flibbertyjibber
Request Your Custom Title Now!
The thing is as a keeper he averages far more than when played solely as a bat. Swings and roundabouts.
-
Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
*Official* India Tour of England 2018
- Thread starter harsh.ag
- Start date
Hicheal Michael
U19 Captain
Only 8 innings since his recall in 2015 as Buttler was dropped soon after, true nevertheless.
Last edited:
Moonsorrow999
U19 Debutant
Why doesn’t the best keeper keep? Or at least Bairstow figure out where he is best batting. Still not sure what Buttler is supposed to bring aside from excusing the inept top order once every ten innings. Other than that it’s either Root or Bairstow mostly contributing with the tail helping too. At home at least.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, but he's generally batted at 7 when also a WK hasn't he? I don't know. I won't pretend to have massively strong views on the matter.
Maybe Root just didn't fancy having to manage six bowlers.
Hicheal Michael
U19 Captain
I do not have strong views on the matter either, i do think Bairstow is the best batsmen that is currently averaging sub 40 though.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Is that more due to being a better player now then he was originally picked though?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah he doesn't want to give up the gloves because it gives him job security, which is fair enough (even though I think they'd drop him like a cold spud if he wasn't making runs for an extended period and Buttler was), but he could still be the "official keeper" even if he let Buttler do it for a session here or there.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Let's see if Pant can cover up the deficiencies in the Indian team.
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
I wouldn't bet on pant atm
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
There was a promo whether Indian team's shirt will open or pant for the series showing Ganguly opening his shirt at the Lords balcony and an older brother opening the pant of a younger brother who is watching cricket. Now, Pant is selected in the team. So what opened exactly, I am not sure.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Whenever Pant gets mentioned I'm always reminded of this post from a few months ago:
It's just one of those posts that seems way funnier than it really should whenever I think back to it.
OverratedSanity
Request Your Custom Title Now!
Bumrah in. Meh. I don't know what the management sees in the dude over Umesh tbh.
Hope Pant scores a few. A Trentbridge greentop on day 1 against Anderson and Broad is probably the most brutal debut conditions possible tbh.
Hope Pant scores a few. A Trentbridge greentop on day 1 against Anderson and Broad is probably the most brutal debut conditions possible tbh.
OverratedSanity
Request Your Custom Title Now!
Wtf
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Yeah, this is where I don't like Virat (and I think it is pretty safe to assume Virat makes all the decisions regarding the XI at this point). He keeps dropping players at the drop of a button.
OverratedSanity
Request Your Custom Title Now!
Glad Pandya has been persisted with. Give him the series.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Does look like he has something, though he clearly needs a bit of help in finding it