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We have talent, we are not utilising it properly.

Drop Raina, Give more games to Rahul n DK.

Groom Krunal and Washinton Sundar. Both can serve as good spinning all rounders. 

We can may be try Ashwin as well as an all rounder and bat him at no 6/7.  

 

Apart from Bhuvi n Bumrah, our fasting bowling is horrible at the death. We need to find a back seamer as well..

Is there a practice game before the tests ? Bhuvi really needs sme match practice, he's very rusty..
 

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6 minutes ago, AtheK said:

No wickets, he has been just avg overall. Need more work. Though, we should persist with them, and they better make rahul permanent, chop Nohit or dhoban, both take there place for granted.

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No wickets, true..
But going around 4 runs a over in ODI is very good.
He'll build the pressure, wickets will come from the other end..

 

Yes, Rahul has to be given some games, no point dropping every 2 games..

 

Also Raina has to go, it was ridiculous for him to play all the matches, considering he was a replacement player.

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7 minutes ago, AtheK said:

Outclassed and outplayed, shitty team selection, and our world beater spinners outperformed by two avg spinners in England. 

 

Chahal bowled excellently.. But there's absolutely no pressure on the English batsmen. 
They played him off, without taking any chances..

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Got totally schooled this series.
Last 2 games, we were humiliated. Dint up put up a fight..

 

I was so wrong about Raina's inclusion.
2 runs and 2 valuable overs with the ball, totally deserves his place

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1 minute ago, AtheK said:

Ya play him Just as keeper, substitute in the match. 

 

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Dhoni the keeper..
Probably can never be replaced

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This is very embarassing

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Get 1 more in next 5 overs..

I think it'll be Chahal's day today..

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Will be very hard for us..

Need to bowl very well..
Should pick couple of wickets in first 10 overs..

Bhuvi, Chahal n Kuldeep. All 3 should bowl really well..

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Raina

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Desperately need a Dhoni rescue innings now..

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Kedar is done for i guess.
He doesn't seem to be fit..
But would prefer him over Raina. We can try Krunal Pandya as well..
Washinton Sundar is good prospect, good bowler, decent batsman. Too bad he got injured..

 

DK was looking really good, got out in a bad way..

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4 minutes ago, harsh1387 said:

So the fav raina still isn't dropped.. at least DK is in. Good to see bhuvi back. And yadav is dropped for thakur.. hmm

 

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They wanted to give Shardul a go, Dont think its a bad idea.
Yadav hasn't been so great either..

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MS should bat at 4 and DK at 5..

[Movie Discussion Thread]

Just now, hope said:

Argo isnt like Raazi i think. Its an escape mission via a illusion in simple terms afaik. Raazi is different. 

 

Spy movie in general. Cant think of any movie, which is exactly like Raazi..

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DK comes in place of KL

 

4 matches for KL.

one 50, one 100, one not out and one duck..

 

Gets dropped. Should have got some more games. Dropping people every 2/3 games wont help.
If DK fails today, guess he'll be dropped for the next tour..

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10 minutes ago, AtheK said:

VK needs to take a tough call and drop dhoni, Dhoni did the same with the seniors. Even gangly and sehwag thought they still had few years left in them, but Dhoni wanted young blood, now why not go away yourself. 

 

Its ookay if he doesn't want to go.
He's super fit and is the best wicket keeper around.

We have a problem in the middle order. Dhoni can be the solution. Play him at 4/5, let him slowly build the innings and go for it at the end.
Let the other guys take the responsibility of slogging from ball 1..

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7 minutes ago, hope said:

Suggest something like this 

 

Argo

Body of Lies

The Recruit

Ghost Writer

Allied

 

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Raina playing at no 5 makes less sense.
Raina anywayz cant play the long innings. Just let him come and slog at the end overs.
Tbh he hasn't done anything noticeable in the series.

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58 minutes ago, harsh1387 said:

Looks like Raina will play again today.. Kohli/shastri are such selection idiots.. kartik won them the final recently when no one thought we can win and he is still warming the bench..dumbasses.

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Really harsh on DK..

 

We should play MS at 5. Dont understand the reluctance, he cant come in and start slogging, he did it effectively for CSK by batting up the order.

Y not for India.

 

MS at 5 n DK at 6 will be perfect..

 

Hopefully Bhuvi is fit today..

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Raazi was ookay..
Its too unreal. Its good for Indian audiences who hv'nt seen much spy movies.

For people who watch hollywood movies, this doesn't entertain much. Too cliched.

 

But nonetheless, good attempt..
Worth watching at home for sure..

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The death bowling is awful.

Umesh cant bowl a yorker even if his life is on the line.

Kaul constantly bowling short balls

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In other news, South Africa got hammered in Sri Lanka scoring their lowest test score 

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Our bowling is our X Factor in ODI's.

2 good wrist spinners, who are wicket takers.

2 excellent pace bowlers who can swing and are brilliant with yorkers and slowers ones at the death...

We should dominate next 10 years or so like Australia n WI did.. 

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Excellent bowing from Kuldeep..
We kept em for 50/60 runs less without our 2 main pace bowlers. 
 

Good to see Virat bat 3, he's the best in the world and deserves to bat at 3.
Rahul should develop himself to bat at no 4..