Is all well in the Indian camp?

[Savak]

Kohlis captaincy questions and him deciding to give up the T20 captaincy after the tournament

Shastri deciding to move on

Decision to include Dhoni as mentor

Not sure if the camp is all settled. They were not really up for the contest today

 

[Itachi]

Shastri was supposed to be temporary.

Kohli, I think, himself knows that he isn't upto mark as a captain considering he hasn't delivered he used to even as a batsman.

Dhoni probably was bring on as haste.

Questions are there but a team should not be bad even then.

 

[Varun]

Kohli is past peak.

Even athletically - there were plenty of singles he would have converted to 2s in years gone by, but he is now more sedate.

His feud with Ashwin is in the public, and he left him out again today.

Let's see what happens next - especially if we lose to New Zealand.

 

[RexRex]

India has weaknesses against quality left arm swing bowlers. It's a pattern I've noticed .. Amir, Boult, Shaheen have all caused mini collapses in the ICC games.

That Kohli six vs Afridi though was something ..

 

[Savak]

Kohlis knock while responsible and classy, it wasn't a dangerous game changing knock. His ability to hit 4's, 6's more consistently has diminished, I believe if you watch his recent strike rate off late, it's diminished. Maybe the years of playing non stop cricket in all formats along with a brutal fitness regime is taking a toll and is being counter productive

 

[Itachi]

Kohlis knock while responsible and classy, it wasn't a dangerous game changing knock. His ability to hit 4's, 6's more consistently has diminished, I believe if you watch his recent strike rate off late, it's diminished. Maybe the years of playing non stop cricket in all formats along with a brutal fitness regime is taking a toll and is being counter productive

He fails in big stages since beginning. But his performance in other matches has also been a shadow of the past.

 

[Rajdeep]

Yes all good in the camp. Just dew and some good cricket by Pakistan.

Still back India to reach the finals atleast.

 

[pillionrider]

I think if India were to meet Pakistan again this tournament, we will win. But that would mean Kohli continuing as captain in ODIs which would ensure a home WC loss. So not sure...

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Side effects of IPL.

 

[LahoreWala]

I think if India were to meet Pakistan again this tournament, we will win.

Delusion still running deep in the minds of the Indian fans

 

[iniqbal223]

its dew ; no bowler could do anything

We would have created a hell had pakistan batted first

 

[Ab Fan]

We stand no chance of winning a tournament when a captain declares that he is resigning captaincy after the WT20 before the tournament even started. It clearly means that the leadership shift is pre- planned and when it happens, it is due to certain reasons which implies that everything is not okay in Indian camp.

I think aside of Virat Kohli's captaincy issues which have been pretty apparent for so many years now, blame also goes to our top order batsman for failing so often in big matches, especially when up against left arm pacer with the new bowl.

You can't make the same mistakes every single time and not learn from it. It was Johnson and Starc in 2015 W.C, Amir in 2017 CT, Boult in 2019 WC and Shaheen in today's game. This need to be fixed if India has to make a difference in winning a tournament because matches are won from the top, very rarely teams come back from 24/3 and win games.

 

[sharmaji]

Lots of questions for the Indian TM. What is Dhoni's role anyway?

 

[NishanKonar]

We stand no chance of winning a tournament when a captain declares that he is resigning captaincy after the WT20 before the tournament even started. It clearly means that the leadership shift is pre- planned and when it happens, it is due to certain reasons which implies that everything is not okay in Indian camp.

I think aside of Virat Kohli's captaincy issues which have been pretty apparent for so many years now, blame also goes to our top order batsman for failing so often in big matches, especially when up against left arm pacer with the new bowl.

You can't make the same mistakes every single time and not learn from it. It was Johnson and Starc in 2015 W.C, Amir in 2017 CT, Boult in 2019 WC and Shaheen in today's game. This need to be fixed if India has to make a difference in winning a tournament because matches are won from the top, very rarely teams come back from 24/3 and win games.

Most likely Kohli will be sacked as ODI captain if India does not win this event. Frankly Kohli deserves it. Team looked so lackluster. Who selects Bhuvi and Shami for a T20 WC

Rohit should takeover as captain immediately after this WC

 

[NishanKonar]

its dew ; no bowler could do anything

We would have created a hell had pakistan batted first

Ddew affected the bowlers. Ideally India should have posted 175 - that was totally batsmen's fault

Why select Pandya if he cannot bowl - think Ishan Kishan wud have been a better choice

PLus Bhuvi makes no sense - Thakur will be similar bowler in these conditions

 

[Jeetlodil]

Kohli and Sky counter was brilliant. Not many teams can counter that way. Overall, India lost the toss and did not finish the batting properly. India are still favorites to win this tournament.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Delusion still running deep in the minds of the Indian fans

There is still some arrogance left in these fans. Some of them are hurt but they are acting all cool here.

 

[pakistani pride]

Kohli is past peak.

Even athletically - there were plenty of singles he would have converted to 2s in years gone by, but he is now more sedate.

His feud with Ashwin is in the public, and he left him out again today.

Let's see what happens next - especially if we lose to New Zealand.

Chill, India wont lose to NZ in the UAE.
Also India has enough quality to bounce back and they will.

Today Pak was the stronger team no matter what India tried.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Kohli is past peak.

Even athletically - there were plenty of singles he would have converted to 2s in years gone by, but he is now more sedate.

His feud with Ashwin is in the public, and he left him out again today.

Let's see what happens next - especially if we lose to New Zealand.

Virat Kohli is still your best batsman and it will be a real shame if Indian fans or media ridicule a GOAT level batsman like him. If not for him, India would have been bundled out for 100 today.

Sure, he is not performing up to the standards he's set for himself. However, he's starting to get his form back and he isn't necessarily supposed to have the exact same role that he had in the past.

 

[pakistani pride]

Lots of questions for the Indian TM. What is Dhoni's role anyway?

Dhoni just cant leave cricket, one way or the other he has to be there.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

This hurts but definitely not as bad as the knockouts punches we have been receiving .

I think the only way to get over this is to qualify for finals and beat Pakistan .

 

[reversehook]

Dhoni is there for Dhani,
1 is indian 1 is Pakistani ...