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  1. Ohai! Test cricket is back!
     

    kohli benched Ashwin! Nice gutsy decision (and good one). But I would’ve benched Jaddu.

    and does anyone know wth it means when read ishant failed a fitness test the morning of. Kohli best not be requiring Ishant to do the yo-yo test or some shit to be eligible to play.  

  2. 11 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

    If I am picking an ODI squad for a match that matters, my chosen bowlers would be Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar, Shami, Jadeja, Ashwin, and Hardik assuming all are fit and healthy. That should also be a strong enough fielding lineup. Maybe the newer bowlers were unnerved in the death?

    Who would you have pulled to accommodate Sundar? Krunal as he had a low strike rate? The pitch was not favorable for spinners.


    this is for ODIs (not T20Is):

    Think Thakur is in the top tier of seamers (above Natarajan), as he is fairly smart bowler with variations but he can also contribute a quick 20-30 runs with the bat.

    For spinners, I dont know of India has a spinner that can play purely on bowling ability. Chahal comes the closest, but attacking sides will beat on him. Good thing is he doesnt go too negative/depressed like Kuldeep when taken to the cleaners.

    I think India needs to continue developing spin bowlers that are all rounders. Jadeja is an obvious when healthy. One of Sundar or Axar (preferred slightly as he is a better bowler) should be given a chance as they can both bat.

     

    Here is my first India team for ODIs when all healthy:

    4 bats: Rohit, Kohli, Dhawan, and Iyer. Backup: SKY.   

    Wicketkeeper: Pant. Backup: Rahul. 

    3 all rounders: Hardik, Jadeja and Shardul. Backups: Axar, Sundar, or Krunal.

    3 bowlers: Bumrah, Bhuvi and one of: Shami or Chahal (depending on pitch). Backup: Natarajan, Siraj, Saini, R Chahar. 
     


     

  3. Now most of these players head to IPL to play 14 games and make more money than they will the rest of the year. 
     

    Woohoo. Life is good being a cricketer.


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    These new Indian bowlers are shit fielders - Prasidh, Natarajan, and also Thakur often enough. 

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    Its sad - India only had a spinner bowl 4 overs. We got shit in stock besides Jadeja (and he is all rounder). Chahal is  best pure spinner and he kinda sucks. Sundar only makes team as bowler because of his bat ability. So does Krunal - and he couldnt bat under pressure. I think Sundar would have done better as a bat today.

     
    Maybe it is time for superfit Kohli to give slow/fat Ashwin a chance in ODI. He cant be a worse fielder than what we saw. (Actually he probably will be worse fielder, but good chance he makes it up with wickets). 
     

     

  4. i am one of those thst’s quite soured on Kohli captaincy. With that said, wanted to give him props on couple of things:
     

    - Kohli opening in T20 was a good/great call. I think it definitely makes him way more valuable. Him coming in at 3 or 4 wasn't great as he starts slow and need to go bang-bang in this format to beat the best teams consistently. 
     

    - His call to go with 6 bowling options for the last T20 was right, and he called him Bhuvi the banker at just the right time to turn the game. 
     

     

    Now, back to another player. I know some of you really love him, but I think he is very undercooked. He is an all rounder but is very underwhelming as either a bat or a ball.... at least in T20 cricket. And I am speaking on one Mr. Washington Sundar. Cant wait to get Jadeja back. Sundar has a lot to learn to become the next Jadeja. Good news is he is only 21. He will become a great. Just not there yet. 
     

    And for T20, India might not be too bad with go for 4-5 seamers (including Pandya) and 1 snipper given the current riches of seamers they have. 
     

    Here is my team for T20 W Cup:

     

    Ro

    V

    SKY

    Pant

    Iyer

    Pandiya

    Jadeja

    Shardul

    Bhuvi

    Bumrah

    Shami

     

    Backups:

     

    KL 

    Ishan

    Sundar

    Natarajan

    Chahal

    R Chahar

  5. Ok. Game almost over.

     

    that catch of surya kumar yadav (sky) by jason roy. Well, yeah jason roy. Lol. Wow. 
     

    gotta feel a bit for sky.  Out both his first times on spectacular catches. This guy is good. Really really good. i dont really watch ipl, but wow. 
     

    how the hell did India not select him until he is past 30. Better just keep select him for ODI. Make room for him. kohli can seat if he cant figure it out. (Kohli ended poorly I thought, could’ve gotten 240).  

  6. 1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

    Jinks did a hell of a job in Australia, but I fear his time on the test side is limited.  I think you need to look for someone that has a few more years left in the tank to take over as test captain else you will be looking for another one in a couple of years max any way. 

    I don't know how many years he has left, but my pick based on personality, calmness, attention to detail, etc. would be Mr. R. Ashwin.

    I am okay with 2 years with Captaincy stint. I am not a huge fan on long tenures. Complacency sets in. 
     

    Ashwin would waste all DRS in one over. But besides that he would probably make a pretty cerebral captain. 
     

    Jadeja is another one only if that guarantees his place on the test team. Not sure why India keep dropping him. 
     

    That’s about the options. 

  7. Can we get a website to fire kohli the captain?

    rohit - whiteball captain

    jinks - redball captain

     

    India will win way more. 
     

    oh fire kohli’s assistant too - shastri. And get a real coach back in - kumble. 
     

    if someone can put kohli in his place it is ganguly. Thankfully he is now bcci prez. He is just waiting for kohli to lose a big series. Say if India dont win the wc t20. 

  8. 15 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

    You meant open with Rohit, correct? Unless you still want to see KLR continue to shit the bed batting in this T20 (3 games is enough for me). I think Pant is more natural at 5. Send in Suryakumar at 3 and have Iyer at 4, that way there is a better chance for Iyer-Pant partnership. Kohli at 6 would be similar to MS Dhoni at 6 (or later in the lineup) - not a bad thing.

    Depending on the situation, you may or may not send in Sundar ahead of Hardik whether there is still time to build a partnership. Otherwise slog away with Hardik.

    Yeah. Lol. Meant Rohit. Brain fart. 
     

    I do believe in Rahul but he needs a break at the moment. He can be given a chance again in the future. 
     

    Your lineup is probably more logical/ better. I just want to see Pant at #3 for a bit. He is my favorite player to watch right now and was just dreaming for some extended time for him. It he doesnt work at 3, back to 5. 

  9. Here is my lineup:

     

    Rahul

    Ishan

    Pant

    SKY

    Iyer

    Kohli - Morgan style captaincy. There for recovery in case the kids make a mess of it. Him and Rahul can swap every other game if he wants to not always be #6.  

    Pandya

    who gives a fuck

  10. Kohli is a terrible terrible captain. His time has to be up now. Captaincy is hard. Lets give that responsibility to someone else. Rohit would be good.

    He tinkers too much with the damn lineup and applies inconsistent policies for selection. Further, he rarely experiments with batting order changes based on the game situation. 
     

    Also, what happened to his go hard lifestyle. He recovered well in last 5 overs but sucked ass for the middle 10. With 7 wickets in hand and batting 9 deep, go hard bro. You gonna lose if you dont anyway. F your average. 

  11. Starting a tour with 4 test match series is too much emotion/intense. T20 matches after that is very very anti climactic. 

    I think the Aussie tour schedule was much better - tests at the end. The already decided whiteball series only add to the drama/emotion. 

  12. 5 hours ago, 52-80 said:

    best car in the thread.

     

    4 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

    Seconded.


    Thanks. 
     

    It is incredibly fun to drive even at 35mph on the streets. It is so balanced and grounded. But it is definitely not fast with 0-60 time. Now I have a car where I dont need to speed to enjoy it. Goodbye tickets. As they say “max” smiles per gallon.  

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  13. 2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

    If it's new, isn't it actually an MX-5?

    Yes and No. 

     

    it still officially has Miata as part of the name in the US.  The MX-5 Miata.

    The Miata brand name is too strong here. Everywhere else it is just MX5.
     

    With that said, the “Miata” moniker appears is on the Window sticker only. Manual, website, badging/beanding, everything else is just MX-5. 

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  14. 22 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

     

     

    I remember the western conf finals from 97 that they show at the end. It was my first full season of watching the NBA. Stockton made all of Houston cry that night. 

  15. On 3/4/2021 at 10:27 PM, shadow_operative said:

    also this seems a good a time as any to mention that John Stockton is possibly the most underrated player of all time. ask his peers what they think about him. guy was a true all timer. 

    His assists and steals record will stay there for a long long time. No current player on pace to breaking it. 
     

    basically guy never got injured. And played consistently and for so long. This record might stay forever until robots are allowed in the nba. 

  16. On 3/4/2021 at 10:33 PM, Llogg said:

    If we're being real, wtf is Penny doing in the conversation here? And why are they rows of four? Vic, that graphic is trash.

    Only thing I can think of is that this is actually a”Spot the odd one” puzzle. 
     

    but then there are 4 players per team for some reason. 
     

    so you sound right. This is trash. 

  17. 4 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

    My dumbass went to bed early last night so I could get up and get a small fill of cricket this morning.  Plan was to get up at 4:00am and see the last hour and half of play.  Got up, checked the score and saw England were already down 8 wickets and trailing by 25 or so runs.  I actually found myself hoping England could put up a stand and get a lead of at least 30 just to prolong the day.  Instead I got to see a total of five balls as Ashwin knocked down the last two wickets. 

    Stupid Poms.

    😆 

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