28th Match - India v Afghanistan

[slippy888]

Why did India bat first after winning toss

 

[slippy888]

Evening gents

 

[ankitj]

With Dhawan replaced by Rahul both openers are slow starters.

A mate of mine points out we start slower these days than we did 10 years ago. That's true. We had Tendulkar and Sehwag opening back in the day.

 

[slippy888]

Why dont india just stop mucking about and put Pant in at number 4 and not the hack vijay shanker

 

[ankitj]

Why dont india just stop mucking about and put Pant in at number 4 and not the hack vijay shanker

Picking batsman for bowling ability.

 

[h_hurricane]

AFG has good quality in bowling. Should go on to become an asian giant once they become better in batting.

 

[harsh.ag]

Why

 

[h_hurricane]

Shocker from Rahul. Needs to stop playing these kind of nothing shots if he plans to settle in the Indian ODI team.

 

[Burner]

Rahul really has a strike rotation problem..

 

[Member Berry]

i like rahul but he is such a moron

 

[Member Berry]

i don't know what happened to the guy built up as the "new dravid" but it's like he has no clue how to build an innings any more.

 

[slippy888]

Shanker more likely to score 25 runs off 40 balls than do anything useful.

 

[weldone]

Why dont india just stop mucking about and put Pant in at number 4 and not the hack vijay shanker

Apparently he's our 3D player.

 

[harsh.ag]

i don't know what happened to the guy built up as the "new dravid" but it's like he has no clue how to build an innings any more.

That's Pujara you're thinking of.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rahul is so crap

 

[harsh.ag]

Pant is a bit of a hack too at this stage. Let's not all forget that suddenly.

 

[OverratedSanity]

OK but what does that have to do with Rahul being crap.

 

[h_hurricane]

Apparently he's our 3D player.

I suppose that is something which stands for dour,dross and dud.

 

[slippy888]

Pant has score 2 test match hundreds against 2 world class bowling attacks, how is he a hack.

 

[Member Berry]

That's Pujara you're thinking of.

I'm always thinking of Pujara tbh but no, pretty sure before KL's debut in the test team there was talk of him being a similar sort of technically correct cricketer who liked to play long innings.