Australia vs India | 4th Test | Sydney | Jan 3-7, 2019 | Day 2 Thread

[rhony]

Scores less but scores important runs.

Saved India's *** on the Kolkata seamer friendly track.

Would hav come good in SENA. Not statistically but impact wise.

And i love Pant.

Saha was a weak batter SIF. Not sure why you think he's an impact batter. India needs someone that can take the game away from the opposition and Pant suits that role better then Saha.

 

[Zakaz]

Shaw is from Bihar, his actual surname is Gupta & Pandya is Gujju. Even Rohit is not actually Marathi, we do not have any batters in the current team like olden days

It might be due to descrimination or jealousy towards mumbai people. Looking at how much cricketing infrastructure and economy Mumbai provides, there should be at least one Mumbai player in the Indian team.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Saha was a weak batter SIF. Not sure why you think he's an impact batter. India needs someone that can take the game away from the opposition and Pant suits that role better then Saha.

He's a weak batsman.

No questions about that but he wasn't useless like people are making him out to be.

 

[bantu]

What is with the talk about declaration by everyone at commentary ? Why not keep batting as long as possible ?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Tim Paine's predictable tactic of setting defensive field for Pant from the get go, played right into his hands of Pat.

 

[jnaveen1980]

What is with the talk about declaration by everyone at commentary ? Why not keep batting as long as possible ?

550 is a good score to declared at. Australia will take a lot o time to match that score. In the process could lose a few wickets.

 

[jagatk]

What is with the talk about declaration by everyone at commentary ? Why not keep batting as long as possible ?

Aussies being hopeful and biased as usual.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I have never seen Dhoni play as good as Pant in Australia lol

 

[abhay]

Shaw is from Bihar, his actual surname is Gupta & Pandya is Gujju. Even Rohit is not actually Marathi, we do not have any batters in the current team like olden days

Using the same analogy, even thakreys are not real Mumbaikars

 

[jnaveen1980]

Aussies being hopeful and biased as usual.

Aussie commies should stop acting like "Australian think tank" for once.

 

[JaDed]

If we don't find anyone else , we can groom Pant purely as a number 6 batsman and slot saha in at 7. Drop rahane for good. I'm a fan of Saha's.

Yes I like Saha too but he is extremely injury prone.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

He's a weak batsman.

No questions about that but he wasn't useless like people are making him out to be.

Outside Asia/ WI he is useless with the bat. Just being a good keeper won't work in today's world.

 

[JaDed]

Saha should Open and see off the new ball, he would show more determination than Rahul!

 

[JaDed]

Outside Asia/ WI he is useless with the bat. Just being a good keeper won't work in today's world.

Still would be better than Rahul,Vijay dhawan

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Saha should Open and see off the new ball, he would show more determination than Rahul!

True. Rahul has been the biggest disappointment for me.

 

[JaDed]

Kohli being patient with Pant's century,he was patient with Karun Nair's triple as well before dropping him off , you never know with Kaptaan.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Using the same analogy, even thakreys are not real Mumbaikars

That's fine, he is still from MAH. Anyway we are derailing the thread. Let's watch Pant in action

 

[MP2011]

100 for Pant! Well played!

 

[JaDed]

for Pant well done!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Hundred on first tour of England. Hundred on first tour of OZ. Take a bow kid!

 

[bantu]

550 is a good score to declared at. Australia will take a lot o time to match that score. In the process could lose a few wickets.

Why give them any chance at anything ? Just grind them into the dust ...

 

[jnaveen1980]

22 year old. A century in England A century in Australia great.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Kohli being patient with Pant's century,he was patient with Karun Nair's triple as well before dropping him off , you never know with Kaptaan.

Karun was given few more opportunities, apart from that triple he did nothing. BTW KLRahul scored 199 in the same match, look at how he regressed. Probably they are 1 season wonders.

 

[MP2011]

His 2nd test ton in 7 tests, with 2 '90s as well!

Impressive. If only he can improve his keeping (and chirping!)....

 

[abhay]

That's fine, he is still from MAH. Anyway we are derailing the thread. Let's watch Pant in action

you are right, that's more important right now

 

[jagatk]

Well played rishab pant, so sad that kohli can't captain a odi team and thus the ranchi has been is still allowed to play for India.

 

[abhay]

guys when should India declare?

 

[bantu]

Well done young man ... Rishabh Pant 100

 

[jnaveen1980]

His 2nd test ton in 7 tests, with 2 '90s as well!

Impressive. If only he can improve his keeping (and chirping!)....

He holds the record for highest catches in a series by any Indian. Do you know how horribly Kirmani started his career before becoming a decent one? Pant is far better than.

 

[BreadPakoda]

guys when should India declare?

700+

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

guys when should India declare?

550 or max 70

 

[JaDed]

r we waiting for Jaddu's fifty now?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why the heck they brought Dhoni back in. Damn. this kid is in awesome form. Technically much better.

 

[JaDed]

700+

India did that mistake in 2004,were content to draw.

 

[jnaveen1980]

r we waiting for Jaddu's fifty now?

They give them awkward 1 hour period.

 

[jnaveen1980]

India did that mistake in 2004,were content to draw.

This is not that team. It is not at all a risk

 

[JaDed]

Karun was given few more opportunities, apart from that triple he did nothing. BTW KLRahul scored 199 in the same match, look at how he regressed. Probably they are 1 season wonders.

Yeah but the amount of opportunities given to Rahul/Sharma/Dhawan vs Karun is a joke ,I imagine similar fate for Mayank/Vihari/Pujara as Karun incase of non-performance.

 

[MP2011]

He holds the record for highest catches in a series by any Indian. Do you know how horribly Kirmani started his career before becoming a decent one? Pant is far better than.

Never said, he can't improve...Thats what I'm hoping for actually,...

 

[fitCricFan]

Why the heck they brought Dhoni back in. Damn. this kid is in awesome form. Technically much better.

You consider RP to be technically better than MSD !!!! The kid is just starting his career. Give him a year or so before making that comparison

 

[MP2011]

Why the heck they brought Dhoni back in. Damn. this kid is in awesome form. Technically much better.

Never thought I'd say this but grandpa is a like a cancer for this young Indian team.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

He holds the record for highest catches in a series by any Indian. Do you know how horribly Kirmani started his career before becoming a decent one? Pant is far better than.

Tbh credit for that goes more to our bowlers for creating so many caught-behind chances. SENA keepers usually have the record for most catches while subcontinent keepers have the record for most stumpings.

 

[bantu]

Aussies being hopeful and biased as usual.

I hope Kohli is not thinking the same ... The talk started after Kohli changed his T shirt into whites ...

 

[JaDed]

At 21 Pant is made himself known to Aussies ,kudos to him,second highest run getter for now.

 

[MP2011]

Tbh credit for that goes more to our bowlers for creating so many caught-behind chances. SENA keepers usually have the record for most catches while subcontinent keepers have the record for most stumpings.

This!

Apart from a few, others were regulation catches which any WK worth his salt will pouch.

 

[jagatk]

India did that mistake in 2004,were content to draw.

We don't need to win here, 700 works well for us here.

 

[MP2011]

At 21 Pant is made himself known to Aussies ,kudos to him,second highest run getter for now.

Who'd have thought before this series started that Pant will overtake Kohli in most runs scored table?

 

[bantu]

India did that mistake in 2004,were content to draw.

We needed to win that one to take the series ... Not the case this time

 

[MP2011]

So is Lyon best spinner in world now? I'm asking this as the standards set for Ashwin are far higher!!

 

[JaDed]

Who'd have thought before this series started that Pant will overtake Kohli in most runs scored table?

Yeah lol sounds ridiculous but guess Aus has been good exposure for the man,glad we didn't go back to Parthiv.

 

[JaDed]

@everyone 3-1 is still better than 2-1..jus saying

 

[jnaveen1980]

All credit to Pujara for wearing them out in back to back tests. You could clearly see a tired Australian side. They barely have any energy left.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Who'd have thought before this series started that Pant will overtake Kohli in most runs scored table?

He threw his wicket away atleast 4 times because tail was exposed. Otherwise his average would ahve been much better.

 

[MP2011]

Whatever people say about Pant, he'll be first choice WK in most test XIs today except for SA & Eng...

 

[MP2011]

lol, now even Khwaja has been handed over the ball.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Dhoni never scored a 100 in England, SA, NZ, Australia lol Pant already got 2 in 2 series.

 

[bantu]

@everyone 3-1 is still better than 2-1..jus saying

2-1 is much better than 2-2 .. jus saying

 

[latecut]

He holds the record for highest catches in a series by any Indian. Do you know how horribly Kirmani started his career before becoming a decent one? Pant is far better than.

What are you talking about ? Kirmani was excellent right from the first test. Kirmani has been the best wicketkeeper that India ever had.

 

[Sin Nombre]

Whatever people say about Pant, he'll be first choice WK in most test XIs today except for SA & Eng...

I'll take him above QdK in tests. He has been exposed quite badly recently and drops a lot of regulation catches.

 

[JaDed]

2-1 is much better than 2-2 .. jus saying

I'm pessimist so I'm saying if India manage to lose from here then really need to go and look at itself.

 

[Sachin136]

2-1 is much better than 2-2 .. jus saying

If India lose from here, they should quit cricket.

 

[WengerOut]

More than a decent chance of Uzzy outscoring Kohli in the series now. Well played Punter.

 

[jagatk]

@everyone 3-1 is still better than 2-1..jus saying

Yes but both look better than 2-2 and this pitch is way worse than mcg, there at least there was variable bounce we don't even have that here.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

We should just slog and declare now.

 

[bantu]

I'm pessimist so I'm saying if India manage to lose from here then really need to go and look at itself.

You are an optimist to go for the win .... I’m the pessimist here wanting to give no chance to Australia whatsoever ..

 

[BreadPakoda]

Whatever people say about Pant, he'll be first choice WK in most test XIs today except for SA & Eng...

He will walk into most sides as a batsman

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Yes but both look better than 2-2 and this pitch is way worse than mcg, there at least there was variable bounce we don't even have that here.

LOL .. we are not losing this match baring a miracle.

 

[bantu]

If India lose from here, they should quit cricket.

Test cricket is funny game ... No big demons in Pitch so far .. it will be good for batting until day four .. So why give Australia the chance?

 

[jnaveen1980]

We should just slog and declare now.

I think it is tactical to give them 15 overs instead of 25 overs. Reason is India's fast bowlers can go at full tilt for 5 to 6 over spell. Then they come back fresh again.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Test cricket is funny game ... No big demons in Pitch so far .. it will be good for batting until day four .. So why give Australia the chance?

There is something called scoreboard pressure. It is not like they have Virendar sehwag or Gilchrist.

 

[bantu]

LOL .. we are not losing this match baring a miracle.

So why not take out the chance for miracle as well

 

[Buffet]

Didn't India lose a test in Aus in 00s after scoring around 540 in first inning?

 

[jagatk]

LOL .. we are not losing this match baring a miracle.

There is nothing in this pitch, I would rather the Aussies to bowl here than us.

 

[Buffet]

I recall Eng losing after putting 500+ in Aus.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Didn't India lose a test in Aus in 00s after scoring around 540 in first inning?

You got the team wrong lol Austrlaia made 556 and lost against India. Agarkar took 6fer.

 

[bantu]

There is something called scoreboard pressure. It is not like they have Virendar sehwag or Gilchrist.

Scoreboard pressure in first innings ... not as much as in 4th innings

 

[jnaveen1980]

There are some who thinks this worn out Australian side can still win this test lol. You do remember even if they equal this score they have to take 10 more wickets agianst India right?

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

So why not take out the chance for miracle as well

Exactly.

 

[Rahul1]

I recall Eng losing after putting 500+ in Aus.

Now this is clutching at the most desperate straws. )

 

[Tusker]

I recall Eng losing after putting 500+ in Aus.

AUS lost to India in 2003 after putting on 550 but these are rare occurrences and require epic batting followed by epic bowling.

 

[Buffet]

You got the team wrong lol Austrlaia made 556 and lost against India. Agarkar took 6fer.

India made 532 in first inning and lost.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...ndia-2nd-test-india-tour-of-australia-2007-08