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***Official*** India in New Zealand 2013/14
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Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
This. Mishra is the one Indian spinner with very good bowling figures in the last three years. Somehow, Dhoni doesn't like him much. He too struggles on flats, but he's a lot more daring with turn and flight than the flat bowlers we see playing for India. He's got the credentials, but no backing whatsoever.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Yes because those pickup shots over deep mid-wicket were classical cricket strokes. Its slogging alright just not tailend hitting with no skill or technique.
Guess you need to add Anderson's stroke play to 'classical cricket strokes' because there is no way he was out of control, lacking in technique or hitting wildly in hope (that's what I term as slogging).
They were strokes of pure beauty.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Oh so you think slogging is a bad term. Its ****ing awesome really. Lots of risks/sixes = slogging to me. There are good and bad sloggers. Anderson isn't bad.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
I do hope Dhoni bats at four this time. With his ODI record, he's not being responsible by hiding at six or seven. In a high chase like this, he should bat at four, so that he can build partnerships, or even attack from the first ball. He's also a lot smarter than Raina, at the very least. India's top four should be Rohit, Gambhir, Kohli and Dhoni, especially now.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is completely unconvincing. Compare his 32 wickets in 28 games to McClenaghan's 47 wickets in 19.
I hope India doesn't lose Shami because of his economy rate.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is completely unconvincing. Compare his 32 wickets in 28 games to McClenaghan's 47 wickets in 19.
I hope India doesn't lose Shami because of his economy rate.
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Blocky
Banned
Slogging is what Ross Taylor does, relying on one shot, walking across your stumps to play a horrible heave across the line of any ball and hope for the best.
Anderson is very still at the crease, has great head position and holds great shape through the shot, it's why he's able to crunch bowling outside off for flat sixes over mid off, play the cut shot hard and loft it, be able to pull the shorter deliveries and yes, when the bowler drifts onto the stumps and he's got room, he's able to play a shot that goes over long on. Even that shot isn't a slog in terms of a Steve Waugh slog sweep, it's a controlled cricket shot, his head remains still right until the point of contact with his hip open to allow the bat plane to swing right through, generally straight - rather than angled.
It's beautiful consistent power hitting, not swing and hope - Ronchi? That's a guy that's slogging. Anderson? That's just a very clean hitter in some fantastic form.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
You have a strange definition of slogging.
Blocky
Banned
And then compare the roads that he has to bowl on in India that are made for sides to chase down 300 consistently, versus the pitches in New Zealand that generally offer the bowlers something early in the match.
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
What kind of comparison is that? I read somewhere that McClenaghan is close to being the second faster to 50 ODI wkts, you compare anyone with him at this stage and they would look bad. They play different sort of roles for their teams, besides Bhuvi's economy rate is much better.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
Nah, Kumar looks legit!