***Official*** West Indies in India 2013

[harsh.ag]

The teams should be forced to provide some kind of cricket when a test finishes earlier than the fifth day!

 

[Furball]

Question - defining a cricketer's 'age' as being from when he debuted internationally, will Shiv be the 'oldest' cricketer around after the 2nd Test?

 

[Furball]

Other random thought. The umpiring was very poor in this match, DRS would have had a field day. Tendulkar and Samuels both got shockers and there were a couple of clear lbws not given today. I am still trying to work out how Llong gave Samuels out, it was going miles over and clearly missing leg. Awful).

Amazing how much worse the umpiring looks when there's no way to correct bad decisions isn't there?

 

[harsh.ag]

Oh well. Now that six of out top seven have failed, it is time for Ashwin to score his customary century.

Haha, I actually nailed one! Forgot about this until someone liked it.

 

[honestbharani]

Haha, I actually nailed one! Forgot about this until someone liked it.

you are welcome

 

[JontyPanesar]

199kg of rose petals showered via aircraft...foiled by Mohammad Shami: India's early win foils grand plans to bid adieu to Sachin | Business Standard

This is just pathetic. Speaks poorly of Indian cricketing culture. There are far less costly ways to honor and commemorate Sachin's career than this.

 

[Daemon]

Lol. I imagine the poor ****s who'd have to sweep them off the premises must be celebrating.

 

[JontyPanesar]

With Rohit locking up a spot on the SA tour for sure, does Dhoni go with Rahane or Jadeja? I want Rahane but I fear it will be Jadeja.
And ironically, Zak and Ishant are now competing to be in the squad for the SA tour, rather than a position in the XI

 

[Daemon]

They might release Ishant to play for Delhi for the next game, and if he doesn't manage to do well there then my guess is he won't be in the squad for SA.

 

[Hurricane]

Shillingford did not adjust against Dhoni and allowed him to read him off the pitch and play off the back foot. He needed to start bowling quickly and flatly and bowl full top spinners you can't bat off the back foot against that. I realise Dhoni only made 42 - but he helped to stop WI's momentum.

 

[Daemon]

The teams should be forced to provide some kind of cricket when a test finishes earlier than the fifth day!

commentators + media crew XI vs a combined coaching and backroom staff XI

Actually that's pretty unfair, commentators would dominate.

 

[Shri]

Amazing how much worse the umpiring looks when there's no way to correct bad decisions isn't there?

**** umpiring is **** regardless of DRS. Overturning 5 of an umpires wrong decisions is no different than not doing so as long as we are talking about the ability of the umpire. Before you start preaching to the choir and waste your breath, I do support DRS.

 

[harsh.ag]

Shillingford did not adjust against Dhoni and allowed him to read him off the pitch and play off the back foot. He needed to start bowling quickly and flatly and bowl full top spinners you can't bat off the back foot against that. I realise Dhoni only made 42 - but he helped to stop WI's momentum.

Let's blame the other bowlers first

 

[Daemon]

Let's blame the other bowlers first

Seems like a fair point from Hurricane tbh.

What happened to Shannon Gabriel? Was bowling nice little outies at pace against the Zimbos and picked up quite a few wickets as well iirc.

 

[kyear2]

What happened to Carlton Baugh? He seemed good with the gloves in the few games I saw him im

Even more useless with the bat, but at least competent with the gloves.

They are some talented youngsters around though.

 

[smash84]

youngsters like otis gibson

 

[Austin3169]

Seems like a fair point from Hurricane tbh.

What happened to Shannon Gabriel? Was bowling nice little outies at pace against the Zimbos and picked up quite a few wickets as well iirc.

Blame the useless WI selectors.

 

[harsh.ag]

****! The India-SA series will now be a showdown between the highest ranked all-rounder in the world, and the best all-rounder in the world. And if Ashwin comes out ahead, then damn, he would have earned it. My prediction, Kallis to be Shami's bunny in the series.

 

[kyear2]

And it gets better, Roach is going home.

Seems Gabriel will be replacing him. Should really send home Cottrell as well.

 

[Prince EWS]

And it gets better, Roach is going home.

Seems Gabriel will be replacing him. Should really send home Cottrell as well.

And Sammy