Black Caps tour of India - 2026
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Assuming now Mitchell has moved to #1 in the ODI rankings
after game one Kohli moved to 1 and Mitch 2 but they are only separated by a single point, 785 vs 784. -
That's an absolutely outstanding result with a young team. How fucking good is Mitchell these days, just incredible.
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Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
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@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:
Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
its a shame his test record has gone backwards. Hasnt been able to consistently score 100's but his ODI record is superb so far
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@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:
Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
He's like a Kiwi David Hussey
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@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India:
@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:
Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
He's like a Kiwi David Hussey
Well in some ways but he's a fine test player too, poor old Hussey Jr never even got a shot despite an amazing FC record ( 14K runs @ 52 )
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India:
@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:
Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
He's like a Kiwi David Hussey
Well in some ways but he's a fine test player too, poor old Hussey Jr never even got a shot despite an amazing FC record ( 14K runs @ 52 )
As with most analogies, it isn't perfect
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@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India:
@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:
Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
He's like a Kiwi David Hussey
Well in some ways but he's a fine test player too, poor old Hussey Jr never even got a shot despite an amazing FC record ( 14K runs @ 52 )
As with most analogies, it isn't perfect
I think you meant Mike Hussey?
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@Biorealism said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India:
@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:
Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.
He's like a Kiwi David Hussey
Well in some ways but he's a fine test player too, poor old Hussey Jr never even got a shot despite an amazing FC record ( 14K runs @ 52 )
As with most analogies, it isn't perfect
I think you meant Mike Hussey?
Yep him too
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