Placing our bets on "Test Cricket's Young Fab Four"

[stephen]

But yes, back injuries are potentially career ending for batters, more than any other injury.

Phil Jaques is another very good batsman who basically had his career ended early by a back injury. So sad too because if not for Langer/Hayden he could have had a fine career.

 

[Daemon]

Not to mention that he was personally deeply affected by the Phil Hughes tragedy after which I think he never really regained the hunger for cricket that he had before.

Didn't he ton up in the very next test?

 

[harsh.ag]

Debate - By this time in 2019, ChePu will have overtaken at least one of Root or Kohli.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Needs to improve overseas. But if he can bash Steyn and Philander like he did in SA, don't see why he can't score runs in Australia and England.

 

[Spark]

I love the bloke, but his away record is roughly comparable to Warner's right now. Way too early to be making predictions about overtaking Root or Kohli.

 

[harsh.ag]

Way too early to be making predictions about overtaking Root or Kohli.

Yeah but I think that has kinda been the whole point of this thread. The only reason I didn't use QdK instead of ChePu is that he bats at 7 and that will seriously hamper his claims.

 

[Daemon]

Debate - By this time in 2019, ChePu will have overtaken at least one of Root or Kohli.

Nope. I'll be very happy if he averages 40 overseas in places that matter.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nope. I'll be very happy if he averages 40 overseas in places that matter.

I'd be happy if he did as well as Sanga too

 

[vcs]

Pujara can do well in swinging conditions like England, I think (though he didn't last time). As long as the track is slow-ish and gives him time to play it late. He would struggle to cope on quick, bouncy wickets.

 

[ImpatientLime]

with the exception of lords he looked all at sea in england last time round.

it will take a massive improvement for him to get results next time. although anderson and broad may have gone by the time india next rock up.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Was fine at Trentbridge and Lord's was a nightmare on the first day. Think he can do it. People with worse techniques have scored runs in those conditions. Just needs some grit, which he has.

 

[cnerd123]

Yea ChePu was just in a poor run of form and in and out of team around the same time as all those overseas tours

I back him to succeed next time around. Same for Ashwin. They just need to stay fit.

 

[Howe_zat]

bringing in someone else into the fab 4 as a prediction is hipster bull**** at this point

 

[OverratedSanity]

bringing in someone else into the fab 4 as a prediction is hipster bull**** at this point

Sums up harsh tbh.

 

[cnerd123]

I think ChePu is going to arguably be the more valuable Test batsman than Kohli when all is said and done. Like Dravid vs Sachin.

 

[OverratedSanity]

If you're arguing Dravid was more valuable than Tendulkar then stahp. That's hipster bull**** too.

 

[ImpatientLime]

I think ChePu is going to arguably be the more valuable Test batsman than Kohli when all is said and done. Like Dravid vs Sachin.

top quality meme posting

 

[cnerd123]

its true tho

 

[OverratedSanity]

Love Rahul but no

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I don't disagree with your point, but Clarke isn't a great example.

His long-standing back problems getting worse played a massive part in his retirement/drop in form.

Well, injuries etc can happen to anyone. Really just saying that players peak at different times for different reasons, even if 28-32 is the most common peak period, some players at basically done by their early 30s and others don't decline until much later.