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This bloke can smile for now...will be a very different story when he and his fellow "rockstars" face up to MJ at the end of this year :)

But a reasonable innings against the no.8 team in the world today, yep
 
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cars112 said:
This bloke can smile for now...will be a very different story when he and his fellow "rockstars" face up to MJ at the end of this year :)

But a reasonable innings against the no.8 team in the world today, yep
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Bey-cars bro please spare us.

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Top top knock today!

He started his innings with a beautiful drive down the ground and then a couple of back foot punches for four. The back foot drives were absolute brilliance! I'm honestly surprised some Indian posters here dislike this guy, then again they like Nohit and probably feel rahane is a threat to push him out of the team.
 
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Potentially yes , better than any indian bat too
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My god this is serious delusion Kohli the ODI batsman will be greater than any Pak have produced but in Tests that statement is way over the top he's had one good tour of SA but those pitches were nothing like what batsman in the 90s and early 2000s played on let's see how good he is after the tours of England and Australia

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Adil_94 said:
My god this is serious delusion Kohli the ODI batsman will be greater than any Pak have produced but in Tests that statement is way over the top he's had one good tour of SA but those pitches were nothing like what batsman in the 90s and early 2000s played on let's see how good he is after the tours of England and Australia

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We did have zaheer abbas who is massively underrated by non Pakistanis


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We did have zaheer abbas who is massively underrated by non Pakistanis


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In ODIS Kohli the batsman will overtake most batsman it will be between him and Tendulkar for the greatest ODI batsman ever

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Adil_94 said:
In ODIS Kohli the batsman will overtake most batsman it will be between him and Tendulkar for the greatest ODI batsman ever

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Yeah but like both behind the great :viv


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Yeah but like both behind the great :viv


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I've never seen the great man play I know he was an ATG in Tests but surely Tendulkar is the greatest ODI bat

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Mobashir said:
Actually we won the ODI series in SA not like you guys.
We had one Hafeez, you had 11 of them.
Shehzad, Maqsood and Misbah were good in ODI'S, better than indians.

But I am not comparing Pakistanis ajd Indians so don't know why you guys are bringing pakistan in?

If I was an indian I would he thinking about Kohli's test game... Can he scores runs against Boult or Southee? Or he has to wait for loose bowlers like Neesham and Anderson (odi bowlers that he love), or Sodhi in the last match?
He failed against England at home, ok no swann but still will he be of any use in England and Australia as these teams don't hace many loose bowlers in their XI???
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lol :))), Mah boy Mobashir with another one of his DPOTW....


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leatherface58 said:
Delusional posting at it's finest. :))) We beat the Saffers 2-1 with players like Franklin and Nathan McCullum. But when Pakistanis fail overseas, it's okay for fanboys like you to fall back on the tough pitch excuse. On the other hand, when players you dislike succeed overseas, it's due to easy pitches and bowling. Jeez the insecurity levels in you lot is insane.. :amin
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Oh its typical, I was having a similar argument with Bilal on here yesterday, apparently the wickets India got in SA were flat because India scored runs, in reality all the test wickets which the 3 teams Pak, SA & now Aus got were the same, 2 teams performed better with the bat because they have better batsmen while Pakistan does not have capable test batsmen. Pak fans (not all) but some sour grapes :p need to just accept the fact their test batting is not upto standards in places like SA, and its not the wickets being flat or bouncy the reason why other teams are performing better than their side........ A dose of reality they need every now and then and I am sure as happy to give it to them :kohli
 
Rahane is starting to show struggles vs the short ball...
Adil_94 said:
I've never seen the great man play I know he was an ATG in Tests but surely Tendulkar is the greatest ODI bat

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sorry for the late reply lol...well he has a 90 strike rate @47 average in the 80s :O...this man was the perfect ODI Batsman. Its down to opinion when its Sach vs Viv in ODIs- for me its personally Viv(in tests too)
 
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Haz95 said:
Rahane is starting to show struggles vs the short ball...

sorry for the late reply lol...well he has a 90 strike rate @47 average in the 80s :O...this man was the perfect ODI Batsman. Its down to opinion when its Sach vs Viv in ODIs- for me its personally Viv(in tests too)
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I think this is one off.
 
Rahane is a big talent, I'd put him in the same bracket as Kohli and Pujara as far as raw potential goes but its purely up to him to live up to his hype. Needs to deliver more across all formats. Think his batting position and role in the team is still uncertain.
 
cricketjoshila said:
I think this is one off.
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it could be, I rate Rahane- a good batsman and is definitely in Kohli and Pujaras bracket. However time will tell if this is an obvious weakness. But since you're an Indian, is Rahane a middle order bat or an opener? I'm confused lol the man has like 30 different roles
 
Dhoni for his hack of a technique actually plays the short ball well. He struggles with swinging deliveries. Rahane played the short ball well in NZ and SA.
 
Haz95 said:
it could be, I rate Rahane- a good batsman and is definitely in Kohli and Pujaras bracket. However time will tell if this is an obvious weakness. But since you're an Indian, is Rahane a middle order bat or an opener? I'm confused lol the man has like 30 different roles
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He is middle order but has opened for Mumbai also.Since he is from Mumbai i doubt he would struggle againist the short ball.Mumbai batsmen are almost always good againist the short stuff.
 
Rahane is a terrific talent is up there with Kohli and Pujara as Indias best Test prospects
 
Underrated. Just couldn't get going after catching starts but it's a long series ahead.
 
Exceptional knock yesterday with little support at the other end. Has a test hundred now in England and South Africa against Steyn/Anderson/Philander/Broad. Nice for an upcoming Indian batsman.
 
He was kept away from team India, The fact is he is not Dhoni's blue eyed boy. He is technically more correct than Pujara and Kohli and looks more pleasing on the eye. He had no backing whatsoever except some rare praises from Dravid and Warney.
 
This has been a damn good effort so far. Rahane on the attack!
 
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gone, but a quality effort to lift the spirits. well done man! :14:
 
cars112 said:
This bloke can smile for now...will be a very different story when he and his fellow "rockstars" face up to MJ at the end of this year :)

But a reasonable innings against the no.8 team in the world today, yep
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Hello, sir
 
Showing his class again. Need a hundred from him at least.
 
Epic effort today at MCG.


Gonna remember that forever. What a knock! :14:
 
Rahane backs himself to go for the 4s. I like that about him.
 
Brilliant batsman. I rate him above Kohli which is saying something because I rate Kohli very very highly
 
The best thing about Rahane is not the runs but the manner in which he gets those runs. He is damn elegant. Sheer artistry..
 
Lovely article by Jarrod Kimber...

The eyes. Wide. Round. Bright. Focused. They stare at the bowler. They stare at the ball. If eyes are the gateway to the soul, then Ajinkya Rahane's soul is desperate to play the next ball well.

They stared like that when he first played international cricket. India had just completed their 0-4 tour of England in 2011. By the end of that trip, they were picking chubby bowlers from Miami's South Beach. There was much posturing of, "Wait till we get England at home," but it did little to change the fact they had been hung, drawn and pantsed by England for an entire summer.

That the summer had started with India as the No.1 Test team just made it all the more brutal. Their older batsman - Rahul Dravid aside - had not performed. Their bowlers had fallen down, or barely stood up. And their captain played most of his epic innings in monotone press conferences.

The limited-overs series started in the bowling-friendly part of the summer, in the bowling-friendly north. This unknown kid with fierce eyes played in the only T20. He opened. He made 61. Off 39 balls.

The next game was an ODI at Chester Le Street. It was cloudier than a parody of London. The kid with the eyes was opening with Parthiv Patel. The ball was swinging and seaming. Rahane was swinging and seeing.

There were pulls, clips, straight drives, lofted balls over cover and a smack over mid-on. Rahane looked calm, confident and like every bit the sort of player Indian cricket should be going mad for in the present circumstances. He should have been the poster boy for the next generation. A domestic run-scoring machine who can conquer the moving ball in the north, beyond the wall, while playing his shots. It was the sort of score that would have sent Australian fans into Uzmania or Quincitement.

Instead India kept Rahan in his most important role, Test benchwarmer. It was as if they hadn't seen his first-class average, and just saw him as another hitter from the IPL. They certainly didn't see him.

Rahane was there, he was always there. His stats weren't countered in runs, but in how many times he was out on the field giving a water bottle to a more in-favour team-mate. Even before those England innings in blue clothes he was in a squad. Rahane was in many squads. Seven. While eight players made debuts before he did.

When he finally played a Test, he was at home, playing the fourth and un-deciding match against a broken Australia. He made 7 and 1. The second dismissal was to Glenn Maxwell. To this day, Rahane averages 4 at home.

Virat Kohli has made four hundreds in Australia, but away he averages nine less than he does at home. M Vijay averages 17 less. Cheteshwar Pujara 46 less. Dhawan 51 less. And Rohit Sharma a monumental 267 less. Some are small sample sizes. Sometimes they mean nothing. But while Test cricket seems to be getting tougher to conquer away from home, Rahane does that.

Rahane's average away from home is 48. That incudes four tours: Dale Steyn's South Africa, Trent Boult's New Zealand, James Anderson's England, and Ryan Harris' Australia. His top scores in these countries are 96, 118, 103 and 147.

The 103 at Lord's this year gave India one of their greatest ever wins. Ishant Sharma did the glory stuff, but Rahane did the gutsy stuff. India were 145 for 7. At one stage they lost four wickets in 12 minutes. Gambhir the fighter. Pujara the future. Vijay the spine. Kohli the megastar. Rahane the benchwarmer. Unflinching. Uncompromised. Unflustered. His eyes watch carefully, his bats pushes calmly. He falls over. He gets hit. He plays and misses. He fights and scratches. He gets India to 295.

India win by fewer than 103 runs.

R Ashwin suggested India would make 650 in this Test. Rahane would probably never make a comment like that. When he walked in, that total was more than 500 short. He scores in boundaries. And delicate threes. Drives, dabs and pulls. Lyon drops a sitter. Rahane keeps scoring. He flies past megastar Kohli. It's not a race, but he does beat Kohli to his hundred.

Rahane keeps going. Hazlewood hits him. He hits Hazlewood hard. Johnson tries a full over of short stuff. Rahane beefs him with a pull slog then cashes in on the attempted yorker before smashing another pull shot. It's only two excitable back-to-back sweeps that eventually get him.

The eyes. Wide. Round. Bright. Focused. They stare at the umpire. They stare at the finger.

Rahane took seven series to get off the bench. He took four series to go from waterboy to warrior.
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One heck of a knock that one. Rahane-Kohli partnership was like a highlight reel. Brilliant batting and great to watch. Vijay too doing a top job up front.
 
This fellow has already played many great knocks when playing outside of familiar conditions in such a short career. Most batsmen go through their entire career and don't play so many good knocks when playing in different conditions. A great find for Indians.
 
An Underrated young batsman.Out standing talent Unearthed by India.Can be the spine of Indian test batting.If Pujara continues to misfire at 3 Rahane could be tried at that position.
 
Buffet said:
This fellow has already played many great knocks when playing outside of familiar conditions in such a short career. Most batsmen go through their entire career and don't play so many good knocks when playing in different conditions. A great find for Indians.
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Buffet who do you think will have the best career by the time they hang their boots . Vijay , Pujara , Kohli or Rahane ?
 
My favorite Indian test bat. One of the best upcoming batsmen, better than Kohli.
 
Sad thing for him is he is born in an era where talents across the border such as Umar Akmal, Shehzad, Haris and co exist which means he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Unlucky Rahane.
 
biggestdravidfan said:
Buffet who do you think will have the best career by the time they hang their boots . Vijay , Pujara , Kohli or Rahane ?
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It's between Rahane and Kohli. They want to score runs. I like their approach. You are out there to score runs and not play bowlers based on reputation. Both of them thrashed Johnson and played Harris well. I rate Harris higher than Johnson.

Pujara lacks in scoring quickly after doing all the hard work in alien conditions. Vijay surprised me a bit. He is developing as a good opener but I don't think that he will have a career as good as Rahane or Kohli.

If I have to pick one then I will say Kohli will have the best career. You need to settle on bowlers to do well in next round of overseas tours. Batsmen and bowlers, both need to have some experience in different conditions to do well.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Sad thing for him is he is born in an era where talents across the border such as Umar Akmal, Shehzad, Haris and co exist which means he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Unlucky Rahane.
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Eh? What's cooking BD?
 
Pujara is taking his place for granted. He should start performing once dropped it will be hard to come back because he doesn't even play odi's for india.
 
Bullet Drive said:
Sad thing for him is he is born in an era where talents across the border such as Umar Akmal, Shehzad, Haris and co exist which means he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Unlucky Rahane.
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You can help rahane in getting the much deserved recognition. You know how? By adding his name in your signature. :shehzad
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
You can help rahane in getting the much deserved recognition. You know how? By adding his name in your signature. :shehzad
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That would be the greatest compliment for Rahane. To figure in Bullet Drive's signature! My request to BD.. please do that! [MENTION=56866]Bullet Drive[/MENTION]
 
Bullet Drive said:
Sad thing for him is he is born in an era where talents across the border such as Umar Akmal, Shehzad, Haris and co exist which means he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Unlucky Rahane.
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Not to mention Shahzaib Hasan and Umar Amin.
 
Another FTB...He cannot score against an attack of Holding,Akram,Lillee,Marshall on a green pitch on a cloudy day...
 
A poor average of 32 in this world cup. If India's to win the cup, Ajinkya Rahane must turn up and show the world his talent NOW!
 
freelance_cricketer said:
A poor average of 32 in this world cup. If India's to win the cup, Ajinkya Rahane must turn up and show the world his talent NOW!
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Stats don't show full story. Only failure was BD match

Got run out v Zim, wrong decision vs WI and had to slog from first ball v Pak
 
Saurav said:
Stats don't show full story. Only failure was BD match

Got run out v Zim, wrong decision vs WI and had to slog from first ball v Pak
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He's a quality player and a LOT better is expected of him. India cannot expect to beat Australia if Rahane doesn't show up.
 
This lad is so elegant yet technically correct! Has shown ability to score on tough wickets against lethal blowing units.. I have little doubt he can overtake Kohli in test and become next leading batsman
 
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Ajinkya Rahane's best knock till date

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What an effort! Hats off. This guy is our best test batsman for sure.
 
87*

Approaching a famous test hundred.

Better than even the Lords effort imo.
 
No question about it, he delivered when it really mattered, hats off for his gallant effort to rescue his pathetic top order who have made it a habit of falling like a house of cards, couldn't be more proud of him.
 
Lords!

This is a superb knock on a challenging surface but he has taken too long to click in this series.
 
Lords any day. It was one of the most green first day pitch in many years in England. That's like a square turner in India which this pitch is not. This kotla pitch seems sluggish and slow spinner.
 
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