India's Upcoming Batsman - How do you rate them?

[Daemon]

it's only 1 in the morning here, I can't stay away that long

Downward spiral. Go to bed ****.

 

[Maximas]

I can't sleep knowing Australia are 8/270 on a road

 

[Shri]

I would have died of sleep exhaustion when we toured oz if I were you.

 

[Cevno]

So how's the rating like right now ?

All seem pretty close.

 

[ned]

So how's the rating like right now ?

All seem pretty close.

All do not seem pretty close in fact only 2 players have a chance of winning poll.

 

[honestbharani]

So how's the rating like right now ?

All seem pretty close.

lol @ your sarcasm being lost here... BTW, does anyone else here still think Mukund can make a good international batsman?

 

[Pratters]

Pujara 7
Kohli 7
Rohit Sharma 3
Raina 2
Vijay 6
Rahane 5
Mukund 4
Rahul 5
Rayudu 5

 

[cnerd123]

Pujara 7
Kohli 7
Rohit Sharma 3
Raina 2
Vijay 6
Rahane 5
Mukund 4
Rahul 5
Rayudu 5

Rahane is defo more than a 5. Should be higher than Vijay, Rayudu and Rahul.

I reckon Kohli will be the most memorable of the three, although Pujara will be more consistent and possibly have a better record. Rahane slightly behind them both. The rest a notch below (Althought Rahul has potential)

 

[Pratters]

Rahane has played very few tests right now with a bit of success but not a lot, which is okay for some one starting off. The thing is, I don't like how he plays strokes on balls which are way wide of the off stump. This is a deficiency which is bound to be exploited by people and puts him a notch below Kohli and Pujara atm. Maybe, as he improves, I will put him up higher. This is how it stands for me atm.

 

[cnerd123]

Surely he's better than Rayudu tho?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Shouldn't even be a discussion imo. Rayudu not fit to lace his boots atm.

 

[Pratters]

Yeah because obviously Rahane has achieved a lot at this stage.

 

[OverratedSanity]

He has, tbh. Centuries on his first tour to England and NZ, one of them a match winning effort on a greentop, and an awesome 96 in SA. Nothing to sniff at.

 

[Pratters]

There is a reason he averages below 40 though. Rahane flatters to deceive more often than not. Till he improves his tendency to hit balls way outside off stump, he will remain average at this level.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Jesus, he's played 11 Tests.

 

[OverratedSanity]

He's barely played 10 tests. Talking about a promising youngster's average shouldnt be allowed until he's played atleast 25 tests. He's scored virtually all his runs against the 4 best attacks in world cricket right now. That's a sign of enormous potential, not a number as misleading as an average at such an early stage. Rohit averages 44 ffs.

Rahane is lose outside off sometimes, I agree, That hasn't stopped him from scoring runs against the best anyway, so hardly something to worry about right now. If anthing, I think his play against spin is slightly suspect right now, and is more of a concern than his streakiness outside off stump.

 

[Spark]

Rahane's technique is superb IMO. His temperament is what needs work, he seems to get really skittish at times. Not just outside off, but compulsive hooking as well and his shot selection early on against Lyon in the 1st innings was really weird.

 

[Pratters]

Jesus, he's played 11 Tests.

No one is writing him off. Do not think he is that much above Rahul or Rayudu though atm.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rahane's technique is superb IMO. His temperament is what needs work, he seems to get really skittish at times. Not just outside off, but compulsive hooking as well and his shot selection early on against Lyon in the 1st innings was really weird.

Yeah, agree. Couple of his dismissals against Moeen were pretty annoying too. He feels a lot like Laxman the way he's gone about his runs so far. Some soft dismissals, plays the pull a lot, and often plays loose shots but regularly produces awesome knocks.

 

[indiaholic]

No one is writing him off. Do not think he is that much above Rahul or Rayudu though atm.

No idea about Rahul as I haven't seen him play but ****ing Rayudu?