India (150 & 487/6d) beat Australia (104 & 238) by 295 runs in the 1st Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Have no words for the display shown today. Bumrah is a freak of nature and is suddenly looking like a long term captaincy option.

Won't be surprised if he's our ODI and Test captain once Rohit retires.
 
Rohit is good against bounce, wouldn't count him out yet. Kohli now has some much needed confidence. Kela is not too bad overseas.
Until I am proven wrong I will keep reiterating the same notion. Rohit is finished

Kohli just lucky he got nice conditons to bat. But ok he can play whatever.

Kl his quota is complete. He will stink it up in the next one. We should trust jurel, devdutt and give pradosh or sai a chance.
 
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Pathetic performance from Australia, they’ve got loads of problems to solve which have been brewing for a while and (now) no time to do it in. Also some old boy passengers in the side but their selectors have put no pressure on their places & haven’t been adequately preparing any younger guys to replace them. India will win this series.
Same Australia team will smashed England in next year Ashes . :virat1 :kp
 
Rohit is good against bounce, wouldn't count him out yet. Kohli now has some much needed confidence. Kela is not too bad overseas.
rohit hasnt played more than 20 - 50 balls in every match be ot t20 test odi since god and statistician knows when. saying his 2nd kid was due is a pathetic excuse for being fat and bloated and unfit for modern cricket
 
Same Australia team will smashed England in next year Ashes . :virat1 :kp

1. It won’t be the same Australian team because a number of their past it players will have been moved on by then

2. Not relevant to this series
 
Same Australia team will smashed England in next year Ashes . :virat1 :kp
Before series started, kya bola? 4-1 aus or 4 0 aus na?

I still believe it will be 2-2 this time. One will get washed out.

Cause rohit bhai will ruin combination. He is also dumb.

And then kl rahul his one good test per series is complete now.

Siraj is bad on flat wickets. He will continue to play somehow. We should bring akashdeep.
 
Until I am proven wrong I will keep reiterating the same notion. Rohit is finished

Kohli just lucky he got nice conditons to bat. But ok he can play whatever.

Kl his quota is complete. He will stink it up in the next one. We should trust jurel, devdutt and give pradosh or sai a chance.
we all know all 3 are finished . but kohli scored 5 and 100 , bkl has ensured his test visa for next 3 years with his 26 and 77. now over to vadapav sharma to earn his visas
 
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rohit hasnt played more than 20 - 50 balls in every match be ot t20 test odi since god and statistician knows when. saying his 2nd kid was due is a pathetic excuse for being fat and bloated and unfit for modern cricket
His highest score in Aus was was 62* when he was fit and conditions were extremely flat in mcg 2018.Now after the intent drama and being so unfit ,it's an insult to the team having a washed up passenger as captain and opener.
 
Have no words for the display shown today. Bumrah is a freak of nature and is suddenly looking like a long term captaincy option.

Won't be surprised if he's our ODI and Test captain once Rohit retires.
Nha he will never play all games. Injury is always looming. Definitely not.
 
India Mount Mammoth Target And Pressure On Australia In BGT Opener

Yashasvi Jaiswal's majestic 161 and Virat Kohli's return to form with a vintage century have put India on the brink of victory against Australia in the first Test in Perth. The visitors declared their second innings at 487-6 in the final session of day three, setting Australia a daunting target of 534 to win.

Facing an uphill battle, Australia faltered early with Nathan McSweeney dismissed for a duck by Jasprit Bumrah, and Pat Cummins falling for two, caught by Virat Kohli off Mohammed Siraj. Marnus Labuschagne was trapped lbw by Bumrah, leaving Australia in disarray at 12-3 at stumps, with Usman Khawaja not out on three.

The day belonged to Jaiswal, who grew up homeless in Mumbai's slums, as he hit 15 fours and three sixes in a composed 297-ball innings. The 22-year-old opener seemed destined for a double century before cutting Mitchell Marsh to Steve Smith at point.

Kohli, meanwhile, ended a lengthy lean spell by scoring his 30th Test century, silencing critics. Despite recent struggles, Kohli's record in Australia remains exceptional, with seven centuries and an average over 54.

Australia managed to remove Devdutt Padikkal (25), Rishabh Pant (1), Dhruv Jurel (1), and Washington Sundar (29), having earlier accounted for KL Rahul (77) before lunch. Rahul's dismissal ended a 201-un opening partnership with Jaiswal, a record for India in Australia.

Resuming at 172- after a dominant day two, Jaiswal reached his century with a six off Josh Hazlewood, marking his fourth ton and first in Australia. Despite initial doubts following a duck in the first innings, Jaiswal's performance against one of the world's best attacks dispelled any concerns.

Australia earned some reward when Rahul edged Mitchell Starc to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Playing in place of Rohit Sharma, Rahul did a stellar job supporting Jaiswal. Skipper Rohit is set to return for the second Test in Adelaide, posing a selection dilemma for the visitors.

After lunch, Australia got another breakthrough as Padikkal edged Hazlewood to Smith at slip. Jaiswal's dismissal triggered a mini-collapse with Pant stumped by Carey and Jurel out lbw to Pat Cummins. However, Kohli and Sundar steadied the innings, adding 89 for the sixth wicket before Nathan Lyon bowled Sundar.

Nitish Kumar Reddy then joined Kohli, launching an onslaught against a weary Australian attack.
 
1. It won’t be the same Australian team because a number of their past it players will have been moved on by then

2. Not relevant to this series

Only Green will be added and rest all the players will be play against England .

Green had play four test against india in australia and hadn't even take single wickets .

Just because india is dominating them so they are not becomes bad . lol

Indian team has won four successive series against australia.

No excuse anymore about passenger players in australian sides . :kp
 
Pathetic performance from Australia, they’ve got loads of problems to solve which have been brewing for a while and (now) no time to do it in. Also some old boy passengers in the side but their selectors have put no pressure on their places & haven’t been adequately preparing any younger guys to replace them. India will win this series.
Their downfall began after the WTC final. They were lucky to not lose the Ashes last year, with England throwing away the 1st test and rain saving Australia from losing the 4th test.

Australia should be very concerned, not only is most of the batting line up in bad form, they dont have any young exciting prospects to replace them.
 
Pathetic performance from Australia, they’ve got loads of problems to solve which have been brewing for a while and (now) no time to do it in. Also some old boy passengers in the side but their selectors have put no pressure on their places & haven’t been adequately preparing any younger guys to replace them. India will win this series.

India deserves credit for exposing their deficiencies that other teams that tour Australia can't.
 
They just got hammered by Sri Lanka

India missed jurel shami and axar for that series. Only reason why lost. Also virat and rohit shouldn't have played in India. They are past it for turners.
Lol, India didn't miss Axar, they just didn't play him because he's been averaging 35+ on rank turners for the last 2 years. And jurel has shown in this game just how much India was missing by leaving him out.

India lost to NZ because they were outplayed by a smarter, more disciplined and more motivated side.
 
Nha he will never play all games. Injury is always looming. Definitely not.

I know. I think India should go with first choice/ second choice captaincy model like Australia used to do with Michael Clarke and George Bailey.

One captain (Gill/Pant/Pandya or whoever) for low priority bilaterals and then Bumrah for the big games and tournaments. Could work wonders for us to be honest. Guy has a ridiculously smart Cricketing brain.
 
Their downfall began after the WTC final. They were lucky to not lose the Ashes last year, with England throwing away the 1st test and rain saving Australia from losing the 4th test.

Australia should be very concerned, not only is most of the batting line up in bad form, they dont have any young exciting prospects to replace them.

David Warner is a huge loss. He would frequently get Australia off to a blazing start. They don't have anyone who can play the same role and opposition bowlers now find it easy to settle
 
Err yea. You do relize they both helped india brutally smash England not too long ago???

And no shami. Who is deadly on Asian wickets.

Go home.
lol you need some klennex tissues for your salty tears

Can't accept losses probably like IRL
 
NZ were alot closer to winning the 2 tests vs Aus this year than the results show.
Cam Green played a freak of a knock 1st test, adding over a 100 runs with Hazlewood.
2nd test no O'rourke and Henry+Sears were the only ones bowling.

Tim Southee's woeful form was the reason NZ lost, if a fully fit Jamieson replaces Southee, I'd back NZ to win.
Don't think so. India if they had axar jurel shami playing India beats nz at home. Away is a different matter. Will be tough in nz. Nz favourites there.

Vs aus they will never beat them. I just don't ever see them beating aus no matter what. They are a strategy based team. But they have limitations. Australia will come at them hard as always and make them buckle under pressure.

O Rourke Jamieson Henry is a good pace trio for swing conditions though.

And dint they get blasted in lanka not too long ago. Ans lost a series at home too.
 
Jeez i forgot. Australia drew the series with windies

Even the Pakistani team that toured last year had their moments in the second and third test. It was the closest a Pakistani team had ever gotten to be in a winning position in 2 out of 3 test matches and Gilchrist acknowledged it in his IG post. The alarm bells should have rung a while ago.
 
lol you need some klennex tissues for your salty tears

Can't accept losses probably like IRL
No I can accept loses. But nz definitely did not beat full strength india. They deserve the win but India were missing some key players. At full strength in India they are not beating India.

But it's done now. We will see what happens in nz next tour. Hopefully we go in prepared next time.
 
Lol, India didn't miss Axar, they just didn't play him because he's been averaging 35+ on rank turners for the last 2 years. And jurel has shown in this game just how much India was missing by leaving him out.

India lost to NZ because they were outplayed by a smarter, more disciplined and more motivated side.
Nonsense. Jurel is new. He destroyed England. A team that destroyed nz.
.jurel was the reason we beat England. So was axar. Axar bowling may have declined but his batting is world class in Asia. India definitely would have won. And shami has marshal esque figures in India. Plus he loves bashing nz. He would have finished them off.

You don't go 12 years unbeaten without being a top tier side. Nz just got lucky. Caught us at the right time. We are in transition. And we missed players.
 
No I can accept loses. But nz definitely did not beat full strength india. They deserve the win but India were missing some key players. At full strength in India they are not beating India.

But it's done now. We will see what happens in nz next tour. Hopefully we go in prepared next time.

Yeah not full strength, like Jadeja/Ashwin are not the premier spinners and add in Sundar who took the most wickets. and Axar did basically nothing in the England series.

Only Shami missing worth mentioning that was missing
 
2024 has really been one of the weirdest years of international cricket. So many events happened that no one could have predicted last year.

1. West Indies drawing a series in Australia by defeating them at the Gabba.

2. India winning an ICC tournament.

3. Sri Lanka beating India in an ODI series.

4. Bangladesh destroying Pakistan in Pakistan.

5. New Zealand destroying India in India and breaking the winning streak of 12 years

6. South Africa putting up a clinical performance in Bangladesh which is so unlike them in Asia.



Really looking forward to Sri Lanka and Pakistan's test tours of South Africa.
 
Nonsense. Jurel is new. He destroyed England. A team that destroyed nz.
.jurel was the reason we beat England. So was axar. Axar bowling may have declined but his batting is world class in Asia. India definitely would have won. And shami has marshal esque figures in India. Plus he loves bashing nz. He would have finished them off.
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Nonsense. Jurel is new. He destroyed England. A team that destroyed nz.
.jurel was the reason we beat England. So was axar. Axar bowling may have declined but his batting is world class in Asia. India definitely would have won. And shami has marshal esque figures in India. Plus he loves bashing nz. He would have finished them off.

You don't go 12 years unbeaten without being a top tier side. Nz just got lucky. Caught us at the right time. We are in transition. And we missed players.
lol England destroyed in NZ?

Back 3 years ago? Like your Axar Patel destroyed England in the 2021 series and did nothing in the 2023 series.

It's like saying bring back Tendulkar, Dravid and Zaheer Khan in 2024
 
Oh ok. Cool.
You clearly sent watch india vs england where jurel spanked them in India. Lmao

If they beat full strength india then sure. But it wasn't full strength india was it.

Anyway india is still in transition. Good job getting that series win. Embarrassing for us. But at some point your dominance will end. No shami jurel and axar made the difference.

You can believe what you want to lel but results vs england prove otherwise.

England a team that smashed nz btw.

And lanka who spanked the same nz before they beat us.
 
2024 has really been one of the weirdest years of international cricket. So many events happened that no one could have predicted last year.

1. West Indies drawing a series in Australia by defeating them at the Gabba.

2. India winning an ICC tournament.

3. Sri Lanka beating India in an ODI series.

4. Bangladesh destroying Pakistan in Pakistan.

5. New Zealand destroying India in India and breaking the winning streak of 12 years

6. South Africa putting up a clinical performance in Bangladesh which is so unlike them in Asia.



Really looking forward to Sri Lanka and Pakistan's test tours of South Africa.

Please add Pakistan beating Australia in Australia in an ODI series and beating a highly favourite England team in Pakistan. That Pakistan side had been whitewashed by Bangladesh at home and had been badly trashed by England in the first test. To come back like this against the odds is not a small achievement
 
lol England destroyed in NZ?

Back 3 years ago? Like your Axar Patel destroyed England in the 2021 series and did nothing in the 2023 series.

It's like saying bring back Tendulkar, Dravid and Zaheer Khan in 2024
Ok what about bdesh draw at home ?
And lanka loss
And yes England loss 3 years ago.

Point is they dint beat India at full strength. But they did well to get the win obviously.

Virat and rohit should have played on turners. They are not good players of spin. We have better spin bashers for hot conditions. Tie would have looked a lot different If the missing players played.
 
2024 has really been one of the weirdest years of international cricket. So many events happened that no one could have predicted last year.

1. West Indies drawing a series in Australia by defeating them at the Gabba.

2. India winning an ICC tournament.

3. Sri Lanka beating India in an ODI series.

4. Bangladesh destroying Pakistan in Pakistan.

5. New Zealand destroying India in India and breaking the winning streak of 12 years

6. South Africa putting up a clinical performance in Bangladesh which is so unlike them in Asia.



Really looking forward to Sri Lanka and Pakistan's test tours of South Africa.
It's been a remarkable year of cricket.

You can also add Afghanistan reaching the T20 WC SF and USA beating Pakistan. Then Pakistan's turnaround vs England having conceded 800 in the 1st Test before beating Australia away in an ODI series for first time in 22 years.

Modern cricket has a myriad of problems which we constantly debate - but I wish people would still acknowledge it's a brilliant sport that remains incredibly compelling at its best.
 
2024 has really been one of the weirdest years of international cricket. So many events happened that no one could have predicted last year.

1. West Indies drawing a series in Australia by defeating them at the Gabba.

2. India winning an ICC tournament.

3. Sri Lanka beating India in an ODI series.

4. Bangladesh destroying Pakistan in Pakistan.

5. New Zealand destroying India in India and breaking the winning streak of 12 years

6. South Africa putting up a clinical performance in Bangladesh which is so unlike them in Asia.



Really looking forward to Sri Lanka and Pakistan's test tours of South Africa.

Not to mention Pakistan turning it around and actually winning a Test series at home after bowlers get crashed for 800 runs.
 
I had faith in you guys.

Me too but even im surprised by this spirited and disciplined display by our players. Really inspiring stuff. Australia isn’t an easy place to win test matches. They’re known for not just defeating but psychologically destroying their opponents.
 
just because Pak or ur team is always at the bottom in wtc so wtc is nonsense ?
Firstly, the ICC which supposedly runs the WTC and is in charge of the finals, want no part of this. They were dragged kicking and screaming to start this. They don't want to touch WTC with a ten foot pole.

The longest "tournament" in sports. So long that no one know when it even started.
The longest finals in sports history. Slated for 5 days.
And the one that takes the grand prize, teams playing the same game will earn different number of points. Depending on how many games are in a series.
WTC actually discourages teams from playing a longer series. Because, the more number of tests the lesser points each test is worth!

I say utter nonsense.
 
Please add Pakistan beating Australia in Australia in an ODI series and beating a highly favourite England team in Pakistan. That Pakistan side had been whitewashed by Bangladesh at home and had been badly trashed by England in the first test. To come back like this against the odds is not a small achievement

Yes I should add those as well..

It has certainly been a strange year full of surprises.
 
Don't think so. India if they had axar jurel shami playing India beats nz at home. Away is a different matter. Will be tough in nz. Nz favourites there.

Vs aus they will never beat them. I just don't ever see them beating aus no matter what. They are a strategy based team. But they have limitations. Australia will come at them hard as always and make them buckle under pressure.

O Rourke Jamieson Henry is a good pace trio for swing conditions though.

And dint they get blasted in lanka not too long ago. Ans lost a series at home too.
If Santner played in Mumbai, don't think India would win no matter which team they put out. Bracewell is also a better spinner than Phillips btw.
Axar bowled poorly vs Aus last year on turning tracks, but he is a pretty good batsman.
Jurel looks solid but cant really say the he, Shami, Axar would have guaranteed wins vs NZ.

Im kind of shocked nobody is mentioning Kuldeep's absence, he would've been lethal in Mumbai.

Also O'Rourke got 8 wickets in Sri Lanka, was pretty good there.
 
What a turn around after nz home series loss!

Still 4 more tests to go , especially pink ball one.

Yeah that pink ball Test is what scares me the most. Absolute lottery conditions.

Usually, Perth and Brisbane are the scary venues for visiting teams due to their characteristic pace and bounce but for India Adelaide and Melbourne are the real nightmares with seam movement and swing , our nemesis.
 
Yeah that pink ball Test is what scares me the most. Absolute lottery conditions.

Usually, Perth and Brisbane are the scary venues for visiting teams due to their characteristic pace and bounce but for India Adelaide and Melbourne are the real nightmares with seam movement and swing , our nemesis.
Ya i actually observed with india when there is swing they looked all at sea considering their record in england but pace bounce they thrive on it so ya you are right Melbourne and adelaide will be challenging for india.
 
If Santner played in Mumbai, don't think India would win no matter which team they put out. Bracewell is also a better spinner than Phillips btw.
Axar bowled poorly vs Aus last year on turning tracks, but he is a pretty good batsman.
Jurel looks solid but cant really say the he, Shami, Axar would have guaranteed wins vs NZ.

Im kind of shocked nobody is mentioning Kuldeep's absence, he would've been lethal in Mumbai.

Also O'Rourke got 8 wickets in Sri Lanka, was pretty good there.
Remove kohli and rohit and have the A team players play. Then india win. Quite comfortable. Forget that. Just have jurel axar in. And if shami was fit especially given shami likes facing nz, India win.

They can have 36 averaging santner. Won't make much difference.

You don't win for 12 years straight at home if you aren't a great side. Our lower middle order and tail carried our team for the last 4 years. Jurel and axar were key to beating England last time.

Also yes kuldeep is good, maybe shouldn't have been dropped but you can also say we missed someone like harshit who actually did really well in the A tournament game Indian players participated in. Siraj is not suited for flatter wickets. Our selections were a mess.
 
It's been a remarkable year of cricket.

You can also add Afghanistan reaching the T20 WC SF and USA beating Pakistan. Then Pakistan's turnaround vs England having conceded 800 in the 1st Test before beating Australia away in an ODI series for first time in 22 years.

Modern cricket has a myriad of problems which we constantly debate - but I wish people would still acknowledge it's a brilliant sport that remains incredibly compelling at its best.
+1

It has been a fantastic year where fight was shown by teams to produce unexpected results.
 
Its a 5 test series.

Yes, Australia look down and dusted here.

But I wouldnt write Aussies off.

They can still win 4-1.
Aus should win it, India is too reliant on brilliance of Bumrah and even great bowlers don't win you long series unless they have support. Yes, support bowlers have kept it tight in this test, but it was Bumrah who just destroyed Aus in first inning to set the tone after India was bowled out cheaply. It won't happen every game.
 
Its a 5 test series.

Yes, Australia look down and dusted here.

But I wouldnt write Aussies off.

They can still win 4-1.

They are playing against India, not a low ranked team. This Indian team has owned them for three consecutive series in their home in the past 6 years. Australian team right now batting and bowling is a TTF squad against India.

Unless Australia gambles with some fresh new players, they don't have a chance of a prayer.
 
They are playing against India, not a low ranked team. This Indian team has owned them for three consecutive series in their home in the past 6 years. Australian team right now batting and bowling is a TTF squad against India.

Unless Australia gambles with some fresh new players, they don't have a chance of a prayer.
2 series. If 3rd series happens then it will be just super human effort from Bumrah. That happens in limitd overs but I don't think it happens often in long test series. India does not have same support bowlers like Ishant and Shami playing with him. One great bowler rarely wins long test series in Aus.

Let's wait and not discard Aus so easily based on 3 days of test cricket in such a long series. Why do you think Aus pace unit has failed against India. They actually bowled well, they were outbowled by Indian unit but that hardly makes them TTF.
 
One cannot help point out Usman's cowardliness. He should not have let the debutant face the music against Bumrah. He looked petrified even before facing the ball. Khawaja has played 74 tests over 10 plus years. He should have been man enough to take the strike.
 
Humiliation on its way for Australia.

Khawaja, Smith and Labu are past their sell by dates as batsmen.

Other than Travis head the rest of line up in woeful. The lack of decent test batsmen coming through is pretty woeful for Australia.

Indian bowlers will continue to run through this Aussie batting all series.
 
India should be 1-0.

Question is can Aussies bounce back? I still think Aussies should win the series eventually.
 
Point is they dint beat India at full strength. But they did well to get the win obviously.
They did beat full strength India, only shami was missing due to injury.. Others are available, its India's fault they select poor team (as per you)..

To me, india lost that series due to preparing (extra) turning wicket, if it normal pitch results could've been different..
 
Wake up call for Aus today.
They still have their 3 main batters (Khawaja, Smith and Head) and even if they lose badly they will want them to get some scores under their belt to set up for rest of series.

Both teams are flawed and have clear weaknesses which when exposed they look average but neither is significantly better than other. Hopefully we are in for a good competitive series which is rarity in Australia.
 
David Warner is a huge loss. He would frequently get Australia off to a blazing start. They don't have anyone who can play the same role and opposition bowlers now find it easy to settle

Also because Warner scored quickly, played aggressively and wasn’t concerned about losing his wicket for a cheap score, it masked Khawaja’s slow scoring and allowed him to go at his own pace from the other end. That could now be exposed.
 
Also because Warner scored quickly, played aggressively and wasn’t concerned about losing his wicket for a cheap score, it masked Khawaja’s slow scoring and allowed him to go at his own pace from the other end. That could now be exposed.

Father time has caught up with khawaja, Smith and Labu. Problem for Aussies is they will have to phase these guys out and reality is the quality of replacement is poor.

It's clearly obvious the selectors and captain don't think much of the future opening options as this why Smith went into that position and only now they ate trying someone else.

Also when the Aussies have looked to get Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green (I know he's out at moment) into the top 6 as so called front line batsmen you know your scrapping the barrel of so called batting talent.

The Warner point is a valid one, as he scored quick and was a HTB so usually scored big. Now this Aussie line up apart from Travis head, can be kept in check.

If it wasn't for their still quality bowlers in these conditions they would be losing even more home tests.

Key for India in this series is to some how keep their pacers fresh or rotate them effectively espcially in the 1st three tests, because this Aussie batting isn't that formidable any more.

With Rohit to come back into side India if the keep putting decent totals on board, also the mental toughness in these conditions that they know how to win will keep Aussies honest all series.

Yes India were poor vs NZ at home, but these conditions were always going to help their seamers. The ball coming onto bat helps their batters more then slow tracks in India.

This will be a competitive series like the last 2 series in Australia
 
Pathetic performance from Australia, they’ve got loads of problems to solve which have been brewing for a while and (now) no time to do it in. Also some old boy passengers in the side but their selectors have put no pressure on their places & haven’t been adequately preparing any younger guys to replace them. India will win this series.
Spot on, both in tests and even ODIs the lack of new batting talent for Aussies is alarming.

Like you say their is no real plan to replace their old boy passengers in team. At Same time with no pressure from the selectors these passengers will keep playing and just put off retirement. The old ruthless Australian way of just culling players, no longer applies with these selectors.
 
Ya i actually observed with india when there is swing they looked all at sea considering their record in england but pace bounce they thrive on it so ya you are right Melbourne and adelaide will be challenging for india.
India has drawn the 2014 Test in Melbourne, won in 2018 and 2021. Not sure what you are talking about.

Adelaide will be the only challenge for India out of the 4 remaining Tests.
 
India has drawn the 2014 Test in Melbourne, won in 2018 and 2021. Not sure what you are talking about.

Adelaide will be the only challenge for India out of the 4 remaining Tests.
Only because it is a pink test. Otherwise Adelaide oval is supposed to be more friendly for India
 
They did beat full strength India, only shami was missing due to injury.. Others are available, its India's fault they select poor team (as per you)..

To me, india lost that series due to preparing (extra) turning wicket, if it normal pitch results could've been different..
The players who helped india beat England dint play. Axar jurel

Shami missing in India. He is deadly in Asia.

Also kohli can't play spin. We all know it
So? He is only there for PR.
 
Only because it is a pink test. Otherwise Adelaide oval is supposed to be more friendly for India
If Anything India was bossing the Adelaide Test until they decided to be bowled out for 36 runs.

India has won in Adelaide in 2003 and in 2018. Drawn in 2008 as well. Not to forget the almost 2014 Chase.

Who can forget the Kohli classic vs Pakistan in 2015 and 2022 WCs. Overall very happy memories of Adelaide.

@jnaveen1980 Who would you pick in the bowling for the next Test?
 
Our lower middle order and tail carried our team for the last 4 years. Jurel and axar were key to beating England last time.

Also yes kuldeep is good, maybe shouldn't have been dropped but you can also say we missed someone like harshit who actually did really well in the A tournament game Indian players participated in. Siraj is not suited for flatter wickets. Our selections were a mess.
All the management and coaches were happily sleeping even when our batsmen were not performing for years and paid the price for it.Jurel should have helped us for sure.Axar in place of rohit or johli too should have won the series atleast .

Kuldeep is injured and planning for a surgery as per ci.thats y he was not picked for second test onwards. I agree selection was a mess and rohits call on bangalore was quite dumbest one I ever saw.It is par with nasir and Joe roots gabba call.
 
If Anything India was bossing the Adelaide Test until they decided to be bowled out for 36 runs.

India has won in Adelaide in 2003 and in 2018. Drawn in 2008 as well. Not to forget the almost 2014 Chase.

Who can forget the Kohli classic vs Pakistan in 2015 and 2022 WCs. Overall very happy memories of Adelaide.

@jnaveen1980 Who would you pick in the bowling for the next Test?
Even in that 36 all out test India was bossing. At one piont India was about to take a lead of 100 plus runs. Then few dropped catches allowed them to escape from 111/7. We got only a lead of 50 runs. If we had scored about 100 runs in the 2nd dig game on.
 
All the management and coaches were happily sleeping even when our batsmen were not performing for years and paid the price for it.Jurel should have helped us for sure.Axar in place of rohit or johli too should have won the series atleast .

Kuldeep is injured and planning for a surgery as per ci.thats y he was not picked for second test onwards. I agree selection was a mess and rohits call on bangalore was quite dumbest one I ever saw.It is par with nasir and Joe roots gabba call.
yes. There was no self-introspection just because we were winning. Fans knew Indian had massive holes in the batting which was consistently covered by lower order batsmen. THey didn't focus on that because we were winning. Finally they saw the reality what happens when the lower order doesn't show up.
 
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