All this is agreed. I did say that we don't win if he does not stay at the wicket. My point is that he has been abysmally slow over 30 matches. And, yesterday, too he was slow. His innings was certainly useful. Yes, if he had performed even more poorly, then SkAY would have been more circumspect in his hitting. But, we can say the same for everyone. If you perform worse ... then your team will be in trouble. Especially, with our tail and drastic drop in batting after the top 6.PKBasu wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:16 am So now Ishan Kishan is your new hobby horse to batter. Yes, his T20I strike rate is not as high as it should be.
But yesterday, he played a perfectly paced innings in the circumstances. A strike rate of nearly 150 (9 runs per over) was perfect when his partner was hammering at the other end. You don't seem to understand the rhythms of the sport. Somebody has to stay at the crease. If India lost a third wicket early, there would be pressure on Suryakumar, and his ability to score at will would have been circumscribed.
The point really is that his inning yesterday was not that fast given the circumstances. Or should we decide first, and then use the SR to say he batted well, and don't need the context - pitch and short stadium. And, then when his career SR is called out, we need the context.
I have no problem accepting he played a crucial role in yesterday's match. But, in context, it was a slower inning than what was required. He did not show that he could hit. And, one of the wickets we lost was because of the pressure he put on the rest of the team by playing out a maiden over. The point is he cannot hit. Yet. I hope he turns it around.