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Second Test between Australia (445 & 89/7d) and India (260 & 8/0) ends in a draw as the 5-match series is level 1-1

Aakash Deep has great potential, his bowling action reminds me of a little of Lance klusener.

The run up and how he looks like he is all business and how he takes aim just before the ball is let go like he is going to take the wicket once he bowls.

Only catch is:

Once the ball leaves his hand it is a guaranteed non wicket taking delivery...

Mashallah

What a find....
 
Game over for India. Only rain can save them now. Carey, Travis and smith sealed it
 
Maybe a big former name in Indian cricket need to blast both Rohit and Virat publicly.
 
Lol, Jadeja is being played for his non existent batting.
 
As I suspected, it was going well for us untill Rohit arrived on Australia shores. The panauti comes and it's all downhill ever since.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Balls already misbehaving off the cracks.

Rain god needs to intervene for India
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If Umpires can help Aust, there is no harm if rain saves India too.

It will be great poetic justice.

Having said that, I hope rain doesn't ruin what will be another historic Indian win in Gabba. All the bhangra posters are doing will disappear.

I am sticking to my original prediction - the only test match Aus will win in this series is the pink ball test.
 
Rajdeep said:
If Umpires can help Aust, there is no harm if rain saves India too.

It will be great poetic justice.

Having said that, I hope rain doesn't ruin what will be another historic Indian win in Gabba. All the bhangra posters are doing will disappear.

I am sticking to my original prediction - the only test match Aus will win in this series is the pink ball test.
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Good luck 👍
 
Rajdeep said:
If Umpires can help Aust, there is no harm if rain saves India too.

It will be great poetic justice.

Having said that, I hope rain doesn't ruin what will be another historic Indian win in Gabba. All the bhangra posters are doing will disappear.

I am sticking to my original prediction - the only test match Aus will win in this series is the pink ball test.
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Why are you Indians so biased and salty all the time?

Why not appreciate the game as a whole and other non Indian players?

I'm surprised no one has made a claim that siraj is am atg as well considering jadeja and ashwin somehow are and not just atg's, their apprantly on pollock level as atg 🤣
 
Now before anyone takes anything away from Travis and smith which ik Indians are looking to find excuses,

Yes rohit's captaincy was poor and so was the fielding, and yes besides bumrah the bowling was terrible,

However that doesn't mean that Travis head and smith are bad batters. These 2 are quality guns and I wonder why India doesn't know how to contain Travis because every team can contain him.

Against every team, if a series is played, Travis will only score once or twice in a 5 match series.

Against India, Travis scores back to back and just dominates them left and right. Questions need to be asked
 
Wow! How is the pitch behaving? Can India batters bot lose 20 wickets in the next 3 days?
 
India will be saved big time by rain here.

Wanted to see some more tears of Indians lol.
They have started crying already but it would be so satisfying to see them crying after getting beat.

Rain rain go away
Come back another day
Indians idher hai rou rahey.
 
Feel so sorry for Bumrah. Has to toil alone :cautious:

BUt what an absolute Champion! 5-72

Rest and extas - 2-333
 
Day 2 report: Head-Smith nullify Bumrah's brilliance as Australia seize control at Gabba

Travis Head and Steve Smith brought up their respective Test hundreds, leading Australia's progress in Brisbane.

India might have dominated the first hour of the day, dimissing Australia's top three but little went their way after that as Australia closed Day 2 with 405 runs, still three wickets in hand.

The dangerous pair of Travis Head and Steve Smith ensured the hosts dug their selves out of the hole they had fallen in. The duo went on to score centuries as Australia dominated the second day's play despite a lone wolf display from Jasprit Bumrah with the ball.

The Indian pace spearhead had removed both the Australian openers before Marnus Labuschagne was removed by Nitish Kumar Reddy, but Australia's fourth-wicket stand meant the hosts took control of Day 2 in Brisbane.

Smith-Head power the innings

The duo took their time to settle the innings, playing smart cricket as India bowlers toiled uselessly. Neither fast bowling nor spin was effective against the pair. Jasprit Bumrah's early dominance fizzled out and none of the other bowlers could create any openings. Both batters raced to their respective fifties.

Just before the end of the second session, Head brought up his ninth Test century, his second successive in the ongoing series. And Smith, who was content to play second fiddle to Head at the beginning came into his own and registered his 33rd Test ton in the third session.

It was the Australian talisman's 10th hundred against India in the longest format, tying him alongside Joe Root for most Test centuries against them.

The massive 241-run stand was finally broken by Bumrah not long after the second new ball was taken. It was Bumrah's third wicket of match, a sharp catch at first slip by India captain Rohit Sharma, dimissing Smith for 101.

Most Test hundreds against India

BatterInningsCenturies
Joe Root5510
Steve Smith4110
Gary Sobers308
Viv Richards418
Ricky Ponting518
Bumrah's brilliance

With the Australian middle-order duo settled in middle, having stitched together 231 runs for the fourth wicket, Bumrah got rid of both batters against the run play.

The 31-year-old went on to claim Mitchell Marsh to complete his five-wicket haul, his second in the ongoing series.

Earlier, Khawaja had fell after he nicked one to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant off the bowling of Bumrah, who then claimed fellow opener Nathan McSweeney, inducing his outside edge that was safely grasped by Virat Kohli in the cordon.

Both batters fell in the extra scheduled time added to the morning session to make up for a rain-marred Saturday.

Day 1 washed out after little cricket

On Day 1, after losing the toss and being put in to bat, Australia moved to 28/0 before weather forced day one's abandonment, though early thoughts of Australia pressing on during early Sunday play were quelled by canny India fast bowling.

After struggling to find an ideal line on day one, Akash Deep asked more questions of his opposition, helping Bumrah in pressure-building morning.

Mohammed Siraj too posed challenges for Australia's batters, though there are concerns for the quick, who limped off with a hamstring injury early in his 11th over.

The story so far

India and Australia are locked at 1-1 in the five-match series, with both teams still to this point in the running for a World Test Championship Final spot, to be played at Lord's in June 2025.

After defeat in the first Test in Perth, Australia under Pat Cummins were emphatic in their reply, winning by ten wickets inside three days at the Adelaide Oval.

After missing the Test through injury, Josh Hazlewood comes back into the Australian team for fellow quick Scott Boland.

ICC
 
Bumrah is a superstar. Poor guy is being asked to win the series on his own.

While the rest of India’s attack is a terrible sight backed by an even worse captain.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Day 2 report: Head-Smith nullify Bumrah's brilliance as Australia seize control at Gabba

Travis Head and Steve Smith brought up their respective Test hundreds, leading Australia's progress in Brisbane.

India might have dominated the first hour of the day, dimissing Australia's top three but little went their way after that as Australia closed Day 2 with 405 runs, still three wickets in hand.

The dangerous pair of Travis Head and Steve Smith ensured the hosts dug their selves out of the hole they had fallen in. The duo went on to score centuries as Australia dominated the second day's play despite a lone wolf display from Jasprit Bumrah with the ball.

The Indian pace spearhead had removed both the Australian openers before Marnus Labuschagne was removed by Nitish Kumar Reddy, but Australia's fourth-wicket stand meant the hosts took control of Day 2 in Brisbane.

Smith-Head power the innings

The duo took their time to settle the innings, playing smart cricket as India bowlers toiled uselessly. Neither fast bowling nor spin was effective against the pair. Jasprit Bumrah's early dominance fizzled out and none of the other bowlers could create any openings. Both batters raced to their respective fifties.

Just before the end of the second session, Head brought up his ninth Test century, his second successive in the ongoing series. And Smith, who was content to play second fiddle to Head at the beginning came into his own and registered his 33rd Test ton in the third session.

It was the Australian talisman's 10th hundred against India in the longest format, tying him alongside Joe Root for most Test centuries against them.

The massive 241-run stand was finally broken by Bumrah not long after the second new ball was taken. It was Bumrah's third wicket of match, a sharp catch at first slip by India captain Rohit Sharma, dimissing Smith for 101.

Most Test hundreds against India

BatterInningsCenturies
Joe Root5510
Steve Smith4110
Gary Sobers308
Viv Richards418
Ricky Ponting518
Bumrah's brilliance

With the Australian middle-order duo settled in middle, having stitched together 231 runs for the fourth wicket, Bumrah got rid of both batters against the run play.

The 31-year-old went on to claim Mitchell Marsh to complete his five-wicket haul, his second in the ongoing series.

Earlier, Khawaja had fell after he nicked one to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant off the bowling of Bumrah, who then claimed fellow opener Nathan McSweeney, inducing his outside edge that was safely grasped by Virat Kohli in the cordon.

Both batters fell in the extra scheduled time added to the morning session to make up for a rain-marred Saturday.

Day 1 washed out after little cricket

On Day 1, after losing the toss and being put in to bat, Australia moved to 28/0 before weather forced day one's abandonment, though early thoughts of Australia pressing on during early Sunday play were quelled by canny India fast bowling.

After struggling to find an ideal line on day one, Akash Deep asked more questions of his opposition, helping Bumrah in pressure-building morning.

Mohammed Siraj too posed challenges for Australia's batters, though there are concerns for the quick, who limped off with a hamstring injury early in his 11th over.

The story so far

India and Australia are locked at 1-1 in the five-match series, with both teams still to this point in the running for a World Test Championship Final spot, to be played at Lord's in June 2025.

After defeat in the first Test in Perth, Australia under Pat Cummins were emphatic in their reply, winning by ten wickets inside three days at the Adelaide Oval.

After missing the Test through injury, Josh Hazlewood comes back into the Australian team for fellow quick Scott Boland.

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Took their time? Only smith did? Travis went gun ho from the start? What is icc on about?
 
Their are reports that Travis will open for the sri lanka test series. Imo he shouldn't.

No 5 is perfect for him in tests since he can come in guns blazing with support and established batters at the other end.

Also he plays the old ball 100x better then the new ball. He's actually pretty shaky at the start of the innings with the new ball. No 5 is where he shpuld bat in tests.
 
I think the game is a draw because of weather.

Aussies must aim to get Bumrah to bowl as many overs as possible.
 
mominsaigol said:
Their are reports that Travis will open for the sri lanka test series. Imo he shouldn't.

No 5 is perfect for him in tests since he can come in guns blazing with support and established batters at the other end.

Also he plays the old ball 100x better then the new ball. He's actually pretty shaky at the start of the innings with the new ball. No 5 is where he shpuld bat in tests.
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Travis Head opening is inevitable because he is the natural heir to Warner.

Khawaja is very close to retirement and McSweeney has looked super limited in spite of the hype. At this point, he looks nothing more than an average opener who will play 20-25 Tests at an average of 32-33.

Head has 5-6 years of cricket left in him and I think he will play the bulk of his remaining years as an all-format opener.
 
Mamoon said:
Travis Head opening is inevitable because he is the natural heir to Warner.

Khawaja is very close to retirement and McSweeney has looked super limited in spite of the hype. At this point, he looks nothing more than an average opener who will play 20-25 Tests at an average of 32-33.

Head has 5-6 years of cricket left in him and I think he will play the bulk of his remaining years as an all-format opener.
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Mcsweeny has been getting out to bumrah his whole life so it's unfair to judge him atm.
 
Won't be surprised if Bumrah gets a back and shoulder injury carrying the rest of the Indian attack all series.

Aussies scoring quickly means, that some time has been made up for loss of rain.

When India do bat they will need to bat better than they did in last game.
 
Just checked the weather forecast and it is looking really bad for next 3 days.

Looks like we are heading into boxing day test with 1-1 score line.

:dw
 
mominsaigol said:
Mcsweeny has been getting out to bumrah his whole life so it's unfair to judge him atm.
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Getting out to Bumrah is one thing, but the main issue with him so far is his timid approach. He is scared to exert himself. He is going down the same route as Bancroft and Renshaw.

If he doesn’t sort himself out, he will be replaced by Konstas soon, although in the long-term he might take over the number 3 position from Labuschagne.
 
Hitman said:
I hate getting saved by rain. I'd rather lose this Test by innings than be saved by rain.

Remember, rain dance is for the cowardly fans.
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Australia was saved by rain in 2018 Sydney test otherwise india would have won the series 3-1 instead 2-1 .

Rain had saved England in the 1st vs England at lord's otherwise india would have been won the series with 3-2 instead 2-2 drawn .

And as far as this test concern not even 1st innings complete than how can anyone say rain will save india ??

:kp
 
Head treats Indian bowlers just like Pakistani bowlers used to treat Tendulkar in Test cricket.
 
Rajdeep said:
Just checked the weather forecast and it is looking really bad for next 3 days.

Looks like we are heading into boxing day test with 1-1 score line.

:dw
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That is actually good results going forward to boxing day test.

Now for MCG test we need to play four pacer ( Not including Reddy)

Drop Rohit as he is clueless test captain .virat was way better than this fattu along with bowling coach Arun and Ravi Shastri .
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Bumrah is better than Wasim or any Pakistan bowlers in world cricket history .

Bumrah test bowling average is 19.82
:kp
 
I woke up from sleep and saw Aussies at 302/3.

Lovely scorecard to wake up to. Head's century was the icing on the cake.

Hopefully rain will stay away and Aussies will make it 2-1.
 
Devadwal said:
Australia was saved by rain in 2018 Sydney test otherwise india would have won the series 3-1 instead 2-1 .

Rain had saved England in the 1st vs England at lord's otherwise india would have been won the series with 3-2 instead 2-2 drawn .

And as far as this test concern not even 1st innings complete than how can anyone say rain will save india ??

:kp
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That is bcoz 2 days is done and still first innings is not over.

3 more innings in 3 days with each day having around 75-80% chance of rain is looking tough.

Looks like this time we have to settle for a draw in Gabba. Indian batters should however treat this game as practice session and grind Aussies bowlers like they did at Perth.
 
Rajdeep said:
Just checked the weather forecast and it is looking really bad for next 3 days.

Looks like we are heading into boxing day test with 1-1 score line.

:dw
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Can't trust these forecasts. Today was supposed to be lots of rain but we had a full day's play.
 
India's bowling coach Morne Morkel defended Rohit Sharma's decision to bowl first while backing experienced spinner Ravindra Jadeja, despite his rough outing on Day 2 of the Gabba Test, during the post-day media interaction:

"I just thought, looking at the surface, if we can get the ball in the right area we can take wickets."

"Controlling the run-rate for a big part of the game and staying patient was key. If we could have added one or two wickets earlier, bowling first would have worked perfectly."

"We are on the other side of it and we just need to take the positives out of it."

"For us, it's important now to put today aside and focus on batting strong tomorrow. The new ball will be key."

"Jaddu, coming into this match didn't haven't had a lot of game time, but he's also a guy who has taken a lot of Test wickets. He's a very experienced player and we just felt we wanted to bring in the left-arm option as something different, you know, sitting with Rohit."

"Jaddu is a guy that can also offer us a lot with the bat, unfortunately, today if you know it wasn't his day as a spinner. But, yeah, Jaddu for me is a world-class player and you know he'll work it out."
 
Rajdeep said:
That is bcoz 2 days is done and still first innings is not over.

3 more innings in 3 days with each day having around 75-80% chance of rain is looking tough.

Looks like this time we have to settle for a draw in Gabba. Indian batters should however treat this game as practice session and grind Aussies bowlers like they did at Perth.
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My point is at this stages india is still not batted so how can people's say rain gonna save india.
:kp
 
Steve Smith spoke at the press conference after Day 2:

“It was nice to reach three figures. It’s been a while. It’s good to contribute today. The last few games have been tricky. I’ve faced good balls and been caught down the leg side. I’ve been trusting myself and got some luck early on.”

“I’ve been changing my setup every game for the last 15 years. So it’s nothing new. This was a bouncy track, so I was standing outside the crease, keeping my left leg open. Obviously, I had some luck early on, which you need on these surfaces.”

“I’ve played long enough to know that the game turns around. Last time, I was unlucky down the leg side. Today, luck was on my side. On another day, I might have nicked one of those balls.”

"Since 2021 when they changed the Kookaburra ball, batting has definitely got more difficult, particularly at the same time wickets got greener as well. So it's kind of like a perfect storm coming together."

"I think particularly the first 35 overs, I'd say, of an innings is very challenging at the moment with the significant seam movement. But then kind of, as I said before, I think the ball stays hard."

"So if you get through that period and, you know, you've got some guys like Travis and Marshy and Alex coming in, the ball still bounces off the bat a lot harder than it used to."

"So, the last three years have probably been the hardest that I've experienced in my career. Batting-wise, in terms of the amount of movement that's been generated."

"You can see that in the way the scores have come down as well. And, you know, bowling averages come down, batting averages come down."

"And usually in the first innings of a game, if you're putting, you think back probably five years ago, you're seeing consistent 400, 500s being scored in the first innings. If you put a three in front of it these days, you're usually in a pretty strong position."
 
Rajdeep said:
If Umpires can help Aust, there is no harm if rain saves India too.

It will be great poetic justice.

Having said that, I hope rain doesn't ruin what will be another historic Indian win in Gabba. All the bhangra posters are doing will disappear.

I am sticking to my original prediction - the only test match Aus will win in this series is the pink ball test.
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Nah travis head and smith destroyed india in this current test match
 
India’s bowling attack right now is so mid—there’s no second line of defense to back it up. No team is losing sleep over Siraj, Akash Deep, Nitish, and Jadeja. A proper four-pacer setup would’ve been chef’s kiss, but nope, they’re rolling with bits-and-pieces bowlers instead.
And let’s talk about the captain—questionable calls, can’t bat, and honestly, that 15-inch belly isn’t exactly screaming “inspiration.” Leadership is supposed to fire up the squad, not drag it down.
Most likely Aussies are planning to bat just once in this match and series is going towards 4-1 / 3-1 in favor of Australia.
 
I am never dramatic but Rohit captaincy here was horrible. No harm if a better performs better - no issues there. But just spreading the field with no intent to get him out is criminal. Rohit did it in the ETC final, in the 2023 ODI final and last test and this test. Not only against Head but he has done the same against other teams. But his bowling arsenal covered up the deficits until NZ brutally exposed it at home. He almost lost the t20 WC final as well - it was just some sensational bowling from Bumrah that saved his and kohlis back. When the friendliest of guys Adam Gilchrist who was Rohits captain at IPL and played with him and has a great rapport with rohit doing podcasts with him criticizes you on commentary ( in a matey way of course ) - that just shows how much he sucks. Ind need to get the deadwood out - rohit kohli klrahul jadeja for good. Time to move on completely. Unless these 4 leeches are removed - Ind will keep losing . Am OK if the other team or batter plays better no worries - but having "no intent" defensive fields with spread out fielders; only 1 or 2 slips just reeks of defensive mindset
 
deltexas said:
I am never dramatic but Rohit captaincy here was horrible. No harm if a better performs better - no issues there. But just spreading the field with no intent to get him out is criminal. Rohit did it in the ETC final, in the 2023 ODI final and last test and this test. Not only against Head but he has done the same against other teams. But his bowling arsenal covered up the deficits until NZ brutally exposed it at home. He almost lost the t20 WC final as well - it was just some sensational bowling from Bumrah that saved his and kohlis back. When the friendliest of guys Adam Gilchrist who was Rohits captain at IPL and played with him and has a great rapport with rohit doing podcasts with him criticizes you on commentary ( in a matey way of course ) - that just shows how much he sucks. Ind need to get the deadwood out - rohit kohli klrahul jadeja for good. Time to move on completely. Unless these 4 leeches are removed - Ind will keep losing . Am OK if the other team or batter plays better no worries - but having "no intent" defensive fields with spread out fielders; only 1 or 2 slips just reeks of defensive mindset
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Shan Masood looks like Mike brearely compared to Rohit seriously.
 
Some scathing remarks from Dinesh Karthik on rohit and gambhir and I cant say that I dont disagree :

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'They probably fear...': Dinesh Karthik slams Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir's strategy for Gabba Test

Dinesh Karthik questioned Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir's strategy for replacing Ravindra Jadeja with Ravichandran Ashwin for the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
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"I have to say (Gautam) Gambhir and Rohit (Sharma) have gone towards an option that provides more batting. In the bowling, they have realised that all three (two) spinners haven't had that much of an impact," Karthik said in a chat on Cricbuzz . "So, they probably fear that, you know, let's try and get the best batter out of the three and this is what their thinking could be. It doesn't sit well with me," he added.


"You always have to give credit to Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli in the limited success that they had while touring was (that) they aimed for 20 wickets. What can we do as a unit to get 20 wickets, that was the constant question and they always preferred playing 6:5 combination (6 batters and 5 bowlers)," he explained.



"Now, India is blessed to an extent with Nitish (Kumar) Reddy, who is giving us a few overs with the ball at times and picking up a wicket as well. He has probably been the find of the series so far. To get into that mindset where you want depth of batting but you don't mind lack of bowling," Karthik said.

"But the other side of the argument could be, what has Washington and Ashwin done with the ball that a Jadeja can't. That would be the only thing. I feel it's slightly a defensive option but I understand where they are coming from," he concluded.
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deltexas said:
Some scathing remarks from Dinesh Karthik on rohit and gambhir and I cant say that I dont disagree :

thesportstak.com

'They probably fear...': Dinesh Karthik slams Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir's strategy for Gabba Test

Dinesh Karthik questioned Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir's strategy for replacing Ravindra Jadeja with Ravichandran Ashwin for the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
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"I have to say (Gautam) Gambhir and Rohit (Sharma) have gone towards an option that provides more batting. In the bowling, they have realised that all three (two) spinners haven't had that much of an impact," Karthik said in a chat on Cricbuzz . "So, they probably fear that, you know, let's try and get the best batter out of the three and this is what their thinking could be. It doesn't sit well with me," he added.


"You always have to give credit to Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli in the limited success that they had while touring was (that) they aimed for 20 wickets. What can we do as a unit to get 20 wickets, that was the constant question and they always preferred playing 6:5 combination (6 batters and 5 bowlers)," he explained.
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Rahane won at Gabba with Natrajan, Thakur, Saini, Siraj, Sundar. All of them 1 or 2 tests old. Sundar on debut. That Australian side had Warner too. Bumrah won at Perth without Gill. Played with 2 debutants. Here comes the clown captain Rohit got shellacking at the Gabba. Now enroute to losing 5th test in a row.
 
deltexas said:
Some scathing remarks from Dinesh Karthik on rohit and gambhir and I cant say that I dont disagree :

thesportstak.com

'They probably fear...': Dinesh Karthik slams Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir's strategy for Gabba Test

Dinesh Karthik questioned Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir's strategy for replacing Ravindra Jadeja with Ravichandran Ashwin for the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
thesportstak.com thesportstak.com


"I have to say (Gautam) Gambhir and Rohit (Sharma) have gone towards an option that provides more batting. In the bowling, they have realised that all three (two) spinners haven't had that much of an impact," Karthik said in a chat on Cricbuzz . "So, they probably fear that, you know, let's try and get the best batter out of the three and this is what their thinking could be. It doesn't sit well with me," he added.


"You always have to give credit to Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli in the limited success that they had while touring was (that) they aimed for 20 wickets. What can we do as a unit to get 20 wickets, that was the constant question and they always preferred playing 6:5 combination (6 batters and 5 bowlers)," he explained.
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“Limited Success”. Karthik being a little harsh on Kohli and Shastri. Doesnt seem to rate the Indian team.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
at Gabba with Natrajan, Thakur, Saini, Siraj, Sundar. All of them 1 or 2 tests old. Sundar on debut. That Australian side had Warner too. Bumrah won at Perth without Gill. Played with 2 debutants. Here comes the clown captain Rohit got shellacking at the Gabba. Now enroute to losing 5th test in a row.
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That team had Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, and Tim Paine playing and Travis Head wasnt in the same form as he is now. Only player better was Cameron Green over Mitchel Marsh. No wonder Tim Paine got booted right after that series.

Cant believe it has been 3 to 4 years ago already since that time.
 
lot depends how India plays in their 1st Inning.. any lead above 150 wil make things difficilt for India.
 
BDfanforever said:
That team had Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, and Tim Paine playing and Travis Head wasnt in the same form as he is now. Only player better was Cameron Green over Mitchel Marsh. No wonder Tim Paine got booted right after that series.

Cant believe it has been 3 to 4 years ago already since that time.
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David warner, Labu, SMith (both in form) were there. When did Marsh become Test legend lol Sweeney is a pathetic batsman.
Khawaja failed in 2018 against India. That unit was far better than this. This onehad out of form players. Tim Paine was the reason why India lost in pink ball test. So stop acting like these guys are test legends lol If anything formwise that unit was far better than this. Also look at the bowling unit. There was no Bumrah, Shami, Ashwin, Jadeja. Sundar played his debut match. That was Thakur's 2nd test. Saini's 2nd test. Siraj's 3rd test.
 
BDfanforever said:
That team had Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, and Tim Paine playing and Travis Head wasnt in the same form as he is now. Only player better was Cameron Green over Mitchel Marsh. No wonder Tim Paine got booted right after that series.

Cant believe it has been 3 to 4 years ago already since that time.
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Lol Travis head was already played 2018 series where australia were lost against india.

Tim Paine was the reason why australia won a test in 2020-21 BGT series.

Warner,Khawaja, Smith ( prime form) Labuschange ( prime form),green etc were part of that series .

So no more excuse . :kp
 
Devadwal said:
Lol Travis head was already played 2018 series where australia were lost against india.

Tim Paine was the reason why australia won a test in 2020-21 BGT series.

Warner,Khawaja, Smith ( prime form) Labuschange ( prime form),green etc were part of that series .

So no more excuse . :kp
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If only that is very easy to win a series in Australia every team will win there. After Kohli left. India beat Australia in the boxing day test by 8 wickets. That was absolute shellacking. Australia was limited 200 or below in both innings. Then India chasing 380 odd finished with 343/6 to earn a draw. Then they chased 300 odd to win the test. These guys give some utterly lame excuses.
 
Devadwal said:
Lol Travis head was already played 2018 series where australia were lost against india.

Tim Paine was the reason why australia won a test in 2020-21 BGT series.

Warner,Khawaja, Smith ( prime form) Labuschange ( prime form),green etc were part of that series .

So no more excuse . :kp
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I am not saying Rahane won because Aus was weaker. I am saying it doesn't mean Rahane was better than Rohit. It could've been an aberration.

It would be very difficult to win in Australia over 5 test match with Natarajan, Saini, Thakur now especially the current Travis Head form.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
If only that is very easy to win a series in Australia every team will win there. After Kohli left. India beat Australia in the boxing day test by 8 wickets. That was absolute shellacking. Australia was limited 200 or below in both innings. Then India chasing 380 odd finished with 343/6 to earn a draw. Then they chased 300 odd to win the test. These guys give some utterly lame excuses.
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In first four innings australia didn't cross even 200+ runs .

Some of Bangladesh & pakistan fans ( including wannabe ) are just salty because India won back to back test series.

This series is still 1-1 so not sure why they are celebrating like australia is 2-0 ahead .

:kp
 
BDfanforever said:
I am not saying Rahane won because Aus was weaker. I am saying it doesn't mean Rahane was better than Rohit. It could've been an aberration.

It would be very difficult to win in Australia over 5 test match with Natarajan, Saini, Thakur now especially the current Travis Head form.
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Rahane captaincy was top notched during that series and India bowlers had very good plans to restrict australian batting .

Rohit is clueless captain . Bumrah is already show's us his captaincy skills in Perth test where India won with very easily .
 
The Indian attack barring Bumrah is club level. If Eng can see off Bumrah then the bazballers will maul trundlers like Akashdeep and Siraj.
 
ethan hunt said:
The Indian attack barring Bumrah is club level. If Eng can see off Bumrah then the bazballers will maul trundlers like Akashdeep and Siraj.
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Akashdeep is already destroyed English top order on a flat indian pitch and he is just playing first test match outside india

Akashdeep is faster than Shaheen, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza , Mohammad Abbas ( Pakistan trundlers brigades) etc
:kp
 
Devadwal said:
Akashdeep is already destroyed English top order on a flat indian pitch and he is just playing first test match outside india

Akashdeep is faster than Shaheen, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza , Mohammad Abbas ( Pakistan trundlers brigades) etc
:kp
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Lol Akashdeep hasnt bowled a single bowl over 140 kph here. He is an uber trundler. Amir jamal was way quicker on the Australian tour.
 
Rajdeep said:
Hows the josh today @Devadwal ?

I am getting that good feeling...not sure why.

:kp
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We are not going to lose this test .so 1-1 result after first three test is win for india knowing australia desperately want to win the series so they intentionally chose the toughest venue's at the start of series yet can't take the series lead.

:kp
 
Australia just need 3 to 4 sessions in 3 days to take 20 wkts.
 
Man , I dont know how you guys are so full of josh ! I'm just hoping Ind avoids a shellacking here !:D

A batting line up with mental midget klrahul, kohli, rohit & jadeja doesnt inspire any confidence at all to even bat 60 or 70 overs. Kohli will edge to slip as usual and then "stare" at the wicket as if it's a green top with wicked seam and bounce lol ! Sick and tired of these seniors hogging the places and depriving younger players.
 
Rajdeep said:
Hows the josh today @Devadwal ?

I am getting that good feeling...not sure why.

:kp
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Devadwal said:
We are not going to lose this test .so 1-1 result after first three test is win for india knowing australia desperately want to win the series so they intentionally chose the toughest venue's at the start of series yet can't take the series lead.

:kp
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Man , I dont know how you guys are so full of josh ! I'm just hoping Ind avoids a shellacking here !:D

A batting line up with mental midget klrahul, kohli, rohit & jadeja doesnt inspire any confidence at all to even bat 60 or 70 overs. Kohli will edge to slip as usual and then "stare" at the wicket as if it's a green top with wicked seam and bounce lol ! Sick and tired of these seniors hogging the places and depriving younger players.
 
BDfanforever said:
I am not saying Rahane won because Aus was weaker. I am saying it doesn't mean Rahane was better than Rohit. It could've been an aberration.

It would be very difficult to win in Australia over 5 test match with Natarajan, Saini, Thakur now especially the current Travis Head form.
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What current Trafvis head form lol He failed against West Indies. Head's score at Gabba before this was 0, 0, 0. Two golden ducks against West Indies.
 
Enough time left for Aus to still push for a win.
 
Buffet said:
Enough time left for Aus to still push for a win.
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There is enough on the pitch. Indian bowlers failed to exploit. Akash was a bit unlucky. But if he had stuck to the same line and lenght he would have eventually found the edge. But after beating the edge he failed to bowl the same delivery next ball.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
There is enough on the pitch. Indian bowlers failed to exploit. Akash was a bit unlucky. But if he had stuck to the same line and lenght he would have eventually found the edge. But after beating the edge he failed to bowl the same delivery next ball.
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Aus has already scored runs here. India has to bat well here to not lose this test. If rain stays away then Aus can win this test from here.
 
deltexas said:
Man , I dont know how you guys are so full of josh ! I'm just hoping Ind avoids a shellacking here !:D

A batting line up with mental midget klrahul, kohli, rohit & jadeja doesnt inspire any confidence at all to even bat 60 or 70 overs. Kohli will edge to slip as usual and then "stare" at the wicket as if it's a green top with wicked seam and bounce lol ! Sick and tired of these seniors hogging the places and depriving younger players.
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Unless jaiswal scores another daddy hundred and kohli stat pads it in the first innings, it's very difficult
 
Cricbuzz just confirmed no play today....bach gaya Australia, had it been no rain, Rohit and Kohli would have mauled them as the pitch is very good to bat on today
 
Mahee said:
Cricbuzz just confirmed no play today....bach gaya Australia, had it been no rain, Rohit and Kohli would have mauled them as the pitch is very good to bat on today
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Well, the game is starting in 5 minutes. Dont want rohit and kohli klrahul to have an escape route here
 
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