The Cricket Thread

[Sach4life]

41 minutes ago, Vamos said:

Almost 60 overs to survive with 7 wickets in hand? 
 

I hope we can draw this, but still think it’s less than 5%

 

Not saying if it will happen or not but at the start, draw was always the more realistic outcome, definitely more than win.

[Right]

It would be totally selfish of Sharma of he doesn't sit out next one.

 

Very difficult to save this series now.

[GunnerY2J]

How many overs left realistically?

Given the time left for light ?

[nitinveer]

3 minutes ago, GunnerY2J said:

How many overs left realistically?

Given the time left for light ?

38 overs. The light seems to be holding up so mostly all of these overs will be bowled. 

[nitinveer]

11 hours ago, KnackChap said:

KL Rahul is the biggest choker in this indian team. He might be in the form of his life but will always fail in crucial match. 

This became true however he got really good ball to get out. 

 

Even though he has choked a lot in the past but in tests when he puts efforts he has been better (specially in SENA countries). 

[GunnerY2J]

Insane and dumb from pant

Edited December 30, 2024 by GunnerY2J

[nitinveer]

27 minutes ago, GunnerY2J said:

Insane and dumb from pant

Really a brain fade moment and providing an opening now. 3 gone already and still 27 overs to go

[b!T]

What an inspiring performance  dafaq is happening man.

[Felix the cat]

28 minutes ago, b!T said:

What an inspiring performance  dafaq is happening man.

This time whole team fked. 

 

 

Virats test matches 

 

Rohit's test matches 

 

They both sucks for long time now. 

[Felix the cat]

14 hours ago, KnackChap said:

KL Rahul is the biggest choker in this indian team. He might be in the form of his life but will always fail in crucial match. 

you were right, rahul was looking good in the series but i guess hes consistent in not delivering when the team needed him most. 

[Vamos]

14 minutes ago, Felix the cat said:

They both sucks for long time now. 

They’re over 35 yo now. 
Can’t perform the same way as they would at 25. 

 

With deteriorating eyesight, it is harder to focus on the ball the way you could in your 20s and early 30s.

[Felix the cat]

20 minutes ago, Vamos said:

They’re over 35 yo now. 
Can’t perform the same way as they would at 25. 

 

With deteriorating eyesight, it is harder to focus on the ball the way you could in your 20s and early 30s.

Yeah, after certain age its difficult to make the timing right, reflexes get slow making difficult to get the shot timing right. 

 

Someone should show virat and rohit the stats of the GOD, when he was 35 to 38 yo.

The list is full of consistent centuries and two double century at the age of 37, same as rohit.

 

The only dry patch is after 2011 when he turned 38. No centuries in 2011 but he scored consistent runs. The last two years of his career is the one where we can really compare him with these two greats of current era.

[GunnerY2J]

Rohit sharma literally said : 

 

Aur crease me tik sakte the par Ladke naye hai, seekh lenge time se.

 

[san_Assassin]

22 minutes ago, GunnerY2J said:

Rohit sharma literally said : 

 

Aur crease me tik sakte the par Ladke naye hai, seekh lenge time se.

 

 

height of shamelessness bc 

[Felix the cat]

1 hour ago, GunnerY2J said:

Rohit sharma literally said : 

 

Aur crease me tik sakte the par Ladke naye hai, seekh lenge time se.

 

 

Really! Wow!!!

Bhai tum to experienced the, ukhad to kuch bhi nhi paay. 

[AtheK]

And here some of our members were dreaming of a victory.

 

Dhoni retired on Dec 30, I thought after today Sharma Sahib will follow suit and call it a day.

 

But no, this shameless fellow will play on and on. What a disaster.

[Bauji]

7 hours ago, Felix the cat said:

Someone should show virat and rohit the stats of the GOD, when he was 35 to 38 yo.

Simply no comparison man, #Sach4Life indeed. And not just the runs but the class as well.

I remember when just few days after the tragic death of one of the Australian cricketer by a bouncer, there was a test match going on and Johnson hit Kohli with a bouncer. That made Johnson, other players, crowd....everyone so uncomfortable and concerned. I felt this strong urge to go and just hug Kohli 

 

And now how toxic he has become. That incident with Konstas, completely unnecessary. But I guess many folks want to watch this only...Big Boss trophy instead of BGT. Thank god Jaiswal came back to senses. Imagine him getting out sledging but without scoring for the next 5 innings 

Ganguly and Yuvraj gave it back to Flintoff, but with their performances. Sachin to Olonga at Sharjah.. But in logon se sledging karwa lo bus. BTW, what was that gesture made by Head after he got pant. 

 

P.S: IVG is back quickly this time 

[Bauji]

On 12/16/2024 at 10:51 PM, Felix the cat said:

some of the australian players who suddenly become so nice and sweet about india in recent years just bcs of ipl and its sponsorship money. I just cant stand david warner's flattery on instagram, hes trying too hard to connect with the indian audience just to secure sponsorship deals. Idk what you guys think about him but i completely beleive hes being cunning when he post ghandhi jayanti, mahashivratri post, or dancing on an india song with his kids. 

So, out of nowhere YT algorithm showed this video on my feed and it reminded me of this post of yours  So, the money was always there but yea not at the IPL level.

 

 

 

On 12/28/2024 at 10:33 PM, KnackChap said:

Rohit looks mentally exhausted, like he’s being dragged by someone on gunpoint to play the games. His fitness is also another concern. 

He might be hoping for another fairy tale ending this time with his test career like how it happened with T20 WC, with him winning a ICC trophy because of the performances from other players. And after the NZ series, now has completely lost interest with that not happening.

[Felix the cat]

20 hours ago, Bauji said:

So, out of nowhere YT algorithm showed this video on my feed and it reminded me of this post of yours  So, the money was always there but yea not at the IPL level.

 

 

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There would be only two or three ads like this where foreign players were casted in indian ads back in those days. 

 

Look at this now. All these ads are just 6 to 8 months old. Do watch the first video, its hilarious 🤣, and cred ad with ss rajamouli and david.

 

 

 

And dont forget all those indirect marketing, big influencers like him gets. Whether its that pushpa move, or watching kabbadi league highlights. All these are masked advertisment deals that are very popular in todays social media era. Thats why i dont use social media anymore, except youtube and reddit, bcs these are the only places where i have some control over my content, I dont use yt's reel tab. Idk how indirect marketing suddenly get so big, maybe bcs of new youngsters in advertising industry, idk, is there anyone in advertising profession on our forum, maybe can shed some lights? 

 

So now whenever you see him jumping like a monkey on some indian songs, just beleive or not he's fake as sh*t, its all indian money hes doing this for, like sharing gandhi jayanti post. I know, i know many would say that same tactics are being used by our indian influencers also like our bollywood stars but theres diff aspect to it. Majority of celebrities/influencers are indian citizen, they abide by the indian laws, they also have fear of getting cought if they tries to do something shaddy. But social media changed the entire game, now a person sitting in one country can easily influence millions of people on the other side of the planet, all he need is to shoot a 15 sec reel. Dont you think this can be easily take advantage of in so many wrong ways. I know im going totally bonkers now, and it can be felt little exaggerated but why its impossible? Who knows after 10-15 yrs its possible that some some foreign players get so popular among indians, bcs of ipl, that they'll reach indian cric stardom 

 

 

David can be contacted by anyone and offer him ton of money just to make some reels targeting indian audiences to influence them politically or any other way. There are so many things i can think of, and the issue here is the missing of fear of law or getting caught.

 

I think the world is not ready yet for such an extensive exposure of world-wide connectivity, there is absense of universal/international laws that can be applied to all the citizens of this world in regards to internet and its hidden drawbacks which aren't well known to the world yet. The only thing that everyone aware of is US election hijacking by foreign powers with the help of internet. But these things are getting very common. (Btw jtbc im not specifically talking about election hijacking, it was just an exmpl)

 

 im sounding like an extreme right Nationalist on a news debate 

Trust me im not that type.

Edited December 31, 2024 by Felix the cat

[Felix the cat]

8 hours ago, Bauji said:

Simply no comparison man, #Sach4Life indeed. And not just the runs but the class as well.

I remember when just few days after the tragic death of one of the Australian cricketer by a bouncer, there was a test match going on and Johnson hit Kohli with a bouncer. That made Johnson, other players, crowd....everyone so uncomfortable and concerned. I felt this strong urge to go and just hug Kohli 

 

And now how toxic he has become. That incident with Konstas, completely unnecessary. But I guess many folks want to watch this only...Big Boss trophy instead of BGT. Thank god Jaiswal came back to senses. Imagine him getting out sledging but without scoring for the next 5 innings 

Ganguly and Yuvraj gave it back to Flintoff, but with their performances. Sachin to Olonga at Sharjah.. But in logon se sledging karwa lo bus. BTW, what was that gesture made by Head after he got pant. 

 

P.S: IVG is back quickly this time 

I know you're not in the favour of sledging by any side, you believe in Sachin's type of cricketing. 

 

I just want to know your thoughts on this one, is it acceptable for you what jaiswal did here. 

 

 

I mean he literally giving it back with his performance here