8th June - Group B - India v Sri Lanka

[Daemon]

Don't kid yourself, Dhawan scores when it matters, easily one of the best limited overs batsmen in the last 5 years.

Guptill, Smith, Kohli, Rohit, AB

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

This is rubbish bowling now

 

[BigCaine]

Manju talking bs as usual, dhoni is apparently looking for 2's rather than 4s and 6s and is a strategy, i suppose it has nothing to do with his inability to hit them consistently anymore.

 

[Shri]

Not even top 5

Better ODI openers?

Amla
Qdk
Warner
Rohit

Maybe Guptill too. But not a lot of great ODI openers around atm

 

[Burner]

Shikhar D has 6 centuries in CT and WC combined from 16 innings. No other opener even comes close. He still has to withstand Indian fans calling for his head before every game though

 

[Contra]

Guptill, Smith, Kohli, Rohit, AB

A case can easily be made for Dhawan, He's performed in literally every ICC ODI tournament since his debut so far. Anyway I didn't say he was the top 5 ODI batsmen, I said he is one of the best limited overs batsmen, which he is.

 

[Contra]

Dhoni's teeing off now.

 

[BigCaine]

Shikhar D has 6 centuries in CT and WC combined from 16 innings. No other opener even comes close. He still has to withstand Indian fans calling for his head before every game though

He fails to perform in bilaterals most of the time.

 

[Daemon]

A case can easily be made for Dhawan, He's performed in literally every ICC ODI tournament since his debut so far. Anyway I didn't say he was the top 5 ODI batsmen, I said he is one of the best limited overs batsmen, which he is.

happy to say he's in the conversation for odis but he's not very good in t20s so idk about LO

 

[harsh.ag]

That over was a gift from Pradeep. Dhoni managed to take advantage of 2 out of 3.

Dhawan playing a classy innings here. Aaaannnddd has luck on his side too

 

[Daemon]

Pretty sure Pradeep just bowled the worst over of this tournament

 

[mackembhoy]

Guptill, Smith, Kohli, Rohit, AB

Root warner de kock and williamson surely been better than Smith since 2015?

 

[Contra]

happy to say he's in the conversation for odis but he's not very good in t20s so idk about LO

Yeah I suppose I should have specified, but for me limited overs is mostly ODI's.

 

[Daemon]

Root warner de kock and williamson surely been better than Smith since 2015?

He said 5 years

 

[vcs]

Getting a move on now, 320 or so would be nice.

 

[BigCaine]

Wow just seen india's record in 50 over tournaments since loss to sa in 2011, 18 matches 17 wins. That is impressive.

 

[mackembhoy]

He said 5 years

Well 3 of them have a higher career average.

Root only started in 2013. Ergo root is gun and smith sucks balls.

 

[Contra]

lol these guys trying the wide outside the off stump line to Dhoni.

 

[Daemon]

This is some of the worst bowling I've ever seen

 

[harsh.ag]

MS don't just hit a full toss to mid off. Dhawan trying to hit the same shot every ball now