*Official* West Indies v India in North America

[NUFAN]

35 was WI's highest opening stand since the start of 2015 before this....

Chandrika Effect.

 

[Prince EWS]

Chandrika Effect.

It's weird how dropping someone who averaged less then 25 after 38 Tests actually decreased the output from his position, but somehow it did. All is forgiven, Devon Smith.

 

[Howe_zat]

Chandrika Effect.

Partly, but Shai Hope has played as many tests with fewer runs and a high score of 36. Plus Brathwaite has averaged in the 20s in the last two years.

 

[Jono]

2 days into the test match I know, but what's the deal with India's batting selection?

 

[Howe_zat]

2 days into the test match I know, but what's the deal with India's batting selection?

It was highlighted that Pujara averages a disappointing 33 over his last 6 tests, since his last hundred. It was decided that Rohit, who averages 32 over his career, would be the man to redeem this problem.

 

[Jono]

Pretty convinced Kohli hates Pujara. Ran him out in Johannesburg during the South Africa tour a few years ago and hasn't looked back at trying to destroy him ever since then.

Probably doesn't hate him, just finds his face so amazingly ugly that he can't stand it.

 

[Howe_zat]

Perhaps Kohli wants to bat at three so that people can finally start talking about him in the same breath as Williamson, Root and Smith.

 

[Shady Slim]

Pretty convinced Kohli hates Pujara. Ran him out in Johannesburg during the South Africa tour a few years ago and hasn't looked back at trying to destroy him ever since then.

Probably doesn't hate him, just finds his face so amazingly ugly that he can't stand it.

if he has a problem with pujara's looks because he has a big nose i feel r ashwin's monobrow needs a stern talking-to

 

[harsh.ag]

if he has a problem with pujara's looks because he has a big nose i feel r ashwin's monobrow needs a stern talking-to

Kohli's brain needs a stern talking-to.

 

[morgieb]

It was highlighted that Pujara averages a disappointing 33 over his last 6 tests, since his last hundred. It was decided that Rohit, who averages 32 over his career, would be the man to redeem this problem.

What's even worse is that 33 average contains all of the South Africa/India tests which came on very spin-friendly conditions.

 

[vcs]

What's up with most of the Indian players having beards? Have they developed an allergy to shaving cream or something?

 

[Jono]

Beards are in, get with it vcs

 

[vcs]

Liked them better when they were considered scruffy and unfashionable. Anyway, this is a proper one, the rest are mere pretenders.

 

[Beamer]

It's tipping it down in St Lucia this morning apparently.....

 

[Black_Warrior]

What's up with most of the Indian players having beards? Have they developed an allergy to shaving cream or something?

 

[Daemon]

Amla needs to work on his mo and get a better trim. Worst long beard in cricket, including coaches (mushy ).

 

[viriya]

This interview suggests that we might be seeing Ashwin the proper-"i play percentage cricket"-batsman more and more:

R Ashwin says altering approach helped him at No. 6 | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Gnske]

Yeah I highly doubt that, especially with this totally profound insight

Thankfully I had a very good preparation one month before the series. I batted quite a lot and devised a gameplan if and when I got a chance to bat at No. 6. The idea was to knock as many balls as possible. My goal is very simple. If I get a good start, if I get to 20 runs then I'm going to capitalise on it. Then I'm going to play percentage cricket. It's all about trying to play the percentages and trying to string together a partnership and not look too far ahead in the game.

Translation

I batted in the nets a REAL lot and during this process I discovered the power of foresight and actually decided to use my brain before I attempted something. The idea was to knock as many balls as possible, you can tell I'm a batsman can't you?. My goal is very simple, if I don't get out I'm going to get runs. Then I'm going to play something I call percentage cricket, its just normal cricket but the buzzword makes it look like an intellectual exercise Gandhi himself would have struggled to complete. It's all about buzzwords and me fooling you easily impressed proto-humans into believing I'm a thinking man.

He's so far up his own anus it hurts.

 

[Furball]

Liked them better when they were considered scruffy and unfashionable. Anyway, this is a proper one, the rest are mere pretenders.

Amla's beard is crap.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah I highly doubt that, especially with this totally profound insight



Translation



He's so far up his own anus it hurts.

U shud know..