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57* Pant!

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Mohammad Asif on Pant's innings:
"It was totally England bowlers' fault as Pant did no wonders; He [Pant] has technical faults. His left-hand doesn't work but still he managed to score a century because English bowlers didn't bowl to him in his weak areas."
"I will not name individuals but England made a lot of mistakes. When Jadeja and Pant were batting, they brought in a left-arm spinner who wasn't an ideal option to bowl at that moment.
"I am not against Pant, but with such decisions by the opposition, you get an edge to score big."
Pant dropped a catch and that could cost them the game.
Pant keeping is average at best.
You're talking of a really difficult low catch diving to the onside.
That was basically a half chance. Not even a genuine chance. Vihari one was a drop.
who did vihari drop ?
jb.
37.4
Siraj to Bairstow, FOUR, dropped! That's a costly miss from Vihari. Back of a length and straightens, Bairstow tries to force it off the back foot and the outside edge flies to the slip cordon, Vihari is standing close at fourth slip and he parries it over him. The ball flew to him and he went reverse cup, the ball bursts through his hands
Not his fault, certainly not this test.He played well but both of his hundreds in England have come in a losing cause.![]()
Not his fault, certainly not this test.
Yeah. Don't forget it was only after him sledging Bairstow, he got into the murderous mood.Yeah. I will blame Kohli for this loss. Full of arrogance with zero performance.![]()
Not his fault, certainly not this test.
He played well but both of his hundreds in England have come in a losing cause.![]()
That was basically a half chance. Not even a genuine chance. Vihari one was a drop.
you sound pleased. good for you
You look hurt. Not good for you at all.![]()
He scored 200+ runs in a losing cause, so yes I’m hurt.
What’s your excuse
I have already mentioned above that he played well but both of his hundreds in England have come in a losing cause.![]()
Special player in tests, isn't he? Best Indian test bat since Kohli?
At age of 24, already hit 4 SENA hundreds, two iconic 89 and 97 knocks and has performed in three test series deciders in three different countries( Brisbane, Cape Town, Edgabaston).
Should play in tests for the time being and leave LOIs for others.![]()
Most test runs in SENA :-
<B>Kohli 3356, AVG 43</B>
Pujara 2517, AVG 33
Rahane 2268, AVG 33
<B>Pant 1426, AVG 39</B>
Rohit 1119, AVG 31
Rahul 1057, AVG 29
Barring Pant, rest all are specialist bats.
Pant is a specialist batter who can keep abit.
Look at that pathetic average of Rahul and this after he performed relatively well in first 4 tests of this series and scored a ton in the first test against SA, earlier this year.Most test runs in SENA :-
<B>Kohli 3356, AVG 43</B>
Pujara 2517, AVG 33
Rahane 2268, AVG 33
<B>Pant 1426, AVG 39</B>
Rohit 1119, AVG 31
Rahul 1057, AVG 29
Barring Pant, rest all are specialist bats.
His keeping has improved by leaps and bounds, this much I can tell you. He just needs to bin that habit of throwing away his wicket after being set.Pant is a specialist batter who can keep abit.
Look at that pathetic average of Rahul and this after he performed relatively well in first 4 tests of this series and scored a ton in the first test against SA, earlier this year.
If Rahul is the answer to our opening woes, god save our cricket!
Yeah, he does blunt the new ball well and scores occasional hundreds in away tests. However that's not enough, far from it.Most test hundreds in SENA :-
Kohli 11
Pujara 5
Pant 4
Rahane 4
Rahul 4
Rohit 1
Jadeja 1
Vihari, Gill, Shaw, Mayank 0
Unfortunately the answer is yes. He is average but the best for overseas conditions as opener.
What good is a century when it is in a losing cause? I guess we can ask Tendulkar.
Should play in tests for the time being and leave LOIs for others.![]()
I think you are really hurt. I have already mentioned above that he played well but both of his hundreds in England have come in a losing cause.![]()
how magnanimous of you after subjecting the rest of the forum to relentless spamming on this thread for 2+ years after every pant failure
Spamming is what you are doing here. It seems I have been hurting your soul for the last 2+ years. If you don't have anything useful to add to this thread kindly avoid posting in it.![]()
What good is a century when it is in a losing cause? I guess we can ask Tendulkar.
by almost every objective measure pant has been India’s best test bat over the past two-three years.
most top cricketers have a good innings about 30-40% of the time (so about 1 in 3 innings). which means that for 2 out of 3 pant innings we’ve been subjected to your unsolicited “where are the pant fans who have been found out now haan? haaaaan?” posts, with the third post (in the event of a success) a begrudging comment through clenched teeth almost always with some sort of caveat.
the implication of your recent post is clear - he may have scored 140 in 100 balls, and given india a 4th innings total of nearly 400 to defend but for you, it still came in a loss so…….
we know what you’re trying to get at here.
given that you are so spectacularly wrong pretty frequently, whilst still maintaining the air of some sort of cricketing intellectual, the only one who should do the rest of the forum a favour and post less frequently, is you.
So What good was Lara and Shiv's efforts then when 80 percent of their hundreds came in loosing causes? or a lot of BD -Zim players efforts?i get it the over all victory is what is the ultimate big picture but does that mean the efforts of players in loosing causes should be negated?
Damn, what logic is this? He is a proper wicket keeper batsman. In Test cricket, he has already kept to world class pacers and world class spinners. He is already on verge of being called as the greatest Asian test wicket keeper of all-time. He is way ahead of rest.
At age of 24, already hit 4 SENA hundreds, two iconic 89 and 97 knocks and has performed in three test series deciders in three different countries( Brisbane, Cape Town, Edgabaston.
His keeping has improved by leaps and bounds, this much I can tell you. He just needs to bin that habit of throwing away his wicket after being set.
No one is saying a century does not require effort, but a century's value is determined by context and result.
I bet you will remember Pant's centuries down under because India won the series vs Australia; but Pant's century in a losing cause vs England, not just any lose, a record breaking humiliating loss, will be forgotten quickly.
How many of Tendulkar's centuries do you remember against Kenya? Namibia? Zimbabwe? Zero. How many do you remember? vs Pakistan 1999 Chennai most likely, and his 100th Century vs Bangladesh - both in loses.
There is a reason why not a single one of Tendulkar's centuries - spanning a career of 23 odd years - are absent in the all time Wisden Top 100, but Lara makes the cut a few times.
Value vs. Stats Padding.
1. The list was made in 2001/02, so it doesn't include Tendulkar's career of 23 odd years.
2. The exact same WISDEN rated him the 2nd greatest Test batsman after Bradman, and the 2nd greatest ODI batsman of all time after Viv Richards.
3. The exact same WISDEN included in in their All Time World XI, not Lara.
I can name you multiple times in the last year we're he dropped catches.He has only kept to World class bowler such as bumrah only.I have already said hes a specialist batter who can take the game away with you with the bat however he just lost you a test by dropping baistrow.
Didn't Pant drop a sitter in the IPL against David Brewis.
No need to get sensitive about this. I am just refering to centuries, not the player. Yes tis list was introduce in 2001 but hard to believe that no Tendulkar century in his prime years never made the list.
From Wiki:
Despite his highly impressive career record, not one of Sachin Tendulkar's innings appeared in the top 100 batting performances. His omission was strongly criticised by fans and many sections of the media in India.[3] Wisden defended the list stating that performances which made a major contribution to victory received a much larger weighting than those in which the match was drawn or lost. Tendulkar's most important innings had usually come in draws and defeats, and therefore received a lower weighting.
Bringing me back to my point, no one values centuries in a loss/draw cause.
Bringing me back to my point, no one values centuries in a loss/draw cause.
If that were so, the late, great Richie Benaud would not have rated his 148* in Australia as an 18 year old, as the greatest innings played in Australia by a non Aussie.
Hmmm, you claimed that none of Tendulkar's centuries in his 23 year career could make it, when in fact the list was made by WISDEN in 2001/02. If you were wise, you would accept you mistake and move on.
You can get pedantic about it, but fact remains, not a single one of Tendulkar's 100s makes the Wisden list, cos most of his centuries were in a draw/loss.
Wisden, what Wisden? What's their standing in world cricket?1. The list was made in 2001/02, so it doesn't include Tendulkar's career of 23 odd years.
2. The exact same WISDEN rated him the 2nd greatest Test batsman after Bradman, and the 2nd greatest ODI batsman of all time after Viv Richards.
3. The exact same WISDEN included in in their All Time World XI, not Lara.
What did Richie know about cricket?If that were so, the late, great Richie Benaud would not have rated his 148* in Australia as an 18 year old, as the greatest innings played in Australia by a non Aussie.
Not sure, you saw him keep during last 2 test series we played.It may have improved but its no were the standard of other previews keepers or current keepers however he is good batesman.
Here's what you typed youself -
"There is a reason why not a single one of Tendulkar's centuries - spanning a career of 23 odd years - are absent in the all time Wisden Top 100, but Lara makes the cut a few times."
And? Am I denying what I typed?
All you are proving is why there is a controversy surrounding the list and the absence of a Tendulkar century. Tendulkar was just a run machine. Though to be fair, the only losing century of his that is remembered, was his 100th 100, in a losing cause, vs Bangladesh.
There is a reason why not a single one of Tendulkar's centuries - spanning a career of 23 odd years - are absent in the all time Wisden Top 100, but Lara makes the cut a few times.
Trying to save face? Here's your post -
You can post it as many times as you want, I am not denying what I typed, but doesn't change the fact, not a single Tendulkar century makes the list.
You can cherish Tendulkar's 100s in loses/draws, there's plenty of them!
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Value vs. Stats Padding.
If you think Pant's innings was a stat padding one, then stop watching cricket, it's not your cup of tea.
Scrolling through this thread you can easily tell there are only handful(max 2) posters who stand by Pant when he fails 7 out of 10 times. Rest of them only come out of their cave when he scores. One such poster is just above this post.![]()
No I won't.Ok. Keep this in mind when you criticise Babar Azam next time.![]()
<b>This is the Rishabh Pant thread…</b>
If you think Pant's innings was a stat padding one, then stop watching cricket, it's not your cup of tea.
rizwan has an avg of 46 in test, Pant 40.
Hence, Rizwan better
Absolutely comical post. Pant didn't lost the test match, that instance was not even qualified to be called as "dropped catch". The very fact that you are highlighting it tells us about your biasedness against Pant. He was one of the shinning spark of that test for India and there were only few of them. The drop catch was the one by Vihari.
Pant is a very good keeper and he has kept and taken a lot of catches to Indian spinners on turning wickets. He is a very good keeper and as a batsman he is at different level to other Asian keepers. If someone is dropping a lot of catches then he won't be getting to fastest to 100 dismissals record. He is right up there with the greatest Asian test keeper batsman and it is only a matter of him sustaining the form and maintaining the average of 40+ over his career to become one.
[MENTION=134981]Bhaag Viru Bhaag[/MENTION]
Pant's average in tests 43.3
Rizwan's avg 42.8
Hence, Pant better.