silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Pujara and Bumrah if there is a decider.
its not disrepect, but this pitch will be an unplayable minefield in the 4th innings, india's chances are very small despite this mini comeback from kuldeep and jurela lot of disrespect being thrown around here just because India have lost the last 5 sessions of the series. They're still very much in the game and some big runs are due 4th innings
At least proves how little stroke this team mgmt has with local curators. Though I'm more inclined to believe they didn't even reach out to the Ranchi crew with clear directions on what they wanted.this guy doesn’t have a first class four fer until today. The problem wjtb these decks sometimes is that it makes rando guys into world beaters.
Me too. Hoping the new ball can get them if not sooner.This partnership is giving me the fears.
Yeah that deficit into double figures will definitely cause some panic for us. Wish we could run through 8-9-10 like they did to us todayMe too. Hoping the new ball can get them if not sooner.
His captaincy was appalling in the WC finals and I honestly dont remember any game even in white ball cricket where I felt he is the reason we won. The closest I remember is the famous Nidahas Trophy but even then, it seemed to be a bad move to hold DK back while letting 3D bat above him.Rohit is good in odis and t20s tbh but he has a bad tendency to freeze when pressure is on and let matches go by him
I would have dropped him for this game Padikkal is in excellent form, and is also a left hander who is an opener by trade. No reason why I wont play him at 4 tbh. Maybe even 3, and drop Gill down to 4.@honestbharani Would you give Patidar another chance in what's looking likely to be the decider?
No.Now, can we all agree it’s going to be 2-2?
Easily. Kuldeep cant play seam and Thaatha and Robinson will be there with the new ball to nick him off.Now, can we all agree it’s going to be 2-2?
Weren't you supposed to be on an ultra long haul flight or something? At least that is what you stated in the mafia thread.Easily. Kuldeep cant play seam and Thaatha and Robinson will be there with the new ball to nick him off.
Its not 24 hours yet. My flight is in about 5 hours.Weren't you supposed to be on an ultra long haul flight or something? At least that is what you stated in the mafia thread.
Nah, even a 75-run lead (which really is the near-impossible ceiling for what's left of Indian batting i.e. the two guys at the crease) will give every prick in that England side full license to come out swinging and gloat insufferably in the aftermath. And I don't believe this Indian setup has the mongrel to fight back under the pump. Shastri made some keen observations in the morning yesterday on how flat everyone looked, even the younger lot seemed half asleep. We were all a bit lost while he was coach as to what exactly his role was in that dressing room (until the dustup of that series in Aus), but he must have had a spidey sense about these more intangible aspects of performance that Dravid and Rohit patently lack.
"It's not just 'oh, I fancy it', a careless un-thought-out decision in a split second. You're looking at how it's going to really affect the scenario of the game.
"People will look at this dismissal and think it was arrogant or stupid, but I'm trying to play how I think is the best way to score runs against a very good team.
"I didn't execute it well enough on that occasion. That's how it goes sometimes. I could have dragged on trying to drive through extra cover and it wouldn't have been a media storm, would it?"
Doesnt that, by design, make it in your DNA as well?!?It’s in their dna
nah he’s had jamodis where he did well and also did well in group stages imo, its not that easy to standout as a captain when you have players of high quality tbfHis captaincy was appalling in the WC finals and I honestly dont remember any game even in white ball cricket where I felt he is the reason we won. The closest I remember is the famous Nidahas Trophy but even then, it seemed to be a bad move to hold DK back while letting 3D bat above him.