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***Official***Match #37- India vs South Africa - November 5th - Kolkata

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
This is a finger spinner's pitch. We should have played Ashwin and rested Kuldeep. Would have helped us have some batting depth too.
 

MW1304

Cricketer Of The Year
I think he should have accelerated more but given our last 4 are #11s, you really cant count anything out. Those 4 cant even get the 1s that a regular batter can.
That's very conservative thinking for the 48th over though. 44th I can understand, but you have to at least try to accelerate at some point.
 

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
That's very conservative thinking for the 48th over though. 44th I can understand, but you have to at least try to accelerate at some point.
Its not if you realize how bad those 4 are. But I get your point. Maybe they were sure 325 was more than enough.
 

OverratedSanity

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I think he should have accelerated more but given our last 4 are #11s, you really cant count anything out. Those 4 cant even get the 1s that a regular batter can.
I don't think kohli was wrong to hold back in the 35-40 over range. But 45+ he should've gone a bit harder imo. After 47-48 particularly there's no risk of getting bowled out. Might as well go for a big one.

Anyway it was just a slightly #suboptimal innings, but still a very good one so no point criticizing it too much.
 

Andyhere

International 12th Man
That's very conservative thinking for the 48th over though. 44th I can understand, but you have to at least try to accelerate at some point.
Exactly he is trying to defend saying 4 #11 were protected by looking for singles in 48th over. Indeed a great defense argument
 

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
I don't think kohli was wrong to hold back in the 35-40 over range. But 45+ he should've gone a bit harder imo. After 47-48 particularly there's no risk of getting bowled out. Might as well go for a big one.

Anyway it was just a slightly #suboptimal innings, but still a very good one so no pout criticizing it too much.
Yeah he was trying as well, so I guess its easier to give him a pass for this one. I do agree he should have accelerated a bit more.
 

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