Bandage23
Cricket Spectator
Its not that Rohits technique is bad. We didn't say that. The only thing we wanted to convey is that Rayudu's technique and short selection isn't bad.
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**Official** Sri Lanka in India 2014
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Pratters
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Rayudu is a far more refined batsman technique wise than some of these ODI wonders who largely benefit from mammoth bats. Rayudu mostly hits the ball off the middle and is far better equipped to last in more challenging conditions. A lot of times the shots Rayudu has played in T20 cricket has been because of the limitation on the number of overs. Every one does that tbh.
Watch him bat in a first class game or today where he has come at 3 and has enough time and see how he is batting. This is not to say that I don't think Rayudu can do a job at 4/5. If he is a bit more assured of his spot, he will. Has the game for it.
Some one in the management obviously is thinking on Rayudu being a genuine option and having him bat higher up to give him time to perform.
Watch him bat in a first class game or today where he has come at 3 and has enough time and see how he is batting. This is not to say that I don't think Rayudu can do a job at 4/5. If he is a bit more assured of his spot, he will. Has the game for it.
Some one in the management obviously is thinking on Rayudu being a genuine option and having him bat higher up to give him time to perform.
OverratedSanity
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Haha yeah exactly how I feel too.
Good knock today, though. I won't be truly convinced by him anytime soon, but fair chops.
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Rayudu is doing this to try and embarass me, right?
YorksLanka
International Debutant
Congrats to india , deserved victory they batted really well and glad for rayudu getting his first odi ton too.. Now to us, we need yo find some teeth with our bowling. Yes I know we are missing malinga, herath, lakmal, Eranga and Pradeep BUT we don't seem to have any bite with our second string bowlers...something HAS to change...
BeeGee
International Captain
Hmmmmmmm.... he did OK.
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
Yes he played well, I never said he's not a good player, but I've never been a big fan of players who's approach has been "let me play myself in and I'll make up for it later". Rayudu and Rohit sharma are players who use that approach. If those guys can make up for their generally low S/R on a consistent basis in ODIs then sure fair play to them, but If they can't then they will always be criticized by me personally.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Good show Rayudu.
Funnily this just goes to show why we need to drop him if we want to keep using him at number 5. He is the kind that needs time in the middle without too much pressure, and so his best bet is number 3 and 4. Dropping Kohli from number 3 is stupid because he may literally turn out to be the best number 3 in history and is a far better batsman than Rayudu at that position. Now it all comes down to number 4. I would support Rayudu at number 4 with Raina at 5, but it increasingly looks like the Indian management looks set to have Raina at 4. And we need someone better at his job than Rayudu at 5 or below.
Funnily this just goes to show why we need to drop him if we want to keep using him at number 5. He is the kind that needs time in the middle without too much pressure, and so his best bet is number 3 and 4. Dropping Kohli from number 3 is stupid because he may literally turn out to be the best number 3 in history and is a far better batsman than Rayudu at that position. Now it all comes down to number 4. I would support Rayudu at number 4 with Raina at 5, but it increasingly looks like the Indian management looks set to have Raina at 4. And we need someone better at his job than Rayudu at 5 or below.
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Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Kohli talked after the match yesterday how he told Rayudu what he is getting now is some thing he deserved 12 years ago. He said that he wanted to promote him at 3 just like Dhoni promoted him at 3 initially. He said that once you get runs under your belt, you can bat at various positions but it is important right now to back a player like Rayudu.
Was so impressed with these words and that such line of thinking exists.
Was so impressed with these words and that such line of thinking exists.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
First post of yours that I have liked since your mysterious recent arrival.
