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*Official* West Indies Tour of India 2018

ImpatientLime

International Regular
All the negative commentors about the WI need to give it a rest. This is India in india, after all,and no team in world cricket has any chance against india at home. Not least a weak wi team MISSING TWO SENIOR BOWLERS!!! I'd like to see England do well anywhere without Broad or Anderson.
we saw what happened, we got spanked 4-0.

and tbh it would have been the same today with roach and holder.
 

Gnske

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It was an anti-Pujara innings. Was like watching a porno and then the guy tries something that turns you off.
 

Daemon

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Pant's keeping technique is pretty awful, but the guy's got superb hands which covers for it most of the time. His biggest flaw is flying across the slips for no reason. Our cordon is bad enough as it is, we don't need someone blinding them from time to time.

Idk if he's any good against spin either.

I'd take Saha but lets not pretend there's a huge difference between the two and write the kid off. He just needs work.
 

CricAddict

Cricketer Of The Year
Pant is a hack. Can't keep, and bats like Suresh Raina. Will be an effective T20 and even ODI player but doesn't have either the temperament or the technique for Test cricket.
Dhoni was bad too when he came in and got similar comments, but then improved significantly. I am sure Pant will improve too. Either you or I can eat our words after 10 years, but my prediction is that Pant will be in consideration for the ATG India XI when he retires.
 

Borges

International Regular
Pant has been practising hard for a few weeks at the NCA (with Kiran More in attendance, I think).
If it is just an issue of poor coaching when he was young, he would have ironed out a few flaws by now, and we should be able to see an improvement in his keeping in this test.
 

vcs

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WI are staring at 650+ here, runs are flowing. They only really have one bowler on this absolute road, so not a surprise.
 

vcs

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Oh, I'm sure Jaddu will do fine. It is definitely a road as far as WI bowlers are concerned though, nothing in it for them.

Basically, it's the exact type of pitch that will bring out the gulf between the sides. India winning the toss and batting first makes it worse as it will have deteriorated a bit by the time WI bat.
 

cnerd123

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Sorry Anshuman Rath just scored a 100 against PNG in a T20. Been too distracted by that to follow this game
 

Borges

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I think the West Indies should be able to draw this game quite easily if they bat sensibly.
Approve of Jadeja batting ahead of Ashwin.
 

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