Unlike pretty much every other sport, from soccer to golf to mixed martial arts, cricket has been cursed with a long, storied lineage of bad games. Unfortunately, though, the history of those games has been… rough, if I’m being charitable. In fact, there have been plenty of cricket games made, dating back to the 8-bit era of gaming. Since this is a review about a game and not the sport itself, for the sake of brevity, this article uses cricket terms with the assumption that the reader is already familiar with the terminology. ( Author’s Note: This article covers a game about a sport that is probably unfamiliar to most of our readers. As I have said before, cricket might be the most quintessentially British sport imaginable, as the reach of the game extends almost literally only to countries that the British actively colonized, but even a sport with such a relatively limited appeal needs a video game adaptation, yes?
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India won the opener by five wickets against New Zealand and will now be aiming to seal the series in Ranchi.Ah, yes, cricket. I think it will be a really good option for India," he said. "Yes, he compliments everything India try to do in a T20I game and Rohit should use him as an attacking weapon. Former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori however feels that Chahal compliments India's T20I philosophy and hence could be a good option for the second game. Yes but he will stick around in the side and we will see him play a lot more cricket in the future," Uthappa said on ESPNCricinfo.Īlso Read | Tim Paine breaks down during emotional press conference: 'Deeply sorry for the hurt and pain that I have caused' - WatchĪxar went wicketless in the opener, but conceded at 7.80 in his four overs getting hit for three boundaries. So I guess, Axar will play one more game before Yuzi gets an opportunity. But having said that, it would be unfair on someone like Axar Patel to miss out on a game. "Yes, he deserves a chance with the form that he is in. Given his form in the IPL, Uthappa feels that Chahal should be picked for the Ranchi game against the Tim Southee-led side however, he feels that benching Axar wouldn't be a wise call either. And while the selectors had October 10 as the deadline for making changes in the T20 World Cup squad, there weren't any major changes made.
However, he bounced impressively to pick 14 wickets in eight matches in the UAE leg of the tournament, at an economy rate of 7.06. India vs New Zealand Live Score 2nd T20Īnd while veteran Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa feels that Chahal rightfully deserves a chance in the XI for the second T20I in Ranchi, he admitted it would be unfair for Axar Patel to sit out after just one game.Ī poor first leg of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL), where Chahal picked only four wickets in seven games at an economy rate of 8.26, saw the leg-spinner fall out of contention for the T20 World Cup.Īlso Read | India's Predicted XI vs New Zealand, 2nd T20: Siraj injury, Chahar's expensive outing could make way for two more debuts The leg-spinner was called back after the T20 World Cup snub but benched for the first game, while Rahul Chahar who replaced him for the tournament was dropped.
One of the notable absentees from India's playing XI for the opening match of the three-match T20I series against New Zealand in Jaipur on Wednesday was Yuzvendra Chahal.