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*Official* 2nd Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 13 - 17 Feb 2021

Burgey

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what happens if you as a batsman come down the crack and pretend to play a shot while smashing the end of your bat on the pitch to break or dent a bit off
You probably get away with it because no one would think you’d be stupid enough to think of it let alone deliberately do it
 

Burgey

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the guy has the talent and game to score 200s 300s esaily and it feels like olympic gold medal when he gets 100 here.. rohit's talent vs his actual
acievements in tests is a paradox..
Nah, the ability to convert starts into hundreds is a massive component to test match batting. It’s probably the single most important component of test match batting.
The fact he’s a walking wicket away from home and him making a 50 odd out here was thought of as some sort of achievement by him basically confines him to being the SC Dave Warner.
 

Prince EWS

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Nah, the ability to convert starts into hundreds is a massive component to test match batting. It’s probably the single most important component of test match batting.
He does it for fun at home too. Even though it *looks* mental I'm starting to really doubt it is. If it's mental you probably don't average 80 at home (with a 60% conversion rate) and 27 away (with 6 fifties and no tons) - there's probably some technical demons that aren't immediately apparent at play for that to happen.

I love watching him bat so I hope the whole opening thing is a new lease on life away from home but I'm not really holding my breath.
 

Burgey

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Today also provides further vindication to my exclusive thrmeort, since proven correct, that Hazlewood and Cummins have ruined Kohli as a top class test batsman
 

Shri

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only one man on the boundary for rohit with that short mid on short mid off field plus fuller length balls

was expecting a big hit down the ground
 

Burgey

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there's probably some technical demons that aren't immediately apparent at play for that to happen.
Yeah he plays away from his body with an angled bat a fair bit to pace which screws him over when it bounces and moves. Also finds it tough to ride the bounce when that happens. He’s like a fat Gill in that regard.
 

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Yeah he plays away from his body with an angled bat a fair bit to pace which screws him over when it bounces and moves. Also finds it tough to ride the bounce when that happens. He’s like a fat Gill in that regard.
Yeah the good ol' coverblock. Joe Burns to confirm.
 

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He does it for fun at home too. Even though it *looks* mental I'm starting to really doubt it is. If it's mental you probably don't average 80 at home (with a 60% conversion rate) and 27 away (with 6 fifties and no tons) - there's probably some technical demons that aren't immediately apparent at play for that to happen.

I love watching him bat so I hope the whole opening thing is a new lease on life away from home but I'm not really holding my breath.
One theory is that he's does not trust his technique away from home, which is why he plays so many daft shots when under pressure. Doesn't back himself to ride out a testing spell of bowling or to rotate the strike risk free.

Reckon it's really mental for him more than technique. He's enroute to being the GOAT ODI opener, possibly usurping Sachin. He's got game.
 

Burgey

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Yeah the good ol' coverblock. Joe Burns to confirm.
There’s no future in it for anyone vs the new ball in a real cricket country. You need to be about 60 not out in the 40th over or so for it to work

Also helps not to be Joe Burns.

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