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***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

The_Bunny

The_Bunny

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Great captain's knock, playing dumb shots and looked like getting out every ball, if I was an Indian supporter I would be furious
 
cnerd123

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Burgey said:
Nah disagree. Just pick your four best bowlers unless it's a madly spinning deck where you'll have an edge over a lot of countries. Then stick with them and have a captain who actually consults them about their fields and plans. Genuinely don't think you can afford to be a batsman short in non SC conditions.

Australia always plays a batsman light in the SC and goes with an extra bowling "all rounder". It's ****. It doesn't work. Whenever they do it I always know we won't win.
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Well India has done that and we have seen moments in NZ, SA and even England where we squander momentum because our quick bowlers just aren't fit enough. We will be building pressure for a while until one of our three quicks ends up pulling up hurt and has to go off the field, leaving us to rely on part timers. They have also often lacked intensity when coming back for 4th and 5th spells on flat decks.

Given that Ashwin is a Test calibre batsman, and Bhuvi is more than useful, I think India can get away with 5 bowlers.

But the main issue, as highlighted several times, is just awful captaincy, planning and execution. Maybe with a better captain our quicks wont be forced to bowl long spells, and thus removing the need for a fifth bowler.
 
Contra

Contra

Cricketer Of The Year
Oh yeah Kohli's still batting lol. Just kidding well played bro, kinda feel sorry for you since #6 down can't bat.
 
Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
lol what did Kohli say to Rahul there. Hit harder after the first drop ?

He egged on Saha too when he was smacking in the adelaide test.
 
cnerd123

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OverratedSanity said:
Hes not good enough in either department. He's as bits and pieces as it can get.
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Yea pretty much. I wouldn't advocate a lineup with Binny over a proper 6 batsman lineup or 5 bowler lineup. But if you are looking for a number 6 who can bowl some medium pace then he is as good an option as we have got.
 
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