Bhaag Viru Bhaag
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NZ are walking this unless we can get them to 35/4 and engineer some sort of choke.
They will start playing for a draw if they lose 4 wkts quickly. Ball is in NZ's court now.

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NZ are walking this unless we can get them to 35/4 and engineer some sort of choke.
Pressure was not the reason for India's batting failures. We are not good enough in conditions where the moves around
I think so too.
But I remember England chasing a paltry 145 to win at Abu Dhabi 9 years ago. Only for Abdul Rehman to dismiss them for 72 all out!
I think this test we missed the runs from Ashwin and Jaddu.
Batting middle order was garbage as usual.
That plus Bumrah's screw up tilted the favour.
In fact it was the "pressure-handling capability" that Rohit, Pant and to some extent Gill could some runs in this match! Their skills are not equipped for this! That's also because they don't give enough time to practice & get acclimatized to the conditions. They give zero priority to that, and have fake-confidence saying they are professional enough to handle it!
One of the big reasons why we won in Australia is the contribution of lower middle order there. Pant, Ashwin, sundar and Thakur have contributed immensely with the bat even though the top order failed there too.
Bumrah on now.
lol.
Translated into English:Current betting odds from Ladbrokes:
New Zealand odds-on 1-16
India 16-1
Draw 19-1
Hard to believe after so much lost time!
Bumrah don't give any confidence these days (especially in tests) because he just cannot swing/seam the ball with that action. He simply relies on variable bounce (dry pitches). Probably its better if we make him play only in LOIs...
Translated into English:
If you bet $16 on NZ and they win you will earn $1.
If you bet $16 on India and they win you will earn $256.
If you bet $16 on a draw and the match is drawn you will earn $304.
Get on the phone to Lou Vincent and Chris Cairns and see what they suggest! They might disagree…..Yep, agree with these lopsided odds. NZ has it in the bag here.
They'll be brought in when all is lost.Do we have nothing to lose by packing everyone around the bat and bowling Ashwin and Jadeja in tandem?
Tea.
Blown away by the legendary captaincy by our kaptan.
Do we have nothing to lose by packing everyone around the bat and bowling Ashwin and Jadeja in tandem?
Tea.
Blown away by the legendary captaincy by our kaptan.
Why would you not bowl Ashwin to 2 lefties up straight in any conditions in the world boggles the mind. Absolutely pathetic from kohli. Robotic captaincy
Why would you not bowl Ashwin to 2 lefties up straight in any conditions in the world boggles the mind. Absolutely pathetic from kohli. Robotic captaincy
But but....GoAT Asian Test captain
Yes.
Another issue is that our top and middle order ALWAYS wants runs from their lower order.
Like they gotta bowl well and bat well too.
Our batting is a disgrace.
All should be sacked.
Every single one of them.
Ishant is old and feels like he is done too.
Run up too slow.
He hasn't been bowling as well as his stats suggest this game.
A lot of us in Australia credited Rahane with the series victory. Kohli is no student of the game and he has never really understood Test cricket.
Haha...yes.
Maybe he is worried that fans will abuse him for playing spinner in such conditions.
Already 20 runs given.
And nerves eased.
There is no hope for India till kohli is captaining lol.
India does not have the guts to boot out veteran batsmen. Rahane and Pujara have to go. Even tailenders have been outscoring them for a while now. They play a decent hand once very 3 or 4 test matches by scoring a 50. Simply not good enough to keep their place in team with those sort of contrubutions.
India needs to move on from the oldies and look towards the future. KL Rahul, Padikkal, Sundar, Shaw etc have to be invested in. They cannot perform worse than the current middle order.
I trust Sundar with the bat more than Rahane and Pujara these days. If Sundar fails with the bat, at least he can redeem himself with the ball. Can't say the same for Rahane and Pujara.
Whole team (including coach & perhaps even captaincy) needs a major revamp...
Rohit should have been tested as opener (including overseas) few years back, not now...
Gill perhaps should be dropped down the order, at least he can attack the older ball...
Pujara should go! Rahane should remain only if he is captain!
Kohli releasing from captaincy can do a world of good to his batting (where is his consistency in making big runs? 100s?)
Jadeja & Ashwin both playing in SENA is not at all good...! Choose Ashwin if you need good bowling option/spinning option or choose Jadeja if you want to strengthen the batting & want his just as a defensive bowler holding one end. But I will go for Ashwin because he can create chances to pick wicket.
Ishant's days are ending... Bumrah should take a break from Tests... Shami needs support from similar bowlers (preferably swing bowlers)
Pant will probably bat more responsibly if one of the Top-5 are still batting with him! (like he did with Pujara in Australia & KL Rahul in some matches!) At the moment he is battling lonely with later order batsmen! Not that he should not be criticized for his shot selections in this match, but I think he will be more responsible and will take less risks with a Top order batsman in company! He has done that before... (Gilchrist used to do so because he had that support from one of their Top 6)
And we need fresh breeze in seam/swing bowling...
Yes goat test captain.
Bumrah again.
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Kohli....Get lost you idiot.
Hahahaha.....
On a serious note...
Who should replace Kohli as captain?
Rahane doesn't inspire much confidence with his batting and may well be dropped.
Probably time for Ashwin to get a go...just like Kumble got it at the later stages of his career
He has bowled well actually.
Is the assumption that Ashwin would be better?
wow, seems like india have gone from the GOAT ever to bottle job chokers in the space of a couple of rain affected days![]()
Rahane
Rahane
Rahane
Rahane
Rahane
Temporary captain.
Dude has been legendary whenever he has captained.
Stripping kohli's captaincy in test I think is not going to happen if not in LOIs to Rohit then certainly not to rahane in test.Rohit getting loi captaincy more probable then rahane in test.
What about his batting?![]()
Bumrah bowled one delivery well. Rest was poor.
If you 2 spinners and won't even bring on to check if the pitch does have spin or not...you are an idiot.
I am sorry.
The ball isn't even 10 overs old and the pitch may spin but the fact that it is no longer damp and the pitch hasn't softened is not a great indication.
I think bringing him on for a different look for the batsmen is fine but to think he could do something here, when he has a very average performance level abroad is not great.
Who called us GOAT?
And are the same people calling us jokers?
Think those are diff people.
I think there's been multiple threads and resident cheerleaders on this site who have claimed india to be GOATS. TBF i don't think they are too far off, i was just using the point to emphasize the nature of some fickle fans in sports in general, we have seen time and again on this forum, when the teams winning great when they lose bash them.
Is bowling 45 overs possible in 3rd session.it seems unrealistic to me