***Official*** India's Tour of Sri Lanka 2017

[srbhkshk]

Btw, does Kohli have the best conversion rate ever for any batsman with a reasonable number of hundreds (say 10+)? 17 hundreds to 14 "50s".

Well, I know he isn't quite the same but Don still needs to be counted among batsman.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Well, I know he isn't quite the same but Don still needs to be counted among batsman.

It's usually implied that he doesn't count when we're talking about batting records

 

[Burgey]

Kohli is rapidly becoming the new sacred cow for indian supporters. He hasn't scored a run in ages until this diddle but apparently you can't mention that.

The Tendulkar of the 2010s.

 

[srbhkshk]

Kohli is rapidly becoming the new sacred cow for indian supporters. He hasn't scored a run in ages until this diddle but apparently you can't mention that.

ages? one series where he basically played two matches is more like it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

He hasn't scored a run in ages

Literally 3 matches

 

[Burgey]

He's looked a spud since Christmas.

SL look like they're trying to chase these down before stumps today with this run rate.

 

[srbhkshk]

He's looked a spud since Christmas.

Is the 5th highest run scorer in 2017 among all formats with an average of 58.6 , only Root and Smith have a better one.

Seriously , the Australia series was basically his only failure. Just because he isn't murdering competition like 2016 doesn't mean he has been bad.

 

[srbhkshk]

Btw, does Kohli have the best conversion rate ever for any batsman with a reasonable number of hundreds (say 10+)? 17 hundreds to 14 "50s".

Just checked it, depending on whether you exclude or include 10 - He has either Don or Headley, or just the Don in front of him.

 

[Burgey]

I would like to seriously know how someone who bats as well as Kohli, with all the hand-eye coordination that entails, can't catch a ball at slip. Weirdest thing ever.

 

[Daemon]

Kohli has dropped the most number of catches at slip amongst all cricketers in the last 5 years. I'm almost 100% certain of it.

 

[Burgey]

He's got hands like feet. It's embarrassing. Lucky Tharanga didn't have the stones to make him pay for it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I would like to seriously know how someone who bats as well as Kohli, with all the hand-eye coordination that entails, can't catch a ball at slip. Weirdest thing ever.

Pietersen? Wasn't in the slips much but he dropped plenty

 

[Burgey]

Shri probably watching this in the front bar of the Coolibah hotel in Merrylands aws.

 

[OverratedSanity]

But yeah, Kohli needs to piss off from the slips. Ridiculous how many he's dropped. It didn't hurt us much at home but overseas it'll be a huge issue since the pacers won't create many opportunities and the ones that they do create you just can;t afford to mess up.

 

[Burgey]

Pietersen? Wasn't in the slips much but he dropped plenty

He dropped five or six before one stuck atthe start of his career iirc. Kohli has been doing his for years in slips. And they're dollies. I can't believe he's fielded there for so long.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pretty funny that Gavaskar said it was a "rare sight" to see Kohli drop a catch. He says it every time it happens without a hint of irony.

 

[NUFAN]

Kohli has dropped the most number of catches at slip amongst all cricketers in the last 5 years. I'm almost 100% certain of it.

Viriya likes this.

Hey, how long is Chandimal out for? Dilruwan making runs makes it tricky for SL next Test as I don't love him in a 4 man bowling attack. Shame that Mathews isn't bowling. Gunalithaka does not look up to it to me but who knows, he'll be better for the experience.

 

[Daemon]

Viriya likes this.

Hey, how long is Chandimal out for? Dilruwan making runs makes it tricky for SL next Test as I don't love him in a 4 man bowling attack. Shame that Mathews isn't bowling. Gunalithaka does not look up to it to me but who knows, he'll be better for the experience.

Kohli's fielding rating in Tests is actually 179/180 current players on cricrate

Pretty accurate.

 

[Howe_zat]

Btw, does Kohli have the best conversion rate ever for any batsman with a reasonable number of hundreds (say 10+)? 17 hundreds to 14 "50s".

Well, I know he isn't quite the same but Don still needs to be counted among batsman.

It's usually implied that he doesn't count when we're talking about batting records

Apart from Bradman, the only other one I can find is Headley who made ten centuries and five 50-99 scores.

 

[TheJammyTurtle]

How can Dimuth only start playing in the second innings?