*Official* 1st Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 05 - 09 Feb 2021

[honestbharani]

But is Kohli as good as a captain as Rahane ?
I will agree with the criticism of his very poor batting

That does not mean anything if Rahane is not good enough to keep his place in the side.

 

[honestbharani]

Saha for Iyer? Keep Pant at 6, Saha at 7 with the gloves, Axar at 8, Ashwin at 9 leaves the batting stronger than it is now and gets a keeper in who can do decently with the bat.

I dont think Axar gets magically fit 3 days from now.

 

[karan_fromthestands]

I dont think Axar gets magically fit 3 days from now.

He had a minor niggle, he might be fit. Also, Kuldeep has no problem bowling to both left and right handers, same with Ash, both of them can play for us regardless of the rest of the team composition.

 

[Teja.]

Rahane will play 100 tests.

 

[Shri]

Saha for Iyer? Keep Pant at 6, Saha at 7 with the gloves, Axar at 8, Ashwin at 9 leaves the batting stronger than it is now and gets a keeper in who can do decently with the bat.

no we can't keep panic picking saha every time pant bombs

let him fail and gain experience without taking the gloves off him

iyer is one of the best players of spin in india and short balls should be slow enough to handle on indian pitches

 

[sunilz]

my xi for the next test if there was no covid restrictions

rohit
gill
pujara
kohli
rahane
iyer
pant
axar/kuldeep
ashwin
ishant
bumrah

Play Mayank Agarwal on Indian pitches. Why Iyer ?

 

[Burgey]

This shot they're doing loads over Kohli just playing was a cracker, primarily because you would hope it's a shot he never, ever practices given he stood without foot work at all and just punched it a foot wide of his body. Great shot here, and one he wouldn't play anywhere with bounce or sideways to the quicks.

Ashwin gone. So good.

 

[Shri]

do we start believing like we did at the scg now

 

[Shri]

Play Mayank Agarwal on Indian pitches. Why Iyer ?

isn't mayank an opener who is in poor test form?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Perfect end to this would be Kohli stranded in the 90s.

 

[wpdavid]

Good to see Leach among the wickets.

And I've only just seen Jimmy's wickets too. The man's a freak.

 

[SSA]

Pak passion will very happy now. Good win vs SA and now this

This Pakistan fan is surely happy. Been the perfect last few days cricket wise

 

[honestbharani]

This Pakistan fan is surely happy. Been the perfect last few days cricket wise

Will unfortunately be very short lived.

 

[honestbharani]

He had a minor niggle, he might be fit. Also, Kuldeep has no problem bowling to both left and right handers, same with Ash, both of them can play for us regardless of the rest of the team composition.

Yeah I do think Kuldeep comes in for Nadeem but not sure if Axar gets fit so quickly. And I dont think they will drop Washy after he has looked so assured at #7 and only got out to a very good delivery.

 

[Daemon]

Man that's so unlucky. Was looking good too.

 

[SSA]

Stokes is a freak

 

[honestbharani]

Stokes Can't keep that man out of any game.. lol

 

[flibbertyjibber]

All this talk of changes to the Indian side but we all know that on a pitch like this if you win the toss and bat well you generally win. We batted better than well and the pitch was already starting to play up by the time India came to bat first time. Had India won the toss they would have thrashed us in the same manner. All eyes on the toss later in the week.

 

[Shri]

kohli should take a year off in paternal leave to help raise the baby

 

[MW1304]

First ball I watch, Kohli gets that. Not playable.

Jimmy the all-conditions great doing it in all conditions, quelle surprise.