***Official*** India in Sri Lanka 2015

[ankitj]

That doesn't matter anyway. It's where it lands that's important.

Hmm. Didn't know.

Another wicket in the meantime.

 

[OverratedSanity]

yusssss.... need to get Mathews in early

 

[viriya]

The SL line-up looks weak without Sanga.. all depends on Angelo now pretty much.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is one of the worst series for opening partnerships in a while. Seemingly every innings has had early wickets.

 

[Pratters]

If we had 340 we could have enforced follow on. Tail end machismo could cost us.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jesus what a corker

 

[Daemon]

Omg. That ball from Yadav on the last delivery of the 6th over. Fap material.

 

[Contra]

This is exactly why Binny's selection will always be underwhelming, I mean these are arguably the best conditions for Binny will get to bowl in, and you would always keep wishing someone like a Bhuvi was there instead. Binny can only be a proper 3rd bowler in helpful conditions, but when there's helpful conditions do you really want Binny as your bowler? It's such a paradox lol..

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah Bhuvi would've been immense on this pitch.

 

[Daemon]

Ball looks brand new

 

[Flem274*]

ishants improvement still astonishes me. even when he was a baby cricketer his stock ball everyone wanted back was too short to keep all three dismissals in play.

now he can not only bang on that length well, he can bowl full when he remembers to (like that ball there) and his troll bouncers get wickets and his good bouncers get wickets.

great shot from chandiguns.in that over.

 

[Flem274*]

I actually really like Binny's bowling. Definitely a test class bowler at his job. The batting is the issue.

 

[Pratters]

Binny can't continue not because of his bowling but because of his batting. Bats far better at domestic cricket. He would be the fifth bowler and you would pick a third steamer instead of second spinner more often in seaming conditions, so comparison with Bhuvi is not apt.

 

[indiaholic]

Pffffft.. Watching all those NZ all rounders has distorted your ideas about what a test class bowler looks like.

 

[Flem274*]

key word being "at his job" which is to be the 5th bowler.

 

[Contra]

I actually really like Binny's bowling. Definitely a test class bowler at his job. The batting is the issue.

I hope you are not using his bowling on this pitch to assess his effectiveness, because he's nothing more than canon fodder in flat conditions.

 

[Pratters]

Binny bowled well in an earlier test. He shouldn't be confused with the third steamer. He is more like the fifth bowler. Think Angelo, Watson

 

[Contra]

Binny bowled well in an earlier test. He shouldn't be confused with the third steamer. He is more like the fifth bowler. Think Angelo, Watson

Yes except Watto/Angelo's bowling is way way better still. And India have better replacements for Binny in Bhuvi, the guy's definitely a better bowler AND a potentially better bat.

 

[indiaholic]

Hope Chandimal doesn't ton up today. The Indian management will use him as an example to show that the Indian players failed because they didn't have as much intent as him

 

[Daemon]

Binny can never afford to drop it short or overpitch.

11.3 is his perfect channel and his job should just be to pitch it there every ball and forget about taking wickets and bowling quicker.

Yesssss Chandigun suck it