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*Official* Match 17# India vs Bangladesh - The Pune Clash
- Thread starter AndyZaltzHair
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AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
They will drop against lanka
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
India looks totally unbeatable. Even if the batters get the start then their spinners manage to stranglehold in the middle. Jaddu and KY are masters of this. Then two overs from bumrah in the middle and few at the death too deadly. Fielders look like million dollar.
Shri
Mr. Glass
no. against nz. now more than ever if hardik doesn't play in the weekend match
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
With Hardik gone, we have to ask who is our Mahmudullah.
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
You dont need hardik with that order from Rohit to KL Rahul
mackembhoy
International Regular
Explain why Shami who has been one of the best ODI bowlers in the world his entire career, cannot get in the side?
Like Australia not picking Starc or Afghanistan Rashid.
Like Australia not picking Starc or Afghanistan Rashid.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Oh man, please delete it
Shri
Mr. Glass
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
To be fair Siraj has been even better leading into the world cup. But has been quite indifferent since the tournament started. I'd definitely like Shami to get match or two to remain match ready. Today was a good day for that I think.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
that was more of a 2/3 situation
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
India might not be going 11/11, but NZ sure are!!
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Not sure whats the complain with siraj. Hes been picking wickets at crucial moments. He got Abdullah shafique plumb at crunch time. Today he got Miraz. There are plenty of examples. These are flat pitches and not everyday he wont have spells like 6/something against SL.
mackembhoy
International Regular
Was more Thakur I was on about. He just seems too easy to score off in this format.
He's India Sam Curran. Capable on his day only they come around rarely. Least Curran has years on his side. Thakur only just younger than Shami.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Has been bowling a fair number of "hit me" balls each game.
BazBall21
International Captain
Thakur is a proper stop gap. I completely forgot he's 32. Honestly don't see Curran progressing much further but yeah at least he's young.
srbhkshk
International Captain
Well, Shami is nowhere near as good as Starc for one.
He is a good bowler, but his stats (mostly the average) flatter him imo, had the occasional tendency to to get smashed in the important part of the game and then pick some cheap wickets at the end - this is somewhat shown in his economy rate as well.
All this is not to say that he is a bad bowler in any way, he'd be our first choice bowler for 85-90% of our ODI history (i.e. before Bumrah came along), but he really didn't show any particular gap to Siraj before the cup started. He would also easily get above Thakur as a bowler, but the setup believes they need someone capable of some batting there. Shami used to be okayish with the bat early career but for the last few years he has been little more than a meme. Of course, this assumes that Thakur has some ability with the bat which is an open question.
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Fair enough if India wants to try Shami just to keep the wheels rotating since its a long tournament but I’d bet on Siraj @SFinal and Final