Yuvraj's test career was a weird one. He did play 40 games but he was constantly in and out of the team. I don't know why no one saw him as a proper batting AR(in selected conditions), his bowling was terribly under-utilised. He was generally bowling a couple of overs here and there and not getting proper spells.
We were really spoilt for riches back then even at domestic level. Someone like Yuvi would be gun for us at this moment with his bowling ability in Test cricket. Kohli & Shastri were Desperate for a left-handed A/R in England & it paid dividends.
Agreed. Right now Vihari's added value is his steady off-spin since we seriously lack part-timers(even though he is not that great with the ball). And earlier we had the likes of Sachin, Sehwag, Yuvi and Ganguly who could all bowl pretty well and were way more effective than someone like Vihari.
No matter what he says or how stupid it sounds, I can never bring myself to hate Shoaib..Another Shoaib Akhtar gem
“There is a difference between Pakistan and India. The Indians are producing good fast bowlers, but what they are lacking is the rare energy - that anger on your face, that attitude that I am going to just kill you," noted Akhtar while speaking on a podcast alongside Australia legend Brett Lee.
Akhtar believes the difference between the two is due to “the environment and food.”
“You become what you eat, right? My nation eats lots of animals and we end up being like animals. When it comes to fast bowlers, we just run in like lions," he further explained.
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‘Fast bowlers lack…’: Shoaib Akhtar points x-factor missing in Indian pacers, says Pakistan players 'run like lions’
The 46-year-old lauded the progress of Indian seam bowling in the recent years but feels the energy to be missing when compared to their Pakistani counterparts.www.hindustantimes.com
I could hear his gems all day.. Guy is comedy gold
His unfiltered Hindi Urdu Punjabi mix is pure enjoyment.
Why does every negative post sound like it's directed to Warnie.
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OK, I always thought that Kohli+Shastri combo was overrated, but this is a bloody shock. Rahane is tactically sharp and a natural leader. It's petty as **** if someone else really took away the credit for his ideas/captaincy. I think Rahane must be talking about bevda and not Kohli.This team is a goddamn circus. What a few months
'I made the decisions but someone else took its credit': Rahane fires cryptic shot about India's Test win in Australia
In a startling revelation, Ajinkya Rahane, the former India Test vice-captain took a cryptic dig at some people, saying they took away the credit for his hard work referring to India's 2-1 win in the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
