India vs Australia | 2nd Test | Bangalore | October 9-13

[Sakss]

a bit of pressure from the Aussies here

 

[mastermind_quad]

Vijay riding on luck here ....should complete well deserved century here

 

[pakistani pride]

is gambhir dropped . . .

 

[mastermind_quad]

is gambhir dropped . . .

Injured

 

[mastermind_quad]

Vijay close to century ...on 97 ...3 more required ...Common Vijay

 

[Sakss]

19 runs from the last 10 overs

 

[pakistani pride]

gambhir will be back soon then
this new opener is playing way way tooo SLOW

 

[Acim]

gambhir will be back soon then
this new opener is playing way way tooo SLOW

Then he should replace Dravid, but India will need Dravid in SA.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Common Vijay 1 needed

 

[pakistani pride]

sorry to say but he is a joke, not even trying to score
must have been 30 balls in the 90ies

 

[Krishnan]

sorry to say but he is a joke, not even trying to score
must have been 30 balls in the 90ies

How to dare you call the pride of chennai a joke lol.Murali vijay will be the next gordon greenidge.100 for the man

 

[mastermind_quad]

congratulations to Vijay on a well deserved maiden century in tests

 

[mastermind_quad]

NOw Vijay will be more dangerous .....

 

[Sakss]

test heading towards a tame draw and india winning the series....

crap pitch that is ...dead

 

[praveen]

test heading towards a tame draw and india winning the series....

crap pitch that is ...dead

Ok, i'll mark your words and get back to you after the game gets over.

 

[Random Aussie]

So, I am not watching this - just the highlight.

How does Peter George look? I gather he is not bowling great obviously.

 

[James]

bit gangly and cack to be fair.

 

[Sakss]

So, I am not watching this - just the highlight.

How does Peter George look? I gather he is not bowling great obviously.

i don't think many people are watching it TBH....
im also at work watching Bangladesh thrash the kiwis

 

[Krishnan]

So, I am not watching this - just the highlight.

How does Peter George look? I gather he is not bowling great obviously.

Not great now but looks like a good prospect .sub continent pitches aren't the ideal debut conditions for a fast bowler either.have to wait.

 

[James]

Hilf has done some sterling work. a really class act in the making, if he can stay injury free

 

[umerz]

Min overs remaining 36.4
India trail by 172 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
If India can give them a lead of 250 after 1 hour of lunch tomorrow

 

[Acim]

Min overs remaining 36.4
India trail by 172 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
If India can give them a lead of 250 after 1 hour of lunch tomorrow

You are kidding, right?

You are assuming that India will score 400 runs in 80 odd overs?

Inida still might concede a lead.

 

[cric_crazy]

So, I am not watching this - just the highlight.

How does Peter George look? I gather he is not bowling great obviously.

He doesn't even look like an Aussie, can't understand wt siddle is doing back home in AUS and where is stuart clarke btw..........

 

[James]

best strategy is for India to bat as long as they can now, and this should leave the Aussies under pressure on the fifth day.

if the Aussies suddenly take a load of wickets and set India a target on the final day, we could be in for a treat.

draw is the most likely result at the moment, but either side can still win.

 

[Acim]

This is SRT's chance to get to a triple hundred.

 

[mastermind_quad]

gesture by SRT to Vijay :

Tendulkar waits for Vijay to join him and asks him to lead them off the field. Vijay smiles and crosses the line.

just imagine how a youngster will feel after this gesture .....these younsters are very lucky to play along with Tendulkar ,Dravid ,Laxman ,Sehwag.....woww

 

[hashbb]

gesture by SRT to Vijay :

Tendulkar waits for Vijay to join him and asks him to lead them off the field. Vijay smiles and crosses the line.

just imagine how a youngster will feel after this gesture .....these younsters are very lucky to play along with Tendulkar ,Dravid ,Laxman ,Sehwag.....woww

Good man SRT , I wish we could have blended in youngesters when We had Inzi Yousuf and Younis as our middle order

 

[Acim]

Good man SRT , I wish we could have blended in youngesters when We had Inzi Yousuf and Younis as our middle order

True, but no one was given a decent run, at one point even Younis Khan was dropped.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Good man SRT , I wish we could have blended in youngesters when We had Inzi Yousuf and Younis as our middle order

True, but no one was given a decent run, at one point even Younis Khan was dropped.

That's Pakistan cricket for you ..or to be precise PCB ...

 

[mastermind_quad]

Game resumed after tea..... 316/2 India

 

[James]

286 run partnership and counting. can't remember a stand against the Aussies like this.

 

[mastermind_quad]

286 run partnership and counting. can't remember a stand against the Aussies like this.

How can you forget the Epic from Laxman & Dravid @ kolkata ....

 

[James]

that was a long time ago, meant recently. must be one of the biggest against them

 

[mastermind_quad]

to Vijay

 

[mastermind_quad]

Ponting plz bring Hauritz from one end....

 

[mastermind_quad]

that was a long time ago, meant recently. must be one of the biggest against them

Yep ..in recent memory this one is big ....Last Series in 2008 Gambhir & Laxman @ Delhi was biggest....where GG made 200 ...

 

[mastermind_quad]

Well done master....SRT's 20th 150+ score breaking lara's record...and 6th against Aussies again breaking lara's record....

 

[James]

wonder if one or both of these guys can bat all day?

 

[Acim]

Ponting plz bring Hauritz from one end....

India should be careful while playing Hauritz. They should not take him aprt as it will make Ponting take him out of the attack, which will not be good for India.

They should only hit him around enough so that Ponting keeps bowling him and India keep scoring.

 

[mastermind_quad]

good going India.....plz increase the rate too..

 

[mastermind_quad]

India should be careful while playing Hauritz. They should not take him aprt as it will make Ponting take him out of the attack, which will not be good for India.

They should only hit him around enough so that Ponting keeps bowling him and India keep scoring.

Oh! yes ...right strategy .... how to convey this message to dressing room...

 

[mastermind_quad]

wonder if one or both of these guys can bat all day?

then 200+ individual score for sure

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Vijay's form is a huge plus for India. Gives Gambhir a good kick up the back side.

 

[IAJ]

What is happening here? Is it bad bowling? Good batting? belter? To hot for Aussies?

Vijay may keeps Gambhir out for a while know if he continues like this ( I haven't seen him bat today, just judging by the scorecard)

 

[mastermind_quad]

meanwhile India blue 62/0 from 10.2 overs ..
its Final between India Blue & India Green

 

[James]

very difficult bowling conditions but pretty average bowling regardless.

Vijay plays a tired shot and nicks behind. smallest noise. great 308 run partnership.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Vijay is perfomring coz Mukund in the dressing room warming the bench....

Mukund is just 20 yr old and a very very solid Opener ....

 

[Sakss]

finaly vijay goes after a grindy innings on a flat track

 

[mastermind_quad]

M Vijay c †Paine b Johnson 139 (310b 14x4 2x6) SR: 44.83

 

[James]

Pujaras first class record is excellent! hopefully he can add to our good work today. still got Raina and Dhoni if not. a first innings lead is still on the cards.

 

[Krishnan]

Its now or never for aussies.They have to capitalize to have a chance of drawing the series

 

[mastermind_quad]

and here comes Pujara...All the best Pujara

 

[Sakss]

lol...unlucky there....

 

[mastermind_quad]

and Pujara opens the account with


Welcome in International cricket my friend

 

[James]

Pujara lbw Johnson for 4. kept ridiculously low and looks like it was sliding down leg side. unlucky.

 

[mastermind_quad]

and gone Pujara ...

 

[Sakss]

is a collapse on the cards??

 

[mastermind_quad]

seams unlucky

 

[IAJ]

After a loooong partnership, wickets often fall quickly. India need to focus now.

 

[James]

it would be a shame if the Aussies still took the lead. but wouldn't surprise me at all. we have seen super-collapses after big partnerships time and time again from every team.

 

[mastermind_quad]

oh! yaar ...Pujara unlucky

 

[dinakar]

very likely that Tendlkar too fall quickly. that's the normal trend of huge partnerships.

 

[James]

hawkeye says leg stump. guess I was wrong. really good delivery either way.

 

[Krishnan]

oh! yaar ...Pujara unlucky

Hmm ya.but all balances.murali vijay was out earlier

 

[iHammad]

feel sad for pujara

 

[mastermind_quad]

feel sad for pujara

Haan yaar ...wanted him to perform ..must get chance against New Zealand.

 

[iHammad]

4 leg byes

 

[iHammad]

we really need a smiley for Tendulkar

 

[iHammad]

362-4

 

[iHammad]

raina pull shot 4

 

[iHammad]

misfield 4

371-4

 

[iHammad]

Madhu: "Nathan Hauritz is the 70th Australian bowler (this is the 70th occasion ie, not 70th bowler) to concede 100 or more runs in an innings against India. Only two have conceded more than 200 though- Jason Krejza in Nagpur and Brett Lee in Sydney."

cricinfo

 

[iHammad]

Ewan: "With all this talk about Pujara waiting so long for his chance you'd think he was 32 not 22! Even if it doesn't happen for him in this Test, he still has several years for his talent to bring him success at Test level." Ha! the thing is for a long time now he was the quintessential domestic batsman.A flood of runs. Other youngsters, more flashy, were given chances. Pujara continued to play for his unfancied Saurashtra. It's a small team; not one of the traditional big names in Ranji Trophy. Everyone kept going ahead of him. There was a thought and a fear among many Indian fans that domestic performances are not being counted and only IPL and stuff like that are being noticed. For some of them, Pujara's success, if it happens, is almost a validation of the domestic circuit.

well said. if only pakistan could produce such solid batsmen as india does.

 

[iHammad]

375-4

 

[iHammad]

raina

 

[iHammad]

381-4

 

[Amjid Javed]

India will be aiming for 550-600 here and maybe a very huge and valuable lead!

 

[James]

wow, what a shot from SRT

 

[Amjid Javed]

Have so say even now Sachin is pure class to watch.

 

[iHammad]

387-4