PART 3: Rise of the Anchors |

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

I'm loving this series but this was definitely a highlight. Love those interactive graphs

[@atulrwt]

How can one be a cricket analyst! I really love your videos. I am a data scientist and everytime I see your videos I am just blown away by the analytics that we can show.

[@cbbxvcjkb7877]

An interesting stat I remember from this year's ipl is at in 13 match mark, kl Rahul was striking at a Sr of 99 in the powerplay, he statpadded against Mumbai and against rest of the 9 teams, he had below average numbers.

[@aniruddhamungekar8663]

Well after a long time I have seen soo many comments on Jarrod video. Good to see that . Because comments and likes kind of promotes such channels through KZbin algorithm

[@amandeep9930]

The problem is that he does not score in pressure games. That's what pisses the fans. There is no doubt he is an exceptional talent.

[@mytube1246]

Great analysis as usual Jarrod. However, you perhaps missed a trick. Most of these numbers of KL against the greats of the game might not be as straightforward. In IPL, KL typically settles in, takes on the "lesser" bowlers (probably those you'd slot in yellow or green) and once he's set, towards the 15-20 over mark is when he accelerates. I would be very interested in how he fares against the blue category in the PP. To my observation, the numbers ought to result very poor numbers: low SR low Avg. Now the problem arises fundamentally for two reasons: a) there are no green or yellow blowers in most top T20I squads today, which shakes up KL routine play and results in "soft" dismissal (point here, the way one gets out is often overlooked but for me has always been a great marker - if you get a peach or a you hold out on the boundary rope trying to attack, that is a good dismissal for me) and b) as a result of a he puts more pressure on Rohit and Virat when batting with them. All things said and done, the three of them batting in the top three is criminal, especially given that it has not been clicking forever now. Having said that they are among India's best against high pace and are hard to rest/drop/declare injured. My questions/suggestion is why not bat KLR at 5/6 slot in T20Is and at the same time throw Rishabh/Sanju up to open. It negates two problems a) Rishabh and Sanju are both quality fast cars, it is in their nature to bat that way which will aid both Rohit and Virat. Depending on the situation Virat walks out at the fall of a wicket if not, SKY walks in to continue the momentum. B) KL has unreal range against high pace, I would argue he'd be neck and neck with SKY (maybe even edge him over), why not make his entry point be post 14 overs and push Hardik up against spin which he is so very good at hitting in comparison. KL also now has nearly a decade on international batting experience and has seen all sorts of pressures to soak in the tense moments and know what to do. He might be the ideal "finisher", an enhanced version of DK - better against spin. He can have lesser things to worry about such as innings building and the threat of spinners or that shining white ball. I guess it is a solution staring India in the eye but somehow, typical to them, they have applied it (although correctly) in the wrong format. I would like to leave you with a possible batting orders: 1. Rohit (would wait till the IPL to drop him). 2.Rishab/Sanju. 3. Virat. 4. SKY. 5. Hardik/Washi/Ravi J (floaters as per opposition and team position). 6. KLR 7. Washi/Hardik/ Ravi J. 8.Ravi J/Washi/Hardi. 9. Yuzi/Ravi Bishnoi/Umraan. 10. Mohd. Shami. 11. Jasprit Bumrah. This would more or less be my approach for the WT20 in USA..

[@MannanGoel]

This is genuinely a brilliant 11 but I don't rate Umran much as of now and would like to have Arshdeep, who as the 2nd or 3rd bowler would be criminally good. Also, I do feel that Rohit and even Virat would voluntarily drop from the T20 side and it could give space for guys like Tripathi and Sanju. Just praying that all 3 of our floaters/all-rounders are fit for that world cup because we really don't have any backups. P.s. Just saw KLR there and I personally would disagree. But we really need to try somebody new, maybe Tewatia or Tripathi or Hooda if he is ready to bat at 6 or maybe even Kishan?

[@AmanKumar-de1kc]

Shaw in place of Rohit, or Rishabh and Sanju as openers. The only way Rohit makes a comeback is if he hits the treadmill. Shami is a spent T20 force. I don't see him being a part of a new looking team. I'd rather have KL at 5.

[@mytube1246]

@@MannanGoel I genuinely love Arshdeep for his skill and heart but he doesn't fit into the scheme of things. I would want a proper enforcer in the middle phase to extract wickets. The spinners we have are defensive hence throwing in 2-3 overs of Umraan between 8-14 is a blessing. He compliments the attack - freeing up Jasprit for the end and Shami for the top. I think he is the aggressive element we miss. Next up, I think KL is a way better bat than either of the Rahuls or Deepak. I would take a chance with that quality and if he fails there too, drop him for good from the format.

[@mytube1246]

@@AmanKumar-de1kc I am dying to see Prithwi in Indian colors myself. I would definitely have in the scheme of things too. But I rate Rishabh a bit higher because of his versatility and would give the quality of Rohit another IPL before taking a call. Remember Rishabh never got a long rope at the top. His role needs to be redefined and then evaluated. But yes, Prithwi deffo to be around the team.

[@MannanGoel]

@@mytube1246 To that fast bowlers debate, I'll add that let's look at 2024 pov and then I see Arshdeep playing the Shami role, and Umran being matured enough to play the role you suggest. That could be a deadly pace attack. I don't think Shami would be able to sustain his body till 2024 for all formats.

[@xdarshan]

Why do they need 3 anchors? It’s because India will never drop Virat and Rohit. They’re looking at KL as the next captain, so he’s also an automatic pick.

[@karlxmit]

KL 🤦‍♂️

[@gto433]

Drop rohit from short format imo. Hes fat. We need young and hungry like samson, ishan,hardik

[@ravimaithreyregulagedda2158]

lol, you're right though

[@himanshuchoudhary9303]

Hardik is better option he's calm and composed and handles pressure well

[@joyjitdey8381]

@@himanshuchoudhary9303 GT is looking to make him an anchor too :/

[@ajinkyawase2266]

Loved the analysis

[@ayoungperson3408]

Thanks for mentioning Michael Wagener here! He's quite a great analyst whom I've known for a long time.

[@joyjitdey8381]

Incredible!

[@shravp769]

As a cricket lover and a professional data and reporting analyst. This series feels like a niche video just for me

[@war_stream_clash]

Indian commentators (former players) also glamorize "anchor innings". And dismiss Sehwag, Raina as technically flawed batsmen (Raina was actually susceptible to rib cage ball). Their shots as "Unnecessary, we already had a boundary in over". Its a culture in Indian cricket elite.

[@rajanraymond232]

@jarrod, How did you miss the fact that all the Indian players who slowed down did so because they were made captains of IPL teams? In India, a captain is thought of someone similar to a wise old man, a saint. That is why Dhoni is revered and Kohli is questioned by Indians as well. Indian captains are not supposed to be swashbuckling.

[@nazalmoideen]

He did mention that

[@rajanraymond232]

@@nazalmoideen Did he, which timestamp? Because I was waiting for him to mention that.

[@jackevnorman]

Following through the captions, but apparently Kale Rolls aren't as bad as everyone thinks they are. I didn't know this would be about 2023's hipster snack of choice?

[@thakkermaharshi]

Selections in Indian cricket are based on brand value. Moolah > Glory. And after 8-10 years, when the brands start getting diminishing returns for their investments, they'll plan well and win a trophy or two again, because they can if and when they want to.

[@advait-rao]

Hi Jarrod, great video. For the Strike Rate / Year line graphs you could have the y axis start above 0? I know it technically isn't good practice as it distorts the graph and exaggerates the difference between points, but in this context I think it could actually be the better option. A strike rate of 120 and 160 are vastly different, but on your graphs it seems quite minimal. Cheers

[@parthnikhra]

Good analysis. Really loving the post mortem series. Keep it up. Looking forward to more episodes and quality analysis. Though, I feel in today's episode you missed out on a couple of things which might be very interesting as far as KL Rahul and his performance/criticism is concerned. Analysing the phases of play as well as performances in clutch moments or important knockout games. Based purely on anecdotal memories that I can recall, KL Rahul fails almost every time in important knockout games and is extremely slow in the first phase thereby putting a lot of pressure to accelerate on whoever is batting with him, his strike rate is maintained usually by him catching up in later phases specially against 5th or 6th bowlers and this is probably something that is common with most good anchors though, out of the 3 India carried, I feel he is the one who could had the most potential to explode even in the first phase providing the kind of start you need in T20s and was thus, even more disappointing.

[@rvs1444]

Personally feel the role of an anchor boils down more to the match situation than any particular individual persay If your openers bat 12 overs of the innings, there's no more room for anchoring from the next few batsmen even if that's their nature of play Contrast to this is An aggressive batter walks in at 3 down in the powerplay. He obviously has to play down his aggressive instinct and reassess Beautiful analysis, loved it!

[@samsowden]

«Rohit, you anchor!» screams grandma at the tv

[@rohitnair5958]

Insightful....!

[@deepakkumarthakur1481]

Every t20 worldcup is won by an anchor inning except 2016.

[@jatinkashyap5136]

You should be hired by Indian cricket selection commission to provide such inputs to them. It seems they're not looking at any data and making selection based on the Awww related to such big names

[@sourabhdesai9887]

9:07 this feels like motivational therapy sessions for kl rahul

[@hershpuri]

A kind request--- Anytime in this series, could you do an episode on who would be the ideal captain for a country like India. I personally think Dhoni was the best we had... A great reader of the game A clutch player A finisher Handled the BCCI politics quite well Trusted by his players.. For white ball.. a country like India needs a 'Finisher Captain'

[@Ajay.369v]

Need four batters with 150 strike rate ,in top 6 . Without quick scoring openers ,we can never win T20 wcups .

[@KKPR533]

Fantastic analysis

[@umairsiddiqui901]

Good work 👍🏽

[@rishabhpal8236]

Looking forward to it

[@gaurakshak213]

jarrod kimber very good video

[@nitlover8319]

Important stats for Indian fans: Virat Kohli less dot ball percentage but High balls/boundary Ms Dhoni high dot ball percentage not great balls/boundary either. Similar numbers for Rohit.

[@AbhishekGupta-kv9ne]

I think you missed the analysis of phases. I think Rahul would be slowest in first couple of overs, which leaves India with 18-19 overs. @jarrod please do the Rahul's strike rate analysis by overs and then picture will be more clear. Off late Rohit also sometimes scores slowly, but that's not because of the lack of intent (best example is Rohit in SF where he tried very to hit out but just couldn't get going).

[@yashn999]

Well I have nothing against KL Rahul, he recently have not performed when his team needed him most but he is an exceptional talent who is such a treat to watch when he is on song. But management's relentless faith in him is what frustates us. idk what exceptional things he has done as a captain in IPL that he is VC (which pretty much confirms his place in XI), and now leading his team in test cricket too....him as a future captain is what worry me alot😑😑

[@RatelHBadger]

India loves an anchor... Rahul Dravid comes to mind...

[@sanjayshetty1533]

Real problem is players r getting picked due to ipl performance, while consistent first class performers r ignored

[@AdarshYadav-ki8xn]

Look heres what the problem is Lack of strike bowlers specially Pace bowlers we have a bad pace bowling attack if bumrah isnt there and again bumrah is so good because he can take wickets in start in middle and in the death Lets be honest Shami has never impressed us with his T20 bowling at the International stage and bhuvi is good only when its swinging And In this WC we went with Bad spin bowling options as well Ashwin who was dropped in 2016 from white ball and Axar( this whole WC left arm orthodox did not work) Chahal is not the same since MS left despite all this India still made the Semi final because they were in group B

[@RandomKun]

Just looking at it

[@RealKingOfCricket]

Rahul's problem is not quality bowlers his problem is quality matches.

[@adeadgirl13]

Why do they need three anchors? (5 if you count Pant and Pandya as anchors) Because India selects its team based on reputation (and loyalty towards established players?) instead of strategy.

[@praveenraghavan657]

It's sad but true

[@MannanGoel]

Wouldn't count Pant and Pandya as anchors because Pant never plays like an anchor for India, he tries to smack every ball and he is pretty bad when it comes to the shortest format and Pandya plays according to what the team needs so he is a dynamic player in that sense.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

Rohit and Pandya r not anchors.

[@mugtiles]

@@jimmy_xi9342 oh they are... Look at the drop in their strike rate and rise in average. They try to play longer not faster.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

@@mugtiles did u watch Pandya's last t20 innings in the world cup? Anchor lol 😂

[@shrikrishna19993]

I feel just because Rohit became a successful ODI opener and India played t20s as extension of ODIs he started opening in t20Is too. Rohit's greatest IPL season as a batsman came when he batted in the middle order. The code of success he cracked as ODI opener of taking time early on and accelerate & explode later hasn't translated equally well in t20s. After looking at those beautiful and informative charts, I infer it has to do with the dot ball percentage of 44-45. He is not very good at strike rotation unlike other anchors like Kohli, Babar, Rahul and he plays far more risky shots to maintain the strike rate these anchors do by playing low risk shots . On his day he can be very destructive that is why he has 4 T20I centuries but since he plays too many risky shots for an anchor he is not very consistent. Even though he changed his batting approach in 2021 and became a lot more attacking at the start of his innings, it brought some success initially but overall didn't bring the results the team was hoping for.

[@mayankdewli1010]

India is great at producing "anchors". Kohli , Rahul , Rohit , dhawan and Noe you have Iyer. The sad part is that these anchors ( except Kohli ) don't seem to get going in difficult conditions when they are really needed but manage to waste deliveries on flat pitches when they should ideally be Accelerating. Kl Rahul is the perfect example of an anchor who will get out in difficult conditions and will waste deliveries o on flat pitches.

[@VV-lq4di]

Kohli scoring at high average and low strike rate in this world cup was the problem in this world cup. game

[@Zobo29]

So India has tendency to convert attractive stoke players into defensive anchors

[@cdn4767]

Different conditions need different tactic, because in Australia, big grounds require more running than hitting.

[@davidburke2132]

And yet the team that won the tournament is packed full of big hitters. Frankly the size of grounds in Australia is largely a myth, especially in this World Cup. Firstly ropes often are not at the extremities of the field. Secondly, in a tournament which repeatedly uses the same grounds there have to be multiple wickets which means many matches have unequal boundaries to each side, and that invariably means some smaller boundaries are around.

[@hershpuri]

J.Rod ---- I still think that talking about anchors, strike rates, averages, dot ball percentages is a cultural issue. India is a batting country... I think Australia is a batting country as well. The way we talk about cricket in terms of attack and defense has a batting tilt. The glaring issue since the last 5 ICC ODI and T20 WCups has been --- Taking wickets.. defending scores... Its almost as if as a team we need a strike bowler who adds as much value as a Virat, SKY do... a clutch bowler who knows how to restrict a team and finish matches--- The value that MSD bought to us!![A captain finisher]

[@NikhilTanna15]

Team India doesn’t give security to players.. Look at Rishabh scoring 1000 at 160 in those middle two years.. then he comes and gets dropped in national teams.. even after winning crucial matches.. because team India likes predictability than match winning abilities

[@nazalmoideen]

What do you mean? Rishabh still gets chances consistently with India despite a run of poor scores.

[@NikhilTanna15]

@@nazalmoideen chances and security are two different things.. and it’s not just him.. a few players have assumed their positions.. everyone else like him, Iyer, Samson, SKY, Hooda, Axar fight out.. always in competition with someone for 1-2 slots

[@nazalmoideen]

@@NikhilTanna15 I agree with those examples, but I disagree with the comments on Pant. He plays almost everytime when he's available. He always usually plays at No.4. when he was tried and tested at that role without results, they even allowed him to open. It seems like they're trying everything to help him not lose his spot in the team. I'm not here to argue whether that decision is right or wrong, but Rishabh definitely gets enough security

[@VV-lq4di]

You stated Runs per Boundary instead of Balls per Boundary multiple times. That was sloppy, and made it comfusing to follow. And no, Kohli does not have a below average Balls per Boundary as you stated. His Balls per Boundary was 8, which is ABOVE average, since it is very high. The x axis and yaxis titles were difficult to read - could have use bold font.

[@ebadali7751]

My guy it said that kohli hits a boundary every 8 balls thats nit high😊

[@deepakkumarthakur1481]

India just need 1 good bowler and 1 more striker in t20i. India will be the best team.

[@amandeep9930]

Where do you find this data?

[@chetanrawool]

may be the current coach has something to do with it......?

[@jaisalsanghvi]

More like the rise of "Won't score, Won't let others score"

[@amishasingh2068]

Still has a better career strike rate than most of England players

[@jaisalsanghvi]

@@amishasingh2068 Great, then let's keep them till that's not the case. Wow, that's such a good performance standard to judge players! 😃

[@kunnaal_l]

🤡🤡🤡🤡 chutiye zara ek knock bata de jaha kholi ne slow batting ki aur uski wajah se haar gaye?

[@amishasingh2068]

@@jaisalsanghvi i am saying there should be atleast 1 anchor player in a team. Biggest example is ben stojes in the final

[@amishasingh2068]

Surround 1 anchor player with 5 players like buttler. Because when the pitch is tough or the bowling is great you need players like those

[@AAnand899]

It is not the bowlers who get KL Rahul out, It's the pressure. He crumbles under it. It happens in IPL and it has happened in 3 world cups for India.

[@Anup-k8j]

Can't wait

[@mugtiles]

Kl Rahul and Rishab Pant are the failures of Indian team. Period. After Peak Kohli, i think Kl and Pant scored 600+ runs with 50+ average and 150+ strike rate. And how they were rewarded was by not giving them chances because Ms and Shikhar are our big players. Kl Rahul in his first 25 odd international matches had numbers i had never seen in t20 cricket, average 50, striking at 150 and yet he was dropped for Shikhar and Raina. Even when Shikhar was in worst form, they still play him to get him back in form but will not drop him. It took Kl Rahul 4 ipl to be top 2 scorers to get a permanent opener slot. Name one country where Kl wouldn't have been an openers since that twin century. But no... We what a player who is slower and doesn't score big runs. Kl-Rohit, 1000+ runs as openers at 11 runs per over with 50+ average, and they had only opened together 19 times before the t20 wc in 2021. Kl debuted for India in 2016 btw. Because you wanted an anchor in Shikhar. And this is happening again with Shikhar in ODI. Subhman is scoring faster, quicker and impactful runs, yet he is to be dropped, not Dhawan. When finally India moved on from Shikhar, Kl was already were turned into anchor by Punjab. And I don't blame punjab. You want your best player to finish game. And in this case it literally means finish games cause Punjab choke like anything. It was Kl or nothing team. And now to Pant. Pant was a middle over batters whose job was to destroy the middle overs. But since Dc didn't have a finisher, they wanted him to play that role. He bat 5 and try not to get out before the death overs. Now i see the same thing happening with Hardik. I like his capacity style but Please don't make him Indian capital and turn him into an anchor. Make anyone the captain, Bumrah or even Kl, he is even used to taking pressure... But please don't destroy Hardik by the term, "Captain's innings". Learn something form KKR. They don't have good records recently but they didn't make their best players captain, Russell or Naraine. If they were Indian, they would have. Stop making our dangerous players, anchors and captain.

[@hiteshmandhan5685]

@kusha.rathod.36 don't worry, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will score crucial runs in pressure situations for India 🤞😊👍🙏.

[@e.anshumanpatro8190]

Ms didn't play any t20s after 2018 and Risabh also didn't have such a good record that he could replace MS's position by the 2019 wc. Let's not forget Risabh pant is a hugely improved wicketkeeper only Today.

[@rishabdhar6900]

Btw I would also like to highlight another fact - since we are comparing teams and we care about winning, would be great if you showed the economy rates of Indian bowlers at the same time and excess runs given due to poor fielding and lousy and lazy captaincy. I reckon looking at batting and anchors only tells half the picture, because it really doesn't explain how PAK another anchor team and done so well in WCs and other championships compared to India - it's the bowling of Pakistan which like the 90's is still the best bowling line up in the world. As an example, consider this - Indian spinners (supposedly strength) get tonked meanwhile Indian anchors play out oppositions spinners (another supposed strength) at a run a ball. This is where Indian batting has gone down (even your own charts showed the mediocre strike rate of KL rahul against spinners). This is so poor that Pakistan (another conservative team) scored faster of Leech in a test match (Multan) on a pitch with extreme difficulty to score fast than India does in ODIs or T20s.

[@rishik8160]

Dude did you not see the previous two videos...this video is a part of a series brother

[@MannanGoel]

India also scores quite faster off Leach in Test matches lol. Also, Pakistan bowlers are just a notch above, it has nothing to do with the lazy captaincy. Shadab Khan is better than any Indian Spinner. If Bumrah isn't playing then Pakistan's worst pacer (how can I choose somebody among Rauf, Shaheen and Naseem) is better than India's best.

[@darkraider0477]

Leach got carted last year in India...you have no idea what you are talking about

[@rishabdhar6900]

@@darkraider0477 That was in England. I'm talking about on rank turners. If I remember correctly even Indian batsmen struggled to score of English spinners in India.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

@@rishabdhar6900 India won the home series against England 3-1 last time. U have got no idea what u r talking about.

[@budhya_]

Looking backward to it

[@velvetthunderr]

Bro 😂

[@cricketnut547]

India's golden era in cricket will start from 2024 where there'll be budding youngsters with a bullish attitude

[@rishabdhar6900]

Which youngsters? Pant - anchor, Pandya - anchor, Ishan Kishan - anchor, Gill - anchor. Let's be real it is a mindset problem and not an issue of youngsters. The Indian team has always been one of superstars like the English football team but rarely succeeds because cricket is a team game. Still don't believe me? Indians are the top drawer in scoring double hundreds in ODIs. How many WCs has India won in last 10 years?

[@mayavi93]

@@rishabdhar6900 Dude its been only a decade. Not 30 years, chill we are making too much out of it. I don't know who started this assumption that we should have won 1 WC within a year. Winning a WC is not that easy. I understand fans expectation but lets be realistic as well.

[@aniruddhamungekar8663]

@@mayavi93 If you Compare India population and the population of other 8 teams that play cricket. India's population is Greater than the combined rest of the 8 cricket playing nations . The Number of cricketers that practice daily to become cricketers are way more greater than the Combined players of rest Teams . 70-80 % Audience that watches cricket are Indian Indian players are some of the richest cricketers in the world probably richest as the Get Ad revenue as well . BCCI is the richest Board in the world. The Number of capable quality players that India has on it's bench is immense which other country has that. India has all the proper facilities that one could ever provide Still you Don't win an Icc tournament for a Decade obviously Disappointment would be there . Out of the big 3 ( India, Australia, England) Only India has not won for almost decades Other two like Australia has won 2 and England has won 2 Icc trophies in the mean time . Australia has 5 ODI world cup 🏆. Yes you are right the Indian players are not capable of winning trophies for our country

[@mayavi93]

@@aniruddhamungekar8663 as I said expecting is fine, but that doesn't mean you got to win the world cup every 10 year dude. 🤦 You will keep saying we are the richest, this and that, yeah but that means nothing in sport. That's the beauty of it.

[@aniruddhamungekar8663]

@@mayavi93 Then how does Australia has won 5 World Cup. And not any other team . How did the win 3 world cup in span of 9 years that is 3 world cup consecutively. If the team is strong enough They should win it . Not choke every time . There definitely problem in the system, selection and Mindset of players that is resultin in us not dominanting like the Icc tournament like Australia used to do in thier prime. Chokers should be removed and scrapped away from the team setup .

[@aayushsrivastava9569]

Someone show this video to BCCI

[@ravia2406]

Just looking

[@prasannaraghunathan5511]

I have been talking about this to a lot of people. I think there is a pattern of how the IPL teams get stacked up. India for example don’t have a solid top player for all possible 11 slots. Every team fills these gaps with overseas talents and Indian players play certain type of role for their respective teams. This is actually hiding holes/chinks in the armor which get exposed during T20Is. Classic examples would be Rahul and Hardik.

[@vibhor5015]

kl starts shaking in a big game. Not a clutch player.

[@swapnilthorat4648]

It is long overdue that India fields great young guns in T20 WC instead of valuing stars. and who knows this tactic better than the first T20 Champions who gave chances to all youngsters and newly thrown team.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

T20 cricket has changed dramatically since 2007 when it was considered shits and giggles format. Now there's lot of planning,analysis and nuance involved in t20s.

[@jobin7721]

Shouldn't it be FALL of the anchors since that's what they are supposed to do.

[@satishchandra6623]

If you wanna learn data analytics along with cricket this is it 😅.

[@jb3839]

IPL is diffeent from international.

[@sanjayshetty1533]

Kl rahul will be worser captain than kohli

[@ArkoRay]

Why can't India send 2 teams to the World Cup ? New Zealand with a population of 5 million gets to have a representation of 11 players and INDIA with 1.4 billion people also gets the same representation. 🤔 I mean how is this fair ?🙄 And where is this rule written that one nation can have only one team ? Going by this dumb logic had the partition of 1947 not happened, there would be 2 less teams in international cricket today. 😅 Just imagine if European Union 🇪🇺 was one country then the entire Europe would have only 1 team playing in the FIFA World Cup. 🙄 You can't compare INDIA to other small countries. INDIA is 1/6th of humanity. INDIA is a continent in itself. (Same goes for China) Indian players have to play under a lot of pressure. Firstly the pressure of expectations of the fans of this cricket mad nation and secondly the pressure of being in the team when there is an equally talented and deserving guy sitting out. No other country's players have to go through this kind of pressure. So the only way to reduce this pressure is by sending 2 🇮🇳 teams to the World Cup. Just imagine 2 Indian teams in two different groups of the World Cup with one sporting the dark blue jersey and the other wearing the light blue jersey. I don't think the ICC will have any objection either. India contributes to almost 80% of the revenue earned by the ICC and with 2 Indian teams the ICC can make more money out of it. So it's a win-win for everyone. 😅 This is the only solution. Food for thought 🤔 I don't know whether you read the comments Jarrod but if you do, would love to know your opinion. 🙏🏼

[@ebadali7751]

That would be dumb because india at the end of the day is a country and european union is a alliance. Its like saying that china should have more than one team because they are big. At the end of the day they both are big countries but still countries

[@hiteshmandhan5685]

don't worry, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will score crucial runs in pressure situations for India.

[@rishabdhar6900]

When you see that India has more anchors in T20 cricket than England has in test cricket it really shows you how far behind India really is even in its supposed strength (batting). With bowling and fielding don't even get started.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

Why r u comparing t20 and test cricket?

[@atharvpatil0]

K L struggles when there is swing/seam on the pitch ....Its not as simple as good/bad

[@nazalmoideen]

And yet he has a test century in England?

[@jimmy_xi9342]

Clearly u have never watched cricket in ur life

[@atharvpatil0]

@@nazalmoideen Let me rephrase ...He struggles against seam+bounce bowling , where there is lot of movement of the pitch...And that mostly happens in limited overs too(Cause they cant play defensive in limited overs)...He has struggled against the pak pace attack because there was movement of the pitch...or else he would have smashed them

[@shrikrishna19993]

@@atharvpatil0 Yeah well explained , same happens with Rohit too in some sense he has great stats against Pak in ODIs because he negates the new ball spell by playing defensively but has horrible numbers against same bowlers in T20Is.

[@nazalmoideen]

@@atharvpatil0 As far as I'm aware, 90% of batters suffer in said conditions. Secondly, it would nice if you actually had stats backing up your point like how Jarrod has in this video. If you do not, no one has any reason to believe what you said, as anyone can make any assumption against any batter without evidence. Lastly, It doesn't matter if he has one or two specific weaknesses if all other aspects of his game are great. Those weaknesses don't automatically make him anything less than a brilliant batter.

[@mayavi93]

The problem is not anchors, the problem is unperforming and choking anchors

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

The problem definitely is anchors. India are playing an outdated style of cricket without the best XI available

[@ravimaithreyregulagedda2158]

you're missing the point of the video if that's what you got from it. the problem is there are too many anchors. anchors have their place but if everyone's playstyle is that of an anchor the team suffers. that's what jarrod pointed out with the data in the first graph.

[@rishabdhar6900]

In which era are you living? Have you had a look at English cricket team in Test cricket? The joke is Indian team has more anchors in T20 cricket than England has in test cricket which is proven by the fact that even on rank turner in PAK they scored at a rate that Indians would drool at even in ODIs, and on flat deck in Rawalpindi they put Indian batting in T20 to shame. England scored more runs in first 10 overs of a test match (67) vs 45 in T20 match by India in WC semi final on an absolute belter.

[@mayavi93]

Stop assuming you guys know about everything 🤦. You guys are talking about choking anchors like kl Rahul, without Kohli we wouldn't have won almost any of the games this year wct20. Kohli didn't underperfom. We need him likewise we need 2 anchors in a team, fill the rest of the members with attacking players but not hitters like west indies. Players like Samson, pant, sky should be in the team.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

@@saoirsedeltufo7436 what outdated style? And who decides what is the right style? I thought we were well past British colonial era. 🙄

[@ahmadmecyoke6379]

Jarrods defense of KL Rahul is the reason why I don’t believe in stats and believe in what I see with my eyes.

[@jimmy_xi9342]

Keep believing bullshit

[@rishabdhar6900]

Indian cricket is just boring these days. I'd rather watch England play these days than India. Sorry the statement of national duty from timid and unfit players just doesn't convince me.

[@drevil5066]

Hmmmm...you're wrong about Pant though. He's a rather limited player in this format. He is good against average bowlers on SMALL grounds. Doesn't have the fitness, strength to clear larger boundaries or the skill to manoeuvre the field (like Yadav can) against top level international bowlers. And no, Ponting is not responsible for it. The others are just selfish, and prefer to play for their average.