India in Australia, 2018-2019

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Re: India in Australia, 2018-2019

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Shami is our best bowler. I find him equally good as Bumrah. And he can swing his arms while batting.

Siraj is bowling better now.
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Re: India in Australia, 2018-2019

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PKBasu wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:40 am I agree that Jadeja is a pretty useless lower-order batsman in ODIs. He needs to do more with the bat. But both he and Bhuvi have excellent economy rates -- 5 for the latter, less than 5 for Jadeja (over his ODI career). Yes, both have unimpressive bowling averages (which shows that they don't take enough wickets), but the economy rates are worthwhile, and Jadeja adds a lot in the field. Surprisingly, Jadeja averages over 30 with the bat at a strike rate of just below 85 (but I think it's been awhile since he did much with the bat in an ODI).
Jadeja's economy rate is very misleading.

He bowls exclusively in the middle overs and as a batting unit, you will take 10-0-50-1. That gives you the platform to explode in the last 10 and score 100+ as Australia is doing to us again today.

Against SENA in SENA, he averages 51.82 at an economy of 5.35. Those are terrible numbers for a middle-overs bowler.
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Atithee wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:08 am Shami is our best bowler. I find him equally good as Bumrah. And he can swing his arms while batting.

Siraj is bowling better now.
Shami is a poor death overs bowler. And unsurprisingly, getting smashed to all corners today.
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Siraj was horrible all the way. 0/76 in his 10 overs. He did bowl a couple of good ones (one of which almost had Maxwell LBW before a DRS reversal), but was too short apart from about 4-5 deliveries.

Superb 48th over from Bhuvi, who now has 3/33 off 9 overs. Addressing all Prasen9's complaints...He gets the invaluable wickets of Marsh and Maxwell, probably match-winning (if the batsmen do their jobs).
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Lyon managed to spoil Bhuvi's figures a bit: 4/45 in 10 overs, still the best bowler for India today. Jadeja was the next most economical with 1/49.
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I cannot understand how Rayudu is allowed to play ODIs while he skips playing Ranji trophy cricket (hence ANY competitive cricket) between ODIs. It is one thing for the veteran Dhoni to be doing this (although that too is unacceptable), but Rayudu?? The guy is a marginal selection anyway!
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Rayadu is a Dhoni selection. If the master can do it, so can the chela.

Lyon is a great example for our bowlers. He worked hard on his batting in the off-season and has come back as someone competent.
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Re: India in Australia, 2018-2019

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Good death bowling from Bhuvi after almost 2 years.

At this point, it is obvious that Bumrah, Bhuvi and Shami will be the 3 quicks on the plane to England.

Pandya will be the pace A/R unless Edulji manages to get him banned frivolously.

Kuldeep and Chahal will be 2 wristies. Jadeja will be the spin A/R.

Dhawan, Rohit, Virat will be the top 3.

10/15 --> leaving one spot apiece for WK and backup WK, 2 spot for backup opener/middle order bats and potentially a backup quick.
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Whatever we do today, we must score 40-50 runs in the first ten overs. We really need to cut down on dot balls.

And they start with a maiden over. Seriously?
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Sin Hombre wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:39 am Shami is a poor death overs bowler. And unsurprisingly, getting smashed to all corners today.
That’s a tad harsh. As you say, he has to be among the three top pacers. It’s just that I rate him higher than Bhuvi; you don’t.
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Kohli is too cautious today. When you have Rayudu and Dhoni to bat, someone else needs to be scoring. If Kohli too is cautious, we are going to be in real trouble today.
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I hope that is the last time Rayudu comes anywhere near playing for India. Ridiculous that he is in the squad after some big knocks against Zimbabwe and Windies. Once he missed the England tour, he should have been out for good.
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Re: India in Australia, 2018-2019

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Dhoni batting at #5 is unbearable!!
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Re: India in Australia, 2018-2019

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PKBasu wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:42 am I hope that is the last time Rayudu comes anywhere near playing for India. Ridiculous that he is in the squad after some big knocks against Zimbabwe and Windies. Once he missed the England tour, he should have been out for good.
And to top it, he is not playing any domestic cricket at all in the intervening period like Dhoni. Why does the board not make them mandatory to play ranji trophy just to stay in touch.
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Re: India in Australia, 2018-2019

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Rayadu could have been out 5 times in his 24.
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