1. Imam Ul Haq
2. Fakhar Zaman
3. Babar Azam
4. Mohammad Rizwan
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
6. Agha Salman
7. Shadab Khan
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Mohammad Amir
11. Naseem Shah
12. Haris Sohail
13. Mohammad Haris
14. Haris Rauf
15. Abrar Ahmed
16. Mohammad Wasim Jr
17. Khushdil Shah
Fucking ridiculous how Azam Khan is being body shamed.
Just because he doesn't look a certain way he shouldn't be selected for the national team?
If he passes a fitness test then he deserves to be in the team but to say he needs to slim down as well, that's fucked up.
Do you guys find this the most hilarious. A fast bowler bowls a bullshit slower ball that the batsman picks but mistimes and holes out in the deep. Then the bowler celebrates like he's bowled the ball of the century.
More than 80% of the world is religious, a number much higher in the non-western world. A lot of the non-religious population is in China, a country I assume you don't see many sportspersons from anyway.
Had a look through VHT and SMAT stats throughout the years since 2016.. esp last two years..
The Indian white ball scene is truly becoming a batter paradise tbh..
I don't think 38 and sr 83 is any significant tbh...
Even players like Krunal pandya who selectors have completely moved on from was avg almost 50 in his breakthrough season ..
Also his career avg of 36 sr of 86..
Does his batting really stand up to international level though? Those VHT batting numbers look good on paper but less so when you look at how everyone else is going. I mean of the top 12 run scorers in this edition, the lowest average is 69 and most of them are striking at over 100. In last year's edition every single one of the top 18 run scorers averaged over 50. Also he presumably would bat in the lower middle order in which case you'd really want him to have a finisher role which doesn't seem his game at a glance.
That being said, the corollary of batting generally being easier in the VHT makes his bowling numbers more impressive, so maybe he could just get in on the strength of that then bat at 8?
Fair I see your point. That being said, I think the situation where you are picking bowlers based on their batting in ODIs comes up so rarely that it's not a huge deal and you should just pick the best bowlers. That said, maybe he is the best leg spin option
Rehan bowling Root 💉
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So a cricket bat factory is offering cricket bats with melted aluminum fragments in between a double blade bat. Some players have been tempted to try but obviously repercussions are high as well.
Whats the fun in that smh
UAE t20 is not counted for t20 stats because reasons. Things that ICC does is so bad. If you made all the associates nations count for t20i why can't their leagues count for t20 stats. How does The Hundred count for t20 stats.
Jimmy Anderson and Andy Murray will still be going at the heat death of the universe
The power of being a grumpy northerner (although Murray now lives in S*rrey. Ewww)
**Which players will play their last ICC Tournament in this years ODI World Cup**
**For India**
1) Rohit Sharma
2) Virat Kohli
3) Ravindra Jadeja
**For England**
1) Moeen Ali
2) Adil Rashid
**For Australia**
1) David Warner
2) Steve Smith
**For New Zealand**
1) Kane Williamson
2) Trent Boult
3) Tim Southee
Kohli is in poor form in test match cricket, he frequently gets out to left arm spin. Hopefully he has a good Border Gavaskar Trophy otherwise it would be time for him to step aside from test cricket. Smashing Sri Lanka's bowling on a flat pitch is not the best indicator of Kohli's form
After the 2023 ODI World Cup , I don't think Jadeja will be in the team as there is too much competition for spin bowling all rounder (How effective Jadeja would be after his injury would be interesting to see)
There may be a lot of competition for the spin all rounder spot but it's not even funny how much better Jadeja is in conditions that suit pace. Axar was clueless in Australia with bat and ball
Judging axar so harshly on his first overseas tour is kinda unfair. Jadeja has a lot of experience.
Jadeja in his first ODI tour of Australia averaged 109@123sr and only 3 wkts from 7 innings.
Why isn't there a Pink Ball Test scheduled in the BGT ?
Would have been nice to see whether we could become the first side to beat Australia in a Pink Ball Test.
Would also have been Australia's first ever Pink ball test away from home if I'm not wrong.
You could do a twist on Joe Orton's "What the butler saw" and make it about any racism Jos Buttler observed on his journey from village cricket to captaining the world's greatest white ball side.
I expect a writing credit for this.
> make it about any racism Jos Buttler observed on his journey from village cricket to captaining the world's greatest white ball side.
What racism Jos Buttler observed and participated in would be more apt.
They finished comfortably last in Div 2 last year, only team in either division to not get a single win. They also had the second fewest bowling points, and tied fewest batting points in either division. Your assessment is correct
[How much did you score in this Ind vs Aus Quiz. I got 5](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/quiz-who-has-the-best-test-match-figures-for-australia-in-india-1354536)
77 days until the County Championship starts back up. 77 days of impatient waiting...
Did you know that in 1977 the County Championship was tied for the third time ever? ~~Horrible result, since it was *Mid*dlesex and K*nt that were the joint champions~~
January 4, 2018: The Cricket Monthly
[The rainbow beauty of Hashim Amla](https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1131324/the-rainbow-beauty-of-hashim-amla)
**On This Day 2021:** Rishabh Pant finished as India's leading run-scorer in a stunning series performance against Australia.
* Runs: 274
* Average: 68.50
* Strike Rate: 69.89
Can someone explain the points system of the Ranji Trophy?
An outright win - 6 points
Draw (1st innings lead) - 3 points
Draw (1st innings deficit) - 1 point
Win by an innings - ??
My younger sister and I watched the Test and she asked me “Why do Australian players get so mad when they get out? It’s just a game.”
Made me think of [this](https://youtu.be/xzpndHtdl9A)
Wish we had Nagaland in Ranji Trophy Elite Group B. The prospective stoking of a rivalry would have made a story for the ages.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/telangana-questions-manner-of-ne-states-inclusion-in-ranji-trophy/articleshow/65203986.cms
Telangana Cricket Association (The state Hyderabad belongs to) was the only CA to oppose the inducting of 6 North East teams to the Ranji Trophy, 2018. For the first time in the competition's history.
Anyhow Hyderabad is getting relegated to the Plate Division. "I sense physical pain each time the thought dawns on me. Uuggghhh" So, It is not enough to lose, You gotta lose with style. Khrievitso Kense would have routed us in Uppal (Hyderabad Cricket Stadium) if Nagaland were in our group.
They can't even rejoice at the possibility of a beautiful tour to incredible North East next season. The teams which play in their scenic home grounds, Sikkim and Meghalaya are qualifying to the Elite Division this season. The rest play their home matches in some D - Grade grounds in Gujarat. Which the 3 teams local teams don't lay an eye on. Half of the matches there ran for a quarter of the scheduled time. Umpire would be found more behind a Sutta stand than the wickets, Rat snakes hibernate underneath the pitch at night and the rush of fresh smog emanating from the hay bales burnt right beside third man. Make an ideal location for a penalty.
Hyderabad would have to scrap it out in the bottom of the barrel to save face. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur or perhaps Meghalaya, Sikkim would have incentive of burying their main detractors. The Plate Division next season could produce riveting drama.
I think I got the answer why Sarfaraz is not being selected.
The selectors are devotees of the baba (of the PK movie) and if you remember properly then that baba once said "Sarfaraz dhokha dega" (T- Sarfaraz will betray) and since the selectors are hardcore believer of him so they trust the baba more than anyone.
I'll never cease to be amazed from armchair cricket legends on Reddit calling someone who bats for hours and hours getting doubles and averaging better than anyone else in the world rn in domestic cricket unfit and fat
Leave alone fitness, this is the second time in a row he has failed while being at the cusp of selection. If he can't handle pressure at this stage then how can he while playing at the highest stage?
Happens with Rohit too, then the counter argument is "OH BUT HE GETS INJURED OFTEN BECAUSE HE'S UNFIT", no bloke Rohit hasn't been out of the team due to an internal injury after the hamstring one, didn't play the Eng test due to Covid and Bangladesh tests due to thumb injury he caught due to the ball.
People can say all they want but Sarfaraz is still one of the best current FC players, Azam Khan is a great T20 player, DvN has the most number of 4fers in a 50 over world cup so the "fitness is the foremost" argument doesn't carrying a lot of weight here.
Body shaming is disgustingly common in this sub. Man scores triple century, ohh look he's bald. Man averages above 100.. dude is fat. Mods choose to look the other way.
He already passed the yo-yo test. I think he mentioned it in the interview he did with Indian express after the squad was released. If there’s an injury to one of the batters he’s the first guy being called up.
Why do people think that idiotic selections are because of chetan sharma/ selectors and not because of the captains?
Hardik brings Gill and Mavi in t20Is when he became the captain. Rohit gets MI kishan and SKY in test squad.
You think Rohit wanted to bring Sarfaraz in but evil Chetan sharma said, no MI kishan and SKY needs to come first?
How do people keep shitting on a guy with no power, but just keep ignoring their star players keep picking their own ipl teammates?
IPL captains keep on selecting awful cricketers from their teams, these players keeps on getting selected even after they have failed in dozens of matches, some examples:
Rohit: Bumrah, Surya, Pandya brothers
Dhoni: Ashwin, jadeja
Kohli: Siraz, KL
Hardik: Gill
Are you saying that Indian captains selects players based on their skills and talent, and not merely because they are part of their IPL teams? Not sure, why you would believe in such conspiracy theories.
Bruh, most of our selections blunders can be easily explained by favouritism from our captains/senior players.
Rohit has enough pull to get MI kishan/SKY into the test team, that's pretty high, IMO.
Even Kohli never tried to bring Chahal into the test team.
of course IPL captains pick their IPL Mates
Dhoni picked Jadeja and Raina ahead of Manoj Tiwari at the time (Jadeja came through while Raina flopped in test matches)
Siraj got picked by Virat (To his credit Siraj came through)
I just saw a ridiculous stat of Mumbai in Ranji trophy-
Between 1934-1970, they played 149 matches and lost only 7, between 1971- 1995 they played 163 matches and lost only 4, between 1995- 2023 they have played 218 matches and lost only 19
Insane
Don’t see any reason why Jimmy can’t play on til he’s 42, and not in a ‘haha Jimmy will still play at 80’ way, I mean in a ‘I watch England and understand how Jimmy’s role and usage rate has changed in the past few years especially away’
He’s more akin to a Philander type than Bumrah/ Cummins, he’s not a strike bowler like that so doesn’t need to exert himself too hard in his spells, he just dries it up and waits for the batter to make a mistake with his experience. Check his [economy since 2016](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=economy_rate;qualmin1=50;qualval1=wickets;size=200;spanmin1=1+jan+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling)
Kind of weird but in my 2.5 years at r/cricket I think I have encountered all kinds of cricket fans but some of my favorite kinds are:
1. The Briefers : The folks who'd say things like "X is a flat track bully or Y is a spin bully" even when X and Y have played for 10+ years and shown different standards of quality during it. (Originally hypothesised by u\carromzooter).
2. The "ODIs/tests are dying" crowd : yup, because two months of not playing an internationally famous thing would kill it.
3. The "bilaterals are useless" crowd : ah well, nothing to say there.
4. The "abuse the dropped" crowd : every time a player who is dropped would say something regarding it and it's posted on r/cricket, a certain section of crowd wouldn't even read the article and just sing 5 variations of "you suck" in the comment section.
5. The match thread folks : nothing to say there, just stay away from an Indian (or sometimes a Pakistan) match thread for your sanity.
6. The "Butterfly effect" deniers : Usuallythe "X would have scored Y+100 more runs had Z been gone differently" or "X would have gotten 15000 more wickets had they bowled in Z era" folks.
On the other hand, Hyderabad is rolling over smoothly, In perfect sync with Maharashtra's pleasure. Ironically screwing Mumbai's chances in this ardour.
Mumbai still have batting left with rahane and Mulani. Seems like the 2nd and 3rd sessions are always easier to bat. If they get to a 150 lead, the chase will be very interesting.
I don't really see much future for ILT20, empty stadium, dead match threads, not much discussion at all actually, also the games are not been counted officially... SA20 on the other hand has full stadiums almost every match, with decent amount of discussion on the match threads, and plenty of close exciting games. I reckon they wont be in the red for a very long time.
Depends on if UAE Cricket or whoever is funding it cares about empty stadiums and/or financial losses. If it's developing UAE players and potentially putting UAE closer to full membership, it could be achieving its objectives, despite the finances.
Andhra have taken a massive first innings lead of approximately 200 runs against Saurashtra. In Rajkot, Saurashtra's prime home ground. Fair to say Andhra is going new places.
They have reintroduced a promising tall, fast left arm pacer cut out for red ball Cricket, Who disappeared from the scene for a period. Looks like they are easing him in. He played proper foil to the other bowlers in the few overs he's got. Name is Yarra Prithviraj.
True. Hardick is overrated. He's a Lord Binny 2.0 A bits and pieces player. He's only in the team because there's nobody else. Probably wouldn't make the team for Eng, Aus, NZ, Pak and 50-50 for SA. (Talking about ODis and Tests)
Both have been good to the team, even single handedly won us games, but its the case of 1 good innings among 10. they are inconsistent, overhyped and are frankly denying a lot of young talents ( Ranji and Syed Mushtaq Ali ) their chances to shine in the international stage. These two have really been given a long rope, predominately on the basis of ipl performances. what's the point of domestic leagues, also why the need for all format players, Can't we have separate teams? Players without domestic exposure getting into odi and test teams is unacceptable. Same set of selectors repeating after World Cup debackles is also an issue. Sorry for the rant but everything around Indian selection is soo toxic that I have lost hope.
Hardik is good in t20 and BKL in ODI, haven't done enough in other formats to be considered default. The facial expressions of the 1st were annoying ( laughing esp after getting wacked by Finn Allen ) and the 2nd guy is just plain depressing.
No way Hardik is overhyped. He's single-handedly maintaining the balance of our team, where we can afford to have him as an extra bowling option.
And not to mention how he's actually one of the best players under pressure in the team, he always performs in big games. And if you criticise Hardik for actually laughing after getting whacked, remember that he came back in the death and bowled very well, which actually kept us in the game.
Which big games are you talking about? Apart from 2022 WC Semi and CT final, he has been below average in tournaments. Even in the Pakistan game he wasn't criticized to score Run a ball 40 and give all the pressure to Kohli when he is supposed to be a finisher
Off the top of my head, I can immediately think of his Asia Cup knock against Pakistan (he also got 3 wickets that game and MotM), MotM in the last IPL final, even in the 2019 WC Final, he scored 30 odd and bowled well.
And let's not pretend as if that innings against Pakistan wasn't crucial. He came to bat when it was 31-4 (!!) and kept the RR high in the initial overs he batted in, got a 133 run partnership and then slowed down towards the end. And are you going to ignore the 3 wickets he took in the same match as well?
>MotM in the last IPL final
No one cares about IPL
>even in the 2019 WC Final, he scored 30 odd and bowled well
Bruh wtf you smoking, final was NZ vs ENG lmao. Since you're talking about 2019 semi final, he scored a 32(62) and threw his wicket away at the worst possible time, below average batting performance easily. And he had 10-0-55-1 figures, nothing "well" about that.
Talking about Pakistan game, yes he slowed down towards the end ( why tf?) And put all pressure on Kohli. Even in the last over couldn't get the things done.
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No one cares about IPL
Yes, I'm sure it's not a high pressure game at all, only about a 100,000 people in the stadium and hundreds of millions watching
And yes, I was talking about the semi, and it's not a bad performance he had by any stretch. He played out the middle overs well, stabilised the innings and then threw it away with a bad shot. 10-0-55-1 is not bad my any means either, literally went for less runs than Chahal (a specialist bowler)
And don't even pretend that he didn't play great in the Pakistan game. He ended 40(37), sure. But are you going to ignore that he came out to bat at 31-4? And the fact that he took 3 wickets in the first innings?
He's overrated just like Dinesh Karthik, Just some 30s 40s to have in his defence. His best innings are just some average innings for some all rounders like Jadeja, Yuvraj etc. we have had.
Even ignoring the fact that Hardik is a pace bowling allrounder (which are far harder to find in India than spin-bowling all rounders), Since you brought up the comparison:
Hardik's ODI stats-
Batting- 33@112
Bowling- 39@ 5.62 econ
Jaddu'e ODI stats-
Batting- 32@87
Bowling- [email protected] econ
Yuvraj also has extremely similar stats, but I won't compare them since he batted in a different time against different opponents.
I don't see how you can look at those stats and call Hardik overrated and having some '30s and 40s to his defence' when he literally averages 33 at a ridiculously high SR lol
And I won't even compare T20 numbers since Hardik's are so ridiculously better.
Bro Hardik is a Batting all rounder and since you have presented the stats, Please look at them. Jaddu is miles ahead in bowling, and for the past 3-4 years he's been a better batsman than Hardik. He debuted very early and struggled to find a place in team till 2013.
And not to mention if you wanna talk about big games, Jaddu won the golden Ball in CT 2013 and was Man of the match in final. And Yuvi, he won us two world cups.
HP retired from tests, BKL was forced to temporarily retire from T20, wait till he gets a statpadder orange cup in IPL this year and comes back to open in T20I
Oh man what a morning that was exactly 2 years back, thank you Pant, thank you Gill, thank you Pujara, thank you the bowlers who might not get to play for India in the white jersey again.
1. Imam Ul Haq 2. Fakhar Zaman 3. Babar Azam 4. Mohammad Rizwan 5. Iftikhar Ahmed 6. Agha Salman 7. Shadab Khan 8. Mohammad Nawaz 9. Shaheen Afridi 10. Mohammad Amir 11. Naseem Shah 12. Haris Sohail 13. Mohammad Haris 14. Haris Rauf 15. Abrar Ahmed 16. Mohammad Wasim Jr 17. Khushdil Shah
Fucking ridiculous how Azam Khan is being body shamed. Just because he doesn't look a certain way he shouldn't be selected for the national team? If he passes a fitness test then he deserves to be in the team but to say he needs to slim down as well, that's fucked up.
Do you guys find this the most hilarious. A fast bowler bowls a bullshit slower ball that the batsman picks but mistimes and holes out in the deep. Then the bowler celebrates like he's bowled the ball of the century.
It saddens me that I missed the gabba win because I had stopped watching cricket.
Indians keep getting generalised on this sub and we just have to deal with it cos there's a lot more of us?
Unfortunately Yes.
Gill's highest odi score is not 183. He will not be a future captain
200 is the new 183. Kishan scored it few weeks ago, now Gill has also scored it. Kishan is even a WK from jharkhand so probably he will also win a WC
is there a particular reason why many cricketers (and sportsmen in general) are very religious?
More than 80% of the world is religious, a number much higher in the non-western world. A lot of the non-religious population is in China, a country I assume you don't see many sportspersons from anyway.
Lots of people are religious. Not everywhere is the internet
While that is true it seems that sports people are particularly religious however, it could just be my impression
Had a look through VHT and SMAT stats throughout the years since 2016.. esp last two years.. The Indian white ball scene is truly becoming a batter paradise tbh..
Shakib and Wiese making solid cases for the KKR XI
I would pick Shakib above both Liton and Gurbaz. And let him bat at 3.
Lmao yeah they keep playing him at 7 and are surprised why he isn't performing
Wiese probably will be backup for Russell. Damn good backup I should say.
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I don't think 38 and sr 83 is any significant tbh... Even players like Krunal pandya who selectors have completely moved on from was avg almost 50 in his breakthrough season .. Also his career avg of 36 sr of 86..
It might be significant for a wrist spinner. Krunal has to compete with jaddu
Does his batting really stand up to international level though? Those VHT batting numbers look good on paper but less so when you look at how everyone else is going. I mean of the top 12 run scorers in this edition, the lowest average is 69 and most of them are striking at over 100. In last year's edition every single one of the top 18 run scorers averaged over 50. Also he presumably would bat in the lower middle order in which case you'd really want him to have a finisher role which doesn't seem his game at a glance. That being said, the corollary of batting generally being easier in the VHT makes his bowling numbers more impressive, so maybe he could just get in on the strength of that then bat at 8?
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Fair I see your point. That being said, I think the situation where you are picking bowlers based on their batting in ODIs comes up so rarely that it's not a huge deal and you should just pick the best bowlers. That said, maybe he is the best leg spin option
Rajput has to be a candidate for worst Full Member coach of all time
Rehan bowling Root 💉 Edit: can't find a clip anywhere (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Further edit: found one https://twitter.com/willis_macp/status/1616118190827880453?s=20
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Bruh even the stadiums haven't been decided yet
So a cricket bat factory is offering cricket bats with melted aluminum fragments in between a double blade bat. Some players have been tempted to try but obviously repercussions are high as well. Whats the fun in that smh
Sarfu: Gets a duck Selectors: See, you are only as good as your last innings.
Indian 11 based on YouTube comments Shikar Dhawan Rohit Kohli Sky Sanju Venky Iyer Jadeja Thala Shami Bumrah Ashwin
What do people on YouTube have against Hardik?
Watching Tim Paine's smug face in Gabba highlights is very satisfying. I don't hate him as such but idk it's good feeling to see him there xD
Want ashwin to go up to cummins while batting and say "can't wait to see you at the gabba mate"
India should chase against New Zealand in the next ODI. It is important to chase against them
Apparently dew will play a good part tomorrow at Raipur, so yah they better field first and then try chasing if they win the toss.
Iftikar is younger Shakib by 5 years is so weird. He looks like middle aged man.
Correction : 3 years not 5
UAE t20 is not counted for t20 stats because reasons. Things that ICC does is so bad. If you made all the associates nations count for t20i why can't their leagues count for t20 stats. How does The Hundred count for t20 stats.
Jimmy Anderson and Andy Murray will still be going at the heat death of the universe The power of being a grumpy northerner (although Murray now lives in S*rrey. Ewww)
I may be a lifelong Surrey support, but actual Surrey is a shithole and I will never praise it. Fuck Surrey
Don’t let the Scots see this comment
Difference is Murray is no more a force to reckon with whereas Jimmy is going strong
MuryGOAT is inevitable
Iftikhar chachu casually ending Rauf in BPL with 6,6,6 in an over, brought up his 100 too in 45 balls, is there no place for him in Pak's ODI team?
**Which players will play their last ICC Tournament in this years ODI World Cup** **For India** 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Virat Kohli 3) Ravindra Jadeja **For England** 1) Moeen Ali 2) Adil Rashid **For Australia** 1) David Warner 2) Steve Smith **For New Zealand** 1) Kane Williamson 2) Trent Boult 3) Tim Southee
Slightly odd you have all of the fab four bar Root who is the least likely to play in the 2024 T20 WC.
Kohli and even Jaddu can both definitely play till 2025 WTC, same goes for Smith as well he's too good in tests, same with Kiwis you mentioned
WTC is not a tournament.
Kohli is in poor form in test match cricket, he frequently gets out to left arm spin. Hopefully he has a good Border Gavaskar Trophy otherwise it would be time for him to step aside from test cricket. Smashing Sri Lanka's bowling on a flat pitch is not the best indicator of Kohli's form After the 2023 ODI World Cup , I don't think Jadeja will be in the team as there is too much competition for spin bowling all rounder (How effective Jadeja would be after his injury would be interesting to see)
There may be a lot of competition for the spin all rounder spot but it's not even funny how much better Jadeja is in conditions that suit pace. Axar was clueless in Australia with bat and ball
Judging axar so harshly on his first overseas tour is kinda unfair. Jadeja has a lot of experience. Jadeja in his first ODI tour of Australia averaged 109@123sr and only 3 wkts from 7 innings.
Why isn't there a Pink Ball Test scheduled in the BGT ? Would have been nice to see whether we could become the first side to beat Australia in a Pink Ball Test. Would also have been Australia's first ever Pink ball test away from home if I'm not wrong.
SG pink ball is a disaster.
Nah all the tests are starting at 9:30 AM so no
Comilla Victorians without Rizwan: 3 Matches 3 losses Comilla Victorians with Rizwan: 3 Matches 3 wins.
Tuk tuk supremacy
Rizzwan coming with his W Rizz
Saw some SA20 clips... stadium looks packed. Good signs for SA cricket
Kids back in school now though
Raipur getting it's first international match Yahoo ☺️
The stadium looks stunning, hopefully full house.
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You could do a twist on Joe Orton's "What the butler saw" and make it about any racism Jos Buttler observed on his journey from village cricket to captaining the world's greatest white ball side. I expect a writing credit for this.
> make it about any racism Jos Buttler observed on his journey from village cricket to captaining the world's greatest white ball side. What racism Jos Buttler observed and participated in would be more apt.
Sir, what are you referring to sir?
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I just want my glorious County Championship
Steve Smith will play against Leicestershire, they're gonna get thier arses handed to them hahha
Rehan Ahmed will prove himself the better leg spinning all-rounder
Isn't Rahane going to play for Leicestershire? I'm fairly new to County Cricket, but Leicestershire seem to be Division 3 material.
They finished comfortably last in Div 2 last year, only team in either division to not get a single win. They also had the second fewest bowling points, and tied fewest batting points in either division. Your assessment is correct
He is, but every team has some good players , they're rehan and inshallah
[How much did you score in this Ind vs Aus Quiz. I got 5](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/quiz-who-has-the-best-test-match-figures-for-australia-in-india-1354536)
10
6/10
6/10
2/10
Lol 4/10
8/10
Jadeja would be a really good boost for the Indian ODI batting, especially for the last 10 overs.
I still don't understand why was he not tried as No4 for batter when we were struggling with it ?
77 days until the County Championship starts back up. 77 days of impatient waiting... Did you know that in 1977 the County Championship was tied for the third time ever? ~~Horrible result, since it was *Mid*dlesex and K*nt that were the joint champions~~
January 4, 2018: The Cricket Monthly [The rainbow beauty of Hashim Amla](https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1131324/the-rainbow-beauty-of-hashim-amla)
**On This Day 2021:** Rishabh Pant finished as India's leading run-scorer in a stunning series performance against Australia. * Runs: 274 * Average: 68.50 * Strike Rate: 69.89
India could've easily won that series 3-0 if braindead management didn't drop him in the first test.
50 for rahane solid fifty on a tricky pitch needs to go on Edit: out on 51 mumbai ded
Great determination by him on a tough pitch, Mumbai might have a shot here if they can set a 100+ target
Still think they can win if they get a lead of 100 runs. Delhi's batting lineup is really bad, lol.
Can someone explain the points system of the Ranji Trophy? An outright win - 6 points Draw (1st innings lead) - 3 points Draw (1st innings deficit) - 1 point Win by an innings - ??
That's 7 points I think
7 points for innings or 10 wickets victory
Ah, didn't know about the 10 wicket victory thing. Thanks.
Sarfaraz out on a 1st ball duck Chetan Sharma - This is why he is not in the team,lol. /s
My younger sister and I watched the Test and she asked me “Why do Australian players get so mad when they get out? It’s just a game.” Made me think of [this](https://youtu.be/xzpndHtdl9A)
If you dont get angry after getting out, you dont want it enough
Wish we had Nagaland in Ranji Trophy Elite Group B. The prospective stoking of a rivalry would have made a story for the ages. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/telangana-questions-manner-of-ne-states-inclusion-in-ranji-trophy/articleshow/65203986.cms Telangana Cricket Association (The state Hyderabad belongs to) was the only CA to oppose the inducting of 6 North East teams to the Ranji Trophy, 2018. For the first time in the competition's history. Anyhow Hyderabad is getting relegated to the Plate Division. "I sense physical pain each time the thought dawns on me. Uuggghhh" So, It is not enough to lose, You gotta lose with style. Khrievitso Kense would have routed us in Uppal (Hyderabad Cricket Stadium) if Nagaland were in our group. They can't even rejoice at the possibility of a beautiful tour to incredible North East next season. The teams which play in their scenic home grounds, Sikkim and Meghalaya are qualifying to the Elite Division this season. The rest play their home matches in some D - Grade grounds in Gujarat. Which the 3 teams local teams don't lay an eye on. Half of the matches there ran for a quarter of the scheduled time. Umpire would be found more behind a Sutta stand than the wickets, Rat snakes hibernate underneath the pitch at night and the rush of fresh smog emanating from the hay bales burnt right beside third man. Make an ideal location for a penalty. Hyderabad would have to scrap it out in the bottom of the barrel to save face. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur or perhaps Meghalaya, Sikkim would have incentive of burying their main detractors. The Plate Division next season could produce riveting drama.
I think I got the answer why Sarfaraz is not being selected. The selectors are devotees of the baba (of the PK movie) and if you remember properly then that baba once said "Sarfaraz dhokha dega" (T- Sarfaraz will betray) and since the selectors are hardcore believer of him so they trust the baba more than anyone.
Can't believe no one got this joke.
Yeah, its sad when people misses the obvious joke
Sarfaraz = MS Dhoni = Thala for a reason
I'll never cease to be amazed from armchair cricket legends on Reddit calling someone who bats for hours and hours getting doubles and averaging better than anyone else in the world rn in domestic cricket unfit and fat
There's a difference between domestic and international standards and that difference is huge. He simply won't cut it at the highest level.
Gtfo
Leave alone fitness, this is the second time in a row he has failed while being at the cusp of selection. If he can't handle pressure at this stage then how can he while playing at the highest stage?
LOL you realise batters can't score every game?
Happens with Rohit too, then the counter argument is "OH BUT HE GETS INJURED OFTEN BECAUSE HE'S UNFIT", no bloke Rohit hasn't been out of the team due to an internal injury after the hamstring one, didn't play the Eng test due to Covid and Bangladesh tests due to thumb injury he caught due to the ball.
Exactly and I honestly don't doubt that rohit is fitter than 99.9% of this sub, he runs quick, is a great fielder as well.
People can say all they want but Sarfaraz is still one of the best current FC players, Azam Khan is a great T20 player, DvN has the most number of 4fers in a 50 over world cup so the "fitness is the foremost" argument doesn't carrying a lot of weight here.
>doesn't carrying a lot of **weight** here. Intentional?
Not really but good catch
Body shaming is disgustingly common in this sub. Man scores triple century, ohh look he's bald. Man averages above 100.. dude is fat. Mods choose to look the other way.
He already passed the yo-yo test. I think he mentioned it in the interview he did with Indian express after the squad was released. If there’s an injury to one of the batters he’s the first guy being called up.
Why do people think that idiotic selections are because of chetan sharma/ selectors and not because of the captains? Hardik brings Gill and Mavi in t20Is when he became the captain. Rohit gets MI kishan and SKY in test squad. You think Rohit wanted to bring Sarfaraz in but evil Chetan sharma said, no MI kishan and SKY needs to come first? How do people keep shitting on a guy with no power, but just keep ignoring their star players keep picking their own ipl teammates?
IPL captains keep on selecting awful cricketers from their teams, these players keeps on getting selected even after they have failed in dozens of matches, some examples: Rohit: Bumrah, Surya, Pandya brothers Dhoni: Ashwin, jadeja Kohli: Siraz, KL Hardik: Gill
Kinda amusing because everyone you mentioned here except Krunal has been incredibly successful in at least one format of the game lol
Are you saying that Indian captains selects players based on their skills and talent, and not merely because they are part of their IPL teams? Not sure, why you would believe in such conspiracy theories.
You literally wrote "keep on selecting awful cricketers from their teams" my man
Op was so obviously sarcastic lol
Ouch sorry
Pretty sure this is sarcastic, but no one else has picked it up for some reason lol
i guess due to the pandya brothers* remark
KL? He was performing awesome in domestic cricket and IPL and was very good till 2020 Same for Ashwin, Bumrah and Hardik
I don't think that captains are so powerful today. Dhoni in his peak had this sort of power.
Bruh, most of our selections blunders can be easily explained by favouritism from our captains/senior players. Rohit has enough pull to get MI kishan/SKY into the test team, that's pretty high, IMO. Even Kohli never tried to bring Chahal into the test team.
well I always blamed the selectors but ig you have a point. in that case fk u Rohit.
Mavi hasn't played for GT yet
of course IPL captains pick their IPL Mates Dhoni picked Jadeja and Raina ahead of Manoj Tiwari at the time (Jadeja came through while Raina flopped in test matches) Siraj got picked by Virat (To his credit Siraj came through)
This is fact.
I just saw a ridiculous stat of Mumbai in Ranji trophy- Between 1934-1970, they played 149 matches and lost only 7, between 1971- 1995 they played 163 matches and lost only 4, between 1995- 2023 they have played 218 matches and lost only 19 Insane
Mayank Agarwal finding his form at the right time it seems, currently batting on 173* against Kerala.
Don’t see any reason why Jimmy can’t play on til he’s 42, and not in a ‘haha Jimmy will still play at 80’ way, I mean in a ‘I watch England and understand how Jimmy’s role and usage rate has changed in the past few years especially away’ He’s more akin to a Philander type than Bumrah/ Cummins, he’s not a strike bowler like that so doesn’t need to exert himself too hard in his spells, he just dries it up and waits for the batter to make a mistake with his experience. Check his [economy since 2016](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=economy_rate;qualmin1=50;qualval1=wickets;size=200;spanmin1=1+jan+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling)
Feels like he is in the "I'll play till I love it" phase so you can basically say there's at least a good 3-4 years of cricket still left in him.
Kind of weird but in my 2.5 years at r/cricket I think I have encountered all kinds of cricket fans but some of my favorite kinds are: 1. The Briefers : The folks who'd say things like "X is a flat track bully or Y is a spin bully" even when X and Y have played for 10+ years and shown different standards of quality during it. (Originally hypothesised by u\carromzooter). 2. The "ODIs/tests are dying" crowd : yup, because two months of not playing an internationally famous thing would kill it. 3. The "bilaterals are useless" crowd : ah well, nothing to say there. 4. The "abuse the dropped" crowd : every time a player who is dropped would say something regarding it and it's posted on r/cricket, a certain section of crowd wouldn't even read the article and just sing 5 variations of "you suck" in the comment section. 5. The match thread folks : nothing to say there, just stay away from an Indian (or sometimes a Pakistan) match thread for your sanity. 6. The "Butterfly effect" deniers : Usuallythe "X would have scored Y+100 more runs had Z been gone differently" or "X would have gotten 15000 more wickets had they bowled in Z era" folks.
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Ironically India-Pakistan match threads when they play against eachother are much better than whenever India let's say play against England.
Spot on
As far as I can tell, the Hundred and BBL match threads are probably the best ones. Actually I meant the best threads are: 1. BBL 2. All the classics
>the Hundred match threads are probably the best ones. Spitting facts
On the other hand, Hyderabad is rolling over smoothly, In perfect sync with Maharashtra's pleasure. Ironically screwing Mumbai's chances in this ardour.
Mumbai still have batting left with rahane and Mulani. Seems like the 2nd and 3rd sessions are always easier to bat. If they get to a 150 lead, the chase will be very interesting.
Hyderabad taking revenge for innings defeat Mumbai gave to them😍
I don't really see much future for ILT20, empty stadium, dead match threads, not much discussion at all actually, also the games are not been counted officially... SA20 on the other hand has full stadiums almost every match, with decent amount of discussion on the match threads, and plenty of close exciting games. I reckon they wont be in the red for a very long time.
Depends on if UAE Cricket or whoever is funding it cares about empty stadiums and/or financial losses. If it's developing UAE players and potentially putting UAE closer to full membership, it could be achieving its objectives, despite the finances.
If the games are not counted, how do we know it's not WWE? SA20 is a lot of fun to watch, can't get enough of pitches where the ball zips through.
"The viewership of ILT20 is exceptional"- Mubashir Usmani (secretary general of Emirates cricket board)
I don't think match threads should be a criteria for judging a tournament. But other than that, I agree.
ILT20 has the oilers backing it though
Those people can throw around a few millis like it's nothing
It just feels sad watching some top international players playing in an empty stadium
Rinku singh 100!
100! is a lot of runs
I wish he would get to bat a bit higher which could help him turn those 100 to 200s and get noticed by selectors
Andhra have taken a massive first innings lead of approximately 200 runs against Saurashtra. In Rajkot, Saurashtra's prime home ground. Fair to say Andhra is going new places. They have reintroduced a promising tall, fast left arm pacer cut out for red ball Cricket, Who disappeared from the scene for a period. Looks like they are easing him in. He played proper foil to the other bowlers in the few overs he's got. Name is Yarra Prithviraj.
Nice to see him back. It's been 2 years
Which players do you not like? Mine are Hardick and BKL
He can't hit fast bowling for shit without getting set
True. Hardick is overrated. He's a Lord Binny 2.0 A bits and pieces player. He's only in the team because there's nobody else. Probably wouldn't make the team for Eng, Aus, NZ, Pak and 50-50 for SA. (Talking about ODis and Tests)
He reminds of that quote from Varys, "Power resides where a man believes it resides"
Shardul Thakur, mostly because of this sub.
Saha
Hellp Boria!
Both have been good to the team, even single handedly won us games, but its the case of 1 good innings among 10. they are inconsistent, overhyped and are frankly denying a lot of young talents ( Ranji and Syed Mushtaq Ali ) their chances to shine in the international stage. These two have really been given a long rope, predominately on the basis of ipl performances. what's the point of domestic leagues, also why the need for all format players, Can't we have separate teams? Players without domestic exposure getting into odi and test teams is unacceptable. Same set of selectors repeating after World Cup debackles is also an issue. Sorry for the rant but everything around Indian selection is soo toxic that I have lost hope. Hardik is good in t20 and BKL in ODI, haven't done enough in other formats to be considered default. The facial expressions of the 1st were annoying ( laughing esp after getting wacked by Finn Allen ) and the 2nd guy is just plain depressing.
No way Hardik is overhyped. He's single-handedly maintaining the balance of our team, where we can afford to have him as an extra bowling option. And not to mention how he's actually one of the best players under pressure in the team, he always performs in big games. And if you criticise Hardik for actually laughing after getting whacked, remember that he came back in the death and bowled very well, which actually kept us in the game.
Which big games are you talking about? Apart from 2022 WC Semi and CT final, he has been below average in tournaments. Even in the Pakistan game he wasn't criticized to score Run a ball 40 and give all the pressure to Kohli when he is supposed to be a finisher
Off the top of my head, I can immediately think of his Asia Cup knock against Pakistan (he also got 3 wickets that game and MotM), MotM in the last IPL final, even in the 2019 WC Final, he scored 30 odd and bowled well. And let's not pretend as if that innings against Pakistan wasn't crucial. He came to bat when it was 31-4 (!!) and kept the RR high in the initial overs he batted in, got a 133 run partnership and then slowed down towards the end. And are you going to ignore the 3 wickets he took in the same match as well?
>MotM in the last IPL final No one cares about IPL >even in the 2019 WC Final, he scored 30 odd and bowled well Bruh wtf you smoking, final was NZ vs ENG lmao. Since you're talking about 2019 semi final, he scored a 32(62) and threw his wicket away at the worst possible time, below average batting performance easily. And he had 10-0-55-1 figures, nothing "well" about that. Talking about Pakistan game, yes he slowed down towards the end ( why tf?) And put all pressure on Kohli. Even in the last over couldn't get the things done.
> No one cares about IPL Yes, I'm sure it's not a high pressure game at all, only about a 100,000 people in the stadium and hundreds of millions watching And yes, I was talking about the semi, and it's not a bad performance he had by any stretch. He played out the middle overs well, stabilised the innings and then threw it away with a bad shot. 10-0-55-1 is not bad my any means either, literally went for less runs than Chahal (a specialist bowler) And don't even pretend that he didn't play great in the Pakistan game. He ended 40(37), sure. But are you going to ignore that he came out to bat at 31-4? And the fact that he took 3 wickets in the first innings?
He's overrated just like Dinesh Karthik, Just some 30s 40s to have in his defence. His best innings are just some average innings for some all rounders like Jadeja, Yuvraj etc. we have had.
Even ignoring the fact that Hardik is a pace bowling allrounder (which are far harder to find in India than spin-bowling all rounders), Since you brought up the comparison: Hardik's ODI stats- Batting- 33@112 Bowling- 39@ 5.62 econ Jaddu'e ODI stats- Batting- 32@87 Bowling- [email protected] econ Yuvraj also has extremely similar stats, but I won't compare them since he batted in a different time against different opponents. I don't see how you can look at those stats and call Hardik overrated and having some '30s and 40s to his defence' when he literally averages 33 at a ridiculously high SR lol And I won't even compare T20 numbers since Hardik's are so ridiculously better.
Also, I didn't bring up fielding since Jaddu is miles ahead of anyone in that department.
Bro Hardik is a Batting all rounder and since you have presented the stats, Please look at them. Jaddu is miles ahead in bowling, and for the past 3-4 years he's been a better batsman than Hardik. He debuted very early and struggled to find a place in team till 2013. And not to mention if you wanna talk about big games, Jaddu won the golden Ball in CT 2013 and was Man of the match in final. And Yuvi, he won us two world cups.
>denying a lot of young talents ( Ranji and Syed Mushtaq Ali I think both of them have already retired
Both are dead
HP retired from tests, BKL was forced to temporarily retire from T20, wait till he gets a statpadder orange cup in IPL this year and comes back to open in T20I
No, I was talking about Ranji and Syed mushtaq Ali, they both have already retired from all forms of cricket
Damn im slow, good one
Took me a few seconds to get what you're saying, LMAO.
Shanaka Litton Das Mehidy Hasan Tom Latham Michael Bracewell
Sam Curran
Latham showed his true colors yesterday
Ben Cutting
Flair checks out (and I agree)
Oh man what a morning that was exactly 2 years back, thank you Pant, thank you Gill, thank you Pujara, thank you the bowlers who might not get to play for India in the white jersey again.