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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: Gerry SA on November 13, 2014, 11:28:39 AM
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When does cricket become farcical?
SL where railroaded into facing india after the WI pulled out of their tour.
SL totally out of match practice have been beaten easily in every match.
Now in the 4th match at Eden Gardens, Sharma has hit 210* and still going.
Some of the greatest players probably won't get 200 yet this clown has done it twice...
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Sharma has broken Sehwag's ODI world record.
Sharma was dropped 3 times, including an absolute dolly when only on 4...
He might break Ali Brown's List A record
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How many times has he been dropped?
Sri Lanka are still a class team.
It is still no mean feat, well done to him.
Fortune favours the brave.
Weak team, batting track etc. will be forgotten, he has made history.
Well done Rohit.
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If he has managed it twice mate then he isn't a clown with the bat is he.
SL are one of the best one day sides about and yes were a big under prepared but in the forth game plus training I imagine there near full strength etc so its a pretty decent effort from Sharma.
I guess if he did it against SA he would be world class!
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What is it 5 one day tons now and 2 are doubles hahaha
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If he has managed it twice mate then he isn't a clown with the bat is he.
SL are one of the best one day sides about and yes were a big under prepared but in the forth game plus training I imagine there near full strength etc so its a pretty decent effort from Sharma.
I guess if he did it against SA he would be world class!
Doesn't matter if it's against SA, AUS or the icc world IX
Sri Lanka where bullied into this series.
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England would consider 250 a good score in odi cricket and rohit's done it on his own
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258* and 11 needed to break Ali Brown's 268. 1 over left...
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This is some effort from the guy! To keep going and going! 258*
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Some of worst bowling I've ever seen...
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Ali Brown lives to fight another day!
Sharma out for 264 from the final delivery of the innings.
405 for SL to win, without Sangakkara...have fun SL...
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Ruined his average with that last ball there! :D
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you are comparing list A with International
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I don't fully agree with Gerry 200 is 200, but I'm beginning to become tired of seeing ODI batsman slog/hack balls for 4 or 6. I'm thinking particularly about the India v SL series, but it could be applied more widely. Seeing a tail ender bunt a few boundaries with cross bat slogs is fun to watch, seeing India's top order miss hit boundaries in rapid regularity is tedious. They are very fine batsman, but big bats, smaller boundaries and over baring bowling restrictions is turning or turned ODI cricket into a circus. I can't wait to get the world cup out of the way for some test cricket.
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you are comparing list A with International
SL bowling was List A at best...
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On any stage 264 runs takes some doing, he has to have a certain % of raw talent to score those runs in the 1st place.
You can only play whats bowled at you, cant blame the batsmen for putting away bad bowling. Do feel a bit for SL who kindly stepped up when the WI went AWOL and dont think they are repping themselves too well given the performances they have put in so far.
I get the feeling you arent his biggest fan though Gerry?
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I bet its horrible batting on those ODI tracks in India...
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Clown?? He has scored 50% of all double hundreds in ODI and the first one was against a decent bowling attack. No doubt this is a flat track but you still need to be a very good player to get a 100 on this leave alone 250+
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I blame the West Indies
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Anybody understand BBC Sports comment about Rohit becoming only the second person to score 2 double centuries in ODI's?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30038630 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30038630)
3rd paragraph down
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SL bowling was List A at best...
Does 264 runs get scored often against 'List A' bowling?
Must be dull to watch if it is.
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Agree you can only hit whats put in front of you, but all 4 have been hit in India if i'm not mistaken? Think that might say something about the conditions these runs were scored in......
Also, Kohli wearing buckled pads. Draw your own conclusion on that. Look bloody uncomfortably to me, especially when velcro does a job for everyone else, and they're not his boyhood pads (a la Tendulkar)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/image/799013.html?page=1 (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/image/799013.html?page=1)
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Also, Kohli wearing buckled pads. Draw your own conclusion on that. Look bloody uncomfortably to me, especially when velcro does a job for everyone else, and they're not his boyhood pads (a la Tendulkar)
[url]http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/image/799013.html?page=1[/url] ([url]http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/image/799013.html?page=1[/url])
Maybe because it gets him a bit more attention?!
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Records nearly always get broken in exceptional conditions. Think Laker and the Old Trafford Sticky Dog. Small boundaries, flat decks and average bowling will produce batting records. You still have to have the talent to do these feats and well done to Rohit, great entertainment. It's hardly relevant to facing Mitchell Johnson on a Perth flyer in the WC (that's an example btw).
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On any stage 264 runs takes some doing, he has to have a certain % of raw talent to score those runs in the 1st place.
You can only play whats bowled at you, cant blame the batsmen for putting away bad bowling. Do feel a bit for SL who kindly stepped up when the WI went AWOL and dont think they are repping themselves too well given the performances they have put in so far.
I get the feeling you arent his biggest fan though Gerry?
Everytime Sharma has played in sporting conditions, he's bern exposed.
Yes it takes a certain amount of ability to score 200 in any form of cricket. But not when your are playing a team totally not at the races...
If Sharma scores a 100 on the upcoming tour of australia, I'll happily say he's done well.
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For all who think that was not that big a feat take this scenario, if an English/Australian bowler in their home conditions with their favourable track get 8-10 wickets of hapless Indian team (with no clue of sorts) in an ODI or a Test match would you not commend his feat. In this case both India & SL are habitual to conditions. I know he had luck on his side, but to achieve feat of that sort you need that to be the case.
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I am not his fan, he won't even be in my India XI but his achievement has to be acknowledged. Really don't understand why some people have to be so negative and criticise it.
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If Sharma scores a 100 on the upcoming tour of australia, I'll happily say he's done well.
Doubt you saying well done or calling him a clown makes much difference to him.
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Gerry, you are all mistaken mate- its all part of Sri Lankan revenge plan. (previous world cup loss) ;)
Sri Lanka have booked an opener spot for Sharma in the world cup who will fail in Australia getting India out in the first stage. :D
(http://i.imgur.com/m3WXUK5.gif)
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Now we know how he scored those 264 runs - Heavily concaved bat, thin toe & a toe guard ...so conventional ;)
(http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t542/amritpremi/Rohitsbat_zpsba483148.jpg)
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I'd happily be classed as a clown if I could score a double hundred, no matter what the bowling standard was like.
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reasonable to say that when you get a big score you make even the best bowling look rubbish.
wonderful performance.
50 off 70 balls (Ali Cook style) the 212 off the next 100. (if only...)
makes a huge mockery of the suggestion that if you bat through you make 100 and that is enough!
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Without doubt a terrific knock, clean hitting all round the ground.
But...
The standard of fielding and bowling fromSri Lanka was well below par, some of it totally inept. Couple that with YET ANOTHER bowler's graveyard wicket and it's a recipe for a big score.
Take nothing away from the lad, but if India keeps producing such one-sided wickets I'd rather watch paint dry...
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4 Double hundreds in ODI cricket...
All scored in India
All by Indians
All since 2010
Lets say ODIs in India are designed for two things... making money through advertising and runs being scored!
lightning outfields. roads to bat on. and small boundaries for all the advert boards to fit in.
However that flick he hit from outside off stump over long on with no follow through :( RUDE
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10363082_10152802115986327_8664404790605298955_n.jpg?oh=b2e601151a5418125e343777016e7cd7&oe=551B024B&__gda__=1424251558_1bc1d43bc0c22afd0eb2de0f64d0d6c3)
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Fair play, to score 200+ is impressive. It is getting boring watching ODI's on flat tracks, regularly racking up 280+ etc.. Get some sporting wickets for christ sake, it's really boring and making avg players have awesome stats.
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I went and watched NZ Vs SA at my local ground the other week (First ever at the ground) and it was ok, pitch was "sporting" and Amla scored a great 100. However, I would have much rather watch Rohit score a 200 live or one of the two teams playing rack up 400 any day of the week. Boring? I don't know about that one.
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He obviously has talent, his first class average is close to 60
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Thats some achievement. Two double hundreds.
Doesnt matter whether it was quick outfield, small boundaries, crappy bowling or fielding. Its lot of runs :D
And there are other 20 guys also playing, they didnt get it. So....
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True...you can be a critic, but can't ignore the face that he scored 264...some luck and lot of skill
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Without doubt a terrific knock, clean hitting all round the ground.
But...
The standard of fielding and bowling fromSri Lanka was well below par, some of it totally inept. Couple that with YET ANOTHER bowler's graveyard wicket and it's a recipe for a big score.
Take nothing away from the lad, but if India keeps producing such one-sided wickets I'd rather watch paint dry...
I get what you are saying but consider this that India is probably the worst bowling side in top 8 ranked teams (ODI or Test) and some of the best batsmen are in other teams (as Indians are just flat track bullies) then why have no one else from other nations scored doubles in India. I know its boring, I am bowler (not very good by all accounts) and the sight of a fast bowler ripping through sides is very appealing but what I struggle with is that guys who smash the likes of Steyn, Johnson etc. are getting out to guys like Yadav, Kumar, Rahat Ali....mind boggling.
I personally cannot stand Rohit, he is another Yuvraj and I have been disappointed so many times that I would rather not have someone like that. I liked Sachin for what he was but enjoyed watching Shewag, Dravid & Laxman more.
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SL vs Ind ODI.... ZZZzzzzzz.... Dont care if they score 600 each and it's a last ball nail biter.... It's still the most boring thing in World Cricket.
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SL vs Ind ODI.... ZZZzzzzzz.... Dont care if they score 600 each and it's a last ball nail biter.... It's still the most boring thing in World Cricket.
That is true...
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Soul destroying how often they play against each other!
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Totally agree that this run fest is booooring
One sided games
Not sure how can they improve this
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quick piece by aakash chopra on his technique
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/799551.html?genre=34 (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/799551.html?genre=34)
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Well done Rohit. I think India are killing cricket with dead tracks and shorter boundaries, it's no more a fair battle between bat and ball.
I would say for a game to be entertaining a par score should be around 250-275.
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Agreed, these games are just boring.
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Just caught up with rohit' innings and it's an amazing effort to get over 250.i thought anyone getting a double ton in 50 overs would be out of reach for a few years....
Having said that anyone else think the bowling and fielding was the worst see from an international team for a long long time?
I would go as far as a div 1 county team would of put up a better effort
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Having said that anyone else think the bowling and fielding was the worst see from an international team for a long long time?
I would go as far as a div 1 county team would of put up a better effort
To be fair, SL stepped in at the last moment...so I doubt they had any real preparation!!
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To be fair, SL stepped in at the last moment...so I doubt they had any real preparation!!
To be fair Pete, they're international-class sportsmen so should be prepared. At times they looked like clubbies.
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Highlights on Sky Sports 3 now.
Village fielding and a batting paradise are on display!