T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[cosmicbtc]

Rumours are BCCI is planning for the T20 series against South Africa and New Zealand before the T20 world cup.
I hope Jadeja comes back and provide this team with more balance.

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I agree with you. Kohli's decision to bat in replace of KL Rahul was really a timely and perfect decision. And India has seen the team's output very well. India have been able to give a huge target of 225 runs for the great start of Rohit Sharma and Kohli. Also Bhuvneswar Kumar bowled just awesome. As a result, the road to India's victory has become easier.

Another comeback victory for India, they are not playing with their best combination and yet they were able to defeat England and if they play like this then they are the real contenders for the next World cup as it is played in India and once Bumrah and Jadeja returns it will be a formidable bowling combination along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and with Mohammed Shami in the team it will be one of the best bowling attack.

[bryant.coleman]

Rumours are BCCI is planning for the T20 series against South Africa and New Zealand before the T20 world cup.
I hope Jadeja comes back and provide this team with more balance.

The IPL is going to run for two months starting from April. And the T20 World Cup is scheduled for October. Therefore the BCCI has enough time to schedule one or two bilateral series during the gap between the two events. I am doubtful regarding New Zealand, because the government has prohibited the national team to tour foreign nations due to the COVID 19 pandemic. However, inviting South Africa sounds like a good option.

[JSRAW]

Rumours are BCCI is planning for the T20 series against South Africa and New Zealand before the T20 world cup.
I hope Jadeja comes back and provide this team with more balance.

This is Indian team 2021 schedule. SA touring before T-20 WC and NZ tour is schedule after T-20 WC.

April/May - IPL

June - WTC final India vs NZ

June - India tour of Sri Lanka

June/July - Possibility of Asia Cup

July - India tour of Zimbabwe

Aug/Sep - India tour of England

Oct - South Africa tour of India

Oct/Nov - 2021 T-20 World Cup

Nov/Dec - NZ tour of India

Dec - India tour of South Africa

[Vishnu.Reang]

^^^ It is a very packed schedule for India, although there is a possibility that the Asia Cup (which is originally scheduled for June 2021) will be postponed to next year. The selectors need to rotate the players (especially the bowlers) in order to avoid burnout. With such crowded schedule, there is a real chance that a lot of the players will face injury issues. The India tour of Sri Lanka will immediately follow the IPL 2021.

[onrise]

Congrats to India on winning the series, I think they deserve this come from behind series win. It was an interesting series to watch as the first 3 games the team batting first went on to lose the games and in the last two games the team batting first won the games. I'm just happy to see Kohli get back into some good form and I think he deserved the play of the series with 3 not outs. Now hopefully he can continue on with this form into the ODI series.

I am also thinking the same. Everyone's contribution was outstanding. Very well deserved victory. It has become a habit for team India, start with a loss, ends with a win. Before this T20 series Virat Kohli form was absolutely going down however now Kohli get back on the track. He knows how to comeback in form and he deserves this Player of the series award.

It was a good series overall and the both teams played well. This only shows that till 4th match it was 2-2 and the final was a complete finale and, on the given day, India was better than England and this helped them to within the series. As mentioned earlier Virat has come in the form now and since he bats up the order as it’s an advantage as team can reach big score as on one end he makes runs quickly and plays a big innings.

[bryant.coleman]

It was a good series overall and the both teams played well. This only shows that till 4th match it was 2-2 and the final was a complete finale and, on the given day, India was better than England and this helped them to within the series. As mentioned earlier Virat has come in the form now and since he bats up the order as it’s an advantage as team can reach big score as on one end he makes runs quickly and plays a big innings.

Even in the previous matches, India lost because of the poor performance of the top order. Once Virat moved himself to the top order, this issue was resolved. England was perhaps overconfident after winning two out of the first three matches. On the other hand, Indian team analyzed their weaknesses and took steps to eliminate them during the remaining matches and eventually the strategy paid out.

[teosanru]

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Haha It was really a great match today. Even though Malan and Butler tried their best to make a win today but the rest of the squad didn't show any support to them. I think another thing that India realized today is that their bowling does lacks experience. Thakur, Sundar & Natrajan even though bowled good at the end but were not able to break the very important partnership this thing becomes even more problematic in T20s as your prime experienced bowler which was Bhuvi had only 4 Limited overs. On batting I think this should be the new batting line up for India atleast when batting first.

When quality batsmen gets going then every bowler can get pretty much hammered every where. Hardik too went for runs in his first over but once Bumrah-Shami joins the fast bowling squad along with Bhuvi, Thakur, Chahar and Natrajan then it should be fine with the experience and variance.

Koach said that he will open for RCB as well so if he's succeed as opener then its big plus from India's perspective and he want to include more all rounders in T-20 format so Jadeja-Hardik or in some extent Shardul-Sundar-Krunal Pandaya-Axar role would become important for him.

5 Pure batsmen + 1 batting allrounder + 2 bowling allrounder + 3 pure bowlers . With this setup N0 8 can also do a bit of batting for the team and we can get 6 bowling options.

Yes Interesting thing combination. A bit Unorthodox but gives a lot of flexibility in terms of bowling options which is a great boon in T20s because if one or two bowlers are smashed away by the batsmen you always have fresh bowlers with fresh mindset in Hand. IPL has really built up a lot off great players this season will once again be more interesting. If KL Rahul gets back his form in the IPL will he still make way into the playing XI of any next T20 that India play? No one is a default choice now.

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Haha It was really a great match today. Even though Malan and Butler tried their best to make a win today but the rest of the squad didn't show any support to them. I think another thing that India realized today is that their bowling does lacks experience. Thakur, Sundar & Natrajan even though bowled good at the end but were not able to break the very important partnership this thing becomes even more problematic in T20s as your prime experienced bowler which was Bhuvi had only 4 Limited overs. On batting I think this should be the new batting line up for India atleast when batting first.

When quality batsmen gets going then every bowler can get pretty much hammered every where. Hardik too went for runs in his first over but once Bumrah-Shami joins the fast bowling squad along with Bhuvi, Thakur, Chahar and Natrajan then it should be fine with the experience and variance.

Koach said that he will open for RCB as well so if he's succeed as opener then its big plus from India's perspective and he want to include more all rounders in T-20 format so Jadeja-Hardik or in some extent Shardul-Sundar-Krunal Pandaya-Axar role would become important for him.

5 Pure batsmen + 1 batting allrounder + 2 bowling allrounder + 3 pure bowlers . With this setup N0 8 can also do a bit of batting for the team and we can get 6 bowling options.

Kohli will be looking to score as much as he can on the important matches for sure but even though he is doing all the time for RCB they failed to enter into the qualifiers but I guess this time they will look to break that curse record oj RCB by atleast entering into the top 4.

Haha Everytime they think of this and fail. Even their fans have stopped keeping any hopes from them. They have Maxwell too this time. Obviously the team on paper can't be better in any context so it's all about the management.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Haha Everytime they think of this and fail. Even their fans have stopped keeping any hopes from them. They have Maxwell too this time. Obviously the team on paper can't be better in any context so it's all about the management.

Who knows? Maybe this time RCB may emerge as champions. Apart from Kohli, they do have some very good players, both local and international. Devdutt Padikkal have been in splendid form recently for Karnataka. Glenn Maxwell is regarded as one of the best T20 players in the world right now. Then they have AB de Villiers to strengthen their middle order. Also I need to mention about their latest import - Kyle Jamieson.

[teosanru]

Haha Everytime they think of this and fail. Even their fans have stopped keeping any hopes from them. They have Maxwell too this time. Obviously the team on paper can't be better in any context so it's all about the management.

Who knows? Maybe this time RCB may emerge as champions. Apart from Kohli, they do have some very good players, both local and international. Devdutt Padikkal have been in splendid form recently for Karnataka. Glenn Maxwell is regarded as one of the best T20 players in the world right now. Then they have AB de Villiers to strengthen their middle order. Also I need to mention about their latest import - Kyle Jamieson.

Haha I mean yes they might but lol this has become more of a Joke each year now. They always have the best players I don't even remember a single season when they had some bad players in their squad. They even find their winning combination at the start of the tournament but somehow begin to lose it towards the end of it. They are more like South Africas to the IPL. They don't exactly choke but their momentum fade aways in very important matches but yes they can win too obviously they have a fair chance of winning.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Haha I mean yes they might but lol this has become more of a Joke each year now. They always have the best players I don't even remember a single season when they had some bad players in their squad. They even find their winning combination at the start of the tournament but somehow begin to lose it towards the end of it. They are more like South Africas to the IPL. They don't exactly choke but their momentum fade aways in very important matches but yes they can win too obviously they have a fair chance of winning.

If they have the best T20 players, and still they manage to lose matches, then that means there is something wrong with their strategy and match plan. It won't be a bad idea to make someone other than Virat Kohli the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain. I would suggest the name of AB de Villiers. But the big question is whether Kohli will agree to this idea or not. If his ego gets hurt, then it will do more harm to the RCB prospects.

[Iranus]

I agree with you. Kohli's decision to bat in replace of KL Rahul was really a timely and perfect decision. And India has seen the team's output very well. India have been able to give a huge target of 225 runs for the great start of Rohit Sharma and Kohli. Also Bhuvneswar Kumar bowled just awesome. As a result, the road to India's victory has become easier.

Another comeback victory for India, they are not playing with their best combination and yet they were able to defeat England and if they play like this then they are the real contenders for the next World cup as it is played in India and once Bumrah and Jadeja returns it will be a formidable bowling combination along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and with Mohammed Shami in the team it will be one of the best bowling attack.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled brilliantly. Had Mohammad Sami or Bumrah been in the squad with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India's bowling lineup would have been even stronger. Apart from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no other bowler has been able to bowl well in this match. Although Shardul thakur took 3 wickets, but he gave 45 runs for 3 wickets.

[eaLiTy]

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled brilliantly. Had Mohammad Sami or Bumrah been in the squad with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India's bowling lineup would have been even stronger. Apart from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no other bowler has been able to bowl well in this match. Although Shardul thakur took 3 wickets, but he gave 45 runs for 3 wickets.

If Bhuvneshwar Kumar can maintain his fitness he is always a great bowler but in recent years he is struggling with injuries and if he could overcome that India will be having the best bowling lineup in the world and Mohammad Sami also nursing an injury with his broken hand and hopefully he will be returning in a month or two. With all these absence due to injury we are not seeing Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti which i thought will be a great prospect for India which is sad.

[teosanru]

Haha I mean yes they might but lol this has become more of a Joke each year now. They always have the best players I don't even remember a single season when they had some bad players in their squad. They even find their winning combination at the start of the tournament but somehow begin to lose it towards the end of it. They are more like South Africas to the IPL. They don't exactly choke but their momentum fade aways in very important matches but yes they can win too obviously they have a fair chance of winning.

If they have the best T20 players, and still they manage to lose matches, then that means there is something wrong with their strategy and match plan. It won't be a bad idea to make someone other than Virat Kohli the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain. I would suggest the name of AB de Villiers. But the big question is whether Kohli will agree to this idea or not. If his ego gets hurt, then it will do more harm to the RCB prospects.

This is never ever going to Happen. Franchises are businessmen they worry about the public image and revenues of the team more than anything. Even if RCB hasn't won any tournament it still is hot favourite among it's fan and generates huge revenues. Most of this fan following is due to one man Virat Kohli, removing him as a captain and that also at a time when he is the captain of the National Cricket team would be worst decision to make. It would not only break down the team's unity, they would lose a good batsmen and at the very same time a good fan following too. So this cannot happen in any circumstance moreover AB Devillers is too old to be chosen as the captain of this team.

[Stedsm]

If Bhuvneshwar Kumar can maintain his fitness he is always a great bowler but in recent years he is struggling with injuries and if he could overcome that India will be having the best bowling lineup in the world and Mohammad Sami also nursing an injury with his broken hand and hopefully he will be returning in a month or two. With all these absence due to injury we are not seeing Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti which i thought will be a great prospect for India which is sad.

After watching the games of old players (Road Safety series), I wonder what would happen if we give back a chance to a few of them and try them all again? I know that it's not going to work the way I'm thinking but at least they will show their true strength to the new players too. Though, I watched the last game (the one India lost) where KL Rahul went back to the pavilion so quickly, which shows that our major strength which lies in the opening pair still lacks the best person out there to take the spot and play responsibly.

[Sithara007]

After watching the games of old players (Road Safety series), I wonder what would happen if we give back a chance to a few of them and try them all again? I know that it's not going to work the way I'm thinking but at least they will show their true strength to the new players too. Though, I watched the last game (the one India lost) where KL Rahul went back to the pavilion so quickly, which shows that our major strength which lies in the opening pair still lacks the best person out there to take the spot and play responsibly.

LOL... most of these players (who are participating in the Road Safety World Series) were playing after such a huge gap, and it is not possible for them to maintain enough fitness level for matches against regular players. It was possible for them to perform in a satisfactory way, because both the teams were comprised of retired players. I don't think that they stand a chance against regular players (even those from weak countries such as Zimbabwe).

[ene1980]

LOL... most of these players (who are participating in the Road Safety World Series) were playing after such a huge gap, and it is not possible for them to maintain enough fitness level for matches against regular players. It was possible for them to perform in a satisfactory way, because both the teams were comprised of retired players. I don't think that they stand a chance against regular players (even those from weak countries such as Zimbabwe).

If they can pick a legends team among the players that played in this series and then compete against Zimbabwe they will defeat them without a doubt, i am yet to look at the bowlers who could create problem and their fitness but the batsman are in free flow and they were hitting the ball with ease and they can compete again them in the shorter format especially in the T20 format.

[Vishnu.Reang]

If they can pick a legends team among the players that played in this series and then compete against Zimbabwe they will defeat them without a doubt, i am yet to look at the bowlers who could create problem and their fitness but the batsman are in free flow and they were hitting the ball with ease and they can compete again them in the shorter format especially in the T20 format.

The match will be competitive, but I am not sure whether they will be able to defeat the current Zimbabwe squad. The batsmen may be in better condition compared to the bowlers, but we will know that for sure only if the actual match occurs. And I have seen the list of players who are participating in this series. Some of the players retired only recently, such as Dwayne Smith, Dhammika Prasad and Jacques Rudolph. These players will be able to compete in a meaningful way. But the same can't be expected from the 50 plus players, such as Sanath Jayasuriya and Ridley Jacobs.

[Clement Kaliyar]

The match will be competitive, but I am not sure whether they will be able to defeat the current Zimbabwe squad. The batsmen may be in better condition compared to the bowlers, but we will know that for sure only if the actual match occurs. And I have seen the list of players who are participating in this series. Some of the players retired only recently, such as Dwayne Smith, Dhammika Prasad and Jacques Rudolph. These players will be able to compete in a meaningful way. But the same can't be expected from the 50 plus players, such as Sanath Jayasuriya and Ridley Jacobs.

It will be fun to watch matches like that but it will be a nail in the coffin for any teams that face them and gets defeated by retired professionals . If they mix players from different countries then they can come up with a strong that can challenge any average team. That does not mean picking players who retired a decade ago .

If they play these tournaments yearly it would attract viewership as most of the games had good crowds in the stadium.

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If they mix players from different countries then they can come up with a strong that can challenge any average team. That does not mean picking players who retired a decade ago .

If they play these tournaments yearly it would attract viewership as most of the games had good crowds in the stadium.

Will the ICC allow these matches, some of the matches were entertaining and they might pose a challenge to much lesser competitive teams as they have spinners who bowled well but the fast bowlers lost their pace and it is expected as they are playing after a long gap and i am not expecting them to bowl at express pace but you cannot compete with a young team and expect to be competitive if they are not playing in spin wickets .