Howe_zat
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I get the hype, he is the best at what he does. All the competition is right arm fast-medium and he's left arm fast. Also people care about world cups.
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I've had enough, Virat Kohli.......
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Black_Warrior
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Neither Ponting nor Kallis were great test batsmen in the 90s so if they can get selected in a 90s XI, why not Kohli? The point being neither of these people are particularly well informed about current cricket, they watch barely a handful of games involving the big teams and don't really follow anything outside of that. Herath and Steyn missing out and Starc getting picked on the day he took 11 wickets is a testament to that.
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Since 2014, KW averages 73, YK averages 57. Both Azhar Ali and Hafeez average higher than Cook in the same period and in far less number of games, Hafeez as as many hundreds and Azhar has more.
Picking AB as a keeper is kinda cheating but I sort of understand that selection. But if anything, Sanga should have been selected as WK batsman ahead of AB.
But bottom line is that this team should not be taken that seriously. And here's the thing about Kohli though. I believe he is a great batsmen and his test average doesn't bother me that much. It's only a matter of time before he gets it up there. And he is also not a lesser batsman than KW, Root and Smith. But if we are picking a current Test XI, there is no way he gets number 4 ahead of YK or KW today.
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Since 2014, KW averages 73, YK averages 57. Both Azhar Ali and Hafeez average higher than Cook in the same period and in far less number of games, Hafeez as as many hundreds and Azhar has more.
Picking AB as a keeper is kinda cheating but I sort of understand that selection. But if anything, Sanga should have been selected as WK batsman ahead of AB.
But bottom line is that this team should not be taken that seriously. And here's the thing about Kohli though. I believe he is a great batsmen and his test average doesn't bother me that much. It's only a matter of time before he gets it up there. And he is also not a lesser batsman than KW, Root and Smith. But if we are picking a current Test XI, there is no way he gets number 4 ahead of YK or KW today.
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morgieb
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Since the start of 2015, Starc actually has the 3rd best average out of bowlers who have taken more than 50 wickets.
Black_Warrior
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If we're going by current series only, why are Warner and Smith in the side?
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Shady Slim
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Daemon
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I'm not going by just the current series. I do get your point that Younis was very good in the series preceding this one though. It's just that he looks completely out of sorts at the moment compared to Smith who's struggling for runs but doesn't look like he's batting on a pogo stick.
AndyZaltzHair
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Overreaction considering the panel included Warne and Rameez
Furball
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No no no no no. It's all about Kane Williamson.
