ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Indymoney]

^Gayle was probably warming up with a SR of 12 and by the time he was ready, he got out lol He must be saving his energy for the 300th ODI

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Poor him. Well, once he is set in the pitch we all know what he can do. Gayle is one of the celebrity power hitter.

Only 2 more ODIs left so India has to win both for winning the series :=(

Let's hope that we do not see any rain and wash out match. India deserves to win this series.

Gayle is now playing just for formality and trying to complete his 300ODI's otherwise I believe he is not good enough as he was few years back he is going down day by day need to do some rest or enjoy just 20/twenty leagues for fun like Hashim Amla who is already announces retirement from all formats and now concentrating only domestic cricket.

[AjithBtc]

It's still raining and now the match has been called off. Sad that one complete match got washed away else India would have managed to win this one easily with Gayle getting out early. Still glad that they did not play less overs.

I was expecting this. Yap it's a loss for India. And easy win slipped away from their hand.

LOL what was wrong with Gayle? i Just noticed that he scored only 4 runs from 31 balls. This is not the real Gayle :-P By the way, this was his 299th ODI. quite a record for the legend.

This was his slowest ODI innings ever, and from the beginning of the innings Gayle was struggling with the bowlers. Equaled the record with Brian Lara playing 299th ODI and missed the record of the leading run scorer for West Indies. 300th match will be big for him setting a new record as he's just 11 runs away.

[Haunebu]

I am guessing that this is probably the year with the most wash-outs thanks to continuous rains in the world of Cricket. Pretty horrible. This series could go in India's favor or end up as a draw at this point.

I am very happy to see Gayle reverse his retirement call in order to provide us more entertainment value although he seems to be out of form from quite sometime. Hoping he will recover his form soon.

[Avirunes]

I am guessing that this is probably the year with the most wash-outs thanks to continuous rains in the world of Cricket. Pretty horrible. This series could go in India's favor or end up as a draw at this point.

Both ODI's are in Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and weather there is expected to be cloudy during the 2nd ODI and chances of rain during the 3rd ODI. I hope atleast one match happens to decide the series otherwise lots of questions will be raised if the whole series is washed by rain itself.

[Pffrt]

I am guessing that this is probably the year with the most wash-outs thanks to continuous rains in the world of Cricket. Pretty horrible. This series could go in India's favor or end up as a draw at this point.

Both ODI's are in Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and weather there is expected to be cloudy during the 2nd ODI and chances of rain during the 3rd ODI. I hope atleast one match happens to decide the series otherwise lots of questions will be raised if the whole series is washed by rain itself.

There must not be any question, WI ODI performance is poor than T20, which we have observed in the WC even. India will dominate each of the rest matches. However, would be interesting how WI will hand out the win to India 

[BitSat19]

I am guessing that this is probably the year with the most wash-outs thanks to continuous rains in the world of Cricket. Pretty horrible. This series could go in India's favor or end up as a draw at this point.

I am very happy to see Gayle reverse his retirement call in order to provide us more entertainment value although he seems to be out of form from quite sometime. Hoping he will recover his form soon.

In my opinion now time for Gayle to give up and give chance to some other guy because he is not able to perform good in last few matches and time is also running out for him better he take some brave decision and say good bye to cricket for only leagues which are better for his rest of career.

[erikalui]

Suresh Raina went through a knee surgery recently. Feel really bad for him since he was dropped from WC and now has no upcoming matches too. Does anyone know which match he'll be playing next. I barely see him in ODI and test matches now and he's not even included in this test series against WI.

[Indymoney]

Suresh Raina went through a knee surgery recently. Feel really bad for him since he was dropped from WC and now has no upcoming matches too. Does anyone know which match he'll be playing next. I barely see him in ODI and test matches now and he's not even included in this test series against WI.

Look like his International career is over because now in India competition is tough and and they have many good and attacking batsmen which can cover his place very easily now we can watch him only in IPL where he is good and still have some chances as many teams like players like him.

[JSRAW]

Suresh Raina went through a knee surgery recently. Feel really bad for him since he was dropped from WC and now has no upcoming matches too. Does anyone know which match he'll be playing next. I barely see him in ODI and test matches now and he's not even included in this test series against WI.

Surgery was successful.

I like him as a person, very down to earth kind of guy off-camera and real life. He used to be very handy cricketer for India as well but his career almost finished when he didn't perform according to his reputation in England tour. And we are not going to see him in blue jersey ever. Even if he gets the new opportunity to play for India (very unlikely)  Then his format is T-20, not ODI or test format. 

[onrise]

Suresh Raina went through a knee surgery recently. Feel really bad for him since he was dropped from WC and now has no upcoming matches too. Does anyone know which match he'll be playing next. I barely see him in ODI and test matches now and he's not even included in this test series against WI.

Some how Suresh Raina bats differently the way he bats in IPL. He is one of the finest batsman when it comes to IPL but same does not applies when he plays for India. Not sure what exactly the problem is but now seems diffcult for his entry as their are few young upcoming new batsman waiting for their due credit.

[Haunebu]

Surgery was successful.

I like him as a person, very down to earth kind of guy off-camera and real life. He used to be very handy cricketer for India as well but his career almost finished when he didn't perform according to his reputation in England tour. And we are not going to see him in blue jersey ever. Even if he gets the new opportunity to play for India (very unlikely)  Then his format is T-20, not ODI or test format. 

Miss watching him play myself. Easily one of the best left handed batsmen to grace the world of Cricket. Loved watching him and MSD play out in the middle especially as part of CSK. Good thing is that we can still watch him play in the IPL.

Raina and Dhoni are the big pillars behind CSK and I hope that they continue playing for CSK for a couple more years.

[JSRAW]

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Miss watching him play myself. Easily one of the best left handed batsmen to grace the world of Cricket. Loved watching him and MSD play out in the middle especially as part of CSK. Good thing is that we can still watch him play in the IPL.

Raina and Dhoni are the big pillars behind CSK and I hope that they continue playing for CSK for a couple more years.

I don't miss him much in International matches but would love to see if he managed to comeback in T-20 squad. Otherwise, he can continue in IPL if he recovers from surgery soon.

There are some IPL's records are on his name. Don't know if its Highest runs or highest match record in IPL.?

Okay did a quick search, he is now in the second spot behind Kohli.

Raina, Dhoni, Yuvi all 3 used to be a backbone for Indian Middle-order, Good old days. cant even compare to those guys with current middle order ( Last 3-4 years time period sucks for Indian middle-order)

[Haunebu]

Raina, Dhoni, Yuvi all 3 used to be a backbone for Indian Middle-order, Good old days. cant even compare to those guys with current middle order ( Last 3-4 years time period sucks for Indian middle-order)

I agree. These guys played some amazing cricket together even when the top order failed to perform sometimes. The current lineup consists of better bowlers, but the previous batsmen like Sachin, MSD, Yuvi etc were much better in comparison.

Its good that they are providing many IPL players like Krunal Pandya, Manish Pandey, Saini etc opportunities in the current series. KL Rahul and Pant need to be more consistent if they wish to keep their spots in the team.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Suresh Raina went through a knee surgery recently. Feel really bad for him since he was dropped from WC and now has no upcoming matches too. Does anyone know which match he'll be playing next. I barely see him in ODI and test matches now and he's not even included in this test series against WI.

Suresh Raina was the first player from Kashmir to play for India (made his debut in 2005). He underwent the surgery in Amsterdam, and the doctors are saying that rehab process is going to take another 6 weeks. After that, it may take some more time for him to be fully fit, so that he could play the domestic tournaments. Ideally, he should not rush through and should be targeting the 2020 IPL season.

[erikalui]

Surgery was successful.

I like him as a person, very down to earth kind of guy off-camera and real life. He used to be very handy cricketer for India as well but his career almost finished when he didn't perform according to his reputation in England tour. And we are not going to see him in blue jersey ever. Even if he gets the new opportunity to play for India (very unlikely)  Then his format is T-20, not ODI or test format. 

He is still playing well in IPL so why are they not giving him a chance in international games and taking newbies is something I can't get. He was once the vice captain of CSK too and he's still young. When they ignore Gambhir, I thought it was because of his age but now only youngsters are being chosen. Tey could have chosen him for T20 if his surgery was not there but his name was nowhere mentioned and he won't be playing for next year's WC also now.

Raina, Dhoni, Yuvi all 3 used to be a backbone for Indian Middle-order, Good old days. cant even compare to those guys with current middle order ( Last 3-4 years time period sucks for Indian middle-order)

Gambhir too was good and they dropped him too. These players were able to get runs and not depend on just 1-2 players and even that time Virat played well but now I don't see the same aggression he had like that time. He used to be under pressure and perform while now he just plays for the sake of playing.

[JSRAW]

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Suresh Raina was the first player from Kashmir to play for India

Nope,

He is from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh if we go into more details then Muradnagar is birthplace.

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Gambhir too was good and they dropped him too. These players were able to get runs and not depend on just 1-2 players and even that time Virat played well but now I don't see the same aggression he had like that time. He used to be under pressure and perform while now he just plays for the sake of playing.

Dhoni used to hate Gambhir's guts because of his straight forward attitude. To cut a long story short, he was not a very diplomatic guy. No matter off-field or on-field. He had and still has the very same lousy habit calling " spade a spade." that's the main reason he was drop Plus Dhoni wanted to build younger team for future

But no one can deny that he was big match-winner, especially in Big tournaments-games.

[Vishnu.Reang]

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Suresh Raina was the first player from Kashmir to play for India

Nope,

He is from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh if we go into more details then Muradnagar is birthplace.

I know that he was born in Ghaziabad, but his ancestors were originally from Kashmir. His ancestral village is Rainawari, near Srinagar. His father Trilok Chand Raina was born in Rainawari, and his mother is from the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala). But you are right in a strict sense, since he played his Ranji Trophy matches for Uttar Pradesh and not for Kashmir.

[Haunebu]

Dhoni used to hate Gambhir's guts because of his straight forward attitude. To cut a long story short, he was not a very diplomatic guy. No matter off-field or on-field. He had and still has the very same lousy habit calling " spade a spade." that's the main reason he was drop Plus Dhoni wanted to build younger team for future

But no one can deny that he was big match-winner, especially in Big tournaments-games.

Gambhir is basically the definition of an amazing player who messes everything up by opening his mouth. Both he and Afridi continue to argue even now after their infamous fight long ago which says that he probably will never change in this aspect.

I was shocked when he dropped his captaincy midway through one of the previous IPL seasons(Delhi Daredevils), but Shreyas proved to be a better captain in comparison.

[UmerIdrees]

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Suresh Raina was the first player from Kashmir to play for India

Nope,

He is from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh if we go into more details then Muradnagar is birthplace.

I know that he was born in Ghaziabad, but his ancestors were originally from Kashmir. His ancestral village is Rainawari, near Srinagar. His father Trilok Chand Raina was born in Rainawari, and his mother is from the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala). But you are right in a strict sense, since he played his Ranji Trophy matches for Uttar Pradesh and not for Kashmir.

LOL You have the full life history of the player. Even Suresh Raina would have to recall all this 
I wonder weather you study each player personal life history so deeply ?

[Vishnu.Reang]

LOL You have the full life history of the player. Even Suresh Raina would have to recall all this 
I wonder weather you study each player personal life history so deeply ?

Well... India is a country with thousands of different ethnic groups and hundreds of languages. And cricket is the no.1 sport in India. Whenever someone from a particular state represents India, the residents of that state feel quite proud. And it is quite rare for anyone to represent the Indian team from the smaller states. I am originally from Mizoram (currently residing in Tripura and married to a girl from South India). No one has ever represented India from these two states (ever since India became independent in 1947).