Victor Ian
International Coach
Yeah, but he would have grown up on meat. Imagine how good he could have been.Isn’t Zampa a vegan?
Yeah, but he would have grown up on meat. Imagine how good he could have been.Isn’t Zampa a vegan?
They were stunned. They were shocked the opposition hadn’t just rolled over for them as they’re taught the rest of the world willWas it Head or Warner who edged a delivery in the very first over? Kohli and Gill just didn't even move or make an attempt to catch that ball in the slips! I don't know what happened... it's as if both were stunned!
Rahul also gotta take some criticism, you can't take 100+ balls to score 65 , I know Marnus did the same but he knew what the target wasRohit would have definitely bowled . Go and check the Toss and his body language when Cummins won .
However the bigger culprit were SKY , Jadeja and Iyer . Can’t afford to have 3 batting failures in a knockout match.
Australia are the best at taking the emotion out of the game and playing with common sense ..Aus may or may not have been even half as good as Ind in the first 10 matches, but they were clearly better when it mattered. That’s all the matters, and that’s what Ind(and other teams)should learn to do if they have to win tourney’s after this
He was constrained for options for sure but I was still a little surprised at how little Rohit tried last night to change things up once the partnership got towards and then past the hundred mark. Tbf I think mentally they had thrown it in a bit by about 3/150, and I think the crowd is a big culprit in that; I think the negative energy produced in the stadium really affected the players after about the 20 over mark.I mean, in a game between two good sides, losing 1 of your first choice players can be a big blow. And for us, it was one of our 2 multi skilled players in the entire line up.
Like I said earlier, its the lack of batsmen who can bowl and bowlers who can bat, forget allrounders, that hurt us in the end.
I think that's off the mark and you can't really pin this on the batting capabilities of your no 8. India had the strongest top 7 in the tournament really and those guys have to deliver when it counts.It's simple guys. We did not have a plan B. You don't win cups when that is the case.
Sri Lanka in 96 had a bad start in the semis on a similar wicket. But they kept going coz they had batting depth with Vaas Dharmasena at 8 and 9 and even Wickramasinghe at 10 who had scored test 50s and could hit a long ball. It enabled Aravinda to keep going after the bowling and they got themselves to 250 (equivalent of 300 yest). To keep harping on other stuff is to miss the forest for the trees. Aussies this WC had a very similar team to SL 96 with depth and all-round options making up where quality was an issue. They deservingly won just like Lanka in 96.
In fairness, Starc contributed a few times as well - mind you, so did Zampa against England, which actually goes to show that it's as much a mindset and application thing as anything else as Zampa is as much of a #11 as the Indian bowlers.These guys didn't care about the batting ability of the tail, they stood up when their team needed them, took the risks, played their shots and delivered when it mattered.
I pretty much agree with most of this and trundler is talking total smack.......but the bolded??? Not even you could say that with a straight face.They weren't the best side all tournament. But they were the best side in the final by a distance. Conditions weren't the decisive factor. Australia bowled better, batted better and fielded better
And they did this despite all India's home ground advantage, choosing a worn pitch to suit them etc. They are true heroes
A flat footed shovel across his body to mid-on. What a prodigy.And Gill. Don't leave out the GoldenShowerChild.
Yeah Agar should have been a decisive lossI mean, in a game between two good sides, losing 1 of your first choice players can be a big blow.
Bit divided on this. Pre this match would've chosen him ahead of Kohli, but he was awful in the final. Kohli atleast did his job, post which SKY, Jadeja should've got us the extra 30 runs, to get a decent score.Anyone else feels Shami should have WC Player of Tournament?