Windies Tour of India| Sept 29th to November 11th, 2018 - Page 2

simon · #26 October 4, 2018, 04:48 PM

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Tbf Indians are god-like batsmen at home

Only Koheli is real.
To some extent Dhawan,Rohit, Pujara in their respective formats.

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NoName · #27 October 4, 2018, 06:29 PM

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Only Koheli is real.
To some extent Dhawan,Rohit, Pujara in their respective formats.

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Thats why I added 'at home' lol

Rifat_02 · #28 October 4, 2018, 10:58 PM

The indian media is going crazy with this kid prithvi Shaw claiming he is the next Sachin Tendulkar, so much hype doesn't work out well in cricket

Tausif · #29 October 4, 2018, 11:15 PM

^He was touted as the next Sachin Tendulkar from very long ago, his U-16, U-19 days. Similar stature as Tendulkar, both hailing from Mumbai and playing for Mumbai in the domestics. Kid has shown potential from a very young age and now he has transitioned that into the international scene. He will go far.

Rifat_02 · #30 October 4, 2018, 11:21 PM

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^He was touted as the next Sachin Tendulkar from very long ago, his U-16, U-19 days. Similar stature as Tendulkar, both hailing from Mumbai and playing for Mumbai in the domestics. Kid has shown potential from a very young age and now he has transitioned that into the international scene. He will go far.

Many players get hyped up from a young age to be the second coming of a legend but it doesn't always work out that way. Mohammad Amir was claimed to be more talented than Wasim Akram by Imran Khan himself but he is now struggling to get into the Pakistan team and probably will not ever have the success Wasim Akram has had. Same thing also happened to Irfan Pathan, when he came on some people were comparing him to Wasim because of the swing he got and then he faded away.

Tausif · #31 October 4, 2018, 11:33 PM

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Many players get hyped up from a young age to be the second coming of a legend but it doesn't always work out that way. Mohammad Amir was claimed to be more talented than Wasim Akram by Imran Khan himself but he is now struggling to get into the Pakistan team and probably will not ever have the success Wasim Akram has had. Same thing also happened to Irfan Pathan, when he came on some people were comparing him to Wasim because of the swing he got and then he faded away.

Well no **** lol, that's common knowledge. Sometimes players exceed it and sometimes they don't. Kohli was compared to Dravid at one point in his career and he has way exceeded him since then. Shaw has had the Sachin 2.0 tag on his shoulder since the past 4-5 years and media has been driving that narrative for a while. And those who followed him know that comparison has never fazed him and does not seem like it will slow him down with the way he has been growing as the years go by.

Roey Haque · #32 October 5, 2018, 03:24 AM

But have y'all seen him bat though? He seems the real deal. He wants to middle every ball, no fear. Ponting and Peterson both have said that this is the correct way to approach aggressive batting.

aklemalp · #33 October 5, 2018, 12:42 PM

India in India is a different beast.

Surprised to see 94/6

Roey Haque · #34 October 5, 2018, 03:25 PM

Was Jadeja's run out gimmick disrespectful?

aklemalp · #35 October 5, 2018, 03:44 PM

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Was Jadeja's run out gimmick disrespectful?

I haven't seen any of footage of that. What did he do?

Roey Haque · #36 October 5, 2018, 10:52 PM

^ Miscommunication by WI. Both batsmen on the the other side. Instead of throwing the ball to the bowler's end to Ashwin for a simple run out, Jadeja jogs towards the stumps with the ball in his hand, he slows down at the very last minute just 3 or 4 feet from the stumps, almost inviting Shimron to make a dash, which he does,at full sprint. Then at the very last second, he throws the ball on top of the bails,getting him out.

Would have looked very silly if he missed.

al Furqaan · #37 October 5, 2018, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rifat_02
The indian media is going crazy with this kid prithvi Shaw claiming he is the next Sachin Tendulkar, so much hype doesn't work out well in cricket

Prithvi is legit tho. I haven't' yet watched him bat in this Test. But having seen some of his highlights...kid has unreal talent. Looks just like SRT when batting too. I think he could very well be to Tendulkar what Kobe was to Jordan.

NoName · #38 October 6, 2018, 12:02 AM

Looking at Shaw, its like a mixture of Lara, Sehwag and Tendulkar

Where does India find these guys

ToBeFair · #39 October 6, 2018, 04:27 AM

What is the point of test series?

I do not know if such one sided show result from visiting team's ineptitude or lack of interest in playing test matches.

I feel it is the latter.

Time to stop test cricket altogether.

aklemalp · #40 October 6, 2018, 07:35 AM

Well that was comprehensive.

India- bossing the game.

iDumb · #41 October 6, 2018, 08:00 AM

and Bangladesh do not get a tour. Ridiculous.

aklemalp · #42 October 6, 2018, 08:37 AM

Ridiculous indeed. Bangladesh only played a solitary test match. Mushy had a great game with the bat

dolcevita · #43 October 6, 2018, 08:52 AM

I don't understand the rationale of BCCI, how hosting WI or Sri Lanka today could be more profitable or competitive than Bangladesh.

Currently the biggest rivalry in Asian cricket is between BD and India, nolens volens.

aklemalp · #44 October 6, 2018, 09:05 AM

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I don't understand the rationale of BCCI, how hosting WI or Sri Lanka today could be more profitable or competitive than Bangladesh.

Currently the biggest rivalry in Asian cricket is between BD and India, nolens volens.

The rivalry is off the cricket field right?

Because India keeps on winning against Bangladesh all the time.

Except for BD women, who won the Asia Cup by beating India in the final.

dolcevita · #45 October 6, 2018, 09:27 AM

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The rivalry is off the cricket field right?

Because India keeps on winning against Bangladesh all the time.

Except for BD women, who won the Asia Cup by beating India in the final.

India is a far better team than BD, but my point was that recent games between both teams produced more drama than match between India and WI or Sri Lanka (last 5 years).

Tausif · #46 October 6, 2018, 09:37 AM

In these conditions, Bangladesh vs India would easily be more competitive than India vs WI.

zura · #47 October 6, 2018, 09:42 AM

West Indies suffered the same thing we did in West Indies. A different ball that favours a lot to the different type of bowler the team isn't familiar with. The SG is a very spin friendly ball and thus Indian spinners do extremely well at home.

aklemalp · #48 October 6, 2018, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Tausif
In these conditions, Bangladesh vs India would easily be more competitive than India vs WI.

Agreed...

aklemalp · #49 October 6, 2018, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by dolcevita
India is a far better team than BD, but my point was that recent games between both teams produced more drama than match between India and WI or Sri Lanka (last 5 years).

Oh I got it now.

The proverbial 'so close, yet so far' paradox.

maihu_don · #50 October 6, 2018, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dolcevita

Currently the biggest rivalry in Asian cricket is between BD and India, nolens volens.

Hmmmm.....Says who