Kenneth Viljoen
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So in your opinion 43 Test matches @ 35 is good enough for an Indian top order batsman, captain no less ?
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*Official* Bangladesh v India 2022/23
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The other opener, Gill, averages only 30. Shaw, Mayank etc haven't proved themselves to be significantly better than KL in their chances as well. Rahul actually did decently in the England and SA tours while rest of the batsmen failed. So, it is just that he plays on merit.
I mean who exactly is punching through like Gill was? Have you seen how relatively good their records are in FC matches (without Tests)? And let's not act like everyone's been fit all the time.
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Technically, India haven't won in Bangladesh in 13 years
CricAddict
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Probably 2-3 years back when Kulcha worked in limited overs. He has kept sucking since.
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Technically being the key word here. BD tried their best to lose the one test in 2015 within 2 days of play but rain won at the end.
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Not good enough, no, but that's how bad our options are atm.
Hopefully Shaw apologises to whoever he's pissed off and gets another run in the side some day. He's got potential and is killing it domestically recently.
Come on man. Stick to one side and don't be blind about this topic.
Aritro
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In his defence, it was an absolute greentop which predictably dried out into a road
ashley bach
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Shame Foxtel in Australia aren't covering this series and crictime stream is poor today.
Can someone give us an idea after about half an hours play how the pitch is playing, can only assume it's quite good given India runs spread is 465-480
Can someone give us an idea after about half an hours play how the pitch is playing, can only assume it's quite good given India runs spread is 465-480
Aritro
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Yeah srsly cnerd, I get having multiple loyalties at least stick to one team with the first person plural in a series thread ffs
Aritro
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Haven't tuned in yet but the prematch commentary was about BD are going to negotiate what is a "batters' paradise".
Kenneth Viljoen
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So if everyone is fit does Rahul make your starting XI ?
duffer
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Tbf our batting in general has been toilet for a while. KL being there just triggers a bit easier than the others.
At the moment, sure. No one is noticeably better than him, but it's not like the team management hasn't been perfect with opener selection either. I'm sticking with KL for consistency, but let's not forget how quickly Shaw got ditched just because the pink ball moved around a lot and how quickly Gill got in. I have no problems if KL isn't picked but it's not like he's standing out at either ends of the spectrum with regards to Indian openers.
I mean people say this but it's not like we've been playing on flat tracks all the time. Bit rough to jump on players not performing well when given chances in conditions that favour bowling more.
duffer
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Not all the situations we've been in have been that dire though. None of this lot have been able to construct an innings. They look clueless