India Doom and Gloom Thread

[centurymaker]

Actually I agree that most of the players are below par/useless at the moment. Without Shami, it's gonna be difficult for India to win even 1 test. And if Bumrah breaks down, we'll get thrashings like 2011.

 

[Daemon]

Not blaming him for the loss here but I get the feeling Gambhir might end up a Langer type with no useful input technically and tactically beyond spouting generic cliches. At least that’s what I get from his interviews.

 

[honestbharani]

Not blaming him for the loss here but I get the feeling Gambhir might end up a Langer type with no useful input technically and tactically beyond spouting generic cliches. At least that’s what I get from his interviews.

I think its the opposite. He has very set ideas and strong opinions about how to play and I am worried it may not be everyone's cup of tea in the team. Either way, I am definitely blaming him and Rohit for a lot of the bad strategies and tactics throughout this series and I think we may well be winning this series if we had better management at the helm.

The only caveat is that you gotta give a decent rope to any new management and these guys just started.

 

[Daemon]

I think its the opposite. He has very set ideas and strong opinions about how to play and I am worried it not be everyone's cup of tea in the team. Either way, I am definitely blaming him and Rohit for a lot of the bad strategies and tactics throughout this series and I think we may well be winning this series if we had better management at the helm.

The only caveat is that you gotta give a decent rope to any new management and these guys just started.

lmao right after i posted this they sent siraj as nightwatchman

 

[Arachnodouche]

"Frankly we don't care about what's being said on social media * insert appropriately disdainful eyeroll *. What the team management thinks is of course very, very important".

Social media is junk but no good living in an echo chamber, Gotya, especially when you're high on your own flatulence. People pass out like that.

 

[ImpatientLime]

What has the reaction been from the Indian sporting press about this defeat?

 

[capt_Luffy]

What has the reaction been from the Indian sporting press about this defeat?

Surprisingly nothing much given the nature, atleast the news I follow.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think its the opposite.

@TheJediBrah

 

[Arachnodouche]

Alright then...

 

[honestbharani]

And here we go again. Gonna lose this series 3-0.

Called it.

 

[cnerd123]

Sack Gambhir

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I said when you have an old side the train comes off the rails quickly and dramatically, looks like it's the same with this team.

Other than Pant (who looks a genius) it is hard to know who of the other bats will perform abroad. Huge tour ahead and it looks a very difficult one but the future may a lot more clear if some stand up in a tough situation on hard pitches.

For the record I think Australia could fall apart as dramatically at any stage too as they are even older as a collective.

 

[Gnske]

Sticky the thread as long as Virat isn't medically retired on grounds of terminal failure to turn up

 

[Athlai]

Feels Good

 

[honestbharani]

Obviously deserves an entry.

 

[honestbharani]

Keep the Gambhiring to the match threads and series subforums. This here is the real thing.

Our best batsman has worse Root-itis than Root himself in 2018-19. Our next best batsman cover drives Anderson in the first over of a test in England and thinks SR is overrated in T20s. Our third best batsman cant play swing. Our fourth best batsman bats too low but also can't bat too high. Our middle order is shambles. Our captain has had his brain screwed up so much that he can't even buy a run when him scoring runs seemed to be the only good thing about his captaincy. Our vice-captain and #3 really should not be playing test cricket right now but they do coz they are not that bad and the replacements are not that good.

Our best bowler and the best spinner in the world cannot get a game coz of stupid selection policies. Our best seamer is being overworked and seems to have lost his ability to run through batting sides, though to be fair, he only did it in one series to the Windies and has always shown a lack of ability to pick massive hauls even in LOI cricket. Our next best bowler has lost his action, confidence and form. Our third best bowler is a newbie who only started playing tests this season. Our fourth best bowler cannot get hauls just like our premier fast bowler but also gives away runs irrespective of which pitch he is playing at. Our best swing bowlers are injured and/or cannot be trusted through a test match right now. Our fast bowling allrounder is struggling to even bowl 4 overs in a T20. Our spin bowling allrounder is finding new ways to get injured and is unable to provide control and consistency, which was his best bowling trait.

I can go on, but you get the idea. We are ****ed. Calling our resident doomsdayers to the thread now.

@OverratedSanity @cnerd123 @silentstriker

Scarily applies even today.

 

[Sunil1z]

Relax Guys

 

[Xix2565]

Scarily applies even today.

Turns out when Gambhir is in charge, we can't Gambhir at all anymore.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Not blaming him for the loss here but I get the feeling Gambhir might end up a Langer type with no useful input technically and tactically beyond spouting generic cliches. At least that’s what I get from his interviews.

although it's actually looking like it wasn't a bad call, hoping India's conservative approach wasn't the classic "yell at everyone when they fail and pump everyone up when they succeed" thing langer was famous for. Maybe it is more of a consistent strategy he's been trying to push for a while but hasn't gotten buy-in.

 

[Xix2565]

although it's actually looking like it wasn't a bad call, hoping India's conservative approach wasn't the classic "yell at everyone when they fail and pump everyone up when they succeed" thing langer was famous for. Maybe it is more of a consistent strategy he's been trying to push for a while but hasn't gotten buy-in.

I don't think this is it tbh.