*Official* India in Sri Lanka 2010 - Tests

[honestbharani]

Amazing how many of you here at CW are picking India.. I think we have no chance in hell in this series of winning a game and have been thinking that since the first day of the series.. We are juz bloody poor with the ball.


And what's with our spinners on dry conditions without the SG balls? They are juz pathetic.

 

[Himannv]

Seems so. Certainly a come-down from the fast-past see-sawing funtrain we had earlier this week. I mean... if it was 350/2 or 400/2 I would be enjoying it more, but 300/2... that just tells me that the bowling is pedestrian with nothing from the pitch and the batsmen aren't really trying.

Definitely. Mahela is definitely not thinking of double figures anytime soon. Will he get it before the close?

EDIT: Seems he's managed it.. Somehow..

 

[Spark]

Definitely. Mahela is definitely not thinking of double figures anytime soon. Will he get it before the close?

With the last ball of the day - by accident

Seriously, dead pitches are really, really, really gonna kill the game off better than anything else anyone could concieve.

 

[Migara]

I've said it earlier. SSC has lost its pace and bounce and have become a dead track. We have to beart it, since it will be the only dead track in the tour. PSS is little green than that and bouncier too.

 

[Faisal1985]

Well Ishant and Mithun going for 4+ per over is just unacceptable at test level TBH. I am not sure but if these bowlers are not willing to bend their backs on a tough track then perhaps the selection of bowlers needs another look. With a good batting line up that India has its not fair to them to have the opposition on top from day 1 with that kind of a score....

However, Sanga is always my favorite and its nice to see him score another ton....

 

[Cevno]

India is worse on playing on slow dead tracks these days. The bowling does not have the penetration compared to other attacks to take wickets on such tracks.
It showed agaisnt South Africa for the first test and is showing up again.

India's best chance to win is either in swinging conditions(As the bowlers are naturally swing bowlers) or on a dry track with bounce which helps their kind of spinners,specially Harbhajan and also helps our bowlers become more penetrative. And this is where the batting gives us the edge. As shown in the second test against south africa.
Slow low flattish tracks don't suit India at the moment.

 

[Cruxdude]

Truly some of the most depressing days of Indian test cricket in recent times. Don't really see a way out for us in this test.

 

[silentstriker]

It's so hilarious that the Indian bowling attack is worse than the Pakistan batting lineup.

 

[silentstriker]

Truly some of the most depressing days of Indian test cricket in recent times. Don't really see a way out for us in this test.

Nah, nothing can match the awesomeness of the 1990s. Sachin Tendulkar and stuff. No Test wins outside the subcontinent. Not even in Zimbabwe. It was spectacular.

 

[Cruxdude]

Nah, nothing can match the awesomeness of the 1990s. Sachin Tendulkar and stuff. No Test wins outside the subcontinent. Not even in Zimbabwe. It was spectacular.

I meant the period after 2000s. In the 90s I never expected India to do well and so was happy when Sachin scored. Now after really performing well for some time this has been very depressing.

 

[andruid]

To be fair this is far from India's strongest bowling attack. Aside from Harbajan they are very green and susceptible to be punished at this level.

 

[Cruxdude]

To be fair this is far from India's strongest bowling attack. Aside from Harbajan they are very green and susceptible to be punished at this level.

Sadly the only guy we can realistically call to be a part of India's strongest attack and is missing is Zaheer. Ishant was India's second bowler before this series. Sreesanth has been good once in a while but you must not expect the bowling to improve greatly when he comes back. Ojha is a defensive bowler and Mishra can be a better option. But he has been piss poor in the warm-ups.

Ishant looked good for some time during the first test but has been leaking runs like hell. I held a lot of hopes on him and this continued ****ty performance is really depressing.

As Cevno said the Indian attack will be good in helpful pitches but on flat tracks we are not good enough. In South Africa I will expect a better performance but the Australian series can be pretty tough unless Harbhajan gets back to the form he showed against SA in Kolkatta.

 

[Sanz]

When was the last time Indian fast bowlers (I know that's a stretch ) or Spinners bowled well in SL ? I am not worried about our bowling performance in SL, I am sure we will fix our bowling issues in the next home series. Also I want to see how Ishant, Sreesanth etc bowl in SA,Aus, England and WI.

 

[Cruxdude]

When was the last time Indian fast bowlers (I know that's a stretch ) or Spinners bowled well in SL ? I am not worried about our bowling performance in SL, I am sure we will fix our bowling issues in the next home series. Also I want to see how Ishant, Sreesanth etc bowl in SA,Aus, England and WI.

In the last series against SL in SL, Ishant was very good. We have not been very good there but not this bad.

I think they will do good in SA, Aus and England. In England especially I think Zaheer, Sreesanth and Ishant would be a really potent attack.

 

[Cevno]

Since we are discussing Indian fast bowling at the moment.This is a list of fast bowlers that Australia have used over the past two years-

MG Johnson
SR Watson
DE Bollinger
PM Siddle
BW Hilfenhaus
RJ Harris
B Lee
SW Tait
NW Bracken
DP Nannes
SR Clark
CJ McKay
AB McDonald
B Geeves
B Laughlin
SM Harwood
JR Hazlewood

I think the bold would have certainly made the Indian team by now and probably be regulars.Perhaps others too...

Clearly shows in terms of pace bowling how far behind India is at the moment.

 

[outbreak]

Surely Mckay, Siddle and a fit Clark would also be a better choice for india then whats in the current test....

 

[Pothas]

Yeah was about to say Siddle is way better than any Indian fast bowler outside Zaeer Khan.

 

[Cruxdude]

Yeah was about to say Siddle is way better than any Indian fast bowler outside Zaeer Khan.

Only when judging the Indian pacers in the sub continent and Siddle outside it. Sreesanth in swinging conditions is pretty good. We will be in a better situation to judge after the SA tour.

 

[Top_Cat]

Since we are discussing Indian fast bowling at the moment.This is a list of fast bowlers that Australia have used over the past two years-

MG Johnson
SR Watson
DE Bollinger
PM Siddle
BW Hilfenhaus
RJ Harris
B Lee
SW Tait
NW Bracken
DP Nannes
SR Clark
CJ McKay
AB McDonald
B Geeves
B Laughlin
SM Harwood
JR Hazlewood

I think the bold would have certainly made the Indian team by now and probably be regulars.Perhaps others too...

Clearly shows in terms of pace bowling how far behind India is at the moment.

Stu Clark behind the bolded guys? I know his last tour of India was awful but prior to that (and associated elbow injury), the only Aussie bowler ahead of him on form was Johnson. Was one of OZ's best Test bowlers when in the side, really.

 

[masterblaster]

It's sad that guys like Irfan Pathan and RP Singh aren't considered anymore. I was there at all the days of that WACA test in 2007/2008 and both of them bowled beautifully. A lot of the players that contributed to the success back then have just disappeared and it seems like this selection panel is more interested in continuing with mediocrity rather than recalling some proven performers with a bit of ability and skill.