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Can srilanka win against india?
Not sure why this series is even held at this time. If two days are rained off, we wouldn't get enough cricket to get a result. Also few people who might be interested in turning up for the game will be put away by the weather.
Kohli gone for 0 from 11 balls.
Lakmal 6 overs: 6 maidens and 3 wickets, amazing!
Viral kohli![]()
Time for Rahane to prove why he is rated as the best Asian batsmen to pick for pacer friendly conditions.
Based on what, 2 zip in the UAEThat would be Haris sohail and its not even close.
That would be Haris sohail and its not even close.
Who is that guy? Never heard of him.
And People here say he is a better test batsman than Sachin.Proves my point that he is not half good as a pure batsman as Sachin.He has serious problems in 5th/6th stump line and whenever conditions/skills are present: the bowlers will exploit it![]()
But hey let's reject the facts!![]()
Based on what, 2 zip in the UAE![]()
He is Pakistani batsman. Played 2 tests against Lanka. Refer to my post to Rohit above.Who is that guy? Never heard of him.
It is amazing how Pakistanis boast of their average cricketers! That guy has hardly played any test matches (forget away from home) and not even 1 century in any format, and he is superior to Rahane (and maybe even Kohli & Tendulkar!)
And having seen Rahane's domestic FC record, he avged 60+ i.e. higher than Pujara whilst batting at 3 or opening for Mumbai, I disagree with your assessment.Ofcourse not , even though he already looked like Pakistan's best test batsman there. I base my view on his domestic record in great conditions for fast bowling. It might be early for you to call him the best Asian test batsman against swing and seam, but having seem enough of his abilities, its not early for me.
He is Pakistani batsman. Played 2 tests against Lanka. Refer to my post to Rohit above.
No notable performances outside Asia against international teams like Rahane yet.So doesnt matter how he batted against domestic trundlers.He is superior to Kohli, Rahane or any tom dick harry India can dish out from its current batch of batsmen. Lets make one thing clear, We are talking purely about batting against swing and seam in the longest format.
And People here say he is a better test batsman than Sachin.Proves my point that he is not half good as a pure batsman as Sachin.
Its going to be a good batting practice for Indian batsmen ahead of difficult SA tour.
He has serious problems in 5th/6th stump line and whenever conditions/skills are present: the bowlers will exploit it![]()
But hey let's reject the facts!![]()
Rahane is much better batsman than Kohli outside Asia.He is our best out of the current lot against pacers.And some fans think we are going to beat South Africa in South Africa. We are too dependent on Kohli. Get ready to receive the phainty in South Africa.
On this pitch, under the lights, BK could roll SL under 100 very easily, you;re making it sound as if this is the first time we see this happening? Also the innings is not over & SL have yet to bat, though if the conditions ease out on day 2/3 then the toss could be the real game changer!And some fans think we are going to beat South Africa in South Africa. We are too dependent on Kohli. Get ready to receive the phainty in South Africa.
Sach bolna aik jurm hai aur ham ne ye jurm qabool kia- Jon Elia
Have said it multiple times that the guy struggles against seam and swing and lucky to be playing in this era against less difficult bowling. But Indians and self hating Pakistanis say I am a biased haterYes a biased hater will have the opinion that Kohli is the best odi batsman of last 15 years.
Anyways, there are only 2 occasions when I saw this guy surviving against good seam/swing bowling. First time against SA in test match an 2nd time against Amir in Asia Cup. Sorry but not good enough!
Before you start patting yourself on the back and doing a banghra, watch Kohlis dismissal. It had absolutely nothing to do with swing or seam.He just missed a straight ball.
lol i watched it. So it had nothing to do the struggle he had in first 10 balls?
as i said self hating Pakistanis again having problem with anyone pointing flaws in their hero's game![]()
He hasn't scored a run so I think he was eager to get off the mark, he has a weakness versus the moving ball but that wasn't the reason for his dismissal today.
He didnt score a run because he was struggling against the moving ball. Many a times, a dismissal is not just 1 ball rather a process. Ask Mohammad Asif and watch his interviews to know more on this.
I would say even in the CT the reason of Kohli's dismissal and drop catch were the balls he faced before those ones. Amir was bringing the ball into him and Rohit. Kohli was cautious early on but then wanted to score and then he played a flawed shot trying to flick the ball. Like today it had to do with his struggle against the moving ball.
He hasn't scored a run so I think he was eager to get off the mark, he has a weakness versus the moving ball but that wasn't the reason for his dismissal today.
Lakmal set him up, he was bowling outswinger's at the Indians and maintained a nagging off stump line, Kohli expected the one to move way and played a meek shot which would have put him in trouble regardless
It was a straight ball had it moved away or come back in , than I would say he got out due to the seam or swing. There have been other occasions where Kohli has been dismissed due to movement off the pitch.
It was a straight ball had it moved away or come back in , than I would say he got out due to the seam or swing. There have been other occasions where Kohli has been dismissed due to movement off the pitch.
He didn;t necessarily miss it, it was shaping to swing away but pitched & then darted back in, natural variation.When the ball is swinging and seaming both ways, it meddles with the batsmen's thinking-process. Kohli was not comfortable against the moving ball which is why he ended up missing a straighter one. He was playing for the swing, and he would not have missed the delivery if the ball was not swinging.
That is why on rank-turners, batsmen often get out to arm-balls.
kohli has long way to go in tests.
He didn;t necessarily miss it, it was shaping to swing away but pitched & then darted back in, natural variation.
Yes, exactly.
Kohli is the second greatest ODI batsman of all time already, so he will always pale in comparison in Test cricket.
I didn't see the dismissal properly. I saw a grainy, 240p video on YouTube where I saw the ball angling into his pads. I didn't notice any movement.
In 5 years, he'll be considered to be better in tests than ODIs.
Kohli is the second greatest ODI batsman of all time already, so he will always pale in comparison in Test cricket. The problem is that he has set extremely high standards in ODIs and unless he replicates it in Tests, people are going to nitpick his failures. He will go down as an ATG in Tests but he is unlikely to become a top 5 player, which he already is in ODIs.
If you look at his Test career in isolation, he is world class through and through, and slowly but surely heading to greatness. Pakistani fans likes to party every time he fails in difficult conditions, but the fact is that his weakness against the moving ball is overstated. He has piled up the runs everywhere except England, and that series was a one-off.
He will score in South Africa and he will score in England in the summer, but yes those wickets will be flat. Whether or not a pitch is easy or difficult to score on depends on how many runs he gets.
I didn't see the dismissal properly. I saw a grainy, 240p video on YouTube where I saw the ball angling into his pads. I didn't notice any movement.
Kohli is the second greatest ODI batsman of all time already, so he will always pale in comparison in Test cricket. The problem is that he has set extremely high standards in ODIs and unless he replicates it in Tests, people are going to nitpick his failures. He will go down as an ATG in Tests but he is unlikely to become a top 5 player, which he already is in ODIs.
If you look at his Test career in isolation, he is world class through and through, and slowly but surely heading to greatness. Pakistani fans likes to party every time he fails in difficult conditions, but the fact is that his weakness against the moving ball is overstated. He has piled up the runs everywhere except England, and that series was a one-off.
He will score in South Africa and he will score in England in the summer, but yes those wickets will be flat. Whether or not a pitch is easy or difficult to score on depends on how many runs he gets.
if he scores in Sa that will be great but atm pujara and rehane have higher ceilings than him in testing conditions.
Pujara has failed more often in testing conditions. He is a grinder and bats for long periods of time which gives people the impression that he can handle tough conditions better. He might play lateral movement slightly better than Kohli, but he is nowhere close when it comes to playing short-pitched bowling.
Kohli is the best Test batsman in Asia by some distance. Pujara and Rahane do not have the game to put the opposition on the back-foot. That is why Kohli is the most prized wicket in India.
Pujara has failed more often in testing conditions. He is a grinder and bats for long periods of time which gives people the impression that he can handle tough conditions better. He might play lateral movement slightly better than Kohli, but he is nowhere close when it comes to playing short-pitched bowling.
Kohli is the best Test batsman in Asia by some distance. Pujara and Rahane do not have the game to put the opposition on the back-foot. That is why Kohli is the most prized wicket in India.
This is basically the point I'm trying to make. He has a weakness against the moving ball but posters on here are doing banghra over 1 failure. I think today's dismissal was more due to the fact he hasn't got off the mark and the swing factor played a slight part. Look at 2016 versus Amir in Asia cup, when Kohlis at his best and scoring the pitch is taken out of the equation.
In such conditions, all batsmen fail often, including the best Test batsman in the world Smith. He failed in three Tests in England when the conditions were tough for batting, and our very own legend Younis averaged 4 in NZ earlier this year on green-tops. However, only Kohli is supposed to score a hundred every innings on a green wicket.
Root is the best batsman in the world against swing bowling these days, especially now that Amla is in decline.
Pujara didn't do well that in Australia and South Africa last time?
In such conditions, all batsmen fail often, including the best Test batsman in the world Smith. He failed in three Tests in England when the conditions were tough for batting, and our very own legend Younis averaged 4 in NZ earlier this year on green-tops. However, only Kohli is supposed to score a hundred every innings on a green wicket.
Root is the best batsman in the world against swing bowling these days, especially now that Amla is in decline.
He was good in South Africa, but he failed in England alongside Kohli and was nowhere near him in Australia.
In 5 years, he'll be considered to be better in tests than ODIs.
But people still think he's better than Kohli in tests? I think Pujara needs to improve overseas.
India is missing a Vijay like batsman. Vijay and Pujara have played many difficult spells making life for likes of Kohli, Rahane, Ashwin and Saha easy and as a result providing great value for the team which is not shown in their numbers..
Where is the guy now? Another underrated cricketer.
India is missing a Vijay like batsman. Vijay and Pujara have played many difficult spells making life for likes of Kohli, Rahane, Ashwin and Saha easy and as a result providing great value for the team which is not shown in their numbers..
Where is the guy now? Another underrated cricketer.