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

[Deleted member 38150]

Very good 50 for Rahane! hope he coverts this to big one..

 

[cnerd123]

Good fifty from Jinx. Really needed that from him

Turn this into a ton and the Kohli coup is on the cards

 

[Pup Clarke]

Well played Rahane! Has looked very solid and assured

 

[91Jmay]

A clutch knock on a tough pitch from the great man when the chips were down. What a player.

Tough pitch????

 

[Deleted member 38150]

Good fifty from Jinx. Really needed that from him

Turn this into a ton and the Kohli coup is on the cards

it will take a lot more than a ton for kohli coup.. if that ever happens

 

[Flem274*]

All modern day batsmen tend to play the swinging ball away from their body, and Rohit is usually more willing to leave the ball than most (see: Kohli). If that's the worst of his technical sins then he's pretty sound relatively speaking.

i actually thought about raising kohli as an example of someone who can succeed despite following the ball (he's a serial offender) but i've already got the english chasing ghosts i cbf potentially dealing with the indian posters.

the big difference is kohli reads length so much better than rohit does and he plays straighter.

 

[Burgey]

All modern day batsmen tend to play the swinging ball away from their body, and Rohit is usually more willing to leave the ball than most (see: Kohli). If that's the worst of his technical sins then he's pretty sound relatively speaking.

No they don’t. And when they do they don’t all try to play it square through cover point with an angled bat as he does. It’s absolutely a significant technical flaw in his game.

 

[cnerd123]

i actually thought about raising kohli as an example of someone who can succeed despite following the ball (he's a serial offender) but i've already got the english chasing ghosts i cbf potentially dealing with the indian posters.

the big difference is kohli reads length so much better than rohit does and he plays straighter.

I don't think Rohit actually reads length badly, he's just plays bad shots sometimes. He plays some ridiculously great shots that suggest it's not that hard for him to pick length. He just doesn't have Kohli's shot selection.

Kohli is far more likely to nick off to swinging balls outside his off stump than Rohit IMO. Can't seem to avoid temptation.

No they don’t. And when they do they don’t all try to play it square through cover point with an angled bat as he does. It’s absolutely a significant technical flaw in his game.

Eh I think what you're describing is a very common phenomenon in modern day cricket, especially with batters who are proficient in white ball stuff.

 

[Shri]

A clutch knock on a tough pitch from the great man when the chips were down. What a player.

yes rohit has been good

 

[OverratedSanity]

It's weird that despite rahane's dry spell over the last few years, he's steadily improved against spin. Played Lyon way better than before too.

 

[Deleted member 38150]

I don't think Rohit actually reads length badly, he's just plays bad shots sometimes. He plays some ridiculously great shots that suggest it's not that hard for him to pick length. He just doesn't have Kohli's shot selection.

Kohli is far more likely to nick off to swinging balls outside his off stump than Rohit IMO. Can't seem to avoid temptation..

What is baffling to me is, Rohit has the ideal game for long innings. he has much more variety of shots than kohli IMO. can play the short ball a lot more comfortable and unlike kohli doesnt need to run singles frantically to score big 100s. But still, he chooses to play a rash shot and give it all away..

 

[OverratedSanity]

Why did they choose that particular forward defence from rahane as an example. Wasn't a good one because he could well have left it.

 

[Burgey]

Eh I think what you're describing is a very common phenomenon in modern day cricket,

Yeah, but unsurprisingly you’re wrong.

 

[Robbie]

This is carnage.

 

[Shri]

i am worried that rohit is going to do his hammy playing all these sweeps

 

[Teja.]

Tough pitch????

Plenty on offer for the spinners.

 

[cnerd123]

England's best spinner on now. Tricky passage of play

 

[91Jmay]

Plenty on offer for the spinners.

Few have turned and bounced, very good pitch to bat on. People are way overhyping this because the ball has disturbed the surface occasionally

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So dropping Bess for Moeen who hadn't had any cricket for 6 months looks a wise move now.

 

[Shri]

Few have turned and bounced, very good pitch to bat on. People are way overhyping this because the ball has disturbed the surface occasionally

footmarks 7 overs in lol