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

[harsh.ag]

Will miss Bhuvi this evening. Hopefully Umesh snags Latham.

 

[OverratedSanity]

5 Indian batsmen have averaged better than Pujara this series. What a spud.

 

[Daemon]

5 penalty runs isn't enough imo, considering how harsh the punishment for doing the same thing is to bowlers.

 

[NZTailender]

5 penalty runs isn't enough imo, considering how harsh the punishment for doing the same thing is to bowlers.

He's a cheat. Should be banned for the rest of the match at least

 

[morgieb]

5 penalty runs isn't enough imo, considering how harsh the punishment for doing the same thing is to bowlers.

Batsman's game

 

[Shri]

Happy that Gambhir is fielding at short leg. Pujara's knees > Gambhir's.

 

[Shri]

Ashwin's over was done and Cricinfo's next commentary update had 3 balls from Jaddu's over at once.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Not watching this live, but even through commentary text you know exactly what Guptill's defensive prods and snicks look like.

 

[Zinzan]

Lol Guptill...... why?

 

[_Ed_]

That was hilariously inappropriate, but kind of glorious.

 

[Zinzan]

Sums up Guptill's test career that over.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sums up Guptill's test career that over.

Didn't snick off so DWTA.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

When people tell you to play your natural one day game Guptill, I'm not really sure they mean teeing off in the last over before stumps.

 

[Zinzan]

Rahane looks like a jockey next to Shastri. Can't be more than 5'5 can he?

 

[Howe_zat]

When people tell you to play your natural one day game Guptill, I'm not really sure they mean teeing off in the last over before stumps.

'Playing for stumps' doesn't exist in ODI cricket so when Guptill plays his natural game, he doesn't recognise it exists.

 

[Daemon]

Guptill is so going to have a decent outing with the bat this match and buy himself a spot for the next test NZ play.

 

[honestbharani]

And NZ fans here ll hate India forever

 

[Furball]

I was kind of hoping Kohli might decide being 2-nil up he might challenge his team to do the more challenging thing and bowl first given he won't always win it, but hey, who can blame him for batting :P


NZ fans & our losing the toss of late reminds me of the Chris Martin video at 6 seconds in .... "And... we've lost the toss...."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_NsFh-Z4aE

Why the **** would anyone do that?

 

[Furball]

Rahane averages 93 in 2016 despite playing in 2 low scoring home series and aside from this Kohli innings, has been the only batsman on either side to get 100+ scores in the last 2 series (and he got 3!).

That combined with him having excellent records in SA, NZ and Australia & having scored match winning sole centuries in tough conditions in England and SL and I think an argument can be made that on current form, he's in contention for being the best in the world.

He's probably going to crack the top 5 in the rankings too with this innings.

No

 

[Shri]

Lions aren't concerned with the opinions of sheep.