India vs West Indies | 1st Test | Ahmedabad | October 2-6 | Match Discussion

[jnaveen1980]

Sai Sudarshan maybe talented but he struggled in tests in England as well.

What makes selectors think that Tilak Verma cannot be successful in tests? He is not a hack. Has a good all round game. I would have given him a chance.

India will go through the process.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Ravi jadeja -100!
Go ya Kathiawadi Rajput swordsman!...

Must say in 2025 - tests - his batting has gone up several notches

 

[Ab Fan]

All hail Jadeja!

Inshallah, Ravindra Jadeja will continue his prolific run with the bat. I want to see him get to 400 wickets and 5000 test runs over his career.

 

[Ball Blazer]

End of Day 2

 

[Red-Indian]

Ravi jadeja -100!
Go ya Kathiawadi Rajput swordsman!...

Must say in 2025 - tests - his batting has gone up several notches

I think it's been said before but at home, Jadeja is a cheat code of a player.

Over the last 5 years, he has a batting average of 40 and bowling average of 20. Throw in the fielding and we're essentially playing two and half cricketers. It's tough for oppositions to line up 11 vs 12.5.

Abroad he more or less has become a high quality lower order batter who can turn his arm over. Batting average of 49. Bowling average of 41.

 

[Ball Blazer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974084315811311715

 

[jnaveen1980]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1974084315811311715

He did the same for his first 50. His father is a military guy.

 

[harshjoshi87]

Jurel should be tried at no. 3 instead of useless Sai Sudarshan.

Jurel also scored a match winning 90* in the 4th innings vs England last year at Dharamshala.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Jadeja is having a real purple patch as a batsman

 

[Josh]

Jurel should be tried at no. 3 instead of useless Sai Sudarshan.

Jurel also scored a match winning 90* in the 4th innings vs England last year at Dharamshala.

Number 3 is a tough position to bat at. He is better suited at current position

 

[Red-Indian]

Number 3 is a tough position to bat at. He is better suited at current position

It's 3 or 6 though

1, 2 - Rahul, Jaiswal and 4,5 Gill, Pant are locked down. 6 won't always be available since we might choose to play the extra bowler like in this game.

I think he does seem to have the technique to bat at 3 especially at home. Away, we'll have to see.

 

[Human786]

hope they bowl 1st thing tomorrow ...

 

[Champ_Pal]

Jadeja in supreme form. HIs batting is amazing.

 

[Red-Indian]

hope they bowl 1st thing tomorrow ...

They declared overnight. Should wrap this up today.

 

[Ab Fan]

hope they bowl 1st thing tomorrow ...

Duh! It was fun watching them score truckload of runs. Another not out for Jadeja, why not bat till lunch and post 600.

 

[Red-Indian]

I think it's been said before but at home, Jadeja is a cheat code of a player.

Over the last 5 years, he has a batting average of 40 and bowling average of 20. Throw in the fielding and we're essentially playing two and half cricketers. It's tough for oppositions to line up 11 vs 12.5.

Abroad he more or less has become a high quality lower order batter who can turn his arm over. Batting average of 49. Bowling average of 41.

Exactly as I said. At least 2 full players.

 

[RehanG]

This is so bad that that I feel sorry for Windies. They should give up test cricket and focus t20.

 

[Hikaru]

This is so bad that that I feel sorry for Windies. They should give up test cricket and focus t20.

More the case that Test Cricket needs tiers. All teams outside top-5 would suffer the same fate. West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afganistan and Pakistan have no business playing top sides in Test Cricket. Will always lead to such lopsided phainta.

 

[DRsohail]

More the case that Test Cricket needs tiers. All teams outside top-5 would suffer the same fate. West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afganistan and Pakistan have no business playing top sides in Test Cricket. Will always lead to such lopsided phainta.

Then how would they improve? There should be at-least two test match series with top teams every two years.

 

[Hikaru]

Then how would they improve? There should be at-least two test match series with top teams every two years.

I know, that's why these things are difficult to implement. When you focus on the quality of the contest, then it does have its side-effects. But I honestly hate no-contests like this. It's hard to take records seriously when this becomes a norm.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

India have done them a kindness by declaring and bowling again.

Finish this match in 3 days and next match in 2 days and let them rest and prepare for Bangladesh ODIs.

For West Indies cricket , automatic qualification for 2027 World Cup is more important than meaningless Test cricket.

 

[harshjoshi87]

Athanaze grinding it out there. Result is foregone conclusion but WI applying themselves is good to see.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Then how would they improve? There should be at-least two test match series with top teams every two years.

Playing top teams doesnt make you improve.

How much have Bangladesh, West Indies improved despite playing so much?

Even Pakistan how much as it declined while playing test cricket.

You gain nothing from one sided embassing losses. But two division scenario will allow players to at least build some confidence playing teams at equal stature and then give them the chance to move up.

But promotion/relegation is necessary. One of the sticking points with two tier is that big 3 want to be excluded from relegation. If that's the way the two tier is going to be then it's pointless.

 

[Ab Fan]

This is a good pitch for Test cricket. But sad, the quality of opposition has been simply awful.

 

[Markhor]

Bloodbath as expected. Sad to watch really.