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4th place India takes on 8th place Afghanistan in a day/night game in Delhi.
That is only if it is the reverse and we chase 501. Else, its not even top 20.India 500/9 Afganistan 501/6 Shardul 0-146 just in time for cricket monthlies #1 spot.
Afghanistan 510India 500/9 Afganistan 501/6 Shardul 0-146 just in time for cricket monthlies #1 spot.
yeah batting will take a hit but its not like thakur scores much anyways plus shami has an excellent wc recordJust pick Shami if pitch will not assist spin.
You under-rate lower order runs. It can be the difference between a win and a loss. Either Thakur or Ashwin should be at 8. Cannot have a tail of Shami-Siraj-Bumrah-Kuldeep. That will be terrible and a recipe for disaster.Just pick Shami if pitch will not assist spin.
This is easily resolved by swapping Kohli and Bumrah in the batting order.You under-rate lower order runs. It can be the difference between a win and a loss. Either Thakur or Ashwin should be at 8. Cannot have a tail of Shami-Siraj-Bumrah-Kuldeep. That will be terrible and a recipe for disaster.
Even in conditions that don't assist spin, I'd play Ashwin over Shardul.You under-rate lower order runs. It can be the difference between a win and a loss. Either Thakur or Ashwin should be at 8. Cannot have a tail of Shami-Siraj-Bumrah-Kuldeep. That will be terrible and a recipe for disaster.
Conversely you under-rate importance of securing 40 out of 50 overs with your 4 best bowlers.You under-rate lower order runs. It can be the difference between a win and a loss. Either Thakur or Ashwin should be at 8. Cannot have a tail of Shami-Siraj-Bumrah-Kuldeep. That will be terrible and a recipe for disaster.
He 100% will be.Hmm, I wonder if this Thakur fellow might be punished?
Wow he strengths the batting so much!Thakur's recent batting history in ODIs-
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Long string of low score dismissals!
I bet even Shami can produce similar single digits runs to go with the odd double digit runs.
Thakur is only a small upgrade on Shami in terms of batting and is a huge downgrade in terms of bowing! It's bizarre that they keeping picking him.
If you have genuine bowler on flat pitch you will concede less runs so less runs to get and you won't need to rely on lower order runs to begin with. On a flat pitch you trust your top order to get the job done without needing #8 to score. If you collapse on a batting pitch, you don't deserve to win anyways.You under-rate lower order runs. It can be the difference between a win and a loss. Either Thakur or Ashwin should be at 8. Cannot have a tail of Shami-Siraj-Bumrah-Kuldeep. That will be terrible and a recipe for disaster.