India reach 233/6 at Stumps on Day 1 of 1st Test against Australia

[King_Kohli]

Anywhere I can watch the game online in the UK?

BT Sport

 

[Ab Fan]

Hope he will score in second innings..

For a change,

Hope so.

 

[Ab Fan]

[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION], I guess going by some of the early morning logics, we should have looked to bat a little faster and declare at 160 by dinner .

I am sure we we would have gotten them five down by now.

 

[Devadwal]

Some movement for josh

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Considering how India started the inning, it is a good comeback.

 

[Manunited18]

Why have Australia not started their home series on their banker fortress the GABBA, hope in the next ashes series down under the Australian cricket board are similarly generous in the scheduling for the England team.

 

[topspin]

Whenever Pujara steps outside India, he bats like he's playing in a timeless game of test cricket.

I don't rate him outside Asia.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Whenever Pujara steps outside India, he bats like he's playing in a timeless game of test cricket.

I don't rate him outside Asia.

Look at his last series in Australia.

 

[Babbar]

Whenever Pujara steps outside India, he bats like he's playing in a timeless game of test cricket.

I don't rate him outside Asia.

Pujara and Rahane are from the classic test match mould. Kohli, like Smith, can change gears as per needs. Thank god for some countries, India, Australia, and to some extent England, still keeping the test match flames alive when others have totally surrendered to the lure of circus cricket.

 

[Ashmal]

Whenever Pujara steps outside India, he bats like he's playing in a timeless game of test cricket.

I don't rate him outside Asia.

Apart from 1 great series in Aus....he hasn't done too much in SENA

 

[Ashmal]

India have got themselves in a good position....should look to get 350+

 

[Ab Fan]

India have got themselves in a good position....should look to get 350+

This is why Pujara's knock was important.

 

[Ashmal]

This is why Pujara's knock was important.

As I said before, if India get a good a score then their approach would be justified.

 

[King_Kohli]

A clear run given short by Bruce Oxenford.

What is this sir!

 

[Hyperion66]

Excellent patience and resilience on display, hope we don't lose anymore wks today.

 

[angrypathan]

Rahane takes on the short ball

 

[angrypathan]

A clear run given short by Bruce Oxenford.

What is this sir!

Wonder how Kohli would react if he gets dismissed on 99

 

[King_Kohli]

Rahane will be the highest scorer of this series from Indian side.
That's what Kohli predicted during chat with Steve Smith.

Lets see..

 

[King_Kohli]

Wonder how Kohli would react if he gets dismissed on 99

He will cry.
No 100 in 2020

 

[angrypathan]

Comical run out. Kohli gone

 

[MP2011]

Kohli run out.

 

[asadee]

Daft running call by Rahane

 

[King_Kohli]

Kohli run out

 

[MP2011]

Kohli committed himself too much on that occasion.

 

[MP2011]

On second thoughts, it was Rahane's fault.

 

[angrypathan]

Beauty from Green

 

[King_Kohli]

Kohli getting run out in Test Cricket

vs Australia at Adelaide (2012)
vs Australia at Adelaide (Today)*

 

[MP2011]

Peach from Green.

 

[MP2011]

Kohli must be seething inside.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

How many times we have witnessed ball not carrying to the fielders ?

 

[globalcitizen]

bad call by Rahane and he accepted it straight away . new ball due this is entertaining

 

[Belawal2014]

Rahane's fault there.

 

[HydratedTurnip]

That's a double ton opportunity missed for Kohli.

Really not much in the surface - and folks like Kohli & Smith, once they settle down, will be rather difficult to get rid of here.

Great opportunity now for the kangaroos to get Ind out for below 300.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

That was the only way they were getting him out today.
Looked in total control.
Kohli must be fuming.

 

[King_Kohli]

Missing 100's, Kohli missed in last T20 and now in this test.
Good bye 2020

 

[sindhiboy]

Kohli deserved a 100. India will really miss kohli for the rest of the series

 

[Varun]

Rahane had almost run himself out earlier. Don't know what's the deal.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Australia need one more wicket to bundle India out for less than 300. If they do that, they'll be in command.

Rahane messed up really badly, Kohli was looking in classy form.

Indian bowlers will have to be very disciplined with their line-lengths. Ashwin will have to control the run-rate as well.

 

[King_Kohli]

Here we go, new ball time! Starc to get first crack with about 40 minutes remaining

 

[Ab Fan]

Rahane need to make up for it by scoring a hundred.

 

[angrypathan]

Rahane need to make up for it by scoring a hundred.

He's out )

 

[MP2011]

Rahane gone.

 

[Varun]

Rahane. :Facepalm:

 

[therealAB]

Interesting review

 

[Varun]

And wastes a review on the way out.

Nothing less than a series win as captain can salvage this.

 

[MP2011]

Rahane has been a mental midget for long now. I shudder at him leading us in next 3 tests.

 

[angrypathan]

Really thought Saha would have played more than 38 tests by now.

 

[MP2011]

Interesting review

Vihari coaxed him to take it.

 

[Ab Fan]

Ye humare Kaptaan banege agle match se

 

[asadee]

What an awful awful review

 

[King_Kohli]

Ohhh nooo
Jinks

 

[MP2011]

Crossed at least 200 now.

 

[Varun]

Vihari coaxed him to take it.

Rahane should have known it was dead.

Nothing could be more out than that.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Only Ashwin and 3 x number 11s left.

 

[Ab Fan]

Does anybody know what are Mitchell Starc stats outside pink ball test? I think he averages 19 in pink ball test matches, heard it somewhere, not sure though.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

going down the leg

 

[King_Kohli]

Overs left 7
Please don't give another wicket

 

[Romali_rotti]

Innings defeat here we come

 

[angrypathan]

Another one

 

[Varun]

Game over.

 

[MP2011]

Rahane should have known it was dead.

Nothing could be more out than that.

That's why he is not suitable for being our captain. Too timid to be a leader.

 

[angrypathan]

Does anybody know what are Mitchell Starc stats outside pink ball test? I think he averages 19 in pink ball test matches, heard it somewhere, not sure though.

Overall average is 26.5ish, so I would assume it's around 28 or so outside pink ball tests

 

[Varun]

Thanks a million, Ajinkya!

 

[MP2011]

Does anybody know what are Mitchell Starc stats outside pink ball test? I think he averages 19 in pink ball test matches, heard it somewhere, not sure though.

He averages 36 in day tests, Pudge was telling this.

 

[Rajdeep]

Never been so furious as I got today when Rahane got Kohli run out. He single handedly lost the game for India.

 

[Firebat]

Ajinkya Rahane has almost single handedly torpedoed this innings from such a position of strength.

Just before the new pink ball under lights was due, he runs Kohli out and then gets out himself. 2 new batsmen at the crease at the worst possible time to bat in a D/N Test match, and now the collapse has begun.

 

[MP2011]

Could have easily crossed 300, now we'll struggle to cross 225.

 

[Varun]

Is this no name Hanuma Vihari the best #6 we can find in all of India? Come on.

 

[MP2011]

Now all we need is Saha to be dismissed cheaply to show what these shocking selections of Shaw and Saha have done to this team.

 

[MP2011]

Is this no name Hanuma Vihari the best #6 we can find in all of India? Come on.

Apparently Kohli rates him quite highly. But we all know how clueless selector he is.

 

[King_Kohli]

I am getting frustration.
What a collapse

 

[angrypathan]

Ashwin moves his bat during the bowler's run up more than anyone I've ever seen

 

[Romali_rotti]

Next game, Gill, Pant needs to come to the side. Pant can open with Miyank and Gill can take Kohli's spot.

Shaw is done, so is Vihari

 

[Junaids]

India paying the penalty for negative batting as if it were a red ball Test.

Apart from possibly being 240 all out, now they will have to use the new pink ball in daylight.

 

[Belawal2014]

India should declare now while they're ahead.

 

[Firebat]

Ashwin moves his bat during the bowler's run up more than anyone I've ever seen

Steven Smith?

 

[Varun]

Somebody tell Ashwin there are only 5 overs left.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Vihari you .......................
God can't stand him.

Anyway instead of him, We should pick Rahul in middle order and Gill up top. Rohit coming back can play at 6.

 

[Varun]

Vihari you .......................
God can't stand him.

Anyway instead of him, We should pick Rahul in middle order and Gill up top. Rohit coming back can play at 6.

IPL hacks should be nowhere near the test team. Drop Vihari for sure, but get somebody with Ranji pedigree in instead.

Whatever happened to Karun Nair??

 

[King_Kohli]

Eagerly waiting to see someone to fail, so that they can bash some other person and celebrate.
Beggers belief!
Get well soon.