34th Match - West Indies v India

[vcs]

Well, the middle order that we all suspected to be a bit **** does indeed turn out to be just that. Disappointing.

 

[slippy888]

You got talented players like Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Shaw and you select a mediocre player like Shanker

 

[slippy888]

Kholi needs a massive 100 here

 

[ankitj]

Come on Dhoni. Bat like old times please.

 

[slippy888]

India must have the worst tail batsman in world cricket with Kuldeep coming in at 8

 

[vcs]

And there's precious little batting to come after these two as well (Shami must be the worst No. 8 in the tournament). Might as well reassess and settle for 250 or so, and take it from there if we have wickets in hand in the last 5. For once, Dhoni's approach might be the right one here.

 

[trundler]

Now isn't the time for Dhoni to rediscover his former self

 

[slippy888]

Now isn't the time for Dhoni to rediscover his former self

Better off if Dhoni just plays himself in for 30 balls it can do no damage

 

[harsh.ag]

All this goes back to Rayudu being dropped from the LO leg of India's 2018 England tour for failing the Yo-Yo test.

Yes, it's all Yo-Yo's fault.

 

[slippy888]

Are batting is gonna get wrecked in a pressure of a semi final or final situation, if we dont play with more thought.

 

[Burgey]

Roach has been excellent too. Great bowling

 

[Burgey]

Think there’s more in this deck than appears. Kohli is mistimed more balls tho dog than he did all Australian summer, and quite. Few have been popped up as well by the other batsmen. Suggests it’s a bit two paced.

 

[shifty_eyes]

All this goes back to Rayudu being dropped from the LO leg of India's 2018 England tour for failing the Yo-Yo test.

Yes, it's all Yo-Yo's fault.

Yo-Yoing isn't easy.

 

[vcs]

There's got to be a couple of youngish guys beasting it in List A cricket, right? I don't follow it, but Jadhav/Shankar/Karthik/Rayudu is an awful set of options to have ended up with for the World Cup.

 

[morgieb]

Man this tourney has really exploded into life over the last week. Another really interesting game, it seems.

It's gone from a fairly **** World Cup to a potentially outstanding one. Thank you Sri Lanka!

 

[trundler]

Rayudu was balls

 

[shifty_eyes]

I blame cheater Aussies. They deliberately injured Dhawan.

 

[trundler]

What's the point of IPL if India can't find a #4? SYK Yadav is decent from what I've seen.

 

[slippy888]

He a big occasion player for sure and underrated is Yadav

 

[vcs]

What's the point of IPL if India can't find a #4? SYK Yadav is decent from what I've seen.

I don't know why Shreyas Iyer was never persisted with by the team management. He didn't do too badly in the limited opportunities he got, and he'd have been a long-term option as well.