*Official* 2nd Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 13 - 17 Feb 2021

[Spark]

.In Adelaide, one session of pitch assisting the home side with a lot of swing robbed India a strong position in that test that far.

This is not really what happened

 

[honestbharani]

This is not really what happened

Yeah, we got bowled out in the afternoon session, FFS. That pitch remained the same but it was a one in a million confluence of great bowling, every ball taking the edge and carrying and every catch being taken, and there being few, almost no, plays and misses etc.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kohli WAC

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1360996409118400513

 

[Spark]

Yeah, we got bowled out in the afternoon session, FFS. That pitch remained the same but it was a one in a million confluence of great bowling, every ball taking the edge and carrying and every catch being taken, and there being few, almost no, plays and misses etc.

Right, the actual pitch was, if anything, still pretty decent to bat on, with maybe a little bit of seam and extra but still consistent bounce. It was a mixture of godly bowling, ungodly bad luck in terms of nicking everything rather than playing and missing, and no batsmen really counterattacking which led to 36ao.

 

[Gnske]

Kohli WAC

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1360996409118400513

Sack Koach

 

[Spark]

Kohli WAC

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1360996409118400513

this is actually a more likely form of pitch tampering/damaging than a bloke absent-mindedly running down the middle of the pitch for three feet tbh. that helmet bouncing around is going to leave a few divots!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh Kohli definitely knows what he's doing. If it doesnt affect the pitch, he's doing it for the cameras. Chutiya behaviour either way.

 

[Deleted member 38150]

Oh Kohli definitely knows what he's doing. If it doesnt affect the pitch, he's doing it for the cameras. Chutiya behaviour either way.

theatrics all the way.. he just can't keep away from doing something to attract cameras on him, all the time ?‍
suffers from obsessive compulsive camera mania

 

[Deleted member 38150]

this is actually a more likely form of pitch tampering/damaging than a bloke absent-mindedly running down the middle of the pitch for three feet tbh. that helmet bouncing around is going to leave a few divots!

Ok just look at how many test matches finished in 2 days in SENA pitches..

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How are these "good" pitches? It is actually biased against "batting" itself.. It only matters how many "swing" and "pace"bowlers you have and how much you can take advantage of that.. In comparison, this pitch is giving more a balanced field for batters, If you have skill (rohit), you can a play a longer innings and score or if you have the guts (pant) go out and hit them out of the park. In a seaming/swinging lawns, what chance the batsman have.. The pitches there are more dangerous (physically) a raising ball can break some bones even killing some body.. No body blames those pitches and a pitch that turns a bit more is so "dangerous"? just doesn't look right..

 

[Window]

Okay back to the match, I don't think India will declare but also don't expect them be able to bat the whole day.

 

[Spark]

Ok just look at how many test matches finished in 2 days in SENA pitches..

Records | Test matches | Team records | Shortest matches (by days) | ESPNcricinfo.com

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How are these "good" pitches? It is actually biased against "batting" itself.. It only matters how many "swing" and "pace"bowlers you have and how much you can take advantage of that.. In comparison, this pitch is giving more a balanced field for batters, If you have skill (rohit), you can a play a longer innings and score or if you have the guts (pant) go out and hit them out of the park. In a seaming/swinging lawns, what chance the batsman have.. The pitches there are more dangerous (physically) a raising ball can break some bones even killing some body.. No body blames those pitches and a pitch that turns a bit more is so "dangerous"? just doesn't look right..

ok

 

[Teja.]

Dire theatrics again from Kohli.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

That's the most shocking thing I've seen on a cricket field. Utterly reprehensible.

 

[honestbharani]

this is actually a more likely form of pitch tampering/damaging than a bloke absent-mindedly running down the middle of the pitch for three feet tbh. that helmet bouncing around is going to leave a few divots!

Except its not in the danger area....

 

[OverratedSanity]

Except its not in the danger area....

What? He bounced it on a goodish length.

 

[honestbharani]

What? He bounced it on a goodish length.

3 feet from the stumps is where the danger area starts, its how its defined.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Lol it's literally a short of a good length on middle

 

[OverratedSanity]

I hope it created a mini crater and Axar takes 7fer just firing straight balls into it.

 

[honestbharani]

Lol it's literally a short of a good length on middle

Yeah, for a spinner, but because of how the bowler's run ups happen and how batsmen start running, that is not considered the danger area. It. always starts from that 3 feet from the stumps/crease (forgot which one).

 

[RossTaylorsBox]