India v England | 1st Test | Rajkot | Nov 9-13, 2016 | Day 4

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Ind - 325/4

Kohli and Rahane at the crease.

 

[PakLFC]

Just by avoiding defeat England will gain a massive boost. Psychologically, they will feel like winners having scored over 500 runs in their innings. Players of Pak ethnicity have done very well for England in this match.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Woakes has bowled really well. 25 overs for just 41 runs!

 

[jattafridi]

Really good shot from Kohli

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

India avoid the follow on - 339/4

 

[street cricketer]

Turning and bouncing now.

 

[street cricketer]

Rahane goes..

Poor shot selection.

 

[Big Mac]

What was that? Totally misjudged the length like a tailender

 

[jattafridi]

Ridiculous shot

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

351/5
Should aim for 410 without losing more than 1 wicket till lunch.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Rahane needs to improve his game against spinners, got out playing a poor shot.

 

[The_Odd_One]

India's best batsman on the crease...

 

[street cricketer]

Okay, pitch is truly turning and bouncing now.

Need to get within 100 runs of England's 1st innings score.

 

[jattafridi]

Kohli looking good for century

 

[street cricketer]

The last 2 days are going to be very interesting here, that's for sure..

 

[The_Odd_One]

The last 2 days are going to be very interesting here, that's for sure..

Rashid is getting tremendous turn, looks like spinners are going to enjoy this pitch now.

 

[street cricketer]

Kohli

 

[Big Mac]

Hit wicket?

 

[street cricketer]

Why are our players camping always on the backfoot against spin

 

[The_Odd_One]

Oh Kohli, what have you done!

 

[Saurav]

Kohli

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Kohli hit wicket!!

England in the driving seat now. Saha and Ashwin have to stitch a partnership else it's not looking good ATM.

 

[street cricketer]

Need to somehow scratch our way within 100 runs of England's score.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Kohli hit wicket!!

England in the driving seat now. Saha and Ashwin have to stitch a partnership else it's not looking good ATM.

TBH, Ashwin has looked better than both Rahane and Kohli so far. Looks solid against spinners.

 

[MMHS]

ENG likely to get a significant lead now.

 

[Buffet]

Some Indian PPers were talking about a sure draw here, but Eng should try to force a result here.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Rashid is getting tremendous turn, looks like spinners are going to enjoy this pitch now.

Slow turn man.

Its still a playable surface.

 

[street cricketer]

Rashid is getting tremendous turn, looks like spinners are going to enjoy this pitch now.

Yup, the pitch is breaking up. I fear when India bat last here, apart from Vijay and Pujara, none are any good against vicious turn..

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

One mistake of Kohli has put intense pressure on us. Saha and Ashwin have to dig in.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Slow turn man.

Its still a playable surface.

and Rahane's struggles against spinners continue...

 

[jattafridi]

Wth Kohli unlucky

 

[jeetu]

India 361/6 (120.0 ov)
Ravichandran Ashwin 11 (12)
Wriddhiman Saha 0 (3)

 

[Varun]

I've seen Kohli get dangerously close to the stumps many times. This was a long time coming.

it has happened to him in a few ODIs in the past as well.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

and Rahane's struggles against spinners continue...

Don't get me started on him.....

 

[Saurav]

Rashid is getting tremendous turn, looks like spinners are going to enjoy this pitch now.

bounce too

Thats what did Kohli

 

[The_Odd_One]

Rashid is bowling like Warne, getting both turn and bounce, unlucky to not have gotten Saha already.

 

[hamzie]

not the first time

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsUeAHvRDdU

 

[street cricketer]

I've seen Kohli get dangerously close to the stumps many times. This was a long time coming.

it has happened to him in a few ODIs in the past as well.

This.

I often used to think how perilously close he gets to the stumps..

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

We have to score. This pitch aint no minefield or even that tough.

 

[Big Mac]

I'm very bored so I got the statsguru and the calculator out and this was the 155th time a batsmen has been dismissed hit wicket in tests (0.17% of all test dismissals), Kohli is the 139th batsman to be dismissed in such a fashion. Denis Compton leads the pack with five hit wicket dismissals in his test career.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

England needs 100 runs lead atleast

 

[street cricketer]

Kohli always stands well outside of the crease to the pacers looking to play them off the frontfoot sometimes walking down the pitch like Hayden.

But for the spinners, he always hangs back and plays everything off the backfoot. Was longtime coming.

 

[Big Mac]

Great review, right out of the middle

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Wth Kohli unlucky

It's nothing about luck.

 

[street cricketer]

I'm very bored so I got the statsguru and the calculator out and this was the 155th time a batsmen has been dismissed hit wicket in tests (0.17% of all test dismissals), Kohli is the 139th batsman to be dismissed in such a fashion. Denis Compton leads the pack with five hit wicket dismissals in his test career.

Remember Steve Waugh getting hitwicket once..

 

[Saurav]

Ashwin always makes it look so easy.Then gets out

 

[street cricketer]

Jaddu to hit a quickfire triple.

You heard it first here.

 

[Big Mac]

Remember Steve Waugh getting hitwicket once..

Yep, 2003 in Brisbane.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64059.html

Trod on his stumps hooking Zaheer.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Last one before kohli in test vvs laxman Antigua 2002.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Cook is a defensive captain, giving just one slip to his bowlers. Ansari should be replaced with Moeen now.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Mahindar amarnath lala amarnath are also in the list of hit wicket

 

[street cricketer]

Yep, 2003 in Brisbane.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64059.html

Trod on his stumps hooking Zaheer.

If I'm correct, he hit that one for four too before getting hit wicket.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Jaddu to hit a quickfire triple.

You heard it first here.

Why not quadraple??

 

[street cricketer]

Why not quadraple??

Because he hasn't hit one here.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

England should go now for all out and get at least 100 runs lead. Moeen have to do that and pacers.

 

[Saurav]

Why not quadraple??

Not enough time left

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Ashwin should get a century here

 

[jeetu]

IND 384/6 (127.0 Ovs)
India trail by 153 runs
Ravichandran Ashwin 20 (33)
Wriddhiman Saha 14 (24)

 

[Big Mac]

Last one before kohli in test vvs laxman Antigua 2002.

Last Indian.

Last batsman was Shezhad against New Zealand when he got hit on the head and as he collapsed to the ground his bat broke the wicket.

If I'm correct, he hit that one for four too before getting hit wicket.

Ball hit his gloves and went to the boundary, yeah.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Ashwin has really worked on his batting, looks like a proper batsman.

 

[Justcrazy]

Ashwin has really worked on his batting, looks like a proper batsman.

He is averaging nearly 35 !

 

[Justcrazy]

Indian Tail is no mug with the bat.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Ashwin has really worked on his batting, looks like a proper batsman.

He is a proper all rounder but generally fails when everyone prior to him succeed and bats well in tricky situations.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Saha is definitely one of the better players of spin, uses his feet and sweep shot well.

 

[Justcrazy]

33 runs partnership already

 

[street cricketer]

Stokes bowling well.

 

[Justcrazy]

400 up for India

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

: by Saha .... 403/6

Saha has unsettled Rashid here. Excellent from our under rated keeper batsman.

 

[Justcrazy]

Ashwin is very methodical in both batting and bowling

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Why is Ashwin guiding the ball to third man when Stokes is getting it to shape away?

Stop doing that.

 

[jeetu]

India 404/6 (132.2 ov)
India trail by 133 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Wriddhiman Saha 26 (48)
Ravichandran Ashwin 25 (41)

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Just leave everything outside off when Stokes bowls.

Saha is doing that.

 

[Ab Fan]

One of the two should eye for a big knock.

 

[Ab Fan]

A 50 run lead here and then 225 runs in 3rd inning till lunch tomorrow can give England a chance to knock Indian batting in a period of two sessions on 5th day.

I don't think England would declare unless they get a lead of 275 assuming two sessions left in the game.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I think we need to get close to England total.

Don't listen to Shastri or Gavaskar.

50-60 run lead for England could be fatal for us if they start smashing it around. Even 200 all out would make us chase 260 on final day where anything can happen.

 

[Slog]

Ashwin has time and again made these 50+ scores in innings where some of the top order has failed but yet some PP experts refuse to consider him a genuine all rounder

 

[jeetu]

India 413-6 (138)
Ravichandran Ashwin not out 30 (54)
Wriddhiman Saha not out 30 (68)

 

[Slog]

Ashwin has time and again made these 50+ scores in innings where some of the top order has failed but yet some PP experts refuse to consider him a genuine all rounder

Also he plays like a proper batsman in terms of shot placement and decision....

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Lead is 124 shastri.

As if getting those 75 runs is a piece of cake you are talking.

 

[Ab Fan]

Ashwin has time and again made these 50+ scores in innings where some of the top order has failed but yet some PP experts refuse to consider him a genuine all rounder

I won't be surprised if he can get to 10 centuries mark till he calls if off.