West Indies v India | 1st Test | North Sound | Jul 21-25, 2016 | Match thread

[Gone]

What, they have taken off gabriel -.-

 

[Markhor]

Carlos Brathwaite - REMEMBER THE NAME - is on to bowl. Not sure whether he's a Test quality all-rounder who can help your attack take 20 wickets. Seems more suited for LOIs.

 

[Kaptan]

Grbriel looks like a nice aggressive bowler.
Till now bowled wayyyyy better than any Pak phast bowler.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

What, they have taken off gabriel -.-

4 over spells to maintain his pace and venom throughout the day.

 

[nish_mate]

4 over spells to maintain his pace and venom throughout the day.

Shh conspiracy sells more

 

[Gone]

4 over spells to maintain his pace and venom throughout the day.

Would have liked to see him bowl a couple more, other bowlers aren't exciting enough!

 

[Syed1]

Grbriel looks like a nice aggressive bowler.
Till now bowled wayyyyy better than any Pak phast bowler.

If he is way better than any Pak bowler, then imagine how much better he is than any Indian bowler in history

 

[troodon]

This is slow pitch , not good for test cricket

A few balls have taken off like Rockets from good length. One of them got Vijay.

Just enough to keep the batsmen nervous.

 

[nish_mate]

Pujara and quick singles dont go knee in knee

 

[Nikhil_cric]

A few balls have taken off like Rockets from good length. One of them got Vijay.

Just enough to keep the batsmen nervous.

More due to gabriel's bowling than the pitch itself.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Vijay already gone no point in watching now

 

[nish_mate]

Need to get Younis on this pitch would see the fully repotoire of his dancing skills

 

[LastManstanding]

He doesn't want anything to do with the senior team as of now.....infact he was offered the role and his rejection is what led to that interview process farce

Could have taken Dada or VVS. Much better than Bangar.

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[MMHS]

Good start by India. WI doesn't have much depth in pace attack - if India don't lose another one to Gabriels's next spell before lunch, I don't think WI has much to offer there after.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pujara looking solid so far

 

[LastManstanding]

Pujara is looking good. Hope he scores a big one here.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

We need a Pujara daddy hundred here.

 

[nish_mate]

With all the bigging up of Che, stage is all set for him to fall cheaply

 

[Pete Rose]

Decent carry on this pitch even by holder. Wasn't all the talk about a slow pitch?

 

[Pete Rose]

That opening spell: hafeez and younis ideal for it

 

[JattMaula]

Good team selection. But only five batters make me nervous. We had VVS at 6 some time ago!

Maybe Make Rahul keep and bat at 6?

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[Markhor]

Ah, the debutant Roston Chase on to bowl. Decent FC bowling option, surprised to see him so early and before Bishoo.

 

[MMHS]

Viv is 65!!!!!

 

[Syed1]

So Shining India playing at a breathtaking run rate of 2.6.. Issay taiz tou hum England mein khel rahay thay )

 

[Justcrazy]

WI pace attack is poor.

 

[Pete Rose]

The off spinner looks like Jimmy Pad'ems

 

[Nikhil_cric]

So Shining India playing at a breathtaking run rate of 2.6.. Issay taiz tou hum England mein khel rahay thay )

Run rates are lower in test matches in Windies than anywhere else.

 

[troodon]

Good team selection. But only five batters make me nervous. We had VVS at 6 some time ago!

Maybe Make Rahul keep and bat at 6?

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Its about time to kick out Saha. He makes the tail even longer.

Rahul should keep the wickets to be assured of a place in Test Side.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

India going in with a huge tail - in fact some would argue the tail starts at number 6 with Saha.

 

[Markhor]

WI pace attack is poor.

From Garner, Croft, Holding, Roberts, Marshall, Ambrose and Walsh to this.

 

[Justcrazy]

Long day ahead for WI here

 

[Justcrazy]

India going in with a huge tail - in fact some would argue the tail starts at number 6 with Saha.

WI do not have the bowling to exploit that .

 

[Syed1]

Mashallah the run rate has fallen below 2..

 

[Rawstar]

Not watching but what is this...Its been over an hour and we are 29/1..

 

[Kaptan]

If he is way better than any Pak bowler, then imagine how much better he is than any Indian bowler in history

Looks like someone's got his kameez in a twist lol

 

[nish_mate]

So Shining India playing at a breathtaking run rate of 2.6.. Issay taiz tou hum England mein khel rahay thay )

Haan but India Windies main Khel raahi hai England main naahi

Even we scored at the rate of 5 in England, another story we got out in 12 overs, but still scored 60

 

[LastManstanding]

Indian batsmen seem to have lost confidence against spinners.

 

[troodon]

From Garner, Croft, Holding, Roberts, Marshall, Ambrose and Walsh to this.

Defensive selection.

WI are clearly targeting a draw.

 

[troodon]

Mashallah the run rate has fallen below 2..

Bowlers not giving width. No hit me balls.

Not easy to hit on the up. Ball is stopping a bit. Will be a slow dull draw unless one of our spinners have a great couple of sessions.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Decent batting by us. Glad that we haven't thrown away a wicket.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Indian batsmen seem to have lost confidence against spinners.

No need for unnecessary risks against their spinners.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Shaandar balleybaazi. Test Cricket is all about patience.

 

[ethan hunt]

After witnessing high quality cricket at lords . This would almost be like two club teams going at it blow for blow for those lucky enough to watch

 

[MMHS]

Ind is playing too slow for my likings. This is where Pujara & Azhar sometimes let themselves & team down. If they can go to lunch unscratched, fine; but going to lunch 48/2 won't be a good morning's job.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Zzzzzzzzzzzz

Test cricket in the Caribbean is so boring these days.

 

[Justcrazy]

Good partnership developing.

 

[Belawal2014]

This is more boring than PAK playing in the UAE.

 

[blue_champion]

This is boring.....when is PSL starting?

 

[Ab Fan]

Looks like a boring game.This is the problem with test format.

At times its really thrilling and exciting and at times turn out to be a dud game with zero fun.

 

[blue_champion]

After witnessing high quality cricket at lords . This would almost be like two club teams going at it blow for blow for those lucky enough to watch ��

Yep....hope one of the Windies bowler bowls an exciting Wahab Riazesque spell.....obviously don't want India to lose any wickets but high entertainment value

 

[MMHS]

Out field is extremely slow, probably 52/1 now in a faster out field.

 

[troodon]

Outfield is extremely slow.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Ashwin vs righties on a flat track?

He is not gonna find this easy.

Let's see how this goes.

 

[blue_champion]

Gabriel is talented

 

[blue_champion]

Ashwin vs righties on a flat track?

He is not gonna find this easy.

Let's see how this goes.

Track is not that flat....just toothless bowling....pitch will deteriorate

 

[LastManstanding]

No ball

 

[aslaisnomasla]

yawn , boring match...how come india looks so scared facing the bacha team . after so much preparation this is what they have to offer.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Good to see such resolute batting by Che and Dhawan. 4th series win in Caribbean coming up. Good lesson for those who have never won a series here

 

[LastManstanding]

Jadeja and manjrekar. What a pathetic combo

 

[blue_champion]

Good to see such resolute batting by Che and Dhawan. 4th series win in Caribbean coming up. Good lesson for those who have never won a series here

We haven't lost a test match to WI in 14 years

 

[LastManstanding]

 

[majiz]

Hmm interesting........Sehwag,Sachin,Yuvraj,Dhoni(pre-captaincy) ....no you are right....I find scoring 235 from 50 and then the bowlers putting up an effort to defend it and end up losing by 4 wickets or getting bowled out for 150 odd chasing 200 more suepr exciting

ok, pak have had stronger and more cutting edge test teams than you've ever had though, even theirs at the moment is probs a stronger team than india have ever had. #just saying

 

[troodon]

Outfield is acting like a 12th fielder

 

[LastManstanding]

Two paced wickets and slow outfields. No wonder cricket in windies is boring.

 

[Salman CricBio]

Such a boring test match. Yakh!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

We haven't lost a test match to WI in 14 years

Yep. Won all series against them 2002 onwards

 

[LastManstanding]

Dhawan on fire.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

Yep. Won all series against them 2002 onwards

Wow, great achievement you guys.

 

[geraltofrivia]

Good start to the 17 match season during which we will become the no 1 test team in the world (and not just the no 1 test team in Asia that we are right now). It will be good to reclaim our no 1 ranking again.

This is good inspiration for those who have never been no 1 or won a series in the West Indies.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

ok, pak have had stronger and more cutting edge test teams than you've ever had though, even theirs at the moment is probs a stronger team than india have ever had. #just saying

Lol englishman on rampage mode.

 

[adarsh_bang]

Pretty impressed with Gabriel... Utterly disappointed with the pitch.. Looks like loose soil! This is a rest match dammit!

 

[geraltofrivia]

Wow, great achievement you guys.

Thanks.

Hopefully you guys win someday.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Wow, great achievement you guys.

Not a great acheivement by any means but better than some outrageously "talented" teams.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Good start to the 17 match season during which we will become the no 1 test team in the world (and not just the no 1 test team in Asia that we are right now). It will be good to reclaim our no 1 ranking again.

This is good inspiration for those who have never been no 1 or won a series in the West Indies.

Agree completely brother

 

[LowKiiSavage]

After witnessing high quality cricket at lords . This would almost be like two club teams going at it blow for blow for those lucky enough to watch ��

True. Who is watching this yawnfest.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

Not a great acheivement by any means but better than some outrageously "talented" teams.

Cant match 10-0, agree.

 

[troodon]

Two paced wickets and slow outfields. No wonder cricket in windies is boring.

WI is suffering from minnow mentality in Test Cricket. All they want is a draw.

If they had a couple of Holdings or Garners, you would see a bouncier and faster pitch.

Outside of Gabriel, rest are trundlers or simply not good enough at this level.

 

[LowKiiSavage]

Thanks.

Hopefully you guys win someday.

Like winning matches in England? Been there, doing that.

 

[blue_champion]

ok, pak have had stronger and more cutting edge test teams than you've ever had though, even theirs at the moment is probs a stronger team than india have ever had. #just saying

Binny saved a test match in testing conditions and Ishant bowled an inspiring spell to win a game and don't tell me the next 3 games were not exciting in a trainwreck kind of a way.

The first test against south africa in South africa, The 2nd test against nzl and the first test against Australia were all super exciting games.

How many exciting games have Pakistan played again in recent times...games in UAE...really?

Obviously if you read the posts here it is easy to get hyped up You would think Amir has 500 wickets under his belt and bowls at 160 K and his ball swings from the wide line on the offside and knocks out the leg stump

 

[Justcrazy]

68 / 1

Solid start by Indians