Rohit Sharma said he was immensely talented and is an all format player potential .... whether he becomes or no will depend on gg and management and of course more on him how he develops his all round game to be a top all format player
Rohit Sharma said tilak was immensely talented and is an all format player potential few years back .... whether he becomes or no will depend on gg and management and of course more on him how he develops his all round game to be a top all format player
Two guys who played the most crucial role in the world T20 final were Dube and Axar. IT is more than two or three players. Samson scored 3 centuries in 4 matches. WOuld have been nicer to have Jaiswal and Iyer. But SKY had the best IPL season in his career recently. Gill is the only question mark. Guy can bat all 20 overs. But he likes to play at 3rd gear safely. Also not the greatest player on sluggish wickets. I would have rather had Sai Sudarshn or Ruturaj who made 129 in 57 balls against Australia and never picked again.
How can we someone so dumb that asking users on forum why India playing with us? As if they are deciding and scheduling matches
indirectly which you are feeding pcbIs there a conspiracy theory that pcb and bcci are actually working together in the back milking on these rivalries and war like situation somehow bcci is taking care of pcb … and every time the contest gets so much hype that the dollar and money value shoots to the roofHow can we someone so dumb that asking users on forum why India playing with us? As if they are deciding and scheduling matches
@jnaveen1980 @Mesozoic < if you guys are working in bcci reply him ,also if you are in bcci he must be in pcb ,ask him to return your money every year of which pcb gets in charity
Major thought he was bowling doosra. But called out for chucking lolHow can we someone so dumb that asking users on forum why India playing with us? As if they are deciding and scheduling matches
@jnaveen1980 @Mesozoic < if you guys are working in bcci reply him ,also if you are in bcci he must be in pcb ,ask him to return your money every year of which pcb gets in charity
Gill is miles better than Rutu and Sai anytime any day of the week
Not in T20. He is not "miles ahead" of anyone because his attitude is still the same Kohli attitude. Also he is not dominant against spin. Also he is not a big over guy. He hits a 4 or 6 and takes a single. You cannot bat like that with current set up. You have to maximize it.
Is this the expected Indian lineup ? I don't want fantasy lineups of Indian posters.
oh bhai I'm from pak, and I keep up with cricket regularly, this is the best lineups for both nations, and by the way ind are t20 defending champions and their current t20 team is best atm, thoughI still expect some fight
Samson was done for. He smashed BD bowlers recently to revive his T20 career on uber flat pitches.Sanju Samson has hit 30 SIXES from 4 Innings as an opener in KCL 2025.
-121(51)
- 89(46)
- 62(37)
- 83(41)
he is warming up for the Asia Cup . I Hope gill don't runied the combination of team india.
Del
Where ever there is India, there is a cess pool
Maybe you should watch the cricket outside Bangladesh also. He also smashed South Africa bowlers in South Africa
Axar has already won many teat for india single handedly.
I don't watch Indian matches, so I'm not aware. Has looked mediocre against Pakistan whenever he has played, so was going on based on that.Axar has already won many teat for india single handedly.
There is zero comparison between both of them as axar os miles ahead both in bowling and batting
I don't think players are judged based on performance against Pakistan. He outperformed all the batsman in the Australia Test series which India won at home.
No wonder Kohli gets worshipped in Pakistan lol In the WT20 final he was the one who hit 4 sixes while Kohli was going at run a ball.
Above all he is mr.clutch. That catch of Mitch Marsh was quiet spectacular.
He is the best player against the spin .he is as good as pant against spin in test matcheson turning tracks too. He is much better than Gill, kl and proved it multiple times.
Rutu and Sai also are similar type of player like gill .. and Indian mgt feels you need a player like that if the conditions get tough or to manage tricky spell or situation… which happens in big tournaments time and again we have seen that ..so if had a choice gill over them any time of the day …and hence is way ahead of them
This is what I said to you . Axar is a match winner both with the bat and ball , his batting is seriously underrated .
Needed Jaiswal as well to kill the spinners used in power play. I remember KKR used Rana to bowl first over being an offie. HE took 26 runs from first over.
I guess Gill is unmovable now.only way i guess Is if tilak messes it against spin for a back entry to jaiswal. Samson may play at 5 as per his kcl outings.
I have no idea what you just said.
BIlateral is between two countries. Multi national event is run by ICC. It is like not taking part in olympics because of one country. Has happened before. But not consistently. Countries are at war with each other. Yet they play global events.
but calls for boycott came from Indian politicians including opposition , Ex Cricketers and General public. the sentiments have been overwhelmingly against playing Pakistan. Even WCL was boycotted riding that bandwagon. But yet there is classification from Indian Side. We call it selective boycott. Ok in tournaments but not ok Bilaterally .
I am not sure where the ambiguity here. India doesn't play in pakistan for security reasons. They didn't say they won't play against pakistan in ICC events. They just wanted a different venue. Pakistan took a retaliatory stance which BCCI has no problem with. It is an agreement probably happened between boards during CT that India will host Pakistan in different venues. Having different venue for one team can introduce logistical issue. This is just Asia cup. Not even ICC event. So it makes sense having all matches in one place instead of making teams travel between India and UAE for pakistan matches. If Indian government is dead set on blacking out Pakistan they can very well do. It is BCCI that worries about keeping cricket going. Not Indian government.
Boycott calls have been there since 1947. You think everyone in India was okay with India playing pakistan before May 2025? No. Many never wanted to play pakistan. Boycott calls got focus after Legends league pull out from Indians. BCCI in conjunction with government always had same stance with respect to pakistan.
Boycotting is not done by posters in forum. So if we start taking the words of pakistan posters seriously. imagine lol They just air the opinion of what may happen what should happen. That doesn't mean it will happen. India is already boycotting Pakistan from bilaterals. INdia doesn't play even ICC events in Pakistan. They never issued any statement like "we will never play pakistan ever again anywhere".LOL we are not living under Rock for you to tell us how it is since 1947
90% of Indians did nt want Pak vs Ind to happen after May 2025. We got all sorts of Comments By Indian posters on this forum as to how Insignificant Pak vs Ind clash has become and its so easy for BCCI to scrap it
Next time Indians start beating drums of Boycott , we will remember to not take them serious. Especially your Ex Cricketer’s publicity stunt in WCL
It is also clear that Ind vs Pak clash is absolute in Either Asia cup or ICC tournaments and Broadcasters say is final
like i said 90% Indian Public wanted Boycott , Pretty sure 90% Indian Public is not on this forum.. What i wanted to say is that we could take a cue from posters on this forum as to how widespread the sentiment of boycott is. Do not try to patronize by stating obvious like bilateral boycott.
90% may want Shreyas Iyer getting picked lol That doesn't mean BCCI will pick him. Grandpa leagues don't count. Those were personal choices of players. BCCI didn't tell them to boycott the match. What difference it makes if the match between Indai and Pakistan is tournament event or bilateral event. According to you bilateral event should also be important right as they also draw viewership.
Ah yes, the same 'reliable' source that makes you conclude no one in India cares about the 'blah blah' tournament and must be the same one saying no one cares about India vs Pakistan matches either. Do you share sources when you post those OTT statements right from your backend? If not, then you shouldn't ask @Wasim Ghulam about it either.
Ah yes, the same 'reliable' source that makes you conclude no one in India cares about the 'blah blah' tournament and must be the same one saying no one cares about India vs Pakistan matches either. Do you share sources when you post those OTT statements right from your backend? If not, then you shouldn't ask @Wasim Ghulam about it either.
And I am still laughing at your 'rolling in the grave....' comment. That was GOLD.
Imad couldn't even touch Axar's balls in New York.
who consider this the biggest game and call it the El Clásico of cricket, why is there no real cricket talk from them? In this pre-match thread, all I see are posts about everything except cricket, mostly aimed at antagonizing Indian posters.
Because they did not know the real analysis of cricket. Either post memes or something other than cricketFor some
If this is truly such a big game, why not discuss things like:
- India’s ideal playing XI
- Whether to bat first or chase
- Should Gill open, or stick with Abhishek & Samson?
- Play both Kuldeep and Varun C, or bring in an extra all-rounder?
Why do I never see discussion along those lines?
For me, the real El Clásico is MI vs CSK. And when that match comes around, I focus only on cricket, regardless of what the haters say.
This doesn’t feel like much of an El Clásico after all, because I see zero genuine cricket talk here in a pre-match thread and mostly about politics, whataboutery etc.
Rajdeep.
lol good to know that they dnt if thats what you are saying
wait match is happening?For some
If this is truly such a big game, why not discuss things like:
- India’s ideal playing XI
- Whether to bat first or chase
- Should Gill open, or stick with Abhishek & Samson?
- Play both Kuldeep and Varun C, or bring in an extra all-rounder?
Why do I never see discussion along those lines?
For me, the real El Clásico is MI vs CSK. And when that match comes around, I focus only on cricket, regardless of what the haters say.
This doesn’t feel like much of an El Clásico after all, because I see zero genuine cricket talk here in a pre-match thread and mostly about politics, whataboutery etc.
Rajdeep.
Thread is about match related stuff only . There is another thread which Only dedicated to boycott. Right?
El classico? That died long back when teams were more or less equal. Also ever since these pak players started worshipping kohli whatelever competition left died.For some
If this is truly such a big game, why not discuss things like:
- India’s ideal playing XI
- Whether to bat first or chase
- Should Gill open, or stick with Abhishek & Samson?
- Play both Kuldeep and Varun C, or bring in an extra all-rounder?
Why do I never see discussion along those lines?
For me, the real El Clásico is MI vs CSK. And when that match comes around, I focus only on cricket, regardless of what the haters say.
This doesn’t feel like much of an El Clásico after all, because I see zero genuine cricket talk here in a pre-match thread and mostly about politics, whataboutery etc.
Rajdeep.
Thankfully, Imad is not in the squad.
Match is in Dubai.
Maybe he has improved. We'll see.
It will be close again.
Thankfully, Imad is not in the squad
Pre Match thread is nt started by you.Which part of pre match thread do you not understand?
I am trying to help brother @BouncerGuy and keeping the discussion relevant to cricket.
With respect to all posters here, this match will not happen and will get cancelled before 14th. This is not my personal opinion but just stating what will happen. I am repeating this time and again...so pls dnt act surprised on the game day.
A 'boycott' as 3rd option on poll is indeed required. Maybe remove Pakistan from the list of options as either India wins or game gets cancelled.
#WinHaiYaLearnHai
Told you all, one of his cousins must have calledYou were so firm on your 'boycott' of this match, and now you are actually considering watching it live in the stadium? What a turnaround.
Indians love to watch live streaming of Pakistan's humiliation anywhere, in any areaTold you all, one of his cousins must have called
