Cricketing clangers.

[Bahnz]

Was very skeptical of KW back when people were hyping him up as a high school sensation. Even when he started piling on the runs in FC cricket, I think I predicted that he'd end up averaging about 38 in tests.

 

[honestbharani]

Sachin's 200 in ODIs was the ultimate high I experienced as a cricket fan (above 2011 WC win and our Gabba win), thought of that record to stay permanent like Lara's 400.

Sehwag and Rohit his successors in more ways than one.

Guptill got in there too, didn't he?

 

[Teja.]

Suresh Raina 10k test runs @ 50.

 

[Burgey]

I genuinely can't recall getting any calls/ predictions wrong since I've been posting here. I'm sure there's something - I may not have predicted Leicester city winning the Prem at the start of that season, but really, that aside as far as I remember I've pretty much got everyone else right.

 

[the big bambino]

Greg Matthews predicted Ed Cowan would score 5000 test runs. Not sure if that was a stinker though. I mean congrats to Matthews for predicting a guy that's so trash playing any tests at all.

 

[Burgey]

Suresh Raina 10k test runs @ 50.

Dravid got this wrong too. Said he would be the next big thing. Someone had the quote sigged here back when Raina was relevant to anything other than his immediate family.

 

[Kirkut]

Sehwag and Rohit his successors in more ways than one.

Guptill got in there too, didn't he?

Guptill, Gayle and Fakhar Zaman as well.

 

[Teja.]

Dravid got this wrong too. Said he would be the next big thing. Someone had the quote sigged here back when Raina was relevant to anything other than his immediate family.

He had incredible temperament and shot selection very early on in LOs iirc. Shame his technical issues were just too much for tests.

 

[Burgey]

Was very skeptical of KW back when people were hyping him up as a high school sensation. Even when he started piling on the runs in FC cricket, I think I predicted that he'd end up averaging about 38 in tests.

he still may tbf

 

[srbhkshk]

On the other side, how good was Martin Crowe's prediction of the fab 4, even the worst among them still averages 47.

 

[the big bambino]

That thread listing the worst test players of all time has a few beauts.

 

[Daemon]

I honestly think if we did not have the England series coming right up and the WTC context, Bumrah and Ash may well have played through injury in the last test. And we might not have won because of that. Its amazing how it worked out.

Yes the injuries were quite timely as they provided us with fresh legs

 

[Kirkut]

I honestly think if we did not have the England series coming right up and the WTC context, Bumrah and Ash may well have played through injury in the last test. And we might not have won because of that. Its amazing how it worked out.

I think a 50% fit Bumrah might have out-bowled both Thakur and Natarajan. But can never expect both Ashwin and Bumrah to bat like Sundar and Thakur. With Ashwin and Bumrah, draw was the best result.

Talking about Bumrah, I saw him as an IPL bowler only with that funny action and maybe deserving enough to play international T20s, forget becoming our premier fast bowler in tests along with Shami.

 

[Bahnz]

he still may tbf

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Given that he's probably only going to play about 35 tests in the remainder of his career, he'd need to probably have a brain transplant with Chris Martin for that to happen. Even if he only averaged 12 over his next 60 odd innings he'd still be averaging 40+

 

[the big bambino]

Re Kirkut about Bumrah. Good call. Its not only the funny action but the funny name I guess. He wasn't taken all that seriously until a series in SA iirc.

 

[honestbharani]

I think a 50% fit Bumrah might have out-bowled both Thakur and Natarajan. But can never expect both Ashwin and Bumrah to bat like Sundar and Thakur. With Ashwin and Bumrah, draw was the best result.

Talking about Bumrah, I saw him as an IPL bowler only with that funny action and maybe deserving enough to play international T20s, forget becoming our premier fast bowler in tests along with Shami.

Posted in fb back after the 2015 IPL final that both Bumrah and Pandya should debut for India soon and in all formats.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Can't really recall making any really wrong calls over the years tbh. Always get a giggle when others do though.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

On the other side, how good was Martin Crowe's prediction of the fab 4, even the worst among them still averages 47.

48.8 after the double ton in SL

 

[Senile Sentry]

I thought of Tendulkar and Sehwag retiring from cricket completely after the 2007 World Cup. Both hit their batting peaks surprisingly after that.

I always had faith in Sachin to have a sort of a last hurrah, but his second peak in 2009-2010 was something never anticipated.

 

[srbhkshk]

I always had faith in Sachin to have a sort of a last hurrah, but his second peak in 2009-2010 was something never anticipated.

Tell me, I thought he was gonna have another one in 14-15 but the **** decided to retire.