Good bowlers Nortje, Starc, Rabada are getting thrashed. No matter what the pitch is , you still need skill to thrash bowlers for sixes. Not everyone is doing it.
Porel not a t20 player
West Indies (even USA/Canada - as we saw in Sahara cup) is the hardest place for out and out attack game... You will need measured approach... 160 will be par score there... If you attempt for 200, you will be all out below 100
Evolved massively. The scoop shots, reverse scoop shots are mind boggling. HE is literally picking from the stumps and playing.
England smashed 267 , 222 in december in West Indies. Phil salt made two centuries
If BCCI doesn't select a fully young T20 team for world cup, I will forever believe that they are running their cricket solely for "MONEY"... Fans should wake up and boycott the tournament! We won inaugaral T20 world cup only because all the seniors (including Sehwag in finals) made way for a complete young team! Sachin & co were gracious enough to accept that this format is only for youngsters... If seniors don't make up their mind, BCCI should show them the way (I guess BCCI would have kept quite had Sachin & co continued to feature even in T20s those days!) This is one of the biggest difference between Kohli & Sachin (the stubborn nature!) We will never win any ICC tournaments with this kind of attitude...
same town
If its fishy, then all games are fishy... Because all batsmen are able to hit any kind of bowling!
wait ....watch
This is IPL - never say DIE
Naa. Tilak left it too late. Poor innings all things considered
I thought you were a Pakistani.
The captaincy issue has clearly effected the team. Rohit was a primadonna who still thinks he is in his prime and the leader. If he had any issue with Hardik, he should have cleared it before IPL. His cold shoulder to Hardik was clearly visible in the initial games. Fans saw it and the booing was pathetic.
I don't think he is finished. He needs a break. External elements have clearly impacted his mind and performances. He was also scammed by his cousin which made him lose all his wealth. It seems he approached Nita Ambani for support and she put a condition on him to come to MI and lead the team. Rohit obviously did not like it. Even the likes of Bumrah and SKY did not like it as they believed they deserve to take the leadership role after Rohit.
Chahal is useless. An average league who gets wickets when batsmen go after him. He is also expensive and wilts away like a precious flower when batsmen go after him. We have seen enough of him.
It's good actually.. too many times wrong call has big impact on match results.. but umpires should be consistent.. sometimes 3rd umpire give wides when ball past below bat (dhoni's case) and sometimes they don't give wides even ball is not reachable..
Very very underrated bowler in the IPL.. he's in top 5 taking most wickets in their first over in ipl..
not when we are having 4 hour games ....
off topic , me use to call Mishra TB patient many moons back
Good that Rizwan and Babar don't get a chance in IPL otherwise they would be embarrassed
Only Abhishek was matching the hitting ability of overseas players.
Struggling to adjust formats, could be captaincy too
Indian umpires have always been atrocious. Very mediocre.
If Head and Abhishek are batting even after Powerplay, the match will be over by 18th over.
