New Zealand v India | 1st Test | Auckland | Day 4 | 9 February 2014

[asadee]

need to get Dhawan out soon

 

[Aman]

Its weekend and still the stadium is empty.

Test cricket seems to be dead in NZ.

$45 a ticket is a bit steep.

Folks probably planning on going out next week for the nines as well.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Yeah I agree with you it's not as bad but was still heartbreaking for me I remember I woke up expecting to see Pak winning and saw us 117-9 with Abdur Rauf batting my whole family was in shock felt like crying then as I was only 15

When I woke up it was all over. You can imagine how bad I would have felt.

 

[London_Lahori]

I usually don't judge someone this early but I don't like what I see.

Muirhead on the other hand looks a very exciting prospect.

Test cricket is a lot more difficult

 

[Adil_94]

When I woke up it was all over. You can imagine how bad I would have felt.

Feeling like s**t

 

[Gone]

Carrying a niggle apparently, some speculating that's the reason McCullum chose to bat.

Hmm ok didnt know that. Maybe BMac made his decision based on that so he can have all his bowlers fit and put some runs on board and bat india out of it.

 

[sjahmed23]

Kohli gone

 

[Adil_94]

Kohli gone

Yeah he went half an hour ago

 

[Aman]

Hmm ok didnt know that. Maybe BMac made his decision based on that so he can have all his bowlers fit and put some runs on board and bat india out of it.

Wagner also was limping apparently, but it's all speculation at this stage. I think Boult bit is true, he hasn't bowled much and when he has he's struggled for rhythm.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Yeah he went half an hour ago

He may be on dial-up

 

[Gone]

Wagner having a word with rohit.

Fustration for NZ.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Oh yeah against some hacks in BBL and the mentally shot English?..

Easy guy, I am just talking about his bowling style. Spins it big, gets a nice loop on the ball. Sodhi at the other hand doesn't seem to have anything special in his armory. Might do well on bouncy pitches though. But at the moment he looks hopeless. Better to bring some other guy.

 

[Adil_94]

Wagner sledging Rohit he will tell you wait till IPL buddy come to India

 

[Gone]

yeah he went half an hour ago

lol!

 

[London_Lahori]

It was my graduation day on the penultimate day of the test (galle). I remember in the car journey to graduation talking about how well Pakistan had played and they would go 1-0 up. When I woke up the next morning the game was over. Terrible.

 

[London_Lahori]

Trent Boult on. Needs a wicket for his country.

 

[Aman]

Easy guy, I am just talking about his bowling style. Spins it big, gets a nice loop on the ball. Sodhi at the other hand doesn't seem to have anything special in his armory. Might do well on bouncy pitches though. But at the moment he looks hopeless. Better to bring some other guy.

Big turner and a good wrongun, he just hasn't used it enough.

 

[Aman]

Need Boult to dig in and pick up a few

 

[Seen Sheen]

It was my graduation day on the penultimate day of the test (galle). I remember in the car journey to graduation talking about how well Pakistan had played and they would go 1-0 up. When I woke up the next morning the game was over. Terrible.

Should be grateful that it wasn't on your graduation day. Atleast Pakistan performed well on your grad day.

 

[London_Lahori]

I can't see Dhawan getting out. He's looking solid, he'll be there at the end.

 

[Aman]

I can't see Dhawan getting out. He's looking solid, he'll be there at the end.

McCullum must be kicking himself :kami

 

[HASHAM2]

India is Looking Good for Win here

New Ball Spell,s will be Important for NL After Tea

Dhawan is Key for India

Expecting Amazing Finsh

 

[Gone]

I can't see Dhawan getting out. He's looking solid, he'll be there at the end.

Lol not again man!

 

[Smiling Creed]

Can someone post the score, cricinfo is too slow.

 

[Adil_94]

If Dhawan can guide India to victory this will be a coming of age knock for him

 

[Adil_94]

Can someone post the score, cricinfo is too slow.

India 229/3

 

[Aman]

No one talking atm...

Give them a ear full... onting

 

[mithun_minhas]

178 to win.

229/3

 

[Seen Sheen]

Big turner and a good wrongun, he just hasn't used it enough.

Hasn't? I hope you were including his all five tests. He hasn't done jack in his career. It would be better for him to go back to domestic and try to work on his game otherwise he will be mentally destroyed by the time the series ends.

 

[Adil_94]

No one talking atm...

Give them a ear full... onting

They don't want to lose IPL contracts do they

 

[Aman]

Hasn't? I hope you were including his all five tests. He hasn't done jack in his career. It would be better for him to go back to domestic and try to work on his game otherwise he will be mentally destroyed by the time the series ends.

He won't play next Test, this was all to give him experience it just hasn't worked out well for them.

 

[Bilal7]

Indian batsmen under pressure but they have the win in the bag though. Rahane, Dhoni and Jadeja still to come and Dhawan looking really solid.

 

[Seen Sheen]

can someone post the score, cricinfo is too slow.

229/3

 

[Aman]

Seriously where is the sledging

Game on the line, get in their heads!

 

[asadee]

do any of the NZ bowlers reverse it?

 

[Adil_94]

Seriously where is the sledging

Game on the line, get in their heads!

Do NZ cricketers even sledge never seen them do it properly

 

[Gone]

Commies have gone a bit quite, feels like a dead stage in the game.

 

[Aman]

do any of the NZ bowlers reverse it?

No ones reversed it in the game so far.

 

[Smiling Creed]

Thx guys....PP rocks!!!!

 

[London_Lahori]

Lol not again man!

It almost worked twice damn lol

 

[Adil_94]

Commies have gone a bit quite, feels like a dead stage in the game.

India are consolidating NZ are building pressure it's almost the calm before the storm NZ are waiting for 2nd new ball to be their saviour this will be where the game is won or lost

 

[London_Lahori]

McCullum must be kicking himself :kami

Was really a simple catch tbh.

 

[Gone]

It almost worked twice damn lol

Right, go to sleep, I am scared of you now... Even if the NZs bowl badly, your words will bring them wickets.

 

[Adil_94]

do any of the NZ bowlers reverse it?

Outfield seems too green for reverse and pitch isn't abrasive enough for it

 

[Aman]

Do NZ cricketers even sledge never seen them do it properly

Ask Faf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBiUuarf7_Q

 

[London_Lahori]

Right, go to sleep, I am scared of you now... Even if the NZs bowl badly, your words will bring them wickets.

Ok I'll go sleep, after the next wicket.

 

[Adil_94]

Ask Faf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBiUuarf7_Q

Ahaha fair play always fun to see the Chokers choke

 

[Aman]

C'mon get in their faces, let them both hear it.

Get them playing loose shots!

 

[Seen Sheen]

234/3

 

[Adil_94]

C'mon get in their faces, let them both hear it.

Get them playing loose shots!

Mills Vettori and styris are veterans this NZ team are young sledging won't be natural to them

 

[Aman]

We're on the back foot might as well try it.

 

[Aman]

Mills Vettori and styris are veterans this NZ team are young sledging won't be natural to them

McCullum, Wagner, Southee and Watling all do it. Just need to get the others more vocal.

I feel we can sledge out Rohit and Rahane.

 

[London_Lahori]

No way Boult gets Dhawan out. Dhawan has his eye in, hard to budge him from the crease now. Match winning hundred.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Boult could dislodge Dhawan here.

 

[Bilal7]

Second new ball is last chance saloon for New Zealand.

 

[Aman]

Need to take 3-4 with new ball to win this.

 

[Aman]

Can't give away free runs..

 

[Adil_94]

Dhawan is the key if he stays till the end India will win

 

[battler]

This is the quite before the storm(aka new ball)

 

[Aman]

India need 172 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

9.3 overs till new ball.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Ask Faf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBiUuarf7_Q

Lol is this QF game? Cant see video.

I remember every kiwi was in du Plessis's ear after he ran out de Villiers, even the likes of Vettori who probably never sledged anyone before gave an earful to Faf.

Was a great win for NZ,really fought like warriors on that day

 

[Aman]

This is the quite before the storm(aka new ball)

I don't think the overhead conditions will help much.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Lol at.Sunny Gavaskar's acting.

 

[Adil_94]

Gavaskar trying to remain modest

 

[Adil_94]

I don't think the overhead conditions will help much.

Weren't you saying it was going to rain today and the conditions would be perfect for swing bowling

 

[ahamedirshad123]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The last Indian before Shikhar Dhawan to make a duck and then a 100 in same Test match:Sachin Tendulkar v Pak at Chennai in Jan 1999
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NZvInd&src=hash">#NZvInd</a></p>— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mohanstatsman/statuses/432326193887453184">February 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ahamedirshad123]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The last Indian before Shikhar Dhawan to make a duck and then a 100 in same Test match:Sachin Tendulkar v Pak at Chennai in Jan 1999
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NZvInd&src=hash">#NZvInd</a></p>— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mohanstatsman/statuses/432326193887453184">February 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Seen Sheen]

Need to take 3-4 with new ball to win this.

Ideally they would want one before the new ball.

 

[battler]

I don't think the overhead conditions will help much.

Even this 70 overs old ball is offering movement,i definetly expect the new ball to be of great help to the nz seamers.

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Weren't you saying it was going to rain today and the conditions would be perfect for swing bowling

That was different thread.

 

[London_Lahori]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The last Indian before Shikhar Dhawan to make a duck and then a 100 in same Test match:Sachin Tendulkar v Pak at Chennai in Jan 1999
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NZvInd&src=hash">#NZvInd</a></p>— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mohanstatsman/statuses/432326193887453184">February 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Let's hope you get just as close and then fall at the last hurdle

 

[Adil_94]

That was different thread.

I still remember reading that it was supposed to be seaming around today and India will be all out by tea

 

[London_Lahori]

Shikhar Dhawan is not getting out!

 

[Seen Sheen]

Got to say Dhawan has been very very special at leaving the ball. Great patience shown by him!

 

[Adil_94]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The last Indian before Shikhar Dhawan to make a duck and then a 100 in same Test match:Sachin Tendulkar v Pak at Chennai in Jan 1999
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NZvInd&src=hash">#NZvInd</a></p>— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mohanstatsman/statuses/432326193887453184">February 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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That Akhtar Yorker to Tendu

 

[London_Lahori]

That Akhtar Yorker to Tendu

Nope akhtar didn't play.

Saqlain got him caught at point.

 

[Adil_94]

Nohit very lucky there tried to hit out nearly threw it away

 

[London_Lahori]

Ok India will win this, congrats India. These two will finish it. I'm off to bed.

 

[Adil_94]

Nope akhtar didn't play.



Saqlain got him caught at point.

Oh yeah that was the Asian Test Championship I was thinking of

 

[Seen Sheen]

Sharma running out of patience. Miss-times a big booming drive, goes in the air but clears mid off. 2 taken.