T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[JSRAW]

I am disappointed with the match today as India lost the match because of the bad fielding and the captaincy of Kohli. The delay in DRS decision in the 11th over cost the match as Kohli did not take the third umpire decision even though it was the wicket of Wade who was in tremendous touch and if he had gone for the review in time that was plumb in front of the wicket and the dropped catches which is continuing every match.

Recently, I am not getting very impressed with Kohli's captaincy. I think he should concentrate on the test matches and someone else (such as Rohit Sharma or Shikhar Dhawan) should captain the side in the shorter format. Kohli's decision making ability seems to be getting worse with every passing year. And his selection policy is also getting a lot of flak.

He did okay captaincy in last WC though but India always reach in semis no matter who captaining the Indian side so i agree in limited over cricket he mess things up regularly. Only Rohit Sharma has capability of replacing him in the shorter format, Dhawan is big no as he can't even lead team in the franchise level.

[bryant.coleman]

He did okay captaincy in last WC though but India always reach in semis no matter who captaining the Indian side so i agree in limited over cricket he mess things up regularly. Only Rohit Sharma has capability of replacing him in the shorter format, Dhawan is big no as he can't even lead team in the franchise level.

I also believe that Rohit Sharma can be a good replacement. But then, Virat has captained the Indian team for such a long time. Critics may argue that it can have a negative impact on team bonding and morale (although Rohit has been a regular member of the squad for many years). And then there is always the concern that Rohit and Virat may form their own closed groups, just like the case we had when Dhoni was playing for India.

[Iranus]

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I did not mean that Natarajan has fitness problems. My point is that there are many better players in the Indian squad than Natarajan. India has a lot of talented players for ODI matches. And India needs some experienced players for the Tests. Natarajan plays well but is not very experienced.

Got it, with experience and exposure in playing in different countries will help their grow as a player and with his accuracy Natarajan is a prospect for India.
I am disappointed with the match today as India lost the match because of the bad fielding and the captaincy of Kohli. The delay in DRS decision in the 11th over cost the match as Kohli did not take the third umpire decision even though it was the wicket of Wade who was in tremendous touch and if he had gone for the review in time that was plumb in front of the wicket and the dropped catches which is continuing every match.

Although India has fielded a lot of bad. But I think India lost the match because their batsmen could not run. Or it can be said that the Australian bowlers have played well. No Indian batsman was successful except Virat Kohli. There are many qualityful and talented batsmen in the India squad. The 187 run target was not too difficult for India.

[JSRAW]

He did okay captaincy in last WC though but India always reach in semis no matter who captaining the Indian side so i agree in limited over cricket he mess things up regularly. Only Rohit Sharma has capability of replacing him in the shorter format, Dhawan is big no as he can't even lead team in the franchise level.

I also believe that Rohit Sharma can be a good replacement. But then, Virat has captained the Indian team for such a long time. Critics may argue that it can have a negative impact on team bonding and morale (although Rohit has been a regular member of the squad for many years). And then there is always the concern that Rohit and Virat may form their own closed groups, just like the case we had when Dhoni was playing for India.

May be, may be not.

Apart from his decision making at the field, i am not impressed with coaching staff selection as well. We have Indian coach who acts likes cheer leader and his supporting staff are selected because they are loyalist. Bowling coach is good but others seems average. One example is Virat and Shashtri rejected Jonty Rhodes as fielding coach.

[Vishnu.Reang]

May be, may be not.

Apart from his decision making at the field, i am not impressed with coaching staff selection as well. We have Indian coach who acts likes cheer leader and his supporting staff are selected because they are loyalist. Bowling coach is good but others seems average. One example is Virat and Shashtri rejected Jonty Rhodes as fielding coach.

I don't think that the situation is going to change anytime soon. Damaadji (Shastri) was selected as the coach, mostly due to his unwavering loyalty to Kohli and other biggies within the Indian team. Now everything is going in the right direction for the Indian team, and they are winning matches. At this point, even the BCCI bosses would be reluctant to antagonize Kohli.

[mersal]

I don't think India will win a Test match against Australia. India did not perform as well as expected in the ODIs. They played great in T20 series. I think they played IPL recently so they have been able to do so excellent performance in T20 series. But Test matches are completely different from ODI and T20. At the Australian home ground, it is very difficult to win a Test match against Australia.

I think they might win 1 or 2 test matches at the very least since Kohli will be playing in the first test while Sharma and Pujara will be back in the squad. Also, the winning momentum is equally distributed between both teams currently.

Australia also has potential weaknesses which India will try to exploit. I am predicting a 2-2 draw since both teams are coming in hot.

I don't think India will be able to win a Test or a match. My prediction is that Australia will win 2 test matches and the other two is drawn. Rohit Sharma will not play. The Indian team will play with a bunch of young players. I think India must have experienced players to win against Australia. Players must have experience playing on the Australian pitch. Because Australian pitches are completely different from Asian pitches.

Teat match is the most difficult form in the cricket game which has been a biggest concern for team India eben though they are one of the best too ranked cricket team but this time they got different bowling line up which could bring some differences in my opinion in this format because the squad contains experienced as well as young talent but need to follow different strategies here. If Indian bowlers post good performance then team India has some chance to seal this series for sure.

[Sithara007]

I can't agree with your thought. If only Indian bowlers do well, India has no chance of winning. Indian batsmen also have to perform well. Most of the batsmen in the Indian squad are young. Their test playing experience against any big teams is low. And this is why I don't think India will be able to win against Australia.

How many of these younger players actually concentrate on the longer format? Many of them are very good in the T20 format, but their skills for the longer format is not that great. Most of them doesn't even participate in the 4-day domestic tournament (Ranji Trophy) and the BCCI is also not taking any steps to rectify this. For this year, we don't even know whether the Ranji Trophy tournament will take place or not.

[pakhitheboss]

I can't agree with your thought. If only Indian bowlers do well, India has no chance of winning. Indian batsmen also have to perform well. Most of the batsmen in the Indian squad are young. Their test playing experience against any big teams is low. And this is why I don't think India will be able to win against Australia.

How many of these younger players actually concentrate on the longer format? Many of them are very good in the T20 format, but their skills for the longer format is not that great. Most of them doesn't even participate in the 4-day domestic tournament (Ranji Trophy) and the BCCI is also not taking any steps to rectify this. For this year, we don't even know whether the Ranji Trophy tournament will take place or not.

When playing good in a T20 tournament fetches you good money and spot recognition why will these younger players concentrate on longer format? There are more fans of T20 globally than five days tournament and that is one of the primary reason these younger guys are concentrating and putting more effort in the shorter format. BCCI will only concentrate on format that earns them a lot of money and viewership. So, I doubt they will be focusing more in the loger format.

[bryant.coleman]

When playing good in a T20 tournament fetches you good money and spot recognition why will these younger players concentrate on longer format? There are more fans of T20 globally than five days tournament and that is one of the primary reason these younger guys are concentrating and putting more effort in the shorter format. BCCI will only concentrate on format that earns them a lot of money and viewership. So, I doubt they will be focusing more in the loger format.

Financially, the T20 format may be important for the cricketers. But if they are more concerned about the fame, then they should not overlook the longer format. When someone talks about the stats (highest number of runs, top wicket takers), they always mention about these stats from the test cricket. I have almost never heard about anyone talking about the T20I stats.

[JSRAW]

May be, may be not.

Apart from his decision making at the field, i am not impressed with coaching staff selection as well. We have Indian coach who acts likes cheer leader and his supporting staff are selected because they are loyalist. Bowling coach is good but others seems average. One example is Virat and Shashtri rejected Jonty Rhodes as fielding coach.

I don't think that the situation is going to change anytime soon. Damaadji (Shastri) was selected as the coach, mostly due to his unwavering loyalty to Kohli and other biggies within the Indian team. Now everything is going in the right direction for the Indian team, and they are winning matches. At this point, even the BCCI bosses would be reluctant to antagonize Kohli.

I think upcoming T-20 WC might change the tide. If India lose then there are high chance of Shastri getting sacked as no one in BCCI holds favorable opinion about him especially Ganguly and everyone might start thinking beyond Kohli in the limited over cricket.

Kohli is panuti when it comes to big tournaments be it Champions trophy final, Semis of WC and almost every season of IPL.

[JohnBitCo]

When playing good in a T20 tournament fetches you good money and spot recognition why will these younger players concentrate on longer format? There are more fans of T20 globally than five days tournament and that is one of the primary reason these younger guys are concentrating and putting more effort in the shorter format. BCCI will only concentrate on format that earns them a lot of money and viewership. So, I doubt they will be focusing more in the loger format.

Financially, the T20 format may be important for the cricketers. But if they are more concerned about the fame, then they should not overlook the longer format. When someone talks about the stats (highest number of runs, top wicket takers), they always mention about these stats from the test cricket. I have almost never heard about anyone talking about the T20I stats.

I think all three formats of the cricket are important and therefore we see all the series consists of T20, One day and  test matches. Each game has its own importance and give you entertainment. You will never feel bored if you are seeing a test match between nations like India and Australia.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I think upcoming T-20 WC might change the tide. If India lose then there are high chance of Shastri getting sacked as no one in BCCI holds favorable opinion about him especially Ganguly and everyone might start thinking beyond Kohli in the limited over cricket.

Kohli is panuti when it comes to big tournaments be it Champions trophy final, Semis of WC and almost every season of IPL.

Ganguly and the other BCCI officials have avoided open confrontation with Kohli, who has a reputation of being short-tempered. So I am not sure there will be any change, even if they perform poorly during the T20 World Cup. Selecting a coach, who doesn't dance to the tunes of Kohli will be huge. Attempts were made earlier, but they were not successful.

[LittleBitFunny]

When playing good in a T20 tournament fetches you good money and spot recognition why will these younger players concentrate on longer format? There are more fans of T20 globally than five days tournament and that is one of the primary reason these younger guys are concentrating and putting more effort in the shorter format. BCCI will only concentrate on format that earns them a lot of money and viewership. So, I doubt they will be focusing more in the loger format.

Financially, the T20 format may be important for the cricketers. But if they are more concerned about the fame, then they should not overlook the longer format. When someone talks about the stats (highest number of runs, top wicket takers), they always mention about these stats from the test cricket. I have almost never heard about anyone talking about the T20I stats.

I think all three formats of the cricket are important and therefore we see all the series consists of T20, One day and  test matches. Each game has its own importance and give you entertainment. You will never feel bored if you are seeing a test match between nations like India and Australia.

Test matches in India, Australia, England and New Zealand are very enjoyable. But Test matches in other countries are not exciting. Countries like Bangladesh, West Indies and Sri Lanka are far behind in the Test format. When these countries host a Test series with Australia or England the series becomes very one-sided. ODI or t20 matches are much more exciting than this and everyone enjoys it.

[JohnBitCo]

When playing good in a T20 tournament fetches you good money and spot recognition why will these younger players concentrate on longer format? There are more fans of T20 globally than five days tournament and that is one of the primary reason these younger guys are concentrating and putting more effort in the shorter format. BCCI will only concentrate on format that earns them a lot of money and viewership. So, I doubt they will be focusing more in the loger format.

Financially, the T20 format may be important for the cricketers. But if they are more concerned about the fame, then they should not overlook the longer format. When someone talks about the stats (highest number of runs, top wicket takers), they always mention about these stats from the test cricket. I have almost never heard about anyone talking about the T20I stats.

I think all three formats of the cricket are important and therefore we see all the series consists of T20, One day and  test matches. Each game has its own importance and give you entertainment. You will never feel bored if you are seeing a test match between nations like India and Australia.

Test matches in India, Australia, England and New Zealand are very enjoyable. But Test matches in other countries are not exciting. Countries like Bangladesh, West Indies and Sri Lanka are far behind in the Test format. When these countries host a Test series with Australia or England the series becomes very one-sided. ODI or t20 matches are much more exciting than this and everyone enjoys it.

But what about the countries like Sri, WI, Bangladesh play test series between them. Since these countries have similar sort of talent, the test matches will still be interesting however the audience will be limited to only the playing nations only.

[Ayiranorea]

When playing good in a T20 tournament fetches you good money and spot recognition why will these younger players concentrate on longer format? There are more fans of T20 globally than five days tournament and that is one of the primary reason these younger guys are concentrating and putting more effort in the shorter format. BCCI will only concentrate on format that earns them a lot of money and viewership. So, I doubt they will be focusing more in the loger format.

Financially, the T20 format may be important for the cricketers. But if they are more concerned about the fame, then they should not overlook the longer format. When someone talks about the stats (highest number of runs, top wicket takers), they always mention about these stats from the test cricket. I have almost never heard about anyone talking about the T20I stats.

I think all three formats of the cricket are important and therefore we see all the series consists of T20, One day and  test matches. Each game has its own importance and give you entertainment. You will never feel bored if you are seeing a test match between nations like India and Australia.

Test matches in India, Australia, England and New Zealand are very enjoyable. But Test matches in other countries are not exciting. Countries like Bangladesh, West Indies and Sri Lanka are far behind in the Test format. When these countries host a Test series with Australia or England the series becomes very one-sided. ODI or t20 matches are much more exciting than this and everyone enjoys it.

But what about the countries like Sri, WI, Bangladesh play test series between them. Since these countries have similar sort of talent, the test matches will still be interesting however the audience will be limited to only the playing nations only.

When these teams play test matches between them, it gets to be more interesting on few matches and used to go one sided in few matches. In any one of the match Bangladesh will make promising win against the Sri Lanka or West Indies. This will be enjoyed by the entire country, but the very next match goes very worse. This is where the interesting thing of the match gets lost.

[JSRAW]

I think upcoming T-20 WC might change the tide. If India lose then there are high chance of Shastri getting sacked as no one in BCCI holds favorable opinion about him especially Ganguly and everyone might start thinking beyond Kohli in the limited over cricket.

Kohli is panuti when it comes to big tournaments be it Champions trophy final, Semis of WC and almost every season of IPL.

Ganguly and the other BCCI officials have avoided open confrontation with Kohli, who has a reputation of being short-tempered. So I am not sure there will be any change, even if they perform poorly during the T20 World Cup. Selecting a coach, who doesn't dance to the tunes of Kohli will be huge. Attempts were made earlier, but they were not successful.

If they are not reaching in Semis then i think this time voice against Virat's captaincy going to be very loud and rightly so. We are surely going to see some drastic changes in the support staff if Virat fail to produce some result as Captain.

[Iranus]

I think upcoming T-20 WC might change the tide. If India lose then there are high chance of Shastri getting sacked as no one in BCCI holds favorable opinion about him especially Ganguly and everyone might start thinking beyond Kohli in the limited over cricket.

Kohli is panuti when it comes to big tournaments be it Champions trophy final, Semis of WC and almost every season of IPL.

Ganguly and the other BCCI officials have avoided open confrontation with Kohli, who has a reputation of being short-tempered. So I am not sure there will be any change, even if they perform poorly during the T20 World Cup. Selecting a coach, who doesn't dance to the tunes of Kohli will be huge. Attempts were made earlier, but they were not successful.

If they are not reaching in Semis then i think this time voice against Virat's captaincy going to be very loud and rightly so. We are surely going to see some drastic changes in the support staff if Virat fail to produce some result as Captain.

Virat's captaincy is not good as like Dhoni, but still, Virat is a good captain. If the players of the team fail to perform well, no matter how good the captain is, the team will not win. India has successfully completed the T20 series. Let's see what the results of the test series are.

[Indymoney]

I think upcoming T-20 WC might change the tide. If India lose then there are high chance of Shastri getting sacked as no one in BCCI holds favorable opinion about him especially Ganguly and everyone might start thinking beyond Kohli in the limited over cricket.

Kohli is panuti when it comes to big tournaments be it Champions trophy final, Semis of WC and almost every season of IPL.

Ganguly and the other BCCI officials have avoided open confrontation with Kohli, who has a reputation of being short-tempered. So I am not sure there will be any change, even if they perform poorly during the T20 World Cup. Selecting a coach, who doesn't dance to the tunes of Kohli will be huge. Attempts were made earlier, but they were not successful.

If they are not reaching in Semis then i think this time voice against Virat's captaincy going to be very loud and rightly so. We are surely going to see some drastic changes in the support staff if Virat fail to produce some result as Captain.

Virat's captaincy is not good as like Dhoni, but still, Virat is a good captain. If the players of the team fail to perform well, no matter how good the captain is, the team will not win. India has successfully completed the T20 series. Let's see what the results of the test series are.

This up coming twenty/20 world cup is going to be very cruicial for Virat Kohli and Shastri because if they fail to produce any good result then surely both are going to be in hot water as many baord officials are going to against them and this can create some serious trouble for both these now time for them to bring some big silverware back at home for own safety.

[Sithara007]

Test matches in India, Australia, England and New Zealand are very enjoyable. But Test matches in other countries are not exciting. Countries like Bangladesh, West Indies and Sri Lanka are far behind in the Test format. When these countries host a Test series with Australia or England the series becomes very one-sided. ODI or t20 matches are much more exciting than this and everyone enjoys it.

Bangladesh was never a major powerhouse and the ban on Shakib al Hassan made the matters even worse. Sri Lanka is still recovering from the 3-decade civil war and their talent pool is not very big. Pakistan is facing financial crunch, due to their ability to host matches at home (until very recently). And we all know what is the real issue with West Indies, where the players prefer franchise cricket over national duty. And the less talked about South Africa, that much better. South Africa were among the top sides two decades back. What happened after that can be solely blamed on the cricket board.

[mersal]

I don't think India will win a Test match against Australia. India did not perform as well as expected in the ODIs. They played great in T20 series. I think they played IPL recently so they have been able to do so excellent performance in T20 series. But Test matches are completely different from ODI and T20. At the Australian home ground, it is very difficult to win a Test match against Australia.

I think they might win 1 or 2 test matches at the very least since Kohli will be playing in the first test while Sharma and Pujara will be back in the squad. Also, the winning momentum is equally distributed between both teams currently.

Australia also has potential weaknesses which India will try to exploit. I am predicting a 2-2 draw since both teams are coming in hot.

I don't think India will be able to win a Test or a match. My prediction is that Australia will win 2 test matches and the other two is drawn. Rohit Sharma will not play. The Indian team will play with a bunch of young players. I think India must have experienced players to win against Australia. Players must have experience playing on the Australian pitch. Because Australian pitches are completely different from Asian pitches.

Teat match is the most difficult form in the cricket game which has been a biggest concern for team India eben though they are one of the best too ranked cricket team but this time they got different bowling line up which could bring some differences in my opinion in this format because the squad contains experienced as well as young talent but need to follow different strategies here. If Indian bowlers post good performance then team India has some chance to seal this series for sure.

I can't agree with your thought. If only Indian bowlers do well, India has no chance of winning. Indian batsmen also have to perform well. Most of the batsmen in the Indian squad are young. Their test playing experience against any big teams is low. And this is why I don't think India will be able to win against Australia.

Well there is not enough experience in the squad but there is no compromise in their skills and also some test specialist batsmen are also available in the squad for the test squad so scoring runs won't be a big problem, avoid the practice match on it main batsmen are not playing that is why they are playing awfully.

When a team wants to win a test match then they should have bowlers who is capable of taking 29 wickets or else the match eill end uo in draw no matter how much high scores are scored by the team.