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PC Cricket Leagues Legend
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
This Indian team seem to be lacking the temperament to bat for long hours. Can someone find out how many double hundreds have our batsmen hit after say 2015 as compared to other top teams such as Australia, England and New Zealand?
Also, for some reason they always seem to be in a hurry despite having all the time in the world resulting in a wicket like Rohit (yesterday) and Kohli (today). Heck even Pujara was bad in this match but he remains the only better player of spin in the overall context of the game moving forward.
We need someone with a fresh approach. Something that I thought Shreyas Iyer brought into the game.
At the start of the game, I thought it was ridiculous to play Shardul ahead of Ashwin but to be fair he has done a decent job as an all-rounder. India definitely needs to produce more pace bowling allrounders and by that I mean the genuine ones who can contribute in both aspects. If only Shardul can get more exposure on such pitches and Chahar can maintain his glass back from breaking down again, there is a good chance for them to emulate the ability of Hardik who isn't keen to play the longest format. Don't see any other pace bowling allrounders in the ranks in my sight.
Maybe BCCI keeping the ego aside and approaching ECB for county stints for our players would do a world of good. I know Pujara failed but then Rahane wasn't bad (he too had a county stints) and from the past record, it has always helped our players and the players like Zaheer, Ishant, Kumble or even Dinesh Mongia is a testament of it.
Also, for some reason they always seem to be in a hurry despite having all the time in the world resulting in a wicket like Rohit (yesterday) and Kohli (today). Heck even Pujara was bad in this match but he remains the only better player of spin in the overall context of the game moving forward.
We need someone with a fresh approach. Something that I thought Shreyas Iyer brought into the game.
At the start of the game, I thought it was ridiculous to play Shardul ahead of Ashwin but to be fair he has done a decent job as an all-rounder. India definitely needs to produce more pace bowling allrounders and by that I mean the genuine ones who can contribute in both aspects. If only Shardul can get more exposure on such pitches and Chahar can maintain his glass back from breaking down again, there is a good chance for them to emulate the ability of Hardik who isn't keen to play the longest format. Don't see any other pace bowling allrounders in the ranks in my sight.
Maybe BCCI keeping the ego aside and approaching ECB for county stints for our players would do a world of good. I know Pujara failed but then Rahane wasn't bad (he too had a county stints) and from the past record, it has always helped our players and the players like Zaheer, Ishant, Kumble or even Dinesh Mongia is a testament of it.
