*Official* Match 17# India vs Bangladesh - The Pune Clash

[Anil]

Well done India!

 

[Sunil1z]

My point is we should win every match convincingly to show our dominance.

We are neither Aus of 2003/07 nor WI of 75/79 . We should be happy as long as we win the Trophy

 

[Anil]

I would bet my kidneys on Rohit succeeding here.

Both of them?

 

[Adorable Asshole]

We are neither Aus of 2003/07 nor WI of 75/79 . We should be happy as long as we win the Trophy

A trophy ain't enough. Even England has a trophy despite never winning the final. It's about sending a message that a new era has began.

 

[honestbharani]

Explain why Shami who has been one of the best ODI bowlers in the world his entire career, cannot get in the side?

Like Australia not picking Starc or Afghanistan Rashid.

People say this often but LO cricket are very role specific. Shami is an excellent new ball bowler but so is Siraj and so is Bumrah. Now the choice is we can only have two of those. Of course, Shami is a better bowler than Shardul overall but sometimes these role specific things matter. If you are expecting the same avg and SR Shami when bowling first change, its not gonna happen. Then it becomes a question of whether the first change Shami is still a better overall package and value compared to Shardul.

I realize all of this is not straightforward because Shardul has been extremely disappointing in ODIs overall and it seems to be his weakest format, coz it neutralizes his strengths (unpredictability, shorter spells with both bat and ball can help as he can have better impact) and exposes his weaknesses but in theory, choosing the #8 to be a more regular change seamer and can-bat type is understandable AFAIC.

 

[centurymaker]

We dominated 2019 WC and topped the table in league stage .
What was the end result?
We got humiliated in SF . Group stage results don’t matter

Just what I wanted to say. Group Stage superiority means jack all after a certain point.

 

[honestbharani]

Most manufactured 100 I have seen since Sachin's 100th. But we didn't lose this one and honestly, it only took like an over more. So its fine.

 

[ma1978]

Scoring the 6 at the end probably offset the one extra over in terms of NRR anyway

 

[silentstriker]

A trophy ain't enough. Even England has a trophy despite never winning the final. It's about sending a message that a new era has began.

But a new era hasn’t begun…..


India are an excellent team but there is not an indication that they are beginning of the WI or Aus level dominance.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

But a new era hasn’t begun…..


India are an excellent team but there is not an indication that they are beginning of the WI or Aus level dominance.

Yeah Indian dominance will be even greater and longer.

 

[Jarquis]

Finally, Ramesh Powar's biggest fan comes into the attack.

@BoyBrumby plays for Bangladesh?

 

[silentstriker]

@Burgey what would AB do if a player refused singles so he could get to a century at the expense of the NRR?

 

[Prince EWS]

Scoring the 6 at the end probably offset the one extra over in terms of NRR anyway

Yeah what Kohli did improved the NRR a lot more than taking two singles.

 

[Burgey]

@Burgey what would AB do if a player refused singles so he could get to a century at the expense of the NRR?

If you’re referring to TOTAB, he would rightly beat him to death with a stump. If you’re talking about de Villiers, well he played with kallis so would be used to thar degree of selfishness.

 

[silentstriker]

Yeah Indian dominance will be even greater and longer.

Haha. May I ask how old you are? I ask it not as an insult but as appreciation. We need people, not like me, on this forums that are not scarred by the 90s, and always expecting mediocrity.

it’s good that the next generation expect greatness. Unfortunately, it’s too late for me.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha. May I ask how old you are? I ask it not as an insult but as appreciation. We need people, not like me, on this forums that are not scarred by the 90s, and always expecting mediocrity.

Bring back the wheel.

 

[silentstriker]

Bring back the wheel.

Need the Test series to get started again and I’ll bring it on at the earliest opportunity.
Right now, who would I put on it?

bumrah? Jadeja?

Doesn’t have the same bite as Ashish Nehra

 

[silentstriker]

Yeah what Kohli did improved the NRR a lot more than taking two singles.

Now if he would do it when NOT going for a century, I’d have a lot of time for that.

And also that would be quite the disrespect to KL Rahul. And I’m here for that drama.

But we all know he wouldn’t be refusing that single if he was on 37*, and that’s just my point.

I don’t want to belabor it because it’s a very minor thing in the grand scheme of things and it honestly doesn’t matter but it bothered me a little bit on principle.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

If India don't win this tourney it will be like Pegasus losing to Yugi despite having his own special cards and being able to literally read Yugi's mind.

 

[silentstriker]

I don’t know what you said but I’m pretty sure that I wish you didn’t.