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Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 81* puts India (421/7) in command as they lead by 175 runs over England (246) at stumps on Day 2

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WICKET! Rahul c Rehan b Hartley 86 – India 288-5
Out of nowhere!

Rahul will be absolutely kicking himself.

A hundred seemed there for the taking - it would have been the ninth of his Test career, second at home and first at No 4 - but he has just cracked a rank long hop from Hartley to the man at deep midwicket!
 
It's boring now..Jaddu, show us some of your leg sides hoics.
 
The 5 Indian wickets to fall:- Rohit, caught mid-on, trying to hit 6 - Jaiswal, c&b, trying to hit 4 - Gill, caught midwicket, trying to hit 4 - Iyer, caught deep-midwicket, trying to hit 6 - Rahul, caught deep-midwicket, trying to hit 6 ! Could have easily got 475+ playing a bit more discreetly against this poor bowling unit ! 294/5
 
Only the second time since August 2018 that all of first 5 wickets have been thrown away.
 
52 ahead & new ball after 10 overs - perhaps targeting the very ordinary Rehan would be a good idea
 
Negative bowling started. They are bowling everything outside the leg stump expecting batsmen to take the initiative.
 
Indians just don’t learn just produce a standard wicket take the game deep into day 5 doesn’t matter if you draw/lose. Otherwise youngsters like jaiswal will be chokers like there peers Kohli & sharma in big events!
 
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AAli98 said:
Indians just don’t learn just produce a standard wicket take the game deep into day 5 doesn’t matter if you draw/lose. Otherwise youngsters like jaiswal will be chokers like there peers Kohli & sharma in big events!

Thought Cummins & heads Humiliation at Ahmedabad would have tough them not to pitch doctor.
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Doesn't work like that.

Pakistan makes pitches where it looks like teams can bat for 8-9 days straight without losing 20 wickets .

And yet, Pakistan had a horrible World Cup.
 
Jadeja must hit 10 hundreds if he wants to showcase his batting profiency. Only 3,eww? Even Wasim has 3 hundreds too.
 
Stokes wasted all the reviews. And now they have to appeal for everything to keep put pressure on umpire like old days.
 
Dont even know which wins are real and which are paid for at this point…
 
Lead of 80. Bharat's done his job here. In fact, more or or less everyone has. The whole's going pretty much on script.
 
lead by 100 , 27 overs overs left - wonder if Rohit might prefer a declaration 1st thing tomorrow morning
 
Former India player Dinesh Karthik:

"It's looking very timid at the moment. England are giving away the easy single and India are coasting along.

"It's not threatening enough, there's plenty in the surface and skill in the bowlers to do something."
 
WICKET! Bharat lbw b Root 41 - India 356-6

There is a huge appeal from Root's second delivery and the umpire gives it out.

There is a review from Bharat but it looks good as it hits his thigh as he goes for the sweep shot.

Umpire's call and he is GONE!
 
Wonderful cricket from India. They have taken the game away from England. This could end up being a demoralising defeat.
 
120ish lead should be good enough to be honest but 150 will really close things up and let the Indian spinners operate with more freedom. Hopefully, they get there.
 
Just tuned in, Good crowd in for Republic Day - Stadium looks beautiful, nice outfield. looked at the wicket falls, quite afew pathetic strokes by our guys, gifted wickets.
Jadeja looking good - only the 2nd day - long time to go for test...
 
Any match Root bowling 20+ overs should not be taken seriously.

Eng should have picked the 5 worst spinners going in county cricket make Indians feel better, no point fast bowlers breaking there backs in this meaningless tour.
 
Scoring rate is slow down significantly .
India is ahead but England can comeback if they bundle out india around 400
 
JattMaula said:
Jaddu was ball watching. Ashwin ran a suicide run. Both at fault.
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There was no run in at all. Ashwin just ran straight through without assessing where the fielder and ball was.

Jadeja didnt shout no but there was remotely no run in it and Ashwin should have anticipated better
 
AAli98 said:
Any match Root bowling 20+ overs should not be taken seriously.

Eng should have picked the 5 worst spinners going in county cricket make Indians feel better, no point fast bowlers breaking there backs in this meaningless tour.
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Why isn't the reverse applicable in NZ green pitches? Just pack with only fast bowlers and no spinners? Will that be fair?
 
Aham Brahmasmi said:
Why isn't the reverse applicable in NZ green pitches? Just pack with only fast bowlers and no spinners? Will that be fair?
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When one is picking a world xi they pick 3 fast bowlers & 1 spinner

What’s your pick on this pitch? 5 spinners 1 fast bowler
 
AAli98 said:
When one is picking a world xi they pick 3 fast bowlers & 1 spinner

What’s your pick on this pitch? 5 spinners 1 fast bowler
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Better than Rawalpindi pitch where 500 was scored in 75 overs. Just better off playing 11 batsmen there.

Or maybe it was just talentless Pakistani bowlers making it look that bad?
 
It's still a good pitch. If England apply themselves then they too can score well in the second innings.
 
I have no complaints with how Jaddu and Axar have batted last hour or so.

This is only the first test and it's always nice to cook the visitors under the Indian sun. Mentally fried.
 
These last 15 overs have really demonstrated what makes India so great at home. The ability to make visiting teams lose all hope and visiting spinners to wish they'd never been born.

Brilliant work from Jadeja and Axar. These bowlers are now so demoralised, they'll count themselves lucky if they're able to snatch a draw in Dharamsala.
 
AAli98 said:
What’s your pick on this pitch?
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We're literal coasting at 400/7. You just seem salty that India are not getting clean swept at home like England like Pakistan did.
 
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Only 6 wickets fell today and all of them being aggressive needless strokes to long hops.

Looks a perfect day 2 pitch which is still favoring batting.
 
A very satisfying day’s play (despite how most of our batsmen thrown their wickets away playing rash shots).
 
England realised that the best batters of spin have come to bat now.

It's going to be a long and boring one sided series
 
India's wagging tail furthers the advantage in Hyderabad

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Well played us, both with bat and ball. Now keep doing this for another 2 days max and this test is ours.
 
India needs another 50 runs lead to insure against Bazball counterattack
 
AAli98 said:
Any match Root bowling 20+ overs should not be taken seriously.

Eng should have picked the 5 worst spinners going in county cricket make Indians feel better, no point fast bowlers breaking there backs in this meaningless tour.
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Most Eng spinners (incl Root) are about to register their centuries with the ball. It is a good sporting wicket and (not a minefield by any means). There is something for the spinners and something for the batters if they apply themselves. Match is likely to go into the last session of Day4. (Possibly Day5)
 
Bumrah picked 2 wickets. His inclusion is understandable. Not sure why Siraj is there in the team.
 
AAli98 said:
When one is picking a world xi they pick 3 fast bowlers & 1 spinner

What’s your pick on this pitch? 5 spinners 1 fast bowler
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World XI depends on country and conditions too. A world XI with top class pacers can't win in Asia and vice versa in SENA
 
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India's wagging tail furthers the advantage in Hyderabad

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India assumed complete control of the first Test against England on day two as KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja helped the hosts into a huge lead of 175 in Hyderabad.

Rahul (86) was dropped by wicketkeeper Ben Foakes on nought in the first over of the day before scoring his 14th Test fifty as India replied to England's 246 all out by reaching 421-7 in their first innings.

Jadeja (81no) notched a 20th fifty, starting his innings quickly before batting with more restraint late in the day, with Axar Patel (35no) the aggressor at the death as he smoked Tom Hartley's final over for 15, striking two fours and a six across the last three balls.

Each of India's top five batters were dismissed eyeing up boundaries rather than through magic deliveries as England's spinners struggled to offer the same threat and control as Indian trio Jadeja, Axar and Ravichandran Ashwin on day one, with the gulf in class evident.

Premier spinner Jack Leach (1-54) only bowled 16 overs on the day as he battles a knee issue, while debutant Hartley's figures read 2-131 from 25 overs and Rehan Ahmed, playing just his second Test, has gone for 105 runs from his 23, with off-spinner Joe Root (2-77) the pick of England's slow bowlers.

With the pitch offering turn and variable bounce, India's lead a big one and their spinners high class, the home side are strong favourites to move 1-0 up in the five-match contest as they begin their bid for a 17th successive Test series win on home soil.

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AAli98 said:
When one is picking a world xi they pick 3 fast bowlers & 1 spinner

What’s your pick on this pitch? 5 spinners 1 fast bowler
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That's why it's called "test" cricket. You have to play well in different conditions- raging turners, swinging seaming wickets, pacy & bouncy tracks.. it's the "same" pitch for both teams.. the great wi and aus sides won everywhere..
 
AAli98 said:
Any match Root bowling 20+ overs should not be taken seriously.

Eng should have picked the 5 worst spinners going in county cricket make Indians feel better, no point fast bowlers breaking there backs in this meaningless tour.
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Root has bowled 86 overs in 12 innings in India

He has bowled 63 overs in 6 innings in Pakistan

Do the math

Among all the countries only in Pakistan he has bowled 10 plus overs on an average in an innings.
 
Jadeja is slowly and steadily getting into the league of true ATG all rounders, especially if he can produce a knock in a WTC Final.

Currently his home records are legendary and away records are pretty good too.

Soon he will be among players with 3k+ runs and 200+ wickets, in that case only Jadeja and Imran will have bowling average under 25 and batting average over 35.
 
KLRahul in a random odi WC Final - strikes at 61

KLRahul in the very important Eng test series - is striking at 78
 
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