India beat West Indies by 237 runs in the 3rd Test

[street cricketer]

Rohit and Binny should be nowhere near this team brother. Need Vijay and pujara back and get rid of Dhawan and tailunt.

We desperately need a quality pace bowling all rounder brother. There are hardly any in the domestics. Pandya has been selected for the A tour to Australia this month. But I don't think he will cut it in Test cricket.

Our only option is Binny brother. He will become our Woakes.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

We desperately need a quality pace bowling all rounder brother. There are hardly any in the domestics. Pandya has been selected for the A tour to Australia this month. But I don't think he will cut it in Test cricket.

Our only option is Binny brother. He will become our Woakes.

I don't think we need a pace bowling allrounder. If the need arises, we can just play four quicks and ashwin who is a good enough batsman. Stuart Binny will be a liability as a fifth bowler and a waste at no.7 against good bowling attacks.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Jaddu needs to smack a few. As well as Shami and Bhuvi. take it past 400 boysss!!!

 

[geraltofrivia]

I don't think we need a pace bowling allrounder. If the need arises, we can just play four quicks and ashwin who is a good enough batsman. Stuart Binny will be a liability as a fifth bowler and a waste at no.7 against good bowling attacks.

And Bhuvi can be one of the quicks.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

And Bhuvi can be one of the quicks.

Maybe. Ishant/Yadav/Shami/Bhuvi would be a decent test attack by our standards lol.

 

[Mp812]

India 344/6 (122.6 ov)
Ravichandran Ashwin 112
WP Saha c Dowrich b Joseph 104

and then they say Rohit is tailunted ) )

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Alzarri is a good bowler with decent pace for a 19 year old. Would've become a 90 mph fast bowler by 23-24 if he played for OZ/SA

 

[Stark]

Day 2.. 345/6

 

[Sidilicious]

Then 567/8...and 678/9 and finally 789 all out.

SL 952 record just miss.

Damn.

Why u no score 1000 runs team India?

Lets hope they make it 345/6 and 456/7 as well.

What did I tell ya?

345/6



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[sensible-indian-fan]

What did I tell ya?

345/6



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Haha.

Now let's make it 456/7.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Alzarri is a good bowler with decent pace for a 19 year old. Would've become a 90 mph fast bowler by 23-24 if he played for OZ/SA

The Windies are knowledgeable about fast bowling. They will develop him well even if they don't have the same resources.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Ashwin does have his fair bit of luck this innings.

Pitch misbehaving?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

The Windies are knowledgeable about fast bowling. They will develop him well even if they don't have the same resources.

How many quality quicks have they developed since Ian Bishop? None.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

How many quality quicks have they developed since Ian Bishop? None.

You mean after Ambrose and Walsh? They haven't had much to work with.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

We would do well to reach 400 from here.

Jaddu gone.

 

[giri26]

Sir gives it away....He has underachieved with the bat in tests.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

[MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION] What I'm saying is based on the technical improvements I've seen in their bowlers as their career progressed even if they weren't of the highest caliber. Gabriel being the latest one.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

You mean after Ambrose and Walsh? They haven't had much to work with.

Jermaine Lawson? Jerome taylor?

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

What happened to this pitch?

Suddenly ball is bouncing and doing stuff.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Cummins gets his first test wicket.

 

[geraltofrivia]

What happened to this pitch?

Suddenly ball is bouncing and doing stuff.

Pitch has something for the bowlers. Not flat.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Pitch has something for the bowlers. Not flat.

But it was docile for a while till now.

Now its getting more pronounced.

Or could it be just new batsmen effect?

 

[giri26]

Jermaine Lawson? Jerome taylor?

Kemar Roach was a good one too. They did have a few in between like Franklin Rose, Mervin Dillon etc...But none of them kicked on.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

[MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION] What I'm saying is based on the technical improvements I've seen in their bowlers as their career progressed even if they weren't of the highest caliber. Gabriel being the latest one.

Perhaps that is true but none of them have been even decent at this level for atleast 15 years. I hope you're right though. Would be good to see a quality pace attack from the Caribbean.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Either Ashwin will smash a few or get out in 10 minutes.

Then we will either tuk tuk slowly to 400 or collapse to 380.

I don't think anybody has energy to partner Bhuvi for yet another session of slow batting.

 

[Sidilicious]

We would do well to reach 400 from here.

Jaddu gone.

Jaddu had to go.

How else would the score get to 456/7


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[Nikhil_cric]

Kemar Roach was a good one too. They did have a few in between like Franklin Rose, Mervin Dillon etc...But none of them kicked on.

And i think Reon King as well. Dillon was a bit of a trundler but was their main ODI bowler for a while. Quite a few guys with unbelievable pace like Edwards,Roach and tino Best did emerge but they were never going to be test class and they were all rather short for WI quicks.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

My God...Bhuvi out.

This sucks.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Well deserved wicket for Gabriel. Been bowling better than his figures suggest throughout the series.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Absolutely.

Gabriel was bowling extremely good.

I felt WI pace attack in this test was good.

Even Roston bowled well.

 

[street cricketer]

Who can forget Ravi Rampaul?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bhuvi gone. Hopefully he wont be bowling the 70-75 mph pies he was bowling last time he was part of our test attack

 

[Chief Destroyer]

We desperately need a quality pace bowling all rounder brother. There are hardly any in the domestics. Pandya has been selected for the A tour to Australia this month. But I don't think he will cut it in Test cricket.

Our only option is Binny brother. He will become our Woakes.

He definitely has ability. Whether he will discipline himself and has the mental drive to put in the hard yards is another matter.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Who can forget Ravi Rampaul?

I haven't forgotten brother Rampaul at all

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Ashwin gone too.

lol.

339/5 to 353/9.

 

[giri26]

This is unfolding rather too quickly for India...I would suggest Kohli to declare at 353/9 and start bowling...No point in having number 10 and 11 batting.

 

[ethan hunt]

That wicket of the No ball from Gabriel has cost the westindies .
India would have been bundled out for a subpar score.

 

[street cricketer]

Lol what a collapse)

Good that they decided to do it after getting to 350. Now need ATG Ishant and Shami to hit a few lusty blows. Hope they watched Sohail Khan and Rahat bat at Edgbaston

Edit: Never mind, ATG Ishant wants to bowl

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I am telling you...something happened to the pitch.

Isn't it?

It wasn't this hard before.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Well played by Ashwin and Saha.

 

[street cricketer]

He definitely has ability. Whether he will discipline himself and has the mental drive to put in the hard yards is another matter.

Who?

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Thank God all this crap is happening at 350.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

89/4 to 339/5 to 353 all out.

lol.

 

[giri26]

Cummins ends up with 3 suddenly LOL...

 

[giri26]

This suggests that the pitch isn't that easy to bat...Saha and Ash have done brilliantly on this pitch. WI need to really bat well.

 

[Buffet]

Very poor effort from Indians after that big partnership

 

[geraltofrivia]

I am telling you...something happened to the pitch.

Isn't it?

It wasn't this hard before.

Pitch is hard. Ashwin/Saha batted well. Just see what happens now.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

i wouldve taken 353 yesterday so no harm. Need bhuvi to swing the new ball and get a couple here. Justify his selection.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Who?

Hardik Pandya.

 

[street cricketer]

Malcolm Yadav would've loved this pitch

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Pitch is hard. Ashwin/Saha batted well. Just see what happens now.

It was not easy....From 89/4 to 150 was super hard work....then it got easier (not for scoring but surviving)...now suddenly quickened up or something.

Set Ashwin was out for a bouncer.

Good news for India.

Hopefully we can bundle them out.

Do rollers get used now? And will they have an impact on the pitch?

 

[street cricketer]

Hardik Pandya.

Oh, I thought you were talking about Binny

Will have to see how he develops. I think he will mostly be a LOI player. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

[Justcrazy]

Ashwin again shows how underrated he is , another gritty knock when team required him

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Malcolm Yadav would've loved this pitch

Yeah. Bhuvi won't get anything off the deck. hopefully he can swing the ball upfront and just keep the batsmen quiet.

 

[Justcrazy]

And i think Reon King as well. Dillon was a bit of a trundler but was their main ODI bowler for a while. Quite a few guys with unbelievable pace like Edwards,Roach and tino Best did emerge but they were never going to be test class and they were all rather short for WI quicks.

Edwards was eratiic but dangerous.

I think Pedro Collins and Jermone Taylor were also good.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

It's natural for a pitch to get quicker on day 2. However this collapse is mainly due to Windies breaking the partnership and Holder finally deciding to attack.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Edwards was eratiic but dangerous.

I think Pedro Collins and Jermone Taylor were also good.

Edwards was super quick and with that slingy action was a bit difficult to pick. I remember him clocking north of 155 kph consistently in a spell around 2003/04 ish. Was a nightmare for the batsmen.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Thank goodness they got rid of Chandrika. That dude had some real backing.

 

[street cricketer]

I'm missing Chandrika already

 

[Adijazz1706]

India showing solidarity with Pak by collapsing. Respect

 

[street cricketer]

India showing solidarity with Pak by collapsing. Respect

Brothers in arms.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Customary drop catch for a test inning from Rahul in a non-close in catching position.

As good a close in catcher that rahul is, he has dropped considerable number of catches in his short test career when fielding at other positions.

 

[sajeebmcj]

west should quit playing test match. how much horrendus thay are! ashwin and saha scored century! rubbish.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

west should quit playing test match. how much horrendus thay are! ashwin and saha scored century! rubbish.

They bowled really well.

Watch the match bro.

Cricinfo scorecard doesn't do justice to their bowling.

 

[sajeebmcj]

They bowled really well.

Watch the match bro.

Cricinfo scorecard doesn't do justice to their bowling.

sorry mate. i was just checking the cricinfo scorecard.

 

[Justcrazy]

WI have to bat long here , to draw.

 

[Justcrazy]

26 / 0

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Get the spinners or Ishant on kohli.

 

[Justcrazy]

Both Batsmen have got start here , need to make it count

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This is crappy captaincy.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Kohli should've opened with Ishant to extract the bounce available right now. Kumar and Shami are similar bowlers therefore become easier to negotiate once the openers settle. You'd rather have them facing different challenges from both ends.

 

[Markhor]

Already Leon Johnson has proved himself a superior option to Rajendra Chandrika. Jesus Christ that guy was awful.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This kind of dumbassery is what cost us the last test.

Kohli sometimes should use common sense.

 

[giri26]

Kohli's captaincy is boring....He keeps on bowling the same bowlers for a long time. I don't see the point. He did the same thing on the 5th day when he did not bring Ashwin for some 15-16 overs.

 

[Markhor]

Kemar Roach was a good one too. They did have a few in between like Franklin Rose, Mervin Dillon etc...But none of them kicked on.

Roach has never looked the same since his injuries. Lost his pace significantly, was trundling in Australia last winter.

Mervyn Dillon IIRC bowled very well against you guys on India's 2002 tour to West Indies. Steve Waugh called him one of the biggest underachievers he had seen given his talent and performances. Eventually Edwards and Taylor overtook him.

Franklin Rose like Dillon was another tall fellow at 6ft 5. But he bowled horribly at Lord's in the famous 2000 Test when England bowled WI out for 54. It was a low scoring game and England had a tight chase - but Rose kept banging it in short to Dominic Cork who hit him around.

 

[Justcrazy]

up for WI

 

[Markhor]

West Indies with a 50 opening partnership. Break out the rum.

What did Leon Johnson even do to deserve being dropped in the first place ? In his previous 4 Tests he scored 66, 41, 31, 39, 0, 54 and 44. That's great by current WI opening standards.

 

[giri26]

Ashwin bowling very well, it is just matter of time before he picks few wickets.

 

[Justcrazy]

Big wicket for India , run out

 

[Justcrazy]

Bravo averaging less than 40 , its not good by his standards , he has to get it up.

Needs to be more consistent.