🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025: Match 19 - Final: India vs Pakistan @Dubai🏏 - Page 52

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Oh achha he is only to do the captaincy (till Kuldeep doesn't bully him to do that by himself), not for batting /balling

On a serious note I don't even understand why was he made the captain over Hardik. Like did that catch in T20 world cup final got him this victory

@bold:- it bothered me too, when it was announced, and it bothers me still. I will never be able to understand how & why somebody would choose SKY over Hardik, whom everybody saw as next T20I captain

@red:- Ngl, even I found this as the prime reason for appointing him. SKY wasn't ever consistent or big match player. At least, Hardik was big match player. Don't know how much is it true, but captaincy has further deteriorated SKY's performance

https://x.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/1972375010888368220

Rinku soon will be a middle order player soon,panels are talking about it.

Originally posted by: Prizi

Rauf 50

acche se dhoya isko

Winning shot ke baad aur ek jahaz giraana chahiye tha

Kuldeep Yadav: Of course (spin is still India's strength to win big matches). It's very important to bowl in the middle overs. And of course, we, Varun and Axar, playing together, obviously, it's a luxury to have. And everyone has a different role, you know. So, obviously, they started really well. After 10-11 overs, they were like 100 for 1. And we knew that if you get a couple of early wickets, and probably not early, but after that, after 10 overs, if you get a couple of wickets, then obviously, it's not going to be easy for a new batter to come and score runs easily. And obviously, when I was bowling the 4th over, I was looking to get them out. Before the game, he (Hari) just sent the screenshot of the lengths where you are going to bowl to the batters. And obviously, masterclass from Tilak. You know, he was unbelievable today.

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Of course,I will love him the most if he does that

Better still deny to take the trophy from him

yeah. Send Morne Morkel or Ryan Tenxxxx whatever his full name is to collect the trophy 😀

VIP: "That's what you play cricket for! That feeling after coming in early and staying not out till the end. That feeling winning the pressure game for your nation. That feeling after winning the final. Well done Tilak Verma!!"

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Originally posted by: Rosyme

https://x.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/1972375010888368220

Job bachali

Morne Morkel | bowling coach: Well, yeah, I thought, you know, the guys summed up the conditions of the ball quite well. A nice opportunity for Shivam Dube tonight to take that first over, to take responsibility. I thought he set the tone quite beautifully on that. And what a way to finish it with a bat.The spinners through the middle were certainly brilliant, I think. And Shivam Dube did a terrific job. Yeah, you know, I just thought it was something we've discussed, going into the tournament, and it might be an opportunity for him to use a new ball up front. And then, unfortunately, having injured him (Hardik) in the previous game, he had to step up, and I thought he did that beautifully. (On what he does with the team in the training sessions) Well, look, I mean, I think the sessions are very focused. The other guys know it's not that hard to go and get themselves ready for the games. And it was quite hot here in Dubai, so we had to manage that quite well. And towards the back end, we played a lot of back-to-back games, so to manage and recover well was key. And, you know, just to get ourselves maintained in a good space for a big final today. You know, we knew a bunch of stuff was going to come out. There was a lot on the line, obviously, in the final. And it was about the team putting all their nerves to rest. And I thought towards the back end there, our guys had a lot of experience, and Shivam also, just taking that partnership with Tilak deep was key.