Going back to Blessing. He hasn't even played 20 games his whole career. All 11 of his list A games were for the national team. The guys who decided he must bowl at the death are to blame. Not him. He has only been playing professional cricket for about 6 months now. His rise has been spectacular. Keeping Jarvis on the bench. Incredible if you really think about it.
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TapsC wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:37 am
Going back to Blessing. He hasn't even played 20 games his whole career. All 11 of his list A games were for the national team. The guys who decided he must bowl at the death are to blame. Not him. He has only been playing professional cricket for about 6 months now. His rise has been spectacular. Keeping Jarvis on the bench. Incredible if you really think about it.
Absolutely. And let's not forget that he played a vital role in the import win against Afg.
As I said in the match thread, it's not his fault that he was picked in a two men seam attack (and no seam-bowling allrounders), which means bowling at the death--that is too big an ask at this stage. In ODIs he is a big asset bowling first change and as a real wicket-taking option in the middle overs. And tbh, Chatara and Jarvis are no superstars at the death either.
I haven't watched the televised matches from HSC but looking at the scores the pitches are probably not as slow and low as Queens in the later matches. Does anyone know whether they will use fresh pitches in the Super6 or one's already played on? Still, I'd be inclined to go with Larry, Jarvis and Blessing + Cremer.
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Blessing has done pretty well for a newbie. Its was always a gamble playing 2 seamers with blessing being the second option. Chatara hasn't done too well in the death overs. For the time being Blessing really has to be a third seamer. He did well to get that last wicket in the Scotland game but it was always going to be hit or miss.
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Flakeman, the DOGG and a few others here are being very very harsh on this kid. I was an avid critic when he first started as I thought he was going to be timid 78mph trundler, especially after the 4 day test match.
You can already tell since then that his run up has been smoothened out, with his approach to the wicket getting quicker (hence his increase in pace).
He is 21..and very inexperienced and literally learning on the job. Give him a break! He and Sikander Raza really pulled it back against the Afghans, and he held his nerve enough yesterday to salvage a draw after our diabolical batting.
Yes he may be expensive and yes, he may not have the variation yet, but does he take wickets? Does a bear s**t in the woods?
You can already tell since then that his run up has been smoothened out, with his approach to the wicket getting quicker (hence his increase in pace).
He is 21..and very inexperienced and literally learning on the job. Give him a break! He and Sikander Raza really pulled it back against the Afghans, and he held his nerve enough yesterday to salvage a draw after our diabolical batting.
Yes he may be expensive and yes, he may not have the variation yet, but does he take wickets? Does a bear s**t in the woods?
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I don’t understand why Solly and Mire haven’t been given a few overs, not even in the last tour. They’re both useful part timers.
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Googly wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:12 am
I don’t understand why Solly and Mire haven’t been given a few overs, not even in the last tour. They’re both useful part timers.
Who's Solly?
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Mire is like Elton he’s a reluctant bowler he just wants to come in have a slog then sit in the outfield and say dream
Speaking of Mire he’s long overdue for a score 16 ODI innings with a 50 is approaching Waller territory
Speaking of Mire he’s long overdue for a score 16 ODI innings with a 50 is approaching Waller territory
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sloandog wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:09 am
Flakeman, the DOGG and a few others here are being very very harsh on this kid. I was an avid critic when he first started as I thought he was going to be timid 78mph trundler, especially after the 4 day test match.
You can already tell since then that his run up has been smoothened out, with his approach to the wicket getting quicker (hence his increase in pace).
He is 21..and very inexperienced and literally learning on the job. Give him a break! He and Sikander Raza really pulled it back against the Afghans, and he held his nerve enough yesterday to salvage a draw after our diabolical batting.
Yes he may be expensive and yes, he may not have the variation yet, but does he take wickets? Does a bear s**t in the woods?
Thank you Sloan , saved me from writing this myself . Kid is full of potential and probably my favourite player in the team besides the messiah
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There's no justification for knocking Blessing. Kid has been thrown in at the deep end and had to learn on the job. Has not had the chance like Rabada and co have. He is a talented player and can really become a major threat under the right guidance.
The batsmen need to come to the party and pull their weight. Give the bowlers more to work with. If they do that, then it makes the bowlers job a little easier. At the moment, every little mistake from the bowler gets scrutinised because they are defending low totals and have little room for error.
The batsmen need to come to the party and pull their weight. Give the bowlers more to work with. If they do that, then it makes the bowlers job a little easier. At the moment, every little mistake from the bowler gets scrutinised because they are defending low totals and have little room for error.
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jaybro wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:32 am
Mire is like Elton he’s a reluctant bowler he just wants to come in have a slog then sit in the outfield and say dream
Elton did bowl a fair bit quite early on in his career. Its when he started have side strain issues that he became reluctant to bowl. I remember even Panyangara was side lined for quite a bit with the same problem. Mire wouldn't have the same problem would he? He and Hammy haven't bowled in a while. They would have been useful in situations were we only had the two frontline seamers.
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Sharesay what you want about him his rise has been meteoric.
I faced him in a game v the academy and although sharp he wasn't a worry as he didn't do anything with it. In the game Mkhululi Nyathi was far more dangerous (what happened to him btw? not played any FC this year).
To me in that game it was like he was still trying to establish his stock ball and line and length. I think the academy had plucked him from nowhere and pushed him as the selectors saw a big bean pole who could get in down fast.
From what ive seen of him televised he is still trying to polish off that stock ball rhythm. Once that's fully dialled in with a decent bouncer, and couple of other variations he is going to be a really good find. Will probably fill out his frame a bit more and be a Morkel type bowler by the time hes 244/25. Just needs some help from his bowling coaches and time! Time to get dialled in, time to figure out his game and variations, time to get a couple of harsh lessons and time to be able to come back from those pumpings as a more rounded, harder personality-wise cricketer with game plans to overcome top batsman.
But gee what a boring kid, couldn't get a word out of him. He didn't really seem like he could speak properly - unless it was the weather over here!
I faced him in a game v the academy and although sharp he wasn't a worry as he didn't do anything with it. In the game Mkhululi Nyathi was far more dangerous (what happened to him btw? not played any FC this year).
To me in that game it was like he was still trying to establish his stock ball and line and length. I think the academy had plucked him from nowhere and pushed him as the selectors saw a big bean pole who could get in down fast.
From what ive seen of him televised he is still trying to polish off that stock ball rhythm. Once that's fully dialled in with a decent bouncer, and couple of other variations he is going to be a really good find. Will probably fill out his frame a bit more and be a Morkel type bowler by the time hes 244/25. Just needs some help from his bowling coaches and time! Time to get dialled in, time to figure out his game and variations, time to get a couple of harsh lessons and time to be able to come back from those pumpings as a more rounded, harder personality-wise cricketer with game plans to overcome top batsman.
But gee what a boring kid, couldn't get a word out of him. He didn't really seem like he could speak properly - unless it was the weather over here!
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eugene wrote: ↑Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:31 pm
Virat Kohli will go into the umpires room and yell at them for 10 minutes and escape sanction. Kohli can at least back hi talk up with runs. Warner on the other hand is only useful in Australian conditions.
I feel Kohli is a flat track bully as well. Dont actully have the stats to prove it, but thats my perception.
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As for Blessing I said it before the SCO game...this kid has something special. Jarvis has been top notch with the red ball, but he's a 125 kph trundler now. Chatara too is now a trundler, but has been consistent. But Blessing has been blowing opposition away. He's alread got a couple 4-fers. And he did a fantastic job to hold his nerve and ensure ZIM didn't lose the SCO game. Not easy to do defending a subpar total like 210.
Jarvis, Chatara, and Blessing form a very very useful pace attack and I can already see Blessing being the leader of that attack. He has height and pace and is a wicket taker. Just needs to work on his accuracy a bit more.
After over a decade of guys like Panyangara, Madziva, Chinoya, Mpofu, you'd think everyone on here would be a fan. The difference in quality by those guys and Blessing isn't even a comparison.
Jarvis, Chatara, and Blessing form a very very useful pace attack and I can already see Blessing being the leader of that attack. He has height and pace and is a wicket taker. Just needs to work on his accuracy a bit more.
After over a decade of guys like Panyangara, Madziva, Chinoya, Mpofu, you'd think everyone on here would be a fan. The difference in quality by those guys and Blessing isn't even a comparison.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:22 pm
eugene wrote: ↑Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:31 pm
Virat Kohli will go into the umpires room and yell at them for 10 minutes and escape sanction. Kohli can at least back hi talk up with runs. Warner on the other hand is only useful in Australian conditions.
I feel Kohli is a flat track bully as well. Dont actully have the stats to prove it, but thats my perception.
Yeah I don't know about that. Kohli has performed well overseas, certainly by Indian standards.
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Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
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eugene wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:40 pm
Yeah I don't know about that. Kohli has performed well overseas, certainly by Indian standards.
Barring a few I think its mostly been on dead pitches tho.
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ljriley90 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:24 pm
say what you want about him his rise has been meteoric.
I faced him in a game v the academy and although sharp he wasn't a worry as he didn't do anything with it. In the game Mkhululi Nyathi was far more dangerous (what happened to him btw? not played any FC this year).
To me in that game it was like he was still trying to establish his stock ball and line and length. I think the academy had plucked him from nowhere and pushed him as the selectors saw a big bean pole who could get in down fast.
From what ive seen of him televised he is still trying to polish off that stock ball rhythm. Once that's fully dialled in with a decent bouncer, and couple of other variations he is going to be a really good find. Will probably fill out his frame a bit more and be a Morkel type bowler by the time hes 244/25. Just needs some help from his bowling coaches and time! Time to get dialled in, time to figure out his game and variations, time to get a couple of harsh lessons and time to be able to come back from those pumpings as a more rounded, harder personality-wise cricketer with game plans to overcome top batsman.
But gee what a boring kid, couldn't get a word out of him. He didn't really seem like he could speak properly - unless it was the weather over here!
Yet he’s playing international cricket and doing reasonably well and has already won his country a game with the ball in his hand. Maybe he’s just a shy bloke and not a loud mouth and keeps to himself , some people are like that and don’t think he’s going to really care what some random thinks of him. The kid is going places
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firebreaker wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:09 pm
Mire is prolly a better bowler than Blessing but what really surprises me about him is his fielding I mean for someone who has played most of cricket in Australia he's pathetic
Mire has consistent pace but no accuracy at all.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:41 pm
eugene wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:40 pm
Yeah I don't know about that. Kohli has performed well overseas, certainly by Indian standards.
Barring a few I think its mostly been on dead pitches tho.
You’re like me with Steve Smith. I hate him but I just have to accept the guys a tank. Kohli is a tank, outside India too. He was averaging over 100 with like 3 tonnes against south africa in the ODI series.
Yes its not a test match but those decks were insane and he held his nerve there too.
Back to Blessing - Can’t understand the hate he is doing well with so much ahead of him. Hopefully he keeps going good and we’ll be cheering
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