4th Match - India v Pakistan

[Cabinet96]

Dhoni likes his right hand left hand combination way too much.

 

[hendrix]

Aakash Chopra ‏@cricketaakash 59s59 seconds ago
LED stumps are misleading...they light up the moment the ball hits but a batsman is given out only if the bails are out of the groove.

Yeah, the bails light up too early IMO.

I think they should change the rule to the point of impact anyway. Bails coming up is just too hard to see.

 

[Teja.]

left right combo, also Raina's power game is better than Rahane's, surely a set Raina is more valuable than a set Rahane in limited overs?

Not in Australia though.

 

[Daemon]

Long live the Akmals

 

[Contra]

thank god Akmal is a wkt keeper

 

[viriya]

Now the great man's time has come.

Time for India to hide the low SR great man.

 

[OverratedSanity]

left right combo, also Raina's power game is better than Rahane's, surely a set Raina is more valuable than a set Rahane in limited overs?

But there's 20 overs to go. Raina doesn't get set. He's like Watson.

I'd have kept Raina for his customary quick 30-40 at the end of the innings with Dhoni. Rahane would've been the logical choice here.

 

[Prince EWS]

left right combo, also Raina's power game is better than Rahane's, surely a set Raina is more valuable than a set Rahane in limited overs?

Yeah but if they wanted to divert from the original order they should have gone with Dhoni instead of Raina. You could approach this using two different philosophies, and each philosophy would dictate Raina to be the second best option. It's a weird compromise.

 

[Anil]

kohl lucky again...you do get these doses of luck against the pakistani fielding, just need to capitalize on it like tendulkar used to...

 

[OverratedSanity]

Time for India to hide the low SR great man.

Go away. This was actually the right time for the solid but low strike rate batsman to come and stay till over 40-41

 

[Teja.]

Time for India to hide the low SR great man.

Loving this.

 

[Contra]

But there's 20 overs to go. Raina doesn't get set. He's like Watson.

I'd have kept Raina for his customary quick 30-40 at the end of the innings with Dhoni. Rahane would've been the logical choice here.

But a set Raina can cause much more damage than a set Rahane.

Have people already forgotten Raina's 100 v England coming in around this time?

 

[Prince EWS]

Go away. This was actually the right time for the solid but low strike rate batsman to come and stay till over 40-41

Rahane's strike rate is low because he's boundary-reliant though; he's different from a middle overs accumulator with a low strike rate.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Raina could come off for sure, just don't understand the thinking as PEWS said. All 3 of Rahane, Dhoni, Raina were ok choices to come in anyway. But say Raina gets out now, it puts India in a quandary... If Dhoni comes in next, it means Rahane comes out in the slog voers... which is a bit of a waste

 

[Teja.]

Forgot I had some random money on this match for a century to be made overall at 1.8.

Go Kohli. I don't want to secretly root for a Pakistani ton in an idnian victory.

 

[Daemon]

Oh man that would have legit been the most amazing catch ever by a pakistani

 

[Anil]

another drop! india really riding their luck here...

 

[OverratedSanity]

another drop! india really riding their luck here...

Harsh to call that a drop. Lazier fielders would've just watched that go over them.

 

[Contra]

Dunno, for me Raina anytime after 25 overs is fine, his potential output is massive imo.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Raina should just walk out in a sleeveless vest.