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Group 2 (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands)

cnerd123

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lmao Tasking with 3 slips in for Lokesh in that first over and still bowled 4 dot balls and a single at him hahahaha
 

honestbharani

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Why do so many teams persist with someone in their top three or four who seems incapable of scoring at the requisite level?
lol... dunno about others but at least with Rahul, the issue is not ability, its the temperament. Guy has zero mental strength, it looks like.
 

Burgey

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Top order stability... and in SA's case political selection policy...
I wondered about this. Whether it might be because it's a WC and they're looking for someone there to anchor things if wickets are lost. Not an awful theory but it hinders things when you're actually in decent shape, wickets-wise.

It also really doesn't explain Finch from an Aus POV, I guess though his is just a decline of a once great LO player rather than a strategic pick of someone who bats slower
 

Everton Seymour

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Why do so many teams persist with someone in their top three or four who seems incapable of scoring at the requisite level?
I noticed this aswell ..

And in KL Rahul's case I'm truly baffled , cause he has T20 hundreds and he's absolutely smashed bowling attacks in his career in this format opening the batting...

What are the batting coaches or the head coaches doing? Nobody seems to be tapping these top order bats on the shoulder and saying "Come on man we need more from you your SR is not acceptable" ...I mean Rahul himself should be able to figure it out , he didn't get selected for India playing like this ..Is it a case of giving a player enough rope to hang himself? Pretty toxic!
 

Daemon

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I wondered about this. Whether it might be because it's a WC and they're looking for someone there to anchor things if wickets are lost. Not an awful theory but it hinders things when you're actually in decent shape, wickets-wise.
Don't think so, it's just a coincidence imo.

Nissanka and Rahul were not outlandish picks. Finch and KW only picked because the selectors appear indebted to them for some reason. Bavuma for political reasons.

Add to that bowling friendly conditions and you have this shitshow we're seeing.
 

Burgey

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Lucky that drop didn't cos the Bangers, he's not a fella you want to be giving chances to.

Rohit is having a really lean tourney too. Not alone among some of the bigger names. Warner and Babar have been low as well.
 

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