India v New Zealand | 1st Test | Kanpur | Sep 22-26, 2016 | Day 1

[Ashraful_Rox]

Kiwis are already 1 down with Guptill in their side, also remember they are playing with five bowlers. I will be surprised if they score more than 200

 

[Thivagar]

How does that work?

Both are interconnected with each other's batting and bowling quality.

NZ bowls better spin than India = Better New Zealand bowling.

However, NZ batsmen choke against India's non threatening spin and therefore allowing Indian batsmen to out bat the Kiwis.

 

[Hasan2K8]

Well played NZ, good comeback. Now go and post big first innings total and win this.

Hope NZ wins the series too.

 

[Chrish]

Would be very disappointed if Kohli doesn't show up this series. Truth is apart from 200, he has been pretty inconsequential lately.

 

[Chrish]

Someone said it right in the other thread. Take away Ashwin and rest of the indian team wouldn't be much better off than Lankan team

 

[Suleiman]

India in the front seat still. 300 on this pitch is good considering Ashwin and Jaddu wait in the wings.

Williamson is the glue holding the team together as is Latham, those 2 get out and flood gates open.

I'd consider opening with Williamson and hide Guptill at 6 with Ronchi at 3 maybe.

 

[Aman]

India had a terrible effort first up, I think we would have done better than them had we batted first.

There was nothing really in the pitch.

At 290 odd for 9, I'd say it's even stevens. The pitch is only going to get harder and harder to bat on and we're batting last.

 

[Smbhayi]

Still fit, still stylish, Azzu Bhai still got it

 

[leatherface58]

Good effort but we have Guptill in our side so essentially we are 0/1.

Need Latham and Williamson to be at their usual best. Taylor needs to stop getting bogged down.

 

[Aman]

Kiwis are already 1 down with Guptill in their side, also remember they are playing with five bowlers. I will be surprised if they score more than 200

Santner, Craig and Ish can all bat.

 

[Aman]

Good effort but we have Guptill in our side so essentially we are 0/1.

Need Latham and Williamson to be at their usual best. Taylor needs to stop getting bogged down.

I wouldn't blame him if he went out there and played it like an ODI. No chance of him surviving out their defending, he may as well go down swinging.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

NZ bowls better spin than India = Better New Zealand bowling.

However, NZ batsmen choke against India's non threatening spin and therefore allowing Indian batsmen to out bat the Kiwis.

Fair enough.

You really think NZ spin trio is better than Indian spin trio?

 

[street cricketer]

Still fit, still stylish, Azzu Bhai still got it

Dhoni was rocking the shades yesterday.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Santner, Craig and Ish can all bat.

can they play spin?

 

[OS_89]

Disgusting how Azhar is being treated like a hero now.