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Dukes
2021-11-08 17:28:21
Back in 2019
"I can watch Hetmyer loft spinners all day," gasps surya. "Not since Ganguly have I seen a more good looking left-handed lofter of the cricket ball than Him."
71.6
4
Rashid to Hetmyer, FOUR runs
Finds the boundary again, this one cut firmly off the back foot... Anderson gamely attempted to get round but couldn't cut it off
71.5
6
Rashid to Hetmyer, SIX runs
Full, in the slot, hammered with a vengeance into the second tier at long-off! Picked the googly from Rashid and launches it with a outrageous Caribbean flourish into the stands! This is what people were talking about...
sudden
2021-11-08 17:40:39
In reply to Dukes
He did tease us there but …
Dukes
2021-11-08 17:42:25
sudden
2021-11-08 17:52:38
In reply to Dukes
You should send him the video. Remind him of what he used to be or rather what he could have been but for…
Dukes
2021-11-08 18:06:22
sudden
2021-11-08 18:09:58
In reply to Dukes
He could but he would be doing himself a disservice. Back then he looked more like De Duke than De Flamingo
Dukes
2021-11-08 18:14:24
In reply to sudden
Okie Dokie ah gat yuh
I was thinking about his batting but you are talking about his belly.
My bad!!!!
sudden
2021-11-08 18:18:56
In reply to Dukes
That too 
However Duke = Baron= Sobers. Flamingo = Methuselah = Gayle
WIfan26
2021-11-08 18:42:06
In reply to Dukes
There was a straight six that kid hit against a NZ attack at home scoring sixty odd was the moment I realized WI may have a batsman again!!!
Now we're stuck with Rotimyer but In my opinion he's finding himself and will come good sooner rather than later!!!
openning
2021-11-08 19:21:22
One of reason Viv, Greenidge, Tiger Woods and others were greats, their always had something that need fixing, and would work on it.
This WC and the last IPL was not good development for Hetty, he was used as a Yoyo.
His role was strictly and Powerhitting role.
Thats the player he has become, it is up to him what he want to do going forward.
Dukes
2021-11-08 19:26:20
In reply to openning
It really is quite simple.Your best 2 batters should be given the # 3 and # 4 positions.You decide which one comes first, Pooran or Hetmyer.One has 9 scores over 80 for the WI while the other has 2.
openning
2021-11-08 19:30:11
In reply to Dukes
Are you referring to T20 or cricket in general?
BTW, in the T20 format, you may want to have a left and right combination, when setting a batting order.
Dukes
2021-11-08 19:31:49
In reply to openning
ALL CRICKET
openning
2021-11-08 19:46:13
In reply to Dukes
It really is quite simple.Your best 2 batters should be given the # 3 and # 4 positions.You decide which one comes first, Pooran or Hetmyer.One has 9 scores over 80 for the WI while the other has 2.
Having watch cricket all my life, that statement is surely nonsense, your best batsman should have a solid resume.
I had the opportunity to watch Rohan when I was about 13 years, it was the fans during the game, whose discussions told me how good he was.
The argument was who was better Gary or Rohan.
They both had solid resumes, at that time.
sudden
2021-11-08 20:30:36
In reply to Dukes
I am not convinced about Hetty’s defensive technique and Poorman’s is even worse
Dukes
2021-11-08 20:33:00
In reply to openning
I said: Hetty and Pooran are our two best batters
You said :That statement is surely nonsense
I then will say: Who are our two best batters?
I await to hear what you will say.
Dukes
2021-11-08 20:34:46
In reply to sudden
I am not convinced about Hetty’s defensive technique and Poorman’s is even worse
The obvious question then is, which WI batsmen's defensive technique are you convinced about???
openning
2021-11-08 20:42:58
In reply to Dukes
You said :That statement is surely nonsense
I then will say: Who are our two best batters?
We just don't have a solid consistent batsman for me to tell you, who are the best.
I would have both Pooran and Hetmyer in my T20 and ODI squads, but to have them playing test cricket, they would both have to perform in a 4-day tournament, before being selected.
We cannot used one or two good innings to say who is the best.
VoopsandOut
2021-11-08 20:44:17
There was a time when I had high hopes that King, Hope, Pooran and Hety would be a middle order that would make us all proud. Alas!
openning
2021-11-08 21:06:24
In reply to Dukes
I was home in 1985, visited my old Games master, who was the scorer for Barbados.
He spoke to me about Viv and Hooper.
He said, people say Viv is great, but he had not shown his greatness, and Hooper looked pretty, but cannot build an inning.
Very soon after Viv played in a regional game against T&T, one I remember calling QPO about 3-4 four times to get update of Viv's inning.
The next evening I got a call, telling me about Viv's inning and how great it was.
Hooper retired and my games master was convinced he was just a pretty looking batsman, not someone to depend on at the wicket.
mikelegend
2021-11-08 21:09:25
In reply to VoopsandOut
It still can happen with the right environment and management.
Dukes
2021-11-08 21:28:04
In reply to openning
they would both have to perform in a 4-day tournament, before being selected.
We cannot used one or two good innings to say who is the best.
No 4 day matches have been played since March 2020 but in the meantime a man has played 30 test innings and has 8 ducks in those 30 innings but continues to be selected.His average in those 30 innings is 18.55 and I assume you are comfortable with that.
openning
2021-11-08 21:43:52
In reply to Dukes
You would Roger about the selection of a player with 18.55 average.
I stucked my neck out for Chandrika, who embarrass the hell out of me, I've learned my lesson, and I let performance speak for itself.
The last batsman that I praise on this MB was Gordon Greenidge, I have too many tapes of his memory.
I am a fan of KB, but one of his critics.
openning
2021-11-08 21:52:32
In reply to Dukes
The reason I remain a fan of Kraigg, he is one of the young crop of West Indies batsman, that have scored tons at every level, and I believe with him having his new management team around him, he can start scoring tons of runs again.
tops
2021-11-08 21:57:48
In reply to openning
"I stocked my neck out for Chandrika, who embarrass the hell out of me,"
U stocked yr neck out for Chandrika? Serves U right that he embarrass the hell out of U. I heard he would show off too much and thought he was bigger than the game.
openning
2021-11-08 23:08:49
In reply to tops
Stucked, thanks for the correction.
Narper would never let me forget, still longing for a batsman to replace the great Shiv.
CricSham
2021-11-09 02:30:57
In reply to openning
We mention shiv and great in the same sentence. That tells us the state of our current batsmen.
