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Most of us have seen @klrahul as someone, who has that perfect top hand control with that perfect front foot stride. Of course, Rahul looks beautiful when or whenever he does well. In last one year or so, one can say that he has not looked like the KL Rahul as we have seen him...

Mumbai Indians initially planned equal pay for four players, Rohit, Bumrah Hardik and Surya but Rohit Sharma took a pay cut so Jasprit Bumrah could be paid more, as per Harsha Bhogle : He said : “One other interesting thing that happened when they were doing their retentions. Now, how do you decide? You've got Rohit Sharma, you've got Hardik Pandya, you've got Jasprit Bumrah, you've got Suryakumar Yadav. Who goes into which category? And they said, 'We'd pay all four the same. And I think it was Rohit who said, 'No, I think Bumrah deserves more.' So, if you see the retention value, even if it's nominal, Bumrah's the highest, SKY and Hardik are same, and Rohit said, 'I'll take the drop'. He showed that Bumrah that this is your status in Indian cricket at the moment. Bumrah is the most important player in world cricket” [Cricbuzz]

So basically, the failure of ₹KKR was not all about Cameron Green. Pretty much sure that it is not about Rinku or Rahane or Chakravarthy or Finn/Seifert or this person or that person. It's more about them not being able to come together which is about something else. #KKRvsGT

Rinku needed the same patience the management showed in Green today, considering the fact that GT are a fast bowling heavy side. The little mistakes of basic things are worth the number 10 in the points table. #KKRvsGT

@SamRoy84 Because the bowlers think about batsmen being able to lap or sweep them. A good lap or sweep requires an open elbow, which allows them to look at the delivery on to the bat as they complete the shot. An otherwise yorker becomes an ideal full toss that slips off for a four.

Why do fast bowlers miss yorkers more often vs batters who can lap or sweep them?

His lower body doesn't feel as solid as it looks. Even his backflips are due to the overuse of his upper body that's why his knees are bent and he stands up with his shoulders. The only thing that has been saving him is that he is right hand dominant as a left-handed batsman.

@CricAspect His six off Krunal was a half slap while at adjustment. How could he manage the control when he swept off Sharma? He has manoeuvred with sensitivity and has thumped with strength. I would be surprised if he is not asked to bat at Samad's position.

Mukul Choudhary is a serious prospect This is not a 200 pitch, there is enough turn and grip available and Mukul is batting like an experienced pro who knows how to bat on such pitches.

@BainsTheory @The_CommBox Wouldn't he do way better as a batter if he wasn't the captain? He acknowledges 'I didn't do well as a batsmen' in almost all of the question and answer sessions which indicates facing one ball has become equal to one match, win or lose.

"I personally think that Chennai's best team doesn't have Gaikwad in it" -Rob Barron on @The_CommBox (Think he's partly right if not a 100% accurate, Ruturaj is definitely not in CSK's best top 3, should bat at 4 where he was really productive in t20is for brief)

@himganj153 Doesn't he look like somebody who faces spinners in vain or like somebody who says I will play cricket once the medium pace bowlers will bowl to me?

Rinku is another one who's very limited vs spin. A lot of times he's come in with many wickets lost so he's defended against spin, but his attacking numbers are also subpar.

@_cricketsparsh He is skiddy and sometimes carries a steep bounce. Two opposing or contradictory qualities that made him an ideal candidate based on the bowling strategies RCB has adopted from last season

With no disrespect to him, how was Abhinandan Singh picked ahead of Rasikh? He’s been outstanding.

@_cricketsparsh The momentum of RCB as a team is exaggerating his performance and capabilities. Better results will leave him less of a finger spinner than he ever was by the end of his season.

Krunal has to be India's best T20 finger-spinner at present?

On a bad day on a flat pitch, Rasikh can be taken for cleaners, four sixes in an over types. It will happen not because he doesn't know what to do, where to bowl. It will happen because he will still be trying to compete and outfox the batsmen which promises longevity.

@c_soubhagya No calls are being taken.

The lack of seriousness in the franchise questions competency. Who is the decision maker? On what credentials? Barely anyone knows. KKR academy is now a shadow of what it was in 2022-23. Who is taking the call?

I am making a small thread. Only for KKR fans. People who love Abhishek Nayar in all conditions can avoid. This is a theory of mine. If you want to believe it or not, it is upto you. Starting

It's election season and in between people are talking about #KKR as well in and around the tea shops. Seems there are two things that they are hopeless about now. #Kolkata

#KKR needs to know that if you have asked Vaibhav to bowl the death overs meaning yorker from round the wicket, he will lose on to the only real strength he has that is swinging and nicking off batsmen in powerplays.

#KKR is the team of old days. They can't seem to acknowledge team combinations over good players. They are losing as individuals. The players who are supposed to win them matches are rubbing off their future potential

@Varungiri0 KKR is the only team who has clarity about 50 percent of the reasons for why they are losing matches.

They can't be playing together in an IPL match.

The conversations about Rinku making it in ICT as a finisher are proving themeselves to be invalid. It's the second time in this season where he ballooned it away to not be on the crease. Where is his Rinku state of mind? #CSKvsKKR

When I was in Bihar last month to tell the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi story, one gentleman closely linked to the system remarked: 'Vaibhav ke alawa, do aur bacche hai IPL mein. Aap Bihar phir se zaroor aaoge'. He must be delighted tonight.

Innings so good that you spend the next morning watching highlights in every other language to feel how celebrations feel like. The magical cricket has happened before and it will happen again but in between, we get to know who Mukul Choudhary is.

The spinners of today will tell you that it's really hard to replicate Rajat Bhatia.