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

[Champ_Pal]

Ball hit the elbow on its way.

Pant survives.

 

[Croma]

Seriously guys, what can Pant do from this situation. Max he can take India to 150.

 

[IAJ]

Why do they win toss and bat first if they dont know how to bat?

Even more strange when you have a premier fast bowler as your captain. Maybe he thought they were playing on a rank turner in India, and didn't want to bat last.

 

[Champ_Pal]

India are going to miss Shami on this pitch.

 

[mominsaigol]

He might make me eat my words later but Cummins has not looked close to his best since the tour of India last year.

Naw he won't, he's been rubbish for a while.

 

[followed]

You are not seeing and rating his defence in between! He cannot afford to do that in LOIs... (where good balls also have to be scored off by at least maneuvering around) Since he can defend the ball with ease (any number of balls till he feels comfortable) he can launch into his instinctive strokeplay even on marginally lose balls... That's his style of playing... Yes suits very much in tests... Bit like VVS Laxman (even he didn't excel well in LOIs). Even Rahane was a bit like this... These players like to dominate & take the attack to opposition... There are other set of players like Dravid, Pujara, etc, who are different, their intension is to tire the bowlers over a period of time...

I m not an expert but by the looks of the way he bats his technique is not that compact. He doesn't move his feet much. He has many shortcomings but still he scores well in tests.

 

[psyoptica]

can India bat 5 days in all 5 test matches combined?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

KL always score 1 hundred overseas and then score nothing in entire series. Today was looking like that one hundred wala innings. However umpire cheated him out.

He was on 26, not 76. Lol. So, this was the century inning from him in this series? And you won’t mind if he gets another call like this in the test series?

 

[followed]

He is going to do some proper Dhulaai today to Aus

Lol no dhulaai from washing powder today.

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Pant continues his stroke play

 

[mominsaigol]

I m not an expert but by the looks of the way he bats his technique is not that compact. He doesn't move his feet much. He has many shortcomings but still he scores well in tests.

Technique isn't the issue, it's confidence. His favourite format is clearly tests and he's just not interested in odi and t20 that much.

This mental block is very common for many players. Everyone has a favourite format lol

 

[followed]

Lol rishabh pant looks so ugly playing these shots but he is effective very effective.

 

[followed]

Technique isn't the issue, it's confidence. His favourite format is clearly tests and he's just not interested in odi and t20 that much.

This mental block is very common for many players. Everyone has a favourite format lol

Lol no he has technical issues as well. Sometimes he even falls on the ground playing pull hook shot

 

[psyoptica]

Lol rishabh pant looks so ugly playing these shots but he is effective very effective.

He's not going to last very long.

 

[followed]

He's not going to last very long.

He might not but he will score very useful runs and he can change the momentum in one session

 

[mominsaigol]

Lol no he has technical issues as well. Sometimes he even falls on the ground playing pull hook shot

See theirs a difference between technical issues and play styles.

People think orthodox stances equal good technique and unorthodox stances and shots equals bad technique which isn't true.

Steve smith in his prime has an award wars stance and unorthodox style and tbf he still does, However his drives, front foot and backfoot, Pull shots etc, they were all solid even if their not the traditional cover drives or Pull shots we are use to, Since steve smith literally twists his body 360 degrees for a Pull or shuffles 4 steps across and twists his entire body just to drive lol, but it works.

Pant doesn't play traditional cricketing strokes but in terms of footwork, and strokeplay he's clearly mastered it

Technical issues are for people like rizwan who has zero offside shots or for people like babar who dont have any backfoot play against spin.

Pant is unorthodox but he doesn't have Technical weaknesses.

 

[jamie smith]

reddy looking very solid

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

It was high until Umpire robbed us

Was your josh still high when India were 47/3?

 

[Justcrazy]

Kumar just needs to give the strike to Pant , who is more likely to score runs.

 

[Rajdeep]

He was on 26, not 76. Lol. So, this was the century inning from him in this series? And you won’t mind if he gets another call like this in the test series?

He was looking good today with compact defence and could have scored lot more.

But that is beyond the point. That was not out and 3rd umpire had no conclusive evidence to overturn on field decision. We need to talk about that rather than his avg etc

 

[Devadwal]

Was your josh still high when India were 47/3?

200 is not bad score here but now 120 is looking highly unlikely .

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pant is the key here for India.

 

[Rajdeep]

Shabash Reddy...de ghuma ke

 

[Justcrazy]

Kumar now opening up , and showing he is a proper all rounder.

 

[jamie smith]

he got beaten a million times

He was looking good today with compact defence and could have scored lot more.

But that is beyond the point. That was not out and 3rd umpire had no conclusive evidence to overturn on field decision. We need to talk about that rather than his avg etc

 

[Champ_Pal]

reddy looking very solid

He is a proper batsman. Batting too low. May be because it’s his debut.

 

[Justcrazy]

18 runs partnership as we approach drinks.

 

[Rajdeep]

he got beaten a million times

Hello Mr Smith, people get beaten in test cricket and also gets run by outside edge. That is why it is called test cricket.

They key is not to nick

 

[jamie smith]

we need a wicket quickly

 

[OldWarHorse]

See a decision goes our way. Can't complain much, these things even out

 

[Croma]

Wasnt that out?

 

[Champ_Pal]

See a decision goes our way. Can't complain much, these things even out

It brushed the shirt. Not the gloves.

 

[Rajdeep]

Okay now Reddy was out but Aussies didnt review

#Karma

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Reddy got lucky but you won't see the usual suspects talk about it now.

 

[jamie smith]

blind fan of rahul

Hello Mr Smith, people get beaten in test cricket and also gets run by outside edge. That is why it is called test cricket.

They key is not to nick

 

[OldWarHorse]

It brushed the shirt. Not the gloves.

Wait what? That's clearly taken his gloves on the way to the keeper

 

[Champ_Pal]

Reddy got lucky but you won't see the usual suspects talk about it now.

It brushed the chest in its way. Not the gloves.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

It brushed the shirt. Not the gloves.

Are you alright?

 

[jamie smith]

aus miss an opportunity

 

[Champ_Pal]

Wait what? That's clearly taken his gloves on the way to the keeper

Watch the side replay. From front in, it looks like gloves. But side in, it is side of the chest.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

It brushed the chest in its way. Not the gloves.

Was that chest 56 inches or even more?

 

[Justcrazy]

Reddy escapes , Aussies fail to review. This can be costly mistake for them

 

[Champ_Pal]

Are you alright?

Watch the 2nd replay. It brushed the side of the chest.

Front in replay shows gloves.

 

[Rajdeep]

Reddy Reddy...tu hi hai bhai

You are the man

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Can't believe they didn't review that.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Was that chest 56 inches or even more?

72 inches of Rakul baba.

 

[Justcrazy]

Reddy attacking Lyon now , showing he gives a sh## about the veteran spinner

 

[jamie smith]

reddy looks like another spin basher

 

[Rajdeep]

Pitch is now looking good for batting with early moisture and green tinge gone. Not good news for our bowler

Why bat first here?

 

[kron]

Reddy got lucky but you won't see the usual suspects talk about it now.

that doesnt mean kl wasnt out though does it?
both shouldnt have happened and yes some did mention it already.

 

[jamie smith]

these batsmen will get bundled out even on a rawalpindi road

 

[Champ_Pal]

Pitch is now looking good for batting with early moisture and green tinge gone. Not good news for our bowler

Why bat first here?

It is always the case. India lost all of its batsmen to the new ball.

Next time, India should open with siraj and Bumrah. Then gradually go up the order.

Imagine India were 98/6 with top 4 still to bat

 

[RamLakhan]

Pitch is now looking good for batting with early moisture and green tinge gone. Not good news for our bowler

Why bat first here?

What if Australia piled 400+ batting first? That would demoralize the hell out of this team... I think the decision to bat first is fair enough... India has a chance to bat well in 2nd innings and apply pressure on 4th innings... Only Rohit Sharma can made dumb decisions at toss...

 

[Justcrazy]

Pant once again bailing team out of bad situation , what a matchwinner , he is better batsman than Dhoni.

 

[Croma]

India have crossed 100. Major milestone

 

[Justcrazy]

What if Australia piled 400+ batting first? That would demoralize the hell out of this team... I think the decision to bat first is fair enough... India has a chance to bat well in 2nd innings and apply pressure on 4th innings... Only Rohit Sharma can made dumb decisions at toss...

Pitch will be bad in fourth innings , trust me.

 

[Champ_Pal]

100 up.

Take that haters.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Few commentators have declined as much in recent times

 

[Rajdeep]

Very poor captaincy by Cummins here. He should be brining back Hazelwood rather than giving easy runs off Lyon.

And posters here like, only bcoz Paine was captain last time India won

 

[OldWarHorse]

Watch the side replay. From front in, it looks like gloves. But side in, it is side of the chest.

Don't know what to say...

 

[sweep_shot]

India - 106/6.

 

[Champ_Pal]

It looks like a great pitch to bat on now.

 

[kron]

Very poor captaincy by Cummins here. He should be brining back Hazelwood rather than giving easy runs off Lyon.

And posters here like, only bcoz Paine was captain last time India won

could have finished india off already but i think cummins feels sorry for fans. so for entertainment reasons he has kept bowling crap bowlers.
whom btw our maharatis still cant handle

 

[Rajdeep]

What if Australia piled 400+ batting first? That would demoralize the hell out of this team... I think the decision to bat first is fair enough... India has a chance to bat well in 2nd innings and apply pressure on 4th innings... Only Rohit Sharma can made dumb decisions at toss...

You dont play with 'what if'.

We should have taken lesson from Bangalore test and bowled first here

 

[kron]

You dont play with 'what if'.

We should have taken lesson from Bangalore test and bowled first here

india as long as kohli rohit (not playing today) and kl play, india will suffer.
period

 

[OldWarHorse]

Few commentators have declined as much in recent times

Was never that good to begin with.

 

[imshally81]

Pant once again bailing team out of bad situation , what a matchwinner , he is better batsman than Dhoni.

And Kholi too... Add Rohit sharma as well

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pat Cummins drops Rishabh Pant on 26.

lucky

 

[Justcrazy]

35 runs partnership so far , Aussies looking for breakthrough , but pitch playing better now

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pat Cummins drops Rishabh Pant on 26.

lucky

Not the first time they have dropped these catches.

 

[IAJ]

As we have seen many many times before, India's lower order helping the team out of crisis. This is why you need allrounders or bowlers who can hold the bat.

 

[Justcrazy]

And Kholi too... Add Rohit sharma as well

You need to look at overall career , Dhoni does not have a hundred in SENA countries , Sharma and Kohli have. Kohli scored 5 centuries in one series alone, there are many batters who are rated big names on this forum did not have a single in whole career

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXXX

That is what I said , Pant is fearless , he bats like a lion.

 

[Justcrazy]

The fear of Pant can be seen in Aussies eyes

 

[Justcrazy]

45 runs entertaining partnership , both batsmen looking in control here

 

[MP2011]

What a shot that was from Pant!

 

[BouncerGuy]

Please talk about the game only

 

[jamie smith]

@Rajdeep

 

[MP2011]

Will be great if Nitish Reddy experiments works well for us in test cricket!

 

[jnaveen1980]

India keeps on collapsing match after match.