Sensible. He'd never get a chance under the circumstances and will be slightly weird to make him a nets bowler again.
I thought he bowled good spells more consistently than Thakur tbh, but Thakur is obviously more penetrative when he's bowling well, not to mention the mythological alpha batting.
I'm low key excited for Axar as a long-format prospect and hope he gets a game. His bowling has really been coming along lately, and he looked good in the last IPL. Different format, sure, but the tools were there. Great command of length and variations of pace and flight. If he's got the right head on his shoulders -or some good guidance- he could be a proper long-format spinner.
2nd Test in the 47 AO series. A certain Pat Cummins hit the winning runs then I believe. In general your point seems to be true though.
The squad is for the whole series - he'd need to be in the bubble to play at all. Leaving him out of the first Test is sensible but you want him in the squad to play a part at some point for sure.
The commentary team today made mention of the number of tours India A are doing so unlike 15-20+ years ago, the players just below international level are getting used to foreign conditions and performing that much better when they hit the big-time. Interesting thought I think, and makes sense. Of course there's plenty of other reasons too, but this is a big one I think.
He’s the type of person that when things go against him, he’s gonna go for a streak of single digit scores and all of us are gonna lose our ****.
Disagree. Pujara always looked hurried and forced in his approach and survived two lbw calls by a tiny margin. He doesn't have an attacking game at all so Lyon can make him do this and only keep the close in fielders interested all day.
TBF, it is possible it is an angry reaction of a fast bowler when he is not getting wickets but like we have been through this before, I dont think its "unsportsmanlike" at all. I just hope we improve protective equipment well enough so that we dont have umpires out there being forced to make moral calls.
They are more related than you seem to think, tbh. And being a dick and sucking in the sport is the ultimate crime as a sportsperson.
Always thought he was a Reason-able poster.Huh, we've finally learned Pratters true identity and it's Mark Reason.
Mark Reason: Australia's cricket loses honour in shameful short bowling assault on India
Opinion: With their scuffing of every moral creaseline, Australia's cricketers have shamed their sport and country, writes Mark Reason.www.stuff.co.nz
Also Nattu missed the birth of his child to stay back for this series, I think he deserves a chance to go back home and be with family.
imagine if we are chaing and the opposition doesn't just have to contend with pant but pandya too
Yes this is a great point.. Read somewhere that Siraj had played some 10 or 12 A games prior to test debut.
doesn't help that he's a terrible wicketkeeper.
