Indian Cricket Dhaba

[Daemon]

In other matters, Shardul Thakur has been picked for the Afghanistan Test. Is he as good as the fast bowlers in the team at present? He's been a tad expensive in LOI but never seen him play first-class.

He's Vinay Kumar 2.0

Won't play anyways. We've picked a 15 man squad for a one off test.

 

[Shri]

Maybe he'll be better than ABHIMANYU MITHUN.

 

[karan316]

Also, anyone know if this guy, Hanuma Vihari, is good? Has some amazing FC stats but hasn't been picked, neither has he been talked about really.

Hanuma Vihari | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPNcricinfo

I am wondering why he hasn't featured in the IPL in the last two years.

 

[Mr Miyagi]

I am wondering why he hasn't featured in the IPL in the last two years.

Too slow as a bat. Not a frontline bowler.

 

[rparikh14]

Yeah a strike rate of 111 simply isn't good enough in T20. I think he'll make it to the test team soon enough if he keeps up the numbers in FC though.

 

[Borges]

I think he'll make it to the test team soon enough if he keeps up the numbers in FC though.

He's had a couple of very good domestic seasons. But he's been in the India A team quite a few times; and hasn't had an impact at that level.
In the current scenario, to be considered for selection to the test team, a good showing with India A is almost mandatory. FC numbers alone won't get him there.

 

[Borges]

I see that this Vihari is in the India A squad for the tri-series in England. Let's see what he does there.
India A Tri-Series in England, 2018 Team Captain and Players | Cricbuzz.com

 

[harsh.ag]

Andhra captain already so not under-appreciated as such, I would say.

Borges is on point wrt India A.

 

[Borges]

Shami has been kicked out of the Bangalore test squad on fitness grounds (replacement: Saini)
And Samson is ejected from the India A squad for the tri-series (replacement: Ishan Kishan)

With all the rain and overcast skies in Bangalore, the pitch for the test match looks interesting. There is a fair amount of grass on it right now; don't know if they will keep it.

 

[harsh.ag]

Shami might fall by the way of his private life

 

[OverratedSanity]

ffs Shami. He was my biggest hope for the Wheel being broken.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also, how the **** does Ashwin keep passing that yo-yo fitness test? He can barely bend to pick the ball up once the match begins.

 

[cnerd123]

'Fitness first' India sway to the Yo-Yo beats | Cricbuzz.com

Yuvraj Singh is 35. Suresh Raina is 30. Both have reportedly failed the Yo-Yo test conducted at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and their careers hang in balance. If they clear the test, the selection panel will consider their names for selection and if not, they can continue to toil in domestic cricket. To say, both Yuvraj and Raina are struggling because of their age, wouldn't be a fair assessment.

Ashish Nehra, 38-years-old and with his international career now behind him, breezed through the test while Washington Sundar, only 18 and amidst a purple patch, failed the test.

...

While Kohli has easily been able to hit the score of 21 in the test, players like Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal and KL Rahul too have been exceptional in it, reveals Surya. But how's the score actually calculated? Once the players have started, the score increases 0.1 at a time. "Say a player has started well and has reached 13. When you touch one cone, it'll become 13.1. When you touch the other cone, it'll become 13.2. After 13.9, it'll become 14.1," he explains. "It'll usually last around two to 20 minutes or so.

...

The current benchmark is pretty achievable. Anybody who puts in a bit of effort can reach that mark. There is nothing earth shattering about it. It only starts getting tougher from 17.5 onwards. There has been a lot of hue and cry about it but it is pretty achievable for most sportsmen," Dinesh Karthik told the Press Trust of India when asked about the difficulty of the test.

No mention of Ashwin's score. Suspicious.

 

[Shri]

Manish Pandey is at least good at something.

 

[Daemon]

Imagine if they had this back in the day. Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly all dropped.

 

[cnerd123]

Imagine if they had this back in the day. Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly all dropped.

Probably Kumble, Srinath, Bhajji too

 

[Daemon]

Kumble was the one who implemented it ironically

 

[harsh.ag]

Nehraji WAFG

 

[OverratedSanity]

Imagine if they had this back in the day. Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly all dropped.

Dravid was way fitter and more nimble than those other fat ****s.

 

[Daemon]

Dravid was way fitter and more nimble than those other fat ****s.