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Australia (181 & 162/4) defeat India (185 & 157) by 6 wickets in the 5th Test match and win the 5-match series 3-1

Which side will win the 5th Test between Australia and India?

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Wasim Ghulam said:
He is super fit though , despite bowling heaps of over , never lost intensity
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His pace was down significantly. Even in this test match. At the end of the day, he is only human. Even if you are the fittest bowler in the world, you have a breaking point.
 
JaDed said:
I have a feeling selectors will not drop Kohli even after this loss :(
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Playing both Rohit & Kohli is a big no no imo, you can afford to carry one of them imo And Kohli is still 1 off 3 Indian players to get a hundred on this tour and it yielded a win, the next tour is in England and while it will be tough, the pitches are a lot flatter then they use to be since the introduction of the advanced drainage systems so our typically long/wet summers wont be a problem.
 
shaz619 said:
Rohit is very laid back, fat & lethargic, great batter still but such a personality is not going resonate with the default DNA of the Indians which is also very laid back etc Whereas Kohli, who is the complete opposite & always on edge, helped transform the mentality of their bowlers and is much better equipped to squeeze the most out of average bowlers, they looked completely toothless a not so long ago!
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He's a very good white-ball batter but in tests he has pretty much been a home track/flat track bully.

Yeah no doubt Kohli has a big role in the change of attitude of the fast-bowlers. Till Dhoni was captain Indian bowling was still utter trash.
 
Kohli's captaincy being overhyped here. He is phenomenal when it comes to being insane and geeing up the boys. It can lead to some amazing performances. But these happen few and far between. In reality, he is an aloof character off the field (wrapped up in his family life and sense of being special). Which is fine, as a great batsman, but not as captain.

Rohit is better with players. Hanging out with the newer boys. Welcoming and making them feel at ease. He was always the one to take the boys out. When he was not captain and even when he was anointed.

Kohli was also bullheaded when it came to some players. People seem to be forgetting that if Kohli had not gone back for his kid's birth, we might never have seen what Pant was capable of. Kohli preferred a boring Saha to Pant. Some random spinner I forget the name of vs Kuldeep. He also tended to prefer anyone else to Ashwin, who made a proper return to the team only under Rohit.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Rahane is probably the best captain we have never had for long time. He keeps the spirits high. At the MCG he was playing a blinder. Made a 100. But Jadeja ran him out. Before he left he went to Jadeja and patted him on his shoulder to continue. No antics. Entire unit played as a team. No meltdowns. Precise field placements. Gun bowling rotation.
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Yeah no doubt. He could have been a great captain. Unfortunately his own form was a big issue. When he was in form Kohli had all the power. When Kohli's power decreased, so did his form. But he will always have the series win in Australia. That alone is an incredible achievement to be remembered by.
 
shaz619 said:
Rohit is very laid back, fat & lethargic, great batter still but such a personality is not going resonate with the default DNA of the Indians which is also very laid back etc Whereas Kohli, who is the complete opposite & always on edge, helped transform the mentality of their bowlers and is much better equipped to squeeze the most out of average bowlers, they looked completely toothless a not so long ago!
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If Kohli was the captain of Pakistan, could Kohli win a test match with Pakistan Trundlers Bowling bridged n overseas conditions?

:kp
 
We didnt' expect to win this series anyway after whitewash at home. Also beating Australia 3 times in a row in their own den with this team was always going to be near impossible. But we didn't mind the loss under the assumption BCCI would make some radical changes. We have to wait and see what BCCI is going to do.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
He's a very good white-ball batter but in tests he has pretty much been a home track/flat track bully.

Yeah no doubt Kohli has a big role in the change of attitude of the fast-bowlers. Till Dhoni was captain Indian bowling was still utter trash.
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He has done tremendously every where in his pomp outside that one horrible debut tour in England and has been big match winner for them, past his peak now but one of the best of his era no doubt about it, it will be a shame when he is gone because very few are capable of replacing him, we all thought it would be Babar and he’s not half the player, maybe he will prove us all wrong hopefully.
 
pillionrider said:
Kohli's captaincy being overhyped here. He is phenomenal when it comes to being insane and geeing up the boys. It can lead to some amazing performances. But these happen few and far between. In reality, he is an aloof character off the field (wrapped up in his family life and sense of being special). Which is fine, as a great batsman, but not as captain.

Rohit is better with players. Hanging out with the newer boys. Welcoming and making them feel at ease. He was always the one to take the boys out. When he was not captain and even when he was anointed.

Kohli was also bullheaded when it came to some players. People seem to be forgetting that if Kohli had not gone back for his kid's birth, we might never have seen what Pant was capable of. Kohli preferred a boring Saha to Pant. Some random spinner I forget the name of vs Kuldeep. He also tended to prefer anyone else to Ashwin, who made a proper return to the team only under Rohit.
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Same Ashwin who retired under Rohit's captaincy seemingly frustrated at his lack of selection?
 
jnaveen1980 said:
SIraj 5 test series.. he has no fuel in the tank. He has to share the absence of Bumrah as well. India should have gone with additional seamer instead of Jadeja or sundar
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Yup! Impressive stuff from India here without Bumrah. Where was this Prasidh guy.
Hes showing some good skills. Decent control over the ball at this age, good lengths and movement
 
Devadwal said:
If Kohli was the captain of Pakistan, could Kohli win a test match with Pakistan Trundlers Bowling bridged n overseas conditions?

:kp
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He’d do much better then Lord Shan Masood first of his name
 
shaz619 said:
He has done tremendously every where in his pomp outside that one horrible debut tour in England and has been big match winner for them, past his peak now but one of the best of his era no doubt about it, it will be a shame when he is gone because very few are capable of replacing him, we all thought it would be Babar and he’s not half the player, maybe he will prove us all wrong hopefully.
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He has horrible numbers in most places outside India. Very good white-ball player but I don't think his test career is anything to write home about.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Same Ashwin who retired under Rohit's captaincy seemingly frustrated at his lack of selection?
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Ashwin and Rohit get along great and if Rohit dropped him, it would be on merit, not because he is stuck up and has a fixed opinion he is unwilling to change.

On point though, you are once again wrong. Ashwin was dropped for the 1st test when Rohit was missing. Came back when Rohit took over in the 2nd test. Retired after that.
 
India's biggest weapon was one of our backroom staff during Kohli's tenure. Bharat Arun. Man who was constantly after pace. During his tenure average bowling pace was high for India. Every bowler increased their pace. India literally bullied Australia by hurting them physically in 2018 tour. You can see Head telling in interview "It was scary"
 
pillionrider said:
Ashwin and Rohit get along great and if Rohit dropped him, it would be on merit, not because he is stuck up and has a fixed opinion he is unwilling to change.

On point though, you are once again wrong. Ashwin was dropped for the 1st test when Rohit was missing. Came back when Rohit took over in the 2nd test. Retired after that.
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And who was captaining in the third test? When Ashwin was left out?
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
He has horrible numbers in most places outside India. Very good white-ball player but I don't think his test career is anything to write home about.
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Having a mediocre record in just one or two places is a pretty insane run if you ask me imo, I’d kill for a Pak batter to get anywhere close to that, this is relative to the standards of his era
 
shaz619 said:
He’a doing it right now with a pack of bare bums from the shower that is your attack
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Nothing special. They are just bowling with no brains . Sydney test bowling combination is nothing special bar bumrah.

Bumrah was the reason why india did take slender leads in the first innings. Without bumrah australian are scoring at 6RPO. In 2nd innings.
 
Devadwal said:
Nothing special. They are just bowling with no brains . Sydney test bowling combination is nothing special bar bumrah.

Bumrah was the reason why india did take slender leads in the first innings. Without bumrah australian are scoring at 6RPO. In 2nd innings.
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First 6 overs they were all over the shop. Over trying. Had they stuck off stump channel they could have done a lot more damage
 
Devadwal said:
Nothing special. They are just bowling with no brains . Sydney test bowling combination is nothing special bar bumrah.

Bumrah was the reason why india did take slender leads in the first innings. Without bumrah australian are scoring at 6RPO. In 2nd innings.
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Bumrah is a handicap & Rohit has zero brain cells as a captain, I am seeing the full potential of your bowling today
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I'm glad. You need something to be happy about after this series.
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I don't need it now. I enjoyed it a lot when it happened. I hope you can in your lifetime experience a WC win. There's nothing like it :dhoni


This series has also been enjoyable. Nothing like waking up early before sunrise. It has been a lifelong tradition going back almost two decades now and these tours of Australia. Even when we were getting blanked with Sachin the lone one to watch.

I just feel privileged within my lifetime to have been able to watch the greatest batsman of the modern era and potentially the greatest bowler of the modern era at their prime. And to have them both Indian is .... well special.


I wish you could know this within your lifetime. I really do :mc
 
India has to revert back to their Shastri/Kohli/Arun strategy. 4 full time fast bowlers. Reddy needs to still get better. Not good enough to carry the 4th bowler workload.
 
I won't blame our secondary bowlers in this match. That is totally unfair. They had to share the workload. They have taken 11 out of 13 wickets without Bumrah.'s contribution
 
shaz619 said:
Bumrah is a handicap & Rohit has zero brain cells as a captain, I am seeing the full potential of your bowling today
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Still mile ahead than some others subcontinent team who had conceded 600+ runs against South Africa weakest ever batting team

::kp
 
Devadwal said:
Yes but what's the use when there is no edges produced by induan bowlers in the ongoing innings.
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I think they over-tried it. I kinda expected this without Bumrah. Because in the first test he told his bowlers just to land in the good areas not to go for pole-hunting. That is exactly what Prasidh and Siraj were doing today. pole-hunting. Every single ball was misdirected
 
KOhli has to be dropped after this.. His antics are just plain stupid now.. Dude - get some runs before all this clownery.
 
pillionrider said:
I don't need it now. I enjoyed it a lot when it happened. I hope you can in your lifetime experience a WC win. There's nothing like it :dhoni


This series has also been enjoyable. Nothing like waking up early before sunrise. It has been a lifelong tradition going back almost two decades now and these tours of Australia. Even when we were getting blanked with Sachin the lone one to watch.

I just feel privileged within my lifetime to have been able to watch the greatest batsman of the modern era and potentially the greatest bowler of the modern era at their prime. And to have them both Indian is .... well special.


I wish you could know this within your lifetime. I really do :mc
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Stopped reading after "I don't need it now." Because I know you are lying.
 
Siraj should dropped for some period after this series. He has become toothless like some others .

:kp
 
pillionrider said:
His luck was there when it finally mattered though. At the T20 WC. That's all that counts for us :dhoni
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Rohit’s decision to bring in Axar Patel against a rampaging Heinrich Klaasen was nothing short of a disaster t20 wc. Any other captain might have handled that situation more effectively. Rohit was fortunate to have Bumrah firing on all cylinders at the crucial moment and Pant displaying remarkable game awareness to slow things down. In fact, it felt like Rohit was doing everything possible to lose the game, only to be bailed out by individual brilliance.
Rohit often comes across as a fair-weather captain. When the opposition applies pressure, as we saw in the ODI World Cup 2023, he struggles to steer the ship out of troubled waters. Under pressure, his decision-making often lacks the clarity and composure needed to turn the tide in his team’s favor.
 
Still a long way to go for Australia. 2 quick wickets here and India will back themselves to win this.
 
Fit bumrah rana prasidh and akashdeep would have ran through this team.

Get rid of kohli rohit fast
And also kl

Then we win again
 
psyoptica said:
You have to be the most annoying person on this forum. Every second post is about the “other team” not doing well. So much inferiority complex
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Aahhh can't digest the facts. those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones at others.

:kp
 
Kohli has given up and he also knows Prasiddh can take a 5fer but he has no future worth noting internationally.
 
Devadwal said:
Aahhh can't digest the facts. those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones at others.

:kp
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Your posts are perfect demonstration of coping hard. Bringing India’s historical records and Pakistan teams current form is not going to make this loss any easier for you.
 
This series win shouldn't even count lmao

Rohit kohli kl playing

Instead of more deserving players.

Captaincy of rohit alone lmao.

Anyway aus finally gets a bgt win. Congrats.
 
asarkar said:
Rohit’s decision to bring in Axar Patel against a rampaging Heinrich Klaasen was nothing short of a disaster t20 wc. Any other captain might have handled that situation more effectively. Rohit was fortunate to have Bumrah firing on all cylinders at the crucial moment and Pant displaying remarkable game awareness to slow things down. In fact, it felt like Rohit was doing everything possible to lose the game, only to be bailed out by individual brilliance.
Rohit often comes across as a fair-weather captain. When the opposition applies pressure, as we saw in the ODI World Cup 2023, he struggles to steer the ship out of troubled waters. Under pressure, his decision-making often lacks the clarity and composure needed to turn the tide in his team’s favor.
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Fair points but sometimes you wonder how he is unwittingly the captain when those lucky things happen. Do good captains have a way of dragging luck their way or are they just lucky captains :dhoni
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
He won India more matches than any captain too.

As for practice matches, I don't think they are necessary. It's about what works for you. India rarely have practice matches before tours. And even if they do they feature fringe players who may play in the series.
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He mended his ways about playing practice games after losing the 2018 series in England.
 
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