New Zealand tour of India, 1st Test: India v New Zealand at Hyderabad

[Random Aussie]

Decent effort from the Hobbits so far.

 

[Marshland]

Just got back to my room and opened a can of beer, and see that we already got them 2 down! Woohoo.

 

[Marshland]

No boundaries yet from these two. Keeping it tight.

 

[Space Cat]

Heres Jeets.

 

[Bhaijaan]

The bug wanted Sachin's autograph.

 

[Marshland]

Patel on. Get ready for a caning fellas!

 

[Marshland]

Just a single off of that over. Beginner's luck!

 

[Bhaijaan]

Swept for just a single by Sachin, keeps strike with that.

 

[IndianWillow]

Pitch is flat, losing two wickets wasn't great. Bad shots. Tendu and Pujara to forge a 200 stand.

 

[Marshland]

Keep bowling dots to Sach and the wicket will come.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Butterfly ultra motion ) )

 

[Random Aussie]

I fear I wont get to update my signature after this match

 

[Marshland]

Why is the ground so empty? Don't the Indians want to see Sach bat?

 

[Marshland]

Good bowling Dougie! *whistles*

 

[praveen]

Bracewell is only 21 years old, he looks so much older :

Guptil's just 25. Phantom is 37.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Top class ground fielding from NZ, saved a few boundaries

 

[Marshland]

109 from 20 required in the other encounter. We're favourites haha!

 

[Marshland]

Dot dot dot to Sach. Way to go.

 

[Space Cat]

Butterfly almost got hit along with the ball then.

 

[Marshland]

Sach clearly getting bogged down here. Wicket imminent?

 

[Marshland]

Stop bowling on the legs Franks!

 

[Marshland]

LOL at those stats for Franks - an epitome of a bits and pieces cricketer right there.

 

[Marshland]

Patel exceeding expectations so far. I expected him to get tonked.

 

[Marshland]

Shot!

 

[Marshland]

97/2 at Lunch. I'll take that.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Good session for both teams, India up with the RR and NZ chipped in with 2 key wickets.

Patel has been bowling decently. This seems like a result pitch, getting a lot of turn already.

 

[velu]

GM guys..
looks like Rohit Bradman Sharma is not playing

 

[Canistani Hero]

Dougie Bracewell bowled like he had a point to prove, great energy. Good spell. New Zealand did extremely well to take Sehwag's wicket at 47, he was all set to takeoff and Sehwag usually doesn't land before hitting triple figures. The more I see, this NZ attack, the more I feel, they need a raw fast bowler, I'm not talking about somebody like Kyle Mills (Tim Southee's quicker but horribly inconsistent), It's simple, either recall Shane Bond from retirement or play Adam Milne. A little bit of extra pace on these wickets makes it tricky for the batsmen because the ball skids on.

 

[Canistani Hero]

Kohli seems to be fine fit at 3, wouldn't have hurt to play Pujara at 5. A chance for Raina to prove himself in white here. The real test will be for the Indian bowling unit. Big game for Umesh Yadav.

 

[Bhaijaan]

100 up for India.

 

[Marshland]

Dougie Bracewell bowled like he had a point to prove, great energy. Good spell. New Zealand did extremely well to take Sehwag's wicket at 47, he was all set to takeoff and Sehwag usually doesn't land before hitting triple figures. The more I see, this NZ attack, the more I feel, they need a raw fast bowler, I'm not talking about somebody like Kyle Mills (Tim Southee's quicker but horribly inconsistent), It's simple, either recall Shane Bond from retirement or play Adam Milne. A little bit of extra pace on these wickets makes it tricky for the batsmen because the ball skids on.

Well we've dropped Wagner.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Once again kiwis shooting themselves in foot with sloppy fielding, should have had India more then 2 down at lunch!

 

[Marshland]

Once again kiwis shooting themselves in foot with sloppy fielding, should have had India more then 2 down at lunch!

What!? What happened? I missed it.

 

[Sandeep]

Martin to Tendulkar, FOUR, lovely slice, it was wide outside off and Tendulkar waited for it to come on and brought out the knife, placed it in the big gap at point

lovely commentary in cricinfo

 

[Bhaijaan]

tendulkar still running like a fox.

 

[Lethalweapon]

all the indian pitches are good for batting only ....

Lol you think Indians will allow that?

Anyways, by stumps today India will be 363/3. Then they will eventually rack up 600 to make this a dull affair. The story of every match India play at home.

Here's hoping NZ get at least 7 wickets today.

NZ will hope that the pitch remains the same all 5 days

This kind of pitches kill Test cricket

This is like a 90s pitch. a rank turner, You all conviniently ignored the overcast conditions in the first session. this will happen on all 5 days.
This pitch is NOT FLAT. It is like the UAE pitches Pakistan plays on.
You will find out later. Zaheer certainly will get reverse swing here.

 

[Lethalweapon]

tendulkar still running like a fox.

I have said before he outrun VVS+Dravid+Ganguly by a mile 6 years back when he had lot of injuries, specially ankle and toe injuries.

 

[velu]

I have said before he outrun VVS+Dravid+Ganguly by a mile 6 years back when he had lot of injuries, specially ankle and toe injuries.

sachin might still outrun Rohit sharma

 

[Sandeep]

I'm not watching the match on TV here.... so how's Pujara looking out there in the middle?? Any touch of class of the great man once in that position?

 

[Alexander]

Bowled him. Silence in the ground!

 

[Itachi]

i may bash tendu but at 39.... with that temparement, fitness, hungry for runs.... Must be given respect!!!!

 

[RWAC]

Tendulkar


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[Sandeep]

The moment I waited for!! Kohli FTW

 

[Itachi]

Bowled him. Silence in the ground!

crap.... I jinxed

 

[Marshland]

Gotcha Sach!

Let the rookies walk in.

 

[Space Cat]

Boult bowls one right though Tendulkars gate.

 

[RWAC]

I'm not watching the match on TV here.... so how's Pujara looking out there in the middle?? Any touch of class of the great man once in that position?

Seems to have a solid technique. Not as classy as Dravid though. Definitely got Dravidesque strike-rate capabilities though.


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[Lethalweapon]

I'm not watching the match on TV here.... so how's Pujara looking out there in the middle?? Any touch of class of the great man once in that position?

Almost Dravid like , infact the differences are that he got a lot of 2's and 3's which Dravid only did in Aus that too only in 2003-04.

 

[Space Cat]

Lol ross taylor pretending to signal a DRS review in the background.

 

[Marshland]

I can safely confirm that India aren't going to score a mammoth 500 or 600ish score now. The batters left just don't have the class.

 

[Marshland]

Gotta love Trent.

 

[Lethalweapon]

I can safely confirm that India aren't going to score a mammoth 500 or 600ish score now. The batters left just don't have the class.

Thsi is NOT a 500 pitch, more like 350 . Your captain and the man in your Avatar have already called this much drier and different from the flat pitch in 2010.

 

[Asif321]

boult bowling well was beauty to dismiss srt

 

[Space Cat]

Been engrossed in these games and nearly forgot about my own game tonight lol. Nearly gona be late.

 

[Marshland]

been engrossed in these games and nearly forgot about my own game tonight lol. Nearly gona be late.

t20?

 

[mr einstein]

Heh, acting like it kept low. Clearly beaten on the inside edge, you're a better sport than this Sach.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Yes! Kohli is in, i wish him all the success

 

[Mobashir]

Kholi was out first ball!

 

[Sandeep]

Test for Kohli's character here...Can he bat for long periods of time?!! Pujara is showing signs that he can

 

[Marshland]

Gotta agree, Pujara is looking good for a big one here. I've put the mockers on.

 

[Sandeep]

Gotta agree, Pujara is looking good for a big one here. I've put the mockers on.

Don't jinx mate... we'll have no one left if he's gone

 

[Lethalweapon]

Kholi was out first ball!

What a joke! that was going down leg comfortably.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Kohli's current score - 15

 

[Swaraj!!]

All of the Kiwis are getting great swing and at times late swing. WTH, how did they lose to the Windies that badly if they have the capability to do that. And how do they still get that @41st over on an Indian pitch that is reportedly dry.

 

[IndianWillow]

Thsi is NOT a 500 pitch, more like 350 . Your captain and the man in your Avatar have already called this much drier and different from the flat pitch in 2010.

Not a difficult pitch to bat either, Gambhir and Sehwag got out to bad shots. 400 is possible if India can get a partnership going.

 

[Lethalweapon]

Heh, acting like it kept low. Clearly beaten on the inside edge, you're a better sport than this Sach.

He also does that on bouncy pitches . SEE SYDNEY test this year.

 

[Marshland]

All of the Kiwis are getting great swing and at times late swing. WTH, how did they lose to the Windies that badly if they have the capability to do that. And how do they still get that @41st over on an Indian pitch that is reportedly dry.

We couldn't negate Narine's mystery spin.

 

[Sandeep]

We couldn't negate Narine's mystery spin.

Hopefully Ashwin can do do half of what Narine did...

 

[Marshland]

Hopefully Ashwin can do do half of what Narine did...

Even a guy who turns it by a millimetre is good enough to roll us for 150. Look at the other Narine - DeoNarine.

 

[Lethalweapon]

Not a difficult pitch to bat either, Gambhir and Sehwag got out to bad shots. 400 is possible if India can get a partnership going.

As usual my comment was from bowler's point of view.
A typical 90s Indian pitch would not favour 500. Only India could manage it . Ask the Aussies.
BTW, Dravid is a king on such pitches. SRT was good only in the 90s, there is a clear decline on turning pitches in his batting since teh Ganguly era. Murali would confirm that.

 

[Sandeep]

Even a guy who turns it by a millimetre is good enough to roll us for 150. Look at the other Narine - DeoNarine.

That is a bit OTT reaction...probably you know a bit less about our bowling,, but yeah, NZ will struggle a bit

 

[Lethalweapon]

Even a guy who turns it by a millimetre is good enough to roll us for 150. Look at the other Narine - DeoNarine.

Ashwin Batting avg. was 30 in Aus , if you don't know.
I like how his better technique is considered lesser to Harby.

 

[Random Aussie]

NZ doing what they always do, give a scare and make wonder could they?

Then they dont.

 

[Sandeep]

Ashwin Batting avg. was 30 in Aus , if you don't know.
I like how his better technique is considered lesser to Harby.

doesn't make any sense to me..care to explain?

 

[Marshland]

He's the opposition, but Pujara deserves a 50 here. Has looked rock solid so far.

 

[Marshland]

NZ doing what they always do, give a scare and make wonder could they?

Then they dont.

Say Random Aussie, what're you catching it on down under? Heard a mate tell me that Fox aren't broadcasting this.

 

[Lethalweapon]

doesn't make any sense to me..care to explain?

Ashwin the batsman >>> Harby . Kiwis getting relieved because of Harby's absence actually is not such a bad thing in my IMO.
Ashwin is also the better bowler.

 

[Sandeep]

Ashwin the batsman >>> Harby . Kiwis getting relieved because of Harby's absence actually is not such a bad thing in my IMO.
Ashwin is also the better bowler.

ok. It looked weird in the context of the discussion that you pointed out Ashwin's batting avg!

 

[Random Aussie]

Say Random Aussie, what're you catching it on down under? Heard a mate tell me that Fox aren't broadcasting this.

Just following it on here, but if i was to watch its not on Fox so I would have to be one of those pirates who are destroying cricket and watch it via stream.....

 

[Marshland]

Craig McMillan is an awful commentator. Whoever decided to give him the mic....