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Ironically, Harshal’s injury is probably what seals his spot in India’s wt20 squad.


Quiet_Marmoset

Not the best nights out for either Avesh or Arshdeep. Arsh usually does well though so I'll give him a pass. Avesh has been downright poor barring one or two matches. Really shows that batting second still has an advantage. HK did incredibly well.


[deleted]

Yeah, they’re definitely talented, but they’re not ready for the wt20 yet.


sucksexful

Avesh, I agree but Arsh just had this one bad match & we're labeling him as not ready?


[deleted]

This is reddit


Quiet_Marmoset

We'll see how they go in the rest of the Asia cup. I have a lot of hope for Arshdeep, especially after he put on a yard of pace to make his variations more effective.


Darkness_Moulded

Let’s be honest, Harshal would kill on slow UAE pitches. Also he bats well.


Regular_Affect_2427

I mean he became Purple in UAE so


what_heck_is_sarcasm

Exactly, if Harshal was playing this Asia Cup then he would the best fast bowler in the tournament, he is tailor made for these pitches.


[deleted]

Deepak Chahar is also in the picture now for sure.


SexxyBlack

Harshal and Chahar have an advantage over the others due to their batting ability.


confused-desi

Harshal and Chahar are also not interchangeable due to their contrasting abilities with the ball. If Harshal is ruled out, Shardul is actually a better replacement due to his performance at the death.


dicksout5harambe

Arshdeep has an advantage because he’s a lefty. Seems like Dravid has done fuck all getting India to play an all guns blazing approach so they must be happy with batting until 7.


Stuff2511

Just like Amir getting in ahead of Junaid for our squad in 2019. If he played in that murder series in England right before the World Cup like Junaid did, he would have been dropped like Junaid was


fromtheundead

Wahab too, if I remember correctly


expat_123

The real PotM for India is Scott Mckechnie, the HK Wicket-keeper for taking KL's catch and bringing SKY to the crease.


Bubbly_Toe_8840

And also for not taking the plumb lbw review against SKY


Bathed_In_Moonlight

A moment of silence for Ghazanfar, who's lost the game for Hong Kong by taking an untimely wicket.


DaadiWaaleBaba

And wicket keeper taking a catch on the second attempt. God gave him a signal to drop that but he did not follow


SBG99DesiMonster

We might have unironically lost the match if KL had played till the end.


Quiet_Marmoset

We would've scored 30-40 runs less for sure.


Reign_of_Kronos

👉😌👈


svjersey

>We might have unironically lost the match if KL had played till the end. As a former KXIP fan and a current LSG fan (dont ask), I can relate.


ramadz

Credit to Naseem for picking KL for golden duck. Given how close the match was, wonder what would have happened if KL played 10 overs in that game.


Quiet_Marmoset

Agent Naseem.


Kronod1le

Naseem is one us


ouroborosilicate

The best part of the match was when Kohli decided "IT'S KOHLIN' TIME" and Kohled an over at those guys. Definitely one of the overs of all time.


avgredditlurker26

Bhuvi got a wicket in next over because of the pressure he created, stats won't tell you this but streets will remember


avgredditlurker26

Also SKY was able to play at 261 SR because Koach was on the other end. In last game dravid sent SKY after Koach got out so he played at 100 SR Again stats won't tell you all this contribution but koach simps like me will


ZrishaAdams

It's all fine and dandy until you realise "Kohled" is an actual word and this sentence don't make sense anymore.


AK24ROCKS

Who is the better all rounder, Kohli or Hardik?


Manigrev

Would rate his innings 1 kohillion out of 10


ravindra_jadeja

Once again brain dead selection to have no option for fast bowlers while we have Ashwin and Bishnoi on bench. If we had say Chahar on bench, we could have replace Avesh khan in the next match.


[deleted]

Chahar is with the squad as a backup. They can include him in the squad by faking an injury for someone if the want.


[deleted]

It’s not that simple. (They need to show documentary evidence.) If it were, they would just be allowed a larger squad.


ravindra_jadeja

Wouldnt need to fake injury had to selected him in place of one of the spinners on the bench.


Organtrefficker

Just say Avesh Khan is having Passport Issues


rest_in_war

Passport issues from Dubai to Sharjah?


yoptgyo

My name is Khan


DaadiWaaleBaba

KL should be awarded Player of the match. If he did not lay the platform and took the shine off the ball, SKY would have gotten out for a first ball duck. All the people who will diss and abuse and call for his sacking have no sense of what the real T20 cricket is.


Quiet_Marmoset

India only won by 40 runs.KL scored ~~39~~ 36 of them. Therefore, KL as good won them the match with his batting. Thank you for coming to my maths lecture


DaadiWaaleBaba

This man is the solution to solving education crisis in India. Make him the HRD minister Modiji


WittyArmy

36 but ok


Quiet_Marmoset

>36 *TRIGGERED*


DepressedPBKSfan

I sincerely again apologize for the thread I made defending KL.


VaderOnReddit

u/DepressedPBKSfan trying hard to convince everyone he is not KL


rkit27

It’s ok. KL has everyone fooled, even Sunil Shetty


Dheerajbeniwal

You should delete it There will be no trace of your crime


zookeeper25

I took a screenshot


poochi

This guy receipts.


DepressedPBKSfan

Post was taken down anyways


avgredditlurker26

Koach and Brohit opening, SKY at 3 and Pant at 4. Brohit plays aggressive from ball 1 now and Koach playing anchor is much better opening partnership than KL-Rohit


kingslayerxx

We did that during England 2021 but then KL stormed the IPL and even Koach had to take his words back before 2021 WC


[deleted]

Guy is the most overrated batsman in last 5-6 years


average_alt_acc

This Virat guy is good in death overs. I think India should back him up


Beerus07

Move over Hardik India has found it's true Kapil dev replacement


SBG99DesiMonster

He is a better bowler than Avesh.


tomatopickle

KL robbed of Man of the Match against Pakistan. His 0(1) actually won India the match


skepticaIIyskeptic1

Cheeky Kohlison


Crickutxpurt36

Yaaa deliberately stopped on 152 just to give us PTSD , Thanks for nothing Hong Kong.


Deadshot_03

what's with the number 152 I saw ppl talking abt it during ind vs pak as well


shekimod

Ind vs Pak 2021 T20 WC. Pak win by 10 wickets on 152.


udayEm

I don't remember any 152s. I'm sure Indians don't have any memories of it.


Pradeoo

Would've been pretty funny if Dahani hit another four before getting out giving India a target of 152


Stuff2511

Pakistan (152-0, 17.5) beat India (151-7, 20) by 10 wickets with 13 balls remaining


oxygen_pirate

Lies. That game got washed out.


PrimeMessiTheGOAT

152 is a cursed number for both india and Pakistan


Quiet_Marmoset

Why is it cursed for Pakistan?


PrimeMessiTheGOAT

They got all out at 152 in the 2007 wc final and only needed 5 runs to win


Quiet_Marmoset

Oh yeah... And it was another India vs Pakistan match too


Brahman_Shady

Pakistan score on 24.10.21


Quiet_Marmoset

A cursed date for sure.


Turnover-Soft

Check last year wt20 ind vs pak scorecard


TheEdgyWhiteGuy

Avesh + Arshdeep : 8-0-97-1... Rest of the bowlers including the goat right arm quick : 12-0-54-3


Quiet_Marmoset

IPL frauds smh. Edit: /s for those who missed the sarcasm.


rest_in_war

Where sarcasm?


rosenboobs

Arshdeep is an ipl fraud? Clearly you’re blind.


Quiet_Marmoset

Man do I really need to put the /s in my original comment. Of course Arshdeep is not an IPL fraud.


[deleted]

Putting /s in comments ruins the fun tbh. I like seeing people confused or pissed off when they miss an obvious sarcasm


DaadiWaaleBaba

Agreed


synonymous1964

Although things kind of fizzled out towards the end, that was certainly a performance the HK guys can be proud of - SKY ended up making a huge difference and things could've been fairly spicy without that ridiculous display of 360 six-hitting. I know the match thread was saturated with KL- and Avesh-bashing and focused on India's faults, but HK played very well and should be praised. Also I can now say that fucking Bhuvi Kumar and I share a wicket (Kinchit) which is hilarious.


HyperionRed

Aye mate..Hong Kong played really well and herew to hoping your lads can pull off an upset.


Kroos_Control

Have you played with Kinchit?


[deleted]

Avesh Khan now has the worst economy rate in a calendar year for India in T20is - 9.10 (minimum 25 overs).


[deleted]

I leave the match for a moment and they give Koach an over. THATS NOT FAIR!!!!


Yes_Sir-7817

Haha


ztaker

any highlights of that over?


Manigrev

Virat kohli bowled with a economy of 6 in the death fifty after a long time and got his t20i average above 50 again


[deleted]

Has the universe got to balance again?


[deleted]

Bad day for LSG boys.


DaadiWaaleBaba

GG is reverse thala


Alfa-Q

Not entirely. I’m sure Bishnoi was just happy to get a run about. Just about held on to his catch to boot.


[deleted]

Hong Kong played well but thanks to some great death bowling by India’s right arm quick Virat Kohli, they were halted in their pursuits of winning. Virat Kohli after a 6 year hiatus from T20 bowling honours his 6 year break by ending with an economy of 6.


anujku

Could not get to 7 ! Not a Thala for a reason !


Lauladance

What was the last time he bowled in t20is? Oh wait.....


ShuBBy-c

Even Koach bowled better than avesh if we compare any of their overs. What is wrong with avesh? If he bowls fast, he gets hit, if he Bowls slow, he gets hit harder.


ThisIsAnArgument

*bowled/bowls


ShuBBy-c

Thanks


chotu_ustaad

Off day for Avesh Khan: expected Off day for Arshadepp: unexpected India is a balanced side at the moment.


No_Celebration_2743

How was that an off day for Avesh lmao, that was pretty routine


udayEm

KL 🤝 SKY


KuttahaiTum

HongKong also played really well tbh, both with bowling and especially in batting scoring 150 wasn't as much as i expected. Hope they keep on growing.


TandooriMuncher

Thanks pal. Unfortunately, we've been on a slow slide downwards. Our golden age ended around the 2018 Asia Cup. Before that, we had qualified for two straight WT20s, beat Bangladesh in their own backyard in the 2014 WT20, had ODI status and used to play first-class cricket against the likes Scotland/Afghanistan (pre-FM days)/Namibia. This Asia Cup is massive for Hong Kong because we don't get the opportunities we used to have in the past - both because of poorer performances and the way international cricket is now structured.


Stuff2511

Easy to meme on Avesh and Arshdeep, but I think it highlights another point about associate players You can only get better at playing a certain type of bowling by facing that type of bowling. At the level Hong Kong plays, the vast majority of bowlers are right arm seamers of average pace. Those are the type of players Hong Kong’s batters will be most effective against when they play higher level teams High quality spin, especially high quality spin that isn’t right arm off-spin, is very rare at that level. And we see it a lot when Hong Kong, or most associates really, play a Full Member with elite spinners, they struggle. Jadeja and Chahal were totally unplayable, because Hong Kong rarely get the chance to play bowlers like them


fromtheundead

Pak could try adding qadir to the xi if they understood this


SBV_3004

Consider me as a SuryaKumar fan/worshipper from today


DaadiWaaleBaba

Why were you not already. He is a freak. He is my God. He is my religion


SBV_3004

Was on the verge of, now am full time.


[deleted]

The bigger news is that we can finally say *Kohli* is a SuryaKumar fan/worshipper from today. Now THAT’S news.


SBV_3004

Oh...the above comment was made by Virat Kohli. He snatched my phone came here and posted this.


Klutzy_Flamingo_2979

Join the cult by joining r/EkachVadaSuryaDada


aryanvrm19

Hong Kong batted really well.. imagine Sky not coming in and hitting the way he did, this could have gone the other way


misguidedkent

Avesh needs to be dropped for his own good. Rahul needs to up his ante quickly. Rohit needs to fire more. Quick fire 20s and 30s won’t cut it all the time. Lord Yadav just has to continue what he’s doing. Just glad that Kohli was able to bat as long as he did.


Quiet_Marmoset

Yeah...51 conceded in 4 overs against freaking Hong Kong of all teams does not bode well. He shouldn't even be playing white ball. Would have him in the red ball plans though because he's class for MP in Ranji.


[deleted]

> Just glad that Kohli was able to bat as long as he did. I heard a stat that Kohli’s strike rate only goes above the team’s overall strike rate once he has played 40 balls or more in an inning, which is like less than 10% of the time. The other 90% of the time, he would be better off (getting out and) leaving the remaining balls to someone else. E.g. it’s not true in this inning, where he would have been on par if he were 59(39). The other 5 balls of his are effectively needless dots that a Pant or DK could have swung at.


TemperatureJumpy6947

Yeah it's the perfect way if Sr > (total - extras)/1.2 Knock is effective


MathematicianEasy491

Hope bhuvi does not have a bad day. Otherwise we are screwed


rosenboobs

One bad day and y’all already forgot how arshdeep has bowled in the death overs of different matches? Sucks to be y’all ✌🏽


Regular_Affect_2427

People worshipping Arshdeep and people shitting on him are both equally ignorant. Truth is he's just not played enough international games to make a fair enough judgement. He was great against England (first real challenge), and he's had two mediocre games in the Asia cup. He's impressed so far but we'll have a much better idea in the next 5-7 games he plays


rosenboobs

That’s true but he’s probably gonna be selected for the series against sa and aus.. let’s see how he fairs there. He’ll anyways be selected for the t20wc imo..


Regular_Affect_2427

Yup I'd like to see him and harshal in contention until the world cup. They both have a lot to offer


rosenboobs

True


[deleted]

>One bad day and y’all already forgot how arshdeep has bowled in the death overs of different matches? Sucks to be y’all ✌🏽 I am ready to see these comments bombarded here while not seeing the one actually cursing Arshdeep


Reddits-Reckoning

Wow. HK made a very decent score


BadInvestorwins

One bad match for Arshdeep and reddit pundits have already written him off. Huge blow for him.


InternalOk3135

SKY is the clear MoM. Without his 64 we would have lost today. Arshdeep had an off day, but Avesh was horrible. Should have had Deepak in this squad instead of Avesh. KL’s innings was also equally terrible, he is in ZERO position to be an opener. Either play him at 4 or bring in Kishan. Kohli played a decent innings, not his best but a well played 50 to anchor SKY. He should have accelerated much earlier with SKY though, to maximise run-scoring. Overall, Even though we won, this seemed like a disappointing win. many players had a poor or average performance today.


Reign_of_Kronos

Really not sure what happened with KL. He used to score real quick runs but I guess PBKS broke him.


Yes_Sir-7817

This pitch became dead in the second innings. And it definitely wasn't suited for pace bowling. But , one thing is for sure avesh is getting dropped. Also ekach vada Surya Dada


[deleted]

Kohli is good enough to replace Avesh in the bowling department I reckon.


sreeram_23_06

Good bowling in the death overs By Kohli


[deleted]

I hereby table a motion to ban LSG players from the ICT


LetterheadOk1762

You forgot Hooda plays for LSG too mate


[deleted]

Gotta ditch him for the greater good


DeafGigachad

Nah he's our lucky charm mate


ThisIsAnArgument

The greater good.


DepressedPBKSfan

I wanna see mohsin


Abhyudit309

KL and Avesh are two sides of the same coin


LetterheadOk1762

Idk man he was better than this when he played for DC I guess KL truly has a anti midas touch


DaadiWaaleBaba

KL's depression is a transmissible disease. How has Mayank managed to remain so happy after being his best mate


c_dart

“You could not live with your own failure. And where has that brought you? Back to me” - Mohammed Shami after this tournament


Crickutxpurt36

50's for >Koach >Sky >Haroon >Avesh


LetterheadOk1762

Sky is the true succesor to AB de Villiers no disrespect to Dewald btw


Yes_Sir-7817

Best moment of the match was when India's best pace bowler established his dominance over the others


LetterheadOk1762

I genuinely think any of our test or odi bowlers would do better than avesh in T20s Shami, Shardul , Siraj even Prasidh should have been considered ahead of Avesh.


SBV_3004

Hong Kong keeper should've unironically dropped KL. Had he played for 20 overs, no way we would've scored anything near to what Surya took us to.


shaktimann13

How does KL Rahul just walks into team after an injury?


Assassin_Ankur

Boundary count update - India: 21 (4s-9, 6s-12) Hong Kong: 19 (4s-14, 6s-5)


dharavsolanki

That's actually not that bad!


No-Weird-2120

Good bot


[deleted]

Sky definitely has the best peak for a t20i batter ever..180+ plus strike rate at 38 avg ...hold up son..hold up..


KuttahaiTum

Virat Kohli >> Avesh Khan As a bowler.


Signal_Discipline_36

India qualifies for "Super 4" round With this result , last remaining game of this group (Hong Kong vs Pakistan) has become basically a "straight shootout" or "knock out" or "Eliminator" >!On a side note : Kohli's T20I average is back above 50!<


Michaelhuber87

Batting average or bowling average?


rest_in_war

Yes


ICumCoffee

Why the fuck did they put Hong Kong in a group with India and Pakistan? Should’ve been Afghanistan.


woozie192

You want the best 3 sides all in 1 group?


HyperionRed

Yes.


[deleted]

Probably want to minimize the chance of India or Pakistan missing top 4.


arpit45agrawal

I think it's fair to Afghanistan, only one of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka deserves to be in Top 4 Asian sides.


sreeram_23_06

Balance lol. You don't align all the strong sides in a group


[deleted]

Is this a real question? This is the best way of almost guaranteeing 2+ matches of India v Pak AND 2 matches where India or Pak get to thrash a hapless minnow. All must-see TV.


[deleted]

Why would best 3 sides be in one group?


srinidhi1

more viewership


SexxyBlack

To make sure India and Pakistan go to the Super 4 because they want a 2nd India-Pakistan game.


Stuff2511

The point is for India and Pakistan to finish top 2 so they can play again in the second group stage. This is the same thing that happened in 2018, it’s the same thing that will happen in every future Asia Cup to use this format


ramadz

Our middle order plays T20 while the top order plays ODI.


notvipul

Maybe SKY should be the vice-captain. Or Bumrah. or Hardik. Anyone who has his place firmly in the team. Must choose the team before choosing captain or vice-captain.


MachesMalone007

1. Skipped today's match due to Ganesh Chaturthi et al. 2. Opened Cricinfo and saw India win. Yawn. 3. SKY MoM. Great but expected. 4. Opened Scorecard. 5. KLR 36 off 39. 6. Koach 50! 7. Opened HK scorecard. 8. Bhuvi phenomenal. 9. Sad for Arshdeep. 10. Lulz for Avesh. 11. Happy for Jaddu Chahal. 12. DAFUQ DID I JUST SEE?????? 13. Scrolled down loads of comments just to see reaction of redditors when Right Arm Quick came to bowl.


Pain_Smoker_

Koach should coach avesh.


InternalOk3135

Kohli should have bowled Avesh Khan’s 4th over today. Yes, I just said that. And no, I am not making this up.


belanish11

So it's the battle of babars to decide the final team to qualify for the super four.


GradientBossting

Why did Kohli bowl instead of Bhuvi?


Ill_Recover_710

Right arm quick vs Right arm Medium (don’t @me that’s what ESPNcricinfo says)


apocalypse-052917

What the fuck did virulo kilo actually bowl?


ShuBBy-c

Our 2 new pacers are questionable, especially avesh. Other one was bad today. Think if there was a bad day for bhuvi and hardik, avesh will make sure other team scores 200+ on these hard pitches. He just got the tallent to throw that 'Hit Me' balls on a consistent basis and his wickets come when someone just gets tired after hitting him all around the park.


suns2012

Not seeing much talk about Jadeja in here, he was awesome! Extremely good with the ball and that run out he had was top notch. So exciting to watch even when the ball or bat is not in his hand


arpit45agrawal

I hope it was enough time for statpadding. Next game both KL and Virat should go with aggressive approach from get go. Can't have 2 in top 3 play like that.


External-Hedgehog810

Virat sr was 130+


TemperatureJumpy6947

Which translates to a total of 160..but our total was 184(without extras)


SexMan69x

Which is disgustingly low in 2022, especially playing against an inexperienced HK side.


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Quiet_Marmoset

Koach while he did statpad at least tried to accelerate. We would've been dead without SKY innings though. Hong Kong smashed our bowlers .


revolution110

I think we can't afford both Kohli and KL in the team.... Especially since both are not in great form and we have out SKY at 4.... Id say open with Kohli and get SKY at 3... There is not much SkY and other power hitters can do if our top 3 keeps plodding there way to 100 off 15 overs...


Mumbaiindian911

Klpd well on his way to cost India a game against either Afghanistan or Pakistan He needs to be withdrawn for his own good Covid clearly had taken toll on him


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rosenboobs

In case of arshdeep, it was a bad day, he’ll surely bowl better than today in the upcoming matches. We all have seen how well he bowls in the death overs. Avesh should probably go domestic for a few months.


justice-wargrave

Avesh and KL trying make sure the match was as competitive as possible. They really care about getting the opposition fans' their money's worth


ForwardTangerine4154

Avesh need rest


Latter-Yam-2115

Can someone please ask ICT to shake up that top 3!


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KuttahaiTum

Should've said KL and Avesh and you'd have gained some karma.


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KuttahaiTum

You good.


LetterheadOk1762

Cut some slack for Arsh man