***Official*** New Zealand in India 2016

[hendrix]

Ronchi will do well and he'll become NZC's first of several specialist engine room bats who reside at No. 7 in NZ conditions. Hesson will have Williamson Fleming'd into partnering Latham at the top. Young comes in at No. 3.

Kippax you're killing me

 

[hendrix]

And ****, if you're going to throw out wild card selections like Ronchi why not do it with some actual good players like Jesse Ryder and Jeetan Patel?

 

[hendrix]

No DRS in this series is also going to piss me off.

Actually I won't be watching any of it cos I'll be walking around with camels and stuff so it's probably for the best.

 

[harsh.ag]

Would like one of Shahbaz Nadeem and Karn Sharma be given a shot after India are 3-0 up after the third test

 

[The Battlers Prince]

No DRS in this series is also going to piss me off.

Actually I won't be watching any of it cos I'll be walking around with camels and stuff so it's probably for the best.

Bloody love it TBH, I'm trying to get kids I coach to not argue with umpires...so I might be biased against anything that disrespects accepting a decision.

India are getting close to using DRS soon though yeah? I seem to read about how close they are all the time but it may be a step forward and 2 back...

 

[91Jmay]

Bloody love it TBH, I'm trying to get kids I coach to not argue with umpires...so I might be biased against anything that disrespects accepting a decision.

India are getting close to using DRS soon though yeah? I seem to read about how close they are all the time but it may be a step forward and 2 back...

Right, because prior to DRS a player never once questioned an umpiring decision.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Right, because prior to DRS a player never once questioned an umpiring decision.

At the junior level it seems to have increased in my area mate. I think DRS and other replay technology adds to that belief of not accepting decisions. I can see the positives at the top level but in the juniors I think it's having an adverse effect.

 

[91Jmay]

Fair enough, I think with stricter punishments and coaches with integrity that could be stamped out regardless of DRS though.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

There are many things at play, but role models aren't just coaches but the players that are seen on TV or at the ground and commentary probably as well. That's not to mention the role of parents at home.

 

[Howe_zat]

India have named their squad. Binny and Thakur are gone from the squad that went to the WI; no other changes.

Squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, M Vijay, Umesh Yadav

responses to official squad announcement

Sripad ‏@falsewinger 10h10 hours ago
@BCCI where is Raina?

@BCCI again Dhawan got a chance instead of Gambhir who is deserving better than him.

@BCCI where is @iamyusufpathan

@BCCI why did you'll drop binny??

 

[harsh.ag]

responses to official squad announcement

Sripad ‏@falsewinger 10h10 hours ago
@BCCI where is Raina?

@BCCI again Dhawan got a chance instead of Gambhir who is deserving better than him.

@BCCI where is @iamyusufpathan

@BCCI why did you'll drop binny?

Gambhir's been in good touch, definitely more so than Dhawan. Been eclipsed by his opening partner Mayank Agarwal though. And he's 35, of course.

 

[Athlai]

Sticky the thread FFS

 

[Shortodds]

Supposed NZ XI today if http://indianexpress.com/article/sp...*********-video-scorecard-highlights-3033704/ can be trusted:

NZ XI: Latham, Guptill, Williamson, Taylor, Nicholls, Watling, Santner, Craig, Sodhi, Wagner, Boult

Interesting insight into the probable NZ Test side if true. Lots of spin, no Southee or Neesham.

Any one know if this game has 1st class status?

Also Guptils edged it out.

 

[Howe_zat]

Any one know if this game has 1st class status?

15 a side according to cricinfo.

 

[Howe_zat]

Sticky the thread FFS

small team mentality.

 

[Dan]

Sticky the thread FFS

There.

 

[Daemon]

Good to hear we've served up a green wicket and the only spin NZ will face is part time.

Tour games are getting borderline useless now

 

[marc71178]

15 a side according to cricinfo.

New Zealand have realised the only way they're going to do anything in this series is by changing it to Rugby.

 

[Prince EWS]

Good to hear we've served up a green wicket and the only spin NZ will face is part time.

Nah Dabholkar is a proper bowler.

 

[_Ed_]

Apparently Latham's retired on 55. Would have preferred him to keep batting.