Comments on: Suresh Raina and the short ball https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:00:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Tybalt https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34448 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:11:22 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34448 In reply to Bobby K.

ROOOBISH

]]> By: Tybalt https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34447 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:10:59 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34447 “On an indian ground it would have been a six.”

An Indian burial ground maybe.

]]> By: e normous https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34428 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:27:21 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34428 amalgama what. eh

]]> By: Bobby K https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34348 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:53:41 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34348 This is an awesome idea

There should be a gymnastics style judging panel marking both the batsmans strokes and the quality of the bowling out of 10.

The players total score will be an amalgamation of runs scored and the quality of their strokeplay.

The judging panel will consist of Geoff Botcott, Rob Key & the ghost of Fred Trueman

]]> By: vastrap https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34347 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:54:04 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34347 In reply to Vaibhav Sharma.

I don’t think one should get a six for a top edge in a test. It’s not t20.

]]> By: Vaibhav Sharma https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34343 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:08:57 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34343 he did not hookthat badly. On an indian ground it would have been a six.

]]> By: Ged https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34341 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34341 Suresh Raina used to be much taller than “barely five feet tall”.

It is one of those tragic, freakish matters; poor little Suresh shrank in the wash quite recently and is struggling to come to terms with his new (lack of) stature.

]]> By: Sandeep https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34339 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:27:20 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34339 Kohli is coming in for injured Yuvraj for the 3rd test. I hope they do play him ahead of Raina. Kohli hasn’t started his test career in any great fashion but he won’t be running scared against the short ball, that’s for sure. If Sehwag stays unfit then both of them may end up playing.

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34338 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:00:38 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34338 We don’t mean this nastily, but he needs to get hit by a few.

Most of his mistakes seemed to result from his being fearful. The bat’s for defending the stumps or scoring runs. Defending your torso achieves little, but you can still get out.

]]> By: Sandeep https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/suresh-raina-and-the-short-ball/2011/08/03/#comment-34337 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:31:23 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=7074#comment-34337 In most of his international matches, bowlers had to pitch it up and he slaughters them there. Fine leg inside the circle in ODIs so he can top edge his pulls and still get boundaries. His best hope is to learn to leave the ball, I can’t see him becoming a good puller or hooker.

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