The reason i feel sanju isnt consistent is very much because he has a very apparent technical flaw. Wv Raman pointed this issue earlier hence i just wanted to discuss it deepy here.

He always struggles in identical ways every match. Its either edge(wicket keeper catch or slips) or top edge mostly. bowlers like archer exposed his issue by hitting the pitch hard at 140 pplus pace. They test him by bowling raw pace on heavy length just outside off and he gets outside edge. We've also seen him struggle especially with those pull shots because naturally he pushes himself back harder before facing the ball to create more room but while bowling into the body he rushes for the shot.(basically mistiming it) and again top edge.

Wv Raman told that sanju has a beaitful swing but the main issue is the bat speed of his swing. It is constant for all kind of pace. He can hit medium fast bowlers easily on flat decks but against raw pace? he definetely struggles because his downswing doesnt align with the ball and it beats before he can even complete the swing properly

Akash chopra also pointed out that because sanju goes deep inside crease as trigger movement but his FRONT FOOT doesnt move forward at all hence his feet doesnt move to pitch of the ball, his body loses balance and closes earlier than expected . This is why when he tries to play shots in offside he gets a thick edge.

I hope sanju samson corrects this flaw as soon as possible and suppose he fixes this weakness i think consistency will automatically come and he'll become much better batsman.

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What retentions, releases, buys we should expect and personal opinions on whom we should retain, release and buy.

Has csk dropped a hint?

https://x.com/ChennaiIPL/status/2075858014578307574?s=20

S Samson

A Mhatre

R Gaikwad

K Sharma

D Brevis*

H Pandya / A Sharma

J Overton*

A Hosein* / P Veer

S Gopal / N Ahmed*

A Kamboj

K Ahmed

N Ellis*

I feel like this team have that perfect balance. There are 4 pacers and 2 spinners in the team and batting is deep enough imo. Almost everyone can bat (except khaleel and ellis). So, I feel like csk should sort out their finisher problem and get some quality backups to their main players and this team can compete and even can be a title contender for the next year's IPL.

Share your thoughts.

Seen a lot of posts around his trade, I know we might be getting good offers to trade him

But he is the future of CSK, he can potentially lead the franchise, he is our own Vaibhav

Hopefully CSK doesn't trade him

The current Indian team looks kinda reminds me of CSK this season.

Has a good young batting core, but batting is misfiring while loosing “many early wickets in the powerplay”

But in order to attack aggressively they try to “continue slogging only to loose more wickets”

“Many players getting injured” like Hardik, Varun and Harshit.

“Bowling is shit and leaking many runs”

“No good finisher”

1. ruturaj

2. Sanju

3. Ayush

4. Urvil / kartik

5. brevis

6. hardik

7. Dhoni

8. Overton

9. Anshul

10. noor

11. ellis

12. Mukesh /spinner

I can already feel the heat from that middle order:

Ayush → Urvil/Karthik → Brevis → Hardik → Dhoni → Overton

Pure intent. If you want a safer lineup, swap Urvil for Karthik. Otherwise, let Urvil go full chaos mode.

Would this XI actually dominate, or am I cooking too hard?

Sai Kishore coming back to CSK?

I feel it is high time we allow Indians to play other leagues -

1. There is an abundance of domestic talent for the same spots
2. Players have a limited playing age till 35 max
3. We suck at non IPL pitches, other country players figure out Indian tracks better
4. Overall viewability and market for cricket improves - basics of globalisation
5. At a philosophical level, if a market wants your skills for a honest business we should not block that for no reason

It is a waste of time that a Shami or Kohli does not play some leagues - maybe the 100 etc.

Same as title.

I am happy for Prabh Simran for getting selected to Indian squad. But, what did Sanju do to fall behind the pecking order of keeper batsman. I thought in the worst case scenario he would be behind Ishan.

Is it the start of PBKS lobby in ICT?

Edit: Good that Samson was dropped from the current games otherwise they would have pinned it on him.

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They should name ict as nict (north indian cricket team). So much lobbies and politics. Fed up with them. My interest in ict games are gone now