ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[onrise]

Today is the 2nd ODI between India vs WI and hopefully this match happens full of 50 overs and become a intersting one. Also WI is yet to register their first win now in this India tour of WI as they were white wash by India in T20. India on other hand would liek to continue their good form and will also like to white wash this ODI series.

[bryant.coleman]

Today is the 2nd ODI between India vs WI and hopefully this match happens full of 50 overs and become a intersting one. Also WI is yet to register their first win now in this India tour of WI as they were white wash by India in T20. India on other hand would liek to continue their good form and will also like to white wash this ODI series.

The good news is that today there is no prediction of rain, so hopefully we'll be getting a full 50 over match. The competition for slots in the Indian XI was never this tough. Too many talented players are competing for very few available slots. Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have permanent slots, so only 1-2 are available for players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Manish Pandey.etc. At least a dozen quality players compete for these two slots.

This match is special for the West Indies, as it will be the 300th match for Chris Gayle. They need to win this game for Gayle, who had served the WI side for more than a decade. But it is going to be really difficult, after the thrashing that they received during the two T20 matches. During the first ODI, they played as if they had conceded the match even before the start of the play.

[Haunebu]

The odds for the game between India and West Indies should be:

India : 1.4
West Indies : 2.3
Rain : 8 

Sportsbooks should start offering these odds since washout matches are very common these days. On a more serious note, I am cheering for India and I am expecting West Indies to not hand them the win very easily today.

[erikalui]

India are still struggling for the 4th position batsman and don't know why they are busy experimenting with new batsmen instead of going with the experienced batsmen Rahul. If they are going with Iyer, I don't find him a better batsmen.

[JSRAW]

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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.

He even refused to take his fees voluntary ( around half million dollars ) when he performed below average for kkr. Thats how he lived his all life. He knows how to lead or set an examples for other people. That's why he's so respected among everyone even critics. he goes over board here and there but that's gambhir for you.

Sometimes I think he played in the wrong Era. He belongs to 60s-70s.

[BitSat19]

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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.

He even refused to take his fees voluntary ( around half million dollars ) when he performed below average for kkr. Thats how he lived his all life. He knows how to lead or set an examples for other people. That's why he's so respected among everyone even critics. he goes over board here and there but that's gambhir for you.

Sometimes I think he played in the wrong Era. He belongs to 60s-70s.

I am happy for him as now he is in politics because we need peoples like him very clean and good person hopefully he will be remembered as good in his new department even I hate this I have never good experience in this dirty politics but we still can hope peoples like him can give new directions.

[AB de Royse777]

Guys! 2nd ODI in few hours. I may not be able to watch it. For last two days I am having some busy time in personal life however I will try to hangout here once I come back home. Not sure when I am leaving.

By the way, it's Gayle's 300th ODI!

[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.

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. 

Here is latest picture about Raina all his fans and cricket community waiting for his quick and positive come back in cricket ground

[Sithara007]

India are still struggling for the 4th position batsman and don't know why they are busy experimenting with new batsmen instead of going with the experienced batsmen Rahul. If they are going with Iyer, I don't find him a better batsmen.

Rahul was given enough chances, and now they should give some opportunities for younger players such as Sreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Rahul's performance in the world cup was not up to the mark and in India there is no dearth of young talent to fill the no.4 position. Also, the matches against WI represent an ideal opportunity to test some of the younger players.

[AB de Royse777]

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Rahul was given enough chances, and now they should give some opportunities for younger players such as Sreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Rahul's performance in the world cup was not up to the mark and in India there is no dearth of young talent to fill the no.4 position. Also, the matches against WI represent an ideal opportunity to test some of the younger players.

I have not much idea about Indian cricket resources however I have seen performance from Sreyas Iyer in IPL. He seems a fine player. It will be interesting to see him in the squad. Pant is already there. He just needs to prove him that he is fit for ODI matches.

[erikalui]

Rahul was given enough chances, and now they should give some opportunities for younger players such as Sreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Rahul's performance in the world cup was not up to the mark and in India there is no dearth of young talent to fill the no.4 position. Also, the matches against WI represent an ideal opportunity to test some of the younger players.

Rahul was pretty good in WC and how was his performance not up to the mark? He got 111 against SL and 48 against WI in the WC and that to as an opening batsmen where he had to prove himself. They are using this series as an experiment by taking Shreyas and not giving a talented player a chance but hope he gets to play in Test matches else they just keep forgetting about the good players.

[eaLiTy]

Guys! 2nd ODI in few hours. I may not be able to watch it. For last two days I am having some busy time in personal life however I will try to hangout here once I come back home. Not sure when I am leaving.
By the way, it's Gayle's 300th ODI!

I was not aware that the ODI series is underway, just got a pop in my mobile that India won the toss for the second ODI and then i came to know that there was a tournament on going after the T20 . The reason i missed the first ODI was that i was busy with my life too and the first match was a washout and hence i never got any updates in my mobile.
We will see the entire match today as the weather is good and i am rooting for India to win here simply because of their quality bowling.

[erikalui]

India is winning all the tosses and Kohli is always gambling with his choices. Last time he chose to bowl and today bat when it doesn't seem to rain anytime soon. They pushed Shreyas to 6 and chose Pandey for the 4th position. They still are confused as usual lol

[FIFA worldcup]

India is winning all the tosses and Kohli is always gambling with his choices. Last time he chose to bowl and today bat when it doesn't seem to rain anytime soon. They pushed Shreyas to 6 and chose Pandey for the 4th position. They still are confused as usual lol

India lose their first wicket quickly in today 2nd ODI. Thanks to the West Indies skipper who took the third umpire review and it turned out to be in their favor. Now WI should take advantage of it and put some more pressure on the Indian batsmen. Remember the first match was washed out so officially this will be their first one day between the both teams in this series.

[erikalui]

Dhawan gone! They had to review it and it reminds me of the umpires of Eng Vs Aus now. Dhawan is really playing badly after his injury. He must have not practiced since then. :-(

I feel 150-160 is a good score against WI today.

India lose their first wicket quickly in today 2nd ODI. Thanks to the West Indies skipper who took the third umpire review and it turned out to be in their favor. Now WI should take advantage of it and put some more pressure on the Indian batsmen. Remember the first match was washed out so officially this will be their first one day between the both teams in this series.

I'm for India so I wish WI don't take more wickets

I blame Dhawan here as his form is anyways bad. Hope Rohit doesn't disappoint me today.

[Haunebu]

Dhawan seemed to have lost his form thanks to his injury recently which is sad. Cottrell is emerging as one of the best bowlers in the West Indian team and his salute stance is simply awesome. Its up to Kohli and Sharma once again to pile on the runs.

If these guys get going, its game over for West Indies in my opinion. Shreyas is in the 5th position and Pandey isn't playing in this match which is a good change in my opinion.

[erikalui]

^If he keeps playing badly, they'll drop him too soon. These selectors want to take more newbies in the cricket team after the WC loss but as we have seen, it's mostly the old players like Rohit, Jadeja, Dhoni and Virat who stood strong in the matches. Dhawan's injury proved worse for him.

I don't like Pant's batting much but he is able to get a good partnership in matches so he's fine.

[FIFA worldcup]

I'm for India so I wish WI don't take more wickets

I blame Dhawan here as his form is anyways bad. Hope Rohit doesn't disappoint me today.

I am neutral and it does not matter much if India wins or WI but in such matches, i prefer to support the weaker team as if the weaker team wins or become close to win, the match turns out to be an interested one. If the stronger team wins (India in this case), then mostly its a one sided match.

[JSRAW]

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I am happy for him as now he is in politics because we need peoples like him very clean and good person hopefully he will be remembered as good in his new department even I hate this I have never good experience in this dirty politics but we still can hope peoples like him can give new directions.

True, but its hard to find honest person in recent times.

I feel 150-160 is a good score against WI today.

Bro its not T-20 match but ODI. 150 runs are easy peasy, unless we witness major collapse and India lose 7 wickets with in 49 runs.

Pant was looking okay but he went for bad shot selection once again. Poor guy

[UmerIdrees]

Dhawan gone! They had to review it and it reminds me of the umpires of Eng Vs Aus now. Dhawan is really playing badly after his injury. He must have not practiced since then. :-(

I feel 150-160 is a good score against WI today.

Really, you think that Indian bowlers should defend 160 runs in the ODI  You should rethink the target score else India will lose the match.

The ways things are moving, India will score above 250 and will easily win this match .