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India and England 2nd T20: भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच होने वाले दूसरे मैच में क्या खेल पाएंगे शमी, आज इस टीम के साथ मैदान में उतर सकती है टीम इंडिया

India and England 2nd T20: भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच चल रही पांच मैचों की टी20 सीरीज का दूसरा मुकाबला चेन्नई के एमए चिदंबरम स्टेडियम में खेला जाएगा। पहले मैच में भारतीय टीम ने शानदार प्रदर्शन किया, लेकिन मोहम्मद शमी को प्लेइंग इलेवन में जगह नहीं मिल पाई थी। चेन्नई में खेले जाने वाले दूसरे टी20 में भी शमी के खेलने की संभावना कम नजर आ रही है। मोहम्मद शमी की वापसी पर सवाल मोहम्मद शमी करीब 14 महीनों…

[electronicdefendorkid]

India vs England 2nd T20: Possible Playing-11, Weather Report, Pitch Report and Dream-11 Prediction Team

The second T20 match between India and England will be played at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where the spirits of Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, are very high after winning the first match, while the England team would like to level the series by winning the second T20 match.

India won the first T20 match against England by 7 wickets. The same match was played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The England team scored 132 runs while batting first. India achieved this target in 12.5 overs by losing only 3 wickets.

India vs England2nd T20 Match Details

Date 25 January, 2025

Place Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Time Toss: 6:30 PM, Match Start: 7:00 PM

Mohammad Shami may return from the second T20I

Mohammad Shami played his last match for the team on 19 November 2023. It was believed that he would make a comeback in the first T20 against England, but he was not made a part of the playing-11. Now it is being speculated that he can be included in the playing 11 in the second match.

IND vs ENG Pitch Report

The MA Chidambaram Stadium is renowned for its spin-friendly conditions, offering significant turn to bowlers. Spinners are likely to find assistance, making it one of the rare venues in India where bowlers often have the upper hand over batters.

IND vs ENG Weather Report

The evening will see clear skies with temperatures around 18°C. There is no forecast for rain, ensuring an uninterrupted game.

India vs England possible playing-11 for 2nd T20I

India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk).

England Squad: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood

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IND vs ENG 1st T20 Kolkata : प्लेइंग इलेवन को लेकर टीम इंडिया में फंसा पेच: सूर्या किसे करेंगे बाहर, कोलकाता T20 में ये होगी भारतीय टीम की प्लेइंग इलेवन।

IND vs ENG 1st T20 Kolkata : भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच पहले T20 का मैच आज कोलकाता में खेला जाना है।

IND vs ENG 1st T20 Kolkata : कोलकाता में आज (22 जनवरी) होने वाले भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच पहले T20 में टीम इंडिया की प्लेइंग इलेवन में तगड़ा कंपटीशन देखने को मिल रहा है इस मुकाबले में कप्तान सूर्यकुमार यादव को टीम का सिलेक्शन करने से पहले काफी मंथन करना होगा।

कोलकाता की ईडन गार्डन में भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच T20 सीरीज का पहला मुकाबला आज (22 जनवरी) होना है इंग्लैंड की टीम ने इस मैच के लिए अपनी टीम एक दिन पहले ही 21 जनवरी को घोषित कर दी वहीं भारतीय टीम में किसे मौका मिलेगा इसे लेकर कप्तान सूर्यकुमार यादव और हेड कोच गौतम गंभीर को खूब दिमागी कसरत करनी होगी।

वैसे देखा जाए तो भारतीय टीम ने आखिरी T20 साउथ अफ्रीका के खिलाफ जोहानिसबर्ग में 15 नवंबर को खेला था तब उस मुकाबले में टीम इंडिया 135 रनों से जीत कर सीरीज 3 1 से जीती थी।

कोलकाता T20 में अभिषेक शर्मा संजू सैमसग के साथ ओपन करते हुए दिखाई देंगे वही नंबर तीन पर तिलक वर्मा ही खेलते दिखेंगे क्योंकि वो इस पोजीशन पर खेलते हुए लगातार दो T20 शतक जड़ चुके हैं कप्तान सूर्यकुमार यादव भी तिलक की पोजीशन से छेड़खानी ��रने से पहले बचना चाहेंगे नंबर चार पर सूर्यकुमार यादव खेलते हुए देखेंगे वही नंबर पांच पर हार्दिक पांड्या और उसके बाद 6 नवंबर पर रिंकू सिंह खेलते हुए दिख सकते हैं।

वहीं नीतीश कुमार रेड्डी मैच की पोजीशन के हिसाब से हार्दिक पांडे से भी ऊपर खेलते हुए दिख सकते हैं उप कप्तान अक्षर पटेल का प्लेइंग इलेवन में होना तय है क्योंकि कोलकाता की पिच स्पिनर्स की मदद करती है अक्षर पटेल के अलावा टीम में दूसरे स्पेशलिस्ट स्पिनर वरुण चक्रवर्ती होंगे इसकी वजह वरुण चक्रवर्ती का अफ्रीका के खिलाफ T20 सीरीज में शानदार प्रदर्शन रहा है वहीं दो तेज गेंदबाज मोहम्मद शमी और अर्शदीप सिंह होंगे हर्षित राणा और वाशिंगटन सुंदर का प्लेइंग 11 में जगह बना पाना मुश्किल है वही रवि बिश्नोई भी प्लेइंग इलेवन में संभवत ना दिखे।

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Playing XI में कौन IN, कौन OUT ? Sanju | Suryakumar | Gambhir | Shami | Abhisekh sharma

[stokesy55]

Scores level with two wickets in hand.

And apparently we’re the better team, right now I just don’t believe it.

[tajanews247]

रोहित शर्मा को तीसरे नंबर पर भेजो, शुभमन गिल को... विजाग टेस्ट से पहले पूर्व सेलेक्टर की राय

नई दिल्ली. भारत और इंग्लैंड (India vs England) के बीच दूसरा टेस्ट विशाखापट्टनम में खेला जाएगा. दूसरे टेस्ट में टीम इंडिया की प्लेइंग इलेवन में कई बदलाव देखने को मिलेंगे. शुभमन गिल (Shubman Gill) तीसरे नंबर पर बल्लेबाजी करते हुए लगातार फ्लॉप हो रहे हैं. पूर्व सेलेक्टर सरनदीप सिंह ने कहा है कि रोहित शर्मा को तीसरे नंबर पर बैटिंग करनी चाहिए. वहीं, गिल को ओपनिंग. सरनदीप सिंह ने हिन्दुस्तान टाइम्स से…

[indiaalphawhiskey]

Hi India. I feel really bad for asking this but I wondered if there is an explanation. I always see Larries say 'anyone but Louis' because if Harry is being romantically linked to men then Louis is always excluded when it's very obvious that something went on between Harry and Louis during 1D. Whether it's Harries or the odd time the media they never bring up Louis. So I always see this 'anyone but Louis'. But I noticed that Larries won't accept Harry with any man but Louis. They would prefer him to be straight than with a man who isn't Louis. Isn't this a similar thing? Anyone but Louis vs no one but Louis. Or am I missing a point? Thanks!

Um, it’s very late where I am, so I’m gonna try and be as coherent as possible.

Personally, I believe Harry and Louis are together, and have been for the last 13 years, and the reason I believe Harry has been with “no one but Louis” as you put it, is absolutely not because I would “rather Harry be straight than be with someone else”. It’s literally because I’ve never seen Harry (or Louis) look at anyone else the way they look at each other.

I say this, time and again: to me Larry isn’t a ship. Larry is not me playing with two dolls and making them kiss each other. Neither part of the couple is “swappable” with any other “character” no matter whether man or woman, no matter what level of attractiveness or wealth or fame, no matter how many pap pics are taken of them walking side by side shirtless and in silence or fake kissing next to a car or dancing on a yacht, because none of those things equate to being in love.

What convinced me of Larry isn’t the amount of time they spent together, or how handsome they both are, or what a cute couple they make (even though they are hella cute). It’s literally everything else. It’s their body language around each other, it’s Harry’s stupid little nose scrunch and how it’s disappeared now that they’re never seen together, it’s the way they always seem to reference the same documentaries and albums, is how they dance their little pointy-pointy victory dance that I’ve never seen anyone else do, its how they speak of England as home and LA as work, its the fact that their deep-seated values are so aligned, it’s the entire discography of songs that tell two perspectives of the same love story, it’s the way they describe success with insanely similar verbiage that you can imagine them discussing it laying next to each other in bed…

For me, it’s Harry for Louis and Louis for Harry not because I won’t accept anything else. It’s because I’ve never seen anyone else even come close to being on the receiving end of the way they look at each other. If I see either of them acting that way towards someone else, I’ll consider changing my mind.

I think what people don’t get is that this isn’t really a point of pride for me. I don’t ‘get anything’ by believing in Larry (in fact, there are many times I wish I could spare myself the heartbreak of knowing so much about celeb closeting and just forget about it) or by convincing other people to believe in them. I literally just believe it. And maybe one day there will be enough evidence to change my mind, and then I won’t believe it. It’s just… today’s not that day. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[45cementry-gates]

Thoughts on Ishan :

(and ict in general)

1. When he opted out of India's test squad before our series with S. Africa....I knew... I KNEW it will be a long time before we'll get to see him playing for India again.

And then few weeks later Rahul Dravid said in a press conference... He can come back... Just play domestic.... My heart sank.

Here's the thing, I don't blame him at all for taking a break due to mental fatigue.

I fully support his decision as well. He prioritised himself and that's good.

But my dude... If I was your friend, if I was there with you... I wouldn't have let you go.

I would have grabbed his trousers and refused to let go. This is team India. You take one step back and 10 other people are standing right behind you ready to take your place.

Shubhman gill was hyped up so much... Remember his 126 in 63 balls against New Zealand?

But he faltered.

And Today he's in reserve.

Jaiswal is going to be our new opener in all 3 formats very soon. And there's nothing wrong with that. The guy earned it.

Ishan left the South Africa Series and a month later during the india Vs England test Series Jurel was picked and he did an excellent job.

Now imagine... Imagine if Ishan was there instead... If ishan had scored those 90 runs.....he would have made his place permanent.

I'll repeat myself.... I don't blame him for leaving... But he should have thought this through. Especially when a guy like Rahul Dravid is your coach.

(he's the same guy who gave declaration during a test match when Sachin Tendulkar was about to score a century. He's not as innocent as he looks.)

Another thing which really hurts me is how so many people complain about him being benched and then dropped but Yaar....there are tons of players who have gone through this.

Even Ashwin was benched. He said in an interview that when his team would win he wouldn't even feel like going in the ground to congratulate them coz of how hurt he felt.

It happens.

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Anyways My overall opinion on this drama is :

1. I support him for leaving.

2. But I hate that he left.

3. A block of ice would be a better coach than Rahul Dravid.

Anyways... Jo hogaya so hogaya.

What I want now is for him to focus on his future.

And He can start by leaving Mumbai Indians.

MI was the team who would pick young players, groom and invest in them and make them capable enough for team India.

The MI we have seen this year is no longer that team. It doesn't matter how many reels their insta page puts out, the atmosphere of that team is tense, awkward and a hot mess.

If Mumbai really cared about a future captain as they claimed.... They should have made Ishan their new captain...like how csk and gt did with ruturaj and gill.

But oh well.

Right now... The best he can do is keep himself fit, play domestic and leave MI at THE EARLIEST.

That team, it's atmosphere, the mismanagement and inner conflicts (believe me, they exist) will not help him at all.

Imo, he doesn't need a team to grow. He has developed a good skill set. What he needs now is a stage.

A team like Kkr, RR or Gt will be great for that because these teams don't drop Their players after 1 or 2 matches... Have good coaches, stable environment and a good atmosphere overall.

Ishan is an excellent wicket keeper + batsman and the type of cricket he plays is best suited for t20 format (one day and test also but especially t20).

Whether we win or lose this t20 world cup... This one is the last one for our senior players.

After that, our youngsters will take charge (at least they should).

Yashasvi and Abhishek should be our openers.

Gill, rutu and Riyan would perfect be for middle order.

Ishan, with his explosive batting style, would be the perfect finisher.

Also... This dumb culture of batters not learning bowling (encouraged by this stupid impact rule) that has developed in the Indian team needs to STOP.

Look at Australia and New Zealand's t20 squad. Look at how many all rounders they have.

Look at ours. We won the 2007 cup because of all rounders as well.

Also... We cage our players. We hold them back. A player like Travis head is playing with such ferocity because his style and mindset is supported by his captain, his team and his media.

Meanwhile... If an Indian player attempts to do the same and doesn't make a big score in 2 -3 matches... He'll be benched instantly.

Another thing... If we look up the stats of our players in this year's t20 wc squad...

Except virat, Bumrah and maybe kuldeep ...everyone else is on ram bharose.

When players like n. reddy, ishan, rutu, gill, Riyan, natrajan... will be groomed and given enough opportunities....their aggressive style will be supported instead of criticized.... that's when we will win trophies.

@fangirlingintellectual @roseromeroredranger @snowcloudsss

@ishuess @bimesskaira

[solivagantingrebel]

I loved the choice of giving Johnny the childhood sport of Cricket in your recent holiday fix. I would not have expected that. What made you choose cricket?

I love cricket!! It's the sports I was obsessed with growing up (watching more than playing, but I did used to go to a cricket camp a long time ago), and I think the cod characters being from UK gives me the perfect excuse to use it in writing and fics.

In a more story based decision, though, I think Soap's 'good' ending would've happened if he got a chance to play a sport instead of joining the military (aka no threat of dying out there), and I chose cricket in specific for that because while it's a big enough sport in & around Britain (i mean, the English created it LOL). The Scottish national team isn't exactly on par with the British one, in terms of international cricket standard (no hate, same here for my country tbh, very lacking vs how india plays the game) and while there have been a lot of cases of like, Scottish and Irish players going to England to play in their team, Soap in this fic wasn't allowed to. For backstory and how he ended up in the military reasons.

I also think Soap in general is the type of guy who needs both his mind and body engaged to be satisfied with life, adding onto the thrill of seeking danger and winning despite the odds, and to me, cricket happens to be that sports where every minute and decision counts while also requiring to be at your best because things are usually not guaranteed even if you're the personally doing great. Added aspect of teamwork + how international the sport is (it requires a LOT of travel worldwide if you're a good enough of a player), and there you go, perfect substitute for the SAS 🙏

Someday I'll write a cricket au for Ghoap, but we'll see how that goes 😭

[ohwolfling]

I agree that Jacob Elordi is a terrible fit for Heathcliff. Who would you personally like to see play the role 👀? I saw someone say Dev Patel and thought he'd be an interesting pick.

Firstly, I have to tell you that any adaptation of Wuthering Heights would need to be so intriguing to me that I forgot about the PBS Masterpiece Classics Wuthering Heights (2009) with Tom Hardy as Heathcliff, Charlotte Riley as Cathy, and Andrew Lincoln as Edgar Linton (and Burn Gorman as Hindley 1, stfu!!!). Tom and Charlotte had such intense chemistry that they've been married for a decade. Andrew is perfectly proper, doting, and pathetic in equal measures. Burn Gorman is Burn Gormaning. It's a miniseries that makes some big adaptational swings but carries the spirit of the thing all the way through and understands that the moors and the rain are main characters too.

Dev Patel is one of my Skins alum beloveds. He's incredibly talented, I'm always rooting for him. I don't think I've ever seen him give a Heathcliff-esque performance but I think he's got the range. Heathcliff is deeply othered in the books, by lack of decree and his dark features. Casting someone of Indian descent honors that better than other adaptations ever have! And hopefully there'd be a director informed and committed to understanding a dark romanticist metaphorical undertaking of what England was doing to India at the time the book was written and it should not be an excuse for hyperracism and violence (looking at you, Wuthering Heights 2011) so a greater issue here is that I don't believe Emerald Fennel has the range. I don't even think she has the audacity, I just think she isn't thinking.

A cut because I have to explain what Cathy and Heathcliff are as archetypes & why Margot and Jacob are such a bad fit before I even get into who I'd like to see acknowledging that

it's unacceptable at this point to make Heathcliff the white boy of the month and Wuthering Heights has more in common with The Crow than it does Bridgerton.

WHOEVER IT IS, they need to cast for chemistry and they need to cast people who are FERAL, and I want working class accents vs posh accents. Earnshaws are sort of a dying sub nobility (I don't know British class warfare terms ok) & Heathcliff is a refuge orphan who has to learn English as he goes from them. This is the only time in my life I've heard Margot Robbie was up for a role and said, "ain't no way." Marbot is incredibly, she has range, I think it's a shame when people limit her because she came out of puberty looking like a literal Barbie, I Tonya is a film of all time to me and she's the heart of it as a white trash feral child.

But Cathy is a different kind of feral and it needs to echo something raw in Heathcliff. Emily Brontë wrote a dark romance so goddamn hard that she accidentally invented intersectionality for white girls and also exposed that white girls get more opportunities for a privileged life than brown boys or people without a family name to trade on and that in chasing that you can be birth fodder and die anyway. Cathy dies at about 18-20 and is still one of the most REAL female characters of that entire period of literature and then Heathcliff just sort of rots inside of his own body for the next 15-20 years. Where is any of that Margot? I don't think anywhere.

Jacob Elordi cuts a fine tragic figure in the background of Priscilla (he did incredible work in that film) but otherwise he could be replaced by a broom with a sporty haircut in any of his other roles. And maybe he needs something to rise to the occasion to... but Heathcliff should be a POC actor, should have a cobbled together accent that reflects his background, his changing station, and his resentment of all of it, and needs to be someone we connect to despite how horrific he becomes, from age 10-40 roughly, with half of that ideally being the same actor. I don't see that for Jacob.

Dev Patel is in his 30s. So if I'm thinking of other men in their 30s who can reflect those Heathcliff traits, possibly Andrew Koji or Amar Chadha-Patel. But also... there's probably a 25 year old POC actor out there who would do an easier job of aging up or down and could really use Wuthering Heights as the foundation of their career. Directors need to get back to finding a 20 something to raise via the screen, I s2g.

[myauditionfordrphil]

Ok I'mma vent this out at once and will try to not utter a word about this cursed night again. India deserved this cup, they really did. Because if there's been a team who performed the best and embodied the spirit and passion of cricket it's been India. They did their best from the very first game against Australia... Jaddu's wickets (especially Smith's), the top order collapse and King and Rahul's partnership winning us the game (also Rahul's 97). Then came Afghanistan and Bangladesh - Rohit's century, Virat in delhi (vs Naveen, their hug), Hardik's injury resulting in our dear Cheeku's bowling, KL refusing runs to complete Virat's century, Ro - Vi - Rah hug 🤌and ofc umpire not giving the wide. The Pakistan rivalry came into the tournament but our streak was saved when we defeated them 8 - 0. Then came the most dreaded match against New Zealand - Vi's missed century was definitely a sore spot but the revenge was completed. Shami being shami showing why you should not bench him with his fifer and Jaddu hitting the final runs to avenge Mahi Bhai. England and Sri Lanka were no match - they were destroyed by our balling - the only good thing was Gill's knock, Shreyas' century and ofc RohiRat hugs ✨. We made a Sri Lanka out of South Africa with the King getting a century on his b'day and destroyed Netherlands but the main part was Virat and Rohit taking wickets. Then came the semis against NZ and honestly the whole desiblr was scared as fuck bcz of our history but Revenge was taken... Kohli shattering all records and hitting his 50th century making us prouder than ever (anushka's kisses and bowing to the God Sachin will forever be remembered) and Shami's 7 wickets, like is there a way to stop Lalaji bcz I can't think of one (amd what's this 7 factor? 397 runs, all out at 327, won by 70 runs, shami taking 7 wickets ? tribute to Thala ig). But it all came down to this, we lost the finals... After all this we lost, 1.5 billion hearts are broken, the 12 year wait continues. But this tournament will never be forgotten, we laughed and we cried with our team and supported them at every step. We saw moments we'll never forget, we made memories seeing records being broken and our boys having the time of their lives, hugging and dancing on the field and being more excited for the mighty fielding medal than the actual match itself. So this tournament will forever be remembered. You'd expect me to say congratulations to Australia but no, they played well ofc but no team played cricket better than India... Just bcz this team didn't performed in one single match didn't mean that they didn't deserve to win this. Kohli gave all of his soul, Rohit made this team what it is and Shami gutted all his haters but sadly luck was not on our side. After winning all 10 matches our unbeaten streak got broken in the finals only. Yes I'm heartbroken to core but at the same time I'm bloody proud of our boys who gave everything they had, your heads should be held high. In my own delusional world India won this cup and not just team India but the whole country. In my mind we are the winners and the team got the prize for their blood, sweat and tears. You'll all be remembered forever as champions.

Bleed blue 🩵

[shabdshilanews]

India vs England 2nd T20: चेन्नई में खेला जायेगा दूसरा टी20 मुकाबला, जानें वरुण चक्रवर्ती के लिए क्यों है खास मौका

India vs England 2nd T20: भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच खेली जा रही पांच मैचों की टी20 सीरीज का दूसरा मुकाबला 25 जनवरी, शनिवार को चेन्नई के ऐतिहासिक एमए चिदंबरम स्टेडियम में खेला जाएगा। इस रोमांचक मुकाबले के लिए टीम इंडिया चेन्नई पहुंच चुकी है। बीसीसीआई ने अपने सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स पर भारतीय खिलाड़ियों के चेन्नई पहुंचने का वीडियो साझा किया है, जिसने क्रिकेट प्रशंसकों के बीच उत्साह बढ़ा दिया…

[mohabbaat]

top 5 moments in cricket history

ahhhhh. best question, anon. 😭

india vs pakistan match during the 2022 t20 world cup. those last few overs, especially that no ball and that last wide live rent free in my head.

the semi final of world cup 2023 where maxwell played the greatest innings i have ever seen while having cramps. insane batting.

2011 world cup final!!!! ICONIC.

that one india vs australia test match at gabba in 2021 where pant went insane.

2019 world cup final. that super over. england winning by boundary count. it was so insane. 😭

[north-pole-picture-co]

Good evening friends, here's an unsolicited non-polar book recommendation. If you, like me, are into early aviation and acts of hubris that people may not survive, then you'll enjoy His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S. C. Gwynne.

This book has, in no particular order:

A career imperialist/socialist politician writing RPF about himself and his married girlfriend.

The married girlfriend in question is an honest-to-god princess and bestselling author who was friends with a bunch of famous writers, politicians, and other celebrities in Europe in the 1910s-1920s.

A guy named Scott making questionable decisions and who sometimes pulled rank and effectively took over other captains' flights.

Many other guys in charge of designing, building, and testing the airship who knew little to nothing about airships.

"Capitalist airship" vs "socialist airship" (the book explains it, I promise).

Discussion of the roles war and imperialism played in the development and function of the rigid airship. Also in the role of modern weather forecasting.

A detailed breakdown (no pun intended) of all the things that could and did go wrong in this, and other, airship disasters.

"This thing can totally fly from England to India and back in time for the Big Imperialism Conference, trust me bro."

Our RPFing friend brought over 250 pounds of luggage, including a fancy carpet, on the airship to India. Because weight isn't a problem on airships!

Oh, and they built the airship 23 tons heavier than it was supposed to be.

Don't even get me started on the gas bags.

[newswatchindia]

England team bowed down in front of Indian batsmen, Jaiswal played a 'successful' innings!

India Vs England: Team India seems to be in a strong position in the third test being played between India and England. Yashaswi Jaiswal has scored a brilliant century for the team.

[stokesy55]

Jos is any day a better T20 batsman than VK. VK has got more records, but the impact Jos has is unparalleled

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I'm sorry but

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I'm curious, what exactly is considered "impact"? How about being the highest run-scorer of 2 T20 World Cups? How about being the player of the tournament in consecutive T20 World Cups? Virat did that. You know what else he did? India played 6 knockout matches between 2014 and 2024. Virat has made a half century or more than that in 5 out of those 6 matches. That's just shy of 400 runs in 6 matches. It makes his average in T20 WC knockout matches over 90. If that's not impactful, I don't know what is.

Is impact related to strike rate? Virat scored 70 off 29 against West Indies, 94 in some 50 odd balls against WI, and his century against Afghanistan came in 52 balls. The first knock has a strike rate of over 200. Virat chased down 48 off the last 3 overs against Pakistan at the MCG in 2022 and 39 off the last 3 overs against Australia at Mohali in 2016. The latter was a virtual quarter final, and Virat's knock guaranteed India's progress to the semi finals.

Is impact related to hitting sixes? Well, for all that Jos is a renowned six-hitter, it was Virat's six against Haris Rauf at the MCG was declared the shot of the century by ICC. An equation that read 28 off 8 became 16 off 6. It was Virat who hit the two sixes that were required to get it down till here.

Virat has time and again won matches out of nowhere for India. The Mohali 82 against Australia, the MCG 82 against Pakistan, the 72 in 2014 SFs vs South Africa, I can go on and on here-- Heck, Virat was most of the, if not the sole reason that India got as far as they did in the 2014, 2016 and 2022 editions of the T20 World Cup. He is a massively impactful player, who delivers whenever needed. Even yesterday's final, take Virat's 76 out of the equation and we had only a 100 on the board to defend. I doubt even Jasprit could have done much with that.

Virat ended his career in T20s as unquestionably the best T20 player of this generation. Nobody comes close to having the kind of impact he does on the game. He carried India in almost every single T20 World Cup he played, and nobody deserved to lift that trophy as much as he did.

I did not intend this as an insult to Jos. He is a great player, one of the very best to have played the game, but he's not better than Virat. Nope, sorry, he isn't. And it isn't limited to Jos either. There isn't any player in the world, not Rohit, not Warner, not Babar, not Maxwell, no nobody in this generation comes close to having the kind of class, poise and impact of Kohli in T20s.

People are allowed differing opinions - sure, the stats say Virat but in terms of coming in when the team needs and changing the game momentum Jos is one of the best at having an impact

Numbers aren’t always everything, I think is the point the original ask was making. And honestly, looking at the tournament that just concluded, VK really only made an impact in the final, whilst Jos was a lynchpin to a lot of England’s batting innings.

Not saying you’re wrong and - as I said - everyone has opinions and it’s great they’re different because it allows us to discuss thing :) But I think the original ask was talking more about match impact than stats. There is a reason he was RR’s impact batsman for the IPL this year.