike rate is very good and looks like he has a nice range of shots. Kohli being Kohli again

 

[Kakkle]

Just checked the score. Who is Jadhav? His strike rate is very good and looks like he has a nice range of shots. Kohli being Kohli again

No idea. My first time watching him. He compliments Kohli very well though, both players seem to know where every fielder is at any given time.

 

[mugiwara]

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Jadhav is batsmen/part time bowler/ part time keeper. This is his home ground. Whenever he and Rayudu got chances, they have played well. That six off last ball was the best shot in this inings.